Whisky Magazine Issue 73
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It has been a busy few weeks here at Whisky Towers with some wonderful whiskies coming into the office and plottings happening for the various Whisky Lives around the world.
One great event I had the...
By Rob Allanson in the section
From the Editor
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Dave reflects on recent changes announced in the whisky industry.
Amazing the difference a decent spin doctor can make. I open the Sunday papers to find Springbank being castigated for having to lay off seven employees amid talk of the distillery having to close dow...
By Dave Broom in the section
A dram with Dave Broom
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As most American whiskeys look overseas for new drinkers, Four Roses finds its growth back home. Charles Cowdery investigates.
Some whiskey snobs criticise American producers for being too industrial. They call our distilleries âwhiskey refineries.â This particular snobbery, like most, is born of ignorance. But if anyone ...
By Charles K. Cowdery in the section
Four Roses
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Dominic Roskrow fires 20 of the best latest in the line of Jack Daniel's master distiller's, Jeff Arnett
DOMINIC When did you hear that you had got the job and was it expected?
JEFF It was first discussed with me about two years ago, but the job offer wasnât made until Jimmy Bedford announced his inte...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section
Tennessee whiskey
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Rob Allanson gets an exclusive peek behind the scenes to see how you launch a mature whisky.
There are some occasions where being a journalist can be so frustrating. You have a story to tell but have been told itâs âoff the record for nowâ, and this story is definitely one of those mome...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Highland Park
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In the second of two articles on stills,Ian Wisniewskilooks at the critical role of the spirit still during the second distillation
There are essentially two ways of explaining distillation, either in detail, or not.The latter approach was traditionally preferred by some stillmen, which explains why eager young recruits asking the...
By Ian Wisniewski in the section
Production
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Gavin D Smithdelves intothe history of Dunville & Co’s Royal Irish Distilleries
While researching his 1887 volume The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom,Alfred Barnard visited 28 working distilleries in Ireland, but today that number is just four, with only Bushmills opera...
By Gavin D. Smith in the section
Lost distilleries
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In the latest in our series on whisky terms we reach the letter S.In the first of two parts,we look at American whiskey’s use of the letter.
Describing Scottish and American whisk(e)y as the same product is to argue that squash and golf are the same game because they both involve two players and a little ball.
Beyond the fact that both st...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Glossary
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Joe Bates heads across the American border
The US and Canada share the longest common border anywhere in the world. It stretches an astonishing 5,522 miles and dotted along its length at major crossings are numerous duty-free shops,many of the...
By Joe Bates in the section
Travel retail
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I have a bottle of Usherâs Old Vatted Glenlivet intact and in very good condition and good level just above the neck of the bottle,dated 1907.
Is it possible to tell me what it might beworth?
C.Br...
By John Rose in the section
Questions and Answers
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If you fancy visiting some unusual distilleries,why not base yourself in a town and take in the tourist sites too? Here we pick four base camps
WIGTOWN THE DISTILLERY Bladnoch Bladnoch is Scotlandâs most southerly distillery and one of its most sedate and prettiest. In addition to standard tours and a distillery shop that is open all year d...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Visitor's guide
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Sweden has always been serious about its whisky but now it has a distillery of its own that it can be truly proud of Dominic Roskrow visited Mackmyra.
Itâs like something you might see in James Bond films. We travel north of Stockholm on a surreal journey on straight fir treelined roads where the light pierces only intermittently.
A combination o...
By Dominic Roskrow in the section
Distillery Focus
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We look at some of the pressing issues affecting whisky
Ask most people what the three most important factors are when looking to purchase whisky and chances are theyâll say price, choice and quality, with the Holy Grail being a great choice of top quali...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Analysis
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We report on HRH Prince Charles’ visits to two distilleries
For distillery staff the visit of the managing director would usually herald a quick spruce up round the place and a lick of paint here and there, but when the VIP is royalty the pressure is ratcheted...
By Rob Allanson in the section
Whisky Visits
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Dave Broom concludes his indepth investigation of the Irish whiskey industry
For once in his life, Colum Egan is looking disappointed. âThe waves are usually breaking right over the rocks,â he says, looking hopefully out at the sea for an oncoming squall. Not today. The wa...
By Dave Broom in the section
Irish Whiskey
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Charles Cowdery lights for the fires for a perfect day out.
Kentucky is a magical place for me, especially if I time it just right.
I live in Chicago. In late April,we still worry about snow. In Kentucky, the dogwoods and redbuds are nearly in leaf, their whi...
By Charles K. Cowdery in the section
Food
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Jefferson Chase looks at a classic tale of Buddhist vengeance.
Thailand was never the sort of place where I would have imagined people drinking much whisky, but I was forced to think again when I read John Burdettâs imaginative 2003 novel Bangkok Eight.
The bo...
By Jefferson Chase in the section
Literature
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Ian Wisniewski talks with Michael Jamieson,the longest serving cooper at The Edrington Group’s Clyde Cooperage.
IAN How did you get into the profession ?
MICHAEL I followed my dad into it, my brother was a cooper as well, I left school on a Friday and the following Tuesday I started at the cooperage.
IAN Did ...
By Ian Wisniewski in the section
Chat
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Star letter - Good to see him
For me it was great to see the article about Giuseppe in the last edition.
I have known Giuseppe all the time he has been at the Library Bar. As an avid malt whisky dr...
By Rob Allanson in the section
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