Diageo

What we think of today as the boom in craft distilling started 20 years ago this year, when San Francisco brewer Fritz Maytag bottled the… Read More

Lagavulin Distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Islay is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2016. It’s not Islay’s largest distillery, nor does it make the island’s… Read More

Bourbon’s history is as murky as a fermenter full of mash, and questions about the origins of Bourbon have led to more than a few… Read More

This Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Heaven Hill’s distillery and 90,000 barrels of whiskey in Bardstown, Kentucky. Not a single… Read More

Distillery managers come and go at Lagavulin, but Iain McArthur is a fixture at the legendary Islay distillery. McArthur’s something of a legend himself after… Read More

We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in… Read More

This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg… Read More

September 14, 2016 – In what may have been the most unsurprising “surprise” announcement out of Kentucky in many years, longtime Wild Turkey Master Distiller… Read More

After years of working with supermodels and high-strung art directors in New York City, Michael Myers lives a much simpler – and more rewarding life… Read More

August 14, 2016 – Following several days of criticism on social media over its decision to dissolve the long-running Masters of Whisky education program, Diageo… Read More

Diageo has faced criticism on social media for its decision to shut down the long-running Masters of Whisky program, a US-based education program aimed primarily… Read More

We’ve packed this week’s WhiskyCast full of cask-strength conversation from around the world! Texas distillers Amanda and Nick Swift will explain why they decided to… Read More