Louisville’s Michter’s Distillery took top honors in the 2023 Drinks International survey to find the “world’s most admired” whiskey brand. Andrea Wilson is the Master… Read More
Ballindalloch
Pandemic to Keep Glenfarclas Visitors Centre Closed For 2020
By Mark Gillespie May 20, 2020 – While distilleries around Scotland have kept their visitors centers closed for the last two months because of the… Read More
Episode 617: November 27, 2016
What we think of today as the boom in craft distilling started 20 years ago this year, when San Francisco brewer Fritz Maytag bottled the… Read More
Episode 567: December 19, 2015
This week, we’ll look at the business behind the whiskies we drink – and investors hope to profit from. More investors are looking seriously at… Read More
Episode 565: December 5, 2015
Every once in a while, you might want to step outside of your comfort zone and try something besides whisky. A WhiskyCast listener asked for… Read More
Tomatin Takes Top Honors in Scotland’s Icons of Whisky Awards
December 4, 2015 – Tomatin Distillery was named Distiller of the Year in the second round of Whisky Magazine’s annual Icons of Whisky Awards, which… Read More
Episode 540: June 20, 2015
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we have two stories to share on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Euan Henderson didn’t want to work in the whisky… Read More
Bringing Whisky to Ballindalloch
The Macpherson-Grant family has owned Scotland’s Ballindalloch Estate for 469 years, so short-term thinking isn’t in their DNA. The family has converted an old barn… Read More
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The former Manchester United… Read More
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, the… Read More
1953 Glenfarclas To Celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation Anniversary
September 13, 2013 – 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation on June 2, 1953. Several months later, Glenfarclas filled a sherry butt… Read More
Episode 430: June 23, 2013
Here’s a challenge: Pick the whiskies for a wedding party, with an emphasis on quality over quantity, and you’re spending a lot of someone else’s… Read More