Lost Lantern Whiskey took the Scotch Whiskey tradition of independent bottlers and applied it to American craft whiskies. Founders Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski weren’t… Read More
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New Life for Dallas Dhu
Speyside’s Dallas Dhu has been a historic site since it closed in 1983, left intact the way workers left it on the final day of… Read More
Mary Dowling, Mellencamp Whiskies Headline the Week’s New Whiskies
100 years ago, Mary Dowling packed up her family’s distillery in Kentucky and moved it to Juarez, Mexico to escape Prohibition. Now, two new whiskies… Read More
The Risks of Whisky Investing
Valuations for rare whiskies have started to slow down after being one of the best performing alternative investments over the last ten years. The latest… Read More
Nick Offerman: Lagavulin’s #1 Fan
Nick Offerman has entertained millions of people with his film and television career, but it’s his whisky career that he’s sharing with us this week.… Read More
The State of Bourbon
September is Bourbon Heritage Month, and while Bourbon can be made anywhere in the U.S., Kentucky is known as “the State of Bourbon.” Bourbon makers… Read More
Laws That Might Make You Want a Drink (Episode 835: September 6, 2020)
Whisky and other alcoholic beverages are some of the most regulated consumer products in the world, and let’s be honest…not all of those laws and… Read More
Whisky Bars in a Post-Pandemic World (Episode 819: May 17, 2020)
As parts of the world begin to reopen following lockdowns to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, bars are likely to be among the… Read More
Creating a Sustainable Future for Whisky (Episode 818: May 10, 2020)
While world leaders have rightly been focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, the issue of climate change has its own long-term impact on the whisky community… Read More
Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)
Rock bands often sound differently after they replace a member, and the members of Metallica considered Master Distiller Dave Pickerell to be part of their… Read More
WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)
Of all the craft distilleries Dave Pickerell worked with before his sudden death last November, none was more identified with him than Vermont’s WhistlePig Rye.… Read More
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Native Spirit” 55 years… Read More