Uncovering Evidence of Scotland's Whisky History

The excisemen of Scotland's past never found all of the illegal
whisky stills being used around the country, and traces of those
illicit distilleries can be found to this day...if one knows
where to look. Derek Alexander knows, and he's on a mission to
uncover as much of that history as possible in his role as an
archaeologist with the National Trust for Scotland. His search
started two decades ago with a project to uncover remains of The
Glenlivet's original distillery, and that project continues to
this day as well, as he tells us on this week's WhiskyCast
In-Depth. In the news, the wood was flying at the Kentucky
Cooperage on New Year's Day, but it wasn't from the coopers...a
tornado hit the cooperage with 100mph winds. We'll have the
details on that and the rest of the whisky news for the first
week of 2022, along with tasting notes and a debate over whether
liquor stores should be jacking up the price of Pappy Van Winkle
and other rare whiskies.