Director’s Blog

We were lucky enough to recruit many great whisky commentators, writers, and historians to help give our film its perspective. Without them, the story would be insular and flat. Their insights helped me in my direction offscreen and on. Many of them have contributed mightily to my education about, and my enjoyment of, single malt whisky. … Read More about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SORTS

Over the past eight months, I have noticed numerous articles about the worldwide spike in the streaming of movies. I have seen just as many articles about the explosion in the consumption of spirits. And I can’t help but notice that we have spent the past two years building a house at the intersection of those two trends. … Read More about Rising to the Challenge

You will get no math in our film. None. Ours is a story of creativity and craftsmanship. It’s a story of generations and traditions. So we’ll get the math out of the way here. Because it can tell us a lot. An explosion of popularity around the world has made scotch whisky the biggest growth … Read More about The Math of Scotch Whisky (and its stunning growth)

A short video explaining where I got the idea for the film