Rye whiskies are hot, and this month's tasting panel of Marty Kari and Andy Smith from the Los Angeles Scotch Club and California whisky blogger Rob Gard sat down at Whisky Live Los Angeles to taste four Ryes: Temptation Rye, Hudson Manhattan Rye, Bulleit Rye, and the new George Dickel Rye. There's also a surprise that you'll need to listen for as well!
Oct 20, 2012•44 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We return to Paris for another Virtual Tasting session at Whisky Live Paris, and this month's tasting panel includes Malt Maniacs and Patrick de Schulthess, along with French whisky blogger . They tasted four new whiskies: Nikka's Coffey Grain Whisky, the latest edition of Compass Box's Flaming Heart, Glenfarclas 105 20-Year-Old, and Ardbeg Galileo.
Sep 11, 2012•45 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Year #2 of WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings begins with three very familiar whiskies. Our tasting panel of Doug Stewart, Tim and Donna Tedesco, and Brianna Gillespie taste the Aberfeldy 12-year-old, Macallan 12, and the Glenlivet 18-year-old single malts. We also announce the winner of July's "Secret Word" contest, and there's a new "Secret Word" hidden somewhere in this episode. Find it, and you could win an exhibition print from the WhiskyCast Photo Gallery!
Aug 19, 2012•39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
We're marking the end of the first year of WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings with four panelists from previous episodes. Sean Fousheé, Shelly Brisbin, Tim Davis, and Scott Rogers tasted three single malts: Suntory's Yamazaki 18-year-old, the Bunnahabhain Toiteach, and a "mystery malt" to be revealed at the end of the tasting.
Jul 23, 2012•54 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The members of the "Barthenon" in Cherry Hill, New Jersey are on board for this month's tasting panel. Angelo Veneziano, Mike Farley, and Chris Eattock also write the blog "It's Just the Booze Dancing", and they tasted four whiskies for this episode: Dry Fly 100% Wheat Whiskey from Washington State, Ireland's Yellow Spot, Kilchoman's Machir Bay from Islay, and the Talisker 30 2011 Rare Malts release.
Jul 06, 2012•38 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This month, our tasting panel gathered at the home of WhiskyCast listener Christopher Winters in the Indianapolis suburbs. It's the first time we've recorded an episode at a listener's home. Christopher, Josh Scott, and Tom Helt tasted four whiskies from around the world: Ireland's Green Spot, the new Crown Royal XR Rare from Canada, Amrut Portonova from India, and the Ardbeg Day single malt from Scotland.
May 29, 2012•43 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our tasting panel gathered at Whisky Live New York this month. Panelists Peter Silver, Neil Firetog, and Jake Pizzulo tasted the Bowmore 15, Old Pulteney 17, and Oban 18-year-old single malts from Scotland, along with the Four Roses 2012 Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon from Kentucky.
Apr 18, 2012•33 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This time around, we're on location at the Old Jameson Distillery in Dublin, Ireland, and our panel is made up of radio pros taking part in the annual Jameson Global Broadcast on St. Patrick's Day weekend. Paul Driscoll of in Boston, Randy Malloy of in Columbus, Ohio, and Colonel St. James of in Houston tasted four different Jameson expressions: Jameson, Jameson Select Reserve 12, Jameson Gold Reserve, and Jameson Limited Edition 18.
Mar 16, 2012•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Our panel tried three very different whiskies this month, as Mendy Berkowitz, Chip Burkhead of "The ScotchCast", and Kevin Dixler tasted the Kilchoman Spring 2011 Release from Islay, the Amrut Two Continents single malt from India, and The Glenrothes 1994 Vintage from Speyside.
Feb 26, 2012•46 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This month's tasting panel was recorded on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, as Noel Buckley, Crystal Coverdale, Tony DeRamo, and Simon Seaton tasted the Glenmorangie Original, the Glenfarclas 17-year-old, and the Glenfiddich Rich Oak in front of a live audience.
Jan 22, 2012•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
There may not be a "White Christmas" in many parts of the world this month, but we'll have one on this episode of WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings. Our panel of Simon Seaton, Kevin Andresen, and Jeff Stuebben tasted three "white" whiskies: Buffalo Trace's Wheated Mash White Dog, Culpeper Distillery's Original Moonshine, and Canada's White Owl whisky.
Dec 21, 2011•44 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This month's panel of Rob Mark, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Christopher Winters, and Lex Tomaszewski spent some time pondering a variety of whiskies: the Ardmore Traditional single malt, The Famous Grouse blended Scotch, and Blanton's Bourbon, and you may be surprised with the results.
Nov 28, 2011•37 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This month, we're tasting Bourbons! Our panel of Tim Davis, Sean Foushee, and Scott Rogers taste Jim Beam Black, the Russell's Reserve 10-year-old from Wild Turkey, and Woodford Reserve.
Oct 20, 2011•52 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This time around, we're on location at Whisky Live Paris thanks to our friends at La Maison du Whisky. Our tasting panel has a Dutch flair, as Bob Wenting, Teun Van Wel, and Nol Villems taste the Aberlour 12-year-old non-chill-filtered Speyside single malt, Benromach's cask-strength 2001 expression, the Nikka Yoichi 15-year-old from Japan, and our "mystery whisky."
Sep 26, 2011•54 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the debut of WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings. Each month, our volunteer tasting panel will sample three whiskies from around the world and offer their own personal tasting notes. This month, our panel of Bill, Shelley, Jeff, and Angelo taste the An Cnoc 12 from Scotland, the Power's Gold Label 12 from Ireland, and a "mystery whisky" that will be revealed at the end of the show!
Aug 26, 2011•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1