In our second of two episodes from this week’s Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, we’ll talk with Eric and Allura Fergie of Fets… Read More
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Scotland Distillery Projects Moving Through the Approval Process
January 9, 2019 (Updated January 15) – As the first work week of the New Year begins for many Scotch Whisky producers, a number of the… Read More
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)
If Fred Minnick had any more balls in the air right now, the circus would be calling him with a job offer as a juggler.… Read More
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)
It’s been a hot, dry summer in Scotland, and Euan Mitchell isn’t complaining a bit. The managing director of Isle of Arran Distillers is overseeing… Read More
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)
This week, we’ll visit House Spirits Distillery – part of Portland’s “Distillery Row” along the eastern banks of the Willamette River. House Spirits is the… Read More
Growing a Whisky Business in Glasgow (Episode 708: June 21, 2018)
The Glasgow Distillery Company won’t release its first 1770 Glasgow single malt whisky until later this year, but the four-year-old company is already kicking off… Read More
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)
Canada and the European Union are planning retaliatory tariffs on imports of Bourbon and other American whiskies after this week’s move by the Trump Administration… Read More
Celebrating Canada’s 150 Years Whisky Style (Episode 647: June 25, 2017)
July 1 is Canada Day, and this year it’s even more of a holiday than usual. Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary this Saturday, and Hiram… Read More
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of… Read More
Episode 619: December 11, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, we credited San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling with being the birthplace of the American craft distilling movement in 1993. While Anchor… Read More
Episode 612: October 23, 2016
Lagavulin Distillery is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Islay distillery hasn’t changed all that much over the years – at least on… Read More
Episode 602: August 14, 2016
Diageo has faced criticism on social media for its decision to shut down the long-running Masters of Whisky program, a US-based education program aimed primarily… Read More