The Science of Whiskey Making with Kevin Smith

Yeast is the unsung hero of the whiskey-making process. It so
important, in fact, that at Jack Daniel’s, we have our own
microbiologist committed to looking after our yeast and ensuring
that all the conditions are right to make our world-famous
Tennessee Whiskey. On this episode of Around the Barrel, we sit
down with microbiologist Kevin Smith to get the inside scoop on
the science of whiskey making, how we can manipulate yeast in
ways Jack could have only dreamed about, and what’s behind the
Tennessee Tasters expression Smith helped create.