This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a lot, spare… Read More
New Brunswick Spirits Festival
12 Years of Whisky Podcasts…and We’re Still Here! (Episode 667: November 12, 2017)
The very first episode of WhiskyCast was on November 12, 2005, and twelve years later, we’ve been around long enough to have an age statement!… Read More
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)
In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distilling mentor was Nathan “Nearest” Green,… Read More
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a… Read More
Episode 585: April 17, 2016
Japan’s Hombo Shuzo has been making whiskies off and on since 1949, and the company’s whisky heritage claims a critical link to Masataka Taketsuru, the… Read More
Episode 569: January 2, 2016
David Stewart will need new business cards soon, though the longtime master blender at William Grant & Sons is far too modest to ask for… Read More
Episode 568: December 26, 2015
There are a lot of issues facing the world of whisky and spirits these days, and we’ll discuss many of them on this week’s WhiskyCast.… Read More
Episode 563: November 21, 2015
This week, we’re at Canada’s oldest whisky festival…the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year,… Read More
Canadians Celebrate As Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Wins Whisky Bible Honors
November 19, 2015 – Canadians are cheering the selection of Crown Royal’s Northern Harvest Rye as the 2016 Whisky Bible’s overall “World Whisky of the… Read More
Episode 477: May 3, 2014
Most distillery startups these days come from entrepreneurs looking for a new challenge in life, and Ken Lewis is no different. His New Riff Distillery… Read More