The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (WhiskyCast Episode 705: June 10, 2018)

Historians aren't sure who distilled the first Scotch-style
single malt whiskey in the United States, but Oregon's Clear
Creek Distillery has a pretty solid claim to the title. Steve
McCarthy started making his McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt in
1993, and while Steve McCarthy sold Clear Creek in 2014 and eased
into semi-retirement, his influence still guides Clear Creek's
distillers to this day. We'll talk with Clear Creek's Jeanine
Racht on WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, the G7 Summit ends
with no progress in resolving a global trade dispute pitting the
US against its key trading partners, while new tariffs could
affect 65 percent of all US whiskey exports within the next
month. We'll look at a new whisky that's raising money for search
and rescue operations in the UK, along with other new whiskies,
tasting notes, and much more.