Greg Metze spent years making whisky near the banks of the Ohio River, but he never really got the recognition he deserved because his distillery… Read More
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Women in Whiskey, Sisters in Suds (Episode 671: December 10, 2017)
This week, the New York Times marked the anniversary of the end of Prohibition with a special event at one of America’s few women-owned distilleries,… Read More
Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)
Pulteney Distillery manager Malcolm Waring wasn’t born in Wick, Scotland, but there’s no place he’d rather be … three decades after getting his first job… Read More
12 Years of Whisky Podcasts…and We’re Still Here! (Episode 667: November 12, 2017)
The very first episode of WhiskyCast was on November 12, 2005, and twelve years later, we’ve been around long enough to have an age statement!… Read More
Reviving Whiskey Distilling in Dublin’s Liberties
Dublin’s Liberties neighborhood was once the center of the whiskey universe at a time when Irish Whiskey ruled the world more than 100 years ago.… Read More
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)
In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distilling mentor was Nathan “Nearest” Green,… Read More
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)
Distillers from around the United States gathered at Virginia’s Mount Vernon this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of George Washington’s Distillery… Read More
Silent Scotch Whisky Stills Coming Back to Life (Episode 663: October 15, 2017)
Christmas came a couple of months early for some Scotch Whisky lovers with word that the iconic Port Ellen, Brora, and Rosebank distilleries will be… Read More
Everything’s Coming Up Roses…Rosebank Whisky, That Is…
October 12, 2017 – For whisky lovers longing to see some of Scotland’s silent stills brought back to life, this week has become a lifetime’s… Read More
Diageo Plans to Reopen Port Ellen and Brora Distilleries
October 9, 2017 – When Scotch Whisky history buffs gather over a few drams, the discussion usually turns to a question along the lines of… Read More
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)
Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee… Read More
A Cask-Strength Celestial Spectacle (Episode 656: August 27, 2017)
Around 6,000 people combined last Monday’s total solar eclipse with whiskey – watching the celestial spectacle from the fields around MB Roland Distillery in Pembroke,… Read More