Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns (Episode 2)

This week, on As The Barrel Turns, a potential setback was narrowly avoided. In an uncharacteristic burst of bravado, Dr. Thomson chose to forego the accurate measuring of the degree of rotation and opted to just “eyeball it.”

While the barrel landed in the proper position, Thomson’s blatant omission of the pre-turn warm up aggravated an old baseball injury. In a post-turn interview Thomson grinned through his pain and quipped, “My shoulder is as close as ice will ever get to this fine whisky.”