For the second straight year, Islay’s biggest party of the year has been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fèis Ile, the Islay Festival of… Read More
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Heaven Hill Celebrates 85 Years of Whiskey (Episode 849: December 13, 2020)
85 years ago today, the five Shapira brothers and their partners opened Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Shapira family is still in charge… Read More
A Breakup in the Irish Whiskey Business (Episode 752: January 27, 2019)
Even when things appear to be going well, there are sometimes undercurrents of trouble behind the scenes. That played out in Ireland this week after… Read More
To Whisky…And Beyond! (Episode 737: November 1, 2018)
This time around, we’re blasting off with the crew of the USS Starward! OK, we’re talking with David Vitale, the founder of Australia’s Starward Distillery,… Read More
Creating a More Diverse Whisky Community (Episode 729: September 30, 2018)
Let’s be honest for a moment. Look around the crowd at most whisky events, and if you’re being honest with yourself, you’ll notice that there’s… Read More
A Whisky Journey (Episode 626: January 29, 2017)
Marcio Ramos started his whisky journey as a bartender in his hometown of Lisbon, Portugal…but thought he’d left the whisky business behind when he moved… Read More
Episode 585: April 17, 2016
Japan’s Hombo Shuzo has been making whiskies off and on since 1949, and the company’s whisky heritage claims a critical link to Masataka Taketsuru, the… Read More
Episode 503: October 25, 2014
This week’s episode comes from Whiskey Live Dublin, and we’ll be focusing on Irish whiskies this time around with some of the winners from Thursday… Read More
Episode 447: October 12, 2013
With 28 malt whisky distilleries and two grain whisky distilleries in Scotland, Diageo almost always has something going on. Nick Morgan, Ph.D. is head of whisky outreach… Read More
William Grant & Sons Releases Rare Girvan Single Grain Bottling
October 7, 2013 – Single grain Scotch whiskies can often be thought of as the stepchildren of the whisky industry. They’re absolutely essential for the… Read More
Bruichladdich Entering Travel Retail Market
September 6, 2013 – Bruichladdich stayed out of travel retail sales for most of the time following the distillery’s revival in 2001, only making a… Read More
Episode 336: September 26, 2011
In our final episode from Whisky Live Paris, we’ll get updates on the process of exporting Nikka’s Japanese whiskies to the U.S. for the first… Read More