WhiskyCast

Master Blender Billy Leighton's recent decision to step aside from day to day work at Irish Distillers gave his longtime apprentice the dream job of a lifetime. Dave McCabe is the new Master Blender f...

14 Jan 202434min

The week's top story was the sale of the independent bottler Single Cask Nation to the Artisanal Spirits Company, which also owns the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. The two bottlers will co-exist under o...

8 Jan 202436min

A lot happened in the world of whisky during 2023, and with the help of WhiskyCast Community app members, we've identified the top ten whisky stories of the year. Join us as we count them down in the ...

31 Des 202344min

Alex Chasko is an Oregon transplant turned Dublin whiskey maker. He's the master distiller and whiskey maker for Teeling Whiskey Company, and his latest creation is a 33-year-old Irish single malt fin...

24 Des 202332min

The stories behind the whiskies we drink are almost as enjoyable as the whiskies, and the story behind Never Say Die Bourbon is an intriguing one. There's a near-death experience, followed by success ...

18 Des 202334min

Collaborations between whisky makers and design houses are becoming more common, and this week, we'll look at a partnership where each side brought their own unique skills to form a successful collabo...

11 Des 202336min

Whisky has become more attractive as an investment asset in recent years, but a new report indicates the value of luxury whiskies has declined over the past year. We'll talk with the report's author, ...

4 Des 202344min

There was a time when Belfast and the surrounding counties led the world in whisky production. Several factors led to that tradition all but disappearing over the last century, but now, the six counti...

27 Nov 202340min