Our guest today introduced me to a job title I had never heard of before - the maltster.  She works for one of the very few distilleries that still floor malts its barley - thus the need for a maltster.

In short, a maltster is a maker of malt for use in brewing or distilling, but Charlotte Coyle goes into way more detail about the maltster at Benriach Distillery. 

Charlotte is the Brown-Forman UK Malt Whisky Ambassador and sat down to tell me all about the history and the Scotch Whisky that is made up in the Speyside distillery of Benriach, plus what goes on in Warehouse 13.

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Our cocktail of the week is Benriach Boulevardier. The Negroni is a blend of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. In this case, we take out that gin and replace it with Benriach.

INGREDIENTS

• 20ml Benriach The Twelve
• 20ml Campari (or other bitter aperitif)
• 20ml Sweet vermouth
• 10ml Cherry syrup

METHOD

• Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice
• Stir until cold and slightly diluted
• Strain into a rocks glass over cubed or block ice
• Garnish with a cherry and orange zest

You’ll find this recipe, more whisky cocktail recipes, and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find some of the ingredients in our shop.

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/benriach-with-charlotte-coyle

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