Ian MacLeod

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Episode 530: April 18, 2015

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

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

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