February 12, 2019 – Scotch Whisky exports set new records during 2018, according to statistics released today by HM Revenue & Customs. The export value… Read More
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Whiskey On the Water: Jefferson’s Journey (Episode 754: February 10, 2019)
Long before highways crossed North America, flatboats with barrels of whiskey were a common sight along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers bound for New Orleans… Read More
Talking Whiskey with the British Bourbon Society (Episode 746: December 23, 2018)
One sign of the Bourbon boom worldwide can be found in Great Britain, where the British Bourbon Society was founded in 2016 by six whisky… Read More
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)
Irish Whiskey continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the whisky business around the world, but the distilleries in Ireland and Northern Ireland… Read More
The Power(s) of Irish Whiskey Lore (Episode 741: November 25, 2018)
Ireland’s Power family dominated the Irish Whiskey industry almost from the day innkeeper James Power started making whiskey behind his inn on Dublin’s Thomas Street… Read More
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)
Back on the road again, and this episode comes from the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick! We’ll have highlights from the festival,… Read More
To Whisky…And Beyond! (Episode 737: November 1, 2018)
This time around, we’re blasting off with the crew of the USS Starward! OK, we’re talking with David Vitale, the founder of Australia’s Starward Distillery,… Read More
UK Whisky Taxes Frozen For Second Consecutive Year
October 29, 2018 – While announcing billions of pounds in new government spending, Great Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his country’s whisky lovers a… Read More
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)
Many whisky lovers consider the “water of life” to be a regular part of their lives, but there’s no arguing that whiskies are becoming as… Read More
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)
Kentucky’s Four Roses Bourbon is marking its 130th anniversary this year, and while Al Young hasn’t been there the whole time…he comes closer than just… Read More
Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains, But Outlook Is Uncertain
October 23, 2018 – Scotch Whisky exports appear to be headed for a new record in 2018, based on statistics for the first half of… Read More
Her Whisky Love Becomes a Career (Episode 728: September 27, 2018)
In 2016, Holly Seidewand started a journey that would change her life by traveling to Scotland to learn more about whisky. That journey later took… Read More