Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies in the… Read More
Glasgow
Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery
July 31, 2017 – Douglas Laing & Co. will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2018, and the family-owned Scotch Whisky blender and independent bottler hopes… Read More
All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)
The Likarish family opened Ironroot Republic Distillery in Denison, Texas in 2013. Brothers Jonathan and Robert Likarish handle the distilling, while their mother Marcia serves… Read More
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21,… Read More
Celebrating Canada’s 150 Years Whisky Style (Episode 647: June 25, 2017)
July 1 is Canada Day, and this year it’s even more of a holiday than usual. Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary this Saturday, and Hiram… Read More
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)
This week’s American Whiskey Convention at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park featured an air of generational change. At one end, legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell of… Read More
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)
This week, we’ll tell you about two upcoming opportunities to taste rare whiskies in Scotland and Kentucky. David Faughn and Brian Shemwell will have the… Read More
“Fierce” Bidding for Donald Trump’s Scotch Whisky at McTear’s Auction
January 13, 2017 – While Friday the 13th is often considered an unlucky day, Colin Plint will likely never forget this Friday the 13th after paying… Read More
Trump’s Scotch Whisky Goes on the Auction Block
January 6, 2017 – One week before Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States, a bottle of… Read More
Episode 594: June 18, 2016
Moving is one of those things that no one really enjoys…let alone when one has to move hundreds of rare whisky samples to a new… Read More
Brendan McCarron: The Heir Apparent
May 25, 2016 – Most businesses have succession plans in place, and the whisky business is no exception. At Kentucky’s Four Roses Distillery, longtime Master… Read More
Episode 562: November 14, 2015
As we begin the 11th year of WhiskyCast, we’re taking a look back this week to catch up with some of the friends we’ve made… Read More