This week’s episode looks at a controversial whisky tasting/competition recently held in Michigan. The “Midwest Whisky Olympics” at Journeyman Distillery has been criticized because it… Read More
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Episode 385: September 1, 2012
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this week… Read More
Episode 384: August 25, 2012
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
Episode 383: August 18, 2012
You have questions about whisky, and this week, we have some of the answers. It’s the annual Question and Answer episode of WhiskyCast, and whisky… Read More
Episode 382: August 11, 2012
Canadians Barry Bernstein and Barry Stein have made whisky their second careers. After starting out as Canada’s first independent Scotch Whisky bottlers with Premium Bottlers… Read More
Episode 381: August 4, 2012
Kirsteen Campbell has tried to keep a low profile since she was named Master Blender for Cutty Sark two years ago. However, it’s hard to… Read More
Episode 380: July 28, 2012
What’s the most intense environment one could age a whisky in? A Kentucky rickhouse with 100-degree temperature swings and high humidity…maybe. How about a deep-sea… Read More
Episode 379: July 21, 2012
Ian MacMillan manages three distilleries for Burn Stewart, each with their own unique personality. We’ll talk with Ian about Bunnahabhain on Islay, Tobermory on the… Read More
Episode 377: July 7, 2012
Each year, F. Paul Pacult takes all of the spirits he tastes during the year for the Spirit Journal and distills them down into the… Read More
Episode 376: July 1, 2012
Ken Loach’s new film “The Angel’s Share” focuses on an attempt to steal rare bottles of Malt Mill single malt Scotch. The actual Malt Mill… Read More
Episode 375: June 24, 2012
Crown Royal master blender Andrew Mackay didn’t have to look far when it came time to create a successor to the original Crown Royal XR,… Read More
Episode 374: June 17, 2012
Whisky lovers tend to be passionate about other things as well. For Mark Dermul of Belgium, it’s whisky and “Star Wars”. Mark and his friends… Read More