SOW S2 EP41 - The Complete Whiskey Course: Terroir, Provenance & More

05/12/21 • 61 min

This week's guest on Spirits of Whisk(e)y is Robin Robinson, author of The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes. This veteran of the spirits sector has led a full and colorful life in whiskey, traveling the globe as both brand ambassador—Compass Box, anyone?—and whiskey educator, and now he's compiled that expertise and that experience into one handy and remarkably thorough tome. Listen and learn how Robin went from trodding the boards—because he's an actor, of course!—to translating his deep whiskey knowledge for the layman in great and lively detail. Then hear the very first installment of Club Corner, a new segment that spotlights the exceptional individuals who run the world's whiskey clubs, producing events that showcase whiskey's globality and stylistic diversity. First up? David Donahue and Vadim Perlovskiy of The Los Angeles Whisk(e)y & Spirits Guild.

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SOW EP 40 - Season 1 Finale!

Over the past year, Kerry Moynahan & Philip Dobard have interviewed more than four dozen Spirits of Whisk(e)y—the people who make, blend, write about, and otherwise evangelize for the water of life. In this, our 40th episode, we look back on our debut season, one filled with both spirit and spirits from around the world. Listen and learn from whiskey legends and whiskey newcomers alike, plus take a tasty lesson in pairing and cooking with whiskey from our very own Chef Louise Leonard.

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SOW S2 EP42 - The Terroir of Whiskey: A Distiller's Journey into the Flavor of Place

This week's guest on Spirits of Whisk(e)y is Rob Arnold, Master Distiller at Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co., in Fort Worth, Texas, makers of TX Whiskey. Fort Worth, aka Cowtown, was at one time home to the world's largest horse and mule market. Now, however, thanks to the pioneering work of this third-generation whiskey professional and bona fide Renaissance man, it's a center of whiskey innovation. Listen and learn how the author of Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey (2016) and The Terroir of Whiskey: A Distiller's Journey into the Flavor of Place (2021) left his native Louisville to blaze his own whiskey trail, in the process earning a PhD in plant breeding and genetics at Texas A&M University. Then whet your appetite with Chef Louise Leonard's suggestions for pairing TX Pedro Ximénez sherry cask-finished Straight Bourbon with an exquisite Spanish flan, featuring flambéed apricots, cherries, and plums. This decadent dessert, which picks up the bourbon's caramel and candied nut notes, makes for a perfect after-dinner treat.

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