SEPTEMBER 2008 EPISODES
EPISODE 166: SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
This week, WhiskyCast is in Lebanon, Kentucky for the Marion County Country
Ham Days Festival. This year's festival honors Independent Stave's Kentucky
Cooperage, the local cooperage that supplies barrels for every one of
Kentucky's bourbon distilleries, and you'll get a rare insider's tour in
this special episode of WhiskyCast. In fact, the cooperage supplies 9 out of
every 10 casks for the county's only distillery, Maker's Mark in nearby
Loretto, and we'll also hear from master distiller Kevin Smith.
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this episode (20:00, 9.1 MB)
EPISODE 165: SEPTEMBER 22: 2008
Here's a special bonus episode from Whisky Live Paris...on location at one
of the world's great bars. Hemingway drank at Harry's, Parisians drink at
Harry's...and now, WhiskyCast goes to Harry's New York Bar. Thierry Benitah
of La Maison du Whisky joins us for this special episode. His family has
been supplying whisky to Harry's for 52 years, and he'll share some of the
history of Harry's and La Maison du Whisky with us. We'll also hear from
Suntory's Mike Miyamoto and Kamiguchi Naofumi of Nikka about their unusual
whiskies that have the French going "Incroyable!"
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this episode (26:25 12.0 MB)
EPISODE 164: SEPTEMBER 21, 2008
Time now for part two of WhiskyCast's special coverage of Whisky Live Paris!
We'll get an update on Islay's newest distillery, Kilchoman...where the
first spirit reaches legal age later this year, and the new boss at
Glendronach, Billy Walker of BenRiach fame, has plans to turn his team's new
acquisition loose and let the spirit go free! We'll also hear from Dennis
Malcolm of Glen Grant, Steven Teeling of Cooley, and Michael Urquhart of
Gordon & MacPhail...and in the author's corner...Hans Offringa tells us
about his new books on the history of Laphroaig and "A Taste of Whisky," and
Ulf Buxrud shares details of his new book on Japanese whiskies.
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this episode (23:43, 10.8 MB)
EPISODE 163: SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
It's Whisky Live weekend in Paris, and this is Part 1 of special coverage of
an amazing weekend! We'll find out why the French are so passionate about
whisky, and not just drinking it, but distilling it as well! Aberlour's Ann
Miller weighs in, along with Jean Metzger of Uberach Distillery, Jean Donnay
of Glann Ar Mor, and Whisky Magazine France editor Martine Nouet. Andrew
Symington updates us on new releases from Edradour and Signatory, and I'll
have details on the sale of Glen Moray to a French company and the new
members of the Bourbon Hall of Fame.
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this episode (21:30, 9.9 MB)
EPISODE 162: SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
Canadian
Club celebrates its 150th anniversary starting this month, and we'll discuss
the distillery's history with long-time ambassador brand ambassador Dan
Tullio. We'll also taste the new Canadian Club 30-year-old whiskey being
released to celebrate the anniversary. In the news, we'll also hear from
Glenmorangie's Dr. Bill Lumsden about the new Glenmorangie Signet and an
update on the sale of Glen Moray, along with new duty-free Glenrothes and
Balvenie expressions.
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this episode (31:00, 14.2 MB)
EPISODE 161: SEPTEMBER 6, 2008
We're just a week or so away from a week that may make Derby Week look
routine in Louisville...the combination of Ryder Cup week and Kentucky
Bourbon Festival Week! Knob Creek Whiskey Professor and Louisville native
Bernie Lubbers gives us some ideas of how to spend time in Louisville when
you're in the area to visit the bourbon distilleries. In the news...an
update from New Orleans and our friends at the Museum of the American
Cocktail after Hurricane Gustav.
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this episode (15:50, 7.2 MB)
