John McDougall’s years of experience as a distillery manager in all five of Scotland’s whisky regions have made him a sought-after consultant for new distilleries.… Read More
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Episode 401: December 8, 2012
For the 10th year, the Malt Maniacs are honoring some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. Maniacs Keith Wood of Germany… Read More
Episode 396: November 3, 2012
This week, we promise a politics-free episode! We’ll look at the history and future of India’s Amrut Distillery with third-generation Amrut executive director Rick Jagdale… Read More
Episode 393: October 13, 2012
Italians are known for their wine, but one Italian firm helped pioneer the concept of single cask whiskies. Silvano Samaroli started bottling his own casks… Read More
Episode 390: September 22, 2012
This week, we’re catching up with old friends and on new whiskies. After two full weeks on the road, there was much more to talk… Read More
The Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Bourbon has been part of the fabric of Central Kentucky for generations, and that heritage is celebrated every September at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in… Read More
Episode 389: September 16, 2012
Bonus coverage in this special episode from the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, with highlights from the Bourbon Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the legendary I.W.… Read More
Episode 384: August 25, 2012
Par Caldenby caught the whisky bug at an early age, but built a career as a lawyer in Sweden. The whisky bug first inspired him… Read More
Episode 376: July 1, 2012
Ken Loach’s new film “The Angel’s Share” focuses on an attempt to steal rare bottles of Malt Mill single malt Scotch. The actual Malt Mill… Read More
Episode 375: June 24, 2012
Crown Royal master blender Andrew Mackay didn’t have to look far when it came time to create a successor to the original Crown Royal XR,… Read More
Episode 373: June 10, 2012
How do you spend a billion and a half dollars? Believe it or not, it’s hard to spend that much money. Diageo’s Nick Morgan and… Read More
Episode 348: December 17, 2011
This is a big weekend for the eight founders of Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery. Their initial dream of building Sweden’s first whisky distillery has been more… Read More

