The Rise of the Scions // Alexander Walker and Tommy Dewar
Send us Fan Mail Whisky lovers around the world know the names of John Dewar and Johnnie Walker. Founded in the 19th century, it would be during the 1880's, when the sons, Tommy Dewar and Alexander Wa...
19 Feb 202513min
The Growth of Blends // Industry, Technology and Pioneers Lead Scotch to the World Stage
Send us Fan Mail Scotch whisky didn't stumble onto the world stage, it was the story of pioneers who knew how to blend innovation with tradition that took advantage of the market. Pioneers like James ...
6 Feb 20259min
The Era of Peoria // Once the Alcohol Distilling Capital of the World
Send us Fan Mail Did you know that in the 1880's a little riverside town in Illinois was supposedly the whiskey capital of the world? And people claim that in the 1880's, Peroria made more whiskey tha...
29 Jan 202515min
The Birth of DCL // Distillers Company Limited
Send us Fan Mail For this week's episode, we are exploring the origin story of the DCL, or the Distillers Company Limited. Formed in 1877 of six Scottish distilleries, it would grow to become a contro...
22 Jan 202512min
Scottish Distilleries in the 1880's // Continuing the Story of Alfred Barnard
Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, we are continuing the story of Alfred Barnard, a whisky historian, who journeyed throughout the 1880's British distilleries. As Sarah and Kurt discussed last w...
15 Jan 202519min
Journey Through 1880's Ireland // With Whisky Historian Alfred Barnard
Send us Fan Mail This week we are diving into the story of Alfred Barnard, a whisky historian, who journeyed throughout the 1880's British distilleries. And Alfred may be one the most important men in...
8 Jan 202518min
The Growth of Speyside // Blended Scotch, Railroads and Regulation
Send us Fan Mail For this week's episode we are returning to Scotland as we embark on the growth of the whiskey region, Speyside, in the 1880's. It would be this decade that would put Speyside on the ...
18 Des 202416min
French Wine and Phylloxera // The Little Pest that Changed the Wine Industry
Send us Fan Mail This week we're continuing the conversation around the history of whiskey in the 1880's. And yes, today's episode will lean more on wine, but it was phylloxera, a little insect that w...
11 Des 202420min
