Highland Park provided this cocktail recipe created by San Francisco-based bartender Brian MacGregor for the holiday season that features the Highland Park Magnus single malt… Read More
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12 Years of Whisky Podcasts…and We’re Still Here! (Episode 667: November 12, 2017)
The very first episode of WhiskyCast was on November 12, 2005, and twelve years later, we’ve been around long enough to have an age statement!… Read More
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)
In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distilling mentor was Nathan “Nearest” Green,… Read More
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)
Distillers from around the United States gathered at Virginia’s Mount Vernon this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of George Washington’s Distillery… Read More
Highland Park’s Halloween Cocktails
October 25, 2017 – OK, they came out just in time for Halloween, but these cocktail recipes provided by Highland Park using its Magnus single… Read More
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels… Read More
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)
Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee… Read More
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a… Read More
Malting Barley the Old School Way (Episode 641: May 14, 2017)
Most Scotch Whisky distilleries source their malted barley from large commercial maltsters today, but a handful of distilleries still maintain their own floor maltings to… Read More
Making Scotch Whisky the Old School Way with Floor Malting
May 12, 2017 – The pagodas that adorn the roofs of many whisky distilleries in Scotland aren’t there just for show. Years ago, those pagodas… Read More
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)
Denmark is known for its beers and aquavit, but is starting to develop a reputation for whiskies as well with distilleries like Braunstein and Stauning… Read More
Edrington Brings The Glenrothes Back Into Its Whisky Family
May 2, 2017 – After years of confusing cross-ownership deals and distribution agreements, The Glenrothes Scotch Whisky brand and the Speyside distillery that shares its… Read More