Part 2 of an Interview with Buffalo Trace’s Chris Fletcher, Lead Chemist, and Amy Preske, Public Relations Manager By Richard Thomas Jump Back to Part I of this Interview *** RT: Chris, what is your favorite part of being a chemist at Buffalo Trace? CF: Well, tasting. [Laughter] How could it not be? We have a round table. That gets ...

Part 1 of an Interview with Buffalo Trace’s Chris Fletcher, Lead Chemist, and Amy Preske, Public Relations Manager By Richard Thomas During a recent visit to the Buffalo Trace distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, I had the opportunity to have lunch with the distillery’s Lead Chemist, Chris Fletcher, and their Public Relations Manager, Amy Preske, during which I interviewed them at ...

Interview with Barry DeWald, Whiskey Barrel Furniture Maker By Richard Thomas My news feed for The Whiskey Reviewer’s Facebook sites is full of distilleries and whiskey brand pages, and if one image appears over and over again in this agglomeration of status statements, it is that of relaxing on the patio and enjoying the scenery with a whiskey in hand ...

By Kurt Maitland I recently caught up with Charlie Whitfield, the Macallan Brand Ambassador for Northeast USA at his offices in New York City. We discussed the Fine Oak and Sherry Oak ranges as well as Macallan’s expansion in the American market – KM – First, I guess I should have you introduce yourself. CW –  Of course (laughs) My ...

Interview with Tullamore Dew’s Global Ambassador John Quinn By Richard Thomas When William Grant & Sons bought Tullamore Dew in 2010, they acquired Ireland’s second biggest whiskey brand, but not a distillery to go with it. Tullamore Dew was a victim of the Irish whiskey consolidations of the mid-20th Century, and for decades the brand has been made at the ...