Season 5: Alcohol and Friends- Whiskey: Also Whisky, possibly Whiskgee

PlantStories: The Modern, the old, and the crazy in between!

For this weeks riveting episode of our Alcohol series, we explore just a little bit of the expansive world of Whiskey. It's been around for a long time, and one of the more popular beverages from the birth of America (among many other things). Come listen to me say the word whiskey in a bunch of ridiculous ways on today's episode of PlantStories!
Whiskey is a distilled beverage that is made in many parts of the world. Coming from a similar base as beer but with a much different taste and alcohol content, it's quite an interesting example of how the same ingredients put through a different process can become something totally unique. Beginning with a history in some parts of Ireland and Scotland (the two groups would continue to argue throughout the ages as to who was the inventor) the beverage eventually spread far and wide becoming one of America's signature drinks. Today we're going to talk about this drink's history, some of the plants involved, and the types of whiskey you're likely to run into today.
Music Clips by Kevin Macleod at Incompetech https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/