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WhiskyCast is where it all begins. Now in our 18th year, each weekly podcast brings you the latest in whisky news, along with the latest events, tasting notes, comments from other listeners, and the weekly “In-Depth” segment features interviews with the people who help make whisky the “water of life”.

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Episode 618: December 3, 2016

Glasses for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society's St. Andrews Day event in New York City November 30, 2016. Photo ©2016, Mark Gillespie/CaskStrength Media.Earlier this year, we reported on the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s changes in the US, with marketing and promotion for the global whisky club and independent bottler changing from the Shayne family, which founded the US chapter in 1993, to a firm led by longtime industry veteran Arnaud Brachet. It’s been several months, and we’ll sit down with Brachet for an update on the Society’s progress on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. We’ll also take a look at the science of whisky, as Buffalo Trace’s Harlen Wheatley shares the findings of his first “Warehouse X” experiments. In the news, Rémy Cointreau is making another move to expand its whisky business with the acquisition of Seattle’s Westland Distillery. Master Blender Matt Hofmann is one of Westland’s co-founders, and explains why Rémy’s bid persuaded him where others had previously fallen short. We’ll also check the police blotter in Kentucky, where a delivery driver faces prison time after trying to sell whiskey and other spirits stolen from Beam Suntory’s Frankfort warehouse and another “Pappygate” suspect has taken a plea deal.


Links: Buffalo Trace’s “Warehouse X” | Scotch Malt Whisky Society | Rémy Cointreau | Westland Distillery | Kentucky ABC | The State Journal | Virginia ABC | Pennsylvania LCB | R&B Distillers | Dornoch Distillery | Icons of Whisky Awards | Old Pulteney | Two Brewers | Highland Park | Jim Beam | Jameson