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
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A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him get his first job… Read More
Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)
Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the… Read More
A New Generation at Michter’s (Episode 765: April 28, 2019)
Pam Heilmann has been making Bourbon for her entire career, but it was only in the last three years that she had the title of… Read More
Irish Whiskey on the Comeback Trail (Episode 759: March 17, 2019)
Irish Whiskey’s resurgence is only now beginning to make up for decades of obscurity over the last century, but with 23 active distilleries in Ireland… Read More
Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)
There’s a long tradition of fathers and sons in whisky distilling, but Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery is one of the few distilleries where mother and… Read More
Virginia: A Place for Whiskey Lovers (Episode 722: September 2, 2018)
Virginia’s distilling history dates back to at least 1620, and while many whiskey lovers know about George Washington’s Distillery at Mount Vernon, it’s just one… Read More
The Great Islay Swim (Episode 711: July 1, 2018)
The rough, cold waters off Scotland’s Isle of Islay are a challenge for even the best sailors, and one might think it madness to try… Read More
Becoming a Bourbon Badass (Episode 702: May 31, 2018)
Bourbon scares some people away…at first. Often, those who approach Bourbon gingerly develop a true passion for it, and become what Linda Ruffenach refers to… Read More
The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)
Edrington first announced plans for The Macallan’s new distillery in 2012, but the planning process on what may be one of the longest distillery projects… Read More
British Columbia Whisky Fans Critical of Provincial Crackdown
January 22, 2018 – A crackdown by British Columbia’s liquor enforcement agency targeting the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s four partner bars has turned into a… Read More
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)
This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the 13th annual Victoria Whisky Festival – just as the Canadian province’s liquor regulators staged a crackdown… Read More