Jun 30, 2022
Who was William Johnson?
The high sheriff of the Oregon provincial government seemed to be living a double life. And his moonlighting appeared to be as a trader, using a colorful potion to subdue his trading partners, the local tribes.
Is the legend of Blue Ruin true? And what can it teach us about life on the frontier,...
Jun 23, 2022
The question remains, who is the real whisky capital of the world? Was it Peoria, Illinois or Campbeltown, Scotland. Well, in this episode, I will draw a conclusion, but before I do that - I'll give you a better understand of just how big the "wee toon" as it was known, got to be.
I'll also talk about the ghost that...
Jun 16, 2022
Step back to the very origins of scotch whisky, to an area that was once hailed as the Whisky Capital of the World.
We'll track the first Gaels from Ireland, meet the Lord of the Isles, and learn about a town that was one an ancient capital of Scotland called Dalruadhain, evolved into Lochend, and then boasted the...
Jun 9, 2022
In the powerful conclusion to this story about Joseph Greenhut's Whisky Trust, an infernal instrument of death is set to be deployed at one of the Distillers and Cattle Feeders Company's greatest rival distilleries and the conspirators are brought before the court.
And we find out why the Whisky Trust wasn't really a...
Jun 9, 2022
The quest for a solution to overproduction of whisky soon turns into a vehicle bent on total domination of America's alcohol industry.
At the center of this quest is the president of the infamous Whisky Trust, Joseph Greenhut. His success is so great during the first year, that he soon becomes emboldened to ratchet up...