A “Precious” Way to Celebrate
The “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and a new whisky has come from Middle Earth to mark the… Read More
English Whisky Comes Into Its Own
There were just three whisky distillers in England when Daniel Szor opened the Cotswolds Distillery in 2014. Now, there are more than 70, and English… Read More
The Macallan Fine & Rare 1926 Sells for $2.8 Million
In a special auction held at The Macallan Estate in Scotland, one of 14 Macallan Fine & Rare 1926 single malts sold for the second-highest… Read More
Whiskey On the Big Screen
Documentary filmmaker Greg Swartz is back with his fourth whisky film. “West of Tradition” looks at the nascent American Single Malt movement through the story… Read More
A 20-Year Journey with Highland Park
Martin Markvardsen joined Highland Park as a brand ambassador in 2006. Since then, he’s traveled the world touting the virtues of his favorite whisky. He’s… Read More
An “Approachable” Single Malt from Amrut
Amrut’s Indian single malts have been popular with whisky connoisseurs for nearly two decades. Now, with increasing competition from other Indian single malt distillers, Amrut… Read More
On the Road at the 2026 Kentucky Bourbon Festival
This week, we’re on the road at the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky. We’ll have highlights from the weekend throughout this week’s podcast.… Read More
Trump to Ban Canadian Whisky Imports
U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up the trade war with Canada. In an executive order issued Tuesday evening, Trump ordered a ban on the… Read More
A Busy Month at George Washington’s Distillery
September is shaping up to be a busy month at George Washington’s Distillery at Mount Vernon in Virginia, with weekend tastings and discounts on Washington’s… Read More
The Boys Are Back
John Little and John Foster built their reputations around Smooth Ambler before selling the distillery to Pernod Ricard several years ago. After serving out a… Read More