The Whisky Secret of Islay - on TV 5:30pm EST today

[Feldon]

FYI - saw this program in the Melbourne TV guide and thought it might interest those who like a whisky as well as a beer.

(check local guides for other locations)

SBS - 'Global Village' - 5:30pm - 6:00pm


The Whisky Secret Of Islay - On the rain-swept and whiskey-sodden island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland, a centuries-old tradition is being revived by an Englishmen, who is hand-making scotch the old-fashioned way. With Silvio Rivier.


(Good old Silvio, keeps on truckin')

 

[peter.brandon]

thanks for the heads up! will tune in.

 

[beercus]

Now that is a hydrometer..... Massive!

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Yeah...its a good'n...and 88 proof whiskey.. :chug:

 

[beercus]

Tune in tomorrow for pt 2

 

[Yeastfridge]

Sitting in an airport wishing I was in front of the TV

 

[Adr_0]

so what was the secret??

 

[Adr_0]

I always figured it was the peat? But the few things I've read say that the freshly polished shoe taste comes from the barley?