Whiskey Women

Go west, young whiskey woman! Pull up a stool at the saloon with Janet and Blair as they tour through the wild world of "western" whiskies with High West, Smoke Wagon, and Black Saddle.

The Whiskey Women bring in 2021 with The Water of Life -- a documentary that brings the distillery tour experience to your home (...including tasting kits and dreamy shots of that beautiful golden liquid). Join us as we talk to Brittany Curran, an Executive Producer, and Jenna Elie, one of the cast members, as we learn all about the making of two different passion projects: the film and the Scotch it features.

Like most, our minds are fervently fixed on the future as we HAPPILY usher out 2020 and greet 2021. In celebration of the good parts of the year, Janet and Blair sample three whiskies from Milam and Greene, the company Blair works for, and talk with CEO Heather Greene and Head Distiller Marlene Holmes.

What's the holiday season without a quick Christmas Carol reference? Here in the final episodes of 2020, Janet and Blair talk with Nora and Adam of Lost Lantern, the first American independent bottling company built on the Scottish Tradition. Listen in to learn about regionality, whiskey science, and which ghosts are haunting the whiskey women's palates.

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With Thanksgiving around the corner and not everyone able to travel home this year, the Whiskey Women sample some pie-themed cocktails to keep all solo feasters raising glasses.

The Whiskey Women interview Hannah Lowen of New Riff Distillery in the aftermath of the 2020 election night. With civic duty in mind, join Janet and Blair in learning about what's new about New Riff's Kentucky Bourbon and Rye, and how the whiskey, at least, manages to stay smooth...

Halloween might not look the same this year, but one thing is still true: all heroes wear masks! In celebration of 2020 times, the whiskey women try cocktails inspired by their favorite Superheroes and carve their own super signals...

Nathan Nearest Green is the "Godfather of American Whiskey" you've never heard of -- and the brand Uncle Nearest is here to change that by sharing his story, challenging the status quo in the whiskey world, and bottling excellent Tennessee Whiskey. Join Whiskey Women in conversation with Fawn Weaver, CEO and founder of Uncle Nearest, and Tracie Franklin, the first apprentice in the Nearest and Jack Advancement Initiative.

Janet and Blair reunite! In this episode, the Whiskey Women discuss all things quarantine, ways the whiskey world can be be more responsible, and chat with Sarah and Spencer Whelan of the Texas Whiskey Association to learn what consumers can do to help the distilleries they love.

Also, be sure to check out last week's episode of Whiskey Neat, with the whiskey women as guests in a discussion of Jim Murray and sexism in the whiskey business.