February 17, 2023 – Wine, cider, and beer qualify for relief under the UK Government’s new energy relief program, but whisky distillers have been left… Read More
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Thieves Strike Glenfarclas Visitors Centre
May 15, 2022 – Police Scotland is investigating an overnight break-in at the Glenfarclas Distillery visitors centre. According to the distillery, the burglars smashed display… Read More
Happy Hour Live with Lance Winters and Dave Smith of St. George Spirits (Episode 928: February 23, 2022)
St. George Spirits in Alameda, California is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and is one of the pioneers of the U.S. craft distilling movement.… Read More
Happy Hour Live with Company Distilling’s Jeff Arnett (Episode 923: February 9, 2022)
Jeff Arnett left Jack Daniel’s nearly 18 months ago with a desire to create his own whiskey brand, and that’s just what he and his… Read More
Happy Hour Live with Ashley & Colby Frey, Beth Behrs, and Gareth Howells (Episode 900: September 22, 2021)
Colby and Ashley Frey own and operate Frey Ranch Farmers + Distillers, a true “grain to glass” farm distillery in Fallon, Nevada. Not only do… Read More
Pernod Ricard Jumps Into Retail, Acquiring The Whisky Exchange
By Mark Gillespie September 21, 2021 – Like other spirits companies, Pernod Ricard has been nibbling at the edges of the e-commerce business with in-house… Read More
Happy Hour Live with Brent Elliott, Darryl McNally, and Christopher Coates (Episode 896: September 8, 2021)
Four Roses is releasing its 2021 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon this month, and Master Distiller Brent Elliott joined us on the latest #HappyHourLive webcast… Read More
Happy Hour Live with Steve Beal, David Blackmore, Ewan Morgan, and Owen Martin (Episode 894: September 1, 2021)
Make sure your battery’s charged for this one, since we spent nearly two hours talking the other night with longtime Scotch Whisky and Bourbon ambassdors… Read More
Happy Hour Live with Scott Neil and Nick Ravenhall (Episode 888: August 11, 2021)
Earlier this month, Nick Ravenhall and his brother Alex did something most of us would never dream of trying. They led a small team of… Read More
Happy Hour Live with Wes Henderson of Angel’s Envy (Episode 882: July 21, 2021)
The reaction to last week’s bonus episode with Stephanie Macleod of Dewar’s was so positive that we’re doing it again this week! Wes Henderson of… Read More
Barley: Not Just a “Commodity” for Distillers (Episode 868: April 26, 2021)
In our last episode, we looked at how different types of Rye produce different flavors in whisky. While that’s relatively new understanding for Rye, it’s… Read More
A Bright Future for The GlenAllachie (Episode 854: January 17, 2021)
It’s been a little more than three years since Billy Walker and his partners acquired Scotland’s GlenAllachie Distillery from Chivas Brothers. What had previously been… Read More