A New Riff on Distilling (WhiskyCast Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska's Denali to owning one of Kentucky's largest chains of liquor stores. Four years ago, he sold The Party Source stores to hi...
8 Juli 201847min
The Great Islay Swim (WhiskyCast Episode 711: July 1, 2018)
The rough, cold waters off Scotland's Isle of Islay are a challenge for even the best sailors, and one might think it madness to try and swim around the island. A year ago, three men did just that and...
1 Juli 201850min
Beetles and Bourbon Rickhouses Don't Mix (WhiskyCast Episode 710: June 28, 2018)
While the cause of last Friday's warehouse collapse at Kentucky's Barton 1792 Distillery is still not known, the whiskey industry has known for years about the problems so-called "powderpost" beetles ...
29 Juni 201846min
45 Is Old...For a Bourbon! (WhiskyCast Episode 709: June 24, 2018)
If you're young, you might think 45 is old. If you're older, you might think 45 is still pretty young. But when you're talking about tasting a 45-year-old Bourbon, not only is that old, but it's the o...
25 Juni 201848min
Growing a Whisky Business in Glasgow (WhiskyCast Episode 708: June 21, 2018)
The Glasgow Distillery Company won't release its first 1770 Glasgow single malt whisky until later this year, but the four-year-old company is already kicking off a year-long expansion project to doub...
21 Juni 201841min
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (WhiskyCast Episode 707: June 17, 2017)
There are plenty of cocktail competitions for bartenders, but Speed Rack was one of the first to highlight women working behind the bar. Lynette Marrero and Ivy Mix founded Speed Rack in 2012 to not o...
17 Juni 201840min
A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (WhiskyCast Episode 706: June 14, 2018)
Tax cuts that took effect at the start of 2018 encouraged many US whisky distillers to expand their facilities. Now, they're caught in the middle of the trade war between the United States and its tra...
15 Juni 201847min
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (WhiskyCast Episode 705: June 10, 2018)
Historians aren't sure who distilled the first Scotch-style single malt whiskey in the United States, but Oregon's Clear Creek Distillery has a pretty solid claim to the title. Steve McCarthy started ...
11 Juni 201849min
