Ireland's Slane Distillery Coming of Age
It's been almost three years since Brown-Forman and the Conyngham family fired up the stills at Slane Distillery on the family's Slane Castle estate near Dublin. While their flagship Slane Irish Whisk...
24 Aug 202048min
200 Years, 6 Master Blenders
Johnnie Walker is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2020, and in all that time, there have been only six master blenders. Jim Beveridge is the latest in a line that goes all the way back to founder...
16 Aug 202057min
Pandemic Leaves Whisky Festivals in Critical Condition
This week saw upcoming whisky events in the U.S., England, Ireland, Canada, and Australia either postponed or cancelled outright as the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to rise in many pa...
9 Aug 202041min
A Whiskey Passion Project & A Story for the Ages
There's something about whisky that brings out the passion in many people. For David Jennings, his passion for Wild Turkey led him to start a blog and then write what may well be the definitive story ...
3 Aug 20201h
Betting on Horses and Bourbon Pinhook-Style
Among horse racing enthusiasts, "pinhooking" is the name for investing in a young horse based solely on its pedigree and potential for success, then cashing in when the horse is mature and ready to ra...
27 Jul 20201h 3min
Scotch Whisky Puts Out the Welcome Mat...Slowly
Tourism has become a major part of the Scotch Whisky industry, with two million people visiting distilleries in both 2018 and 2019. 2020, the "Year of the Pandemic," will be much different after disti...
20 Jul 202053min
A Bonny Wee Distillery in Edinburgh
Edinburgh's newest malt whisky distillery opened with a bang - or perhaps, a cough. That's because the Bonnington Distillery had barely filled its first few casks with new make spirit before the Covid...
13 Jul 20201h
Opening Pubs in a Pandemic...or Not
Bars and pubs have reopened in some areas after lockdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19, only to be closed again when the number of cases spikes as people try to resume a normal life that includes...
6 Jul 202055min
