Being a brand ambassador for a major whisky brand sounds like a lot of fun…and it is, but it’s also a job with perks like… Read More
Ireland
Teeling Whiskey Gets Green Light For Dublin Distillery
January 29, 2014 – Whiskey distilling will return to Dublin later this year, now that planning permission has been granted for the Teeling Whiskey Company’s… Read More
Green Spot & Redbreast 21 Coming to US
January 7, 2014 – For years, Irish whiskey fans have made it a point to pick up a bottle or two of Green Spot Irish… Read More
Episode 459: January 4, 2014
Southern California isn’t the place you’d normally think of for a Bourbon to call home, but Steve Gertman picked the wine country of Santa Barbara… Read More
Episode 458: December 29, 2013
The classic Irish pub is becoming an endangered species, thanks to a combination of progress and the economy. There are some pubs that still cling… Read More
The Tap Tavern in Kinsale, Ireland: A Classic Irish Pub
Irish pubs are legendary, but truly original ones are becoming harder and harder to find. The Tap Tavern in Kinsale, County Cork, has been owned by… Read More
Episode 457: December 21, 2013
Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well,… Read More
Episode 456: December 14, 2013
Dewar’s was forced to remove an online video promotion from the Internet this week after a social media-fueled protest campaign over the portrayal of women… Read More
Episode 455: December 8, 2013
The Malt Maniacs announced the results of the 11th annual Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards this week, and a 1973 Karuizawa single cask from Japan ended… Read More
Episode 449: October 26, 2013
Ireland’s Kilbeggan Distillery is said to be the world’s oldest whiskey distillery, and it’s now being run by what may well be one of the… Read More
Episode 448: October 19, 2013
The most secure jobs in the whisky business may be the coppersmiths at Forsyth’s of Rothes in Scotland, since almost all of the major distillery… Read More
New Distilleries Planned in Glasgow & Ireland
October 17, 2013 – The boom in distillery construction is growing even more with announced plans for new distilleries in Glasgow, Scotland and County Carlow,… Read More