Sun, 29 April 2007
It's festival week in Speyside, as
whisky lovers descend on the banks of the River Spey for the Spirit of
Speyside Whisky Festival. We'll find out what's new this year from
festival coordinator Ros Lewis. It's also Kentucky Derby week in
Louisville, and Woodford Reserve's Chris Morris shares his recipe for
the traditional mint julep. In other news...Duncan Taylor is sending
its new NC2 malts to North America, and a whisky cheat pleads guilty...
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Sun, 22 April 2007
The World Whiskies Conference has ended, with some unusual ideas that may spark some controversy...OK, a lot of controversy. But getting back to whisky, we'll hear from one of the world's great bourbon makers, Julian Van Winkle, along with plans for the rebirth of the Spirit of Toronto Festival next month and a new 21-year-old single malt from Glengoyne.
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Sun, 15 April 2007
It's whisky festival season, and that always means new bottlings,
along with unusual whiskies that come out of the woodwork to make their
debut. In this episode, we'll look at more of both, with a new
Ambassador's Cask bottling from Highland Park, new vintages from The
Glenrothes, and details on the new Singleton of Glendullan. In the
second category, we'll find out about a rye whiskey that got its start
in Iowa during the dark days of Prohibition, and is now coming out of
the moonlight (or moonshine) into the spotlight.
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Sun, 8 April 2007
This is one of the biggest weeks for whisky lovers in the United
States, with three major whisky festivals in three different cities
over a 10-day period. Whisky Magazine's Whisky Live New York started
off the fun this past Wednesday night, and I'll have the details in
this episode, including interviews with experts from Bowmore, Black
Bottle, Four Roses, and Old Pulteney. In the news, Scotch whisky
exports set a new record, William Grant & Sons plans for a new malt
distillery, and Ulf Buxrud has the best spirits book of the year for
2006.
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Sat, 31 March 2007
This is an abbreviated episode of WhiskyCast, as a family emergency
kept me from making it to Mount Vernon for this week's opening of
George Washington's Distillery. Because of that, it's just the
headlines this time around, along with a look at the calendar of
events. In the headlines, the winners of this year's San Francisco
International Spirits Competition have been announced, there's a new
edition of Johnnie Walker Blue Label available in Asia, Old Pulteney
sends two older expressions sailing off to the U.S., and this Thursday
is "Wear A Kilt to Work Day".
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