Rye or Rye Not?
WhiskyCast9 Apr 2025

Rye or Rye Not?

Europeans have been making rye whisky for generations, but a 20-year-old treaty between the European Union and Canada is affecting their ability to call their whisky what it is…rye whisky. The treaty restricts the use of "rye whisky" to Canadian ryes, even though there's no requirement that Canadian Rye whisky be made with rye. We'll talk with Stauning Whisky's Alex Munch about the bureaucratic nightmare that was only recently discovered. In the news, flooding has hit Kentucky distillers hard, while tariffs are going into effect this week that will affect whisky makers worldwide.

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Whisky, Hollywood Style

Whisky, Hollywood Style

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Campbeltown's Role in Scotch Whisky History

Campbeltown's Role in Scotch Whisky History

At one time, Campbeltown, Scotland was the heart of the Scotch Whisky industry with around 30 working distilleries. Over the years, all but two disappeared, and the futures of Springbank and Glen Scot...

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In Search of Vintage Whiskey

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Whisky collector Mark Wade specializes in vintage bottlings, specifically Prohibition-era "medicinal" bottles. Part of his collection went on the auction block this month at Sotheby's, and he'll join ...

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The Masters...and The Protege

The Masters...and The Protege

Dr. Bill Lumsden is best known as the head of whisky creation for The Glenmorangie Company, but he's also the master blender for Beyonce's Sir Davis American whiskey. Much of the day to day work of bl...

8 Juni 202542min

Mary Dowling: The Mother of Bourbon

Mary Dowling: The Mother of Bourbon

Mary Dowling was a pioneer among women in distilling. She ran distilleries and cooperages with her husband John before and after his death in 1903, and is the subject of a new historical novel, "Mothe...

1 Juni 202534min

T is for Texas and Terroir

T is for Texas and Terroir

This week, we're going to geek out with the results of two studies comparing whiskies matured in Texas with the same whiskey matured elsewhere. Milam and Greene's Heather Greene joins us to explain he...

26 Maj 202541min

Ireland's Midleton Distillery Celebrates 200 Years

Ireland's Midleton Distillery Celebrates 200 Years

Ireland's largest distillery is celebrating 200 years since the original Midleton Distillery opened in 1825, along with the 50th anniversary of the "new" Midleton, which replaced the original distille...

18 Maj 202538min

Glendronach Releases The Master's Anthology Series

Glendronach Releases The Master's Anthology Series

Scotland's GlenDronach Distillery has released a new collection of three no-age-statement single malts created by master blender Dr. Rachel Barrie, including a rare peated GlenDronach. We'll talk with...

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