It’s been almost three years since Brown-Forman and the Conyngham family fired up the stills at Slane Distillery on the family’s Slane Castle estate near… Read More
Mark Williams
200 Years, 6 Master Blenders (Episode 832: August 16, 2020)
Johnnie Walker is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2020, and in all that time, there have been only six master blenders. Jim Beveridge is the… Read More
Go West, Whisky Investor…Westward, That Is (Episode 724: September 13, 2018)
Portland’s Westward American Single Malt from House Spirits is the latest prize in the spree of acquisitions and investments by major spirits brands in emerging… Read More
Bringing Distilling Back to Lexington’s Distillery District (Episode 714: July 15, 2018)
The James E. Pepper Distillery dominated the western edge of downtown Lexington, Kentucky for decades until it closed in 1958, and what was at one… Read More
Parker’s Heritage Collection Takes a Twist (Episode 713: July 12, 2018)
Heaven Hill has unveiled the 2018 edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection whiskey. It’s a Bourbon finished in Orange Curaçao liqueur barrels, and that has some… Read More
On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)
This time around, we’re on the road in Dublin for the launch of the first cask-strength Jameson Irish Whiskey, the new Jameson Bow Street 18.… Read More
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)
You may be able to tell different styles of whiskies apart by nosing them – when you know what you’re nosing to begin with. When… Read More
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)
The end of April has grain farmers in North America and Europe poised to get into the fields and start planting this year’s crops –… 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
Episode 527: March 28, 2015
Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami is one of Japan’s leading business executives. He’s the first CEO from outside the founding Torii family, and is also… Read More