Par Caldenby caught the whisky bug at an early age, but built a career as a lawyer in Sweden. The whisky bug first inspired him… Read More
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Episode 365: April 17, 2012
This week’s episode features highlights from Whisky Live New York, including interviews with distillers from two of the city’s own craft distilleries. We’ll also get… Read More
Episode 356: February 12, 2012
Rob Cederlid of Stockholm isn’t your typical Swedish whisky lover. For instance, you’re likely to see him in a cowboy hat and boots that are… Read More
Episode 348: December 17, 2011
This is a big weekend for the eight founders of Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery. Their initial dream of building Sweden’s first whisky distillery has been more… Read More
Episode 339: October 16, 2011
Adelphi’s history dates back to 1826 and the old Adelphi Distillery in Glasgow. Descendants of the distillery’s owners revived the name as an independent bottler,… Read More
Episode 318: May 29, 2011
Chuck Cowdery was writing about Bourbon back in the days when few people were paying attention to America’s Native Spirit, and his work has earned… Read More
Episode 314: May 1, 2011
You’ve heard of single cask whiskies, but Buffalo Trace is taking the idea to an extreme with its Single Oak Project. There are 192 different… Read More
Episode 286: October 24, 2010
Ever wondered why the U.S. requires whisky to be sold in 750ml bottles, while most of the rest of the world sells 700ml bottles? We’ll… Read More
Episode 285: October 17, 2010
Compass Box marks 10 years in the whisky business this week, and John Glaser is celebrating with retrospective tastings in New York and Edinburgh. We’ll… Read More
Episode 282: September 27, 2010
This is the third and final episode from Whisky Live Paris, where I was honored to be a judge in the Nikka Perfect Serve competition… Read More
Episode 249: April 19, 2009
I had a great experience today, and decided it warranted a special mid-week episode recorded on board a First ScotRail train from Aberdeen to Glasgow.… Read More
Episode 240: February 21, 2010
We’ve seen an explosion in the number of whisky bloggers over the past year, and one of the most popular is Ralfy Mitchell of Ralfy.com.… Read More