A Green Fuel Source for Distillers?
Beam Suntory has successfully tested the use of green hydrogen as a fuel source for directly-firing stills, and is part of a pilot project to… Read More
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Bushmills Douses Blues With Hill Street Edition
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Irish whiskeymaker Bushmills has released a 36-year-old whiskey – Bushmills Hill Street Edition – but only for those who can be in Belfast this weekend. Bushmills Hill Street edition is a 36-year-old Irish whiskey, re-casked in a sherry hogshead in 2001, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume […]
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Another New Distillery for Kentucky
Garrard County Distilling Company is the latest distillery to come on line in Kentucky, and it’s starting out with big ambitions. The producer of All… Read More
Northern Ireland’s Distilling Resurgence
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… Read More
Through the Years with Dewar’s Master Blender Stephanie Macleod
WhiskyCast celebrates our 18th anniversary this week, and Stephanie Macleod has been the Master Blender for Dewar’s almost as long. She was named Master Blender… Read More
The Risks of Whisky Investing
Valuations for rare whiskies have started to slow down after being one of the best performing alternative investments over the last ten years. The latest… Read More
Islay Boys, Islay Whisky (Episode 964: August 7, 2022)
Scotland’s Isle of Islay is known for its distilleries, and construction will begin soon on the island’s 12th distillery near the shores of Laggan Bay. The Islay Boys, Donald MacKenzie and Mackay Smith, plan to build the new Laggan Bay Distillery across from Islay’s airport on the site of a former RAF World War II barracks. MacKenzie and Smith also own the island’s lone brewery, and plan to make Islay Ales part of the Laggan Bay development. We’ll catch up with Donald MacKenzie on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Kentucky’s Bourbon community is coming together again to help Read More »
Kirker Greer Gearing Up For St. Paddy’s Day
Belfast-based Kirker Greer Spirits has released Shamrock Irish whiskey – a blend of six whiskies from the four provinces of Ireland – in preparation for next week’s arrival of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17). Kirker Shamrock is comprised of whiskies from these distilleries: Great Northern Distillery from Leinster; West Cork Distillers from Munster; The Shed […]