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A New Experience at The Scotch Whisky Experience

The Scotch Whisky Experience on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and this week launches an all-new multimedia tour highlighting the production… Read More

The Scotch Whisky Experience on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and this week launches an all-new multimedia tour highlighting the production of Scotch Whisky. We’ll talk with CEO Susan Morrison on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, unique one of a kind whiskies are going on the auction block for charity this October, Bruichladdich cuts its carbon footprint with a new recycled glass bottle for the Classic Laddie, and The Dead Rabbit’s expansion plans took two big steps this week. We’ll have the rest of the week’s whisky news, tasting notes, and more!

Episode 1013: July 16, 2023

Links: Scotch Whisky Experience | The Distillers’ Charity | Scotch Whisky Association | Bruichladdich | The Dead Rabbit | Uile-bheist Distillery | Loch Lomond | Benromach | Waterford Whisky | Log Still Distillery | Dogfish Head Brewing & Distilling | Old Pulteney | Very Olde St. Nick | Keeper’s Heart | Lost Lantern Whisky

Photo courtesy of The Scotch Whisky Experience.

A New Era for Blended American Whisky (Episode 1004: May 14, 2023)

Blended American Whisky has been ignored by connoisseurs for many years, largely because the category has been dominated by cheap blends using grain neutral spirits. Now, there’s a new era for Blended American Whisky as blenders explore the flexibility the category offers, from being able to blend Bourbons and Ryes with other styles of whisky to being able to use whisky matured in used barrels. We’ll talk with master blender Ari Sussman about the trend in this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Australian distillers are in a dispute over what should be called a “single malt,” Russian officials raid Read More »

Blended American Whisky has been ignored by connoisseurs for many years, largely because the category has been dominated by cheap blends using grain neutral spirits. Now, there’s a new era for Blended American Whisky as blenders explore the flexibility the category offers, from being able to blend Bourbons and Ryes with other styles of whisky to being able to use whisky matured in used barrels. We’ll talk with master blender Ari Sussman about the trend in this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Australian distillers are in a dispute over what should be called a “single malt,” Russian officials raid a factory producing counterfeit Scotch Whisky and other spirits, and we’ll learn what not to do when your golf bag catches on fire. In our Behind the Label segment, we’ll look at what researchers say is the proper amount of water to add to your whisky, and our latest Community poll asks whether you’d prefer to try a 50-year-old whisky or a 10-year-old bottled in 1920.

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Links: Whiskey JYPSI | Mammoth Distilling | Sydney Morning Herald | Penelope Bourbon | Spoetzl Brewery | Griffo Distilling | Dogfish Head | Elijah Craig | The Dalmore | Highland Park | Douglas Laing & Co. | Golf Digest | Talisker | Torabhaig Distillery | Foods