Terroir in Whisky: Terrific Concept or Terrible Myth?
Want to start an argument among whisky lovers? Just ask whether there's "terroir" in whisky. Terroir is the French term for a "sense of place" where the local environment plays a role in developing sp...
3 Nov 201956min
Irish Whiskey...With an Oregon Accent!
Alex Chasko isn't your typical Irish Whiskey master distiller and blender. For one, he isn't Irish. He grew up in Portland, Oregon and found his way to Ireland by falling in love - not with Irish Whis...
27 Okt 201946min
Tariffs Leading to U.S. Whisky Price Increases
There's a lot of uncertainty for U.S. whisky lovers after the Trump Administration's new 25% tariff on imports of single malt whiskies from Scotland and Northern Ireland took effect Friday. The only c...
21 Okt 201949min
A Nest Full of New Redbreasts
The United States is the largest market for Irish Whiskey worldwide, but until now, one of Ireland's legendary whiskeys had never released a special edition just for the American market. Now, a handfu...
14 Okt 201954min
Tariffs, Tide Pods, and a Bootlegger's Troubled Life
George Remus could never have conceived of the idea of edible "whisky capsules," but if he had, the "King of the Bootleggers" would have figured out a way to make money from it. Remus made - and lost ...
7 Okt 20191h 9min
Whisky As a Political Football
Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a shared dram. It's also been a political football,...
29 Sep 201942min
Whisky As a Political Football
Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a shared dram. It's also been a political football,...
29 Sep 201942min
A New Job...and a New Way to Spell "Whiskey"
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling "whisky" without the "e" - as any proper Scot would. It didn't help him get his first job in the Scotch Whisky industry at Glenfiddich, nor did it help him ge...
23 Sep 201941min
