A Whisky History for a New Generation

Until now, Alfred Barnard's classic book "The Whisky Distilleries
of the United Kingdom" was the benchmark guide for whisky
historians. Now, a collection of 120 distillery profiles first
published between 1922 and 1929 has been published in a
Barnard-esque book by James Eadie Ltd. The Distilleries of Great
Britain & Ireland is a worthy sequel to Barnard's original
book and fills a critical need for whisky history from the early
20th century. We'll talk with Eadie's Leon Kuebler and writer Tom
Bruce-Gardyne, who compiled the profiles and wrote the
introduction, on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news,
the UK's new Chancellor is freezing whisky excise duties as part
of a pledge to cut taxes, and a Virginia ABC employee has pleaded
guilty to charges of leaking information on rare bourbon
allocations at state run liquor stores. We'll also hear some
critical feedback following our interview with Phil Steger of
Brother Justus Distilling two weeks ago on Your Voice.