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 filled a sherry hogshead with new make spirit, and three years ago, he moved that cask to a cave in the distillery’s garden. On Christmas, he retrieved that cask, […]
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, his lact act before his death was to find a bottle of that whisky…and he never got to open it. Bill Ricker is the keeper of Mike’s dual legacies in […]
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 been more successful than they dreamed…so much so that they’ve had to build a second distillery a couple of kilometers away to meet global demand. Rikard Lundborg was one of the founders, […]
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 Bonhams and McTear’s. Bonhams held its pre-Christmas whisky auction in New York City this past week, and we’ll have exclusive coverage on this episode. You’ll also find […]
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 this year’s competition, and just eight won gold medals. Maniacs Keith Wood and Krishna Nukala join me from Germany and India to discuss this year’s results on this week’s episode. […]