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
Pernod Ricard
The Week’s Whisky News
July 2, 2026 — Here are a few of the week’s whisky headlines… India Just Agreed to Cut Scotch Tariffs From 150% to 40% —… Read More
Single Oak Bourbon: Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project Realized
It took 26 years to create Buffalo Trace’s latest Experimental Collection release, starting with the selection of 96 trees in 1999 to create 192 unique… Read More
Making Single Malt Whisky on Scotland’s Ballindalloch Estate
When the Ballindalloch Estate has been in your family for more than 450 years, what’s a few years to wait to bottle your own single… Read More
The Four Roses Sale Is Just the Opening Act — The Whole Bourbon Industry Is Being Reshuffled
What You Think You Know Gallo bought Four Roses for $775 million. Brent Elliott is staying. The liquid isn’t changing. Move on. That’s the surface… Read More
250 Years of History in One Bourbon
Horse Soldier Bourbon honors the “horse soldiers,” Green Berets who led the invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11 and fought the Taliban on horseback. Now, the… Read More
Up on Woody Creek…
This week, we’re joined by Woody Creek Distillers’ “spokesdude”, William H. Macy. Known for his roles in Shameless, Fargo, and other films, the award-winning actor… Read More
Sukhinder Singh’s Worldview
Sukhinder Singh is a legend in the whisky business…he and his brother founded The Whisky Exchange and turned it into one of the leading whisky… Read More
American Single Malts for a Scotch Lover’s Taste
The latest collection of American Single Malts from Lost Lantern Whiskey is dubbed the “Scotch Lover’s Collection,” not because there are any inferred links to… Read More
Celebrating the Great Jim McEwan
As we continue our series leading up to the 20th anniversary of WhiskyCast in November, it’s important to celebrate the whisky legends who are still… Read More