Kentucky Artisan Distillery was one of the state’s first distilleries to specialize in contract distilling for clients when it opened in 2012. Over the years,… Read More
WhiskyCast Episodes
WhiskyCast is where it all begins. Now in our 21st 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”.
“Bottom Shelf:” A Book that Belongs on the Top Shelf
Fred Minnick’s latest book “Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life” is part memoir, part Bourbon history all wrapped up… Read More
A Slumping Market for Scotch Whisky?
The Scotch Whisky Association released new export data this week showing a second straight year of global sales declines, with a softening economy and tariffs… Read More
The Beginning of the End for Uncle Nearest?
A critical court hearing is set for Monday in the Uncle Nearest receivership case in Tennessee. Founder Fawn Weaver wants to terminate the receivership and… Read More
Charting a New Course for Starward Whisky
Starward Whisky founder David Vitale stepped back from the Australian whisky maker’s day-to-day operations several years ago, but after Diageo’s Distill Ventures incubator unit pulled… Read More
The Man Behind Buffalo Trace’s Whiskies
Drew Mayville has been Buffalo Trace’s master blender for the last 21 years, overseeing legendary whiskies like George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, and the Van… Read More
A Weekend to Remember
This week, we’re on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, where it was unofficially Bill Ashburn Weekend. The retired Forty Creek… Read More
Chip Tate: Back in the Saddle Again
Maverick whiskey maker Chip Tate is back after a sabbatical following his acrimonious departure from Balcones Distilling. Now the master distiller for innovation with Foley… Read More
Celebrating Canadian Whisky Week
The second annual Canadian Whisky Week runs from January 11th through the 18th, with events all over Canada. We’ll talk with co-founders Reece Sims and… Read More
The Whisky Industry in Flux
On this year-end special episode, we’ll take a look back at the events that shaped the whisky industry in 2025. Becky Harris of Virginia’s Catoctin… Read More
Meet Royal Barkla, the Whisky-Sniffing Robotic Dog
Leaking barrels have been a problem for whisky makers going back generations, and just finding the bad barrels is the biggest part of the problem.… Read More
From Grain to Glass: The Estate Whiskey Alliance
Single Estate whiskies are made from grain grown at or close to a distillery, and there’s a new coalition of distillers joined by the University… Read More
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