A True Crime...and Whisky Story

Two years ago, we brought you the story of Jonathan and Cindy
Bray. The Canadian whisky importers were arrested by Idaho State
Police on charges of illegally selling whisky out of their
storage unit in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and spent 24 days in jail
until they were released and allowed to return to Calgary. Last
September, they pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge
and were sentenced to six months of probation, and last month,
the case was dismissed after they successfully completed their
time on probation. We've never heard their side of the
story...until now. In his first interview since the arrests,
Jonathan Bray explains why they had their Scotch Whisky Advent
Calendars in an Idaho warehouse to begin with, and how a series
of cascading circumstances and errors led to their arrests.
You'll also hear from the prosecutor in the case, too. In
the news, Heaven Hill is investing $135 million to build a new
distillery in the Bourbon Capital of the World, while Chivas
Brothers will spend $88 million to upgrade two of its Speyside
distilleries in Scotland. We'll taste a really old and rare Irish
whiskey, and a new Jack Daniel's whiskey leads to a question
about "Bottled in Bond" whiskies in our Behind the Label segment.