June 18, 2014 – Diageo’s planned $115 million dollar Bourbon distillery has received approval from the Shelby County Planning Commission following a hearing Tuesday in… Read More
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Episode 483: June 13, 2014
David Blackmore spends most of his year on the road as the brand ambassador for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, and was in Taipei for Ardbeg Day… Read More
Crown Royal Releasing 75th Anniversary Edition
June 12, 2014 – 2014 marks the 75th anniversary for Diageo’s Crown Royal Canadian Whisky, and master blender Andrew Mackay has created a special blend… Read More
Tennessee Drops Legal Fight Over Dickel’s Kentucky Maturation
June 11, 2014 – Tennessee state regulators have dropped their inquiry into Diageo’s use of its warehouses at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville for maturing… Read More
Johnnie Walker Releasing Blue Label Ryder Cup Edition
June 10, 2014 – With the Ryder Cup scheduled for this September at Scotland’s Gleneagles Resort, Diageo is releasing a commemorative edition of Johnnie Walker… Read More
Episode 482: June 6, 2014
Humans have been drinking alcohol for centuries, but there are still many things we don’t understand about it…basic things like the chemistry behind fermentation and… Read More
UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale
June 3, 2014 – UK competition regulators will open a public comment period on Diageo’s plans to sell Whyte & Mackay to Filipino billionaire Andrew… Read More
Episode 481: May 31, 2014
Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar High Five in Tokyo’s… Read More
Diageo Plans New $115 Million Kentucky Distillery
May 29, 2014 – Diageo plans to solve its Bourbon supply issues by spending $115 million to build a new whiskey distillery in Shelby County,… Read More
Episode 480: May 24, 2014
Seiichi Koshimizu has been making whisky at Suntory for 41 years, and became the company’s chief blender in 1991. Over the years, he’s been responsible… Read More
Episode 479: May 17, 2014
The old saying goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Dan Garrison’s life was full of lemons back in 2003, and he decided to… Read More
Orphan Barrel’s Rhetoric Bourbon To Go On Sale In June
May 15, 2014 – Diageo’s Orphan Barrel line of rare whiskies will expand to a third release in June with Rhetoric. As reported by WhiskyCast… Read More