On this episode of The Flask At Hand Podcast we taste and review one of our all time favorite bourbons distilled right here in beautiful Bellingham Washington by Chuckanut Bay Distillery. This local distillery creates some amazing whiskey and other spirits as well. After the whiskey we bring back the ancient ways and give you the random, amazing, awesome and interesting facts format. Tonight we tell you the sinister story of Burke and Hare. In the 1800s in Scotland when body snatchers ran rampant these two profited from the bodies of the recently dead.... and the recently murdered. Their story is one of intrigue and menace, a dark look into real medical history. Next, Animals on trial! yes you read that right. There was a time when people tried animals in a court of law. This weird and creepy practice will surely make you question the sanity of the human race. Finally make sure you stick around for the best part of the show. Re-animation. Scientists are currently in the works to bring back the mighty Woolly Mammoth. That's right, a real life Jurassic Park is literally 15 million dollars and 4 years away. Using a gene editing technology called CRISPR we'll tell you how they plan to bring back a real dinosaur. Now, all you have to do is pop your cork, pour a glass and enjoy the show. Cheers! Thanks for listening, we couldn't do it without you!
The Whiskey:
https://chuckanutbaydistillery.com/
Where we got our info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Burke-Hare-infamous-murderers-graverobbers/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/black-footed-ferret-clone-conservation-milestone#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20successfully%20cloned%20an,a%20long%2Ddead%20wild%20animal.&text=This%20new%20clone%20is%20a,and%20has%20no%20living%20descendants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/science/colossal-woolly-mammoth-DNA.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR
