Episodes
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Live from the State Theater
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
This week the Cask Chasers Podcast has taken the show on the road! We are recording in front of a live audience at the State Theater in Havre de Grace, Maryland to kickoff a weekend of activities leading up to the traditional Burns Supper evening. The town invited the Cask Chasers to hold a whisky tasting from the theater, so we took the audience on a trip around Scotland as we tasted a whisky from each of the 5 regions. In our kilts and up on stage, join us as we discuss what makes each region unique and how that translates to the taste of whisky in your glass.
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
A Whiskey in the Spotlight
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Being in the spotlight can change an entire perspective. With whisky, it’s no different. We explore how one title, Best Whisky in the World, propelled Henry McKenna to the upper echelon virtually overnight. It is just one of the many marketing aspects that is often used to distinguish a whisky in an increasingly crowded sea of “small batches” and “Master Distillers”. This begged the question: "What other marketing tactics are out there?" How else do companies try to influence your decision when standing in the aisle? Not all things are as they seem, but not all things are done maliciously; some are just plain creative. From back stories and labeling to dyes and bottle shape, join us as we explore the marketing techniques and creative lengths companies will go to ensure their whisky ends up in your spotlight and in your glass.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Cask Giveth, Cask Taketh
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Four words for you this week: Spanish Oloroso Sherry Butts. Just part of the beauty that goes into the artfully crafted Aberlour A'bunadh we are tasting this week on this Cask Chasers Podcast. Casks play such an important role in the maturation and character of a whisky. The push and pull interaction between whisky and wood is like a brush to canvas creating the flavor profile as unique as the cask around it. We explore the passion and art poured out from the Coopers and in to your favorite dram. Plus, we dispel the thought that tasting notes are the only good way to enjoy a good whisky. Sometimes it's more about enjoying the experience and appreciating the labor of love that goes into it.