Southern California isn’t the place you’d normally think of for a Bourbon to call home, but Steve Gertman picked the wine country of Santa Barbara… Read More
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Episode 457: December 21, 2013
Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well,… Read More
Episode 452: November 16, 2013
Matthew Crow, Ph.D. of Diageo is one of Scotch Whisky’s up-and-coming blenders. Working under Jim Beveridge, Ph.D., he helped create Johnnie Walker Double Black and worked… Read More
Balblair Adds 3 New Vintages, Expands 1969 Vintage Availability
November 15, 2013 – Inver House is adding three new vintages of Balblair Single Malt Scotch Whisky to its lineup globally. The 1983 (shown at… Read More
Episode 438: August 18, 2013
Utah’s High West Distillery & Saloon crams a craft distillery and high-end restaurant into two historic buildings in the ski resort’s downtown area. James Dumas,… Read More
Tomatin 30 Repeats As Spirit of Whisky Fringe Award Winner
August 14, 2013 – Attendees at the annual Whisky Fringe festival this past weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland selected Tomatin’s 30-year-old single malt as the winner… Read More
Hankey Bannister Returns to Roots with Heritage Blend
June 21, 2013 – Hankey Bannister, the International Beverages-owned blended Scotch brand, has a new limited-release expression that was created to remember the whisky’s original… Read More
New Ardnamurchan Distillery Names First Manager
May 8, 2013 – Ardnamurchan Distillery, currently under construction on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in northwest Scotland, has named its first manager. The Herald reports veteran… Read More
Episode 418: March 30, 2013
Cutty Sark is marking two anniversaries within a week or so: the brand’s 90’s anniversary on March 23 and the third anniversary of its acquisition… Read More
New Releases from Arran, Balblair, The Tweedale Blend, & GlenDronach
March 26, 2013 – Here’s an update on new releases to watch out for over the next couple of months: Arran will release its oldest… Read More
Episode 398: November 17, 2012
Edwin Foote started his distilling career in the old Henry McKenna Distillery, and wound up as the Master Distiller at the legendary Stitzel-Weller and Old… 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