Why is whiskey sometimes spelled without the “e”? Who makes the better whiskey—the Scots or the Irish? Did explorers really uncover three lost cases of Ernest Shackleton’s Scotch whisky at his Antarctic base camp more than a century later—and then painstakingly recreate the original spirit?
From ancient origins to the digital age, this episode is packed with remarkable stories, history, and the people who shaped the world’s favorite spirit.