Whiskey Lore: The Interviews

STEWART WALKER // Fettercairn Distillery

NOAH ROTHBAUM // Author

SHANE McCARTHY // Two Stacks Irish Whiskey & Killowen

ANDY SUDDERTH // R.M. Rose Co. Distilling

JOE BEATRICE & TRIPP STIMSON // Barrell Craft Spirits

DR. PAT HEIST // Wilderness Trail Distillery

CLAY SHWAB / Author of Manny Shwab and the George Dickel Company

ALAN LAWS // Law's Whiskey House

ALAN BISHOP // Alchemist of the Black Forest of Indiana

BECKY GARRISON // Author of Distilled in Washington

ARLON "A.J." JONES // Casey Jones Distillery

BETH BUCKNER // Maker's Mark

JERRY DANIELS // Stone Fences Tours

ELLIOT WALKER & IAIN WEIR // Blowfish Glass and Smokehead

BRIAN HAARA // Author of Bourbon Justice

DUNCAN BRYDEN // Highland Storyteller

MAXIMILIAN MERRILL / Founder of Ponfeigh Distillery

JOE WILSON // Head Curator at WhiskyAuctioneer.com

DOMINIC GUGLEILMI / Author "Warehouse H: The Story of Blanton's Bourbon"

ANDREW BRAUNBERG // Author 

DR. DON LIVERMORE // J.P. Wiser's and Hiram Walker

WILL WOODINGTON // Chicken Cock & Grain and Barrel Spirits

RICHARD PATERSON // Whyte & MacKay & The Dalmore

RICHARD PATERSON // Whyte & MacKay & The Dalmore

SIR MAURICE O'CONNELL // Wayward Irish Spirits

JASON & JEANNE QUEEN // Cook's Mill Bourbon

ADAM EDMONSOND // Sommelier Company

SCOTT ADAMSON // Tomatin Distillery

DAVID JENNINGS // Rare Bird 101 & Author

BILLY WALKER // Glenallachie Distillery

DAMIEN RAFFERTY // Titanic Distillers Belfast

ZACH & NICK TAYLOR // Found North Whisky

DAN TROUT // Dusty Dan's Whiskey Reviews (YouTube)

NEIL CONWAY - Waterford Distillery

ELIZABETH McCALL // Woodford Reserve

DAVIN de KERGOMMEAUX // Author Canadian Whisky: The New Portable Expert

CHRIS TETTERTON // RD1 Spirits

ALLAN ANDERSON // Carpathian Romanian Whisky

ALLAN DWYER // Irish Whiskey Society of America

CORKY TAYLOR // Kentucky Peerless

MELANIE STANGER // Springbank Distillery

JAMES DOHERTY // Ardara Distillery

LISA LAIRD-DUNN & GERARD DUNN // Laird's Distillery

CHRIS CROWE // Burnt Church Distillery

MICHAEL SCULLY // Clonakilty Distillery

CASH MOTER & ERIC HUELSMAN // Joseph + Joseph Architects

DARRYL McNALLY // Limavady Irish Whiskey

KYLE MERKLEIN // Ben Holladay Bourbon

GUEST HOST: TERRENCE LAYHEW // Suit Up! Podcast

NEW YORK DISTILLING // Co-founder Allen Katz

IRISH WHISKEY // Meet Alex Conyngham of Slane Distillery and Slane Castle and hear some great history while we taste a rock and roll inspired Irish blend.

IRISH WHISKEY HISTORY // Pádraic of Galway's Micil Distillery tells the stories from his family's distilling past in Connemara and helps us understand what Poitin was and is now.

IRISH WHISKEY LEGEND // From taking over his father's business at 15 to helping to resurrect the Irish whiskey industry, this is his story.

JACK TEELING // From Cooley to the Teeling Distillery, taking part in the birth of a new golden age of Irish Whiskey.

PENNSYLVANIA WHISKEY HISTORY // Check out the second half of my conversation with Laura Fields as we dig into some of the myths surrounding medicinal whiskey during Prohibition and take on bourbon's role in framing American whiskey history.

PRE-PROHIBITION // Laura Fields of the American Whiskey Convention helps us dig into Pennsylvania Pure Rye and the origins of American whiskey

W.H. McBRAYER // Hear Bill McBrayer tell the story of a 19th Century distilling legend who promised quality in every drop of his Cedar Brook bourbon.

OLE SMOKY WHISKEY // Talking Moonshine, Tourism, and Whiskey with co-founder Joe Baker

BOTTLED-IN-BOND // Today marks the official release of two new globally available whiskeys from Jack Daniels - at 100 proof and aged over 4 years.

SCOTCH DISTILLER LEGACY SERIES // From lobster fisherman to manager of a storied Islay distillery to charting a new course for Lowland craft whisky at Lochlea.

LESLIE SAMPSON OF J.W. KELLY // You've heard of Jack, George, and we've introduced you to Charles, but J.W. Kelly might have been the biggest Tennessee distiller of all.

FRENCH SINGLE MALT? // Oui! Some Tasting, History, and Background with Christine Cooney

STONE FENCES TOURS // My buddy and fellow history lover Jerry Daniels joins me as we compare notes on our top 10 favorite historic bourbon locations in Kentucky.

AMERICAN SINGLE MALT // Chris and I discuss finding the place for American Single Malt on store shelves.

BOURBON LEGACY // Meet a Distiller and Blender Whose Name You Should Know

DISTILLERY TRAVEL // How a near death experience taught me how to drive on the left!

A CINCINNATI LEGEND // We'll learn about a long lost legacy and how to craft our own bourbon.

HISTORIC DISTILLERIES // Listen as we hear more about Southern Indiana's amazing whiskey past.

SOUTHERN INDIANA DISTILLING HISTORY // Time to head north of the Ohio to hear about the rich history of Indiana.

SCOTCH HISTORY & TASTING // Hear the stories of two 19th Century distilleries every scotch fan should know.

TENNESSEE WHISKY // The mysterious George Dickel and the inventive distiller reinvigorating his legacy and forging her own.

SINGLE POT STILL WHISKEY // A once prevalent Irish whiskey style, we'll find out what it is, how it tastes, and how Patrick brought it to America.

AUSTRALIAN WHISKY // The history and rebirth of Australia's whisky industry and Starward's unique aging process.

DEEP DIVE // The Texas whiskey trail is growing by leaps and bounds. Hear more about it from the man who wrote the book on Texas whiskey.

SINGLE MALT // From Snowflake to the differences between American and Scotch Single Malt

OLD WEST LEGEND // Hear the tale of one of the wild characters of the Old West.

MASTER DISTILLER // I chat with Jeff about his journey to distilling and now running his own show.

HIGHLAND SCOTCH // Time to deep dive into sherry casks and taste some amazing whiskies.

AMERICAN SINGLE MALT // Lots of fun stories of Oregon's rich distilling history.

BOURBON HISTORY // The return of a 19th Century brand and the journey to becoming a master distiller.

DISTILLERY HISTORY // A stranger knocks at the door of a mothballed distillery and history happens.

BOURBON HISTORY // Join me as we celebrate 25 years of Woodford Reserve and talk history

CAMPBELTOWN WHISKY // Explore the 5th region of scotch whisky and its history.

IRISH WHISKEY HISTORY // We dive into the history of Belfast's McConnells, a brand established in 1776.

BOURBON HISTORY // Hear the stories of Lawrenceburg and Tyrone, KY distilleries.

THE WHISKY TRUST // Hear stories from the former "Whisky Capital of the World."

OCEAN AGED WHISKY // So, is whisky aged at sea a gimmick or the real deal? Find out.

TENNESSEE WHISKY AND RUM // First there was Jack, then there was George, and then in 1997 there was Phil.

HIGH MALT BOURBON // How does a distillery transition from sourced Indiana bourbon to their own?

SCOTCH FOR BOURBON DRINKERS // Are you one of those that says "I don't like scotch?"

COUNTRY DISTILLERY // Family tales, Tennessee history, and a distillery that requires a 4x4 to visit!

TENNESSEE WHISKEY AND BOURBON // How a trip to Europe, Dolly Parton, Elvis, and Jack Daniel's inspired a husband and wife to start a distillery.

BOURBON HISTORY // Talking with the Author of "Dead Distillers" and Kings County Distillery's Co-Founder Colin about American whiskey history.

UNIQUE WHISKEY AGING // Imagine, breaking barrels with a sledgehammer and then soaking the pieces in your new make spirit.

WRITERS AND WHISKEY // Fugitives Spirits' co-founder talks about helping Tennessee agriculture through Tennessee whiskey.

MISSISSIPPI DELTA // Getting to know the Juke Joint scene, whiskey, and moonshine.

MEMPHIS WHISKEY HISTORY // Talking Beale Street, whiskey, blues, and juke joints.

MEMPHIS AND THE BLUES // From a career as an attorney to crafting whiskey, we talk BBQ, the Delta, and of course bourbon and rye whiskey.

MOONSHINE AND WHISKEY // An 11th generation distiller with Irish roots and an eye on the technique of his forefathers.

FINDING JAMES ANDERSON // Learning some more facts about Washington's distiller and I get to taste the rye and single malt!

18TH CENTURY DISTILLING // How is Steve recreating the distilling process of the past at Mount Vernon?

Join me for my visit to Mount Vernon and my discussion about the first president and his relationship to whiskey.

TEXAS WHISKEY // How a grape man drew two brothers into the distilling business.

WOMEN AND WHISKEY // What does it take for a woman to found a whiskey brand these days? Lori tells us her story.

YELLOWSTONE, BEAMS AND DANTS // From the history of the old brand, to the experience of being a craft distillery on the forefront of a boom.

SALOONS AND THE BIG BONANZA // Take a virtual walk around Virginia City with a resident and local historian whose family has lived there since the 1860s.

FARM TO GLASS WHISKEY // The art and skill of taking a 160 year old farm in the high desert of Nevada and developing a fine whiskey.

LOWLAND SCOTCH // A historic distillery and a region get a breath of new life.

COLORADO WHISKEY // How does a New York photographer end up a Colorado distiller?

BOURBON PODCAST HOSTS // Jim and Mike of "The Bourbon Road" sip Shackleton and Angel's Envy with me.

POT STILLS AND OLD CROW // Owning a historic distillery ruin and a lesson in starting your own distillery.

HISTORIC SCOTTISH DISTILLERY // Uncovering some great stories from the oldest working distillery in Scotland.

DISTILLERY HISTORY // How do you go from America's greatest brand to nothing and back to greatness?

TENNESSEE WHISKEY // Two brothers revive a family whiskey legacy they didn't even know existed.

PROHIBITION AND A LEGENDARY FAMILY // It all started in a hollowed out log in 1836 and today the Dant's return.

BOURBON AND COCKTAILS // Did Bourbon Street play a part in the naming of the whiskey?

SCOTCH ORIGINS // Imagine you discover your family farm holds the key to the origins of scotch?

UNCOVERING A WHISKEY LEGEND // Meet the woman who is changing an industry after uncovering an amazing lost legacy.

WHISKEY LEGENDS REVEALED // Who was Jack Daniel and did he really die from kicking a safe?