If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, the… Read More
Ian MacLeod
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City… Read More
Episode 518: January 24, 2015
Kentucky’s Four Roses Distillery announced this week that supply problems will prevent this spring’s release of the annual Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon.… Read More
Whisky & Water Use Criticized by Scottish Regulators
January 20, 2015 – Scottish environmental regulators ranked eight whisky plants as “poor” for exceeding their allowed water usage during 2013, according to a report… Read More
Glengoyne Releases 35-Year-Old Single Malt
November 11, 2013 – Glengoyne Distillery is following up on the 2009 release of a 40-year-old single malt with a new 35-year-old expression. Only 500… Read More
Revitalized Tamdhu Introduces New Malts
May 4, 2013 – Tamdhu Distillery made its re-appearance on the whisky stage today during the Spirit of Speyside Festival with the release of its… Read More
Episode 372: June 3, 2012
Ian Buxton’s 2010 book “101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die” was a hit with whisky lovers around the world. Now, Ian has compiled a… Read More
Episode 323: July 3, 2011
It’s been a little over four months since a massive earthquake destroyed much of Christchurch, New Zealand and claimed 181 lives. Today, the city is… Read More
Episode 291: November 27, 2010
The last time we heard from Jim McEwan, he was leading a toast at the end of his master class at Bruichladdich during Feis Ile… Read More
Episode 271: July 25, 2010
I met up with Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay at Boston’s Federal Wine & Spirits just as the news came from New Zealand that… Read More
Episode 269: July 11, 2010
Tommy Smith worked at Strathisla Distillery in Speyside for 27 years before taking “early retirement.” He’s put in another eight years since then guiding visitors… Read More
Episode 235: January 16, 2010
Dewar’s is one of Scotland’s iconic whiskies, thanks to the efforts of generations of the Dewar family. Ian Buxton has just released a new book,… Read More