It’s hard for some people to retire. Jim McEwan says he was pacing around his home on Islay “like a tiger” after retiring from Bruichladdich… Read More
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Diageo Returns to Irish Whiskey, Plans Dublin Distillery
January 31, 2017 – Diageo is returning to the Irish Whiskey category, a little more than two years after it sold Bushmills to Mexico’s Casa… Read More
Episode 614: November 6, 2016
This Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Heaven Hill’s distillery and 90,000 barrels of whiskey in Bardstown, Kentucky. Not a single… Read More
Old Jameson Distillery To Receive €11 Million Upgrade
August 11, 2016 – One of Ireland’s most popular whisky attractions is scheduled to close at the end of the month for an €11 million… Read More
Episode 581: March 19, 2016
After two years of victories for Pacific Rim whiskies, a single malt Scotch is back on top of the World Whiskies Awards. Old Pulteney’s 1989… Read More
Pouring the Perfect Pint of Guinness
This is a “throwback” video to mark the fifth anniversary of the very first WhiskyCast video on March 17, 2011, when former Guinness master brewer… Read More
Episode 572: January 17, 2016
One of the most-discussed topics at this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival was a National Post feature on whisky questioning the future of vintage whiskies, and… Read More
Interview: Waterford Distillery Founder Mark Reynier
December 13, 2015 – Ireland’s newest distillery came to life this past week when the stills were fired up for the first time at Waterford… 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
The First Still Run at Ireland’s Waterford Distillery
It’s rare to watch a whiskey distillery’s stills run for the very first time, but that’s what we’re bringing you in this episode of WhiskyCast… Read More
First Still Run a Success at Ireland’s Waterford Distillery
December 9, 2015 – 14 years ago, Ruari Reynier was an infant when he helped his parents Mark and Maureen inaugurate the revived Bruichladdich Distillery… Read More
Ireland’s Newest Distillery Is Coming To Life
December 7, 2015 – The still that sat for years outside Islay’s Bruichladdich Distillery has come to life again, 242 miles away in Waterford, Ireland.… Read More