Interview with Art Dawe, June 13, 2018

Project: Sazerac: Old Montreal Distillery Oral History Project

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Art Dawe is the former master blender at Seagram. In this interview, he describes his family background, education, and work experience before his career at Seagram. He discusses the history of, and changes in, Canadian whisky. He talks about the art of blending whisky, Samuel Bronfman as a blender, and the Bronfman family's role in the history of Canadian whisky. He talks about experimentation in whisky production, the rise in popularity of single barrel whiskies, and the general increase in the popularity of brown spirits. Dawe talks about how he and other Seagram employees were affected by the sale of Seagram.

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2018oh333_saz001

Interviewee Name

Art Dawe

Interviewer Name

Drew Mayville

Joanna Hay

Interview Date

2018-06-13

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Dawe, Art Interview by Drew Mayville. 13 Jun. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Dawe, A. (2018, June 13). Interview by D. Mayville. Sazerac: Old Montreal Distillery Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Dawe, Art, interview by Drew Mayville. June 13, 2018, Sazerac: Old Montreal Distillery Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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