The End of the Whisky Galore Era // The Story of a Shipwreck with 22,000 Cases of Scotch Whisky
Send a text We’re detouring a few decades earlier to 1941, when the SS Politician shipwrecked off the coast of a Hebridean island with over 24,000 cases of Scotch whisky. It was the local islanders wh...
4 Juni 202510min
Birth of Glenfiddich, Bunnahabhain, Bruichladdich // The New Distilleries of the 1880's
Send a text We wrap up season two with the history of the most iconic Scottish distilleries of the 1880's, from Glenfiddich, Bunnahabhain, Bruichladdich, Scapa and more! So join Kurt and Sarah for one...
26 Feb 202519min
The Rise of the Scions // Alexander Walker and Tommy Dewar
Send a text Whisky lovers around the world know the names of John Dewar and Johnnie Walker. Founded in the 19th century, it would be during the 1880's, when the sons, Tommy Dewar and Alexander Walker,...
19 Feb 202513min
The Growth of Blends // Industry, Technology and Pioneers Lead Scotch to the World Stage
Send a text Scotch whisky didn't stumble onto the world stage, it was the story of pioneers who knew how to blend innovation with tradition that took advantage of the market. Pioneers like James Bucha...
6 Feb 20259min
The Era of Peoria // Once the Alcohol Distilling Capital of the World
Send a text Did you know that in the 1880's a little riverside town in Illinois was supposedly the whiskey capital of the world? And people claim that in the 1880's, Peroria made more whiskey than eve...
29 Jan 202515min
The Birth of DCL // Distillers Company Limited
Send a text For this week's episode, we are exploring the origin story of the DCL, or the Distillers Company Limited. Formed in 1877 of six Scottish distilleries, it would grow to become a controlling...
22 Jan 202512min
Scottish Distilleries in the 1880's // Continuing the Story of Alfred Barnard
Send a text On this week's episode, we are continuing the story of Alfred Barnard, a whisky historian, who journeyed throughout the 1880's British distilleries. As Sarah and Kurt discussed last week, ...
15 Jan 202519min
Journey Through 1880's Ireland // With Whisky Historian Alfred Barnard
Send a text This week we are diving into the story of Alfred Barnard, a whisky historian, who journeyed throughout the 1880's British distilleries. And Alfred may be one the most important men in whis...
8 Jan 202518min
