From Grain to Glass: The Estate Whiskey Alliance
Single Estate whiskies are made from grain grown at or close to a distillery, and there’s a new coalition of distillers joined by the University of Kentucky to promote so-called “estate whiskies.” The Estate Whiskey Alliance is made up of farm distilleries all the way up to Maker’s Mark, which is growing all of the grain for its Star Hill Farm whiskies on-site. We’ll talk with leaders of the Alliance on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, the Jim Beam Distillery in Kentucky will be shut down for all of 2026, leaving some distillery workers in doubt about their jobs heading into the holidays.
Episode 1140: December 21, 2025
Links: Estate Whiskey Alliance | Maker’s Mark | Black Fox Farm & Distillery | Whiskey Acres | James B. Beam Distilling Company | Never Say Die Bourbon | WhistlePig Kentucky Experience | Food & Drink Federation | Mark Anthony Group | Midleton Very Rare | Old Fitzgerald | Foley Family Wines & Spirits | KO Distilling | Virginia Distilling Company | Wyoming Whiskey
