Jon Birkbeck

Graeme Macaloney gave up a secure career in the pharmaceutical industry to pursue his dream of making whisky, and the Scottish expat is getting closer… Read More

Irish whiskey will take another step in 2015 with the first exports of Yellow Spot to the US market, still the strongest market in the… Read More

This week, we’ll look at the growth of craft distilling through the eyes of veteran drinks writer James Rodewald and distiller Darek Bell. Rodewald studied… Read More

This is the first of two episodes this weekend from The Whisky Show in London, and we’ll be looking at some of the new whiskies… Read More

David Blackmore spends most of his year on the road as the brand ambassador for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, and was in Taipei for Ardbeg Day… Read More

Many of Scotland’s historic distilleries have faded into history, to be remembered only by archivists and the occasional whisky lover. While the actual malts from… Read More

Graham Eunson has seen a lot during his career in the Scotch whisky industry. He shed a tear or two when he was assigned to… Read More

Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas Regal and… Read More

The Malt Maniacs announced the results of the 11th annual Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards this week, and a 1973 Karuizawa single cask from Japan ended… Read More