The Bible says “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” As proof, we have the story this week of Father Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Catholic priest… Read More
Jim Beam
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)
Billy Walker could have walked away from the Scotch Whisky business last year after he and his partners sold the BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassaugh distilleries… Read More
Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and while we cover Irish Whiskey all year-round, it’s worth paying special attention to the fastest-growing segment of the whisky… Read More
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)
Five years ago, Irish expats Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon bet their futures on opening an Irish pub in New York City’s Financial District. Since… Read More
Women in Whiskey, Sisters in Suds (Episode 671: December 10, 2017)
This week, the New York Times marked the anniversary of the end of Prohibition with a special event at one of America’s few women-owned distilleries,… Read More
Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)
Pulteney Distillery manager Malcolm Waring wasn’t born in Wick, Scotland, but there’s no place he’d rather be … three decades after getting his first job… Read More
Jim Beam’s Black Sail
Matt Jones is not only Jim Beam’s Canadian brand ambassador, but a veteran bartender. He created this variation on the Manhattan for the Jim Beam-sponsored… Read More
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)
This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a lot, spare… Read More
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)
Distillers from around the United States gathered at Virginia’s Mount Vernon this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of George Washington’s Distillery… Read More
Distilling Returns to the Birthplace of Scotch Whisky (Episode 654: August 13, 2017)
Lindores Abbey has a unique place in Scottish history. In 1494, the abbey’s Friar John Cor was responsible for the oldest known written reference to… Read More
I Spy a Bourbon (Episode 650: July 16, 2017)
We’ve seen whisky and movie tie-ins before, but Old Forester’s new Statesman Bourbon is a bit different. It’s featured in the upcoming movie “Kingsman: The… Read More
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco, Texas –… Read More