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Heaven Hill Celebrates 85 Years of Whiskey (Episode 849: December 13, 2020)
85 years ago today, the five Shapira brothers and their partners opened Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Shapira family is still in charge… Read More
Whisky’s Need for Diversity and Inclusion (Episode 839: October 4, 2020)
Whisky is a universal drink, a pleasure that can be shared by all regardless of gender, color, national origin, disability, age (as long as one… Read More
A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him get his first job… Read More
WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)
Of all the craft distilleries Dave Pickerell worked with before his sudden death last November, none was more identified with him than Vermont’s WhistlePig Rye.… Read More
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
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
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nearly… Read More
Bringing Distilling Back to Lexington’s Distillery District (Episode 714: July 15, 2018)
The James E. Pepper Distillery dominated the western edge of downtown Lexington, Kentucky for decades until it closed in 1958, and what was at one… Read More
Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and while we cover Irish Whiskey all year-round, it’s worth paying special attention to the fastest-growing segment of the whisky… Read More
Whisky Tasting at Houston’s Reserve 101
We’re back with a new name, but with the same goal of opening up whisky conversation as regular whisky lovers taste, rate, and debate whiskies… Read More
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)
Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies in the… Read More