Yoichi

March 18, 2016 – After winning the American round as “Distiller of the Year” last fall, Heaven Hill Distillers was named the global winner in… Read More

January 29, 2016 – Japan’s Nikka Whisky was the big winner in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky final preliminary round, winning overall Distiller of… Read More

Every once in a while, you might want to step outside of your comfort zone and try something besides whisky. A WhiskyCast listener asked for… Read More

Earlier this year, Japan’s Nikka Whisky announced plans to replace many of its age-statement single malts with new no-age-statement versions. The company’s past projections of… Read More

It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we have two stories to share on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Euan Henderson didn’t want to work in the whisky… Read More

June 18, 2015 – Japan’s Nikka Whisky has now confirmed plans to replace its entire range of single malts from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries… Read More

January 4, 2015 – Takeshi Taketsuru, the nephew and adopted son of Japanese whisky pioneer Masataka Taketsuru and retired president of Nikka Whisky, has died… Read More

Each year, the Malt Maniacs honor some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. This year, for the first time, the overall… Read More

December 15, 2014 – A Kavalan single malt from Taiwan’s King Car Distillery took the overall “Supreme Champion” award in the 2014 Malt Maniacs Awards.… Read More

June 15, 2014 – If you’re a longtime WhiskyCast listener, you’re probably aware that motorsports is one of my other passions. I’ve been a racing… Read More

Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas Regal and… Read More

Back at home, but with Paris still on my mind, and plenty of news to catch up on! We’ll catch up with more news on… Read More