ralfystuff Season 1 Episode 98 whisky review 086 - Winter Scotch (old-time New Year Liquor) ( Air Date ) Genre Documentary category. Overview "... my old grandma's recipe ( all her neighbors did it too !) for making standard Blended Whisky more enjoyable by marinading the fruit & peel ingredients of a New Year Cake, then straining off the liquor into a bottle and maturing till the following New Year, .... hence the name Winter Scotch.".