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WhiskyCast Episode 133: February 24, 2008

There's a new generation of whisky makers coming into their own, and we'll hear from one of them in this episode. Iain McCallum told us about the Black Bowmore in Episode 131, and now he shares his story of nearly half a lifetime at Morrison Bowmore. Of course, he's only 32!  In the news, Ardmore Traditional comes to the US, the Classic Malts Cruise is looking for a few good sailors, and the winners of this year's Drammie Awards have been announced.



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Dallas Dhu Distillery

Pre­served for pos­ter­ity as a tra­di­tional and his­toric dis­tillery, but no longer in pro­duc­tion Dal­las Dhu, founded in 1899, and lit­tle changed, closed in the early 1980s and reopened its doors to the pub­lic in 1988 under the aegis of the Scotland’s His­toric Build­ings and Mon­u­ment Direc­torate. There are no plans to restart pro­duc­tion. The dis­tillery is between the rivers Find­horn and Lossie and five or six miles west of the vil­lage of Dal­las. The name Dal­las derives from the Gaelic words for val­ley and water. Dhu means black, or per­haps in this instance, “dark”. It is not cer­tain whether this refers to the colour of the water or the val­ley, or derives from an ear­lier brand name for a blended whisky made with the Dal­las malt.

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WhiskyCast Episode 132: February 17, 2008

The new issue of Malt Advocate magazine is out, and the cover story focuses on cask ownership programs. We'll talk with writer Jonny McCormick, who has a cask of his own aging at Bruichladdich. In the news, you'll be able to get Bushmills for a fiver in Ireland...at least a fiver with Bushmills on it, Clontarf gets new packaging honoring its own place in Irish history, and the tax man may have something to say about UK whisky prices soon.




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WhiskyCast Episode 131: February 10, 2008

The Black Bowmore is one of Islay's legendary whiskies, and sells for thousands of dollars...when you can find it. Now, Bowmore is releasing a new Black Bowmore, and it's not a copy. It's the same as the original, just a few years older. We'll get the details from Bowmore blender Iain McCallum, and I'll share my tasting notes on this amazing whisky. In the news, changes are coming at Whyte and MacKay, a mothballed distillery in Kentucky is coming back to life, and honors for Gordon and MacPhail and George Washington's Distillery.


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WhiskyCast Episode 130: February 3, 2008

With Valentine's Day almost here, thoughts of chocolate will certainly be on the minds of some whisky lovers...whether it's for themselves or for that special person. We'll get some tips on pairing whiskies with chocolates from Sage Friedman of Chocolat Michel Kluizel in New York City. In the news, Irish distillers go to court over a Russian whiskey deal, The Glenrothes releases a new vintage, Duncan Taylor adds a new version of Auld Reekie, and if the Mutter Bowmore isn't the world's oldest whisky...a bottle in a New Zealand museum just might be.