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Each week's episode features the latest whisky news, a calendar of upcoming events, and interviews with whisky experts. For more information, links, and a complete archive of past episodes, visit www.whiskycast.com.
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- A Tale of Trudernish · 32 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1187Ardbeg's new Trudernish single malt gets its name from an ancient well on Islay's Enchanted Cape, and is the first addition to Ardbeg's permanent lineup since 2020. We'll get the…
- Making Scotch Whisky the "Old-Style" Way · 41 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1186Angus MacRaild and Jonny McMillan have tasted thousands of whiskies over the years, but both believe modern-day whiskies are lacking something compared to vintage malts. In their…
- Whistling Along with Irish Whiskey · 37 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1185Ireland's Boann Distillery named its Irish Whiskey "The Whistler" after its founder Patrick Cooney, who walks around the distillery whistling all day long. We'll get the Boann…
- A "Precious" Way to Celebrate · 45 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1184The "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and a new whisky has come from Middle Earth to mark the occasion. In this case, Middle Earth is…
- English Whisky Comes Into Its Own · 38 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1183There were just three whisky distillers in England when Daniel Szor opened the Cotswolds Distillery in 2014. Now, there are more than 70, and English Whisky has just been granted…
- Whiskey on the Big Screen · 42 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1182Documentary filmmaker Greg Swartz is back with his fourth whisky film. "West of Tradition" looks at the nascent American Single Malt movement through the story of Seattle's…
- A 20-Year Journey with Highland Park · 51 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1124Martin Markvardsen joined Highland Park as a brand ambassador in 2006. Since then, he's traveled the world touting the virtues of his favorite whisky. He's so in love with…
- An "Approachable" Single Malt from Amrut · 40 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1112Amrut's Indian single malts have been popular with whisky connoisseurs for nearly two decades. Now, with increasing competition from other Indian single malt distillers, Amrut is…
- On the Road at the 2026 Kentucky Bourbon Festival · 42 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1179This week, we're on the road at the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky. We'll have highlights from the weekend throughout this week's podcast. In the news…
- A Busy Month at George Washington's Distillery · 39 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1178September is shaping up to be a busy month at George Washington's Distillery at Mount Vernon in Virginia, with weekend tastings and discounts on Washington's Rye whiskey at the…
- The Boys Are Back · 47 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1177John Little and John Foster built their reputations around Smooth Ambler before selling the distillery to Pernod Ricard several years ago. After serving out a three-year…
- Light Whiskey: It's Not About the Calories · 42 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1176Light Whiskey is an obscure type of whiskey that's distilled to higher proofs than is legally allowed for Bourbons and many other types of whiskies. It was developed in the…
- 25 Years of Stories, Laughs, & Whisky · 39 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1118Bruichladdich Distillery on Scotland's Isle of Islay is marking 25 years since its resurrection in 2001 by a hardy band of whisky makers led by Mark Reynier, Jim McEwan, and…
- A Year of Innovation at Four Roses · 42 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 11742026 is the year of innovation at Four Roses, which was sold earlier this year to E&J Gallo for more than $700 million dollars. The work actually started two years ago under…
- An Importer's Slant on Whisky · 41 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1173Sam Filmus started importing whiskies into the United States in the 1990's, bringing Signatory and Edradour whiskies to thirsty Americans. Over the years, his ImpEx Beverages has…
- Archiving 180 Years of Dewar's History · 45 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1172Dewar's celebrates its 180th anniversary this year, going back to 1846 when John Dewar opened his wine and spirits shop in Perth, Scotland. Jacqui Seargeant is the keeper of the…
- Glengoyne Mizunara Oak: Scotch With a Hint of Japan · 41 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1171Glengoyne recently released a Mizunara Oak-matured single malt as part of its Oak Masters Series. We'll taste it and talk about it with distillery manager Robbie Hughes on this…
- Torabhaig: Home on the Isle of Skye · 29 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1170"Taigh" means "home" in Scots Gaelic, and it's the name for the newest expression from Torabhaig Distillery on the Isle of Skye. It's a precursor to the first 10-year-old…
- A Colonial-Era Whiskey for America's 250th Birthday · 39 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1169Lots of whisky makers are releasing 250th anniversary commemorative editions, but only one went back to recreate whiskey from a Colonial-era recipe using historical production…
- Pennsylvania Rye and Kentucky Bourbon: A Unique Collaboration · 35 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1168Jim Hough of Pennsylvania's Liberty Pole Spirits and Paul Tomaszewski of Kentucky's MB Roland Distillery have joined forces on a unique collaboration. They blended each other's…
- Eddie Russell: Making Whiskey His Own Way · 30 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1167Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell celebrated his 45th anniversary at the distillery the other night with the premiere of a short film about his career in New York City…
- The United States of Bourbon · 35 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1166In a project so ambitious that it required more than five years of traveling across the entire United States, Lost Lantern Whiskey has created the United States of Bourbon series…
- From Bloody Butcher to Bruce's Blue: Heirloom Grains at Jeptha Creed · 39 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1165Kentucky's Jeptha Creed Distillery grows all of its corn on the Nethery family's farm nearby, including heirloom grains like Bloody Butcher (red corn) and Bruce's Blue, a strain…
- Making Irish-Style Whiskey in America · 39 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1164Minnesota's O'Shaughnessy Distilling wasn't the first American distillery to make triple-distilled Pot Still whiskey, but the makers of Keeper's Heart Whiskey have plenty of…
- Barbecue and Bourbon Go Together · 40 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1163This week, we're joined by Carey Bringle, the pit master and whisky maker for Peg Leg Porker. Carey owns a barbecue restaurant by the same name in Nashville, Tennessee, and says…
- Talisker Magma: Whisky With a Bit of Skye · 35 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1162The newest Talisker single malt is also the oldest Talisker ever bottled at 47 years old. It's finished in virgin American Oak casks toasted using heated volcanic rock from the…
- Certified Craft: Coming to a Store Near You · 39 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1161Craft distillers have been searching for years for ways to differentiate their whiskies from the large brands on the market. Now, the American Craft Spirits Association has…
- Single Oak Bourbon: Buffalo Trace's Single Oak Project Realized · 38 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1160
- Making Single Malt Whisky on Scotland's Ballindalloch Estate · 37 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1159When the Ballindalloch Estate has been in your family for more than 450 years, what's a few years to wait to bottle your own single malt Scotch whisky. The McPherson-Grant family…
- 250 Years of History in One Bourbon · 31 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1158Horse Soldier Bourbon honors the "horse soldiers," Green Berets who led the invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11 and fought the Taliban on horseback. Now, the brand is celebrating…
- Up on Woody Creek... · 36 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1157This week, we're joined by Woody Creek Distillers' "spokesdude", William H. Macy. Known for his roles in Shameless, Fargo, and other films, the award-winning actor is about to…
- Sukhinder Singh's Worldview · 41 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1156Sukhinder Singh is a legend in the whisky business…he and his brother founded The Whisky Exchange and turned it into one of the leading whisky retailers in the world. They now…
- Cruising with Jefferson's Bourbon · 33 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1155Jefferson's Ocean Bourbon is known for being aged at sea, and now, a new partnership between Jefferson's and Holland America cruises will see 11 cruise ships carrying barrels of…
- School Time at Moonshine University · 44 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1154Louisville's Moonshine University is one of the few providers of distiller education in the United States, and many aspiring craft distillers have taken its courses over the last…
- A Dream About to be Realized · 39 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1153Nine years ago, John Lunn and Allisa Henley set out to make the Tennessee Whiskey of their dreams at Sazerac's A.J. Bond Distillery. That plan was shattered when John Lunn died…
- A Pair of Master Whisky Makers · 53 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1152Today marks International Women's Day, and it's just a happy coincidence that we have two women who make great whiskies on this week's show. Dr. Emma Walker is the master blender…
- Distilling the Artisan Way · 32 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1151Kentucky Artisan Distillery was one of the state's first distilleries to specialize in contract distilling for clients when it opened in 2012. Over the years, it's been laying…
- "Bottom Shelf:" A Book that Belongs on the Top Shelf · 54 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1150Fred Minnick's latest book "Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man's Life" is part memoir, part Bourbon history all wrapped up in a single narrative. The…
- A Slumping Market for Scotch Whisky? · 33 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1149The Scotch Whisky Association released new export data this week showing a second straight year of global sales declines, with a softening economy and tariffs getting much of the…
- The Beginning of the End for Uncle Nearest? · 37 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1148A critical court hearing is set for Monday in the Uncle Nearest receivership case in Tennessee. Founder Fawn Weaver wants to terminate the receivership and take back control of…
- Charting a New Course for Starward Whisky · 27 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1147Starward Whisky founder David Vitale stepped back from the Australian whisky maker's day-to-day operations several years ago, but after Diageo's Distill Ventures incubator unit…
- The Man Behind Buffalo Trace's Whiskies · 25 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1146Drew Mayville has been Buffalo Trace's master blender for the last 21 years, overseeing legendary whiskies like George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, and the Van Winkle whiskies. He…
- A Weekend to Remember · 32 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1145This week, we're on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, where it was unofficially Bill Ashburn Weekend. The retired Forty Creek master blender…
- Chip Tate: Back in the Saddle Again · 42 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1144Maverick whiskey maker Chip Tate is back after a sabbatical following his acrimonious departure from Balcones Distilling. Now the master distiller for innovation with Foley…
- Celebrating Canadian Whisky Week · 49 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1143The second annual Canadian Whisky Week runs from January 11th through the 18th, with events all over Canada. We'll talk with co-founders Reece Sims and Andrea Fujarczuk about all…
- The Whisky industry in Flux · 35 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1142On this year-end special episode, we'll take a look back at the events that shaped the whisky industry in 2025. Becky Harris of Virginia's Catoctin Creek Distilling will join us…
- Meet Royal Barkla, the Whisky-Sniffing Robotic Dog · 29 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1141Leaking barrels have been a problem for whisky makers going back generations, and just finding the bad barrels is the biggest part of the problem. Now, a test project involving…
- From Grain to Glass: The Estate Whiskey Alliance · 46 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1140Single Estate whiskies are made from grain grown at or close to a distillery, and there's a new coalition of distillers joined by the University of Kentucky to promote so-called…
- Remembering Jim Cryle · 38 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1139This week, we'll mark the passing of longtime Glenlivet master distiller Jim Cryle, who ran the Speyside distillery from 1991 until his retirement in 2006. We'll listen to an…
- American Single Malts for a Scotch Lover's Taste · 37 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 1138The latest collection of American Single Malts from Lost Lantern Whiskey is dubbed the "Scotch Lover's Collection," not because there are any inferred links to Scotland, but…
