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Episode 423: May 4, 2013

Family-owned businesses often face obstacles that other companies don’t, and the whisky business is no exception. This week, Fred and Stewart Laing dissolved their 40+… Read More

Episode 422: April 28, 2013

When Ireland’s distillers joined forces in 1966 to merge their struggling distilleries into one company, they placed their bet on Jameson as their principal export… Read More

Episode 414: March 2, 2013

Whisky has historically been thought of as a “man’s drink”, but thankfully, that’s changing. Not only are more women drinking whisky now than ever, more… Read More

Episode 403: December 22, 2012

Bruichladdich’s $90 million acquisition by Remy Cointreau was one of the biggest whisky stories of the year, and CEO Simon Coughlin joins us for this… Read More

Episode 402: December 15, 2012

John McDougall’s years of experience as a distillery manager in all five of Scotland’s whisky regions have made him a sought-after consultant for new distilleries.… Read More

Episode 400: December 1, 2012

We’re marking one milestone with another…this week’s episode was recorded on location in Kirby, Wyoming, the home of Wyoming’s first legal whiskey since Prohibition. Wyoming… Read More

Episode 381: August 4, 2012

Kirsteen Campbell has tried to keep a low profile since she was named Master Blender for Cutty Sark two years ago. However, it’s hard to… Read More

Episode 376: July 1, 2012

Ken Loach’s new film “The Angel’s Share” focuses on an attempt to steal rare bottles of Malt Mill single malt Scotch. The actual Malt Mill… Read More

Episode 370: May 20, 2012

1964 was an iconic year at Scotland’s Bowmore Distillery, though that fact wouldn’t be known for decades. The casks laid down that year produced the… Read More