The Whisky Sponge has been puncturing egos and tweaking the Scotch Whisky industry with impunity – and relative anonymity – for nearly three years, but… Read More
Bunnahabhain
Episode 583: April 3, 2016
A lot of trends come out of Portland, Oregon…and while the craft distilling movement didn’t originate there, Portland’s House Spirits helped jump-start the industry when… Read More
Islay Says Goodbye to John MacLellan
April 2, 2016 – Friends and family gathered at Islay’s Kilchoman Distillery today to pay tribute to John MacLellan, the distillery’s general manager, who passed… Read More
John MacLellan: 1955-2016
March 28, 2016 – John MacLellan, widely regarded as one of the leaders of the Islay whisky community, passed away Sunday at his home near… Read More
A Peated Glenrothes? Amazing, But True!
November 2, 2015 – Single malts from The Glenrothes released over the last two decades have been known for their sherries character, since the distillery… Read More
Episode 552: September 12, 2015
The Glenrothes was one of the first Scotch Whisky distilleries to label its single malts with wine-style vintages instead of age statements. While the Berry… Read More
Whisky News Briefs
September 8, 2015 – It’s shaping up to be a big week for the whisky industry. In addition to the previously reported releases of the… Read More
Episode 550: August 29, 2015
Kieran Folliard is a native son of Ireland, but calls Minnesota his home now. While running a group of Irish pubs in Minneapolis, he and… Read More
Ian Macmillan Heading to Bladnoch
August 17, 2015 – The one remaining secret about Bladnoch Distillery’s future is out. When Australian entrepreneur David Prior announced his plans last month to acquire… Read More
Wemyss Malts Releases Six Single Casks
February 9, 2015 – Wemyss Malts is releasing six new single cask Scotch whiskies for the UK, European, and Asian markets. The casks were selected… Read More
Episode 520: February 7, 2015
Ian MacMillan has been overseeing the whiskies from Deanston, Tobermory, and Bunnahabhain for years…but Cognac cask finishes were one thing he hadn’t experimented much with until… Read More
Episode 505: November 8, 2014
This episode marks the end of our 9th year, and we’ll hear from two of the more outspoken voices in the whisky world on this… Read More