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Bespoke Whisky, Bespoke Tweed
December 11, 2023

Collaborations between whisky makers and design houses are becoming more common, and this week, well look at a partnership where each side brought their own unique skills to form a successful collabo

Is the Luxury Whisky Investment Market Softening?
December 04, 2023

Whisky has become more attractive as an investment asset in recent years, but a new report indicates the value of luxury whiskies has declined over the past year. Well talk with the reports author,

Northern Ireland's Distilling Resurgence
November 27, 2023

There was a time when Belfast and the surrounding counties led the world in whisky production. Several factors led to that tradition all but disappearing over the last century, but now, the six counti

The Spirited Chef Takes on Whisky & Food
November 21, 2023

One of the highlights of this weeks New Brunswick Spirits Festival was the food and whisky pairings created by The Spirited Chef, Taylore Darnell. She and the staff at the Delta Fredericton created s

Through the Years with Dewar's Master Blender Stephanie Macleod
November 13, 2023

WhiskyCast celebrates our 18th anniversary this week, and Stephanie Macleod has been the Master Blender for Dewars almost as long. She was named Master Blender in 2006, and has won a shelf full of aw

Balcones Distilling Celebrates 15 Years of Texas Whiskey
November 06, 2023

Balcones Distilling in Waco helped put Texas whiskey on the map when it opened in 2008, and this past weekend, the distillery marked its 15th anniversary with a rain-soaked party. We spent the weeken

Making Whiskey in the Music City
October 30, 2023

Nelsons Green Brier Distillery was once Tennessees largest distillery in pre-Prohibition times. The great-great-great grandsons of Charles Nelson revived the family business in downtown Nashville, a

Signed, Sealed, & Delivered: A Look at Contract Distilling
October 23, 2023

What do you call a distillery with no brands of its own? A contract (or custom) distiller creates whiskies for its clients, and many of Kentucky's largest distillers have often sold excess capacity by

An Exercise in Whisky Blending
October 16, 2023

Anyone can blend one whisky, but to blend a whisky with long-term consistency between batches takes a true talent. This week, we'll share an informal blending session with Widow Jane head distiller an

The Outlander and the Distiller
October 08, 2023

Actor Sam Heughan is best known for his starring role on TVs Outlander, but hes a whisky lover, too. Sam started his own whisky brand, The Sassenach, and hell join us on this weeks WhiskyCast In