Episode 415: March 10, 2013

Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project is at the halfway point, with 96 of the 192 single cask bottlings released and the remainder to be parceled out every three months for the next two years. We’ll get a progress report from Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth, and get some hints about a possible new release from the distillery in the near future. In the news, there’s word on a bunch of new whiskies from Heaven Hill, Jefferson’s, Michter’s, Johnnie Walker, Corby, and Ranger Creek…Ichiro Akuto has a U.S. distribution deal for his Japanese single malts,  and Bourbon Hall of Fame member Mike Veach’s new book on the history of Bourbon is now available.

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