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 to taste dozens of whiskies. I’ll have some of the highlights on this week’s episode, including a visit to The Balvenie’s Warehouse 24 room and chats with […]
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 sums up my chat this week with Robin Blackadder, the “nom du whisky” for Blackadder bottler Robin Toucek. We discussed everything from how he […]
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 Alltech, which makes yeasts and animal feed supplements in Kentucky. He comes from generations of Irish coopers, and since Alltech already owns the Kentucky Brewing Company in Lexington, he decided […]
“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 single malt whisky just being released. Tony Roberts of Stock Spirits Group shepherded Hammer Head to market, and explains the origin of the whisky and […]
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 at whisky festivals and helped her win Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky award as the best young whisky ambassador in the U.S. this year. Heather discusses balancing […]