Sat, 28 July 2007
The Grant family bought Speyside's Glenfarclas distillery in 1865, and
six generations of Grants have worked at the distillery since then.
George Grant is following the path led by his great-great-great grandfather, and he'll lead us through a vertical
tasting of four single malts from the family distillery. In the news,
profits and losses in the business, Glengoyne gives a nod to its past,
Heaven Hill gives Parker Beam a well-deserved honor, and an update on
the calendar of events.
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Sun, 22 July 2007
Iain Henderson's CV includes everything from sailing the seas as an
engineer on oil tankers to managing the stills at Laphroaig, Bladnoch,
and Edradour (among others). His latest venture, though, has created
some controversy in Scotland -- he's helping a single malt distillery
in England get off the ground! In the news, Benromach's organic single
malt is on its way to the U.S., Woodford Reserve isn't the only one
experimenting with bourbon and chardonnay barrels, and Diageo submits
its plans for a new malt distillery in Roseisle.
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Sun, 15 July 2007
It's a milestone episode for WhiskyCast, and to mark the occasion, I've
selected a few of my favorite moments from the first 99 episodes.
You'll hear from Jim McEwan, John MacDougall, Jim Cryle, Jim Murray,
Tom Bulleit, and others during this special episode. In the news, the
other shoe has dropped in India's whisky tax war, there are new
releases from Whyte & Mackay and Bruichladdich, and the Classic
Malts Cruise gets underway in Oban.
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Sun, 8 July 2007
There's no shortage of Scotch whiskies with wine finishes, but until now, finished Bourbons have been just an academic idea. Chris Morris of Woodford Reserve worked with his corporate siblings at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards to create a chardonnay-finished version of Woodford Reserve. We'll get a preview from Chris, along with a look at next week's Classic Malts Cruise along the Scottish coast from Diageo's Nick Morgan. In the news, India has
lowered its whisky tariffs, Whyte and Mackay's managing director
leaves, and details on a "double-barrel" Ardbeg.
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Sun, 1 July 2007
Last September, Ian Buxton gave us a preview of his "Classic
Expressions" series of vintage whisky books, lovingly re-printed under
the guidance of Ian and publisher Neil Wilson. Back then, Ian was
looking for founding subscribers to support the printing of the first
two books in the series. Now, "Reminiscenses of a Gauger" by Joseph
Pacy and Ian MacDonald's "Smuggling in the Highlands" are available for
a new generation of whisky lovers to enjoy. Ian and Neil have three
more classics in the pipeline, and we'll get an update from Ian in this
episode. In the news, Talisker gets a new manager, Canadian Club
celebrates Dario Franchitti's Indy 500 victory, and the Indian spirits
tariff dispute may have a resolution soon.
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