The other night, one of the whiskey bars in Louisville held a “Jim Rutledge Tribute Night” to honor the retired Four Roses master distiller. Less… Read More
Phil Lynch
BenRiach’s Walker: “It’s An Emotional Day”
April 27, 2016 – It’s 5:00pm in Scotland, and Billy Walker should be in a giddy mood. Hours earlier, he and his partners in the… Read More
Episode 556: October 4, 2015
Earlier this year, Japan’s Nikka Whisky announced plans to replace many of its age-statement single malts with new no-age-statement versions. The company’s past projections of… Read More
Episode 507: November 22, 2014
Dewar’s has focused on its Blended Scotch whiskies for generations, with the limited exception in recent years of single malts from Aberfeldy. However, a team… Read More
Episode 492: August 16, 2014
Chuck Cowdery is regarded as one of the top Bourbon writers around, and is one of the few writers to be inducted into the Kentucky… Read More
Russia Takes On Jack Daniel’s In Latest “Safety” Action
August 15, 2015 – Russian officials have expanded their sanctions against American whiskey to take on the largest brand in the business with a targeted… Read More
Compromise Proposed in “Tennessee Whiskey” Debate
March 22, 2014 – The next committee hearings are set for Tuesday in the Tennessee General Assembly’s debate over changes to standards for what can… Read More
Brown-Forman: Diageo’s Attack Makes Our Case For Tennessee Whiskey Law
March 19, 2014 – With debate in the Tennessee General Assembly stalled until next Tuesday on proposed changes to the state’s law setting specific standards… Read More
Tennessee Lawmakers Considering Options For Whiskey Law
March 19, 2014 – No action came during Tuesday’s Tennessee General Assembly hearings on proposals to change the Jack Daniel’s-backed law passed last year that… Read More
Battle Over “Tennessee Whiskey” Turning Ugly
March 17, 2014 – In a public relations war, the news release is often the simplest, yet one of the deadliest ways to strike back… Read More
Episode 470: March 15, 2014
Bruichladdich expressions come and go…sort of like the waves on Loch Indaal do. Laddie fans are lamenting a decision to pull the Laddie Ten, Sixteen,… Read More
Brown-Forman Attacks Diageo On Tennessee Whiskey Legislation
March 14, 2014 – Call it a “Clash of the Titans” if you will, but two major distillers — and Tennessee’s two largest distillery owners… Read More