February 6, 2019 – Ten years ago, leaders of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry staged a protest at the Capitol in Frankfort by pouring their whiskey on… Read More
Canada
It’s Allta ‘Bout the Yeast! (Episode 753: February 3, 2019)
Glenmorangie unveiled its 10th Private Edition release this week in London, and we were there as Allta marked a new style of single malt for… Read More
A Breakup in the Irish Whiskey Business (Episode 752: January 27, 2019)
Even when things appear to be going well, there are sometimes undercurrents of trouble behind the scenes. That played out in Ireland this week after… Read More
Catching Up with Forty Creek Whisky Founder John Hall
Forty Creek Whisky founder John K. Hall has kept a low profile since selling his distillery to Campari five years ago. He won dozens of… Read More
British Columbia’s #FreeOurWhisky Campaign Now in Second Year
January 25, 2019 – The wheels of justice often turn slowly, and not unlike a good whisky, a legal dispute can often take years to… Read More
British Columbia’s Whisky Controversy Enters Year Two (Episode 751: January 20, 2019)
In our second of two episodes from this week’s Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, we’ll talk with Eric and Allura Fergie of Fets… Read More
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)
This is the first of our two episodes from the 14th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. One of the highlights of the… Read More
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)
The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government is now the longest on record, and it is having an impact on the whisky business. Two… Read More
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far… Read More
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)
Irish Whiskey continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the whisky business around the world, but the distilleries in Ireland and Northern Ireland… Read More
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)
Whisky Advocate’s annual WhiskyFest took over the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square Tuesday night, and we’ll have some of the highlights along… Read More
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)
Back on the road again, and this episode comes from the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick! We’ll have highlights from the festival,… Read More

