Ireland

Penderyn is the only whisky distillery in Wales, but may soon spin off a second distillery under its name in nearby Swansea. Local leaders want… Read More

This weekend usually marks the beginning of summer, and many people will be heading for the beach – either for real or in their dreams.… Read More

April 27, 2016 – It’s 5:00pm in Scotland, and Billy Walker should be in a giddy mood. Hours earlier, he and his partners in the… Read More

Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a… Read More

A lot of trends come out of Portland, Oregon…and while the craft distilling movement didn’t originate there, Portland’s House Spirits helped jump-start the industry when… Read More

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

March 18, 2016 – After winning the American round as “Distiller of the Year” last fall, Heaven Hill Distillers was named the global winner in… Read More

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

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

Brian Kinsman became the sixth Master Blender in the history of William Grant & Sons in 2009, following in the footsteps of his mentor, David… Read More

March 13, 2016 – While today’s Irish Whiskies are known largely as smooth, mellow, triple-distilled drams, the sub-category known as “Single Pot Still” whiskies is… Read More

There was once a time when Ireland’s single pot still whiskies were among the world’s most popular drams, but a combination of changing tastes, politics,… Read More