Chuck Cowdery was writing about Bourbon back in the days when few people were paying attention to America’s Native Spirit, and his work has earned… Read More
WhiskyCast Episodes
WhiskyCast is where it all begins. Now in our 20th 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”.

Episode 317: May 22, 2011
This is a big weekend on Islay, and not only because it’s the first weekend of the Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Bruichladdich is… Read More
Episode 316: May 15, 2011
The Powers family distilled whiskey for seven generations and two centuries on John’s Lane in Dublin, and John Ryan is the seventh and final generation… Read More
Episode 315: May 8, 2011
Irish whiskies once ruled the world, and Dublin was the center of Ireland’s whisky industry. There are no distilleries left in Dublin, but there’s plenty… Read More
Episode 314: May 1, 2011
You’ve heard of single cask whiskies, but Buffalo Trace is taking the idea to an extreme with its Single Oak Project. There are 192 different… Read More
Episode 313: April 24, 2011
Charles Maclean is one of the world’s top whisky writers, and is marking 30 years of writing about the water of life this year. We’ll… Read More
Episode 312: April 17, 2011
The last time we heard from Japanese whisky blogger Chris Bunting, he was in the middle of writing a book on Japan’s drinking culture. “Drinking… Read More
Episode 311: April 10, 2011
Belgium is known for its outstanding beers, but the country has three languages, three different cultures, and one sub-culture that unites them…a whisky culture! Belgian… Read More
Episode 310: April 3, 2011
This week’s episode features one of the most mysterious single malt whiskies in the world. Taiwan’s Kavalan whisky has received awards in worldwide competitions, even… Read More
Episode 309: March 26, 2011
Five generations of the William Grant family have been making Grant’s Scotch whiskies, and we’ll look at the entire Grant’s range with Ludo DuCroq in… Read More
Episode 308: March 20, 2011
More from Edinburgh on this edition, with a look at some of the key places whisky lovers seek out on a visit to Scotland’s capital.… Read More
Episode 307: March 13, 2011
1940 was a crucial moment in world history, as World War II was breaking out in Europe. That February, Gordon & MacPhail arranged to have… Read More