Fred Noe became Jim Beam’s seventh master distiller in 2007 when his father, the legendary Booker Noe, retired. 13 years...
Jim Beam’s Fred Noe: Stuck at Home and Planning a Farewell Tour (Episode 825: June 28, 2020)
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Jim Beam’s Fred Noe: Stuck at Home and Planning a Farewell Tour (Episode 825: June 28, 2020)
Europe’s Whisky Tariffs Reach the “Terrible Twos” for U.S. Distillers
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Europe’s Whisky Tariffs Reach the “Terrible Twos” for U.S. Distillers
By Mark Gillespie June 22, 2020 – Two years ago today, the European Union’s 25% tariff on imports of Bourbon,...
Calls for Change & Diversity in the Whisky Community (Episode 823: June 14, 2020)
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Calls for Change & Diversity in the Whisky Community (Episode 823: June 14, 2020)
Recent protests over racism and police brutality against African-Americans have led to greater calls for diversity throughout American society, and...
Nearest and Jack Team Up Again with $5 Million Whiskey Diversity Initiative
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Nearest and Jack Team Up Again with $5 Million Whiskey Diversity Initiative
By Mark Gillespie June 11, 2020 – In the years before the Civil War, Nathan “Nearest” Green taught a young...
Kentucky Bourbon Festival Moving to October for 2020
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Kentucky Bourbon Festival Moving to October for 2020
By Mark Gillespie June 9, 2020 – The Covid-19 pandemic has forced postponements and cancellations of whisky festivals around the...
Malting Barley for Future Generations of Whisky Lovers (Episode 822: June 7, 2020)
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Malting Barley for Future Generations of Whisky Lovers (Episode 822: June 7, 2020)
This week, we’ll wrap up our two-part tour of Gladfield Malt in New Zealand, where Gabi and Doug Mitchell have...
Making the Malt that Makes the Whisky (Episode 821: May 31, 2020)
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Making the Malt that Makes the Whisky (Episode 821: May 31, 2020)
Malted barley is critical to the making of many whiskies around the world, and this week, we’ll take you inside...
Opening the Distillery Doors Slowly (Episode 820: May 24, 2020)
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Opening the Distillery Doors Slowly (Episode 820: May 24, 2020)
As governments start to relax lockdown restrictions in the fight against the Covid-19 virus, some distilleries are slowly starting to...
Pandemic to Keep Glenfarclas Visitors Centre Closed For 2020
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Pandemic to Keep Glenfarclas Visitors Centre Closed For 2020
By Mark Gillespie May 20, 2020 – While distilleries around Scotland have kept their visitors centers closed for the last...
Rising From the Ashes: Du Nord and Minneapolis (Episode 824: June 21, 2020)
It would have been easy for Chris and Shanelle Montana to close Du Nord Craft Spirits after arsonists set fire...