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What’s in a Name? In Whisky, Sometimes a Lawsuit
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What’s in a Name? In Whisky, Sometimes a Lawsuit
A Throwback to the Early Days of Scotch Whisky (Episode 793: November 17, 2019)
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A Throwback to the Early Days of Scotch Whisky (Episode 793: November 17, 2019)
Scotch whisky history was built on the backs of farmers who worked their fields three seasons of the year and...
India’s Single Malt Whisky Pioneers…15 Years Later! (Episode 792: November 10, 2019)
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India’s Single Malt Whisky Pioneers…15 Years Later! (Episode 792: November 10, 2019)
15 years ago, two Indian entrepreneurs took a few bottles of their single malt whisky to Glasgow, just to see...
Support Grows For Extending Distillers’ Tax Break, But Still No Action
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Support Grows For Extending Distillers’ Tax Break, But Still No Action
November 5, 2019 – There isn’t much that politicians on both sides of the aisle in Washington agree on these...
Terroir in Whisky: Terrific Concept or Terrible Myth? (Episode 791: November 3, 2019)
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Terroir in Whisky: Terrific Concept or Terrible Myth? (Episode 791: November 3, 2019)
Want to start an argument among whisky lovers? Just ask whether there’s “terroir” in whisky. Terroir is the French term...
Clock Is Ticking on Tax Break for U.S. Craft Distillers
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Clock Is Ticking on Tax Break for U.S. Craft Distillers
November 1, 2019 – There’s a countdown clock on the home page of the American Craft Spirits Association web site...
Kentucky Bourbon Production Sets New Records
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Kentucky Bourbon Production Sets New Records
October 30, 2019 – Kentucky’s Bourbon distillers are running their stills at full steam to catch up with current –...
Irish Whiskey…With an Oregon Accent! (Episode 790: October 27, 2019)
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Irish Whiskey…With an Oregon Accent! (Episode 790: October 27, 2019)
Alex Chasko isn’t your typical Irish Whiskey master distiller and blender. For one, he isn’t Irish. He grew up in...
Record Falls at Sotheby’s “Ultimate Whisky Collection” Auction
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Record Falls at Sotheby’s “Ultimate Whisky Collection” Auction
October 25, 2019 – The record price for a single bottle of whisky sold at auction fell like autumn leaves...
Tariffs Leading to U.S. Whisky Price Increases (Episode 789: October 20, 2019)
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Tariffs Leading to U.S. Whisky Price Increases (Episode 789: October 20, 2019)
There’s a lot of uncertainty for U.S. whisky lovers after the Trump Administration’s new 25% tariff on imports of single...