Podcast appearances and mentions of charles maclean

My guest today is the writer Charlie Higson, author of On His Majesty's Secret Service, the latest Bond continuation novel. Written to coincide with King Charles's coronation and the 60th anniversary of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the book brings Bond into the modern era in a narrative that identifies very real geopolitical threats with some good old Bondian adventure.  For those of you to whom the name Charlie Higson his familiar, that's because he was one of the writers and performers of The Fast Show, a cult British comedy show from the mid-90s. In this episode, Charlie and I discuss his literary tastes through the four books that have shaped his work, as well as his creative practices, and of course the way to achieve a new rendition of the world's most fabulous spy. Modern Bond is less anchored in mid-Century wartime solemnity, and more attuned to the nuanced global landscape of 2024, which made for a really refreshing read. From his diverse reading selections to his personal take on the character, Charlie's insights were both enriching and hilarious. Whether you're a Bond enthusiast or just generally a lover of literary discussions, this episode is an absolute treasure trove of insight and inspiration – and not one to be missed! Lit with Charles loves reviews. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be so grateful if you could leave a review of your own, and follow me on Instagram at @litwithcharles. Let's get more people listening – and reading! Charlie's four books were: Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake (1946-59) Pop 1280, Jim Thompson (1964) The Watcher, Charles Maclean (1982) From Russia with Love, Ian Fleming (1957)

This Podcast is the 2nd in a 4 Part series on Edinburgh city. Ghosts, witches and skeletons all revealed while building Edinburgh's New Town would have been the Newspaper Headlines in 1780. And it is strange that the people of Edinburgh still use the name, ‘the New Town' when it was built so long ago! This is a story which follows on from my previous Podcast on the Old Town which had become overcrowded, filthy and disease ridden and something had to give. Effectively, the rich moved out and many would have left Scotland altogether had it not been for the foresight of the City Fathers who acknowledged a need for a new start beyond the city walls of the Old Town. You will hear about the draining of the Norloch, the cesspit where most of Edinburgh's Old Town detritus was deposited and the macabre findings by men who worked on the project. You will tour the Streets of the New Town with me and hear of the prestigious buildings and the prestigious individuals who inhabited those fabulous Georgian dwellings, such as Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. You will also hear from Sheonah Martin, the Manager at the Georgian House, who kindly agreed to be interviewed and to give us an insight into 1780s Edinburgh living and how the young ladies of the day met their husbands to be. And thankyou to the National Trust for Scotland for looking after so much of Scotland's heritage.

https://www.whisky.de/p.php?id=MACLE0000 Nosing 02:29 Wir verkosten den Maclean's Nose. Der Maclean's Nose stammt von der Isle of Mull und wird von der Ardnamurchan Distillery kreiert. Das Etikett besteht aus dem Draff, was nach der Produktion von der Gerste übrig bleibt und für gewöhnlich an Rinder und Farmtiere verfüttert wird. Die Abfüllung wurde zu Ehren der 'Chief Nose' Charles Maclean entwickelt, um seine feine Nase für schottischen Whisky zu überzeugen, was der Brennerei mit dem Maclean's Nose durchaus gelungen ist. Ein hoher Malzgehalt (70%) in Verbindung mit einem hohen Anteil an ehemaligen Sherryfässern, macht den Blend zu einem fruchtigen und angenehm fein-würzigen Geschmackserlebnis. Ardnamurchan Brennereibesichtigung: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0c4kGdVapNTAK96sHFni1rAF3cjwN_rI Jetzt auch als Podcast: https://www.whisky.de/shop/newsletter/#podcast Geschmacksbeschreibungen und Informationen finden Sie in unserem Shop auf Whisky.de Abonnieren: http://www.youtube.com/user/thewhiskystore?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whisky.de/ Telegram: https://t.me/whisky_de Merch: https://whiskyde-fanartikel.creator-spring.com/

The 2 Gordon's welcome scientist turned author, Mike Billet who has spent more than 20 years working and researching as a peatland scientist.  He gives a fascinating insight into his highly acclaimed new book which Charles Maclean is quoted on the front cover as saying, “I believe this to be amongst the most important books about whisky ever written”.   Gordon and Gordon delve into the world of peated whisky and while tasting, Inchdairnie's Ryelaw and Thompson Brothers Caol Ila 9-year Octave.  This episode is all about peat including The Year That Changed Whisky, so sit back and smell the smoke!  Slainte`

HOME ALONE! David firar att han äntligen är ensam hemma genom att podda. Bra där. Mera mustig mältning! Vi slår på stora trumman (heh) för trummältning och går till botten med hur metoden uppkom. Dessutom listar vi några riktigt intressanta whiskyskribenter. Mälta på! Vad var det i glaset? Mathias njöt av Agitator single malt whisky: https://www.systembolaget.se/produkt/sprit/agitator-5408901/ Jeroen hade Craigellachie från SMWS, denna: https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/130162/craigellachie-2002-smws-44109#whisky-note-holder Bra whiskyskribenter! Henrik Aflodal på The Spirits News: https://spiritsnews.se/ Frida Birkehede: https://www.anglarnasandel.se/ Annelie Huszkowski: http://www.sinnenochnyanser.se/ WhiskyFun: https://www.whiskyfun.com/ Dave Broom: https://thewhiskymanual.uk/ Dokumentären The Amber Light: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10394178/ DramFace: https://www.dramface.com/ …som tydligen har en podd som vi inte har lyssnat på: https://www.dramface.com/podcast Malt: https://malt-review.com/ Charles MacLean är bra, läs gärna Scotch Whisky: A liquid history: https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Whisky-History-Charles-MacLean/dp/1844034011 Ian Buxtons bok Whiskies galore tyckte David såhär om: https://tjederswhisky.se/bokrecension-ian-buxton-whiskies-galore/ David Stirks bok om oberoende buteljerare: https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/71311/independent-scotch-the-history-of-independent-bottlers https://adventuresinwhiskyland.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/portellentour_drums1.jpg Trummältning En maffig länkbomb: https://whiskymag.com/articles/taking-the-floor/ https://www.hgmcbrew.com/support/knowledge/difference-between-drum-malting-saladin-malting-tower-malting-system-248.html https://www.whisky.com/whisky/knowledge/production/details/malting.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00960845.1960.12006898?journalCode=ujbc19 https://tjederswhisky.se/ur-bokmanus-maltning/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malting Bild på trummorna på Port Ellen Maltings finns här: https://adventuresinwhiskyland.com/2016/07/07/port-ellen-maltings-tour/ Lite mer historiska perspektiv: http://www.stedmundsburychronicle.co.uk/maltsters/maltingprocess.htm Glen Garioch drar igång sina gamla mältningsgolv igen: https://www.glengarioch.com/news/general/restoration-upgrades-at-glen-garioch-distillery Bra om Speyburn och hur de drog igång trummältning så himla tidigt: https://whiskytell.blog/2020/07/22/resor-i-whiskyarkitektens-spar/ Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se) Följ oss på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreawhisky Bli medlem! https://entreawhisky.memberful.com/checkout?plan=74960

The Scotch Whisky industry is roaring along, setting new records for sales every year as the global demand for whisky continues to grow. The last "golden age" for Scotch Whisky is generally considered to be the late 1800's, when distilleries flourished all over Scotland. That begs the question: are we in a new golden age for Scotch Whisky? Veteran whisky writers, historians, and consultants Charles Maclean and Ian Buxton take on that question and other key issues in an extended WhiskyCast In-Depth conversation this week. In the news, a Pacific Northwest malting house has left distilleries and brewers in the lurch after suddenly closing this week, while Speyside Distillers is being questioned about the location of casks sold to investors more than 20 years ago.

In 1882, the threat of assassination was in the air. The year before, Tsar Alexander II was killed by an assassin's bomb, then in July, American President James Garfield was also murdered. Queen Victoria, on the throne for 45 years seemed vulnerable. The final attempt on her life was from a young man named Roderick Maclean. His father Charles was the owner of a satirical magazine called Fun, but Roderick's life was anything but that. Roderick grew up dreaming of a literary career, but the family lost its fortune and an accidental blow to the young MacLean's head caused a marked change in personality. Roderick began to see enemies everywhere and became fascinated by the colour blue and the number four. Unable to hold down a job, Roderick tramped around England from one workhouse or asylum to another. Dr Bob Nicholson visits the Punch Tavern in central London and describes the Victorian love of satire and comedy in such publications as Punch and Charles Maclean's Fun. As he finds out more about Roderick Maclean's story, Bob throws a light on the life of the Victorian wanderer, and the asylum system and Victoria's later life. He traces Roderick's final journey as a free man, from Southsea where he had befriended a landlady named Mrs Sorrell, up through Hampshire and into Windsor, where he waited, armed with a pistol, for the Queen to arrive.

1983 was a very bad year to be in the Scotch Whisky business. Sales had dried up in the face of changing consumer tastes and economic woes, and the industry was sitting on a "whisky loch" of millions of gallons of whisky no one wanted to buy. That led to the permanent or temporary closings of 14 distilleries, along with blending and bottling plants throughout Scotland. 40 years later, the industry has recovered - but have the lessons from 1983 been remembered? We'll talk with historians Charles Maclean and Dr. Nick Morgan about the circumstances that led to mass closings back then, and what's different today. In the news, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has slapped Scotch Whisky with a 10.1% increase in excise duty, and industry leaders are fighting back claiming broken promises. Kentucky state lawmakers are trying to get a bill passed in the next few days that would phase out the state's barrel tax on maturing whiskey, and David Beckham is reported to be stepping away from his bespoke whisky brand.

The small settlement of Port Natal had hardly grown by 1830. Dingane had moved his ikhanda which he named uMgungundlovu to the eMakhosini valley, close to Singonyama or Lion hill, just south of the White Umfolozi River. The traders around Port Natal by now had mostly married Khoekhoe or AmaZulu women and were part of the Zulu landscape, but by 1834, colonial authorities were going to become far more interested in this part of southern Africa. By now Charles Maclean aka John Ross was in his late teens - he'd arrived as a 9 year-old, Thomas Halstead had arrived as a 14 year-old in 1825, also living close to the port was were John Cane, Nathanial Isaacs and Henry Ogle. Only one dwelling in the port looked vaguely European, the fort and none had what could be called furniture. Most of the structures were the Zulu beehive design, and the traders wore a combination of Zulu costumes and basic garments sewn from skins, with homemade straw hats. The whites had taken local wives or concubines, known as iziXebe, some had Khoisan wives and servants. The traders had paid lobola for the women, handing over goods and cattle to the bride's father to pay him for his loss of labour in the family units because it was the women who did most of the work in AmaZulu society. Cape Governor Sir Lowry Cole received a report that the Americans had been trading with the Zulu and seemed to be the vanguard of a possible attempt at seizing this area for themselves. Cole wrote to the Colonial Office saying “how embarrassing such a neighbour might eventually prove…” to the Cape. So he turned to Scottish assistant Staff Surgeon at the Cape garrison, Dr Andrew Smith. There are few official expeditions in the history of South Africa about which less is known than that of Dr Andrew Smiths' visit to Dingane in 1832. The real motive for the expedition was never outlined, and its a black hole in the South African Archives, as well as the Public Record Office in London. No official report exists. While this was causing some excitement, things were happening at a place called Knysna. The good Ship Knysna was built in the Knysna lagoon starting in 1826 when her keel was laid, and she sailed on her first voyage with a cargo of timber for Cape Town in July 1831. The Knsyna was still sailing around the English coast in 1873.

The small settlement of Port Natal had hardly grown by 1830. Dingane had moved his ikhanda which he named uMgungundlovu to the eMakhosini valley, close to Singonyama or Lion hill, just south of the White Umfolozi River. The traders around Port Natal by now had mostly married Khoekhoe or AmaZulu women and were part of the Zulu landscape, but by 1834, colonial authorities were going to become far more interested in this part of southern Africa. By now Charles Maclean aka John Ross was in his late teens - he'd arrived as a 9 year-old, Thomas Halstead had arrived as a 14 year-old in 1825, also living close to the port was were John Cane, Nathanial Isaacs and Henry Ogle. Only one dwelling in the port looked vaguely European, the fort and none had what could be called furniture. Most of the structures were the Zulu beehive design, and the traders wore a combination of Zulu costumes and basic garments sewn from skins, with homemade straw hats. The whites had taken local wives or concubines, known as iziXebe, some had Khoisan wives and servants. The traders had paid lobola for the women, handing over goods and cattle to the bride's father to pay him for his loss of labour in the family units because it was the women who did most of the work in AmaZulu society. Cape Governor Sir Lowry Cole received a report that the Americans had been trading with the Zulu and seemed to be the vanguard of a possible attempt at seizing this area for themselves. Cole wrote to the Colonial Office saying “how embarrassing such a neighbour might eventually prove…” to the Cape. So he turned to Scottish assistant Staff Surgeon at the Cape garrison, Dr Andrew Smith. There are few official expeditions in the history of South Africa about which less is known than that of Dr Andrew Smiths' visit to Dingane in 1832. The real motive for the expedition was never outlined, and its a black hole in the South African Archives, as well as the Public Record Office in London. No official report exists. While this was causing some excitement, things were happening at a place called Knysna. The good Ship Knysna was built in the Knysna lagoon starting in 1826 when her keel was laid, and she sailed on her first voyage with a cargo of timber for Cape Town in July 1831. The Knsyna was still sailing around the English coast in 1873.

Det lackar mot jul och vi bjuder på några usla nödrim till whiskygåvorna. Några bonusklapptips till whiskynördar och vanligt fölk. Veckans ord är Premiumisering och veckans destilleri Port Ellen. Tips: Om ni ser en Port Ellen Queens Visit från 1980 – drick den. Ho ho ho. Vad var det i glaset? Mathias pimplade den underbara Hazelburn 10 YO Rundlets & Kilderkins: https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/51516/hazelburn-2003 En rundlet är på 68 liter, en kilderkin på 82 liter. Jeroen Redbreast 15 David drack fatprov från High Coast, den som snart är The Peat and PX Project I. Whamageddon! https://www.whamageddon.com/ Julklappar! Cadenhead's warehouse tasting glass lyckas vi inte googla fram tyvärr… Don Draper-glaset från Mad Men: https://filmandfurniture.com/2014/10/mad-men-tumblers/ Whiskyböcker som funkar till jul… Man ska alltid alltid alltid ge bort Malt whisky yearbook till den som verkligen har ett rejält intresse för whisky: https://www.maltwhiskyyearbook.com/ Annars, kolla namn som Gavin D. Smith, Nicholas Morgan, Ian Buxton och Charles MacLean. För inbitna nördar, Brian Townsends bok Scotch Missed. På svenska då? FÖr min del skulle jag starkast av allt rekommendera Pär Caldenbys bok Whisky! Tillverkning och avnjutning (beställes nog direkt från Smögen whisky tror jag). Med mera med mera med mera… Om The Six Classic Malts kan man läsa till exempel här: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/21176/last-drop-distillers-tom-jago-dies-aged-93/ Frida Birkehede om att vara inkluderande i sättet att bjuda in till whisky: https://www.anglarnasandel.se/?p=2134&lang=sv Doftkit: om detta har David hört gott, men inte provat: https://www.lenez.com/en/kits/spirits/nez-du-whisky Ge oss era värsta nödrim! Kom igen! Veckans ord: premiumisering David hittar inga vettiga länkar minsann! Veckans destilleri: Port Ellen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PortEllendistillery https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/2075/port-ellen/ Tanken är att det nya destilleriet ska dra igång igen nästa år: https://spiritsnews.se/alex-ska-gora-port-ellen/ Louis Reps om spritskåpens historia,”The history of spirit safes for discussion”, 12/2 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34nT8yv4LcE Den jättebilliga Queen's Visit (1980): https://onemoredram.com/2022/06/08/port-ellen-bottled-for-her-majesty-the-queens-visit-to-islay-in-1980-sells-for-100000/ Tydligen buteljerades bara 40 flaskor…! https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/22838/port-ellen-12-year-old Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se) Följ oss på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreawhisky Bli medlem! https://entreawhisky.memberful.com/checkout?plan=74960

On this episode of Scran Rosalind travels to the Campbeltown Malts Festival which returned this year after a two-year absence. Rosalind meets various representatives of the whisky industry to hear about how the area is experiencing a rebirth and looking towards a very healthy future for whisky production and tourism.In this episode you will hear from David Alan, Director of Sales and Marketing at Springbank and Glengyle Distilleries, Iain McAlistair, Master Distiller at Glen Scotia, Becky Paskin, Whisky expert and writer, Charles Maclean, whisky expert and writer, Iain Croucher, Co-Director of Dal Riata and Alice Angus, artist in residence at Glen Scotia.

FLOG THAT BUNG! David har gått High Coast whiskyakademi och pratar om det … rätt mycket faktiskt. Men vi hinner med underbara ordet bung flogger och en snabbvisit på Cardhu distillery också. Flogging a dead horse, som vi brukar i podden. Vad var det i glaset? Jeroen skulle återkomma till någon Glenmorangie. Mathias pimplade sin Stauning 4th edition: https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/73840/stauning-2010 David smuttade på blenden Cutty Sark, men buteljerad omkring 1971/72 eller så; en variant av en sådan buteljering finns här (galet överprisad): https://www.whiskyantique.com/en/cutty-sark-bot-70-s-one-quart-860poof-us-berry-bros-rudd-blended-bl0344 High Coast whiskyakademi Det är inte jättemycket information på HIgh Coasts hemsida precis men se här: https://highcoastwhisky.se/akademi/ För många år sedan gick Martin Ahlquist akademin och skrev en rad texter om sin upplevelse. En hel del har ändrats men man hittar mycket relevant information här (David ber om ursäkt för att en massa bilder har hamnar på fel ledd sedan jag la upp dessa texter sist): https://tjederswhisky.se/box-whiskyakademi-dag-ett/ https://tjederswhisky.se/box-whiskyakademi-dag-tva/ https://tjederswhisky.se/box-whiskyakademi-dag-tre/ https://tjederswhisky.se/box-whiskyakademi-dag-fyra/ https://tjederswhisky.se/box-whiskyakademi-dag-fem/ Vad menade Mathias med Bill från HR? Givetvis Bill från Steele's Pots and Pans i Rocky Flinstones böcker om Belinda Blumenthal, känd från podden My dad wrote a porno: https://belinda-blinked.fandom.com/wiki/Bill Veckans ord: bung flogger Här en bild på en med kortare skaft: https://twitter.com/ewangunn/status/460021911280705536 På High Coast berättade de att de slagit sönder hur många som helst genom åren men här ett par bilder på över 100 år gamla bung floggers från ett museum: http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/infopages/bungfl.htm Googla gärna bung flogger förresten, inte minst för att få titta på Googles föreslagna annonser. Här en kort pedagogisk video där Charles MacLean beskriver mognadsprocessen i faten kort. Vad håller han i handen? En bung flogger minsann! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuUVcsCqb5U Uttrycket "Flogging a dead horse" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floggingadead_horse Veckans destilleri: Cardhu Hemsida: https://www.malts.com/en-row/brands/cardhu Se också här: https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/1830/cardhu/ Om the pure malt controversy kan man läsa till exempel här: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/dec/04/food.foodanddrink https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/qa4ylz/whiskycardhupuremaltorhowamajorcompany/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardhu_distillery Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se) Följ oss på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreawhisky Bli medlem! https://entreawhisky.memberful.com/checkout?plan=74960

Whisky på plast eller papp? I veckans avsnitt får du en kvick historielektion om flaskan som kärl för din whisky. När började man leverera whisky på flaska av glas och vilket kärl kommer du kunna köpa din whisky på framöver? Det är Sverige mot Norge i veckans destilleri: ett totalt Glencadam-beef! Dessutom får du inte mindre än två utsökta boktips på köpet. Prisvärt! Vad var det i glaset? David lyxade till det lite 20-årig Laphroaig, Lp9: https://islay.com/elements-of-islay/the-range/2207/lp9/ Mathias drack vatten, medan Jeroen körde Johnnie Walker Black label, som är en 12 YO: https://www.systembolaget.se/produkt/sprit/johnnie-walker-8849201/ Ett boktips från David Kort om Masataka Taketsuru: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masataka_Taketsuru Hans bok On the production methods of pot still whisky: https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/on-the-production-methods-of-pot-still-whisky-9781846220739 Ett boktips från Jeroen Som alltid måste man köpa Malt whisky yearbook och nu har Malt whisky yearbook 2022 kommit: https://www.maltwhiskyyearbook.com/ Flaskor och en hel del whiskyhistoria När vi tipsar om whiskyhistoria blir det alltid samma underbara böcker vi tar upp: Charles MacLean, Whisky: a liquid history (London: Cassell Illustrated, 2003) Michael S. Moss & John R. Hume, The making of Scotch whisky: a history of the Scotch whisky distilling industry (Edinburgh: James & James, 1981) Man kan också slå ett slag för de här, ännu något torrare: Ronald B. Weir, The history of the Distillers Company, 1877–1939: Diversification and growth in whisky and chemicals (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999) Ross Wilson, ”The sources and nature of statistical information in special fields of statistics: The Scotch whisky industry”, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, vol. 118 (1955), s. 345–362 Boken Bad whisky som David nämnde är verkligen jätteintressant, om än den handlar om en skandal 1872 så David mindes fel med när i tiden skandalen var; den skandalen var dessutom aktivt medskapande i att göra flaskan som kärl för whisky oändligt mycket mer populär: Edwards Burns, Bad whisky: The scandal that created the world's most successful spirit, 3 uppl. (1995; Glasgow: The angels' share, 2009). Året när flaskor gick om fat i mängd i export var förresten så sent som 1917. Nicholas Morgans bok om Johnnie Walker heter A long stride: The story of the world's No. 1 Scotch whisky (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2020). Vi pratade en hel del om PET-flaskor utan att David just då mindes det riktigt coola att Diageo faktiskt utvecklat en flaska av – papper! Jo, det är sant, kolla här! https://www.johnniewalker.com/en/nextsteps/pulp-future/ https://www.businessinsider.com/johnnie-walker-to-launch-paper-based-bottles-next-year-2021-2020-7?r=US&IR=T Veckans destilleri: Glencadam Ägarna sedan 2003 är Angus Dundee Distillers, inte Ian Macleod Distillers som David drog till med när tiden började rinna ut. Produktionsstoppet David var inne på började 1999; ingen sprit alls kokades 2000–2002 och bara ytterst lite produktion hann göras under 2003. Hemsida: https://www.glencadamwhisky.com/ Det nordiska whiskybeefet av episka proportioner: http://tjederswhisky.se/glencadam-10/ http://www.theladiesshare.com/glencadam-10-yo/ http://tjederswhisky.se/glencadam-15-yo/ http://www.theladiesshare.com/glencadam-15-yo/ Men Glencadam 14 satte faktiskt Tone högre än David minsann! https://tjederswhisky.se/glencadam-14-yo-oloroso-b-cirka-2015/ http://www.theladiesshare.com/glencadam-14-yo/ Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://ww.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se)

This week is part two of a two part special where we join acclaimed whisky writer Charles Maclean. In this second part, we discuss changes in the whisky industry over the years, Glen Grant's success within the Italian market, and Charles' role in Ken Loach's classic The Angles' Share."

This week we joining legendary whisky writer, Charles Maclean for a special two part edition. Coined as Scotland's leading whisky expert, Charles holds many accolades including Keeper of The Quaich and an MBE. In this first part we discuss how his career began, the relationship between whisky and writing, and his favourite dram (he tastes over 1000 a year).

In more than 40 years of writing about whisky, Charles Maclean has achieved global recognition and no shortage of accolades for his work.He's a Master of the Quaich – the highest honour in the Scotch whisky industry – and a member of the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame. In fact, he was also its founding editor.Charles has written 18 books and counting on whisky. His magnum opus, Malt Whisky, was first published in 1997.It's been translated into nine languages and was the recipient of a prestigious Glenfiddich award, and his 2003 book Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History won the James Beard Award for ‘Best Wine and Spirits Book.'And in June 2021 his services to Scotch whisky were further recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.Charles was appointed as an MBE – a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.So, stay with me this episode as Charles and I discuss some of his career highlights, his love/hate relationship with writing, and what it's like to taste ultra-aged whiskies retailing at more than $100,000 a bottle.He shares his insights on the age-old debate of blends vs single malts, the resurrection of the legendary Brora and Port Ellen Scotch whisky distilleries, and his opinion on Tasmanian whisky, after visiting in 2019.

Med svartkrut och sprit nördar vi in oss TOTALT och går igenom proof, det gamla måttet på alkoholhalt. Dessutom hälsar vi på Gotland Whisky och krafsar hemstampat jordgolv i veckans ord: dunnage warehouse. Mina damer och herrar, spänn fast era säkerhetsbälten, här ska nördas. Ingen hade något i glaset för vi spelade in på morgonen minsann. Det här med proof asså… En del saker kan en få från good old wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof Charles MacLean har skrivit en essä som heter ”The burden of proof” och som är tryckt både i hans MacLean's miscellany of whisky och i Whisky tales. Det finns även en del om proof i Gregory H. Millers övernördiga bok Whisky science Miller (Cham: Springer, 2019). En jämförelsevis kort introduktion till proof hittar du här: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/ask-the-professor/25416/why-does-proof-have-multiple-meanings/ Vad menade Jeroen med confuse a cat då? Jo detta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tsIxNci_dE Eftersom ni kära lyssnare förstås kräver att vi går ”above and beyond” har vi givetvis skakat fram stället där proof första gången fick en vetenskaplig definition. Vi ger er 1818 års så kallade Hydrometer Act: ”[…] Proof Spirit [is] that which, at the Temperature of Fifty-one degrees by Fahrenheit's Thermometer, weighs exactly Twelve Thirteenth Parts of an equal measure of Distilled Water, and also to determine the Strengths of all other Spirits, in proportion to the Quantity of such Proof Spirit which is contained therein […]” Vill ni kolla själva är referensen som följer: ”An Act to repeal an Act made in the Fifty sixth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for establishing the Use of an Hydrometer called Sike's Hydrometer, in ascertaining the Strength of Spirits, instead of Clarke's Hydrometer; and for making other Provisions in lieu thereof”, 23/5 1818, 58 Geo. III c. 28, i The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: with notes and references by John Raithby, vol. 7: From A. D. 1817; 57 George III–to A. D. 1819; 59 George III (London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1819), s. 408. Killed by nörderi yet? Nähä, du vill se citatet själv? OK då: https://books.google.se/books?id=XqZFAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1037&dq=The+Statutes+of+the+United+Kingdom+of+Great+Britain+and+Ireland+vol.+7+1819&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXruzBmsnxAhVp-ioKHTrbAh4Q6AEwAXoECBcQAg#v=onepage&q=twelve%20thirteenth&f=false Eller: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=XqZFAAAAcAAJ&pg=GBS.PA406&hl=sv Gotland whisky Destilleriet kom i produktion 2012. Det lokalt odlade kornet golvmältas lika lokalt på Sigdes gård i Ronehamn. Här har ni en trevlig kort film om hur produktionen av whisky där går till: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH8j7vGEqro Och här kan ni kolla in hur Thorslundkagge binder en speciell fattyp till dem, så kallad laup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDzurQhS1dQ Davids smaknoter på olika Isle of Lime här: http://tjederswhisky.se/tag/isle-of-lime/ Hemsida: gotlandwisky.se Dunnage warehouse Det finns mycket skrivet i frågan men vi nöjer oss med denna: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/ask-the-professor/21776/do-dunnage-warehouses-create-better-whisky/ Foto: Martyn Jenkins/Flickr Foto: Kilchoman Distillery

VAD ÄR DET SOM HÄNDER!? Vi börjar helt vanvettigt med veckans ord: Reflux – och inte sura uppstötningar alltså. Vi svarar på den brännande frågan: Är maltwhisky bättre än blended och gör en snabbvisit på destilleriet Inchdairnie. Reflux på er! Vad var det i glaset? Tji för morgonmannen Mathias, David hade ett Box privatfat och Jeroen en Glenfarclas 105, vilket föranledde en del prat om proof. Vi får säkert återkomma till det men kan tipsa om att Charles MacLean skrivit en essä i frågan. Den ligger tyvärr inte online men finns både i hans Whisky Tales och hans Whiskypedia. Man kan också kasta ett getöga här: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/ask-the-professor/25416/why-does-proof-have-multiple-meanings/ Glenfarclas 105 lanserades redan 1968 men då under annat namn, vi vet inte exakt när den döptes om till Glenfarclas 105. Reflux Kolla mera här: https://magotarm.se/ För mera direkt relevanta texter för whiskyproduktion kan de här två texterna vara en bra plats att börja på: http://whiskyscience.blogspot.com/2014/10/copper.html http://whiskyscience.blogspot.se/2015/09/scottish-pot-still-variations.html Det där med höjden på Glenmorangies svanhalsar varierar förresten beroende på källa. Den allra vanligaste uppgiften är att de är 5,14 meter höga, så till exempel här: https://www.whiskyadvocate.com/why-stills-matter/ Kolla också denna: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/ask-the-professor/13835/whisky-stills-does-shape-matter/ Är maltwhisky bättre än blended? Ett roligt inlägg i denna debatt kommer från Adam Wells, som inte direkt skräder orden om moderna blended här: ”Why modern cheap blends are mostly rubbish”, 20/2 2018: https://malt-review.com/2018/02/20/why-modern-cheap-blends-are-mostly-total-rubbish Annars finner vi det svårt att länka till saker rörande denna luriga fråga. Om Trabant som i princip smälte när det regnade för mycket kan man läsa lite här: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant Inchdairnie Hemsida: http://inchdairniedistillery.com/ Inte bara var de tidiga (om än inte först i modern tid, tror vi) vad gäller rye, de har också gjort sprit för whisky på havre: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/26039/inchdairnie-distils-first-scotch-oat-whisky/ https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2019/06/inchdairnie-first-scotch-maker-to-distil-with-oats-in-a-century/ Produktionskapaciteten ligger på omkring två miljoner liter ren sprit per år. De har sagt att ett första släpp av singelmalten kommer göras när whiskyn är 10-12 år gammal. En rolig sak är att de faktiskt visst också gör rökig whisky, när de kallar sitt destillat för Strathenry istället för Inchdairnie: en del av produktionen för blended är faktiskt rökig. Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://ww.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se)

Vikki, from MacLean and Bruce, returns to talk about whisky! Charles MacLean, Vikki's business partner, is a world-leading whisky expert. Prepare yourself as we tackle everything you need to know about whisky - we cover it all from Ancient Egypt to royalty and even intoxicated angels...

Varför stängde man egentligen destilleriet Brora och inte granndestilleriet Clynelish? En karatekvick koll på destilleriet Yamazaki och en hostile takeover på veckans ord – dimtest. Brora Broras historia finns väl beskriven av Serge Valentin här: http://www.whiskyfun.com/brorahistoryp1.html Bästa källan till varför destillerier lades ned är i böcker, och de två bästa om skotsk whiskyhistoria är: Charles MacLean, Scotch whisky: a liquid history (2005). Michael S. Moss & John R. Hume, The making of Scotch whisky: a history of the Scotch whisky distilling industry (1981). Lorry – Vi har ju ingen lokal (Spola till 21 minuter) https://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/5214994/lorry-sasong-1-avsnitt-4-av-7 Ballentine's signaturmalter Miltonduff: https://www.systembolaget.se/dryck/sprit/miltonduff-31801 Glenburgie: https://www.systembolaget.se/dryck/sprit/glenburgie-91101 Glentauchers: https://www.systembolaget.se/dryck/sprit/glentauchers-48001 Yamazaki Distillery https://www.suntory.com/factory/yamazaki/ Bästa boken om japansk whisky (det finns ganska många och en hel del av dem är inget vidare): Stefan Van Eycken, Whisky rising: A story in the making (Kennbunkport: Cider Mill Press, 2017) som är ofattbart billig, 219 spänn på Bokus: https://www.bokus.com/bok/9781604336979/whisky-rising/ Om detta med de icke-existerande eller väldigt sladdriga japanska whiskyreglerna: https://blog.distiller.com/japanese-whisky-rules/ https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/features/19680/not-all-japanese-whisky-is-japanese-whisky/ Dimtest Galen hög nördnivå på destillering här, även om dimtestet bara nämns kort: http://whiskyscience.blogspot.com/2011/03/pot-still-distillation.html Även lite kort beskrivet här: http://masterclass.boxwhisky.se/sv/the-middle-cut Mer om den där första spriten som är mjölkig i sig själv: http://www.smogenwhisky.se/2015/04/dimmig-sprit/ Annars gäller att både onlinekällor och specialistlitteratur bara beskriver testet ungefär så kort som vi gjorde i podden. Dimholt är ju förstås den gamla skogen vid berget Dwimorberg som leder till Paths of the Dead och inget annat: https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Dimholt Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://ww.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se)

Master of the Quaich and entry to the Whisky Hall of Fame is bestowed upon only the best of the best and Charles Maclean fits that category. With 18 books under his belt, founding member of the Whisky magazine, Whisky correspondent for Scottish Field and host of a Whisky TV channel, it was a delight to interview this true whisky connoisseur who did not hold back during our discussion. As a prelude to the interview, I look at different whiskies around the world and also the whisky regions of Scotland that Charles comments upon later. But the gem of the Podcast is the full and frank discussion on the whisky industry today and Charles' take on where the industry is heading.

Every week Irish Whiskey Magazine shares the latest news and developments from inside the Irish whiskey industry. We'll be speaking to the movers and shakers in the Irish whiskey landscape and get their insights into all that's happened and is emerging. This week in episode 5 of Words on Whiskey, we are delighted to be joined by Charles MacLean, prominent whisky expert and prolific author. Charles MacLean has published ten books to date, including the standard work on whisky brands, Scotch Whisky and the leading book on its subject, Malt Whisky, both of which were short-listed for Glenfiddich Awards.________________________________________________________________________More information Our websiteWords on WhiskeyShare our podcast with friendsFacebook Twitter LinkedInYoutube LiveOur show goes out live every Wednesday at 7:30pm IST. If you want to join us then please subscribe to our Youtube channel.Show: Words on WhiskeyDate: July 1st 2020Episode: 5

Vikki Bruce is the founder and Managing Director of MacLean and Bruce, running it with whisky expert, author and legend, Charles MacLean. Vikki's background is in whisky and she works with closely with the industry to create bespoke, VIP whisky-orientated travel and events for luxury overseas buyers. As part of the Bruce family, Vikki works closely with the family home in Fife, Broomhall House, using the historic venue to create prestigious events and experiences. MacLean & Bruce has been operating for seven years, working mainly with inbound guests, primarily from China and the USA. As part of the company's natural growth and development, M&B have become known for creating unusual stand-alone experiences, and as well as creating luxury travel packages for guests are used by DMCs and agents from home and abroad.Vikki will discuss how she has grown her high luxury brand with international visitors and even Royalty. 

Since so many people are working from home, "self-isolating" or more because of the coronavirus crisis, we've decided to produce some extra content to help you pass the time. Earlier this month during DramFest 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand, WhiskyCast's Mark Gillespie took part in a panel discussion on "the past and future of whisky" with veteran whisky writer Charles Maclean, Michael Fraser Milne of the Whisky Galore shop in Christchurch, and moderator Dave Broom. Their hour-long discussion is a bit too long for one of our regular episodes, but we thought you might enjoy listening to it on its own. The panel covered everything from the collapse of the Scotch Whisky industry in the early 80's to what the future holds given the combination of a growing craft distilling movement, global politics, and climate change. Thanks to Michael and Stella Fraser Milne of Whisky Galore and DramFest 2020 for helping to make this special episode possible, along with the sound crew at Christchurch Town Hall and the staff at Whisky Galore.

Charles MacLean is 'Whisky Max', one of the world's foremost experts on Blended and Single Malt Scotch, and is an absolute icon of the industry in the UK. He's written 17 books about the spirit, is on many a judging panel, acts as a consultant for various companies and has been named a Master of the Quaich. This week, he takes us through all things whisky - from how best to taste, to some of its history and some fantastic stories to boot. Then, we dial the third best bar in the world, the Manhattan at the Regent Hotel in Singapore, to chat to Head Bartender Cedric Mendoza for the Free Pour Five.

Charles Maclean is arguably one of the most prolific Scotch whisky writers around, and his years of research and writing have given him a unique historical perspective on whisky. He's working on the latest edition of "Whiskypedia" and shares some of his thoughts with us on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, workers at Jim Beam's two Kentucky distilleries have gone on strike after rejecting two proposed contract offers this past week. We'll also have the details on Chivas Brothers's plans to make Longmorn a luxury single malt, Woodford Reserve's annual Masters Collection release, and a unique tie between London and Texas that's led to a new Bourbon.

In this Podcast, Mirella Amato of Beerology chats with Peter Chiodo from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery and Charles MacLean of MacLean’s Ales. Along with these two brewers, Mirella examines the pale ale style. The brewers explain why they both have a pale ale as their brewery’s flagship brand. They also describe the difference between American and English inspired pale ales, using the MacLean’s Pale Ale and the Flying Monkeys Hoptical Illusion Almost Pale Ale as examples. Peter and Charles then share a few serving suggestions.  

In this Podcast, Mirella Amato of Beerology chats with Peter Chiodo from Flying Monkey’s Craft Brewery and Charles MacLean of MacLean’s Ales. Along with these two brewers, Mirella examines the pale ale style. The brewers explain why they both have a pale ale as their brewery’s flagship brand. They also describe the difference between American and English inspired pale ales, using the MacLean’s Pale Ale and the Flying Monkeys Hoptical Illusion Almost Pale Ale as examples. Peter and Charles then share a few serving suggestions.

Charles MacLean is one of the world's top whisky writers, and is marking 30 years of writing about the water of life this year. We'll hear from this Master of the Quaich about how he developed his love for whisky and his nosing skills, along with what he likes and doesn't like about whisky these days. In the news, Graham Eunson leaves Glenglassaugh to become distillery manager at Tomatin, Diageo's Scotch distilleries show an increase in visitor traffic, and the UK prepares to mix whisky with politics...in one polling place.

Jim Murray's 2010 Whisky Bible is out, and let the second-guessing begin. Jim's annual guide to the world's whiskies generates controversy every year, and he'll answer his critics and discuss his choices for the year's best new whiskies in this episode. In the news, new releases from The Dalmore, Glengoyne and The Glenrothes...Buffalo Trace releases more experimental bourbons, results of the International Wine & Spirits Competitions whisky awards, and Charles Maclean becomes a Master of the Quaich.

Wie schreibt man es richtig und woher kommt er überhaupt? Diese Frage und weitere Fragen um das traditionsreiche Getränk stellt in dieser Folge Adrian und erhält kompetent Antwort. Übrigens: die Version mit dem "e" vor dem "y" ist die irische Schreibweise, die auch in Bourbon County übernommen wurde. In Schottland und Kanada schreibt man Whisky. Beide Schreibweisen stammen vom "Uisge beatha" dem gälischen Wort für Wasser des Lebens. Buchempfehlungen: Das große Buch der feinen Spirituosen, Ulrich Höschen, Naumann & Göbel und MALT WHISKY, Charles MacLean, Heyne. Musik von Aff the Cuff: "Ill tell me ma set" und Melissa Forbes: "Broken Wings - for Chet" aus dem Podsafe Music Network.

WhiskyCast hits the road again, this time to the luxurious New York Yacht Club. Glasgow is sponsoring one of the ships sailing in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, which reached New York City on Friday, and the Glasgow City Marketing Bureau sponsored a reception to celebate. Glengoyne Distillery's table was the highlight, with a whisky blending competition for guests to try their hand at nosing and blending their own whisky. We'll follow one amateur blender through his turn at the table, and it's a perfect time for us to look at a "conventional wisdom" of the whisky world -- that there are 32 primary aromas the human nose can detect. As Kevin Erskine and Charles MacLean tell us, science has rendered that theory obsolete. In the news, Glasgow's controversial proposal to ban glasses from the city's pubs has been shattered...and we'll have the details on Episode 47 of WhiskyCast!

Roy Plomley's castaway is Chief Scout Sir Charles MacLean. Favourite track: Symphony No 5 in F Minor (Toccata) by Charles Marie Widor Book: Volumes of The Illustrated London News Luxury: Piano