Islay’s Farm Distillery Celebrates 20 Years of Single Malts
Kilchoman Distillery marked its 20th anniversary in 2025, and founder Anthony Wills will be in the U.S. for a series of anniversary tastings this week.… Read More
Barrell Craft Spirits
Whisky, Hollywood Style
Filmland Spirits founders Troy Bolotnick and Charlie Flint created their brand as an homage to the classic “B Movies” of the 1950’s and 60’s. With… Read More
A Trip to Barrell Craft Spirits
We recently held a BARDS (Bourbon And Rye Drinkers Society) meeting at the Barrell Craft Spirits facility in Louisville. The meeting was hosted by Chris Zaborowski and included a tour of the facility and a blind tasting and blending exercise…. Contin…
The Bond Between Peat and Whisky
While politicians in Scotland debate a potential ban on the harvesting of peat, author Mike Billett writes of the undeniable ties between peat and whisky.… Read More
Shining a Light on Lost Lantern
Lost Lantern Whiskey took the Scotch Whiskey tradition of independent bottlers and applied it to American craft whiskies. Founders Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski weren’t… Read More
Barrell Bourbon Ice Wine Cask Finished Bourbon Review
If Grace Kelly could come back as an elegant whiskey, this would be it. If you could liquify gold and consume it, this is how it should taste. It’s 14 karat color backs my strained metaphor.
The World’s Most Remote Distillery?
Few places are as remote as the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, and that makes the Faer Isles Distillery the world’s most remote distillery.… Read More
Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara Review
This is a deep, rich bourbon. The aroma is dark with molasses, Demerara syrup, and a bold fruitiness alternating between bright, fresh berries and fortified wine. As things open up, some crunchy toffee and pipe tobacco arrive.
Dispatch from Jura
There’s one distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Jura, and Jura master whisky maker Dr. Kirstie McCallum joins us from the island this week on WhiskyCast… Read More
From One Nation to Another
O’Shaughnessy Distilling master distiller Brian Nation arrived in Minneapolis nearly three years ago after leaving Ireland’s Midleton Distillery, and it’s been an interesting transition. We’ll… Read More