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
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Old Pulteney Takes Top Honors at World Whiskies Awards
March 18, 2016 – Inver House’s Pulteney Distillery never uses peated malt to make its single malt whiskies, but the distillery at the northern tip of… Read More
Episode 579: March 5, 2016
Adam Hannett has a tough job, though he wouldn’t trade places with anyone for the world! He took over for the legendary Jim McEwan as… Read More
Episode 557: October 10, 2015
It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are forcing… Read More
Episode 542: July 4, 2015
Jim Rutledge gets most of the credit for reviving Four Roses Bourbon in the US over the last decade after years of neglect by the… Read More
Interview: Suntory Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo
July 3, 2015 – Shinji Fukuyo was named Suntory’s chief blender in 2009, and is only the fourth person to hold that title in the… Read More
Episode 540: June 20, 2015
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we have two stories to share on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Euan Henderson didn’t want to work in the whisky… Read More
Nikka Confirms Plan To Drop Age Statements As Japanese Whisky Shortage Grows
June 18, 2015 – Japan’s Nikka Whisky has now confirmed plans to replace its entire range of single malts from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries… Read More
Kavalan Takes Top Single Malt Honors in World Whiskies Awards
March 19, 2015 – For the second consecutive year, a “world” whisky has taken top honors as the “World’s Best Single Malt” in Whisky Magazine’s… Read More
Beam Suntory’s Bauder: Bourbon Boom Just Beginning
March 1, 2015 – For Bourbon lovers, it seems like the “Bourbon Boom” has been going on forever. Not true, according to Chris Bauder, general… Read More
Episode 523: February 28, 2015
Lots to talk about this week, with news from all over the world! Bruichladdich’s Jim McEwan joins us on WhiskyCast In-Depth to talk about the… Read More
Episode 481: May 31, 2014
Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar High Five in Tokyo’s… Read More