The Whiskey Ring Podcast

From Wall Street to Whiskey: The Revival of Hudson House Distillery

Get ready for an inspiring tale of resilience, determination, and the unyielding spirit of entrepreneurship! In our latest episode,…

Barley, Fortnum & Mason, and a 10th Anniversary Celebration

What if the land itself could tell the story of your whiskey? This part-two episode brings you the conclusion of our in-depth conversation …

Dan Szor is an expat, a native of New York City who has found a permanent home in the Cotswolds of England, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty wi…

Sitting on the farthest spit of peninsula in Europe, Dingle Distillery is the first craft distillery in Ireland post-consolidation. From its place on the Wild Atlantic Way, D…

On my first trip to Kentucky in 2022, I needed one more distillery to visit before heading down to Nashville for the Tennessee portion of my trip. I cou…

Ever seen a square pot still? No? Me neither. Apparently, for moonshiners in the Land Between the Rivers (now Land Between the Lakes) region, square s…

Old Line Spirits returns with some new looks! Since Mark and Old Line Spirits were last on the podcast back in Episode 54, they've made several changes to their…

Brian Sprance is New Riff's new master distiller! Aside from some good-natured ribbing from his colleagues, though, you would never know it. 

New Riff name…

Old Dominick isn't the oldest distillery in Tennessee, but it's no spring chicken either. The brand itself - including a stint as a whiskey blending house - …

Whiskey Jypsi's newest release - Explorer - seeks to show how the core identities of French and American oak species affect flavor in whiskey. They take the consumer…

Raj's return brings news about Amrut, the king of Indian Single Malt. It is no longer the only Indian Single Malt on the market like it was in 2004, but neither has Amru…

I have a general rule when given the opportunity to interview NDPs on the podcast - they must do something with the whiskey other than buying stock and slapping their own label…

Copperworks Distilling is making whiskey from grain. Simple, right? I mean, from a legal sense, that's quite literally what every other whiskey-maker is doin…

The Spring 2024 Collection launches today, March 27! 

We first met Lost Lantern Spirits way back in Episode 53 - they are "shining a light on the independent spirit", bring…

There are certain things we take for granted with whisky - American whiskey will mostly be new charred oak, Scotch will be ex-bourbon or ex-sherry, and the rest of the world will …

When you think Jamaican rum, you think funk. Funny thing is, most Jamaican rum by both volume and number of distillers is not funky. 

BTW - funky is the unscientific way of saying ester c…

Just in time for Bottled-in-Bond month! 

Long Island Spirits - Long Island's first craft distillery - is quietly leading the way in my own backyard. Situated…

Makers of the only vodka I enjoy. And also the first rye from Scotland in 100+ years. 

Arbikie Highland Estate is in the forefront of the new Scotch whisky movement. Focused on sustainability, flavor…

Peerless in the 1800s and Peerless today. 

Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co., founded by Henry Kraver in the late 19th century, is in a class by itself. The lone sweet mash distiller in Louisville wit…