Among horse racing enthusiasts, “pinhooking” is the name for investing in a young horse based solely on its pedigree and potential for success, then cashing… Read More
West Cork Distillers
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)
This time around, we’re on the road in Kilkenny, Ireland, but with heavy hearts. The whisky world lost one of its leaders Thursday night with… Read More
Malting Barley the Old School Way (Episode 641: May 14, 2017)
Most Scotch Whisky distilleries source their malted barley from large commercial maltsters today, but a handful of distilleries still maintain their own floor maltings to… Read More
The Week’s New Whiskies – Coming To a Store Near You
April 28, 2017 – It’s been a big week for announcements of new whiskies from around the world, and even a rare sneak preview of… Read More
Episode 608: September 25, 2016
We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in… Read More
Episode 601: August 7, 2016
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
Barry Walsh: 1940-2016
August 4, 2016 – Barry Walsh, one of the leaders of the Irish Whiskey industry for many years, passed away July 30 after a battle… 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
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the… Read More
Old Pogue, New Pogues…No Problem
July 27, 2015 – There aren’t any Pogues in The Pogues, the Celtic punk rock band that got its start in London more than 30… Read More
New Whiskies from Tomatin, Tullamore D.E.W., & The Pogues
July 27, 2015 – It’s that time of year when whisky producers start unveiling their new releases for the fall heading into the holiday gifting… Read More
Episode 545: July 25, 2015
The history of Bourbon is filled with enough myths to make a dozen Disney movies, enough crimes for years of True Detective, and enough mysteries… Read More