WhiskyCast Episodes

WhiskyCast is where it all begins. Now in our 18th year, each weekly podcast brings you the latest in whisky news, along with the latest events, tasting notes, comments from other listeners, and the weekly “In-Depth” segment features interviews with the people who help make whisky the “water of life”.

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Episode 465: February 8, 2014

Whisky’s brand ambassadors roam the world, racking up tens or hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles every year and spending up to half their… Read More

Episode 464: February 1, 2014

Kilchoman became Islay’s newest distillery in 2005, about the same time Jean Donnay started making whisky at Glann ar Mor on France’s Brittany Coast. Fast… Read More

Episode 463: January 25, 2014

Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas Regal and… Read More

Episode 462: January 19, 2014

More coverage of the Victoria Whisky Festival in this bonus edition of WhiskyCast, with details on new and upcoming releases from Springbank, Duncan Taylor, Tomatin,… Read More

Episode 461: January 17, 2014

This is the first of two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, where Canadian whisky was featured on opening night with… Read More

Episode 460: January 11, 2014

London and Seattle have a few things in common: reputations for foggy, rainy weather…a vibrant cultural scene…and now, craft distilleries. Seattle’s had them for several… Read More

Episode 459: January 4, 2014

Southern California isn’t the place you’d normally think of for a Bourbon to call home, but Steve Gertman picked the wine country of Santa Barbara… Read More

Episode 458: December 29, 2013

The classic Irish pub is becoming an endangered species, thanks to a combination of progress and the economy. There are some pubs that still cling… Read More

Episode 457: December 21, 2013

Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well,… Read More

Episode 456: December 14, 2013

Dewar’s was forced to remove an online video promotion from the Internet this week after a social media-fueled protest campaign over the portrayal of women… Read More

Episode 455: December 8, 2013

The Malt Maniacs announced the results of the 11th annual Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards this week, and a 1973 Karuizawa single cask from Japan ended… Read More

Episode 454: December 2, 2013

There’s one question Diageo’s whisky team has been asked for years — why can’t we have more Mortlach single malt bottlings? The Dufftown distillery has… Read More