This bonus episode of this podcast has been brought to you by Johnnie Walker. Emma Walker is a master blender on the Diageo team, responsible for making Johnnie Walker scotch from an inventory of barrels from 29 different distilleries. In this episode we cover the convergence of marketing, art, and science in making whisky. Featured scotches in this podcast are Johnnie Walker Black, Johnnie Walker Ghost Series, and Johnnie Walker Blue. You can read about Emma Walker’s journey to becoming a blender on one of the world top scotch’s in this feature on Master of Malt.

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This podcast was edited and mixed by Bryan Goman.

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Thank you to Diageo and the Johnnie Walker team for sponsoring this episode!