Today we’re talking with the master distiller of one of the most prominent American whiskey producers of the past two decades, High West Whiskey. High West built much of its reputation through blending, which has long been a tradition in Scotch whisky but has often been treated with suspicion by American whiskey drinkers. In this episode, master distiller, Isaac Winter, joins us to investigate why blending has been so misunderstood.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Introduction to High West Distillery (0:00)
Isaac Winter’s Journey (4:09)
The Philosophy of High West (23:13)
Creative Tension in Whiskey Blending (27:05)
The Scotch Whisky Tradition (29:33)
The Blending Process at High West (35:48)
Collaboration with ‘The Prisoner’ Winery (51:59)
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