WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)

Of all the craft distilleries Dave Pickerell worked with before
his sudden death last November, none was more identified with him
than Vermont's WhistlePig Rye. He was there at WhistlePig's
founding when the first casks of whiskey were acquired from
Alberta Distillers more than a decade ago, and trained the team
of young distillers and blenders who now carry on his work. Jeff
Kozak was around back then, too...but he was the Alberta
Distillers executive who sold those casks for the first
WhistlePig bottling. Today, he's WhistlePig's CEO, and joins us
on WhiskyCast In-Depth to discuss how his team is moving forward
while honoring the legacy Dave Pickerell left behind. In the
news, construction is about to begin on Diageo's new Johnnie
Walker Experience in downtown Edinburgh now that local officials
have signed off on the development plans. We'll also have an
update on the #FreeOurWhisky campaign in British Columbia after
the owners of Fets Whisky Kitchen in Vancouver had a hearing on
charges stemming from a January 2017 raid for selling Scotch Malt
Whisky Society whiskies. We'll also remember Amrut Distillery
managing director Neel Jagdale, who died this week after a battle
with cancer.