Phil Thompson

Scotland’s Glendronach Distillery has released a new collection of three no-age-statement single malts created by master blender Dr. Rachel Barrie, including a rare peated Glendronach.… Read More

Oregon’s Westward Whiskey filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, as the House Spirits-owned distillery tries to reorganize its business and keep the stills running.… Read More

Balcones Distilling in Waco helped put Texas whiskey on the map when it opened in 2008, and this past weekend, the distillery marked it’s 15th… Read More

Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell founded High Wire Distilling in Charleston, South Carolina 10 years ago this week. They started out with no distilling experience,… Read More

This week, we’ll be talking about whisky and education. Not teaching people how to drink whisky, but how to make it! There aren’t many university-level… Read More

November 26, 2015 – After a series of delays, plans are finally on track for construction of Islay’s newest distillery. Jean and Martine Donnay have… Read More

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

Stuart Harvey has been the master blender for Inver House for nearly 11 years, and he’s living proof that you don’t have to be born… Read More

This episode marks the end of our 9th year, and we’ll hear from two of the more outspoken voices in the whisky world on this… Read More

November 7, 2014 – Phil and Simon Thompson have been managing their family’s Dornoch Castle Hotel since they were practically teenagers, and have created one… Read More