Brave New Tradition
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe podcast that leaves old world convention behind to explore new possibilities in single malt whiskey. Written and produced by Westland Distillery located in Seattle, WA.
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Bonus Episode: Garry Oak Restoration Project
February 02, 2019 01:00 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBIn honor of Garryana 3|1 being named American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year we pulled this episode from the archives. Our time caring for this property with Forterra is now entering its third year and the excitement from our first visit hasn't diminished a bit. We hope you enjoy. Learn more about the award winning American Single Malt Garryana 3|1.
Blending: Peat Week Edition
January 15, 2019 15:00 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBPeat Week is a celebration of the world's oldest style of single malt. Annually we host events, release a festival bottling, and turn our attention to a whiskey style we both love and produce. If you haven't been to Peat Week, what are you waiting for? Join us January 22-26 for the fifth annual festival. Information and tickets at www.PeatWeek.com
The Hunt for Garry Oak
December 04, 2018 15:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBBased on the results of our early work with Garry Oak, we’re investing more and more into the Native Oak Series. But now we are confronted with the reality of the present. Because this oak is so rare and so difficult to find, no system has been built for it. With our plans expanding to 500 casks over the next five years, we now need a minimum of 50,000 board feet of Garry Oak. So, we must architect the system and create the economy. This begins by developing relationships close to t...
Jack Algiere
November 08, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 38.3 MBResources from this episode: Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture: https://www.stonebarnscenter.org/ The Third Plate: https://www.thethirdplate.com/
Discovering Garry Oak
October 04, 2018 14:00 - 14 minutes - 26.9 MBOne of the great joys that comes with a new challenge like Garry oak is the sense of discovery, a learning process that stretches over the course of years or decades. The timeline for whiskey-making deserves its own scale. Unlike trades where the feedback is immediate, whiskey is the practice of true patience. Our first Garry oak casks were matured for more than three years and the results from those five casks, rather than conclusively revealing what the wood is about, merely raise...