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Whiskey Lore: The Interviews

Dec 29, 2021

I recently had the opportunity to attend the one day per year Snowflake Festival at Red Rocks near Denver and to tour the Stranahan's Distillery.

During the visit, I kicked up a conversation with head distiller Owen Martin about his education in Scotland and how that translated into his current occupation, distilling...


Dec 22, 2021

The art of the personality blend. Only a few have mastered it. Melissa Heim, master blender for Big Nose Spirits has done just that with a fantastic whiskey based on the personality of one of the Old West's most interesting characters - Big Nose Kate.

If you've heard the name and don't know who she is, we'll give you a...


Dec 14, 2021

His new company, is curiously called "Company" or Company Distilling and he and his teammates have ambitious plans. And we will dig into those during this interview, but since I missed a chance to document his time at Jack Daniel's, were going to start off hearing how Jeff moved from working with coffee to working...


Dec 8, 2021

Whiskey Lore fans will remember Clay from his article that prompted Fawn Weaver to research the Uncle Nearest story, leading to the establishment of her own whiskey and a foundation in Nathan "Nearest" Greens' name.

He is releasing a beautiful new book, perfect for the bourbon fan on your list, called "Bourbon: The...


Dec 1, 2021

Time to share an interview talking about my favorite Highland whisky, GlenDronach. Brand Ambassador Rory Glasgow will introduce us more of the story of James Allardice along with Billy Walker, and Dr. Rachel Barrie.

Plus I do a tasting of the core line of whiskies, up to the 21 year and including the recent Port Wood...