Jim Cryle "retired" this year as Master Distiller at The Glenlivet, but somehow he seems just as busy as ever after 40 years of making Scotch. My conversation with Jim includes everything from his early days in distilling to what it’s like to walk into a warehouse first thing in the morning, as well as […]
Five years ago, the stills at Islay’s Bruichladdich Distillery roared back to life. The spirit produced on May 29, 2001 is now making its way into the market, and Bruichladdich’s Mark Reynier will give us the story behind the new Port Charlotte single malt. In the news, Ardbeg’s husband-and-wife team of Stuart and Jackie Thomson […]
In the last episode, I had hints about changes at Highland Park. Now, we get the complete details, courtesy of Highland Park global controller Jason Craig. Craig’s had the bottle and label redesigned, changed the marketing and branding, but is going by one philosophy: "Thou shalt not touch the whisky…the whisky is good." In the […]
Everyone makes mistakes, and on this episode, we’ll look back at the controversy over how I botched the pronounciation of a certain city in the Netherlands, as well as a tongue-in-cheek look at the unique pronunciations you’ll find in Scotland. There’s also a news update and a complete events calendar. Also, thanks to WhiskyCast listener […]
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WhiskyCast goes on location to Fitzer’s Bar at the Fitzpatrick Hotel on Madison Avenue in New York City…right along the parade route for New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We’ll look at Irish whiskeys in this episode, featuring interviews with Bushmills Master Distiller Colum Egan and Cooley Distillery’s John Teeling and Willie McCarter on the […]
There’s only one man living who can claim to have managed distilleries in all five of Scotland’s whisky-producing regions, and you’ll hear his story on this episode of WhiskyCast. Also, Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell weighs in on the dispute over Indian whisky import tariffs, news of a new web site for whisky beginners, Buffalo […]
Issue #52 of Whisky Magazine is out, and we’ll get an update from editor Dominic Roskrow on what you’ll find inside. Also, it’s not too soon to make your travel plans for the spring. Riannon Walsh gives us a preview of the Whiskies of the World Expo coming up in San Francisco in late March. […]
It’s the final episode of 2006, and we’ll end the year with a profile of one of the newest distillers in the business, and one who’s already making her mark on single malts. Gillian Howell is the distiller at the Welsh Whisky Company, which produces Penderyn Single Malt. Gillian explains how she went from the […]
Jeff Topping traveled from Ohio to Scotland to explore his family’s heritage, and wound up as the "Wild Scotsman", producing his own line of independent bottlings. We’ll have his story on this episode, along with Jim Cryle on the special vatting he and fellow retired distiller Ed Dodson put together for this weekend’s Spirit of […]