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March 2, 2017 – The Scotch Whisky Association has once again turned to Her Majesty’s diplomatic corps for a leader, naming Ambassador Karen Betts as… Read More

Blending is part art and part science, and unless you’re drinking a single cask whisky, every dram you try has been tweaked by the nose… Read More

What we think of today as the boom in craft distilling started 20 years ago this year, when San Francisco brewer Fritz Maytag bottled the… Read More

Bourbon’s history is as murky as a fermenter full of mash, and questions about the origins of Bourbon have led to more than a few… Read More

This week, we’re celebrating the 11th anniversary of WhiskyCast with a potpourri of sorts, as we catch up with people from all over the world… Read More

Distillery managers come and go at Lagavulin, but Iain McArthur is a fixture at the legendary Islay distillery. McArthur’s something of a legend himself after… Read More

October 25, 2016 – Scotch Whisky Association chief executive David Frost is leaving the Edinburgh-based trade association, and will return to government service as a… Read More

Lagavulin Distillery is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Islay distillery hasn’t changed all that much over the years – at least on… Read More

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

We’ve packed this week’s WhiskyCast full of cask-strength conversation from around the world! Texas distillers Amanda and Nick Swift will explain why they decided to… Read More

Willie Cochrane retired last month after 39 years at Jura Distillery, and spent the last 11 of them as the manager of the Isle of… Read More

June 24, 2016 – Thursday’s stunning victory for supporters of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union means the one thing Scotch Whisky industry… Read More