Hello everyone, and welcome back for Season 5 of Lush Life.

We begin this season with an author, a speaker, a liveryman at the Worshipful Company of Distillers, Keeper of the Quaich, and, most of all, a champion of whisky.

I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is, Lush Life Podcast, every week; we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time.

Eddie Ludlow is all of those things I described and more. He founded The Whisky Lounge, which has been introducing whisky to the world for over 10 years, and has just published “Whisky - A Tasting Course.” 

Whether you are a beginner to whisky or a pro, there is no way you can’t learn something from his book. Everything about it makes you want to pick up that bottle and serve yourself a dram right now.

Unfortunately, due to recent circumstances, the Whisky Lounge has had to cancel their in-person tastings, but that hasn’t stopped them from planning a virtual festival, their Whisky Festival in a Box from October 16 - 18. Eddie will tell you all about how to sign up later on in the show.

Drams ready! Let’s go.

Our Cocktail of the week is the classic Old Fashioned.

Ingredients: 

• 50 ml Bourbon
• 2 barspoons Demerara Sugar Syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• 1 big ice cube

Method:

Add 50ml of Bourbon to a rocks glass with one big cube of ice. Add two barspoons of Demerara sugar syrup. Then add two dashes of Angostura bitters. Stir for 50 seconds

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You’ll find this recipe, more variations on the Old Fashioned, plus all the cocktails of the week, at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll find all the ingredients in the shop

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/how-to-taste-whisky

Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!

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Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸