Whisky and music go perfectly together, but Felipe Schrieberg and Paul Archibald are taking the volume up to 11 with Rhythm & Booze Records. They’re… Read More
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County Cork: One Family, One Farm, One Distillery
The Scullys of County Cork have been farming the same land for nine generations over 350 years, but only in the last few years have… Read More
Ending the Whisky Trade War (Episode 845: November 15, 2020)
There’s a lot of political turmoil these days, and European Union leaders threw gasoline on the fire with this week’s decision to impose new import… Read More
Chivas Regal’s Manchester United Cocktails
October 23, 2020 – Chivas Regal provided these cold-weather cocktail recipes that feature the 13-year-old Manchester United Special Edition of Chivas Regal. The Winter Rebel… Read More
Tariffs Leading to U.S. Whisky Price Increases (Episode 789: October 20, 2019)
There’s a lot of uncertainty for U.S. whisky lovers after the Trump Administration’s new 25% tariff on imports of single malt whiskies from Scotland and… Read More
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nearly… Read More
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)
Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies in the… Read More
Episode 614: November 6, 2016
This Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Heaven Hill’s distillery and 90,000 barrels of whiskey in Bardstown, Kentucky. Not a single… Read More
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The former Manchester United… Read More
Episode 488: July 18, 2014
Celebrity-branded spirits are a big trend these days, and the whisky world is no exception. Last week, we reported on the lawsuit filed by John… Read More
The Wild Geese Gold Cup
June 25, 2014 – With a certain international football tournament (the name of which is trademarked and heavily enforced), underway in Brazil, the folks at… Read More
Episode 481: May 31, 2014
Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar High Five in Tokyo’s… Read More