05 May
WhiskyCast Episode 89: May 6, 2007
Distillers get all the glory, but there’s more to making great whiskythan just running the still. The whisky industry’s unsung heroes arethe coopers, the guys who make the barrels that hold our preciouswhisky for years without a leak…even though the angels still gettheir share. Don Ramsay is head cooper at Glenfiddich, and has beenbuilding barrels for nearly 47 years. We’ll hear his story on thisepisode, along with news of a royal whisky, overpouring drams, andbrain shrinkage…
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