Alwynne Gwilt couldn’t stand whisky…hated it, in fact. That is, until a former boss in London dragged the Canadian expat to a media tasting. It’s… Read More
GlenDronach
Episode 463: January 25, 2014
Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas Regal and… Read More
Episode 455: December 8, 2013
The Malt Maniacs announced the results of the 11th annual Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards this week, and a 1973 Karuizawa single cask from Japan ended… Read More
New Whiskies From Glenglassaugh & GlenDronach
December 3, 2013 – Billy Walker’s mini-empire of Highland distilleries is releasing a new 40-year-old Glenglassaugh single malt, along with nine new single cask bottlings… Read More
Karuizawa Takes Top Honors in Malt Maniacs Awards
December 3, 2013 – A Karuizawa single malt from Number One Drinks Company has ended GlenDronach’s three-year streak of top honors in the 11th annual… Read More
Episode 452: November 16, 2013
Matthew Crow, Ph.D. of Diageo is one of Scotch Whisky’s up-and-coming blenders. Working under Jim Beveridge, Ph.D., he helped create Johnnie Walker Double Black and worked… Read More
GlenDronach Releases Cask Strength Batch #3
November 12, 2013 – GlenDronach is following up on the success of two cask-strength releases over the past 12 months with a third release. As… Read More
A Shetland Whisky Distillery…Take Two
September 24, 2013 – Several months after leaving Glenglassaugh, distillery veteran Stuart Nickerson is making public the plans for his next venture. Nickerson hopes to… Read More
Episode 433: July 13, 2013
What goes into reviving a distillery that’s been closed for 14 years? That was the question from WhiskyCast listener Scott Mansfield after Chivas Brothers reopened… Read More
WhiskyCast Episode 432: July 7, 2013
Duncan Taylor’s Euan Shand is in the middle of what he calls the company’s busiest year in its 75-year history. He’s just started work on… Read More
GlenDronach Releases New Batch of Single Cask Bottlings
July 5, 2013 – GlenDronach has released the eighth batch of single cask bottlings from the Aberdeenshire distillery. All 8 were selected by Billy Walker,… Read More
Episode 422: April 28, 2013
When Ireland’s distillers joined forces in 1966 to merge their struggling distilleries into one company, they placed their bet on Jameson as their principal export… Read More