Mary Dowling: The Mother of Bourbon

During the golden age of Irish Whiskey, Belfast-based Dunville's was one of the biggest brands on the market. While the brand was almost lost to history, it was revived a decade ago by the family-owne...

28 Nov 202237min

Bigger isn't necessarily better, and we have proof of that this week with our podcast recorded on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The festival punches wel...

21 Nov 202233min

With the holidays coming up, whisky books may be on your gift list. We'll talk with two noted whisky writers who have new books out this holiday season. Ian Buxton is the author of "101 Whiskies to Tr...

14 Nov 202235min

Nick Offerman has entertained millions of people with his film and television career, but it's his whisky career that he's sharing with us this week. From the early days of featuring Lagavulin on Park...

7 Nov 202248min

Colum Egan had a unique challenge when presented with the opportunity to build a new Bushmills distillery that would complement the venerable existing distillery: take the best technology of today whi...

31 Okt 202257min

Much has been made of the boom in Irish whiskey over the last decade, but one industry veteran says that boom is only the foundation for greater growth in the future. Walsh Whiskey Company founder Ber...

24 Okt 202231min

Unless you're drinking a single cask bottling, every whisky you drink has been prepared by a team of blenders. That goes for single malts, too, and Stewart Morrison is the blender behind Lagavulin's l...

17 Okt 202235min

There are at least 774 malt whisky distilleries around the world, according to the 2023 edition of the Malt Whisky Yearbook. We'll hear from some of the emerging malt whisky makers, including Dhavall ...

10 Okt 202234min