http://whiskeyblog.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:02:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whisky stories can make you smile, laugh, or even shed a tear once in a while, and we have stories to make you do all three in this episode. Some of whisky's best storytellers share their best family tales, jokes, and even an escapade or two...and those are just the ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-355-february-5-2012/ More from the Victoria Whisky Festival in this week's episode, including updates from Kilchoman, Gordon & MacPhail, Amrut, Edradour and Signatory, and two of British Columbia's local distilleries, Shelter Point and Victoria Spirits. In the news, there may soon be a truce in the trade dispute between India and the ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-354-january-29-2012/ The end of January means many things, but in the whisky world, it means a trip to the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The VWF is one of the world's best whisky festivals, and this week's episode features some of the highlights from this weekend's event. We'll get the ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-353-january-22-2012/ A year ago, the owner of Glasgow's Pot Still Bar, Ken Storrie, passed away. At first, Glasgow whisky lovers were sad...but they quickly became mad after the Pot Still's landlord threw Ken's family and managers out. Now, they're happy...and going back to the Pot Still once again now that former ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-352-january-14-2012/ Irish whiskey is enjoyed around the world, but perhaps not with as much passion as in Dublin. Leo Phelan is the president of Dublin's Irish Whiskey Society, and shares some of that passion with us in this week's episode. We'll hear his excitement about the revival of Pot Still Irish ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-351-january-7-2011/ Glen Grant's Dennis Malcolm marked 50 years at the distillery during 2011, and spent Christmas Day on a special mission. On Christmas Day in 1961, he filled a sherry hogshead with new make spirit, and three years ago, he moved that cask to a cave in the distillery's garden. On ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-350-december-31-2011/ Mike Padlipsky had two loves...software and whisky. He also had one mission...to find what he thought of as the world's best single malt whisky. Sadly, his lact act before his death was to find a bottle of that whisky...and he never got to open it. Bill Ricker is the keeper ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-349-december-24-2011/ This is a big weekend for the eight founders of Sweden's Mackmyra Distillery. Their initial dream of building Sweden's first whisky distillery has been more successful than they dreamed...so much so that they've had to build a second distillery a couple of kilometers away to meet global demand. Rikard Lundborg ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-348-december-17-2011/ If you're trying to find a rare whisky, the easiest way to track it down may be through one of the many whisky auctions conducted by galleries like Bonhams and McTear's. Bonhams held its pre-Christmas whisky auction in New York City this past week, and we'll have exclusive coverage on ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-347-december-11-2011/ The arrival of December brings with it the annual announcement of the Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards. 171 whiskies from around the world were entered in this year's competition, and just eight won gold medals. Maniacs Keith Wood and Krishna Nukala join me from Germany and India to discuss this year's ... http://whiskeyblog.com/whiskycast-episode-346-december-4-2011/