The Spirit of Speyside Festival is still a few months away, but it’s not too soon to start making your travel plans. In fact, tickets… Read More
Old Forester
Episode 176: December 7, 2008
Orkney’s Scapa Distillery has been relatively quiet since it was acquired by the Chivas Brothers unit of Pernod Ricard in 2005, but that’s about to… Read More
Episode 169: October 18, 2008
Many of us think of ourselves as whisky collectors, but Giuseppe Begnoni is in a league of his own. Begnoni is regarded as one of… Read More
Episode 146: May 25, 2008
It’s festival week on Islay, and we’ll hear about the plans for this week’s Islay Festival of Malt and Music from Laphroaig’s John Campbell, Ardbeg’s… Read More
Episode 145: May 18, 2008
One of the world’s great whisky bars sits in between a stationery store and a restaurant in Toronto’s Beaches neighborhood. Ian Innes has owned The… Read More
Episode 106: August 26, 2007
The Famous Grouse is Scotland’s #1 blended Scotch, but the newest version of the Grouse won’t be available there. The Black Grouse is a new blend… Read More
Episode 56: September 5, 2006
Five years ago, the stills at Islay’s Bruichladdich Distillery roared back to life. The spirit produced on May 29, 2001 is now making its way… Read More
Episode 49: July 15, 2006
I’ll admit to skipping a few classes now and then in college, but then, none of my classes were held in a distillery! Jeff Topping… Read More