The Whiskey Lore® Podcast

By Drew Hannush

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The Whiskey Lore Podcast, hosted by best-selling travel author Drew Hannush, is a captivating exploration of whiskey's rich history, myths, and modern craft distilling culture, appealing to both enthusiasts and curious newcomers. Covering bourbon, Scotch, Irish, rye, and more, the podcast offers three formats: Stories, which delve into historical narratives like the origins of Bottled-in-Bond or Ireland's whiskey rebirth, Interviews which documents whiskey history and the people making it, and Whiskey Flights, a weekly series focused on craft distillery travel. Whiskey Flights transports listeners to craft distilleries worldwide, offering virtual tours that highlight unique operations, local grains, and innovative spirits. Episodes feature chats with founders—like Brian Cummings of Great Northern Distilling or Guy Whitehead of Lucky Guys Distillery—covering topics from potato vodka to bitters crafting. Each Flight emphasizes the pleasures of distillery visits, sharing practical travel tips and cultural context, such as Wisconsin's supper club scene or Tasmania's whiskey boom. Hannush's warm narration and curiosity bring distilleries to life, making listeners feel like they're sipping alongside him.

Episode Date
📘BOURBON 4a: Did America's First Army Help Spread American Whiskey?
Oct 19, 2026
🎙️ Spy Trail Distillery: Talking Revolutionary War Spies and Black Tea Bourbon
Oct 12, 2026
🎙️ Redwood Empire: The building of whiskey flavor in California's wine country
Oct 08, 2026
🏛️ HALL OF LEGENDS: Straight to 51%
Oct 05, 2026
Ep. 143 - HIGHLAND PARK DISTILLERY: Scotland in a Bottle
Sep 28, 2026
🏛️ HALL OF LEGENDS: Gilded Age Game Changer
Sep 21, 2026
🏛️ HALL OF LEGENDS: Irish Double Impact
Sep 14, 2026
📘BOURBON 3b: Did Bourbon Get Its Name from Barrels Marked "Old Bourbon"?
Sep 07, 2026
📘BOURBON 3a: Did a Congressman Reveal the Inventor of Bourbon Whiskey?
Aug 31, 2026
📘BOURBON 2: The Birth of Bourbon
Aug 24, 2026
📘BOURBON 1b: Before Bourbon, Kentucke Country's War for Survival
Aug 10, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 142 - HARTFIELD & CO DISTILLERY: Bringing Bourbon Back to Bourbon County
Aug 03, 2026
📘BOURBON 1a: Did Kentucky's First Settlers Really Make Whiskey?
Jul 27, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 141 - McCONNELL'S IRISH WHISKEY: New Home at Belfast's Crumlin Road Gaol
Jul 20, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 140 - OLD 55 DISTILLERY: 100% Indiana Farm to Glass
Jul 16, 2026
📘The Lost History of Bourbon: Why Its Real Origin Story Matters
Jul 13, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 139 - LOST LANTERN: Blending 50 States of Bourbon
Jul 02, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 138 - JOHN PAWLUK OF TWISTED COW: Distilling Curiosity and Asking "Why?"
Jun 25, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 137 - SPIRITS OF LAWRENCEBURG DOCUMENTARY: With Bo Cumberland and Jerry Daniels
Jun 22, 2026
✈️ WF093 to FLORIDA: Indian River Distillery and Treasure Coast Spirits Festival
Jun 18, 2026
📚 Four Roses: Did Seagram's Really Ruin a Great Whiskey Brand?
Jun 15, 2026
✈️ WF092 to GEORGIA: Thirteenth Colony Distillery
Jun 11, 2026
📚 Four Roses: How Did a Whiskey Brand Survive Prohibition and Thrive?
Jun 08, 2026
✈️ WF091 to ALABAMA: Clyde May's Conecuh Ridge Distillery
Jun 04, 2026
📚 Four Roses: Did a Corsage of Red Roses Inspire the Name?
Jun 01, 2026
✈️ WF090 to ALABAMA: John Emerald Distilling Company
May 28, 2026
✈️ WF089 to TENNESSEE: Chattanooga Whiskey's Experimental Distillery
May 21, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 136 - TALISKER DISTILLERY: A Taste of History with Ewan Morgan
May 18, 2026
✈️🌟 WF088 to Scotland: Author Angela Youngman
May 14, 2026
📚 Is There Really a Right Way to Spell Whiskey?
May 11, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 135 - SESPE CREEK DISTILLERY: John Campbell's Move From Scotch to California Bourbon
May 07, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 134 - JERRY DANIELS: 7 People Who SHOULD be in the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame
May 04, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 133 - RIVERBEND MALT HOUSE: Diving into the Malting Process
Apr 30, 2026
📚 The Whiskey Law That Nearly Started a Civil War
Apr 27, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 132 - WHISKEY LORE AND THE BOURBON ROAD: A Special Simulcasted Edition
Apr 23, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 131 - LOCH LOMOND: Scotland's Most Flexible Distillery
Apr 20, 2026
📚 Was Jack Daniel's Really America's First Registered Distillery?
Apr 13, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 130 - GRANDADDY MIMMS DISTILLERY: Tommy Townsend Talks Waylon, his Grandaddy's Recipe, Sorghum, and High Proof Moonshine
Apr 06, 2026
📙 What Did We Get Wrong About Jack Daniel and Uncle Nearest?
Mar 30, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 129 - The ESTATE WHISKEY ALLIANCE: What it is and how it benefits whiskey fans and distilleries alike
Mar 23, 2026
📚 Were the Salem Witch Trials Caused by Rye Madness?
Mar 16, 2026
🎙️ Ep. 128 - Developing Character Through Grain, Wood, and the Art of the Blend with Ari Sussman of WHISKEY JYPSI
Mar 09, 2026
📚 Was Colonel E.H. Taylor Really the Hero of the Bottled-in-Bond Act?
Mar 03, 2026
📚 Was Being "Grandpa's Drink" the Reason for the 1980s Whiskey Depression?
Feb 24, 2026
📚 Did George Thorpe Make America's First Corn Whiskey?
Feb 16, 2026
✈️ WF087 to Florida: TIMBER CREEK DISTILLERY
Feb 09, 2026
✈️ WF086 to Ohio: WATERSHED DISTILLERY
Feb 02, 2026
✈️ WF085 to New York: COOPERSTOWN DISTILLERY - New York vs Kentucky Bourbon, Baseball Decanters, and Yankees or Mets
Jan 19, 2026
📚 Did Ladies of the Evening Make GlenDronach a Success?
Jan 15, 2026
✈️ WF084 to Vermont: VERMONT SPIRITS
Jan 12, 2026
✈️ WF083 to New Hampshire: FLAG HILL DISTILLERY - Breakfast Bourbon, No-Till Farming, and the New Stillhouse
Jan 05, 2026
🎉 WF2025 - Whiskey Lore's Fan Favorite Independent Craft Distillery Top 40 Countdown (2025 Edition) Part 2
Dec 29, 2025
📚 Is Old Forester the First Bottled Bourbon?
Dec 25, 2025
🎉 WF2025 - TOP 40 Countdown: Whiskey Lore's Fan Favorite Independent Craft Distilleries (2025 Edition)
Dec 22, 2025
✈️ WF081 to Massachusetts: BOSTON HARBOR DISTILLERY - Rhonda Kallman's Journey from Beer to Drams, a Historic Building, and Demon Seed
Dec 15, 2025
✈️ WF080 to Rhode Island: WORKING MAN DISTILLERS - The Whiskey Proposal, Moving a Distillery, and Family Guy
Dec 08, 2025
✈️ WF079 to Connecticut: LITCHFIELD DISTILLERY - From Water to Whiskey, Connecticut Grain, and the Spirit of Hard Work
Dec 01, 2025
📚 Whatever Happened to the Old-Time Saloon?
Nov 26, 2025
✈️ WF078 to New Jersey: MILK STREET DISTILLERY - A Story of Brothers, Irish Influence, and the War Penny
Nov 24, 2025
🥃 Ep. 127 - TASTING REVIEW: Diageo's 2025 Special Releases with Greg King of Proof
Nov 20, 2025
🎙️ Ep. 126 - FETTERCAIRN DISTILLERY: Tropical Fruit Notes, Long Aged Whisky, and History
Nov 17, 2025
✈️ WF077 to Wyoming: BRUSH CREEK DISTILLERY - Railroad Whiskey, Steve Nally's Wyoming Influence, and a Sprawling Ranch
Nov 10, 2025
✈️ WF076 to Montana: HEADFRAME SPIRITS - Building Stills, Butte's Mining History, and the Orphan Girl
Nov 03, 2025
✈️ WF075 to Idaho: UP NORTH DISTILLERY - Single Malt, Honey Spirits, and a Bavarian Inspired Treat
Oct 27, 2025
✈️ WF074 to Washington: BROWNE FAMILY SPIRITS - From Kentucky to Finding Flavor in the Pacific Northwest
Oct 20, 2025
✈️ WF073 to Oregon: OREGON SPIRIT DISTILLERS - Wheat Whiskey, Cocktails, and Oregon Distilling Beyond Portland
Oct 13, 2025
✈️ WF072 to California: HINTERHAUS DISTILLERY - Single Malt from Scratch and Working With Your Environment
Oct 06, 2025
📚 Where Did America's Single Use Barrel Rule Come From?
Oct 02, 2025
✈️ WF071 to Nevada: FREY RANCH DISTILLERY - Visiting a True Estate Distillery Inspecting Grain to Glass
Sep 29, 2025
✈️ WF070 to Utah: SUGAR HOUSE DISTILLERY - America's Scenic Wonderland and the Spirits Inspired By It
Sep 22, 2025
✈️ WF069 to New Mexico: AS ABOVE SO BELOW DISTILLERY - An Uncommon Philosophy of Spirit Driven Spirits
Sep 15, 2025
✈️ WF068 to Colorado: BOULDER SPIRITS - A Touch of Scotland with a Bourbon twist in the Rockies
Sep 08, 2025
🎙️ Ep. 125 - THE WHISKEY BIBLE: The Latest Whiskey Boom and History with Author Noah Rothbaum
Aug 30, 2025
✈️ WF067 to North Carolina: Oaklore Distillery and Tasting Room - Embracing a state forgotten by whiskey history
Aug 25, 2025
✈️ WF066 to Tennessee: Company Distilling - Making Lynchburg More Than Just a Jack Daniel's Destination with Jeff Arnett
Aug 18, 2025
🎙️ Ep. 124 - TWO STACKS IRISH WHISKEY: The Return of the Irish Whiskey Bonder with Shane McCarthy
Aug 11, 2025
✈️ WF065 to Scotland: Isle of Raasay Distillery - A blender builds a flavor rich distillery on a gem of an island
Aug 04, 2025
✈️ WF064 to Missouri: Copper Mule Distillery - Wheated Bourbon in Wine Country with a historical twist
Jul 28, 2025
🎙️ Ep. 123 - RM ROSE CO DISTILLERY: Exploring Atlanta Georgia's Forgotten Distilling Legacy with Andy Sudderth
Jul 21, 2025
✈️ WF063 to Georgia: 1861 Distillery - Six grain Bourbon, the limestone myth, and a rescued Mississippi still
Jul 14, 2025
🎙️ Ep. 122 - BARRELL CRAFT SPIRITS: The Art of the Bourbon Blend
Jul 10, 2025
✈️ WF062 to Kentucky: Stone Fences Tours - A guide to the tour company experience
Jul 07, 2025
🎙️ Ep. 121 - DR. PAT HEIST: Wilderness Trail Distillery and Firm Solutions Co-Founder
Jun 30, 2025
‍✈️ WF061 to Kentucky: New Riff Distillery - New breed, rye forward, handsome bottle
Jun 23, 2025
‍✈️ WF060 to Kentucky: Whiskey Thief - Bottle your own, farm atmosphere, NULU cocktails
Jun 16, 2025
‍✈️ WF059 to Kentucky: Augusta Distillery - Small town Americana, historic converted factory, cigar rolling
Jun 02, 2025
‍✈️ WF058 to Kentucky: RD1 Spirits Distillery - Explore the barrel, micro-distillery, entertainment hub
May 26, 2025
‍✈️ WF057 to Pennsylvania: Iron City Distilling - The three chamber still, Rosen rye, old PPG factory
May 19, 2025
‍✈️ WF056 to Nevada: Minden Mill Distillery - Estate distillery, Scottish pot stills, wow-factor column stills
May 12, 2025
‍✈️ WF055 to Delaware: Painted Stave Distillery - Scrapple spirits, food trucks, artistic touch (G48:17)
May 05, 2025
‍✈️ WF054 to Pennsylvania: Dad's Hat Distillery - Rye revival, Rosen rebirth, amazing young whiskey (G48:16)
Apr 28, 2025
‍✈️ WF053 to Maryland: Meinelschmidt Distillery - Veteran owned, wheat whiskey focus, town rebirth (G48:15)
Apr 21, 2025
‍✈️ WF052 to Virginia: Copper Fox Distillery - Malting floor, wood smoked malts, country distillery (G48:14)
Apr 14, 2025
‍✈️ WF051 to West Virginia: Black Draft Distillery - Horse farm to party barn, agritourism, historic whiskey brand (G48:13)
Apr 07, 2025
‍✈️ WF050 to North Carolina: Oak and Grist Distillery - American single malt, Speyside experience, shadow of Beer City USA (G48:12)
Mar 31, 2025
‍✈️ WF049 to Georgia: ASW Distillery - Pot still whiskey, America meets old world, three distilleries (G48:11)
Mar 24, 2025
✈️ WF048 to Florida: St. Augustine Distillery - Free tours, ice works, taming Florida heat (G48:10)
Mar 17, 2025
✈️ WF047 to Louisiana: Seven Three Distillery - Swamp excursions, celebrating neighborhoods, Louisiana hospitality (G48:9)
Mar 10, 2025
✈️ WF046 to Mississippi: Crittenden Distillery - Warehouses filled, barrel picks, cats, cats, cats (G48:8)
Mar 03, 2025
✈️ WF045 to Alabama: Dread River Distillery - Nightlife kickoff, American single malt, Kudzu (G48:7)
Feb 24, 2025