Balcones Distilling Celebrates 15 Years of Texas Whiskey
Balcones Distilling in Waco helped put Texas whiskey on the map when it opened in 2008, and this past weekend, the distillery marked it's 15th anniversary with a rain-soaked party. We spent the weeken...
6 Nov 202347min
Making Whiskey in the Music City
Nelson's Green Brier Distillery was once Tennessee's largest distillery in pre-Prohibition times. The great-great-great grandsons of Charles Nelson revived the family business in downtown Nashville, a...
30 Okt 202335min
Signed, Sealed, & Delivered: A Look at Contract Distilling
What do you call a distillery with no brands of its own? A contract (or custom) distiller creates whiskies for its clients, and many of Kentucky's largest distillers have often sold excess capacity by...
23 Okt 202342min
An Exercise in Whisky Blending
Anyone can blend one whisky, but to blend a whisky with long-term consistency between batches takes a true talent. This week, we'll share an informal blending session with Widow Jane head distiller an...
16 Okt 202350min
The Outlander and the Distiller
Actor Sam Heughan is best known for his starring role on TV's "Outlander," but he's a whisky lover, too. Sam started his own whisky brand, The Sassenach, and he'll join us on this week's WhiskyCast In...
9 Okt 202334min
Eight Special Single Malts...and a Cowboy Bourbon
We'll have a double feature on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth, as Diageo's Dr. Stuart Morrison joins us to detail this year's Special Releases series - including a Lagavulin finished in tequila casks...
2 Okt 202343min
Catching Up with Ardbeg's Colin Gordon
It's been three years since Colin Gordon left Islay's Lagavulin Distillery to move down the road and take over for the retiring Mickey Heads at Ardbeg. Since then, Ardbeg has commissioned a completely...
26 Sep 202331min
10 Years In…And a Lot More Left to Learn
Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell founded High Wire Distilling in Charleston, South Carolina 10 years ago this week. They started out with no distilling experience, but have earned the respect of other...
18 Sep 202343min
