It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels… Read More
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Ringleader Pleads Guilty in “Pappygate” Bourbon Thefts
September 21, 2017 – And then there was one…one remaining defendant left in Kentucky’s “Pappygate” scandal involving the insider thefts of more than $100,000 worth… Read More
Straight Shooting with Bulleit Bourbon’s Tom Bulleit (Episode 645: June 11, 2017)
Tom Bulleit wasn’t born into the Bourbon business, but even as a successful Kentucky lawyer, he knew there was something calling him to whiskey. He… Read More
Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)
For years, whisky connoisseurs whispered about a mysterious Irish whiskey called Green Spot and begged friends traveling to Ireland to track down a bottle for… Read More
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)
Whisky was historically thought of as a “man’s drink” – but today, not only are more women drinking whisky, but women make up around 40% of… Read More
Episode 575: February 6, 2016
One of the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest whisky festivals is coming up later this month, and DramFest 2016 caps off a busy few weeks for Michael… Read More
Trademark Battle Pits David Against Kentucky’s Goliath
November 6, 2015 – “I love the Cats…I’m a big basketball fan!” Like many people around the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Colin Fultz lives and dies… Read More
Episode 558: October 17, 2015
George Washington’s Scottish distiller never made single malt whisky at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century, but Scottish distillers John Campbell, Bill Lumsden, and Andy… Read More
Jim Beam Wins Dismissal Of Labeling Lawsuit
August 25, 2015 – If two rulings are a trend, then three might be enough to set a precedent…so to speak. Lawyers for Beam Suntory… Read More
Bladnoch To Resume Production Under New Ownership
July 27, 2015 – More than a year after entering administration, Bladnoch Distillery’s future has been preserved with the sale of the Lowlands distillery to… Read More
Templeton Rye Settles Labeling Lawsuits
July 13, 2015 – Iowa’s Templeton Rye Whiskey has settled a series of class-action lawsuits filed last year over allegations that the company intended to… Read More
Lawsuit Over Michael Collins Irish Whiskey Ends In a Draw
June 29, 2015 – A legal battle lasting more than two years over supplies of bulk whiskey for the former Michael Collins Irish Whiskey brand… Read More