WhiskyCast

WhiskyCast Episode 356: February 12, 2012

12 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Cederlid of Stockholm isn't your typical Swedish whisky lover. For instance, you're likely to see him in a cowboy hat and boots that are more suit...

WhiskyCast Episode 355: February 5, 2012

05 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Whisky stories can make you smile, laugh, or even shed a tear once in a while, and we have stories to make you do all three in this episode. Some of w...

WhiskyCast Episode 354: January 29, 2012

30 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

More from the Victoria Whisky Festival in this week's episode, including updates from Kilchoman, Gordon & MacPhail, Amrut, Edradour and Signatory, and...

WhiskyCast Episode 353: January 22, 2012

23 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The end of January means many things, but in the whisky world, it means a trip to the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The VWF is one of ...

WhiskyCast Episode 352: January 14, 2012

14 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

A year ago, the owner of Glasgow's Pot Still Bar, Ken Storrie, passed away. At first, Glasgow whisky lovers were sad...but they quickly became mad aft...

WhiskyCast Episode 351: January 7, 2012

07 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Irish whiskey is enjoyed around the world, but perhaps not with as much passion as in Dublin. Leo Phelan is the president of Dublin's Irish Whiskey So...

WhiskyCast Episode 350: December 31, 2011

31 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Glen Grant's Dennis Malcolm marked 50 years at the distillery during 2011, and spent Christmas Day on a special mission. On Christmas Day in 1961, he ...

WhiskyCast Episode 349: December 24, 2011

23 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Padlipsky had two loves...software and whisky. He also had one mission...to find what he thought of as the world's best single malt whisky. Sadly...

WhiskyCast Episode 348: December 17, 2011

17 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This is a big weekend for the eight founders of Sweden's Mackmyra Distillery. Their initial dream of building Sweden's first whisky distillery has bee...

WhiskyCast Episode 347: December 11, 2011

11 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

If you're trying to find a rare whisky, the easiest way to track it down may be through one of the many whisky auctions conducted by galleries like Bo...

WhiskyCast Episode 346: December 4, 2011

04 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The arrival of December brings with it the annual announcement of the Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards. 171 whiskies from around the world were entered in t...

WhiskyCast Episode 345: November 27, 2011

27 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of...

WhiskyCast Episode 344: November 19, 2011

20 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Irish Whiskey has been the fastest-growing segment of the whisky business for the last several years. William Grant & Sons acquired Tullamore Dew last...

WhiskyCast Episode 343: November 13, 2011

14 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Whisky Magazine announced its U.S. Icons of Whisky Awards this week in Louisville, and I was on hand for the ceremonies. Four Roses won Distiller of t...

WhiskyCast Episode 342: November 6, 2011

06 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Ichiro Akuto is a maverick among Japanese whisky distillers, creating traditional whiskies with a style that's anything but traditional. When his fami...

WhiskyCast Episode 341: October 30, 2011

30 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Each autumn, Woodford Reserve releases its Masters Collection whiskey, a variation on one of the five elements of Bourbon defined by Oscar Pepper and ...

WhiskyCast Episode 340: October 23, 2011

23 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Miller describes himself as "America's First Craft Distiller". He's been making moonshine legally at his Stillhouse Distillery in Culpeper, Virg...

WhiskyCast Episode 339: October 16, 2011

16 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Adelphi's history dates back to 1826 and the old Adelphi Distillery in Glasgow. Descendants of the distillery's owners revived the name as an independ...

WhiskyCast Episode 338: October 9, 2011

09 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Beveridge is the master blender for Diageo's Johnnie Walker whiskies, which means he's responsible for some of the world's best-selling Scotch whi...

WhiskyCast Episode 337: October 2, 2011

02 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

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 new releases from Whisky Live Paris...

WhiskyCast Episode 336: September 26, 2011

26 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode from Whisky Live Paris, we'll get updates on the process of exporting Nikka's Japanese whiskies to the U.S. for the first time, a...

WhiskyCast Episode 335: September 24, 2011

24 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first of two episodes from Whisky Live Paris, and we'll hear from some of the distillers who have traveled from around the world for one o...

WhiskyCast Episode 334: September 18, 2011

18 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Glasgow has been the heart of Scotland's whisky industry for decades, and while it retains much of its gritty character, there's plenty to make whisky...

WhiskyCast Episode 333: September 11, 2011

11 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Bruichladdich celebrates the 10th anniversary of its revival this weekend, and this week's episode comes from the distillery on the shores of Loch Ind...

WhiskyCast Episode 332: September 4, 2011

04 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Every September, whiskey lovers start prowling their favorite liquor stores for the arrival of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection whiskies. This yea...

WhiskyCast Episode 331: August 27, 2011

27 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary three weeks from now, and we'll discuss this year's Festival and its history with Execut...

WhiskyCast Episode 330: August 21, 2011

21 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

One of the world's most unusual whisky festivals is coming up in a few weeks. Maltstock doesn't take place in a hotel or convention center, but at a f...

WhiskyCast Episode 329: August 14, 2011

14 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second weekend of the month, and they're raising dust on the dirt road leading to Atlantic City. Not the one in New Jersey, but the one in Wy...

WhiskyCast Episode 328: August 7, 2011

07 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

40 years ago, Dublin's Bow Street Distillery closed down after nearly 200 years of producing Jameson Irish Whiskey. In 1997, what survived of the old ...

WhiskyCast Episode 327: July 31, 2011

31 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

As the U.S. faces another debt crisis, this week marks the anniversary of a key event in another U.S. debt crisis...the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. On ...

WhiskyCast Episode 326: July 23, 2011

24 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

New Orleans certainly has a cocktail culture, and this weekend, it's the Mecca for cocktail enthusiasts and bartenders from all over the world. Tales ...

WhiskyCast Episode 325: July 17, 2011

17 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The Scottish town of Oban celebrated its 200th anniversary this week, and the folks at Oban Distillery fired up a Time Machine to celebrate. They went...

WhiskyCast Episode 324: July 9, 2011

09 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

As distilleries replace old equipment with new, the old stuff winds up on the scrap heap most of the time. Not so at Knockdhu Distillery in Scotland. ...

WhiskyCast Episode 323: July 3, 2011

03 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a little over four months since a massive earthquake destroyed much of Christchurch, New Zealand and claimed 181 lives. Today, the city is t...

WhiskyCast Episode 322: June 26, 2011

26 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Since 1869, Wild Turkey Bourbon has been made on Wild Turkey Hill, just east of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Jimmy and Eddie Russell saw a need to expand p...

WhiskyCast Episode 321: June 19, 2011

19 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Pulteney Distillery celebrates its 195th anniversary this year in the North Sea fishing town of Wick, Scotland. It's the home of Old Pulteney single m...

WhiskyCast Episode 320: June 12, 2011

12 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It's a busy summer at Balblair Distillery in the Scottish Highlands. Not only are they making whisky, but the distillery is also a movie set this week...

WhiskyCast Episode 319: June 4, 2011

04 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In the last episode, I mentioned the Balcones Brimstone blue corn whiskey from Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas...and how the corn was smoked over T...

WhiskyCast Episode 318: May 29, 2011

29 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Cowdery was writing about Bourbon back in the days when few people were paying attention to America's Native Spirit, and his work has earned him...

WhiskyCast Episode 317: May 22, 2011

22 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This is a big weekend on Islay, and not only because it's the first weekend of the Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Bruichladdich is celebrating the 10...

WhiskyCast Episode 316: May 15, 2011

15 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The Powers family distilled whiskey for seven generations and two centuries on John's Lane in Dublin, and John Ryan is the seventh and final generatio...

WhiskyCast Episode 315: May 8, 2011

08 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Irish whiskies once ruled the world, and Dublin was the center of Ireland's whisky industry. There are no distilleries left in Dublin, but there's ple...

WhiskyCast Episode 314: May 1, 2011

01 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

You've heard of single cask whiskies, but Buffalo Trace is taking the idea to an extreme with its Single Oak Project. There are 192 different bottles ...

WhiskyCast Episode 313: April 24, 2011

24 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Charles MacLean is one of the world's top whisky writers, and is marking 30 years of writing about the water of life this year. We'll hear from this M...

WhiskyCast Episode 312: April 17, 2011

17 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The last time we heard from Japanese whisky blogger and Malt Maniac Chris Bunting, he was in the middle of writing a book on Japan's drinking culture....

WhiskyCast Episode 311: April 10, 2011

10 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Belgium is known for its outstanding beers, but the country has three languages, three different cultures, and one sub-culture that unites them...a wh...

WhiskyCast Episode 310: April 3, 2011

04 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode features one of the most mysterious single malt whiskies in the world. Taiwan's Kavalan whisky has received awards in worldwide co...

WhiskyCast Episode 309: March 26, 2011

26 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Five generations of the William Grant family have been making Grant's Scotch whiskies, and we'll look at the entire Grant's range with Ludo DuCroq in ...

WhiskyCast Episode 308: March 20, 2011

20 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

More from Edinburgh on this edition, with a look at some of the key places whisky lovers seek out on a visit to Scotland's capital. We'll check out Ro...

WhiskyCast Episode 307: March 13, 2011

13 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

1940 was a crucial moment in world history, as World War II was breaking out in Europe. That February, Gordon & MacPhail arranged to have 15 casks fil...

WhiskyCast Episode 306: March 5, 2011

05 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

David Perkins has been getting a lot of attention for his High West whiskies. Malt Advocate just named him its Industry Pioneer of the Year, and two w...

WhiskyCast Episode 305: February 26, 2011

27 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Brown-Forman's cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky has an impact on whiskies all over the world. The cooperage makes all of the barrels for Jack Daniel'...

WhiskyCast Episode 304: February 19, 2011

19 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Still in Indiana, but that's giving me a chance to catch up with old friends. Matt Colglazier writes the American Craft Spirits blog, and also happens...

WhiskyCast Episode 303: February 13, 2011

13 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode comes from Edinburgh...no, not THAT Edinburgh. I'm actually in Edinburgh, Indiana on family business, but talked with Alistair Lon...

WhiskyCast Episode 302: February 6, 2011

06 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Murray isn't one to hold his tongue when he doesn't like something, and the man behind the Whisky Bible shares some of the things that are botheri...

WhiskyCast Episode 301: January 30, 2011

30 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian whiskies seldom gets their fair share of credit, since many whisky drinkers perceive them as something best mixed into a cocktail. While that...

WhiskyCast Episode 300: January 23, 2011

24 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Plenty of highlights at this year's Victoria Whisky Festival, and we'll have all of the details in this episode recorded on location in Victoria, Brit...

WhiskyCast Episode 299: January 22, 2011

22 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first live webcast of WhiskyCast, on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. Our tasting panel and nosers from the a...

WhiskyCast Episode 298: January 16, 2011

16 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Your boss wants you to take on a massive project...restoring a distillery that was abandoned for more than 20 years. Dave Scheurich of Brown-Forman to...

WhiskyCast Episode 297: January 9, 2011

09 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Whisky lovers take their passion into all sorts of areas. Shai Gilboa decided to look into the history of a fairly obscure blended Scotch whisky afte...

WhiskyCast Episode 296: January 2, 2011

02 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

We'll start off the New Year with a rare interview with Tim Morrison, managing director of A. Dewar Rattray and the son of Morrison Bowmore founder St...

WhiskyCast Episode 295: December 27, 2010

27 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of 2010, we'll take a look back at some of the year's more memorable moments. In the news, Tuthilltown Spirits founder Ralph Eren...

WhiskyCast Episode 294: December 19, 2010

19 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Dominic Roskow took on a tough challenge for his latest book - identifying the world's 750 best whiskies. We'll hear from the author of "The World's B...

WhiskyCast Episode 293: December 12, 2010

12 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian whisky has been celebrating a renaissance of sorts, with shows like "Mad Men" and "Boardwalk Empire" renewing interest in these often-overlo...

WhiskyCast Episode 292: December 5, 2010

05 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Each year, a dedicated group of maniacal whisky lovers takes on the challenge of tasting and judging the world's best whiskies. The Malt Maniacs Award...

WhiskyCast Episode 291: November 27, 2010

27 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The last time we heard from Jim McEwan, he was leading a toast at the end of his master class at Bruichladdich during Feis Ile in May. Jim's been a bu...

WhiskyCast Episode 290: November 20, 2010

21 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Whisky truly is the "water of life", and as many as 60,000 people will benefit from the sale of one very special bottle of whisky this past week. The...

WhiskyCast Episode 289: November 14, 2010

14 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Malt Advocate held its annual WhiskyFest New York this past week, and the microdistilling community was out in force. Some of the most creative exper...

WhiskyCast Episode 288: November 7, 2010

07 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This episode marks a milestone...the fifth anniversary of the first WhiskyCast episode. Veteran bartender and author of "Bartending for Dummies" Ray F...

WhiskyCast Episode 287: October 31, 2010

31 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Serge Valentin takes whisky seriously...but not much else. His WhiskyFun.com website is among the world's most popular whisky web sites, with tasting ...

WhiskyCast Episode 286: October 24, 2010

24 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered why the U.S. requires whisky to be sold in 750ml bottles, while most of the rest of the world sells 700ml bottles? We'll get the definit...

WhiskyCast Episode 285: October 17, 2010

17 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Compass Box marks 10 years in the whisky business this week, and John Glaser is celebrating with retrospective tastings in New York and Edinburgh. We'...

WhiskyCast Episode 284: October 10, 2010

10 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Every master has an apprentice learning the tricks of the trade and preparing to fill the master's shoes one day. Brian Kinsman served as David Stewar...

WhiskyCast Episode 283: October 3, 2010

03 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

No journalist has ever been allowed inside the Chivas Brothers blending lab in Kilmalid, Scotland...which means whisky lovers have never gotten a lo...

WhiskyCast Episode 282: September 27, 2010

27 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This is the third and final episode from Whisky Live Paris, where I was honored to be a judge in the Nikka Perfect Serve competition for bartenders fr...

WhiskyCast Episode 281: September 26, 2010

26 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

More coverage from Whisky Live Paris on this special episode of WhiskyCast! We'll hear from Anthony Wills of Kilchoman, John MacDonald of Balblair, au...

WhiskyCast Episode 280: September 25, 2010

25 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

I'm on the road this weekend at Whisky Live Paris, and it's a weekend full of new whiskies to taste! We'll hear from Thierry Benitah of La Maison du W...

WhiskyCast Episode 279: September 19, 2010

19 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland's Midleton Distillery features 5 pot stills, eight column stills, and literally dozens of possibilities for making Irish whiskey. It's home to...

WhiskyCast Episode 278: September 12, 2010

12 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode comes from the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been completely renovated to provide state of the art wh...

WhiskyCast Episode 277: September 5, 2010

05 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Women are discovering whisky and other brown spirits at record levels, and dispelling the old myth that whisky is a "man's drink." Meghan Leary is the...

WhiskyCast Episode 276: August 29, 2010

29 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The Whisky Guild held its annual "Whisky on the Hudson" tasting and dinner cruise in New York City the other night, with more than 900 people on hand ...

WhiskyCast Episode 275: August 22, 2010

22 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Ever have one of those conversations that seems like just a few minutes, until you look at the clock and realize it's gone on for a long time? That s...

WhiskyCast Episode 274: August 15, 2010

15 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

There's no doubting that Kentucky makes great bourbons, but a single malt? That hasn't happened since 1919...until now. Dr. Pearse Lyons is the CEO of...

WhiskyCast Episode 273: August 8, 2010

08 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

"Hammer Head" sounds like the name for a Caribbean rum, not a whisky. In this case, it's not a shark reference, but the name of a long-forgotten Czech...

WhiskyCast Episode 272: August 1, 2010

01 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Greene works two jobs...as a singer and as one of the U.S. brand ambassadors for Glenfiddich. It's the second job that has made her a fixture...

WhiskyCast Episode 271: July 25, 2010

25 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

I met up with Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay at Boston's Federal Wine & Spirits just as the news came from New Zealand that scientists will thaw o...

WhiskyCast Episode 270: July 18, 2010

18 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Laphroaig's stillhouse is a popular part of tours at the distillery, and the stillman you're most likely to meet is Allan Hyslop. Allan's been a fixtu...

WhiskyCast Episode 269: July 11, 2010

11 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy Smith worked at Strathisla Distillery in Speyside for 27 years before taking "early retirement." He's put in another eight years since then guid...

WhiskyCast Episode 268: July 4, 2010

04 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

George Washington's estate at Mount Vernon is a unique part of American history, and for the first time since Washington's distillery burned down in 1...

WhiskyCast Episode 267: June 27, 2010

27 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Pickerell has been keeping a low profile since leaving Maker's Mark in April of 2008. Turns out he was doing research into rye and microdistillin...

WhiskyCast Episode 266: June 20, 2010

20 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Glenfiddich will be releasing just 50 bottles of its 50-year-old single malt a year for the next 10 years, and opened one of the first 5 U.S. bottles ...

WhiskyCast Episode 265: June 13, 2010

13 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Time for another trip inside the blending lab, and Iain McCallum of Morrison Bowmore is our host. He'll take us through some old Auchentoshans and Gle...

WhiskyCast Episode 264: June 4, 2010

04 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The Glenlivet is the world's #2 selling single malt, and is taking aim at the top spot with a new distillery expansion. Chivas Brothers celebrated th...

WhiskyCast Episode 263: May 30, 2010

30 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The Port Ellen Maltings supplies malt for many of Islay's distilleries, and I'll wrap up the special series of Feis Ile episodes from Islay with a ra...

WhiskyCast Episode 262: May 29, 2010

29 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Ardbeg has the final distillery day of the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music, and even though there wasn't a full-size roller coaster on hand for...

WhiskyCast Episode 261: May 28, 2010

28 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

The road to Bunnahabhain Distillery is four miles long, and full of twists and turns. The views are stunning, though...and the whisky's pretty good, t...

WhiskyCast Episode 260: May 27, 2010

28 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second of Thursday's two episodes from the Islay Festival of Malt & Music, recorded on location at Isle of Jura Distillery on the island o...

WhiskyCast Episode 259: May 27, 2010

27 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first of two episodes today from the Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Kilchoman is Islay's first new distillery in more than 120 years, and...

WhiskyCast Episode 258: May 26, 2010

26 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Bowmore is Islay's oldest distillery, and the second oldest in all of Scotland. It's at the heart of Islay's largest town, and plays a major role on t...

WhiskyCast Episode 257: May 25, 2010

25 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Laphroaig is one of those whiskies that you're either going to love or loathe...with no middle ground. Today is Laphroaig's day at the Islay Festival ...