Famous Master Distiller: Whisky Myths, Trying 200-Year-Old Whisky - Interviewing Alan Winchester.
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- Towards the end of last year, I had the incredible opportunity to interview a titan of the Scotch whisky world, Alan Winchester.
His profound influence has reshaped the Scotch whisky landscape.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023, his career spans over five decades, evolving from a tour guide to the revered master distiller at The Glenlivet. Now, his influence stretches even further.
So make sure you stick around to hear some of the most captivating stories and insights into the art of whisky-making from one of the most pivotal figures in the whisky industry.
00:00 Who is Alan Winchester
01:13 How Alan became a master distiller
02:52 Why other distilleries are called 'Glenlivet'
04:27 Michael Fraser & Whisky Galore in Christchurch
05:40 Biggest whisky misconceptions
07:23 New Zealand Whisky
08:13 The rise of world whisky
10:51 Remarkable Wisdom of Past Distillers
13:18 Alan's favourite whiskies
14:03 Trying 200-year-old whisky
15:09 Alan's favourite whiskies part 2
16:09 The rise of new distilleries (Raasay & Lagg)
17:06 How to explore whisky
19:07 Maintaining Distillery Consistency
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Disclaimer: This video is only a reflection of my personal opinion and perspective. 
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This is great Phil, really cool that you were able to do this and share it with us 🥃
Fascinating. What a lovely fellow. He's one of those guys you could sit & chat for hours with.
Definitely! He was very generous with his time.
Fascinating chat. I worked as ECoW (Environmental Clark of Works) on the project to double the size of the Glenlivet distillery about 7 years ago. One day we went down to the river to check the markings for where some infrastructure was to be put, only to find that the river had moved about 5 metres after a storm and everything had to be moved. Want to get my hands on some Waiheke whisky as I worked there for a few months many moons ago.
You’d be welcome back to Waiheke any time 🥃🇳🇿
Interesting interview Phil and great that he is lending his experience to Waiheke Whisky here in NZ. Cheers!
A great laid back interesting chat with the old master. Slàinte Phil 👍🥃
Thanks David!
I like Phil. He makes whisky approachable. I am just starting out, but am inspired by First Phil.
Anything you want to know about barrells, locations, etc for whiskey, @FirstPhilWhisky is the man. I've learned so much about the different casks they use and how nuanced the flavors are.
What a nice interview. Only half way and I love every minute. Great job
Thanks mate!
You should have asked his opinion of integrity bottlings! I started my whisky journey with Glenlivet 12 but have moved on. It was fun to find Glenlivet Illicit Still recently.
I also started with Glenlivet 12 yo in 1982 and I too moved on until I was offered a dram of Laphroaig 10 yo in 1989 and found my favorite distillery. Even though the 10 yo is not strictly an integrity malt since they use colorant and chill filtration, as long as they keep Lore, and some other Laphroaigs, with a 48% abv, unchillfiltered, and with no added colorant, I’m content.
I would have loved to have heard his views on chill filtration for lower abv whiskies.
I've been fortunate on my whisky journey to meet Alan a few times and I've done 3 or 4 tastings with him. A highlight was a 6 bottle tasting of all cask strength single cask expressions of The Glenlivet. Amazing tasting. He is incredibly humble, down to earth and an absolute wealth of knowledge. Alan has joined our spirits festival we host annually here in Canada a few times and last time he spoke to my father for a solid 20 minutes or so about Scotland, travel, etc. Dad had no idea who Alan was at the time haha. Cheers
Lucky you to have had a great chat with a legend and lucky us that you share it 😃
loved it phil cheers
haha tricky title, I knew it won't happen, but still believed it prior to watch (trusting people, lol) I can imagine that was something to try an old bottle like that, having had the chance to try late 19th century Whisky & early 19th Cognac on my side..(obviously not 100 to 200 yo spirits, the ageing being stopped at some point). More seriously, if I may say, great interview, Phil, I had the chance to meet the legend a long time ago in Paris & didn't had as much time to talk with him than you, so well done...Amazing how remote from Speyside these guys go to bring their know how...(Alan is not the only one in that case). I didn't want the interview to end, seriously, thanks anyway, Cheers from France !
This is great! I love when big things happen for this channel!❤
Great interview. Thanks for sharing, Phil!
Great interview, Phil!
I have to thank Glenlivet for opening my eyes (or taste buds) to whisky. The problem though is that the core range and the travel range is just to boring. I have tried 6 of them, and I loved them all until I got the taste of more existing bottles with 46% and upwards that is un-chill filtered, sherry bombs, peated and even better. All of the above. I know they have a few cask strength, but they are hard to find (here at least). So thank you for the introduction to this world, but you need to do better to keep the enthusiasts staying with the brand.
The Illicit Still is quite nice. The rest of the 40% ABV chill filtered expressions are not for me.
Very interesting my friend.
Thanks for watching!
Why didn’t you bring up caramel coloring and chill filtering? You always talk about on the channel.
I’m probably wrong but he was more than likely asked not to mention it. Brand protection and all that.
@@adamcroft80political corectness and this marketing bullshit. i dont buy it. Lets talk honestly, could we???
@@adamcroft80 Not sure if the brand can be saved! The blenders and finishers can mess up a master distillers work!
@@peatbull3426 was just a thought. You know how easily people are influenced tho and how some people look down on chill filtering & colouring. Why advertise something that some see as a negative thing??
As I said tho I’m probably wrong & was just offering my honest opinion to the question
@@DileepB what needs saving?? They have some amazing expressions. Can see how & why they would want to paint themselves in the best possible light tho by staying away from such topics as colouring & chill filtering.
I was hoping a question wouldve been asked if scotch will go bad or off after being open for months or years! Wouldve been nice to hear from a master distiller on the topic!
I know collectors who have had bottles opened for years. One of those collectors being a Keeper of Quaich, so they know their stuff. I've even had a few special ones on the go for 5+ years myself and the vast majority of people can't notice any actual changes. It won't go bad, but technically it can change in time with air exposure, but again, it's usually so gradual, that you'll never notice. If you pour off a small sample and keep it sealed with no air and then compare that to an open bottle a few years later, then you might be able to note the changes. Look at it like an evolution of the whisky basically but not that it might go bad. All that said, I do have small 3 and 6 oz mini's that I will use to keep the last bits of special bottles for a future tasting to ensure they stay as I remember. Keeping your whisky in cool, dry and no direct sunlight environment is more important in my opinion. Cheers
I love your channel and contents, maybe you can give some advise about starting a whiskey collection. Which whiskey's should we include like a must?
I've had the chance to chat with Alan a couple of times, he's an encyclopedia of Scotch whisky.
Incredible man!
Great job, thanks. Can't give you two thumbs up, so here's a comment instead :D
somebody give the man a proper frame for his spectacle
As a brit who's travelled I do worry that some americans may struggle with these two accents 😆
What’s up??? No more reviews??
.🥃🥃🥃.
Ruined the 18 was on of my favorites but down its garbage down to 40% abv. No making it better just constantly lowering the bar.
Phil interjects too much with non substantive comments like "ya ya ya" lol, cool interview though.
Different cultures have different levels of cultural feedback, some places it’s seen as rude to not respond like that. It’s a way to indicate attentiveness, some cultures like it, some don’t
@@thetimebeing4288 Fair enough in casual conversation. In interview format I felt like it detracted from the speakers content and was distracting