October 14, 2014 – A rare bottle of George Washington’s Whiskey signed by former President Bill Clinton sold for $32,000 tonight at the annual “Spirit… Read More
George Washington’s Distillery
Episode 486: July 4, 2014
Corn farmers have a saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” to gauge whether their crop will be a good one, and we’ll look… Read More
George Washington’s Rye Helps Raise Funds for Mount Vernon
September 26, 2013 – The annual Distilled Spirits Council of the United States fundraiser at Virginia’s Mount Vernon helped raise $350,000 on Tuesday evening. $75,000… Read More
Episode 428: June 8, 2013
Joshua Hatton and Jason Johnston-Yellin started out as whisky bloggers, and are now bottling their own whiskies for a unique audience. Single Cask Nation and… Read More
Hillrock Estate Partners With George Washington’s Distillery
June 4, 2013 – Hillrock Esate Distillery, the Ancrim, New York-based farm distillery, is partnering with George Washington’s Distillery at Mount Vernon in Virginia to… Read More
Macallan 50 Tops Bonhams NY Auction
April 30, 2013 – The first Bonhams whisky auction of the year in New York City saw vintage Macallans leading the bidding, with a 50-year-old… Read More
Episode 418: March 30, 2013
Cutty Sark is marking two anniversaries within a week or so: the brand’s 90’s anniversary on March 23 and the third anniversary of its acquisition… Read More
Episode 416: March 16, 2013
This week’s episode comes from Frankfurt, Germany…during a layover on my trip to visit the Amrut Distillery in Bangalore, India. However, we’re focusing on a… Read More
Historic Scotland Considers Restarting Dallas Dhu
March 14, 2013 – Historic Scotland, the Scottish Government agency responsible for preserving historic sites, has commissioned a feasibility study to examine whether to restart… Read More
Episode 393: October 13, 2012
Italians are known for their wine, but one Italian firm helped pioneer the concept of single cask whiskies. Silvano Samaroli started bottling his own casks… Read More
Episode 267: June 27, 2010
Dave Pickerell has been keeping a low profile since leaving Maker’s Mark in April of 2008. Turns out he was doing research into rye and… Read More
Episode 187: February 16, 2009
This week…the winner of the “Pick the Interview” poll on the WhiskyCast Facebook page! We’ll hear from Fred Laing of Douglas Laing & Co. about… Read More