Actor Sam Heughan is best known for his starring role on TV’s “Outlander,” but he’s a whisky lover, too. Sam started his own whisky brand,… Read More
Johnnie Walker
Celebrating World Whisky Day
Whisky lovers around the world celebrated World Whisky Day Saturday. The holiday was created a dozen years ago by whisky writer and consultant Blair Bowman,… Read More
Rye Whisky Direct from Scotland
One normally does not associate rye whisky with Scotland. Rye hasn’t been widely used by Scotch whisky distillers for decades, but Inchdairnie Distillery is doing… Read More
An American Single Malt Outlier
Phil Steger distills his single malt in the Scottish tradition at Minnesota’s Brother Justus Distilling, but he’s an outlier in the American Single Malt community.… Read More
“Make It a Double” with Author Shelley Sackier
We all have our own whisky stories to tell, and author Shelley Sackier is sharing hers in the new book “Make It a Double.” She’s… Read More
Barley: Not Just a “Commodity” for Distillers (Episode 868: April 26, 2021)
In our last episode, we looked at how different types of Rye produce different flavors in whisky. While that’s relatively new understanding for Rye, it’s… Read More
Live Whisky Events Are Returning…Are We Ready? (Episode 864: March 28, 2021)
Virtually every major whisky event worldwide in the past year has been cancelled, postponed, or gone virtual because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, live events… Read More
Asia’s Whisky Capital (Episode 856: January 31, 2021)
Hong Kong has become a key center for the world’s whisky makers, and we had more evidence of that this week. Gordon & MacPhail’s new… Read More
Ending 2020 On a High Note (Episode 851: December 27, 2020)
2020 will not be remembered well by many people, but there have been a few bright spots for whisky lovers. One is the arrival of… Read More
Walking Through 200 Years of Johnnie Walker’s History (Episode 850: December 20, 2020)
Johnnie Walker is marking its 200th anniversary in 2020, and Diageo’s Dr. Nick Morgan joins us to discuss his new book on the history of… Read More
Buying Whisky by the Barrel…or the Bottle (Episode 847: November 29, 2020)
It’s never been easier to buy an entire cask of whisky…at least in theory. While more distilleries are offering the opportunity to pick a special… Read More
Yeast’s Impact on Whisky (Episode 836: September 13, 2020)
Yeast is one of the three main ingredients in whisky, along with grain and water. While we understand what grain and water contribute to the… Read More