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”.
Inside the Johnnie Walker Vault
Deep below the Johnnie Walker Princes Street experience in Edinburgh lies Dr. Emma Walker’s personal playground. The Johnnie Walker master blender curates around 500 of the more than 10 million casks of maturing whisky in Diageo’s inventory in the Vault. If you have the means, she’ll create a bespoke blend that takes your personal likes and dislikes into account. It’s a long way from the council estate where she grew up, and she’ll share her journey on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, U.S. whiskey exports fell during 2024 in what was otherwise a record year for American-made spirits. Suntory’s CEO has a warning for the Trump Administration, and we’ll have a fish story from Buffalo Trace.
Episode 1106: April 27, 2025
Links: Johnnie Walker | Distilled Spirits Council | Suntory | Killarney Brewing & Distilling | Buffalo Trace | Kentucky Bourbon Festival | Wild Turkey | Oban | Lagavulin | Caol Ila | Ardbeg | Arran | Barrell Craft Spirits | Star Trek Spirits | Whiskey Row Bourbon | Calumet Bourbon | Grand Traverse Distillery | New Riff Distilling | Fincasa Whiskey | The Whisky Exchange | Glen Grant
Image courtesy Johnnie Walker/Diageo.
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