Whiskey Blog

This is an abbreviated episode of WhiskyCast, as a family emergencykept me from making it to Mount Vernon for this week’s opening ofGeorge Washington’s Distillery. Because of that, it’s just theheadlines this time around, along with a look at the calendar ofevents. In the headlines, the winners of this year’s San FranciscoInternational Spirits Competition have [...]

MichaelJackson gets credit for inspiring the current generation of whiskywriters and journalists with his work, including the "Complete Guide toSingle Malt Scotch" and "Whisky." Now, Michael has disclosed that whilehe’s been writing and traveling the world for the last ten years ormore, he’s also been fighting Parkinson’s Disease. He’ll update us onhis writing plans, as [...]

Irish whiskeys really deserve more than just a taste at St.Patrick’s Day. They’re the fastest growing segment of the whiskybusiness, and we’ll hear from Bushmills Master Distiller Colum Egan andCooley Distillery’s Jack Teeling. In the news, William Grant & Sonshas plans to enter the travel retail business, Shetland’s BlackwoodDistillers pulls back from plans for a [...]

Scotch Whiskey is whiskey that was made in Scotland. It is often referred to simply as Scotch. Whiskey can only legally be called Scotch whiskey if it was actually produced in Scotland. Whiskey that is referred to as Scottish Whiskey is counterfeit. It is distilled from water, malted barley, and whole grains. The whiskey has [...]

Welcome to 2007, and if you’re in New York, your assignment is to go to the library. Not the big building with a bunch of books, but the Brandy Library in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. We’ll talk with spirit sommelier Ethan Kelley about one of America’s best whisky bars. In the news, researchers have found new [...]

Jim McEwan is one of whisky’s most outspoken ambassadors. As production manager at Bruichladdich, he’s been responsible for bringing a silent distillery back to life, and creating some of the more unusual single malts around. He’ll share some of his stories with us in this episode. In the news…one of Jim’s proteges gets a promotion, [...]

Fred Sheehan returns today with a historic analysis of the string of financial calamities that struck Argentina over the past 150 years. More: continued here

Wonder just how differently casks from the same distillery, producedand stored under identical conditions, can turn out after years ofmaturation? We’ll get some insight as we join the tasting panel atBayway’s World of Liquors as they select a barrel of Eagle Rare Bourbonfor a store-exclusive bottling. In the news…still more expansion asHeaven Hill gets the [...]

What’s a whisky lover to do when tasting and collecting just aren’t enough? How about taking the ultimate distillery tour…where you actually work at the distillery for a few days. We’ll learn about getting a graduate degree in “whisky science” from Bladnoch Distillery owner Raymond Armstrong. In the news, registration is open for a new [...]

It’s not often that The Glenlivet introduces a new single malt, but that’s what’s happening this week! We’ll get an update from The Glenlivet’s Andy Nash on the new 16-year-old Nadurra, the first cask-strength bottling available to most whisky drinkers. In the news, Robbo lands at Whyte and MacKay, Diageo releases another entry-level single malt [...]