Through July 26:
Classic Malts Cruise,
August 26: Precious & Rare Scotches Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City
August 28: American Whiskey Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City
September 2: Beer & Whiskey Fest, Atlanta, Georgia
September 2: Introduction to Scotch Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City
September 4: Precious & Rare Scotches Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City
September
7-10:
Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference, Edinburgh (trade only)
September 9: Introduction to Scotch Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City
September 10:
Worldwide Whiskies Tasting, Milroy's of Soho,
September
15-19:
Springbank Distillery Whisky School,
September
16-21: Kentucky
Bourbon Festival,
September 20-22: Whisky Live Paris,
Paris,
September
22-26:
Springbank Distillery Whisky School,
September
27-28: Whisky by the
Sea Festival,
September 28: Brooklyn Bourbon Festival, Lenell's, Brooklyn, New York
September
29-October 3:
Springbank Distillery Whisky School,
October 4-5:
Whisky Weekend
Bremen,
October 5-6:
Whisky Live,
October 6-10:
Springbank Distillery Whisky School,
October 8:
Peated Whiskies Tasting, Milroy's of Soho,
October 10:
WhiskyFest,
October 13-17:
Springbank Distillery Whisky School,
October 20-24:
Springbank Distillery Whisky School,
October 24:
Whisky Live,
October 25-26:
Lindores Whisky
Society WhiskyFest,
October
31-November 1: Whisky
Live,
November 5-7:
Whisky Live,
November 7-8:
Oslo Whisky Festival,
November 8-9:
Whiskyfair Essen,
November
10-15: Hopscotch
Festival,
November 11:
WhiskyFest,
November 11:
Coastal Malts Tasting with Roger Mallandine, Milroy's of Soho,
November
12-14: Whisky Live,
November
14-16: International
Whisky Festival/Whisky Live Leiden,
November
17-18: Spirits in
the Sky Festival,
November
21-23: Interwhisky
Frankfurt,
EPISODE 154: JULY 20, 2008
Almost every whisky lover has dreamed of getting the call from a distillery to serve on an exclusive tasting panel to select a special release. Jimmy Bradley got that call...and the owner/chef of two New York City restaurants tells about his experience helping to select this year's Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve bottling, In the news, another distillery may be up for sale, Braeval comes back to life, and construction begins on a new distillery in Canada.
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EPISODE 153: JULY 13: 2008
It's not too soon to start making travel plans for the fall whisky festival season, and Malt Advocate's WhiskyFest San Francisco on October 10th is shaping up to be something really special. Editor and Publisher John Hansell gives us a preview, along with details on the new summer issue of the magazine that's just hitting the newsstands now. In the news, another distillery may be on the market, Glen Moray may not be on the market for long, and Chivas opens up two of its usually private distilleries for a rare series of visitor tours.
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EPISODE 152: JULY 6, 2008
Last fall, I mentioned The Balvenie's search for a brand ambassador to represent the single malt in the US. Now, the lucky person has been chosen, and you'll meet the new "Balvenie Guy" in this week's episode. Sam Simmons is the whisky lover behind the "Dr. Whisky" blog, and now, he's bringing his considerable knowledge of whisky to The Balvenie. In the news, an update on Springbank's now-temporary shutdown for six months, Glenmorangie puts its Glen Moray distillery on the block and announces plans to move its headquarters from Broxburn to Edinburgh, and Bruichladdich comes up with a simpler name for its peated malt..."Bruichladdich Peat."
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EPISODE 151: JUNE 29, 2008
Compass Box produces some of the more unusual whiskies on the market, and John Glaser gives us the details on two new limited releases coming out later this year. In the news, the official word from Springbank on plans to temporarily stop producing new spirit because of commodities costs, Nikka's plans to start exporting to Russia, and plans for new UK alcohol laws that may or may not mean the end of distillery tour drams.
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