Bourbons Bistro had everything ready to go for its 15th anniversary dinner in April…of 2020. Of course, the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Live Whisky Events Are Returning…Are We Ready? (Episode 864: March 28, 2021)
Virtually every major whisky event worldwide in the past year has been cancelled, postponed, or gone virtual because of the...

Is Whisky Art or Science? Roe & Co.’s Lora Hemy Says “Yes.” (Episode 863: March 21, 2021)
Distilling is one of the oldest chemical processes we know of, and many people have made great whiskies without formal...

A More Inclusive Whisky World? Not Quite Yet… (Episode 862: March 14, 2021)
Women make up a growing percentage of whisky industry leaders, from distillers and blenders to spirits company executives. However, a...

New Zealand’s Whisky Boom (Episode 861: March 7, 2021)
It’s been a year since we took WhiskyCast to New Zealand for the first time to do the show from...

“Star Trek” Economics & Whisky Prices in a Post-Tariff World
Commentary by Mark Gillespie March 6, 2021 – After the United States reached tentative truces with Great Britain and the...

U.S. Suspends Single Malt Whisky Tariffs During Talks with Great Britain & Europe
By Mark Gillespie Updated March 5, 2021 – In a surprise early-morning move Thursday, the Biden Administration announced a four-month...

British Government Freezes Spirits Duties in Budget’s Covid Response
By Mark Gillespie March 3, 2021 – Scotch Whisky makers had been hoping the British government’s response to the economic...