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Episode 327: July 31, 2011

As the U.S. faces another debt crisis, this week marks the anniversary of a key event in another U.S. debt crisis…the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.… Read More

Episode 325: July 17, 2011

The Scottish town of Oban celebrated its 200th anniversary this week, and the folks at Oban Distillery fired up a Time Machine to celebrate. They… Read More

Episode 318: May 29, 2011

Chuck Cowdery was writing about Bourbon back in the days when few people were paying attention to America’s Native Spirit, and his work has earned… Read More

Episode 313: April 24, 2011

Charles Maclean is one of the world’s top whisky writers, and is marking 30 years of writing about the water of life this year. We’ll… Read More

Episode 311: April 10, 2011

Belgium is known for its outstanding beers, but the country has three languages, three different cultures, and one sub-culture that unites them…a whisky culture! Belgian… Read More

Episode 307: March 13, 2011

1940 was a crucial moment in world history, as World War II was breaking out in Europe. That February, Gordon & MacPhail arranged to have… Read More

Episode 302: February 6, 2011

Jim Murray isn’t one to hold his tongue when he doesn’t like something, and the man behind the Whisky Bible shares some of the things… Read More

Episode 296: January 2, 2011

We’ll start off the New Year with a rare interview with Tim Morrison, managing director of A. Dewar Rattray and the son of Morrison Bowmore… Read More

Episode 294: December 19, 2010

Dominic Roskow took on a tough challenge for his latest book – identifying the world’s 750 best whiskies. We’ll hear from the author of “The… Read More

Episode 292: December 5, 2010

Each year, a dedicated group of maniacal whisky lovers takes on the challenge of tasting and judging the world’s best whiskies. The Malt Maniacs Awards… Read More

Episode 289: November 14, 2010

Malt Advocate held its annual WhiskyFest New York this past week, and the microdistilling community was out in force. Some of the most creative experiments… Read More

Episode 286: October 24, 2010

Ever wondered why the U.S. requires whisky to be sold in 750ml bottles, while most of the rest of the world sells 700ml bottles? We’ll… Read More