Inside The Glendronach with Dr. Rachel Barrie

About this episode

Rachel Barrie discusses her passion for whisky and her role as master blender at The Glendronach.

What do classical music, vintage motorcycles, brambles, indulgent flavours and The Glendronach have in common…? … They’re all things Rachel Barrie loves – and you can definitely feel that in this brand-new episode of “The Barrel Talk”. For the episode with Rachel, Miri teamed up with Davide, better known as @whisky_munich on Instagram, while Martin and Manu are taking a break this time. Rachel Barrie is a woman who does not need much introduction. She’s a legend in the whisky industry and the master blender of The Glendronach, so we were thrilled, when the opportunity arose to meet her for a chat in our hometown Munich.  You can feel from the very start how much Rachel loves being Glendronach’s master blender because for her, it is a perfect opportunity to combine the affection for her hometown with the art and science of creating great whisky (such as the stunning, new 40-year-old). There was so much to talk about, ranging from Rachel’s love for whisky from early on to insights into the whisky industry after having worked in it for decades, and from Glendronach’s history to applying her knowledge about maturation and whisky-making to create “the ultimate sherry cask…

People in this episode

Hosts: Miriam, Martin, Manuel

Guest: Rachel Barrie

Topics covered

• whisky
• master blender
• Glendronach
• whisky industry
• classical music
• vintage motorcycles
• indulgent flavours

Keywords

• whisky
• Glendronach
• Rachel Barrie
• master blender
• whisky industry
• sherry cask
• Munich

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Glendronach, Instagram

Places: Munich

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