Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar High Five in Tokyo’s… Read More
Irish Distillers
Robb Report Names Redbreast 21 “Best Of The Best”
May 29, 2014 – Robb Report, the magazine focusing on high-end luxury items of all shapes and sizes, is out with its 26th annual “Best… Read More
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: March 2014
This month, we’re back at the “Barthenon” in Cherry Hill, New Jersey to taste Irish whiskies with the guys from the blog “It’s Just the Booze Dancing”.… Read More
Episode 472: March 29, 2014
James Espey has created some of whisky’s legendary brands during his career, along with the Keepers of the Quaich, and was named an Officer of… Read More
Whisky Magazine Names 2014 Icons of Whisky Winners
March 21, 2014 – Diageo took “Distiller of the Year” honors in Whisky Magazine’s annual Icons of Whisky Awards presented last night in London on… Read More
New Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery Reaches Milestone
March 13, 2014 – Construction on the new Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland has reached a milestone with the installation of four… Read More
Distillers Head To Court Over Trademarks
March 5, 2014 – Two whisky distillers are squaring off in court over allegations of trademark infringement by competitors. A California winemaker has filed a… 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
Irish Distillers Expands Paddy Range & Focus
October 1, 2013 – Paddy Flaherty was a legendary Irish Whiskey salesman for the Cork Distilleries Company at the turn of the last century, traveling… Read More
Episode 445: September 29, 2013
This week’s WhiskyCast comes from Forty Creek Distillery’s annual Whisky Weekend in Grimsby, Ontario. Forty Creek’s John Hall makes his whisky differently from any other… Read More
Redbreast 21 To Become Oldest Irish Pot Still Whiskey Available
September 27, 2013 – Redbreast has long been prized by Irish whiskey lovers for its classic pot still whiskey taste, but until now, the 15-year-old… Read More
Episode 442: September 15, 2013
Ger Buckley is the fifth-generation cooper at Ireland’s Midleton Distillery, but had no one to pass the torch to. In fact, there hadn’t been an… Read More

