It's Allta 'Bout the Yeast (Episode 753: February 3, 2019)

Glenmorangie unveiled its 10th Private Edition release this week
in London, and we were there as Allta marked a new style of
single malt for Glenmorangie. The barley came from the Cadboll
Farm near the distillery, but the big thing is the yeast - which
also came from the Cadboll Farm. Dr. Bill Lumsden and his
colleagues worked with their yeast supplier to isolate and grow a
unique strain of wild yeast from the farm to use in the
fermentation for Allta. We'll talk with Lumsden about Allta's
origins and share tasting notes for it as well on this episode.
In the news, local officials have cleared the way for
construction work to begin on the revival of Scotland's Rosebank
Distillery, while Diageo has unveiled its proposed design for the
revival of Port Ellen Distillery on Islay. We'll also have
details on the week's new whiskies, including one that took a
journey down the river and up the coast.