September 11, 2018 – Three new members have been named to the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, while an industry leader will be honored with… Read More
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Jeff Arnett: 10 Years as Master Distiller at Jack Daniel’s (Episode 718: August 5, 2018)
Jeff Arnett became the Master Distiller for Jack Daniel’s in 2008, joining a small club of distillers that began with Jack Daniel and Nathan “Nearest”… Read More
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)
Global trade has helped the whisky industry expand massively over the last two decades. With the ongoing trade dispute between the US and its key… Read More
Growing a Whisky Business in Glasgow (Episode 708: June 21, 2018)
The Glasgow Distillery Company won’t release its first 1770 Glasgow single malt whisky until later this year, but the four-year-old company is already kicking off… Read More
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)
Historians aren’t sure who distilled the first Scotch-style single malt whiskey in the United States, but Oregon’s Clear Creek Distillery has a pretty solid claim… Read More
The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)
Edrington first announced plans for The Macallan’s new distillery in 2012, but the planning process on what may be one of the longest distillery projects… Read More
Memories of an Irish Whiskey Legend (Episode 699: May 20, 2018)
Irish Whiskey lost one of its longtime champions this past week with the passing of John Clement Ryan. He was the 7th – and final… Read More
A Big Bourbon Weekend in Mississippi (Episode 693: April 29, 2018)
Oxford, Mississippi is known for many things, but Bourbon isn’t usually the first thing you think of. Chef John Currence and his friends might just… Read More
On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)
This time around, we’re on the road in Dublin for the launch of the first cask-strength Jameson Irish Whiskey, the new Jameson Bow Street 18.… Read More
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)
Billy Walker could have walked away from the Scotch Whisky business last year after he and his partners sold the BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassaugh distilleries… Read More
Diageo Planning £150 Million Investment in Scotch Whisky Tourism
April 16, 2018 – With Scotch Whisky-related tourism at record highs, Diageo has announced plans to invest £150 million pounds ($214.9 million USD) in upgrades… Read More
Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and while we cover Irish Whiskey all year-round, it’s worth paying special attention to the fastest-growing segment of the whisky… Read More