May 9, 2016 – While it’s not the original Johnnie Walker Green Label that re-appeared on retail shelves in many markets starting in late 2014,… Read More
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Old Pulteney Takes Top Honors at World Whiskies Awards
March 18, 2016 – Inver House’s Pulteney Distillery never uses peated malt to make its single malt whiskies, but the distillery at the northern tip of… Read More
Episode 560: October 31, 2015
Popular, yet controversial in many ways, WhistlePig Farm’s distillery has finally opened after a series of lengthy delays and disputes. Founder Raj Peter Bhakta spent… Read More
Episode 559: October 24, 2015
Andy Cant has been a Scotch Whisky nomad for nearly four decades, working at distilleries and maltings all over Scotland. He’s done everything from making… Read More
Scottish Distillers Unveil George Washington’s Single Malt for Charity
October 13, 2015 – George Washington never made single malt whiskey in the distillery on his Mount Vernon estate near Washington, but was one of… Read More
Episode 557: October 10, 2015
It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are forcing… Read More
Bringing Whisky to Ballindalloch
The Macpherson-Grant family has owned Scotland’s Ballindalloch Estate for 469 years, so short-term thinking isn’t in their DNA. The family has converted an old barn… Read More
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The former Manchester United… Read More
Spirit of Speyside Festival Visitors Pick Winning Whiskies
May 4, 2015 – Chivas Brothers distilleries took two of the three awards in the 2015 Spirit of Speyside Festival Whisky Awards. Festival visitors voted… Read More
Episode 478: May 10, 2014
Mark Brown heads up Buffalo Trace and its parent company, Sazerac, and he’s known for speaking his mind even when it goes against the rest… Read More
Spirit of Speyside Festival Honors 4 Malts
May 8, 2014 – The Spirit of Speyside Festival has honored four Speyside single malts in its annual whisky competition. The winners were decided by… Read More
Moray Golf Club Tees Up With Gordon & MacPhail
May 5, 2014 – Scotland, Golf, and Whisky: three words that just go together naturally. The Moray Golf Club in Lossiemouth has a history that… Read More