It’s time to announce the winners of the 2008 Malt Maniacs Awards, and Serge Valentin will join us with this year’s selections from his home… Read More
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Episode 159: August 24, 2008
Unless you work in the whisky industry, you’ve probably never heard of James Espey or Tom Jago. However, I’ll bet that you’ve had one of… Read More
Episode 151: June 29, 2008
Compass Box produces some of the more unusual whiskies on the market, and John Glaser gives us the details on two new limited releases coming… 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 138: March 30, 2008
In the last episode, I mentioned the growing controversy over proposed UK legislation that would set specific labeling standards for Scotch Whisky, including a new… Read More
Episode 136: March 16, 2008
In Part 2 of our series on Irish Whiskeys, we’ll hear from Bushmills master distiller Colum Egan. Colum was under pressure to come up with… Read More
Episode 113: October 14, 2007
It’s a good time to be in the whisky business. Scotch whisky exports are growing by 4 percent a year, and added up to $5… Read More
Episode 80: February 25, 2007
Wonder just how differently casks from the same distillery, produced and stored under identical conditions, can turn out after years of maturation? We’ll get some… 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