This inaugural release of The Cut Point, is a casual whisky talk with Jason Lujick, the owner and founder of The Oakland Whiskey Library in Oakland, California, getting the perspective of someone on the front lines of putting spirits directly into the hands of consumers.

In this second Whisky Zone Cut Point interview, I talk with David Brodie, well-known tour guide at the Bunnahabhain Distillery on the island of Islay in Scotland. His long history with the spirits industry on Islay made it fun to chat and get his insider’s perspectives.

In Cut Point interview three, I spoke with Sam Filmus, the president of Impex Beverages and JVS Imports, based in the San Francisco Bay Area to get his views on importing whisky into the U.S. and have him shed some light on the challenges and rewards of his business