The area around St. Andrews was home to Scotch Whisky’s Haig family and their Seggie Distillery, but after it closed in 1850, the whisky industry… Read More
Brandy Library
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)
Billy Walker could have walked away from the Scotch Whisky business last year after he and his partners sold the BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassaugh distilleries… Read More
Episode 453: November 23, 2013
Gavin Hewitt is stepping down next month after ten years as the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, balancing the needs of member whisky… Read More
Episode 447: October 12, 2013
With 28 malt whisky distilleries and two grain whisky distilleries in Scotland, Diageo almost always has something going on. Nick Morgan, Ph.D. is head of whisky outreach… Read More
Episode 433: July 13, 2013
What goes into reviving a distillery that’s been closed for 14 years? That was the question from WhiskyCast listener Scott Mansfield after Chivas Brothers reopened… Read More
Glenmorangie’s Cask Masters Project Brings Crowdsourcing to Whisky
Crowdsourcing comes to the world of whisky, as Glenmorangie gives whisky lovers the chance to select its next single malt Scotch whisky. The choices range… Read More
Episode 220: October 3, 2009
Johnnie Walker sells more Scotch whisky than anyone in the world, and Diageo is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Johnnie Walker Black Label in… Read More
Episode 102: July 29, 2007
The Grant family bought Speyside’s Glenfarclas distillery in 1865, and six generations of Grants have worked at the distillery since then. George S. Grant is… Read More
Episode 95: June 10, 2007
It’s a rare road trip for WhiskyCast, with a special episode taped on location at the Brandy Library in New York City. We’ll get an… Read More
Episode 74: January 7, 2007
Welcome to 2007, and if you’re in New York, your assignment is to go to the library. Not the big building with a bunch of… Read More
Episode 68: November 25, 2006
One of the things I get asked about most often is why WhiskyCast doesn’t have more tasting sessions. We’ll answer that request in this episode,… Read More
Episode 65: November 5, 2006
It’s the weekend before WhiskyFest New York, but there’s a lot going on! We’ll go back to Toronto to visit a whisky lover’s dream…the LCBO… Read More