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Bourbon Capital of the World Hits the Brakes on New Projects

Bourbon's construction boom in Central Kentucky is raising concerns in Nelson County, home to Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of the World. County officials have reached a compromise with whiskey mak

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A Scottish Rye? Rye Not!

Rye hasn't been widely used by Scotch whisky distillers for decades, but Inchdairnie Distillery is doing something different for its first release: A Scottish single grain distilled from 53% malted ry

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Biden Announces, Trump, Tucker, MTG and RIP Harry Belafonte

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss Biden announcing his plans to run in 2024; Trump and DeSantis; Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon's firings; Marjorie Taylor Greene; Steven Crow

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Experiments in Whisky

Dr. Bill Lumsden has been experimenting at both Ardbeg and Glenmorangie distilleries. His latest Ardbeg release, Heavy Vapours, involved taking part of the distilling system out of the picture just be

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Dominion, Fox, Oklahoma, Guns and Trans-Society

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss the Fox News lawsuit settlement with Dominion. We also discussed recent shootings in Kansas City, TX, NY and NC, an ugly Oklahoma leaked r

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Thanks a Thousand

We're celebrating a major milestone this week with the 1000th episode of WhiskyCast! To mark the occasion, Mark went back through the archives to pick some memorable moments and interviews from the pa

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Cohen, Trump, TN, Thomas and Snyder

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss the Trump lawsuit against Michael Cohen, Tennessee removes black Clarence Thomas's relationship with Harlan Crow and Dani

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The Ultimate Whisky Glass

Many have tried, but the Glencairn whisky glass remains the preferred choice of whisky blenders and savvy whisky lovers. There's more to Glencairn Crystal than just its iconic glass, though, and we'll

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The World's Largest Whisky Club

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is marking its 40th anniversary in 2023, and we'll talk with founder Pip Hills on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. The 82-year-old Hills started the Society as a cask-sh

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Waco, Trump Indicted, MTG, ATF and Lamar

Steve and Jim are back together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss Trump's rally in Waco, TX. We also discuss Trump's indictment; MTG being attacked by a whistler; a mysterious death in Russia; an inc

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Ask the Distiller

There's very little Dennis Malcolm hasn't seen in his 62 years of making whisky, and the longtime Glen Grant distillery manager joins us on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth to answer some of your whisk

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Whisky Lost and Found

1983 was a very bad year to be in the Scotch Whisky business. Sales had dried up in the face of changing consumer tastes and economic woes, and the industry was sitting on a whisky loch of millions

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Trump, Pence, Tiny D, Russia, AI and Oscars

John Armstrong joins Jim in the Cleveland Studio to discuss the potential arrest of Donald Trump in NY. Mike Pence speaks out. President Biden authorizes Arctic oil drilling. Ron DeSantis is labeled

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The State of Scotch

Mark Kent left the UK's diplomatic service 14 months ago to become the new CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association, and admits he didn't know much about Scotch when he started. With the industry in a sta

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Tucker, Trump, Elon, Hogan, Chris Rock and Top Gun

Jim is joined by comedian John Armstrong to discuss the Tucker Carlson spin on January 6th, Trump's popularity and Elon Musk's takes. We also discuss 2024 presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson, Lar

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Choosing Passion

Melissa Rift's career path is anything but traditional for a whisky maker. She started out as a family therapist before discovering her passion for Bourbon, and it's led her to become the new master t

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CPAC, Trump, MTG, Scott Adams and Race

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss CPAC and the political backlash from it. We also discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Sherrell, Scott Adams and a lot about racism and per

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Club Whisky

There are literally hundreds of whisky clubs around the world, with more being formed all the time. This week on WhiskyCast, we'll hear from some club founders on how they started their clubs, along w

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Biden, Trump, MTG, East Palestine, Joy Bahar and Jake Paul

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss the Biden visit to Ukraine; the lack of a Biden visit to East Palestine, Ohio; Trump's potential indictment; Marjorie Taylor Greene's late

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The Barrel Problem

Bourbon and many other whiskies must be matured in new barrels by law, but distillers are finding a shortage of available barrels. Cooperages are keeping up with existing demand, but are facing their

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Fox, SCOTUS, Trump, Haley, Police and Superbowl

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss the release of Fox News entertainers' texts related to Donald Trump and his election claims. We also discuss the Supreme Court's possibili

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Raiding Whisky

Last month's raid on the Justins' House of Bourbon stores in Kentucky brought a multi-state and federal investigation into the spotlight. Now, authorities in the District of Columbia and at least two

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SOTU, Trump v DeSantis, Cocaine Shark, NBA and Superbowl

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss Biden's State of the Union Address including Kevin McCarthy's reaction, Marjorie Taylpr Greene's outbursts, Biden's performance and the Sa

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Ilhan Omar, MTG, Santos, Nikki Haley and Chinese Weather Balloon

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss Congressional Committees (specifically the removal of Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Relations Commitee and Marjorie Taylor Greene being seat

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A Milestone for The Dead Rabbit

It's hard to believe, but the iconic New York City pub The Dead Rabbit is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. In that time, it's built a reputation as one of the world's best cocktail bars. W

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What's Authentic?

Distillers like to claim the authentic label for their whiskies, but how does one define authenticity in whisky? Is a grain to glass whisky more authentic than one that's mass-produced? Stanford

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Ukraine, Classified Documents, Memphis, ATF and Damar Hamlin

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss: 1. The USA and Germany sending tanks to Ukraine. 2. The classified document scandals related to Trump, Biden Pence...and??? 3. The deat

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A Big Victory for Small Distillers

This week's episode comes from the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British a small Vancouver distillery shocked the Canadian whisky world the other night. Sons of Vancouver won

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Biden, Santos, DeSantis, CRT and Dungy

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss Biden's increasing problems with classified documents; George Santos (if that's his real name); CRT and Ron DeSantis on Black History and

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Sarah Burgess Joins The Lakes Distillery

Sarah Burgess has held a lot of different positions during her 25-plus years in the whisky industry, from serving as a seasonal tour guide to running three different distilleries and being a whisky ma

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Biden, RNC, Dress Code, ATF and Texas Shooting

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss the Biden situation regarding classified documents; Republicans pressuring George Santos to resign; Mike Lindell looks to head the RNC; Mi

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Exploring the Luxury Whisky Market

Steve and Jim are together in the Cleveland Studio to discuss Biden announcing his plans to run in 2024; Trump and DeSantis; Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon's firings; Marjorie Taylor Greene; Steven Crow3