This week, we’re on location in London for The Whisky Exchange’s annual Whisky Show at Old Billingsgate. We’ll have interviews from throughout the weekend on… Read More
Kentucky Distillers Association
Kentucky Barrel Inventory Reaches New High
September 27, 2022 – Kentucky distillers set a new production record in 2021, according to state revenue department data released today by the Kentucky Distillers… Read More
County Cork: One Family, One Farm, One Distillery
The Scullys of County Cork have been farming the same land for nine generations over 350 years, but only in the last few years have… Read More
Brother’s Bond: A Bourbon “Bromance”
Actors Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder discovered their friendship and a mutual love of Bourbon on the set of “The Vampire Diaries” television series. Once… Read More
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2022
August 17, 2022 – Six inductees will join the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame next month in the first induction ceremony since 2019. The honorees… Read More
Islay Boys, Islay Whisky
Scotland’s Isle of Islay is known for its distilleries, and construction will begin soon on the island’s 12th distillery near the shores of Laggan Bay.… Read More
Private Barrel Kentucky Bourbons in Legal Jeopardy
January 29, 2022 – Sales of “private selection” barrels by distillers in Kentucky have become popular choices for retailers, bars, restaurants, and even whiskey clubs.… Read More
U.S. Suspends Single Malt Whisky Tariffs During Talks with Great Britain & Europe
By Mark Gillespie Updated March 5, 2021 – In a surprise early-morning move Thursday, the Biden Administration announced a four-month suspension of tariffs on single… Read More
Pandemic Leads to 66% Decline in 2020 Kentucky Bourbon Trail Visits
By Mark Gillespie February 16, 2021 – Virtually everything whiskey-related has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the lone exception of retail bottle sales.… Read More
A Bright Future for The GlenAllachie (Episode 854: January 17, 2021)
It’s been a little more than three years since Billy Walker and his partners acquired Scotland’s GlenAllachie Distillery from Chivas Brothers. What had previously been… Read More
Blind Faith Leads to Blind Bourbon Tastings (Episode 844: November 8, 2020)
Marianne Eaves had a bright career path in her future as the first female master distiller at a Kentucky Bourbon distiller when she suddenly decided… Read More
Kentucky Bourbon Diversity & Inclusion Panel to Offer Recommendations
By Mark Gillespie November 8, 2020 – When the Kentucky Distillers Association holds its annual meeting tomorrow, look for some eyes to be opened to… Read More

