November 26, 2015 – After a series of delays, plans are finally on track for construction of Islay’s newest distillery. Jean and Martine Donnay have… Read More
Glann ar Mor
Episode 555: September 28, 2015
In this special bonus episode from Whisky Live Paris, we’ll have more highlights from one of Europe’s top whisky festivals. We’ll look at the recent… Read More
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the… Read More
France’s Glann ar Mor Distillery To Stay Open…For Now
July 30, 2015 – Just two weeks before France’s Glann ar Mor Distillery was scheduled to close in a dispute with French officials over proposed… Read More
Episode 543: July 11, 2015
There are dozens of stakeholders in the Scotch Whisky industry, and while they do work together on a few key fronts, their competitive nature makes… Read More
Episode 542: July 4, 2015
Jim Rutledge gets most of the credit for reviving Four Roses Bourbon in the US over the last decade after years of neglect by the… Read More
France’s Glann ar Mor Distillery To Close
July 3, 2015 – The Law of Unintended Consequences – better known as the saying “it seemed like a good idea at the time” –… Read More
Jean Donnay Updates Gartbreck Distillery Plans
April 3, 2014 – Plans for Islay’s ninth distillery are closer to a groundbreaking, now expected later this year at Gartbreck Farm on the eastern… Read More
Whisky Magazine Names 2014 Icons of Whisky Winners
March 21, 2014 – Diageo took “Distiller of the Year” honors in Whisky Magazine’s annual Icons of Whisky Awards presented last night in London on… Read More
Episode 464: February 1, 2014
Kilchoman became Islay’s newest distillery in 2005, about the same time Jean Donnay started making whisky at Glann ar Mor on France’s Brittany Coast. Fast… Read More
Jean Donnay Calls Islay “Magical”, To Start Distillery Construction in May at Gartbreck Farm
January 27, 2014 – Islay will get its newest — and smallest whisky distillery now that planning permission has been granted for Jean Donnay’s new… Read More
Episode 403: December 22, 2012
Bruichladdich’s $90 million acquisition by Remy Cointreau was one of the biggest whisky stories of the year, and CEO Simon Coughlin joins us for this… Read More