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 occ...
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20 of 1,187 episodesEnglish 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, an...
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 movemen...
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 favori...
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 I...
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...
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 discount...
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. A...
Light Whiskey: It's Not About the Calories
Light Whiskey is an obscure type of whiskey that's distilled to higher proofs than is legally allowed for Bourbons and many other types of w...
25 Years of Stories, Laughs, & Whisky
Bruichladdich Distillery on Scotland's Isle of Islay is marking 25 years since its resurrection in 2001 by a hardy band of whisky makers led...
A Year of Innovation at Four Roses
2026 is the year of innovation at Four Roses, which was sold earlier this year to E&J Gallo for more than $700 million dollars. The work act...
An Importer's Slant on Whisky
Sam Filmus started importing whiskies into the United States in the 1990's, bringing Signatory and Edradour whiskies to thirsty Americans. O...
Archiving 180 Years of Dewar's History
Dewar's celebrates its 180th anniversary this year, going back to 1846 when John Dewar opened his wine and spirits shop in Perth, Scotland....
Glengoyne Mizunara Oak: Scotch With a Hint of Japan
Glengoyne recently released a Mizunara Oak-matured single malt as part of its Oak Masters Series. We'll taste it and talk about it with dist...
Torabhaig: Home on the Isle of Skye
"Taigh" means "home" in Scots Gaelic, and it's the name for the newest expression from Torabhaig Distillery on the Isle of Skye. It's a prec...
A Colonial-Era Whiskey for America's 250th Birthday
Lots of whisky makers are releasing 250th anniversary commemorative editions, but only one went back to recreate whiskey from a Colonial-era...
Pennsylvania Rye and Kentucky Bourbon: A Unique Collaboration
Jim Hough of Pennsylvania's Liberty Pole Spirits and Paul Tomaszewski of Kentucky's MB Roland Distillery have joined forces on a unique coll...
Eddie Russell: Making Whiskey His Own Way
Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell celebrated his 45th anniversary at the distillery the other night with the premiere of a short fi...
The United States of Bourbon
In a project so ambitious that it required more than five years of traveling across the entire United States, Lost Lantern Whiskey has creat...
From Bloody Butcher to Bruce's Blue: Heirloom Grains at Jeptha Creed
Kentucky's Jeptha Creed Distillery grows all of its corn on the Nethery family's farm nearby, including heirloom grains like Bloody Butcher...