This week, we’ll tell you about two upcoming opportunities to taste rare whiskies in Scotland and Kentucky. David Faughn and Brian Shemwell will have the… Read More
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“Fierce” Bidding for Donald Trump’s Scotch Whisky at McTear’s Auction
January 13, 2017 – While Friday the 13th is often considered an unlucky day, Colin Plint will likely never forget this Friday the 13th after paying… Read More
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holiday weekend left both… Read More
Trump’s Scotch Whisky Goes on the Auction Block
January 6, 2017 – One week before Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States, a bottle of… Read More
Episode 616: November 20, 2016
Bourbon’s history is as murky as a fermenter full of mash, and questions about the origins of Bourbon have led to more than a few… Read More
Episode 614: November 6, 2016
This Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Heaven Hill’s distillery and 90,000 barrels of whiskey in Bardstown, Kentucky. Not a single… Read More
Episode 613: October 29, 2016
Distillery managers come and go at Lagavulin, but Iain McArthur is a fixture at the legendary Islay distillery. McArthur’s something of a legend himself after… Read More
Canada’s Fort McMurray Fire Leads to “Beast” of a Whisky
October 27, 2016 – Months after one of Canada’s worst wildfires scorched nearly 1.5 million acres of the Alberta prairie, forcing thousands of people to flee… 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
The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Expands with 1966 Edition
September 30, 2016 – While Alan Winchester was just a small boy, he had a chance meeting with Robert Arthur, then the distillery manager at… Read More
Episode 608: September 25, 2016
We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in… Read More
Buffalo Trace Returns to Roots with O.F.C. Vintage Bourbons
September 22, 2016 – While Buffalo Trace Distillery’s name dates back only to the late 1990’s, the distillery itself has a history going back to… Read More

