David Stewart will need new business cards soon, though the longtime master blender at William Grant & Sons is far too modest to ask for… Read More
Jack Daniel’s
Episode 564: November 29, 2015
This week, we’ll be talking about whisky and education. Not teaching people how to drink whisky, but how to make it! There aren’t many university-level… Read More
Jack Daniel’s “Chairman of the Board”
October 20, 2015 – This cocktail was created by the bartenders at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, which was one of Frank Sinatra’s favorite hangouts back… Read More
Episode 555: September 28, 2015
In this special bonus episode from Whisky Live Paris, we’ll have more highlights from one of Europe’s top whisky festivals. We’ll look at the recent… Read More
Episode 548: August 17, 2015
The “Bourbon Boom” has led to a corresponding boom in the publishing industry, with almost as many new Bourbon books as there are Bourbons on… Read More
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 529: April 11, 2015
This week, we’re on location at the Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky for the annual Maker’s Mark Handcraft Festival and the running of the… Read More
Tennessee Whiskey Law Repeal Effort Fails
April 10, 2015 – Backers of a move to repeal Tennessee’s state “whiskey law” have given up on hopes to repeal the two-year-old law this… Read More
Episode 528: April 4, 2015
Bacardi took a step into the Bourbon business this week with its acquisition of Angel’s Share Brands, the parent company of Angel’s Envy Bourbon and… Read More
Lunn Leaves Diageo For Popcorn Sutton
March 16, 2015 – In a move that may be a sign of things to come, former George Dickel Master Distiller John Lunn turned up… Read More
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit with… Read More
Episode 515: January 10, 2015
On New Year’s Day, David Perkins and his team at Utah’s High West Distillery fired up the still at their new distillery for the first… Read More