http://whiskeyblog.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:07:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I met up with Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay at Boston's Federal Wine & Spirits just as the news came from New Zealand that scientists will thaw out one of the cases of whisky found at Sir Ernest Shackleton's camp in Antarctica. Richard shares his hopes for the whisky ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-271-july-25-2010/ Laphroaig's stillhouse is a popular part of tours at the distillery, and the stillman you're most likely to meet is Alan Hyslop. Alan's been a fixture at Laphroaig for 30 years, and celebrated his anniversary during Feis Ile this year. He'll share some of his stories with us in this ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-270-july-18-2010/ Tommy Smith worked at Strathisla Distillery in Speyside for 27 years before taking "early retirement." He's put in another eight years since then guiding visitors around the distillery and telling tales of the days when coal fired the stills, men ran the stills instead of computers, and "dramming" was part ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-269-july-11-2010/ George Washington's estate at Mount Vernon is a unique part of American history, and for the first time since Washington's distillery burned down in 1814, whiskey distilled at Mount Vernon went on sale this week. Just 471 bottles of rye whiskey using the original Washington recipe sold out within two ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-268-july-4-2010/ Dave Pickerell has been keeping a low profile since leaving Maker's Mark in April of 2008. Turns out he was doing research into rye and microdistilling, and discovered a 10-year-old rye that just begged to be bottled. Dave and his partners are now selling WhistlePig Rye Whiskey, with plans to ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-267-june-27-2010/ Glenfiddich will be releasing just 50 bottles of its 50-year-old single malt a year for the next 10 years, and opened one of the first 5 U.S. bottles Thursday at New York City's Mandarin Oriental Hotel. We'll hear from Caspar MacRae of William Grant & Sons, along with a Seattle ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-266-june-20-2010/ Time for another trip inside the blending lab, and Iain McCallum of Morrison Bowmore is our host. He'll take us through some old Auchentoshans and Glen Gariochs, along with a special surprise at the end. In the news, William Grant & Sons teams up with one of the top ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-265-june-13-2010/ The Glenlivet is the world's #2 selling single malt, and is taking aim at the top spot with a new distillery expansion. Chivas Brothers celebrated the $15 million dollar project today with a Royal Salute...literally. Prince Charles was on hand for the dedication, and you'll get a taste of ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-264-june-4-2010/ The Port Ellen Maltings supplies malt for many of Islay's distilleries, and I'll wrap up the special series of Feis Ile episodes from Islay with a rare tour inside the Maltings led by native Ileach manager Graham Logie. There's music from Robin Laing and some final thoughts as I ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-263-may-30-2010/ Ardbeg has the final distillery day of the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music, and even though there wasn't a full-size roller coaster on hand for the carnival Ardbeg threw, there was a full-proof Rollercoaster -- the special bottling marking the 10th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee. Today ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-262-may-29-2010/