England’s modern whisky scene only goes back to 2006, when the English Whisky Company started distilling at St. George’s Distillery in Norfolk. Since then, it’s… Read More
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Coronavirus Has Whisky Lovers Facing Bans on Distillery Tours & Festivals
By Mark Gillespie Updated March 15, 2020 – As the impact of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic spreads, more whisky events are being cancelled or postponed… Read More
Living the Whiskey Life in Cascade Hollow (Episode 757: March 3, 2019)
Nicole Austin made her mark on the American craft distilling movement at Brooklyn’s Kings County Distillery, then spent some time in Ireland working on Tullamore… Read More
Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)
While some entrepreneurs are trying to cash in on the Bourbon boom by starting new whiskey brands, others are looking to history for heritage brands… Read More
A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)
This week, we’re on the road in Waco, Texas for the inaugural RyeFest at Balcones Distilling, where they’re releasing their first-ever Rye whisky after 10… Read More
Snowflakes in the Forecast … and Whiskey Lovers in Line (Episode 670: December 3, 2017)
Colorado’s ski resorts wish they had lift lines as long as the one that stretched down Kalamath Street in Denver Saturday morning, when hundreds of… Read More
Sazerac Expanding Into Tennessee Whiskey With Distillery Purchase
December 22, 2016 – Sazerac is wrapping up a year of acquisitions and expansions with yet another deal, one that will give it a foothold… Read More
Episode 599: July 24, 2016
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is not only an independent bottler of Scotch whiskies, but also the world’s largest whisky club – and it’s looking… Read More
Unexpected Find Leads to Oldest George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey
June 11, 2016 – Allisa Henley has been the distiller at Diageo’s George Dickel Distillery in Tullahoma, Tennessee for about two years now, but there… Read More
Episode 578: February 28, 2016
There’s been a lot of attention paid recently to women working in the whisky industry, but when Allisa Henley was promoted to Head Distiller at Tennessee’s… Read More
Tennessee Drops Legal Fight Over Dickel’s Kentucky Maturation
June 11, 2014 – Tennessee state regulators have dropped their inquiry into Diageo’s use of its warehouses at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville for maturing… Read More
Episode 473: April 5, 2014
Many of Scotland’s historic distilleries have faded into history, to be remembered only by archivists and the occasional whisky lover. While the actual malts from… Read More