The Wine Down - Whisk(e)y (Dave Whitton)

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EPISODE SYNOPSIS With Sonja in New York this week, Tim Skogstrom and Brandon Bartlett take over and talk about Whiskey. Mixologist Dave Whitton of Villain's and Gypsy joins the guys to talk about the complexities and range of bourbon, whiskey, rye and scotch and why there has recently been an increased interest in knowing more about these spirits in particular. The group go into detail and explore the processes of distilling, barreling and aging bourbon and whiskey and in the last segment break it down by tasting a few themselves. GUEST BIO Dave Whitten is a mixologist at Villain's Tavern in Los Angeles and the soon to open Gypsy. ADDITIONAL LINKS, ETC. video one (bourbon making process) www.vimeo.com video two (bourbon mill burning) vimeo.com Dave Whitten links www.villainstavern.com blogdowntown.com EPISODE BREAKDOWN 00:00 Introduction. Sonja Magdevski is in New York for the premier of a film. 03:00 Start the show off with some wine tasting...Sonja Magdevski's vineyard Casa Dumtez. 05:30 Deeper introduction on Dave Whitton. 07:46 WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPIRIT? 08:30 Discussing vodka vs bourbon...quality for price 10:35 VIDEO showing the process of making/distilling bourbon 15:00 WHAT GOES INTO THE PROCESS/AGING/ETC? 16:00 Group discuss additives/sugars etc. 16:30 WHAT ARE THE RULES BEHIND CALLING A PRODUCT BOURBON? 20:40 High Proof= High quality WHY IS 51% the PERCENTAGE OF CORN FOR IT TO BE BOURBON? 22:19 HOW NASCAR WAS BORN OUT OF THE PROHIBITION AND MOONSHINERS TRYING ...