Maturation

Grab your favourite spirit or cocktail and settle in to listen to WSET's Spirits Distilled podcast - In this episode “Maturation”, WSET's Charlie McCarthy chats with Ashok Chokalingam, Lora Hemy  and Yuchen Zhong  about their careers in the drinks industry and what they have learned about maturation.
 
 In this instalment we also hear from a special guest: Billy Abbott tells us about his three "Desert island drinks", and shares his inspirational "Letter to my younger self".
 
 Subscribe now to hear the rest of the series, we will be covering hot topics like whiskey, fermentation and flavour additions – with great tips on how to taste like a professional in the drinks industry using WSET's Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT).
 
 You can find out more about our qualifications in wine, spirits and sake by visiting wsetglobal.com.

This week’s episode features:

Host:

• Charlie McCarthy, Business Development Manager – Spirits, WSET

Guests:

• Ashok Chokalingam, Amrut Distilleries
• Lora Hemy, Roe and Co Whiskey
• Yuchen Zhong, Yuankun  

Featured guest:

• Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange

Chapters

• 21:16 Desert Island Drinks
• 37:32 Letter to my Younger Self