The Future of Whisky? (WhiskyCast Episode 769: May 26, 2019)

This week's episode is certain to arouse the ire of whisky
purists. We're looking at Glyph, a "molecular whiskey" that's
engineered in a lab instead of a distillery. Alec Lee and his
colleagues at Endless West in San Francisco analyzed hundreds of
whiskies down to the molecule to isolate specific chemical
compounds - then sourced those compounds to blend with grain
neutral spirits and a small amount of new make whisky to create
Glyph. Technically, it falls under the legal category of a
"spirit whisky," but it's already being sold in California and
New York alongside traditionally distilled whiskies. Is it a
glimpse into the future of whisky or a pale imitation of the real
thing? We'll discuss it with Alec Lee on WhiskyCast In-Depth. In
the news, American whiskey exports to Canada and Mexico are
tariff-free once again, and we'll talk with The Balvenie's David
Stewart about the distillery's new Stories range of single malts.