March 22, 2014 – The next committee hearings are set for Tuesday in the Tennessee General Assembly’s debate over changes to standards for what can… Read More
Johnnie Walker
Battle Over “Tennessee Whiskey” Turning Ugly
March 17, 2014 – In a public relations war, the news release is often the simplest, yet one of the deadliest ways to strike back… Read More
Brown-Forman Attacks Diageo On Tennessee Whiskey Legislation
March 14, 2014 – Call it a “Clash of the Titans” if you will, but two major distillers — and Tennessee’s two largest distillery owners… Read More
Brora 40 Becomes Most Expensive Diageo Single Malt
February 26, 2014 – At a recommended price of £6,995 ($11,660 USD), the Brora 40-Year-Old tops the price list for all of Diageo’s single malt… Read More
Force India F1’s 2014 Car Debuts Without Whyte & Mackay
January 28, 2014 – Sahara Force India, the Formula One team led by Vijay Mallya, made its 2014 pre-season testing debut today in Jerez, Spain.… Read More
Episode 454: December 2, 2013
There’s one question Diageo’s whisky team has been asked for years — why can’t we have more Mortlach single malt bottlings? The Dufftown distillery has… Read More
Diageo To Put Muscle & Millions Into Mortlach Single Malts
December 2, 2013 – Ask any member of Diageo’s Scotch whisky team which distillery whisky lovers beg them to most to make available as a… Read More
Episode 453: November 23, 2013
Gavin Hewitt is stepping down next month after ten years as the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, balancing the needs of member whisky… Read More
This Week’s New Releases
November 22, 2013 – There have been announcements of several new whisky releases this week that will be arriving in various markets soon, in addition… Read More
Episode 452: November 16, 2013
Matthew Crow, Ph.D. of Diageo is one of Scotch Whisky’s up-and-coming blenders. Working under Jim Beveridge, Ph.D., he helped create Johnnie Walker Double Black and worked… Read More
Episode 448: October 19, 2013
The most secure jobs in the whisky business may be the coppersmiths at Forsyth’s of Rothes in Scotland, since almost all of the major distillery… Read More
Johnnie Walker Completes Explorers’ Club Series, Brings Gold Label Reserve to US
October 18, 2013 – Johnnie Walker has released the third and final edition in its Explorers Club series of travel retail expressions, with The Royal… Read More