Campari has completed work on an upgraded visitors center at the Wild Turkey Distillery campus in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and named it in honor of longtime… Read More
Bruce Russell
Making Whiskey in the Music City
Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery was once Tennessee’s largest distillery in pre-Prohibition times. The great-great-great grandsons of Charles Nelson revived the family business in downtown Nashville,… Read More
Catching Up with Ardbeg’s Colin Gordon
It’s been three years since Colin Gordon left Islay’s Lagavulin Distillery to move down the road and take over for the retiring Mickey Heads at… Read More
Happy Hour Live at the American Whiskey Convention (Episode 898: September 15, 2021)
Live broadcasting is sort of like walking a tightrope…most of the time, it works. Then, there are those times when one’s walking the tightrope while… Read More
A Whiskey Passion Project & A Story for the Ages (Episode 830: August 2, 2020)
There’s something about whisky that brings out the passion in many people. For David Jennings, his passion for Wild Turkey led him to start a… Read More
Go West, Whisky Investor…Westward, That Is (Episode 724: September 13, 2018)
Portland’s Westward American Single Malt from House Spirits is the latest prize in the spree of acquisitions and investments by major spirits brands in emerging… Read More
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of… Read More
A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)
Tax cuts that took effect at the start of 2018 encouraged many US whisky distillers to expand their facilities. Now, they’re caught in the middle… Read More
Episode 606: September 11, 2016
Eddie Russell has been working in the shadow of his father, Wild Turkey’s legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell, for the last 35 years. Now, Eddie’s… Read More
Episode 519: January 31, 2015
Graeme Macaloney gave up a secure career in the pharmaceutical industry to pursue his dream of making whisky, and the Scottish expat is getting closer… Read More
Wild Turkey Elevates Eddie Russell to Master Distiller
January 26, 2015 – For nearly 34 years, Wild Turkey’s Eddie Russell has worked alongside his father, legendary Master Distiller Jimmy Russell. Now, he has… Read More