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- This is the story of whisky

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and I start it right here
in the heart of Tokyo.

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and I start it right here
in the heart of Tokyo.

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Around these streets are
bars crammed with people

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Around these streets are
bars crammed with people

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imbibing the amber liquid.

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It will be a fascinating journey,

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It will be a fascinating journey,

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so come with me as I tell the story

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so come with me as I tell the story

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of Scotland's gift to the world.

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I'm going on a pilgrimage to find out

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I'm going on a pilgrimage to find out

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why such a simple drink
has come to mean so much.

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why such a simple drink
has come to mean so much.

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- Hi, my name's Jim.

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- I'm from Scotland.

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- I'm from Scotland.

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- From the makers, to the marketeers,

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and the chemists to the cocktail makers,

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and the chemists to the cocktail makers,

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and from the Highlands,
to Hobart in Tasmania,

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and from the Highlands,
to Hobart in Tasmania,

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I'll be meeting the people
and travelling to the places

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immersed in Scottish whisky's world story.

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immersed in Scottish whisky's world story.

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This is the tale of an ancient craft

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This is the tale of an ancient craft

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that became a global colossus.

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that became a global colossus.

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It is the tale of Scotch.

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It is the tale of Scotch.

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Today, we treat Scotch
whisky with reverence.

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Today, we treat Scotch
whisky with reverence.

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Yet, as recently as the late 1970s,

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it was viewed altogether differently.

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it was viewed altogether differently.

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When people thought of Scotch,

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they thought of old-fashioned,
untrendy, blended whiskies.

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they thought of old-fashioned,
untrendy, blended whiskies.

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they thought of old-fashioned,
untrendy, blended whiskies.

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It was something of a safe, boring choice.

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Here, what your grandad drank at Hogmanay,

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Here, what your grandad drank at Hogmanay,

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and abroad, ignored in
favor of domestic spirits.

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and abroad, ignored in
favor of domestic spirits.

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By the early 1980s,

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By the early 1980s,

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too much was being made
for not enough drinkers,

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creating a whisky log of untouched liquid.

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creating a whisky log of untouched liquid.

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Many distilleries closed.

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Many distilleries closed.

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Then the industry recovered on the back

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Then the industry recovered on the back

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of an unlikely source, single malts.

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of an unlikely source, single malts.

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Marketing was once more at the forefront

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via a bottle label vision of
Scotland sold to the world.

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via a bottle label vision of
Scotland sold to the world.

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via a bottle label vision of
Scotland sold to the world.

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Now malts are booming,
desirable and collectable,

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Now malts are booming,
desirable and collectable,

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and provoke global interest in Scotland.

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and provoke global interest in Scotland.

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On Edinburgh's Royal Mile

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stands the building
symbolic of this intrigue.

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stands the building
symbolic of this intrigue.

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stands the building
symbolic of this intrigue.

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The Scotch Whisky Experience

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is funded by a cluster
of drinks companies.

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is funded by a cluster
of drinks companies.

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Among its greatest attractions

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is a breathtaking hoard of bottles.

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is a breathtaking hoard of bottles.

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This marble and glass shrine to whisky

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This marble and glass shrine to whisky

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contains 3,348 bottles,

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contains 3,348 bottles,

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and it is a magnificent collection.

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and it is a magnificent collection.

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It was collected by one man,

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It was collected by one man,

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Claive Vidiz, a Brazilian from Sao Paulo.

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Claive Vidiz, a Brazilian from Sao Paulo.

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It took him 35 years to collect,

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It took him 35 years to collect,

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and then he came to a financial
arrangement with Diageo,

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and Diageo brought the
collection here to Scotland.

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and Diageo brought the
collection here to Scotland.

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and Diageo brought the
collection here to Scotland.

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And as Mr. Vidiz himself says,

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we have an expression in Brazil,

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a good son returns home, and, in my view,

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a good son returns home, and, in my view,

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the collection is back
with its family now.

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the collection is back
with its family now.

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And here is Mr Vidiz.

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And here is Mr Vidiz.

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- This is where it all began.

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- This is where it all began.

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He was well-known as being a
real lover of Scotch whisky.

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And business associates would always

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And business associates would always

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pick up a bottle in duty-free for him.

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pick up a bottle in duty-free for him.

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But finally a business
associate went to visit him

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from Scotland, and said,
this is the real stuff.

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from Scotland, and said,
this is the real stuff.

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from Scotland, and said,
this is the real stuff.

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This is the stuff you'll
never have heard of.

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It's called single malt Scotch whisky.

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It's called single malt Scotch whisky.

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And this is the stuff to keep and enjoy

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with only your very best friends.

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with only your very best friends.

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- What date was this?

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- So this was in the 1970s.

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- So this was in the 1970s.

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And really only blended Scotch whisky

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was exported at the time.

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It was very, very hard
to find anything else.

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It was very, very hard
to find anything else.

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So these six bottles here
were given to Claive then,

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So these six bottles here
were given to Claive then,

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and, rather than sharing them
with his very best friends,

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and, rather than sharing them
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he was so overwhelmed and
so passionate about them

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he was so overwhelmed and
so passionate about them

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that he never opened them.

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that he never opened them.

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And this began the
Scotch Whisky collection.

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And this began the
Scotch Whisky collection.

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- Now, people come from all over the world

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to view this, don't they?
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to view this, don't they?
- That's right.

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About 80% of the visitors that
come here are from overseas.

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About 80% of the visitors that
come here are from overseas.

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So it just reflects the huge
pull that Scotch whisky has,

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So it just reflects the huge
pull that Scotch whisky has,

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and the kudos that it has

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from an international point of view.

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from an international point of view.

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- So they come because they
love whisky in the first place?

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- So they come because they
love whisky in the first place?

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They don't just pop in
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where are we going to go in Edinburgh?

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where are we going to go in Edinburgh?

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- Well, you know, they don't come

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because they already know
and love Scotch whisky.

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because they already know
and love Scotch whisky.

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Most of our visitors are from overseas,

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have heard of Scotch
whisky, know what it is,

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have heard of Scotch
whisky, know what it is,

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but aren't already Scotch whisky drinkers.

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but aren't already Scotch whisky drinkers.

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So a small proportion of them
love it, are enthusiasts,

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So a small proportion of them
love it, are enthusiasts,

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and know about this collection

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and have made a bit of a pilgrimage,

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but the majority of them
have come to Scotland,

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but the majority of them
have come to Scotland,

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and there is no way that
they could visit Scotland

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and there is no way that
they could visit Scotland

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without finding out
more about Scotch whisky

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without finding out
more about Scotch whisky

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because the two are so
intrinsically linked.

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- [David] You've got a
Black Bowmore from 1964.

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- [David] You've got a
Black Bowmore from 1964.

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- [David] You've got a
Black Bowmore from 1964.

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What on earth is that worth?

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- You've focused in on
one of those bottles

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- You've focused in on
one of those bottles

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that is completely unique, really rare.

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Only sold at auction.

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Only sold at auction.

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But, equally, we have the
opposite end of the spectrum.

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We even have whisky and cola in a can.

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We even have whisky and cola in a can.

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So there's nothing too
precious about this.

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So there's nothing too
precious about this.

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It's a snapshot of every
single bottle of whisky

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It's a snapshot of every
single bottle of whisky

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that was different, that was
individual, that was unique,

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and that was collected over that period.

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and that was collected over that period.

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- So, if you were to put a
figure on the Black Bowmore,

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- So, if you were to put a
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what would it be?
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- Seriously?
- Yeah, yeah.

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- Seriously?
- Yeah, yeah.

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One of those ones that
goes very well at auction.

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One of those ones that
goes very well at auction.

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- Over the last few years,
there's been a quiet revolution

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- Over the last few years,
there's been a quiet revolution

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happening in the whisky
industry in Scotland.

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happening in the whisky
industry in Scotland.

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And that is the fact
that we currently have

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about 20 small craft distilleries,

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about 20 small craft distilleries,

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with another 10 waiting to be operational.

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with another 10 waiting to be operational.

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They make whisky in the old style,

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when whisky was made in a small room,

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when whisky was made in a small room,

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or a little but and ben, a croft,

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or a little but and ben, a croft,

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or a barn somewhere in a Highland glen.

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And it's a bit like the
craft beer revolution

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And it's a bit like the
craft beer revolution

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that's really exploded
over the United Kingdom

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that's really exploded
over the United Kingdom

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in the last few years,

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and it's really going to
make a radical difference

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and it's really going to
make a radical difference

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to whisky and our choices.

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I'm standing in front of what is probably

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I'm standing in front of what is probably

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the smallest craft distillery in Scotland.

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the smallest craft distillery in Scotland.

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- Welcome, David, to the
smallest distillery in Scotland.

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- Welcome, David, to the
smallest distillery in Scotland.

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- This is a dinky little thing, Tony.

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- [Tony] It's a miniature
whisky distillery.

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- [Tony] It's a miniature
whisky distillery.

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It's also a bit like
an adult's Meccano kit.

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It's also a bit like
an adult's Meccano kit.

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- This is a prime example

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of a small craft distillery, isn't it?

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of a small craft distillery, isn't it?

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- There's currently 16 producing.

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- There's currently 16 producing.

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We were the first.

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We had a meeting here

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We had a meeting here

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because so many people
were asking me questions,

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and I said, well, let's get together.

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and I said, well, let's get together.

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And we had 50 people turn up.

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And we had 50 people turn up.

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And it's not just whisky.

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There's whisky, there's
gin, there's vodka,

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There's whisky, there's
gin, there's vodka,

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there is a rum distillery
in the heart of Speyside.

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there is a rum distillery
in the heart of Speyside.

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- I love it!

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- I love it!

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- Just because a distillery is small,

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it doesn't necessarily
make it well crafted.

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it doesn't necessarily
make it well crafted.

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But some of the small distillers

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But some of the small distillers

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are producing products
of astonishing interest,

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are producing products
of astonishing interest,

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astonishing versatility.

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Not all will survive.

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Not all will survive.

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There will be a shake-out of that sector.

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There will be a shake-out of that sector.

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But craft is certainly
adding a lot of interest,

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But craft is certainly
adding a lot of interest,

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it's adding a lot of vivacity,

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and it's adding a lot of
choice for the consumer,

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and it's adding a lot of
choice for the consumer,

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so, on balance, it can only be good.

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- Tony, are you a threat to the big boys?

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- Tony, are you a threat to the big boys?

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- Not at all.

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- You're creating very,
very special whisky.

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- You're creating very,
very special whisky.

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- Probably the best way to
sum up this distillery is

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- Probably the best way to
sum up this distillery is

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if you drive up the A9,

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and you overtake a single whisky tanker,

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and you overtake a single whisky tanker,

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that's our year's production.

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that's our year's production.

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In one tanker.

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What we do supply to the big industry

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What we do supply to the big industry

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is a comparable quality product,

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is a comparable quality product,

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and quality is the link
between both of us.

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and quality is the link
between both of us.

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So the big distilleries produce
millions of liters a year,

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So the big distilleries produce
millions of liters a year,

291
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but you couldn't lean
against the stills like this

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but you couldn't lean
against the stills like this

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and have a conversation.
- No, you couldn't.

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- You couldn't turn the steam up slightly

295
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- You couldn't turn the steam up slightly

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while we're doing it.

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People can come here

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and spend a week making their own whisky.

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and spend a week making their own whisky.

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and spend a week making their own whisky.

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They can come in on the Monday morning,

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and put the grist into the grist hopper,

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and put the grist into the grist hopper,

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and, on the Friday,
after two distillations,

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they can make their own whisky.

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they can make their own whisky.

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- There is clearly excitement
about the craft movement,

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and it bristles with possibility.

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and it bristles with possibility.

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Whether, in the long term,

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Whether, in the long term,

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each new distillery is
financially viable, though,

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remains open to debate.

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remains open to debate.

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Craft distilleries are
just one thread among many

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Craft distilleries are
just one thread among many

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to the traditional and dominant
Scotch whisky industry.

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to the traditional and dominant
Scotch whisky industry.

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Whisky is now made in almost 30 countries.

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Whisky is now made in almost 30 countries.

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Old Scottish methods are
making for a vibrant scene

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Old Scottish methods are
making for a vibrant scene

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biting at the heels of Scotch whisky.

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biting at the heels of Scotch whisky.

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Everywhere whisky's enjoyed,
it seems, it is now being made.

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Everywhere whisky's enjoyed,
it seems, it is now being made.

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Despite the refined nature
of this exquisite drink,

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Despite the refined nature
of this exquisite drink,

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Scotch is in a fierce global competition

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for hearts and drams.

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for hearts and drams.

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There are pretenders to Scotland's
throne across the world.

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There are pretenders to Scotland's
throne across the world.

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Even here.

335
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Even here.

336
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Cheeky bastards.

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Cheeky bastards.

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Andrew Nelstrop comes from
a Norfolk farming dynasty

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Andrew Nelstrop comes from
a Norfolk farming dynasty

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who have put their abundant
barley to good use.

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who have put their abundant
barley to good use.

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- Farming sets you up well
for having a distillery.

343
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They are both long-term businesses.

344
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They are both long-term businesses.

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Everything you do on
the land, if you like,

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Everything you do on
the land, if you like,

347
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is designed for generations in the future.

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is designed for generations in the future.

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The same goes for whisky.

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- Do you know what the Greek
definition of wisdom is?

351
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- Do you know what the Greek
definition of wisdom is?

352
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- Go on.

353
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- Wisdom is old men planting trees

354
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- Wisdom is old men planting trees

355
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under whose shade they will never sit.

356
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- That's the same with whisky.
- Beautiful.

357
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- That's the same with whisky.
- Beautiful.

358
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- [Andrew] You're making whisky

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that you'll probably never taste.

360
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that you'll probably never taste.

361
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- You don't have the hills,

362
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you don't have the glens,

363
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you don't have the glens,

364
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you don't have the peat,

365
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you don't have the wonderful soft rain

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you don't have the wonderful soft rain

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that comes off the Atlantic
and falls on Scotland,

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that comes off the Atlantic
and falls on Scotland,

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and yet here we are, in
the heart of England,

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and you're making bloody whisky!

371
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and you're making bloody whisky!

372
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Now that's a damn cheek.
- But we do have--

373
00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:02,050
Now that's a damn cheek.
- But we do have--

374
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- Where do you get your?
- We have all the barley.

375
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We have the largest peat
digs in the whole of the UK,

376
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We have the largest peat
digs in the whole of the UK,

377
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which is the Norfolk Broads.

378
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which is the Norfolk Broads.

379
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We've got the water.

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We've got the cleanest, largest,
freshest source of water

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We've got the cleanest, largest,
freshest source of water

382
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underneath your feet.

383
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You don't really need
anything else, do we?

384
00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,000
You don't really need
anything else, do we?

385
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Apart from rain.

386
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We don't need rain.

387
00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:19,520
- You can have some of ours if you want.

388
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- You can have some of ours if you want.

389
00:10:20,140 --> 00:10:23,040
- Yeah.
- We've got plenty of it!

390
00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:23,080
- Yeah.
- We've got plenty of it!

391
00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:26,560
- My father had always
wanted to make whisky,

392
00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:29,100
- My father had always
wanted to make whisky,

393
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purely because of one conversation he had

394
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purely because of one conversation he had

395
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back when he was a lad.

396
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My grandfather, the story goes, said,

397
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it's such a shame.

398
00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:37,230
it's such a shame.

399
00:10:37,230 --> 00:10:40,030
We've got all this barley
and it has to go to Scotland

400
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to be turned into something useful.

401
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to be turned into something useful.

402
00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,010
And it just stuck.

403
00:10:43,010 --> 00:10:44,160
You know, my father, he
farmed in Russia, Australia,

404
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You know, my father, he
farmed in Russia, Australia,

405
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he went all over the place
doing different things.

406
00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:48,020
he went all over the place
doing different things.

407
00:10:48,020 --> 00:10:50,000
But, every year, he went,

408
00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,200
I need to build a distillery.

409
00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:51,230
I need to build a distillery.

410
00:10:51,230 --> 00:10:53,110
- So it was his dream?
- Absolutely.

411
00:10:53,110 --> 00:10:54,060
A lifelong dream.

412
00:10:54,060 --> 00:10:54,720
So, when he turned 60, and he was going,

413
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So, when he turned 60, and he was going,

414
00:10:57,060 --> 00:10:58,190
oh, we need to build a distillery,

415
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I think the rest of the family just went,

416
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I think the rest of the family just went,

417
00:11:00,020 --> 00:11:01,760
ugh, do what you like.

418
00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:02,110
ugh, do what you like.

419
00:11:02,110 --> 00:11:04,100
- Upstarts like yourself,

420
00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:05,280
do you think you're any serious threat

421
00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:06,090
do you think you're any serious threat

422
00:11:06,090 --> 00:11:08,220
to the Scotch whisky industry?

423
00:11:08,220 --> 00:11:08,800
Are you nibbling away?

424
00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:09,220
Are you nibbling away?

425
00:11:09,220 --> 00:11:10,230
- I think it's going to be a while

426
00:11:10,230 --> 00:11:12,320
before we buy Diageo, but--

427
00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:13,000
before we buy Diageo, but--

428
00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,070
(laughing)

429
00:11:16,070 --> 00:11:19,090
Another generation, maybe.
- There's ambition for you.

430
00:11:19,090 --> 00:11:19,360
- I think, in terms of
quality, we can equal them.

431
00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,880
- I think, in terms of
quality, we can equal them.

432
00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:23,210
- I think, in terms of
quality, we can equal them.

433
00:11:23,210 --> 00:11:25,060
I don't think that's an issue.

434
00:11:25,060 --> 00:11:26,400
And I don't think that's
me going, our whisky can.

435
00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,120
And I don't think that's
me going, our whisky can.

436
00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:29,920
I think any nation's whisky
can equal anybody else's,

437
00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,100
I think any nation's whisky
can equal anybody else's,

438
00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:33,440
because each distillery is unique.

439
00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,010
because each distillery is unique.

440
00:11:35,010 --> 00:11:36,960
So, if the owners want to do it properly,

441
00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:37,000
So, if the owners want to do it properly,

442
00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,030
they can make blooming good whisky.

443
00:11:40,030 --> 00:11:40,480
In terms of volume, we are
never going to compete.

444
00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,210
In terms of volume, we are
never going to compete.

445
00:11:42,210 --> 00:11:44,000
- Andrew, every distillery I go to,

446
00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:44,140
- Andrew, every distillery I go to,

447
00:11:44,140 --> 00:11:47,080
and certainly this is much more true now

448
00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:47,520
than it was maybe 10, 15 years ago.

449
00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:48,210
than it was maybe 10, 15 years ago.

450
00:11:48,210 --> 00:11:50,190
Every distillery has a visitor center,

451
00:11:50,190 --> 00:11:51,040
and it seems to be an important
point of revenue for them.

452
00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,110
and it seems to be an important
point of revenue for them.

453
00:11:54,110 --> 00:11:54,560
- Yes, yeah, it is.

454
00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:55,160
- Yes, yeah, it is.

455
00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,140
- It's not just spreading the word.

456
00:11:57,140 --> 00:11:58,080
It's about bringing in hard-earned cash.

457
00:11:58,080 --> 00:11:59,190
It's about bringing in hard-earned cash.

458
00:11:59,190 --> 00:12:00,140
- It is.

459
00:12:00,140 --> 00:12:01,600
It's incredibly useful in
terms of spreading the word,

460
00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,110
It's incredibly useful in
terms of spreading the word,

461
00:12:04,110 --> 00:12:05,120
getting a loyal following.

462
00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,000
getting a loyal following.

463
00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,050
Come and see it.

464
00:12:07,050 --> 00:12:08,010
See the distillery.

465
00:12:08,010 --> 00:12:08,640
Meet the people.

466
00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:09,010
Meet the people.

467
00:12:09,010 --> 00:12:11,070
It's a great story.

468
00:12:11,070 --> 00:12:12,160
For new distilleries
opening up, like ourselves,

469
00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,150
For new distilleries
opening up, like ourselves,

470
00:12:14,150 --> 00:12:15,680
the gin boys and vodka
boys have got it easy.

471
00:12:15,680 --> 00:12:16,160
the gin boys and vodka
boys have got it easy.

472
00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,200
You can make the stuff
yesterday, sell it today.

473
00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:19,230
You can make the stuff
yesterday, sell it today.

474
00:12:19,230 --> 00:12:21,220
There's no cash flow issues there.

475
00:12:21,220 --> 00:12:22,720
Whereas, the world of whisky,

476
00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:23,020
Whereas, the world of whisky,

477
00:12:23,020 --> 00:12:26,110
make it today, sell it in
three, five, ten years' time.

478
00:12:26,110 --> 00:12:26,240
There is a slight need for
another source of income,

479
00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,190
There is a slight need for
another source of income,

480
00:12:28,190 --> 00:12:29,760
which brings you down to having a shop

481
00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:30,200
which brings you down to having a shop

482
00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,200
and selling everything from
bottles of your own whisky,

483
00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:33,280
to tea, coffee and cake.

484
00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,060
to tea, coffee and cake.

485
00:12:36,060 --> 00:12:36,800
And, yeah, it's a good source of income

486
00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:37,210
And, yeah, it's a good source of income

487
00:12:37,210 --> 00:12:40,320
and I think it's a nice
day out for people.

488
00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:41,110
and I think it's a nice
day out for people.

489
00:12:42,230 --> 00:12:43,840
- Scotland's biggest
whisky rival, however,

490
00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,100
- Scotland's biggest
whisky rival, however,

491
00:12:45,100 --> 00:12:47,040
is much further east.

492
00:12:55,060 --> 00:12:57,040
Over the last few years,
the world of whisky

493
00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:57,920
has been rocked by a
number of Japanese whiskies

494
00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,240
has been rocked by a
number of Japanese whiskies

495
00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,440
winning critical acclaim
and awards worldwide.

496
00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,200
winning critical acclaim
and awards worldwide.

497
00:13:07,100 --> 00:13:08,480
Whisky's story has taken us
halfway around the world.

498
00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,010
Whisky's story has taken us
halfway around the world.

499
00:13:10,010 --> 00:13:12,000
I'm now in the far north of Japan.

500
00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:12,120
I'm now in the far north of Japan.

501
00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,020
If you fly that way, you hit Russia.

502
00:13:15,020 --> 00:13:15,520
We're probably on the same
latitude as Vladivostok.

503
00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,020
We're probably on the same
latitude as Vladivostok.

504
00:13:18,020 --> 00:13:19,040
Now, it's been a lovely, sunny day,

505
00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:19,170
Now, it's been a lovely, sunny day,

506
00:13:19,170 --> 00:13:21,100
but, from November till March,

507
00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:22,560
this place is blanketed in
snow and well below freezing.

508
00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:24,090
this place is blanketed in
snow and well below freezing.

509
00:13:24,090 --> 00:13:25,200
And, in the distance,

510
00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:26,080
you can see the scarlet chimneys

511
00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:27,170
you can see the scarlet chimneys

512
00:13:27,170 --> 00:13:29,600
that cap the Yoichi distillery,

513
00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:30,050
that cap the Yoichi distillery,

514
00:13:30,050 --> 00:13:32,070
the home of Nikka Whisky.

515
00:13:33,060 --> 00:13:33,120
And it seems very remote
from a Highland glen,

516
00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,200
And it seems very remote
from a Highland glen,

517
00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:36,640
but this place, the story of this place

518
00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,080
but this place, the story of this place

519
00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,160
is firmly rooted in a
true Scottish romance.

520
00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:41,240
is firmly rooted in a
true Scottish romance.

521
00:13:44,180 --> 00:13:47,200
(gentle instrumental music)

522
00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:48,100
(gentle instrumental music)

523
00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:50,720
In 1918, 24-year-old Masataka Taketsuru

524
00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,190
In 1918, 24-year-old Masataka Taketsuru

525
00:13:54,180 --> 00:13:54,240
left Japan for Scotland.

526
00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,030
left Japan for Scotland.

527
00:13:57,030 --> 00:13:57,760
He was to study the chemistry

528
00:13:57,760 --> 00:13:58,200
He was to study the chemistry

529
00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,140
and production of Scotch whisky

530
00:14:00,140 --> 00:14:01,280
with the aim of replicating it in Japan.

531
00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,190
with the aim of replicating it in Japan.

532
00:14:03,190 --> 00:14:04,800
Masataka served apprenticeships

533
00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:05,150
Masataka served apprenticeships

534
00:14:05,150 --> 00:14:08,040
at a number of Scottish distilleries,

535
00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:08,320
learning every craft of the trade.

536
00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,120
learning every craft of the trade.

537
00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:11,840
He fell in love with whisky,

538
00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:13,020
He fell in love with whisky,

539
00:14:13,020 --> 00:14:15,090
but also with a Scottish girl,

540
00:14:15,090 --> 00:14:15,360
Rita Cowan from Kirkintilloch.

541
00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,080
Rita Cowan from Kirkintilloch.

542
00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:18,880
Rita and Masataka toured Scotland

543
00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:20,240
Rita and Masataka toured Scotland

544
00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,400
picking up more secrets
of the Scotch trade.

545
00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,090
picking up more secrets
of the Scotch trade.

546
00:14:25,090 --> 00:14:25,920
When they arrived here in Japan in 1920,

547
00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:27,170
When they arrived here in Japan in 1920,

548
00:14:27,170 --> 00:14:29,440
it was to set up home as man and wife.

549
00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,100
it was to set up home as man and wife.

550
00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:32,960
Together, in 1934,

551
00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:33,130
Together, in 1934,

552
00:14:33,130 --> 00:14:35,080
they put their expertise into practice

553
00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,480
and founded this place, Yoichi distillery,

554
00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,010
and founded this place, Yoichi distillery,

555
00:14:39,010 --> 00:14:40,000
choosing these surroundings

556
00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:40,070
choosing these surroundings

557
00:14:40,070 --> 00:14:43,520
for their echoes of
the Scottish Highlands.

558
00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:44,150
for their echoes of
the Scottish Highlands.

559
00:14:44,150 --> 00:14:46,110
They were married for 41 years

560
00:14:46,110 --> 00:14:47,040
until Rita's death in 1961.

561
00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,170
until Rita's death in 1961.

562
00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:50,560
Masataka was to become known

563
00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,160
Masataka was to become known

564
00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,080
as the father of Japanese whisky.

565
00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:55,100
as the father of Japanese whisky.

566
00:15:12,060 --> 00:15:14,110
Author Dave Broom is here at Yoichi

567
00:15:14,110 --> 00:15:15,200
researching a book on Japanese whisky.

568
00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,160
researching a book on Japanese whisky.

569
00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,720
Dave, how does Japanese
whisky differ from Scotch?

570
00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:20,070
Dave, how does Japanese
whisky differ from Scotch?

571
00:15:20,070 --> 00:15:22,000
- Well, it's made in exactly the same way.

572
00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:22,240
So, if you go round the distillery,

573
00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:23,110
So, if you go round the distillery,

574
00:15:23,110 --> 00:15:25,030
you'll see essentially the same kit.

575
00:15:25,030 --> 00:15:25,760
But there's a whole number
of different factors

576
00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:26,230
But there's a whole number
of different factors

577
00:15:26,230 --> 00:15:28,150
that make it Japanese.

578
00:15:28,150 --> 00:15:29,280
One of them is to do with the production.

579
00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,050
One of them is to do with the production.

580
00:15:32,050 --> 00:15:32,800
They run very clear wort,
rather than cloudy wort,

581
00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,180
They run very clear wort,
rather than cloudy wort,

582
00:15:34,180 --> 00:15:36,320
so they don't get any cereal
characters coming through.

583
00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:37,170
so they don't get any cereal
characters coming through.

584
00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:39,150
So it's not as dry as Scotch whisky.

585
00:15:39,150 --> 00:15:39,840
And there's more of a, kind
of, delicate intensity,

586
00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:43,100
And there's more of a, kind
of, delicate intensity,

587
00:15:43,100 --> 00:15:43,360
which seems paradoxical.

588
00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,050
which seems paradoxical.

589
00:15:46,050 --> 00:15:46,880
I describe it as a
transparency of character.

590
00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:48,210
I describe it as a
transparency of character.

591
00:15:48,210 --> 00:15:50,100
If you think of a Scotch single malt,

592
00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:50,400
it's like a bit of a Scottish burn.

593
00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,000
it's like a bit of a Scottish burn.

594
00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:53,920
You know, all the flavors
are kind of moving around.

595
00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:54,150
You know, all the flavors
are kind of moving around.

596
00:15:54,150 --> 00:15:57,230
It's hard to work out
exactly what's going on.

597
00:15:57,230 --> 00:15:57,440
It's complex.

598
00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:58,240
It's complex.

599
00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,050
Whereas, with Japanese whisky,

600
00:16:00,050 --> 00:16:00,960
it's like a clear pool.

601
00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:01,130
it's like a clear pool.

602
00:16:01,130 --> 00:16:03,100
You can see all the flavors.

603
00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:04,110
Everything's just laid out

604
00:16:04,110 --> 00:16:04,480
in a very stately and ordered way.

605
00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,030
in a very stately and ordered way.

606
00:16:07,030 --> 00:16:08,000
So it's got this--

607
00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:08,140
So it's got this--

608
00:16:08,140 --> 00:16:11,050
- That's very symptomatic
of Japanese culture.

609
00:16:11,050 --> 00:16:11,520
- I think that's the point.

610
00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,070
- I think that's the point.

611
00:16:13,070 --> 00:16:14,030
From the word go,

612
00:16:14,030 --> 00:16:15,040
Japanese whisky was made
to go with Japanese food.

613
00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,140
Japanese whisky was made
to go with Japanese food.

614
00:16:16,140 --> 00:16:18,160
If you think of the way
the Japanese approach food,

615
00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:18,560
it's all about texture,
and it's also delicacy.

616
00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,040
it's all about texture,
and it's also delicacy.

617
00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:22,080
If you're making a whisky
to go with that food,

618
00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:23,000
If you're making a whisky
to go with that food,

619
00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,600
you're almost automatically
going to be in that world.

620
00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:26,020
you're almost automatically
going to be in that world.

621
00:16:26,020 --> 00:16:28,220
And there's a real cultural resonance

622
00:16:28,220 --> 00:16:29,120
to Japanese whisky that ties in

623
00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,170
to Japanese whisky that ties in

624
00:16:30,170 --> 00:16:32,640
with the approach to ceramics,

625
00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:33,060
with the approach to ceramics,

626
00:16:33,060 --> 00:16:35,240
or to artwork, or to papermaking.

627
00:16:37,050 --> 00:16:39,160
I think it's all part of
this Japanese culture.

628
00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:39,680
It's a very powerful and
very, very deep whisky.

629
00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,210
It's a very powerful and
very, very deep whisky.

630
00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:43,200
And it's significantly
different to Scotch, you know?

631
00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,130
And it's significantly
different to Scotch, you know?

632
00:16:45,130 --> 00:16:46,720
If I gave you two glasses blind,

633
00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:47,080
If I gave you two glasses blind,

634
00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,050
and gave you one of Scotch,
one of Japanese, you would say,

635
00:16:50,050 --> 00:16:50,240
well, that's different.

636
00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:51,210
well, that's different.

637
00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:53,760
So they make the best
Japanese whisky in the world.

638
00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:54,100
So they make the best
Japanese whisky in the world.

639
00:16:54,100 --> 00:16:57,230
- Sakunasan, you are
the chief blender here.

640
00:16:57,230 --> 00:16:57,280
How important is the
influence of Scotch whisky

641
00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,070
How important is the
influence of Scotch whisky

642
00:17:00,070 --> 00:17:00,800
and how it's made to how
you make whisky here?

643
00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,060
and how it's made to how
you make whisky here?

644
00:17:03,060 --> 00:17:04,320
(speaks in foreign language)

645
00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,240
(speaks in foreign language)

646
00:18:32,050 --> 00:18:32,320
(gentle instrumental music)

647
00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,220
(gentle instrumental music)

648
00:18:40,090 --> 00:18:42,020
- Before leaving Sapporo,

649
00:18:42,020 --> 00:18:42,880
I'm joining Dave Broom on a
pilgrimage to the shared grave

650
00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,010
I'm joining Dave Broom on a
pilgrimage to the shared grave

651
00:18:45,010 --> 00:18:46,400
of Masataka Taketsuru and Rita Cowan,

652
00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,230
of Masataka Taketsuru and Rita Cowan,

653
00:18:48,230 --> 00:18:49,920
and leaving a traditional liquid offering.

654
00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,110
and leaving a traditional liquid offering.

655
00:19:05,180 --> 00:19:07,190
800 miles south in Tokyo,

656
00:19:07,190 --> 00:19:07,520
there is another little
corner of Scotland,

657
00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,210
there is another little
corner of Scotland,

658
00:19:10,210 --> 00:19:11,040
a wee backstreet bar called the Helmsdale.

659
00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,160
a wee backstreet bar called the Helmsdale.

660
00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:14,560
- Masaki.
- Yes.

661
00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:15,190
- Masaki.
- Yes.

662
00:19:15,190 --> 00:19:18,020
- We are sitting here in
the most beautiful bar

663
00:19:18,020 --> 00:19:18,080
I've ever been in in my life.

664
00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:19,150
I've ever been in in my life.

665
00:19:19,150 --> 00:19:21,060
I think it is now my favorite bar.

666
00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:21,600
And we're in the heart of Tokyo.

667
00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,090
And we're in the heart of Tokyo.

668
00:19:23,090 --> 00:19:25,000
A Scotch whisky bar.

669
00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:25,120
How did this happen?

670
00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:26,170
How did this happen?

671
00:19:28,030 --> 00:19:28,640
(speaks in foreign language)

672
00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,220
(speaks in foreign language)

673
00:19:37,060 --> 00:19:39,080
- [David] But how did
you meet Scottish people?

674
00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:39,200
How did you first drink whisky?

675
00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,210
How did you first drink whisky?

676
00:19:40,210 --> 00:19:42,720
(speaks in foreign language)

677
00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:44,150
(speaks in foreign language)

678
00:19:49,020 --> 00:19:49,760
- Now, your bar is called the Helmsdale.

679
00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,090
- Now, your bar is called the Helmsdale.

680
00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:53,100
How did that happen?

681
00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:53,280
Why?

682
00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:54,060
Why?

683
00:20:11,050 --> 00:20:14,080
- What are the most popular whiskies?

684
00:20:18,130 --> 00:20:19,210
Talisker?
- Yes.

685
00:20:28,010 --> 00:20:28,480
Very popular.

686
00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,110
Very popular.

687
00:20:29,110 --> 00:20:32,000
- Do you think Scottish
whisky, Scotch whisky,

688
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:32,010
- Do you think Scottish
whisky, Scotch whisky,

689
00:20:32,010 --> 00:20:35,190
is under threat from Japanese whisky,

690
00:20:35,190 --> 00:20:35,520
Indian whisky, Tasmanian whisky?

691
00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,230
Indian whisky, Tasmanian whisky?

692
00:20:37,230 --> 00:20:39,040
(speaks in foreign language)

693
00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,170
(speaks in foreign language)

694
00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,120
- We will never beat you,
but we have the same heart.

695
00:20:53,120 --> 00:20:54,230
- We will never beat you,
but we have the same heart.

696
00:20:54,230 --> 00:20:56,640
We will try our best, but, you know...

697
00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,230
We will try our best, but, you know...

698
00:20:58,230 --> 00:21:00,160
we will keep trying.
- A very poetic answer.

699
00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,100
we will keep trying.
- A very poetic answer.

700
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:03,060
I love it.

701
00:21:05,030 --> 00:21:06,110
Leaving Japan behind,

702
00:21:06,110 --> 00:21:07,200
I'm heading south to
another whisky hotbed.

703
00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:08,240
I'm heading south to
another whisky hotbed.

704
00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,720
Australia, and specifically, Tasmania.

705
00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,050
Australia, and specifically, Tasmania.

706
00:21:12,050 --> 00:21:14,240
With sprawling hills, thick
clouds and crashing sea,

707
00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:15,170
With sprawling hills, thick
clouds and crashing sea,

708
00:21:15,170 --> 00:21:17,760
this could easily be Scotland.

709
00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:18,150
this could easily be Scotland.

710
00:21:18,150 --> 00:21:21,280
Across the bay from me is
the charming city of Hobart,

711
00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,080
Across the bay from me is
the charming city of Hobart,

712
00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,200
nestling at the foot of Mount Wellington.

713
00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:24,800
And on this captivating island,
it cradles 14 distilleries,

714
00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,320
And on this captivating island,
it cradles 14 distilleries,

715
00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,110
And on this captivating island,
it cradles 14 distilleries,

716
00:21:29,110 --> 00:21:30,220
with more on the way.

717
00:21:30,220 --> 00:21:31,840
In fact, it's the heartbeat

718
00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:32,130
In fact, it's the heartbeat

719
00:21:32,130 --> 00:21:34,180
of the Australian whisky industry.

720
00:21:34,180 --> 00:21:35,360
A growing power to behold.

721
00:21:35,360 --> 00:21:36,230
A growing power to behold.

722
00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:41,040
This is Lark Distillery,

723
00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:42,400
the cherished creation of Bill Lark,

724
00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,040
the cherished creation of Bill Lark,

725
00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,920
godfather of Australian whisky.

726
00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:46,110
godfather of Australian whisky.

727
00:21:46,110 --> 00:21:49,440
- When Bill Lark wanted to
start a whisky distillery,

728
00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:50,100
- When Bill Lark wanted to
start a whisky distillery,

729
00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:52,960
there'd been no commercial
whisky distillery in Australia

730
00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:53,130
there'd been no commercial
whisky distillery in Australia

731
00:21:53,130 --> 00:21:54,170
for 153 years.

732
00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:56,480
Federal law had made it impossible

733
00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,050
Federal law had made it impossible

734
00:21:58,050 --> 00:22:00,000
for small distilleries to operate.

735
00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:00,180
for small distilleries to operate.

736
00:22:00,180 --> 00:22:02,190
So before he could even start,

737
00:22:02,190 --> 00:22:03,520
he had to change government
federal law to get his license

738
00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,040
he had to change government
federal law to get his license

739
00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:07,070
he had to change government
federal law to get his license

740
00:22:07,070 --> 00:22:08,050
and so we are actually

741
00:22:08,050 --> 00:22:10,560
the first licensed commercial
distillery in Australia.

742
00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,090
the first licensed commercial
distillery in Australia.

743
00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,070
- Lark operates on a far smaller scale

744
00:22:17,070 --> 00:22:17,600
than most distilleries in Scotland.

745
00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,140
than most distilleries in Scotland.

746
00:22:20,140 --> 00:22:21,120
(lively instrumental music)

747
00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:24,080
(lively instrumental music)

748
00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:42,240
It's so titchy in size.

749
00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:43,190
It's so titchy in size.

750
00:22:43,190 --> 00:22:45,760
If you compare this to
something like The Macallan.

751
00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,080
If you compare this to
something like The Macallan.

752
00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,280
I love the size, it's whisky in miniature.

753
00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:51,070
I love the size, it's whisky in miniature.

754
00:22:51,070 --> 00:22:52,800
And they're taking over
the world, the bastards.

755
00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,070
And they're taking over
the world, the bastards.

756
00:22:59,000 --> 00:22:59,840
Craig, a Scotsman, and Chris,
a native, are distillers here.

757
00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,100
Craig, a Scotsman, and Chris,
a native, are distillers here.

758
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:03,360
- I'll be honest, I got here 18 months ago

759
00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:05,080
- I'll be honest, I got here 18 months ago

760
00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:06,880
and I walked into the place and I thought,

761
00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:07,110
and I walked into the place and I thought,

762
00:23:07,110 --> 00:23:08,200
where's the rest of the distillery?

763
00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:09,160
It's tiny.

764
00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:10,240
The scale is crazy.

765
00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:10,400
I mean, we talk about
hand-crafted back in Scotland,

766
00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,210
I mean, we talk about
hand-crafted back in Scotland,

767
00:23:13,210 --> 00:23:13,920
and you're talking 250, 300,000 liters.

768
00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,000
and you're talking 250, 300,000 liters.

769
00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:17,440
Here, we make 120 liters a day,

770
00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,060
Here, we make 120 liters a day,

771
00:23:19,060 --> 00:23:20,960
so we can actually handcraft
everything at the distillery.

772
00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:22,140
so we can actually handcraft
everything at the distillery.

773
00:23:22,140 --> 00:23:24,480
We ferment different to back in Scotland,

774
00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:25,000
We ferment different to back in Scotland,

775
00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,000
we make all of our cuts here
by how the spirit tastes.

776
00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:28,090
we make all of our cuts here
by how the spirit tastes.

777
00:23:28,090 --> 00:23:30,150
We've got a longer
fermentation than you have

778
00:23:30,150 --> 00:23:31,520
in most places back home.

779
00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:32,120
in most places back home.

780
00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:33,220
We've got seven days.

781
00:23:33,220 --> 00:23:35,000
But really, the big one for us is

782
00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:35,040
coming to the end of the fermentation.

783
00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,190
coming to the end of the fermentation.

784
00:23:36,190 --> 00:23:37,150
Based on how it tastes,

785
00:23:37,150 --> 00:23:38,560
we'll actually open the lid
and let the natural bacteria

786
00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,060
we'll actually open the lid
and let the natural bacteria

787
00:23:40,060 --> 00:23:42,080
from the vineyard up the
road into the ferments

788
00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:42,230
from the vineyard up the
road into the ferments

789
00:23:42,230 --> 00:23:44,220
and that sours up the--

790
00:23:44,220 --> 00:23:45,600
- Of course, you have the
bacteria in the air already.

791
00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,200
- Of course, you have the
bacteria in the air already.

792
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,120
Because this is vineyard
country, isn't it?

793
00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:50,100
Because this is vineyard
country, isn't it?

794
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:51,060
- Absolutely.

795
00:23:51,060 --> 00:23:52,240
So Frogmore, our pals up the road,

796
00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:52,640
make some of the best wine here.

797
00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,000
make some of the best wine here.

798
00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,010
Some of the best pinots in Tasmania.

799
00:23:56,010 --> 00:23:56,160
And we get all the
benefit from that culture,

800
00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,040
And we get all the
benefit from that culture,

801
00:23:58,040 --> 00:23:59,170
from those yeasts and bacteria.

802
00:23:59,170 --> 00:23:59,680
- [David] So the whisky
that you guys have created,

803
00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,050
- [David] So the whisky
that you guys have created,

804
00:24:01,050 --> 00:24:02,190
when will it be ready for sale?

805
00:24:02,190 --> 00:24:03,200
- We are looking at about
six to seven year maturation

806
00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,230
- We are looking at about
six to seven year maturation

807
00:24:05,230 --> 00:24:06,210
in quarter cask.

808
00:24:06,210 --> 00:24:06,720
So something Tasmania has,

809
00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:07,210
So something Tasmania has,

810
00:24:07,210 --> 00:24:09,230
we have this really unique climate

811
00:24:09,230 --> 00:24:10,240
where we have a huge temperature variation

812
00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:11,190
where we have a huge temperature variation

813
00:24:11,190 --> 00:24:13,760
from two to three degrees
to about 40 degrees.

814
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,100
from two to three degrees
to about 40 degrees.

815
00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:17,120
What happens, that fluctuates every day

816
00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:17,280
and the pressure fluctuates every day.

817
00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,040
and the pressure fluctuates every day.

818
00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,800
That really drives the
spirit in and out of the wood

819
00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:21,130
That really drives the
spirit in and out of the wood

820
00:24:21,130 --> 00:24:23,160
and drives that angel's share

821
00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,320
so we've got a really quite
high angel's share here,

822
00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:25,150
so we've got a really quite
high angel's share here,

823
00:24:25,150 --> 00:24:26,140
seven degrees.

824
00:24:26,140 --> 00:24:27,240
Our strength usually goes up,

825
00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:27,840
so we might get a spirit coming--

826
00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,060
so we might get a spirit coming--

827
00:24:29,060 --> 00:24:31,130
- So what percentage
will you lose every year?

828
00:24:31,130 --> 00:24:31,360
- About 7%?
- 7% a year?

829
00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:33,030
- About 7%?
- 7% a year?

830
00:24:33,030 --> 00:24:34,080
- 7% every year.

831
00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:34,880
- Guys, I've said that Tasmanian whisky.,

832
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,090
- Guys, I've said that Tasmanian whisky.,

833
00:24:37,090 --> 00:24:38,180
you're winning the awards,

834
00:24:38,180 --> 00:24:38,400
the whisky awards around the world,

835
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,050
the whisky awards around the world,

836
00:24:40,050 --> 00:24:41,920
you're the cheeky young upstarts.

837
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:42,230
you're the cheeky young upstarts.

838
00:24:42,230 --> 00:24:45,130
How much debt do you owe to
the Scotch whisky industry?

839
00:24:45,130 --> 00:24:45,440
- So much, so much.

840
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,150
- So much, so much.

841
00:24:47,150 --> 00:24:48,960
I don't think the industry here would be

842
00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:50,100
I don't think the industry here would be

843
00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:52,480
in any strength without the year on year,

844
00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,070
in any strength without the year on year,

845
00:24:54,070 --> 00:24:56,000
on year, on year help from
the Scottish industry.

846
00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,000
on year, on year help from
the Scottish industry.

847
00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,520
We've been so lucky with their generosity.

848
00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:00,120
We've been so lucky with their generosity.

849
00:25:00,120 --> 00:25:02,120
We talked before about
that sense of community.

850
00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:03,040
It is not a community, in Tasmania,

851
00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:04,220
It is not a community, in Tasmania,

852
00:25:04,220 --> 00:25:06,160
or Hobart, or Australia, or Scotland,

853
00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:06,560
or Japan, it truly is this global,

854
00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:08,160
or Japan, it truly is this global,

855
00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,080
global community and really you feel that.

856
00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:10,230
global community and really you feel that.

857
00:25:10,230 --> 00:25:13,040
Like, you go to Scotland
and you ask a question

858
00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:13,600
and you get a genuine, passionate answer.

859
00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,140
and you get a genuine, passionate answer.

860
00:25:15,140 --> 00:25:17,120
Yeah, we are indebted to
the Scottish industry.

861
00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:18,000
Yeah, we are indebted to
the Scottish industry.

862
00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,160
This place wouldn't be what
it is without Scotland.

863
00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:20,640
- We are essentially living
in the Australian version

864
00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,240
- We are essentially living
in the Australian version

865
00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,160
of what Glenlivet was in 1850.

866
00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:25,080
of what Glenlivet was in 1850.

867
00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,680
And I think if you said to any
distiller back in Scotland,

868
00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:28,010
And I think if you said to any
distiller back in Scotland,

869
00:25:28,010 --> 00:25:29,130
you know, if you could go back to 1850

870
00:25:29,130 --> 00:25:31,180
and work in Glenlivet and
see how things started,

871
00:25:31,180 --> 00:25:31,200
would you take that choice?

872
00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:32,240
would you take that choice?

873
00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,160
Every single one of them would.

874
00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:34,720
We are still mashing by
hand with a paddle here.

875
00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:36,090
We are still mashing by
hand with a paddle here.

876
00:25:36,090 --> 00:25:38,020
We've essentially brought whisky forward

877
00:25:38,020 --> 00:25:38,240
into the 1800s at Lark.

878
00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,000
into the 1800s at Lark.

879
00:25:41,110 --> 00:25:41,760
So to be in this position,

880
00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,120
So to be in this position,

881
00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:45,280
but also then to be able
to call on the history

882
00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:46,150
but also then to be able
to call on the history

883
00:25:46,150 --> 00:25:48,190
and the mistakes that have
been made by the Japanese

884
00:25:48,190 --> 00:25:48,800
and the Scots and the Americans

885
00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,170
and the Scots and the Americans

886
00:25:50,170 --> 00:25:52,010
in their whisky-making process,

887
00:25:52,010 --> 00:25:52,320
puts us in a unique position.

888
00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,160
puts us in a unique position.

889
00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,840
We've got hundreds of years
of experience to call upon

890
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:56,180
We've got hundreds of years
of experience to call upon

891
00:25:56,180 --> 00:25:59,110
and then we can create
our own story from that.

892
00:25:59,110 --> 00:25:59,360
- There are stories that people
expect to see when they buy

893
00:25:59,360 --> 00:25:59,560
- There are stories that people
expect to see when they buy

894
00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,170
- There are stories that people
expect to see when they buy

895
00:26:01,170 --> 00:26:02,210
into a whisky.

896
00:26:04,180 --> 00:26:06,400
So in Scotland, we can sometimes
be a little bit trapped

897
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,110
So in Scotland, we can sometimes
be a little bit trapped

898
00:26:08,110 --> 00:26:09,920
by that and that's how people
get to love this stuff.

899
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,080
by that and that's how people
get to love this stuff.

900
00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:13,440
On the other, you've got countries

901
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:14,080
On the other, you've got countries

902
00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,150
in the rest of the world
that are now making whiskies

903
00:26:16,150 --> 00:26:16,960
and can almost sometimes
be a bit more creative

904
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,130
and can almost sometimes
be a bit more creative

905
00:26:19,130 --> 00:26:20,480
in how they come about that

906
00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:21,140
in how they come about that

907
00:26:21,140 --> 00:26:24,000
and the sort of offering they can present.

908
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:24,050
and the sort of offering they can present.

909
00:26:24,050 --> 00:26:25,210
- The competition element
I think is brilliant,

910
00:26:25,210 --> 00:26:27,520
because any good athlete or
performer is going to say,

911
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,000
because any good athlete or
performer is going to say,

912
00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,110
your best performances come

913
00:26:30,110 --> 00:26:31,040
when you're under the most pressure.

914
00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:32,000
when you're under the most pressure.

915
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,080
So, you know, we are kept on our toes

916
00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:34,220
by the growth around the world,

917
00:26:34,220 --> 00:26:34,560
but I think that's a pretty good thing.

918
00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,090
but I think that's a pretty good thing.

919
00:26:37,090 --> 00:26:38,080
- We've talked for a long
time about what is whisky.

920
00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:39,210
- We've talked for a long
time about what is whisky.

921
00:26:39,210 --> 00:26:40,170
It's an experience.

922
00:26:40,170 --> 00:26:41,600
It only becomes whisky
once someone puts it

923
00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,230
It only becomes whisky
once someone puts it

924
00:26:43,230 --> 00:26:45,120
in their glass and they drink it,

925
00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:45,200
in their glass and they drink it,

926
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,160
they experience it with their mates.

927
00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:48,640
It's on the most important
days of your life

928
00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:49,040
It's on the most important
days of your life

929
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,040
that you drink whisky.

930
00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:52,160
Some people, it really is
on the most important days

931
00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,000
Some people, it really is
on the most important days

932
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,680
and they choose to share
that with you as distillers.

933
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,090
and they choose to share
that with you as distillers.

934
00:26:57,090 --> 00:26:59,200
It's people that get to be
the caretaker of a distillery

935
00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:00,090
It's people that get to be
the caretaker of a distillery

936
00:27:00,090 --> 00:27:02,720
or process, and that's what it's about.

937
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:03,040
or process, and that's what it's about.

938
00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,120
It's about understanding
that if you're not spot

939
00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:06,240
on your game every day, then
you're not doing justice

940
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,220
on your game every day, then
you're not doing justice

941
00:27:07,220 --> 00:27:09,760
to that person that got that
bottle for their wedding,

942
00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:10,080
to that person that got that
bottle for their wedding,

943
00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,080
for their bucks or maybe for their divorce

944
00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:13,280
or to commiserate over
a loved one's death.

945
00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,240
or to commiserate over
a loved one's death.

946
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:16,800
That's what drives.

947
00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:17,040
That's what drives.

948
00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,320
That's what drives that get
better, get better, get better.

949
00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:21,100
That's what drives that get
better, get better, get better.

950
00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:23,080
And that's what whisky's
about, you're right.

951
00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:23,840
It's about people.

952
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:24,090
It's about people.

953
00:27:24,090 --> 00:27:26,080
It's always been about people.

954
00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:27,170
It's about community and people

955
00:27:27,170 --> 00:27:27,360
and you can't help but love the spirit,

956
00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:30,880
and you can't help but love the spirit,

957
00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:31,050
and you can't help but love the spirit,

958
00:27:31,050 --> 00:27:33,110
because the people are wonderful.

959
00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:34,070
- Wow, Chris!

960
00:27:34,070 --> 00:27:34,400
That's the most beautiful,
poetic description

961
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,130
That's the most beautiful,
poetic description

962
00:27:36,130 --> 00:27:37,220
I've ever heard.

963
00:27:38,210 --> 00:27:41,440
(lively instrumental music)

964
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:42,130
(lively instrumental music)

965
00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,000
Sullivans Cove is another

966
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:52,210
Sullivans Cove is another

967
00:27:52,210 --> 00:27:55,520
of Tasmania's flourishing distilleries.

968
00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:56,030
of Tasmania's flourishing distilleries.

969
00:27:56,030 --> 00:27:59,000
Its architecture and design
is somewhat more functional

970
00:27:59,000 --> 00:27:59,040
than that of a Scottish distillery.

971
00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,220
than that of a Scottish distillery.

972
00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,130
- The idea of making whisky came along.

973
00:28:05,130 --> 00:28:06,080
At first, I thought it
was a bit of a crazy idea,

974
00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:07,180
At first, I thought it
was a bit of a crazy idea,

975
00:28:07,180 --> 00:28:09,010
to make whisky here in Tasmania.

976
00:28:09,010 --> 00:28:09,600
- Where did it come from?
- Well, Bill Lark.

977
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,060
- Where did it come from?
- Well, Bill Lark.

978
00:28:11,060 --> 00:28:13,090
Bill and Lyn Lark, actually.

979
00:28:13,090 --> 00:28:13,120
But I can remember him
trying to sell the idea to us

980
00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:16,200
But I can remember him
trying to sell the idea to us

981
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:16,640
up at the pub one night.

982
00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:18,200
up at the pub one night.

983
00:28:21,090 --> 00:28:23,120
And how him and his father had been up

984
00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:23,680
in the lakes here fishing

985
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,040
in the lakes here fishing

986
00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:27,200
and they were drinking a bottle of whisky

987
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:28,140
and they were drinking a bottle of whisky

988
00:28:28,140 --> 00:28:30,160
and wondering why we don't
make whisky in Tasmania,

989
00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:30,720
we've got the climate,
we've got the water,

990
00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,060
we've got the climate,
we've got the water,

991
00:28:32,060 --> 00:28:33,060
we've got the barley.

992
00:28:33,060 --> 00:28:34,050
Everything's here.

993
00:28:34,050 --> 00:28:34,240
- You've got the peat.
- Got the peat.

994
00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:35,230
- You've got the peat.
- Got the peat.

995
00:28:35,230 --> 00:28:37,020
We've got everything we need.

996
00:28:37,020 --> 00:28:37,760
Why don't we do it?

997
00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:38,160
Why don't we do it?

998
00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,280
And so he came, and one night
up at the pub he told us

999
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:42,210
And so he came, and one night
up at the pub he told us

1000
00:28:43,190 --> 00:28:44,800
this idea and what a
marvellous idea it was

1001
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:45,150
this idea and what a
marvellous idea it was

1002
00:28:45,150 --> 00:28:46,160
and I can remember thinking,

1003
00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,320
no, Bill, this is not a good idea.

1004
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:49,110
no, Bill, this is not a good idea.

1005
00:28:49,110 --> 00:28:51,170
This is not one of your better ideas.

1006
00:28:51,170 --> 00:28:51,840
But I was wrong.

1007
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,020
But I was wrong.

1008
00:28:53,020 --> 00:28:55,220
It's one of these things
where, to be honest,

1009
00:28:55,220 --> 00:28:55,360
we didn't know we'd ever survive

1010
00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,140
we didn't know we'd ever survive

1011
00:28:57,140 --> 00:28:58,880
or even get our product out of Tasmania.

1012
00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:00,150
or even get our product out of Tasmania.

1013
00:29:00,150 --> 00:29:02,060
It was a struggle for a long time

1014
00:29:02,060 --> 00:29:02,400
to get anybody here to even try it.

1015
00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,120
to get anybody here to even try it.

1016
00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:05,920
In the early days, you
know, people thought,

1017
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,040
In the early days, you
know, people thought,

1018
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,060
oh, look, isn't that a nice idea?

1019
00:29:09,060 --> 00:29:09,440
They're having a go.

1020
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:10,130
They're having a go.

1021
00:29:10,130 --> 00:29:12,040
They're trying to make a bit of whisky.

1022
00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:12,960
But you've got to earn your stripes.

1023
00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:13,090
But you've got to earn your stripes.

1024
00:29:13,090 --> 00:29:15,150
It's not a matter of just making a product

1025
00:29:15,150 --> 00:29:16,480
and everybody will buy it
just because you make it.

1026
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,060
and everybody will buy it
just because you make it.

1027
00:29:19,060 --> 00:29:20,000
You have to prove that it's
worth buying in the first place,

1028
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,190
You have to prove that it's
worth buying in the first place,

1029
00:29:21,190 --> 00:29:23,180
or in our case, worth drinking.

1030
00:29:23,180 --> 00:29:23,520
And it took us a while to get it right

1031
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,050
And it took us a while to get it right

1032
00:29:26,050 --> 00:29:27,040
and some of the earlier
whiskies that were made,

1033
00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,140
and some of the earlier
whiskies that were made,

1034
00:29:29,140 --> 00:29:30,560
I have to say, weren't the best.

1035
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:31,140
I have to say, weren't the best.

1036
00:29:31,140 --> 00:29:34,080
But once we got the theory
right, we got the practice right,

1037
00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:35,070
But once we got the theory
right, we got the practice right,

1038
00:29:35,070 --> 00:29:37,600
we started making good whisky.

1039
00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:38,020
we started making good whisky.

1040
00:29:38,020 --> 00:29:41,050
We found that we could sell it.

1041
00:29:41,050 --> 00:29:41,120
But mostly overseas.

1042
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,070
But mostly overseas.

1043
00:29:43,070 --> 00:29:44,640
So it was France that first took us on.

1044
00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,090
So it was France that first took us on.

1045
00:29:46,090 --> 00:29:48,160
Once we'd won the world's
best single malt whisky

1046
00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:50,140
Once we'd won the world's
best single malt whisky

1047
00:29:50,140 --> 00:29:51,680
out at the UK,

1048
00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:52,040
out at the UK,

1049
00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,150
the World Whiskies Awards,
everything changed.

1050
00:29:55,150 --> 00:29:55,200
From that morning on, it hasn't stopped.

1051
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,720
From that morning on, it hasn't stopped.

1052
00:29:58,720 --> 00:29:59,090
From that morning on, it hasn't stopped.

1053
00:29:59,090 --> 00:30:02,160
I mean, I can remember
standing in our bond store

1054
00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:02,240
a few years ago and we
had over 1,000 barrels,

1055
00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,070
a few years ago and we
had over 1,000 barrels,

1056
00:30:05,070 --> 00:30:05,760
thinking, what have we done?

1057
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,090
thinking, what have we done?

1058
00:30:07,090 --> 00:30:09,280
We've made too much whisky,
we'll never sell this.

1059
00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:10,240
We've made too much whisky,
we'll never sell this.

1060
00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,120
What are we going to do?

1061
00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:12,800
And now, I look at our whisky and I think,

1062
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,080
And now, I look at our whisky and I think,

1063
00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,320
God, I wish we had 10 times more.

1064
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:17,060
God, I wish we had 10 times more.

1065
00:30:17,060 --> 00:30:19,150
- The extent of the
Tasmanian whisky revolution

1066
00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:19,840
is startling.

1067
00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:21,010
is startling.

1068
00:30:21,010 --> 00:30:22,150
It is a surprise.

1069
00:30:22,150 --> 00:30:23,360
Yet, when you're here,
it makes perfect sense.

1070
00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,120
Yet, when you're here,
it makes perfect sense.

1071
00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:26,880
In some ways, this place is
a mirror image of Scotland.

1072
00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:30,100
In some ways, this place is
a mirror image of Scotland.

1073
00:30:30,100 --> 00:30:30,400
Closer to home and yet
aesthetically different to Scotland,

1074
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,000
Closer to home and yet
aesthetically different to Scotland,

1075
00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:33,920
there is another surprisingly vibrant

1076
00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:35,040
there is another surprisingly vibrant

1077
00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,020
whisky country, Sweden.

1078
00:30:44,070 --> 00:30:44,480
Ingvar Ronde from Malmo compiles
the Malt Whisky Yearbook,

1079
00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,000
Ingvar Ronde from Malmo compiles
the Malt Whisky Yearbook,

1080
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:48,080
Ingvar Ronde from Malmo compiles
the Malt Whisky Yearbook,

1081
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:51,080
seen by many as the bible of Scotch.

1082
00:30:59,020 --> 00:31:02,080
Ingvar is leading the way
to the small island of Hven,

1083
00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:02,110
Ingvar is leading the way
to the small island of Hven,

1084
00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:05,600
visiting its distillery
and spirit laboratory.

1085
00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:06,070
visiting its distillery
and spirit laboratory.

1086
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,640
- I think the interest in
whisky started probably in the,

1087
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,140
- I think the interest in
whisky started probably in the,

1088
00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:16,160
I would say '60s and '70s,

1089
00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:17,190
I would say '60s and '70s,

1090
00:31:17,190 --> 00:31:19,680
when we started to watch all
these fantastic TV series

1091
00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,100
when we started to watch all
these fantastic TV series

1092
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:23,200
from England, where every two minutes,

1093
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,180
from England, where every two minutes,

1094
00:31:25,180 --> 00:31:26,720
they were drinking whisky.

1095
00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:27,020
they were drinking whisky.

1096
00:31:27,020 --> 00:31:30,080
Coming home after work,
they were sipping a whisky.

1097
00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:30,240
And we always, in Scandinavia,
and in Sweden in particular,

1098
00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,180
And we always, in Scandinavia,
and in Sweden in particular,

1099
00:31:33,180 --> 00:31:33,760
have been influenced by British culture.

1100
00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,160
have been influenced by British culture.

1101
00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:37,280
So that's when I think we
started to embrace whisky.

1102
00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:40,800
So that's when I think we
started to embrace whisky.

1103
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:41,200
So that's when I think we
started to embrace whisky.

1104
00:31:43,220 --> 00:31:44,320
Then it took off fantastically in the '90s

1105
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,210
Then it took off fantastically in the '90s

1106
00:31:47,210 --> 00:31:47,840
where it wasn't just
about drinking whisky,

1107
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,020
where it wasn't just
about drinking whisky,

1108
00:31:50,020 --> 00:31:51,180
it was about going to the distillery

1109
00:31:51,180 --> 00:31:51,360
to see how it's produced,
about learning about whisky.

1110
00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,880
to see how it's produced,
about learning about whisky.

1111
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:55,030
to see how it's produced,
about learning about whisky.

1112
00:31:55,030 --> 00:31:58,020
I know that some Scotch
whisky brand ambassadors

1113
00:31:58,020 --> 00:31:58,400
who come to whisky shows in Sweden,

1114
00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,040
who come to whisky shows in Sweden,

1115
00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:01,920
they are absolutely
amazed about the knowledge

1116
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,150
they are absolutely
amazed about the knowledge

1117
00:32:03,150 --> 00:32:05,440
that Swedish whisky drinkers have.

1118
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,030
that Swedish whisky drinkers have.

1119
00:32:07,030 --> 00:32:08,960
- Hven distillery was founded in 2007

1120
00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:09,160
- Hven distillery was founded in 2007

1121
00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,230
and is one of eight in Sweden.

1122
00:32:11,230 --> 00:32:12,480
As well as making whisky,

1123
00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:13,040
As well as making whisky,

1124
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,180
it houses a state-of-the-art laboratory,

1125
00:32:15,180 --> 00:32:16,000
providing services for drinks
companies across the world.

1126
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:19,110
providing services for drinks
companies across the world.

1127
00:32:19,110 --> 00:32:19,520
- What we do here is, it
is our Swedish whisky,

1128
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,090
- What we do here is, it
is our Swedish whisky,

1129
00:32:21,090 --> 00:32:23,040
it's our whisky, not definitely
just Swedish or Scottish.

1130
00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,130
it's our whisky, not definitely
just Swedish or Scottish.

1131
00:32:26,190 --> 00:32:26,560
Still, most of the Scottish
people are just Vikings

1132
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,230
Still, most of the Scottish
people are just Vikings

1133
00:32:29,230 --> 00:32:30,080
not travelling back,

1134
00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:31,200
not travelling back,

1135
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,600
so you have the heritage from us anyway.

1136
00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,010
so you have the heritage from us anyway.

1137
00:32:35,010 --> 00:32:37,040
But at the end of the day,

1138
00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:37,120
there is so many different whiskies

1139
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,000
there is so many different whiskies

1140
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:40,640
and one doesn't kill off the others.

1141
00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,110
and one doesn't kill off the others.

1142
00:32:42,110 --> 00:32:44,100
There's a whisky for all.

1143
00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:44,160
What we're doing here is,

1144
00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:45,140
What we're doing here is,

1145
00:32:45,140 --> 00:32:47,680
we're very particular
about our oak maturation,

1146
00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:48,170
we're very particular
about our oak maturation,

1147
00:32:48,170 --> 00:32:51,200
but also how we create the cut.

1148
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:52,020
but also how we create the cut.

1149
00:32:52,020 --> 00:32:53,230
Obviously, being small,

1150
00:32:53,230 --> 00:32:54,720
we need to have our unique selling points

1151
00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:56,170
we need to have our unique selling points

1152
00:32:56,170 --> 00:32:57,230
and we need to make something

1153
00:32:57,230 --> 00:32:58,240
that really tastes, really scents.

1154
00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:00,000
that really tastes, really scents.

1155
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,760
Because volume can't be our sale thing.

1156
00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:03,140
Because volume can't be our sale thing.

1157
00:33:03,140 --> 00:33:05,280
So we go into special
varieties of fermentation,

1158
00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,110
So we go into special
varieties of fermentation,

1159
00:33:07,110 --> 00:33:08,200
special yeast strains,

1160
00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:08,800
special varieties of wood, for example.

1161
00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,190
special varieties of wood, for example.

1162
00:33:11,190 --> 00:33:12,320
But also, with the laboratory,

1163
00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,180
But also, with the laboratory,

1164
00:33:14,180 --> 00:33:15,840
where we have the unique possibility

1165
00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:16,090
where we have the unique possibility

1166
00:33:16,090 --> 00:33:19,060
of actually seeing what's
happening during maturation,

1167
00:33:19,060 --> 00:33:19,360
we do analyses for a wide variety

1168
00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,150
we do analyses for a wide variety

1169
00:33:22,150 --> 00:33:22,880
of distillers around the world.

1170
00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,080
of distillers around the world.

1171
00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:26,400
- Well, a lot of people say that now,

1172
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:27,010
- Well, a lot of people say that now,

1173
00:33:27,010 --> 00:33:29,920
the Scotch whisky industry
is in big trouble,

1174
00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:30,120
the Scotch whisky industry
is in big trouble,

1175
00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,020
because they are being
chased by so many producers

1176
00:33:33,020 --> 00:33:33,440
around the world.

1177
00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:34,190
around the world.

1178
00:33:34,190 --> 00:33:36,960
Yes, there is more competition
now, but, at the same time,

1179
00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,140
Yes, there is more competition
now, but, at the same time,

1180
00:33:38,140 --> 00:33:40,480
we have at least 100
distilleries in Scotland.

1181
00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,000
we have at least 100
distilleries in Scotland.

1182
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,000
We have 400 or 500 years
of tradition in Scotland.

1183
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,180
We have 400 or 500 years
of tradition in Scotland.

1184
00:33:45,180 --> 00:33:47,170
You can't just wipe that away

1185
00:33:47,170 --> 00:33:47,520
just because our new distilleries

1186
00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:48,240
just because our new distilleries

1187
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,040
that started 10, 15, 20 years ago

1188
00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:51,150
that started 10, 15, 20 years ago

1189
00:33:51,150 --> 00:33:54,090
producing in Tasmania or Sweden.

1190
00:33:54,090 --> 00:33:54,560
They make beautiful whisky, but
for the next 20 or 30 years,

1191
00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:58,080
They make beautiful whisky, but
for the next 20 or 30 years,

1192
00:33:58,080 --> 00:33:58,130
They make beautiful whisky, but
for the next 20 or 30 years,

1193
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:01,600
I don't see them as a huge
competitor to Scotch whisky.

1194
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,120
I don't see them as a huge
competitor to Scotch whisky.

1195
00:34:05,180 --> 00:34:08,640
(gentle instrumental music)

1196
00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:09,100
(gentle instrumental music)

1197
00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:29,760
- Back on the mainland in
Malmo is The Bishops Arms,

1198
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:30,140
- Back on the mainland in
Malmo is The Bishops Arms,

1199
00:34:30,140 --> 00:34:33,280
a cozy British themed pub
specializing in single malts

1200
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:34,120
a cozy British themed pub
specializing in single malts

1201
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,800
and run by Croatian whisky
fanatic, Maja Kozul.

1202
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,100
and run by Croatian whisky
fanatic, Maja Kozul.

1203
00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:40,320
- I'm very curious about
everything, to be honest,

1204
00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:42,020
- I'm very curious about
everything, to be honest,

1205
00:34:42,020 --> 00:34:43,840
and I think whisky is
very good to have, enjoy.

1206
00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:46,000
and I think whisky is
very good to have, enjoy.

1207
00:34:47,230 --> 00:34:47,360
It's very much about people.

1208
00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,070
It's very much about people.

1209
00:34:50,070 --> 00:34:50,880
There is a difference driving a Ferrari

1210
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:52,070
There is a difference driving a Ferrari

1211
00:34:52,070 --> 00:34:54,150
and there is difference riding a bicycle.

1212
00:34:54,150 --> 00:34:54,400
And obviously if you compare
a whisky with something else.

1213
00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:57,920
And obviously if you compare
a whisky with something else.

1214
00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:58,190
And obviously if you compare
a whisky with something else.

1215
00:34:59,180 --> 00:35:01,230
- Every Bishops Arms
staff member is trained

1216
00:35:01,230 --> 00:35:01,440
to become a whisky
specialist and advocate.

1217
00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,960
to become a whisky
specialist and advocate.

1218
00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:05,080
to become a whisky
specialist and advocate.

1219
00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,480
(gentle instrumental music)

1220
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:09,010
(gentle instrumental music)

1221
00:35:11,190 --> 00:35:12,000
- Service is very important.

1222
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,100
- Service is very important.

1223
00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:15,120
There's still people come in our bar

1224
00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:15,520
and they look on the shelves
and say, what is all that?

1225
00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:19,040
and they look on the shelves
and say, what is all that?

1226
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:19,160
and they look on the shelves
and say, what is all that?

1227
00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,120
And you start there.

1228
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:22,560
And you start there and,
can I have a double whisky?

1229
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:25,180
And you start there and,
can I have a double whisky?

1230
00:35:25,180 --> 00:35:26,080
And we start off often saying,

1231
00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,000
And we start off often saying,

1232
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,600
well, would you mind to
have three smaller ones,

1233
00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:31,180
well, would you mind to
have three smaller ones,

1234
00:35:31,180 --> 00:35:33,120
same amount, same money, and
just discover something new?

1235
00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,000
same amount, same money, and
just discover something new?

1236
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:36,640
So you kind of have to educate your guests

1237
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:37,060
So you kind of have to educate your guests

1238
00:35:37,060 --> 00:35:40,160
as you are educating your
staff at the same time.

1239
00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:41,080
as you are educating your
staff at the same time.

1240
00:35:43,180 --> 00:35:43,680
- [David] The Bishops Arms has
won two prestigious awards.

1241
00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,070
- [David] The Bishops Arms has
won two prestigious awards.

1242
00:35:47,070 --> 00:35:47,200
Maja is spending the prize money

1243
00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,040
Maja is spending the prize money

1244
00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,720
on a celebratory staff trip.

1245
00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:52,060
on a celebratory staff trip.

1246
00:35:52,060 --> 00:35:53,230
- We are going to spend that money

1247
00:35:53,230 --> 00:35:54,240
with a trip to Scotland, of course!

1248
00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:56,210
with a trip to Scotland, of course!

1249
00:35:58,110 --> 00:36:00,220
We're visiting Glenkinchie Distillery

1250
00:36:00,220 --> 00:36:01,280
and we're just going to
have an inspiration trip

1251
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,060
and we're just going to
have an inspiration trip

1252
00:36:03,060 --> 00:36:04,800
with my staff so we can keep it alive.

1253
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,110
with my staff so we can keep it alive.

1254
00:36:08,180 --> 00:36:08,320
- [David] Glenkinchie
is a Lowland distillery

1255
00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:10,140
- [David] Glenkinchie
is a Lowland distillery

1256
00:36:10,140 --> 00:36:11,840
outside of Edinburgh, founded in 1837.

1257
00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:13,180
outside of Edinburgh, founded in 1837.

1258
00:36:26,050 --> 00:36:28,090
- [Maja] That's a pleasant smell.

1259
00:36:28,090 --> 00:36:29,040
Yes.
- Yes.

1260
00:36:31,240 --> 00:36:32,960
- And you finish with the distilling?

1261
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:35,010
- And you finish with the distilling?

1262
00:36:36,110 --> 00:36:36,480
(cheering)

1263
00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:38,230
(cheering)

1264
00:36:38,230 --> 00:36:40,000
(lively instrumental music)

1265
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,150
(lively instrumental music)

1266
00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:43,520
- By the old port of Leith,

1267
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:44,230
- By the old port of Leith,

1268
00:36:44,230 --> 00:36:47,040
it's time for a trip to Teuchters Landing,

1269
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:47,190
it's time for a trip to Teuchters Landing,

1270
00:36:47,190 --> 00:36:50,560
a pub whose assets include a
high-stakes game of hoopla.

1271
00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:51,230
a pub whose assets include a
high-stakes game of hoopla.

1272
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:54,080
(cheering)

1273
00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,070
(cheering)

1274
00:37:07,150 --> 00:37:08,160
- We're just checking if they
have any whisky we don't.

1275
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,190
- We're just checking if they
have any whisky we don't.

1276
00:37:11,190 --> 00:37:11,680
So we'll try that one.

1277
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,010
So we'll try that one.

1278
00:37:14,010 --> 00:37:15,200
It's very good to see how other
people work with the whisky,

1279
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,010
It's very good to see how other
people work with the whisky,

1280
00:37:17,010 --> 00:37:18,010
not just us.

1281
00:37:18,010 --> 00:37:18,720
- It's a living product,

1282
00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:19,010
- It's a living product,

1283
00:37:19,010 --> 00:37:21,000
not just something you pour into a bottle

1284
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:21,240
and pour color into.

1285
00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:22,240
It's a living product that goes into casks

1286
00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:23,210
It's a living product that goes into casks

1287
00:37:23,210 --> 00:37:25,050
and is made of barley.

1288
00:37:25,050 --> 00:37:25,760
It makes it a lot more
real to see a distillery

1289
00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:27,220
It makes it a lot more
real to see a distillery

1290
00:37:27,220 --> 00:37:29,280
and see why you should appreciate whisky.

1291
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,000
and see why you should appreciate whisky.

1292
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:32,800
- Our guide, Clive, was very good.

1293
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,130
- Our guide, Clive, was very good.

1294
00:37:34,130 --> 00:37:36,240
I thought he was really good.

1295
00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:39,840
He showed us a picture up
from about 100 years ago

1296
00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,080
He showed us a picture up
from about 100 years ago

1297
00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:43,360
with about 50 people
who used to work there

1298
00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,240
with about 50 people
who used to work there

1299
00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:46,880
and it was really
interesting just seeing that

1300
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,220
and it was really
interesting just seeing that

1301
00:37:49,220 --> 00:37:50,400
that must have been the
whole village worked

1302
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:51,230
that must have been the
whole village worked

1303
00:37:51,230 --> 00:37:53,100
at the distillery.

1304
00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:57,180
And now, he told us that
it's two people work 12 hours

1305
00:37:57,180 --> 00:37:57,440
and two people do the late shift

1306
00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,150
and two people do the late shift

1307
00:37:59,150 --> 00:38:00,960
and the whole thing runs off that

1308
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:02,050
and the whole thing runs off that

1309
00:38:02,050 --> 00:38:04,480
and how the whisky making
has changed over 100 years,

1310
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,050
and how the whisky making
has changed over 100 years,

1311
00:38:06,050 --> 00:38:08,000
but they can still get the same product.

1312
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,140
but they can still get the same product.

1313
00:38:09,140 --> 00:38:10,100
- Oh.

1314
00:38:11,220 --> 00:38:11,520
I get a bucket of ice!

1315
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,180
I get a bucket of ice!

1316
00:38:17,210 --> 00:38:18,560
- Shall we have a hoop?

1317
00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:19,180
- Shall we have a hoop?

1318
00:38:19,180 --> 00:38:21,180
- We should?
- We should have a hoop.

1319
00:38:21,180 --> 00:38:22,080
We'll have to hide away all
the single cask Ardbeg though.

1320
00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:25,070
We'll have to hide away all
the single cask Ardbeg though.

1321
00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:25,600
- I'm not sure how
that's going to work out

1322
00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:26,230
- I'm not sure how
that's going to work out

1323
00:38:26,230 --> 00:38:29,070
with the Swedish alcohol law,

1324
00:38:29,070 --> 00:38:29,120
because selling alcohol in
Sweden's not allowed to be fun.

1325
00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:32,640
because selling alcohol in
Sweden's not allowed to be fun.

1326
00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:33,110
because selling alcohol in
Sweden's not allowed to be fun.

1327
00:38:35,170 --> 00:38:36,160
It has to be quite straight and direct.

1328
00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,230
It has to be quite straight and direct.

1329
00:38:38,230 --> 00:38:39,680
There's no such thing
as happy hour in Sweden.

1330
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,100
There's no such thing
as happy hour in Sweden.

1331
00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:43,200
- This is the great city of London.

1332
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,150
- This is the great city of London.

1333
00:38:45,150 --> 00:38:46,720
A city that has quaffed
whisky for hundreds of years.

1334
00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:49,000
A city that has quaffed
whisky for hundreds of years.

1335
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:50,090
It's also a city that has begun

1336
00:38:50,090 --> 00:38:50,240
to distill its own whisky yet again.

1337
00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:52,200
to distill its own whisky yet again.

1338
00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:53,760
And it's also the city
that has stoked a debate

1339
00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:55,130
And it's also the city
that has stoked a debate

1340
00:38:55,130 --> 00:38:57,280
about how exactly this drink
should best be devoured,

1341
00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:58,200
about how exactly this drink
should best be devoured,

1342
00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:00,800
and that includes, and this is heretical,

1343
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:01,160
and that includes, and this is heretical,

1344
00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:04,320
a mutiny against tradition
for some, including myself,

1345
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:05,000
a mutiny against tradition
for some, including myself,

1346
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,070
drinking whisky in cocktails.

1347
00:39:07,070 --> 00:39:07,840
Now, I'm about to go
into this hotel to talk

1348
00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:09,230
Now, I'm about to go
into this hotel to talk

1349
00:39:09,230 --> 00:39:11,360
to the 2015 World Barman of the Year

1350
00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:12,230
to the 2015 World Barman of the Year

1351
00:39:13,190 --> 00:39:14,880
and if he mixes me a cocktail,

1352
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:16,000
and if he mixes me a cocktail,

1353
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,190
he's going straight to the Tower.

1354
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:25,440
Ryan, on a daily basis, you
commit sacrilege in this bar.

1355
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:28,960
Ryan, on a daily basis, you
commit sacrilege in this bar.

1356
00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:29,080
Ryan, on a daily basis, you
commit sacrilege in this bar.

1357
00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:31,100
Because you take some really,
really decent whiskies

1358
00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:32,480
that take years and years to mature

1359
00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:33,110
that take years and years to mature

1360
00:39:33,110 --> 00:39:35,170
into all the richness of flavors,

1361
00:39:35,170 --> 00:39:36,000
and then you throw in all
sorts of other liquids

1362
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,090
and then you throw in all
sorts of other liquids

1363
00:39:37,090 --> 00:39:39,520
and you throw in strawberry
crushes and botanicals

1364
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:40,230
and you throw in strawberry
crushes and botanicals

1365
00:39:40,230 --> 00:39:43,040
and you make dreadful
cocktails out of them.

1366
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:43,060
and you make dreadful
cocktails out of them.

1367
00:39:43,060 --> 00:39:45,110
- I'm guilty of that.
- Why?

1368
00:39:45,110 --> 00:39:46,560
- To me, it's been the beauty of whisky.

1369
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:47,170
- To me, it's been the beauty of whisky.

1370
00:39:47,170 --> 00:39:49,020
It does have big, bold flavors,

1371
00:39:49,020 --> 00:39:50,080
it's got all of these interesting
characteristics and to me,

1372
00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:52,060
it's got all of these interesting
characteristics and to me,

1373
00:39:52,060 --> 00:39:53,600
a cocktail is just a new
way of experiencing that.

1374
00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,060
a cocktail is just a new
way of experiencing that.

1375
00:39:55,060 --> 00:39:57,090
To me, it's not about
masking any of the flavors

1376
00:39:57,090 --> 00:39:57,120
and just hiding it away
as a bland alcohol,

1377
00:39:57,120 --> 00:40:00,010
and just hiding it away
as a bland alcohol,

1378
00:40:00,010 --> 00:40:00,640
the beauty of using Scotch in these things

1379
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:01,190
the beauty of using Scotch in these things

1380
00:40:01,190 --> 00:40:03,140
is it has all these characteristics.

1381
00:40:03,140 --> 00:40:04,160
- Whisky should be drunk
any way you want it to be.

1382
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:06,140
- Whisky should be drunk
any way you want it to be.

1383
00:40:06,140 --> 00:40:07,680
I am a big fan of not being prescriptive

1384
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:08,240
I am a big fan of not being prescriptive

1385
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:09,200
about drinking whisky

1386
00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:11,200
and I think we are seeing
that more and more nowadays.

1387
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:12,070
and I think we are seeing
that more and more nowadays.

1388
00:40:12,070 --> 00:40:14,720
I love whisky cocktails,
whisky highballs, whisky neat,

1389
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:15,140
I love whisky cocktails,
whisky highballs, whisky neat,

1390
00:40:15,140 --> 00:40:17,030
whisky on the rocks,

1391
00:40:17,030 --> 00:40:18,240
in a nosing glass,
being more professional,

1392
00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:20,020
in a nosing glass,
being more professional,

1393
00:40:20,020 --> 00:40:21,760
or literally out of a flask
when I'm walking up a big hill

1394
00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:22,220
or literally out of a flask
when I'm walking up a big hill

1395
00:40:22,220 --> 00:40:24,140
and it's freezing cold.

1396
00:40:24,140 --> 00:40:25,100
- I think the industry

1397
00:40:25,100 --> 00:40:25,280
need to find a way of keeping
their older consumer happy,

1398
00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:27,230
need to find a way of keeping
their older consumer happy,

1399
00:40:27,230 --> 00:40:28,230
by doing what they love

1400
00:40:28,230 --> 00:40:28,800
and what they're going to keep buying,

1401
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,060
and what they're going to keep buying,

1402
00:40:30,060 --> 00:40:31,160
but also not being scared to innovate

1403
00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:32,320
and not being scared to
talk about putting in mixers

1404
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:34,090
and not being scared to
talk about putting in mixers

1405
00:40:34,090 --> 00:40:35,840
and talk about putting in ice and water

1406
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:36,050
and talk about putting in ice and water

1407
00:40:36,050 --> 00:40:38,180
and getting more people
just to experiment with it

1408
00:40:38,180 --> 00:40:39,360
and find out what they like,

1409
00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:40,040
and find out what they like,

1410
00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:41,210
rather than using the old method,

1411
00:40:41,210 --> 00:40:42,880
where it was preached

1412
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:43,030
where it was preached

1413
00:40:43,030 --> 00:40:44,180
and you were told you must drink it neat,

1414
00:40:44,180 --> 00:40:46,160
you mustn't do this, you mustn't do that,

1415
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:46,400
and I think that image has
turned a lot of people off.

1416
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:49,160
and I think that image has
turned a lot of people off.

1417
00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:49,920
- So, however you want
to drink your Scotch,

1418
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:51,040
- So, however you want
to drink your Scotch,

1419
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,150
you drink your Scotch however you like it.

1420
00:40:53,150 --> 00:40:53,440
And don't let anybody tell you you can't.

1421
00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,120
And don't let anybody tell you you can't.

1422
00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:56,960
But there are limits.

1423
00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:57,190
But there are limits.

1424
00:40:57,190 --> 00:41:00,110
So, I got my father for one Christmas

1425
00:41:00,110 --> 00:41:00,480
a really expensive
bottle of Highland Park.

1426
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:02,140
a really expensive
bottle of Highland Park.

1427
00:41:02,140 --> 00:41:04,000
Highland Park is a beautiful Scotch,

1428
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:04,220
Highland Park is a beautiful Scotch,

1429
00:41:04,220 --> 00:41:07,520
and I took it around and we
were celebrating Christmas

1430
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:08,100
and I took it around and we
were celebrating Christmas

1431
00:41:08,100 --> 00:41:11,040
and the first thing he
did was he opened it,

1432
00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:11,090
and the first thing he
did was he opened it,

1433
00:41:11,090 --> 00:41:13,220
and there was a bottle
of dry ginger at one side

1434
00:41:13,220 --> 00:41:14,560
and this really amazing
bottle of Highland Park

1435
00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:15,210
and this really amazing
bottle of Highland Park

1436
00:41:15,210 --> 00:41:16,210
at the other.

1437
00:41:16,210 --> 00:41:18,080
And they both went in the same glass.

1438
00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:18,210
And they both went in the same glass.

1439
00:41:18,210 --> 00:41:21,090
So that is where you draw the limit.

1440
00:41:21,090 --> 00:41:21,600
- If you want to get somebody
to experience a new spirit,

1441
00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:24,090
- If you want to get somebody
to experience a new spirit,

1442
00:41:24,090 --> 00:41:25,120
something different, a new flavor,

1443
00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:25,210
something different, a new flavor,

1444
00:41:25,210 --> 00:41:28,050
it can be a bit much just
giving them a neat dram,

1445
00:41:28,050 --> 00:41:28,640
especially when you've got
something cask strength

1446
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:30,080
especially when you've got
something cask strength

1447
00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:32,160
or smoky and all of a sudden
they are put off by it.

1448
00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:32,210
or smoky and all of a sudden
they are put off by it.

1449
00:41:32,210 --> 00:41:35,150
Everybody's got that
story of drinking whisky,

1450
00:41:35,150 --> 00:41:35,680
stealing it from their
dad's cabinet and going,

1451
00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:37,090
stealing it from their
dad's cabinet and going,

1452
00:41:37,090 --> 00:41:39,200
no, I don't like the stuff,
and they stick with that idea.

1453
00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:40,040
no, I don't like the stuff,
and they stick with that idea.

1454
00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,170
Whereas, whisky runs this
amazing gauntlet of flavor

1455
00:41:42,170 --> 00:41:42,720
and you've got light,
delicate, Lowland drams,

1456
00:41:42,720 --> 00:41:45,130
and you've got light,
delicate, Lowland drams,

1457
00:41:45,130 --> 00:41:46,240
through to big, smoky, rich Islays.

1458
00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:47,130
through to big, smoky, rich Islays.

1459
00:41:47,130 --> 00:41:49,190
And you want people to
go, right, actually,

1460
00:41:49,190 --> 00:41:49,760
there's a new way of experiencing this.

1461
00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:51,070
there's a new way of experiencing this.

1462
00:41:51,070 --> 00:41:53,010
And using a cocktail,
if you do it delicately,

1463
00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:53,280
is a way of introducing
new flavors to them.

1464
00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:55,130
is a way of introducing
new flavors to them.

1465
00:41:55,130 --> 00:41:56,800
Actually, this drink's been on
our menu since the beginning.

1466
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:57,220
Actually, this drink's been on
our menu since the beginning.

1467
00:41:57,220 --> 00:42:00,110
And I've always tried to
involve whisky cocktails.

1468
00:42:00,110 --> 00:42:00,320
It's my favorite spirit.

1469
00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:01,120
It's my favorite spirit.

1470
00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:02,070
It's one I have loved.

1471
00:42:02,070 --> 00:42:03,130
I lived in Scotland for a long time.

1472
00:42:03,130 --> 00:42:03,840
It's very close to my heart.

1473
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:04,170
It's very close to my heart.

1474
00:42:04,170 --> 00:42:07,360
So, this is essentially
a twist on a whisky sour.

1475
00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:08,090
So, this is essentially
a twist on a whisky sour.

1476
00:42:08,090 --> 00:42:10,180
But it is a bit of an unusual one.

1477
00:42:10,180 --> 00:42:10,880
So, I'm going to warn you of
that before I get started.

1478
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:13,090
So, I'm going to warn you of
that before I get started.

1479
00:42:13,090 --> 00:42:14,240
- If people want to enjoy their whisky

1480
00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:14,400
with a lot of nosing and sniffing
and looking at the color,

1481
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,140
with a lot of nosing and sniffing
and looking at the color,

1482
00:42:17,140 --> 00:42:17,920
well, good for them.

1483
00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:18,190
well, good for them.

1484
00:42:18,190 --> 00:42:20,150
It's their whisky, they've bought it.

1485
00:42:20,150 --> 00:42:21,440
If they want to slam a glass full of ice

1486
00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:22,190
If they want to slam a glass full of ice

1487
00:42:22,190 --> 00:42:24,960
and stick a branded cola on
top of it, well, I might wince.

1488
00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:26,230
and stick a branded cola on
top of it, well, I might wince.

1489
00:42:28,100 --> 00:42:28,480
It might not be for me,
but it's their whisky.

1490
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:31,070
It might not be for me,
but it's their whisky.

1491
00:42:31,070 --> 00:42:32,000
It's a free world.

1492
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:33,080
It's a free world.

1493
00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:35,520
On they should go as
long as they enjoy it.

1494
00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:36,240
On they should go as
long as they enjoy it.

1495
00:42:36,240 --> 00:42:39,040
- This idea that, thou shalt not touch,

1496
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:40,040
- This idea that, thou shalt not touch,

1497
00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:42,200
really only is about 30 years old.

1498
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:42,560
And I think it's done irreparable damage

1499
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,150
And I think it's done irreparable damage

1500
00:42:44,150 --> 00:42:46,080
to the Scotch whisky industry
because it's a strong drink.

1501
00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:48,000
to the Scotch whisky industry
because it's a strong drink.

1502
00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:48,220
And people take a sip of it

1503
00:42:48,220 --> 00:42:49,600
because you're not
allowed to add water to it

1504
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:50,100
because you're not
allowed to add water to it

1505
00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:51,220
and it's, come on.

1506
00:42:52,210 --> 00:42:53,120
It's about pleasure, guys.

1507
00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:53,170
It's about pleasure, guys.

1508
00:42:53,170 --> 00:42:54,170
It's not about pain.

1509
00:42:54,170 --> 00:42:56,640
So I would add anything
you want to Scotch whisky.

1510
00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:58,230
So I would add anything
you want to Scotch whisky.

1511
00:42:58,230 --> 00:43:00,160
Just enjoy it because it might
be a great, complex drink,

1512
00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:01,160
Just enjoy it because it might
be a great, complex drink,

1513
00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:03,120
but it's just a drink.

1514
00:43:04,090 --> 00:43:05,170
- Ryan, the more I explore whisky,

1515
00:43:05,170 --> 00:43:07,200
the more I realize it
is a form of alchemy.

1516
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,090
the more I realize it
is a form of alchemy.

1517
00:43:09,090 --> 00:43:10,050
- Mhm.

1518
00:43:10,050 --> 00:43:10,720
- And you're taking it a
stage further, aren't you?

1519
00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:12,190
- And you're taking it a
stage further, aren't you?

1520
00:43:12,190 --> 00:43:14,240
- Well, to me, your whisky
blenders, be that blended whisky,

1521
00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:15,220
- Well, to me, your whisky
blenders, be that blended whisky,

1522
00:43:15,220 --> 00:43:17,760
be that single malts, they are
essentially making cocktails.

1523
00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:20,020
be that single malts, they are
essentially making cocktails.

1524
00:43:20,020 --> 00:43:21,280
They're bringing all these
different elements together,

1525
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:22,000
They're bringing all these
different elements together,

1526
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:23,070
creating a harmony

1527
00:43:23,070 --> 00:43:24,800
that tastes greater than
the sum of its parts.

1528
00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:25,040
that tastes greater than
the sum of its parts.

1529
00:43:25,040 --> 00:43:26,180
Hopefully, this is going to be a new side

1530
00:43:26,180 --> 00:43:28,320
of this whisky that you won't have tried.

1531
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:29,100
of this whisky that you won't have tried.

1532
00:43:29,100 --> 00:43:31,240
- This will be a first time for me.

1533
00:43:31,240 --> 00:43:31,840
- Okay, I'm hoping this works.

1534
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,120
- Okay, I'm hoping this works.

1535
00:43:35,130 --> 00:43:35,360
(gentle instrumental music)

1536
00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:38,880
(gentle instrumental music)

1537
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:39,040
(gentle instrumental music)

1538
00:43:58,190 --> 00:43:59,150
- Slainte.

1539
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:10,560
That's surprisingly refreshing.

1540
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:11,010
That's surprisingly refreshing.

1541
00:44:11,010 --> 00:44:12,040
Dare I admit it.

1542
00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:13,170
(laughing)

1543
00:44:13,170 --> 00:44:14,080
I'll probably lose half my friends.

1544
00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:16,160
I'll probably lose half my friends.

1545
00:44:16,160 --> 00:44:17,600
(gentle instrumental music)

1546
00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:20,070
(gentle instrumental music)

1547
00:44:25,010 --> 00:44:28,080
So, what does the future
hold in store for Scotch?

1548
00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:28,160
Not only is there an explosion

1549
00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:29,230
Not only is there an explosion

1550
00:44:29,230 --> 00:44:31,680
of small-scale craft distilleries,

1551
00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:32,100
of small-scale craft distilleries,

1552
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:34,180
some of the older, established producers

1553
00:44:34,180 --> 00:44:35,200
are investing big money, too.

1554
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,040
are investing big money, too.

1555
00:44:39,090 --> 00:44:41,080
This is Strathspey in the
northeast of Scotland.

1556
00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:42,240
It's an area that contains
the greatest density

1557
00:44:42,240 --> 00:44:43,190
It's an area that contains
the greatest density

1558
00:44:43,190 --> 00:44:45,760
of whisky distilleries
anywhere in the world.

1559
00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:46,080
of whisky distilleries
anywhere in the world.

1560
00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:48,090
It is also home to The Macallan,

1561
00:44:48,090 --> 00:44:49,280
one of the best loved
and most revered whiskies

1562
00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:50,180
one of the best loved
and most revered whiskies

1563
00:44:50,180 --> 00:44:52,000
in the world.

1564
00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:52,800
Macallan have been here
for over 200 years.

1565
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:54,180
Macallan have been here
for over 200 years.

1566
00:44:54,180 --> 00:44:56,320
But currently, the demand for Macallan

1567
00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:58,000
But currently, the demand for Macallan

1568
00:44:58,000 --> 00:44:59,170
is outstripping supply.

1569
00:44:59,170 --> 00:44:59,840
So, the company are
investing the small sum

1570
00:44:59,840 --> 00:45:02,080
So, the company are
investing the small sum

1571
00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:03,360
of 100 million pounds in
creating a cathedral of whisky,

1572
00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:06,110
of 100 million pounds in
creating a cathedral of whisky,

1573
00:45:06,110 --> 00:45:06,880
due to open in 2017.

1574
00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:08,030
due to open in 2017.

1575
00:45:13,140 --> 00:45:13,920
This beautiful new distillery
on the Island of Harris

1576
00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:16,160
This beautiful new distillery
on the Island of Harris

1577
00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:17,440
is proof, too, that there is confidence

1578
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:18,190
is proof, too, that there is confidence

1579
00:45:18,190 --> 00:45:20,960
in the future of Scotch.

1580
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:21,010
in the future of Scotch.

1581
00:45:21,010 --> 00:45:23,170
- It's a very exciting time,
I think, for distilling.

1582
00:45:23,170 --> 00:45:24,220
Especially here in Scotland,

1583
00:45:24,220 --> 00:45:24,480
we've got a lot of new
distilleries appearing.

1584
00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:26,160
we've got a lot of new
distilleries appearing.

1585
00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:28,000
There's a lot of gin distilleries

1586
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:28,050
There's a lot of gin distilleries

1587
00:45:28,050 --> 00:45:29,240
which are going to be
leading into making whisky.

1588
00:45:29,240 --> 00:45:31,520
But the same thing's happening
all across mainland Europe,

1589
00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:32,140
But the same thing's happening
all across mainland Europe,

1590
00:45:32,140 --> 00:45:33,160
all throughout Asia.

1591
00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:35,040
And there's a lot of new
distilleries appearing.

1592
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:35,160
And there's a lot of new
distilleries appearing.

1593
00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:36,140
But I think it's very important

1594
00:45:36,140 --> 00:45:37,130
that Scotland doesn't lose focus,

1595
00:45:37,130 --> 00:45:38,560
so that they keep creating
very high quality spirit.

1596
00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:40,100
so that they keep creating
very high quality spirit.

1597
00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:42,020
But I think that we're lucky in a way

1598
00:45:42,020 --> 00:45:42,080
because we have the heritage

1599
00:45:42,080 --> 00:45:43,120
because we have the heritage

1600
00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:45,130
that all of these mainland
European distilleries

1601
00:45:45,130 --> 00:45:45,600
and Asian distilleries

1602
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:46,150
and Asian distilleries

1603
00:45:46,150 --> 00:45:49,120
will never have the same
heritage as Scotland has.

1604
00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:49,160
will never have the same
heritage as Scotland has.

1605
00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:51,020
- The big challenge in whisky is trying

1606
00:45:51,020 --> 00:45:52,640
to balance innovation and tradition.

1607
00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:54,000
to balance innovation and tradition.

1608
00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:56,030
I think it's very possible to do that

1609
00:45:56,030 --> 00:45:56,160
and to produce something amazing.

1610
00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:58,220
and to produce something amazing.

1611
00:45:58,220 --> 00:45:59,680
- I don't know if it's going to turn out

1612
00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:00,030
- I don't know if it's going to turn out

1613
00:46:00,030 --> 00:46:01,200
just as fine as everyone

1614
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:03,200
in the industry thinks
and hopes and believes.

1615
00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:04,180
in the industry thinks
and hopes and believes.

1616
00:46:04,180 --> 00:46:06,170
And there are going to be
some casualties along the way.

1617
00:46:06,170 --> 00:46:06,720
Maybe some of those
small craft distilleries

1618
00:46:06,720 --> 00:46:08,110
Maybe some of those
small craft distilleries

1619
00:46:08,110 --> 00:46:10,090
are going to fall by the wayside

1620
00:46:10,090 --> 00:46:10,240
in a kind of creative
destruction of the marketplace.

1621
00:46:10,240 --> 00:46:12,180
in a kind of creative
destruction of the marketplace.

1622
00:46:12,180 --> 00:46:13,760
But overall, I think we probably
will take the right turn.

1623
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:15,100
But overall, I think we probably
will take the right turn.

1624
00:46:15,100 --> 00:46:17,280
I think we will go on
to the sunlit uplands

1625
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:18,110
I think we will go on
to the sunlit uplands

1626
00:46:18,110 --> 00:46:20,800
and I think there is a
bonnie future for Scotch.

1627
00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:21,090
and I think there is a
bonnie future for Scotch.

1628
00:46:21,090 --> 00:46:21,440
- We've made Scotch whisky
for hundreds of years.

1629
00:46:21,440 --> 00:46:24,320
- We've made Scotch whisky
for hundreds of years.

1630
00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:26,030
- We've made Scotch whisky
for hundreds of years.

1631
00:46:26,030 --> 00:46:27,840
It has proved the test of time.

1632
00:46:27,840 --> 00:46:28,160
It has proved the test of time.

1633
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:31,010
It is revered as the pinnacle

1634
00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:34,880
of the distiller's art worldwide

1635
00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:35,150
of the distiller's art worldwide

1636
00:46:35,150 --> 00:46:38,400
because of its character,
its quality, its soul.

1637
00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:40,030
because of its character,
its quality, its soul.

1638
00:46:40,030 --> 00:46:41,920
And it will continue to do well.

1639
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:42,200
And it will continue to do well.

1640
00:46:44,010 --> 00:46:45,440
- I see it actually as
a moment of opportunity

1641
00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:46,060
- I see it actually as
a moment of opportunity

1642
00:46:46,060 --> 00:46:47,120
for Scotch whisky

1643
00:46:47,120 --> 00:46:48,960
because the more the
Scotch whisky industry

1644
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:50,070
because the more the
Scotch whisky industry

1645
00:46:50,070 --> 00:46:52,000
is looking over its
shoulder, sort of going,

1646
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:52,480
oh, well, bourbon's becoming popular.

1647
00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:54,070
oh, well, bourbon's becoming popular.

1648
00:46:54,070 --> 00:46:56,000
Maybe we should be like bourbon.

1649
00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:56,020
Maybe we should be like bourbon.

1650
00:46:56,020 --> 00:46:57,190
Or Japanese is becoming popular.

1651
00:46:57,190 --> 00:46:59,100
Can we be like Japanese?

1652
00:46:59,100 --> 00:46:59,520
Then you've lost it.

1653
00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:00,110
Then you've lost it.

1654
00:47:00,110 --> 00:47:02,200
You've lost the battle completely.

1655
00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:03,040
(gentle instrumental music)

1656
00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:06,120
(gentle instrumental music)

1657
00:47:08,050 --> 00:47:10,080
- But not everyone is as
confident about the future.

1658
00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:12,060
- But not everyone is as
confident about the future.

1659
00:47:12,060 --> 00:47:13,600
- I actually think that
if you look at whisky,

1660
00:47:13,600 --> 00:47:14,200
- I actually think that
if you look at whisky,

1661
00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:17,120
the historic whisky graph,
it goes up and down.

1662
00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:17,240
the historic whisky graph,
it goes up and down.

1663
00:47:17,240 --> 00:47:20,070
If you remember in the
'80s with the whisky lake

1664
00:47:20,070 --> 00:47:20,640
and shut half of Scotland's distilleries.

1665
00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:22,110
and shut half of Scotland's distilleries.

1666
00:47:22,110 --> 00:47:23,110
It's coming.

1667
00:47:24,230 --> 00:47:25,240
What have Scotland done?

1668
00:47:25,240 --> 00:47:27,680
Doubled production in the last four years.

1669
00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:28,230
Doubled production in the last four years.

1670
00:47:28,230 --> 00:47:31,200
The moment that whisky is
live and ready for sale,

1671
00:47:31,200 --> 00:47:32,230
The moment that whisky is
live and ready for sale,

1672
00:47:32,230 --> 00:47:34,720
we haven't suddenly got
twice as many whisky drinkers

1673
00:47:34,720 --> 00:47:35,140
we haven't suddenly got
twice as many whisky drinkers

1674
00:47:35,140 --> 00:47:37,040
in the world.

1675
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:38,200
Therefore, this is just going to,

1676
00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:38,240
there has to be a mountain
of whisky building.

1677
00:47:38,240 --> 00:47:41,090
there has to be a mountain
of whisky building.

1678
00:47:41,090 --> 00:47:41,760
And at some point, it will all go down

1679
00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:42,190
And at some point, it will all go down

1680
00:47:42,190 --> 00:47:45,140
and we'll all have a bit of a downturn.

1681
00:47:45,140 --> 00:47:45,280
And then we'll, yeah.

1682
00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:47,150
And then we'll, yeah.

1683
00:47:47,150 --> 00:47:48,800
- So, what do you, what's your opinion on,

1684
00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:49,180
- So, what do you, what's your opinion on,

1685
00:47:49,180 --> 00:47:52,320
say, the Macallan spending 100
million on this new facility?

1686
00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:53,190
say, the Macallan spending 100
million on this new facility?

1687
00:47:53,190 --> 00:47:55,020
- Brilliant, really cool.

1688
00:47:55,020 --> 00:47:55,840
But you know, they've doubled production.

1689
00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:57,030
But you know, they've doubled production.

1690
00:47:57,030 --> 00:47:59,360
Do they think they can
sell twice as much whisky?

1691
00:47:59,360 --> 00:48:00,140
Do they think they can
sell twice as much whisky?

1692
00:48:00,140 --> 00:48:01,160
If they can, brilliant.

1693
00:48:01,160 --> 00:48:02,880
But that means somebody
else isn't selling any.

1694
00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:05,140
But that means somebody
else isn't selling any.

1695
00:48:05,140 --> 00:48:06,170
We haven't suddenly got
everybody buying twice

1696
00:48:06,170 --> 00:48:06,400
as many bottles.

1697
00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:08,000
as many bottles.

1698
00:48:08,230 --> 00:48:09,920
So, the industry has to do a bit of a dip.

1699
00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:13,020
So, the industry has to do a bit of a dip.

1700
00:48:13,020 --> 00:48:13,440
And those that have got their
houses in order will be fine

1701
00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:16,160
And those that have got their
houses in order will be fine

1702
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:16,960
and those that have borrowed to the hilt

1703
00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:18,210
and those that have borrowed to the hilt

1704
00:48:18,210 --> 00:48:20,480
and are expecting it
to continue willy-nilly

1705
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:21,160
and are expecting it
to continue willy-nilly

1706
00:48:21,160 --> 00:48:24,000
probably will wake up with a headache.

1707
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:24,190
probably will wake up with a headache.

1708
00:48:24,190 --> 00:48:25,200
But we'll see.

1709
00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:26,190
That's the joy of whisky.

1710
00:48:26,190 --> 00:48:27,520
I mean, you design a business
to work over generations,

1711
00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:29,030
I mean, you design a business
to work over generations,

1712
00:48:29,030 --> 00:48:31,040
not over a decade cycle.

1713
00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:31,200
not over a decade cycle.

1714
00:48:31,200 --> 00:48:34,560
(gentle instrumental music)

1715
00:48:34,560 --> 00:48:35,110
(gentle instrumental music)

1716
00:48:36,140 --> 00:48:38,080
- As I have seen, Scotch whisky sprung

1717
00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:39,010
- As I have seen, Scotch whisky sprung

1718
00:48:39,010 --> 00:48:41,600
from Caledonian terrain
and bewitched the world.

1719
00:48:41,600 --> 00:48:43,040
from Caledonian terrain
and bewitched the world.

1720
00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:45,120
Its ascendancy has been
driven by pioneers,

1721
00:48:45,120 --> 00:48:45,180
Its ascendancy has been
driven by pioneers,

1722
00:48:45,180 --> 00:48:48,050
from early innovators
and the entrepreneurs

1723
00:48:48,050 --> 00:48:48,640
who first exported our
wares, to today's scientists,

1724
00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:51,140
who first exported our
wares, to today's scientists,

1725
00:48:51,140 --> 00:48:52,160
blenders and craft distillers.

1726
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:54,010
blenders and craft distillers.

1727
00:48:55,020 --> 00:48:55,680
Yet what strikes me most
is, despite all that,

1728
00:48:55,680 --> 00:48:58,020
Yet what strikes me most
is, despite all that,

1729
00:48:58,020 --> 00:48:59,200
the drink itself remains
a charming enigma.

1730
00:48:59,200 --> 00:49:01,220
the drink itself remains
a charming enigma.

1731
00:49:01,220 --> 00:49:02,720
The causes of its sumptuous taste,

1732
00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:04,020
The causes of its sumptuous taste,

1733
00:49:04,020 --> 00:49:06,240
impossible to agree upon and
even opaque and mysterious.

1734
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:08,060
impossible to agree upon and
even opaque and mysterious.

1735
00:49:10,040 --> 00:49:11,160
There will be peaks and troughs

1736
00:49:11,160 --> 00:49:13,180
and pretenders to the throne.

1737
00:49:13,180 --> 00:49:13,280
But because of that sorcery,

1738
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:15,090
But because of that sorcery,

1739
00:49:15,090 --> 00:49:16,800
Scotland's tipple of
genius will always prevail.

1740
00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:19,090
Scotland's tipple of
genius will always prevail.

1741
00:49:20,120 --> 00:49:20,320
The future's bright.

1742
00:49:20,320 --> 00:49:22,050
The future's bright.

1743
00:49:22,050 --> 00:49:23,190
The future's amber.

1744
00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:30,880
We're getting very near
last orders, folks.

1745
00:49:30,880 --> 00:49:34,050
We're getting very near
last orders, folks.

1746
00:49:34,050 --> 00:49:34,400
And the end of my journey.

1747
00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:36,170
And the end of my journey.

1748
00:49:36,170 --> 00:49:37,920
A wonderful journey through
the magical world of whisky.

1749
00:49:37,920 --> 00:49:40,020
A wonderful journey through
the magical world of whisky.

1750
00:49:40,020 --> 00:49:41,440
I hope you've enjoyed it.

1751
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:42,020
I hope you've enjoyed it.

1752
00:49:42,020 --> 00:49:44,040
From Highland crofter to Hobart visionary,

1753
00:49:44,040 --> 00:49:44,960
there's an amber thread
that embroiders the globe.

1754
00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:48,070
there's an amber thread
that embroiders the globe.

1755
00:49:48,070 --> 00:49:48,480
When a cunning alchemist
distills a spirit,

1756
00:49:48,480 --> 00:49:51,210
When a cunning alchemist
distills a spirit,

1757
00:49:51,210 --> 00:49:52,000
a liquid drops forth into a
cask and there something truly,

1758
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:55,520
a liquid drops forth into a
cask and there something truly,

1759
00:49:55,520 --> 00:49:56,100
a liquid drops forth into a
cask and there something truly,

1760
00:49:56,100 --> 00:49:58,160
truly colossal happens.

1761
00:49:58,160 --> 00:49:59,040
Scotch whisky affects
history and defines identity.

1762
00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:02,200
Scotch whisky affects
history and defines identity.

1763
00:50:04,100 --> 00:50:06,080
It embraces science and
big business and the land.

1764
00:50:06,080 --> 00:50:08,140
It embraces science and
big business and the land.

1765
00:50:09,120 --> 00:50:09,600
And yet, at its heart,
this mixture of water,

1766
00:50:09,600 --> 00:50:12,150
And yet, at its heart,
this mixture of water,

1767
00:50:12,150 --> 00:50:13,120
barley and yeast is just a simple,

1768
00:50:13,120 --> 00:50:15,090
barley and yeast is just a simple,

1769
00:50:15,090 --> 00:50:16,640
beautiful taste of heaven in a glass.

1770
00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:18,110
beautiful taste of heaven in a glass.

1771
00:50:20,050 --> 00:50:20,160
Slainte.

1772
00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:21,000
Slainte.

1773
00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:23,680
(gentle instrumental music)

1774
00:50:23,680 --> 00:50:26,020
(gentle instrumental music)

1775
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:12,010
[END CREDITS]