Very few Bourbon brands can claim much of a pre-Prohibition heritage, but Brown-Forman’s Old Forester can. George Garvin Brown created Old Forester in 1870 in… Read More
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Yeast’s Impact on Whisky (Episode 836: September 13, 2020)
Yeast is one of the three main ingredients in whisky, along with grain and water. While we understand what grain and water contribute to the… Read More
Whisky and White Oak: A Match Made in Heaven (Episode 834: August 30, 2020)
There are hundreds, if not thousands of species of trees around the world. Why is White Oak – whether from America or Europe, the preferred… Read More
Rising From the Ashes: Du Nord and Minneapolis (Episode 824: June 21, 2020)
It would have been easy for Chris and Shanelle Montana to close Du Nord Craft Spirits after arsonists set fire to the distillery’s warehouse during… Read More
Whisky Bars in a Post-Pandemic World (Episode 819: May 17, 2020)
As parts of the world begin to reopen following lockdowns to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, bars are likely to be among the… Read More
Creating a Sustainable Future for Whisky (Episode 818: May 10, 2020)
While world leaders have rightly been focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, the issue of climate change has its own long-term impact on the whisky community… Read More
Whisky Tariffs Cause Problems on Both Sides of the Atlantic (Episode 804: February 2, 2020)
The whisky industry has become collateral damage in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union, with tit-for-tat trade tariffs making life… Read More
Climate Change’s Impact on Whisky & Farmers (Episode 801: January 12, 2020)
Over the course of this year, we’ll be looking at the many ways climate change could affect whisky makers – and whisky lovers. Since whisky… Read More
The Godfather of Australian Whisky (Episode 799: December 29, 2019)
There was no Australian Whisky industry to speak of in 1992 when Bill Lark persuaded the government to give him a license to distill whisky… Read More
Finding a Home in the World of Whisky (Episode 798: December 22, 2019)
Dhavall Gandhi could have been a highly sought after mergers and acquisitions expert, but he set that potentially lucrative career aside to pursue his passion… Read More
A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him get his first job… Read More
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a… Read More