All in the Whiskey Family (WhiskyCast Episode 652: July 30, 2017)
The Likarish family opened Ironroot Republic Distillery in Denison, Texas in 2013. Brothers Jonathan and Robert Likarish handle the distilling, while their mother Marcia serves as distillery manager. ...
30 Jul 201750min
Tales of a Retired Whisky Maker (WhiskyCast Episode 651: July 23, 2017)
Jim Boyko's career took him from the old Seagram's distillery in Waterloo, Ontario to the Canadian prairie in Gimli, Manitoba, and eventually around the world for Diageo. Once he got to Gimli, though,...
23 Jul 201747min
I Spy a Bourbon (WhiskyCast Episode 650: July 16, 2017)
We've seen whisky and movie tie-ins before, but Old Forester's new Statesman Bourbon is a bit different. It's featured in the upcoming movie "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" with Jeff Bridges as the lead...
16 Jul 20171h 3min
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (WhiskyCast Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
If you're looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21, there's no better place to observe it than at Kentucky's MB Roland D...
9 Jul 201756min
Glencairn's Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (WhiskyCast Episode 648: July 2, 2017)
When Raymond Davidson and his sons started marketing the Glencairn Whisky Glass in 2001, they thought the target audience was whisky blenders and industry professionals, and never imagined much consum...
2 Jul 201746min
Celebrating Canada's 150th Anniversary Whisky-Style (Episode 647: June 25, 2017)
July 1 is Canada Day, and this year it's even more of a holiday than usual. Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary this Saturday, and Hiram Walker Distillery master blender Dr. Don Livermore marked t...
25 Jun 201754min
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (WhiskyCast Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery - hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco, Texas - and moved into a state-of-the art distillery a...
18 Jun 201749min
Straight Shooting with Bulleit Bourbon Founder Tom Bulleit (WhiskyCast Episode 645: June 11, 2017)
Tom Bulleit wasn't born into the Bourbon business, but even as a successful Kentucky lawyer, he knew there was something calling him to whiskey. He eventually tracked down his great-great-grandfather'...
11 Jun 201739min
