April 27, 2016 – Brown-Forman has agreed to buy the BenRiach Distillery Company for £285 million GBP ($416 million USD) in a deal that returns… Read More
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BenRiach Releases First Cask Strength Single Malt
March 17, 2016 – While most of the attention of the whisky world is focused on Irish whiskies today on St. Patrick’s Day, Speyside’s BenRiach… Read More
Episode 577: February 20, 2016
Chip Tate is about to get back into the whisky business, about 15 months after his acrimonious departure from Balcones Distilling, the Texas distillery he… Read More
New Whiskies From Redbreast, GlenDronach, & anCnoc
February 17, 2016 – While coming too late for Valentine’s Day gifting to the passionate whisky lover, there have been several new whiskies announced so… Read More
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blender for Buffalo Trace… Read More
GlenDronach Releases Latest Edition of Grandeur 25
January 19, 2016 – If 7 is a lucky number, then GlenDronach’s latest batch of Grandeur may hit the jackpot for lucky whisky connoisseurs. The… Read More
Episode 566: December 13, 2015
This week, we’ll give you a glimpse at something rarely seen…the very first still run at a new distillery. This week, the stills at Ireland’s… 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
Episode 556: October 4, 2015
Earlier this year, Japan’s Nikka Whisky announced plans to replace many of its age-statement single malts with new no-age-statement versions. The company’s past projections of… 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 537: May 30, 2015
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now the fastest-growing segment… Read More
Episode 533: May 2, 2015
Lots of people try to pair whiskies with foods, but pairing whiskies with music? That’s the challenge Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison took on when… Read More