Podcasts about jura distillery

There are probably not too many places in Europe that one would label as “extremely un-get-at-able” – but that's exactly how George Orwell once described the Isle of Jura when he spent several years there in the late 1940s to write his masterpiece and final work, 1984.During his time there, Orwell unfortunately did not have the pleasure to enjoy Jura whisky because the distillery fell silent in the early 1900s. It was not until the 1950s that it was rebuilt and expanded. The work was finally finished in 1963 and Jura Distillery has been up and running ever since.But who are we to tell you all that? There are people who know so much more about Jura Distillery and its history than we do.One of them is Kirsty Wright, Jura's new brand home manager, who luckily took some time to record a podcast episode with us – as usual – in situ, on the beautiful and quite un-get-at-able Isle of Jura. It was just wonderful to experience how passionate Kirsty is about the distillery and the island itself. We had a great time recording this episode with her and roaming the grounds of the distillery.Listen in and get to know JURA from a totally new PERSPECTIVE (No. 01). Learn about how the team on the island and the distillery owners, Whyte and Mackay, are trying to make sure that Jura Distillery is well-prepared for the future without ever forgetting its roots. This new perspective we've mentioned above is a perfect example to showcase just that.

Are you spooky? On this episode, we're heading to the "other side" of the podcast and talking about some distillery folklore. We chat about a some pretty cool distillery spirits, and we don't mean the scotch! One of which was just concerned about whisky quality assurance and another one single handedly ended a distilling ban. Nice one, ghost!We also chat about the featured dram of the podcast, the Jura Prophecy. Who could have saw that coming?Time Stamps02:10 - Johnny Walker paper bottles02:50 - Chelsey's rant about plastic04:48 - some thoughts on David Duchovny06:17 - Introduction of Jura Prophecy08:20 - Distillery ghost story #1 "a toast to the ghost"17:30 - Pam tells about her spooky ghost sighting19:48 - Jura Distillery ghost story #222:30 - Jura Distillery ghost story #3 and #429:54 - 'Thurst Impressions' of Jura Prophecy

In this episode, we discuss the Jura Distillery and Yuma Territorial Prison! Send us your ghost stories!

Willie Cochrane retired last month after 39 years at Jura Distillery, and spent the last 11 of them as the manager of the Isle of Jura's largest business (and only distillery) before turning over the keys to his hand-picked successor, Graham Logan. He's spent most of the last few weeks away from the island traveling with his wife and spending time with their three children and grandchildren - but Willie slowed down enough to spend some time with us for this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. The UK's Brexit vote and its potential impact on the whisky industry dominates the news this week, and we'll also have some of your comments on this week's Your Voice. We'll also kick off a contest with our newest sponsor...listen for details on how you could win one of five Speyburn goodie bags!

This is the second of Thursday's two episodes from the Islay Festival of Malt & Music, recorded on location at Isle of Jura Distillery on the island of Jura. It's easy to find the distillery...just get off the ferry, drive down the island's one road, and stop at the end. There's a treat waiting for you, as you'll find in this episode of WhiskyCast!

Willie Tait has been a fixture at Whyte and Mackay for 34 years, and is most known for his work at Isle of Jura Distillery. He's the third of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award winners at the Malt Advocate Magazine Awards, and shares some of his stories with us in this episode...including how he and his family wound up on Jura in the first place. We'll also hear from Chris Morris of Woodford Reserve, John Hall of Forty Creek, and John Glaser of Compass Box on their new whiskies.