Whisky

Happy Hour Live with Brian Nation & Ryan Maybee (Episode 890: August 18, 2021)

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Brian Nation is best known for his work as Master Distiller at Ireland’s Midleton Distillery, and he shocked Irish whiskey lovers when he stepped down nearly a year ago to join the startup O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Covid kept him from making the move with his family until a couple of weeks ago, so he did much of his work remotely from Ireland with occasional trips to Minnesota. Now, the distillery is complete along with Brian’s first batch of Keeper’s Heart Irish + American Whiskey, a blend of Irish Single Pot Still and grain whiskies with American Rye Read More »

Happy Hour Live with Scott Neil and Nick Ravenhall (Episode 888: August 11, 2021)

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Earlier this month, Nick Ravenhall and his brother Alex did something most of us would never dream of trying. They led a small team of swimmers through Scotland’s treacherous Corryvreckan whirlpool as part of their Whisky and Waves campaign of open-water swims around Great Britain. The “Whisky Smugglers” are carrying small bottles of whisky during their swim that will be blended and sold later this year to raise money for Sea Shepherd’s ocean conservation efforts in New Zealand, where the Ravenhall brothers call home. Nick joined us on the #HappyHourLive webcast along with Horse Soldier Bourbon co-founder Scott Neil. He Read More »

Golden Gate Whisky Mizunara Single Cask Review

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When it comes to the Golden Gate Whisky Mizunara Single Cask, they literally mean single cask. They have one, single, Mizunara cask their whiskey is aged in. Distilled at Sutherland Distillery for Standard and Strange, this rye, barley and wheat whiskey is made from CA grown grain, via regenerative processes, and aged for 12 months […]

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Happy Hour Live with Scotch Whisky Legend Jim McEwan (Episode 886, August 4, 2021)

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We’re going into the #HappyHourLive webcast archives for this episode! Legendary distiller Jim McEwan joined us last February on the webcast, shortly before he announced his retirement from the Scotch Whisky industry, and this was one of his final interviews. He shared stories and answered your questions for nearly two hours that night, and we thought it was worth sharing with more of you. Video Version

The Samuels House—Spend a Night at the (Bourbon) Museum.

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A trip to Kentucky to visit Maker’s Mark and other distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® just got even more enticing with your chance to live inside Kentucky bourbon history dating back to 1820. When it comes to heritage and longevity, the Samuels family…

Happy Hour Live with Distillers Bob Baxter & Todd Leopold (Episode 884: July 28, 2021)

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Bob Baxter distills the award-winning Two Brewers Canadian single malts with co-founder Alan Hansen at their Yukon Spirits distillery in Whitehorse, Yukon, and Todd Leopold makes equally renowned whiskies with his brother Scott at Denver’s Leopold Bros. Distilling. Bob and Todd joined us on the latest #HappyHourLive webcast to talk about their whiskies, along with the unique three-chamber still now being used at Leopold Bros. We also talked a bit of hockey, shared heritage in the Detroit area, and much more on the webcast, too! Links: Two Brewers Whisky | Leopold Bros. 

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