craft distilling

This weekend, I’m in Bardstown for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival. There’s a legitimate claim that this could be the world’s largest whisky festival, with… Read More

Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this week… Read More

Canadians Barry Bernstein and Barry Stein have made whisky their second careers. After starting out as Canada’s first independent Scotch Whisky bottlers with Premium Bottlers… Read More

Kirsteen Campbell has tried to keep a low profile since she was named Master Blender for Cutty Sark two years ago. However, it’s hard to… Read More

Ian MacMillan manages three distilleries for Burn Stewart, each with their own unique personality. We’ll talk with Ian about Bunnahabhain on Islay, Tobermory on the… Read More

Japanese whiskies have won numerous awards in whisky competitions over the last decade, yet many whisky lovers have yet to try them. Until now, very… Read More

Whisky can be one of the most versatile spirits for chefs as well as cocktail lovers. We’ll talk about cooking with whisky for breakfast, lunch,… Read More

Dave Pickerell left Maker’s Mark as Master Distiller four years ago, and since then, he’s been one of the leaders of the craft distilling movement.… Read More

This week’s episode features highlights from Whisky Live New York, including interviews with distillers from two of the city’s own craft distilleries. We’ll also get… Read More

If you want evidence of the boom in craft distilling, all you need to do is look at registration numbers for the American Distilling Institute’s… Read More

Vendome Copper & Brass Works has been building stills on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville for more than 100 years. Their stills… Read More

Craft distillers make whisky as much out of passion as a desire to make money, and that gives them the freedom to try different things…just… Read More