The Empire (Rye) Strikes Back

Before Prohibition, New York was known for its Rye whiskies
distilled from locally-grown grain. Decades later, a new
generation of New York State craft distillers came up with the
Empire Rye concept as a way to promote both their individual rye
whiskies and help encourage farmers to grow more rye in their
fields. The first Empire Rye-labeled whiskies came out four years
ago, and the six pioneering distilleries now number nearly 30
either bottling their own Empire Ryes or maturing them for future
releases. Jason Barrett of Rochester's Black Button Distilling
was one of Empire Rye's founders, and he'll join us on this
week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, we'll have details on
some of the week's new whiskies from around the world. We'll also
have an update on free trade talks between Great Britain and
India that could ease the tariff burden on Scotch Whisky exports
to India ...and the story of a very good dog helping to sniff out
faults in whiskies.