Rachel Barrie is known on Twitter as @TheLadyBlender, and she’s just winding up her first year as the master blender for Brown-Forman’s BenRiach, GlenDronach, and… Read More
Canadian Club
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)
This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the 13th annual Victoria Whisky Festival – just as the Canadian province’s liquor regulators staged a crackdown… Read More
Whisky Starts With the Grain … and “The Gatekeeper”
If you’re watching this while sipping a dram, raise a glass to the world’s farmers – because without the grain they grow, there would be… Read More
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)
Managing a whisky warehouse is sort of like running a day care center…but a lot quieter. Corby’s Donald Campbell is responsible for 1.3 million barrels… Read More
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21,… Read More
Jim Beam Returns to Indianapolis 500
May 25, 2017 – When Jay Howard takes the green flag Sunday in his Honda-powered #77 Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports IndyCar for the Indianapolis 500, it will… Read More
Johnnie Walker Part of Alonso’s Indianapolis 500 Bid
May 3, 2017 – When two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso took to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today for his first testing session in… Read More
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of… Read More
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)
Camden, New Jersey has a long manufacturing heritage dating back decades, but the city’s glory days ended decades ago – leaving behind empty buildings, crime,… Read More
“Constructive Discussion” Between Beam Suntory, Windsor Mayor
February 14, 2017 – Windor, Ontario Mayor Drew Dilkens is back home after meeting with Beam Suntory executives in Chicago Monday hoping to keep his… Read More
Whisky, Politics, & Money (Episode 628: February 12, 2017)
This week, we’ll be talking about money and politics along with whisky, and of course, there are connections between all three. With the world’s attention… Read More
Beam Suntory Closing Canadian Club Heritage Centre in Windsor
February 10, 2017 – Barring a last-minute change of plans, Beam Suntory will close its brand home for Canadian Club in Windsor, Ontario to tours… Read More