I’m on the road this weekend at Whisky Live Paris, and it’s a weekend full of new whiskies to taste! We’ll hear from Thierry Benitah… 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 279: September 19, 2010
Ireland’s Midleton Distillery features 5 pot stills, eight column stills, and literally dozens of possibilities for making Irish whiskey. It’s home to Jameson, Power’s, Midleton,… Read More
Episode 278: September 12, 2010
This week’s episode comes from the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been completely renovated to provide state of the art whisky education… Read More
Episode 277: September 5, 2010
Women are discovering whisky and other brown spirits at record levels, and dispelling the old myth that whisky is a “man’s drink.” Meghan Leary is… Read More
Episode 276: August 29, 2010
The Whisky Guild held its annual “Whisky on the Hudson” tasting and dinner cruise in New York City the other night, with more than 900… Read More
Episode 275: August 22, 2010
Ever have one of those conversations that seems like just a few minutes, until you look at the clock and realize it’s gone on for… Read More
Episode 274: August 15, 2010
There’s no doubting that Kentucky makes great bourbons, but a single malt? That hasn’t happened since 1919…until now. Pearse Lyons, Ph.D. is the CEO of… Read More
Episode 273: August 8, 2010
“Hammer Head” sounds like the name for a Caribbean rum, not a whisky. In this case, it’s not a shark reference, but the name of… Read More
Episode 272: August 1, 2010
Heather Greene works two jobs…as a singer and as one of the U.S. brand ambassadors for Glenfiddich. It’s the second job that has made her… Read More
Episode 271: July 25, 2010
I met up with Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay at Boston’s Federal Wine & Spirits just as the news came from New Zealand that… Read More
Episode 270: July 18, 2010
Laphroaig’s stillhouse is a popular part of tours at the distillery, and the stillman you’re most likely to meet is Allan Hyslop. Allan’s been a… Read More
Episode 269: July 11, 2010
Tommy Smith worked at Strathisla Distillery in Speyside for 27 years before taking “early retirement.” He’s put in another eight years since then guiding visitors… Read More