December 16, 2016 – Ten years ago, when Taiwanese industrialist Y.T. Lee turned the handle on the spirit safe for the first time at King… Read More
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Episode 619: December 11, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, we credited San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling with being the birthplace of the American craft distilling movement in 1993. While Anchor… Read More
Episode 607: September 17, 2016
This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg… Read More
Wine to Whisky: The Sherry Influence
Many of our favorite whiskies can be traced to Spain’s Sherry Triangle, the coastal region where Sherry comes from. We’ll use the launch of Redbreast’s… Read More
Episode 605: September 4, 2016
This week, we’ll visit the Sherry capital of the world…Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. The sherry casks that many whisky makers depend on come… Read More
Episode 552: September 12, 2015
The Glenrothes was one of the first Scotch Whisky distilleries to label its single malts with wine-style vintages instead of age statements. While the Berry… Read More
Scotch Whisky Association Turns To Diplomatic Corps Again
June 29, 2015 – Scotch Whisky Association CEO David Frost and his predecessor, Sir Gavin Hewitt, both came to the association following service in the… Read More
Heaven Hill Planning Another Bernheim Expansion To Meet Projected Demand for Bourbon
June 28, 2015 – While the exact timetable hasn’t been set, Heaven Hill is planning the third phase in its expansion of the Bernheim Distillery… Read More
Blending Bourbon & Scotch? Beam Says Yes With Travel Retail Release
June 10, 2015 – Get ready for the purists to scream, rend their garments, and perhaps even break out the torches and pitchforks. While the… Read More
Irish Distillers Releases Redbreast Limited Edition
February 3, 2015 – For the first time, Irish Distillers is making a limited-edition Redbreast expression available to members of The Stillhouse, the affinity group… Read More
Episode 486: July 4, 2014
Corn farmers have a saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” to gauge whether their crop will be a good one, and we’ll look… Read More
Episode 479: May 17, 2014
The old saying goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Dan Garrison’s life was full of lemons back in 2003, and he decided to… Read More