Single Oak Bourbon: Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project Realized
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Making Single Malt Whisky on Scotland's Ballindalloch Estate
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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 malt Scotch whisky. The McPherson-Grant family waited nine years to bottle their first single malt after opening their distillery in 2014, and have now entered the U.S. market with the Ballindalloch Family Heritage Selection. We’ll talk with Guy McPherson-Grant, the lord of Ballindalloch Castle, and the distillery’s international sales director, Aidan Dunn, on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. We’ll also have tasting notes for the Family Heritage...
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250 Years of History in One Bourbon
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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 brand is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States with a special 13-year-old Bourbon - representing the 13 original colonies. We’ll talk with Horse Soldier co-founder Scott Neil about the whiskey and plans to open the Horse Soldier Distillery with a massive Fourth of July party on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Sazerac is reportedly offering $15 billion for Brown-Forman, while Uncle Nearest’s receiver...
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Up on Woody Creek...
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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 is about to release the third edition of his William H. Macy Reserve Rye whiskey. Woody Creek’s National Brand Ambassador, bartending guru Sean Kenyon, joins us as well to talk about the Colorado distillery and its whiskies. In the news, Sazerac has reportedly entered the bidding for Brown-Forman, while MGP is shutting down production at its two distilleries in Kentucky because of oversupply…
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Sukhinder Singh's Worldview
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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 retailers in the world. They now run Elixir Distillers, which is reviving Tormore as a single malt and building Islay’s Portintruan Distillery, which is on track to open later this year. Sukhinder is also known as one of the world’s leading whisky collectors, with a collection of thousands of bottles. We’ll get an update from him on the company’s distillery projects, as well as his view of the whisky business, on this week’s WhiskyCast...
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Cruising with Jefferson's Bourbon
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Jefferson’s Ocean Bourbon is known for being aged at sea, and now, a new partnership between Jefferson’s and Holland America cruises will see 11 cruise ships carrying barrels of Jefferson’s on board during their voyages around the world. After the whiskey is bottled, it’ll be sold on board each ship. We’ll talk with Jefferson’s co-founder Trey Zoeller about the partnership on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman are discussing a potential merger that could see Jack Daniel’s and Jameson under the same ownership. We’ll have all of the...
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School Time at Moonshine University
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Louisville’s Moonshine University is one of the few providers of distiller education in the United States, and many aspiring craft distillers have taken its courses over the last decade. With the downturn in whisky production, the school has changed its focus to include brand creation and sourcing for those who want to make whisky without owning a distillery. We’ll talk with general manager Jason Lawrence and operations manager Clay Smith on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Waterford Distillery has been bought out of receivership, while the twists and turns in the Uncle...
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A Dream About to be Realized
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Nine years ago, John Lunn and Allisa Henley set out to make the Tennessee Whiskey of their dreams at Sazerac’s A.J. Bond Distillery. That plan was shattered when John Lunn died suddenly three years ago this month, but Allisa forged on with the backing of Sazerac. The first A.J. Bond whiskey will be released this summer, and Allisa Henley joins us with a preview on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news…a federal judge is expected to rule soon on the Uncle Nearest receivership case as the debt piles up, and a pair of rare casks of Karuizawa single malt set a new record for spirits...
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A Pair of Master Whisky Makers
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Today marks International Women’s Day, and it’s just a happy coincidence that we have two women who make great whiskies on this week’s show. Dr. Emma Walker is the master blender for Johnnie Walker, while Angela D’Orazio is the Creative Director of Whiskymaking for Compass Box. Both have new whiskies out, and we’ll hear from both of them on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Sazerac is looking at expanding in Kentucky with a distillery in default, and the Canadian boycott of American whiskies is a year old and having major impacts on whiskey makers in the U.S.
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Distilling the Artisan Way
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Kentucky Artisan Distillery was one of the state's first distilleries to specialize in contract distilling for clients when it opened in 2012. Over the years, it’s been laying down whiskies for its own brand as well, and has now released two Bourbons in its Artisan Series: a high-rye Bourbon and a four-grain Bourbon. We’ll talk with master distiller Jade Peterson about the new whiskies and his own creation, Trackside Bourbon, which features “chocolate” malt in the mashbill, on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, distilling stocks took a tumble on Wall Street after Diageo...
info_outlineDrew Mayville has been Buffalo Trace’s master blender for the last 21 years, overseeing legendary whiskies like George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, and the Van Winkle whiskies. He started his career at Seagram’s in his native Canada, where he spent 23 years learning the blending business from the ground up. Drew Mayville joins us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, another government shutdown is looming, and the whisky industry could be affected. Ireland’s Powerscourt Distillery has been bought out of administration, and Diageo plans to close one of its key distillery visitors centers in Scotland.