Italians are known for their wine, but one Italian firm helped pioneer the concept of single cask whiskies. Silvano Samaroli started bottling his own casks… Read More
Jack Daniel’s
Episode 392: October 6, 2012
Jack Daniel’s has operated with one simple whiskey recipe for 100 years…until now. The distillery started quietly working on a rye whiskey recipe a couple… Read More
Episode 385: September 1, 2012
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this week… Read More
Episode 374: June 17, 2012
Whisky lovers tend to be passionate about other things as well. For Mark Dermul of Belgium, it’s whisky and “Star Wars”. Mark and his friends… 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 344: November 19, 2011
Irish Whiskey has been the fastest-growing segment of the whisky business for the last several years. William Grant & Sons acquired Tullamore Dew last year,… Read More
Episode 332: September 4, 2011
Every September, whiskey lovers start prowling their favorite liquor stores for the arrival of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection whiskies. This year’s lineup of three… Read More
Episode 319: June 4, 2011
In the last episode, I mentioned the Balcones Brimstone blue corn whiskey from Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas…and how the corn was smoked over Texas… Read More
Episode 317: May 22, 2011
This is a big weekend on Islay, and not only because it’s the first weekend of the Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Bruichladdich is… Read More
Episode 308: March 20, 2011
More from Edinburgh on this edition, with a look at some of the key places whisky lovers seek out on a visit to Scotland’s capital.… Read More
Episode 305: February 26, 2011
Brown-Forman’s cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky has an impact on whiskies all over the world. The cooperage makes all of the barrels for Jack Daniel’s, Woodford… 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