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”.

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Episode 185: February 1, 2009

Marcel Van Gils has been collecting Laphroaig expressions since 1997, and the Dutch dentist has what is likely the world’s largest collection of Laphroaigs. His… Read More

WhiskyCast Episode 184: January 26, 2009

Bonus coverage from the Victoria Whisky Festival, as the local Scottish community gathered to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. We’ll… Read More

Episode 183: January 25, 2009

This week, WhiskyCast is in British Columbia for the Victoria Whisky Festival! It may be the only whisky festival with ticket scalpers because of the… Read More

Episode 182: January 19, 2009

The Spirit of Speyside Festival is still a few months away, but it’s not too soon to start making your travel plans. In fact, tickets… Read More

Episode 181: January 10, 2009

Glen Grant has been producing whisky along the River Spey since 1840, and in that time, there have been only eight distillery managers. Dennis Malcolm… Read More

Episode 180: January 3, 2009

Many of the microdistillers producing whisky got their inspiration from the craft brewing boom of the last 15 years, and more craft brewers are being… Read More

Episode 179: December 27, 2008

Marko Karakasevic is the latest in a long family line of distillers, and like many other sons who go into the family business, his goal… Read More

Episode 178: December 20, 2008

A double feature this time around: William Wemyss shares his family’s Scottish heritage with a line of single cask and blended malts named to describe… Read More

Episode 177: December 14, 2008

Time for another visit to the library…Ian Buxton joins us with details on the newest release in the Classic Expressions series of vintage whisky books.… Read More

Episode 176: December 7, 2008

Orkney’s Scapa Distillery has been relatively quiet since it was acquired by the Chivas Brothers unit of Pernod Ricard in 2005, but that’s about to… Read More

Episode 175: November 30, 2008

It’s time to announce the winners of the 2008 Malt Maniacs Awards, and Serge Valentin will join us with this year’s selections from his home… Read More

Episode 174: November 23, 2008

Willie Tait has been a fixture at Whyte and Mackay for 34 years, and is most known for his work at Isle of Jura Distillery.… Read More