July 25: SMWS UK Clans Gathering Tasting, London
July 29: Lord Mayor's Appeal "Magic 'o the Malt" Charity Tasting, London
August 8: Templeton Rye Summer Rock & Rye Music Festival, Templeton, Iowa
August 31-September 6: Whisky Live, Sydney, Australia
September 4: Scotch Tasting, Binny's, Naperville, Illinois
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September 17: Whisky Live on the Docks, Newport, Rhode Island
October 28: Whisky Live, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
October 28: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Washington, DC
October 30: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Scotch Extravaganza, Philadelphia
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November 7-8: Spirits in the Sky Festival, Leuven, Belgium
November 11-13: Whisky Live, Johannesburg, South Africa
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EPISODE 207: JULY 4, 2009
It may be a summer holiday weekend in the U.S., but it's the middle of winter in Australia. The inaugural Whisky Live Sydney will be held the week of August 31 through September 6, and organizer Doug van Tienen explains the emphasis on events for bar and restaurant staff as well as whisky lovers. He'll also update us on the growing number of Australian whisky distilleries. In the news, Diageo announces major cuts in Scotland, more details on the John Ramsay Glenrothes release, and word on limited-edition releases from The Balvenie and Old Pulteney.
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EPISODE 206: JUNE 28, 2009
Jim Murray's 2009 Whisky Bible named a hard-to-find rye whiskey as the Best Rye Whiskey in the World Under 10 Years Old. That whiskey is Templeton Rye, produced illegally for generations by farmers in Templeton, Iowa -- but now legally available in Iowa and Illinois. Scott Bush and Keith Karkhoff started bottling the legal version of Templeton Rye in 2006, and it's become a cult favorite among rye whiskey lovers. Scott updates us on Templeton's success and future in this episode. In the news, Old Taylor Bourbon is back home at Buffalo Trace, the SWA wins a battle against an Italian imitator, and another distillery is in the works for the area around St. Andrew's in Scotland.
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EPISODE 205: JUNE 21, 2009
John Ramsay has turned over the duties of Master Blender for The Glenrothes and the Edrington Group's other whiskies to Gordon Motion after 43 years in the whisky business. He'll share his insights with us in this episode, along with the plans for one final malt that he's working on. In the news, William Grant & Sons gets a new CEO, a 1919 Springbank sells for nearly $2500 (for a mini!), and Knob Creek runs dry for a few months.
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EPISODE 204: JUNE 14, 2009
Kate Hopkins' new book "99 Drams of Whiskey: The Accidental Hedonist's Quest for the Perfect Shot and the History of the Drink" is getting a lot of attention from whisky lovers...and with good reason. She's been blogging as the Accidental Hedonist since 2004, and I think it's one of the best whisky books of the year. We'll hear from Kate in this episode...and in the news, the legal fight over Glen Breton Rare Single Malt Canadian Whisky may be over after a Canadian Supreme Court ruling, Isle of Jura shuts down because of ferry problems, and new whiskies from The Glenrothes and Douglas Laing.
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