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Is blending an art or a science? Philosophy Barry Smith asks why some blends work and others don't. In this programme, the blending of whisky.

Blending is a distinctly human act: other creatures don鈥檛 experiment in this way. So in this series we鈥檙e looking at four blended products 鈥� whisky, tea, perfume and champagne 鈥� to find out why we blend things, and why some blends work when others don鈥檛. What do we hope to gain? What do we fear losing? And is blending an art 鈥� or a science? Barry Smith, a philosopher, tries to answer these questions by consuming rare teas, fine whiskies and perfect champagnes 鈥� so that you don鈥檛 have to.

In this programme he heads to Scotland to discover the secrets to blending whisky.

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Sun 6 Feb 2022 11:45
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  • Mon 22 Apr 2019 13:45
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  • Sun 6 Feb 2022 11:45
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