WhiskyCast Episodes
WhiskyCast is where it all begins. Now in our 20th year, each weekly podcast brings you the latest in whisky news, along with the latest events, tasting notes, comments from other listeners, and the weekly “In-Depth” segment features interviews with the people who help make whisky the “water of life”.
Rye or Rye Not?
Europeans have been making rye whisky for generations, but a 20-year-old treaty between the European Union and Canada is affecting their ability to call their whisky what it is…rye whisky. The treaty restricts the use of “rye whisky” to Canadian ryes, even though there’s no requirement that Canadian Rye whisky be made with rye. We’ll talk with Stauning Whisky’s Alex Munch about the bureaucratic nightmare that was only recently discovered. In the news, flooding has hit Kentucky distillers hard, while tariffs are going into effect this week that will affect whisky makers worldwide.
Episode 1103: April 8, 2025
Links: Stauning Whisky | Buffalo Trace | Westward Whiskey | Garrard County Distilling Co. | Waterford Whisky | Tullamore D.E.W. | Distilled Spirits Council | Wild Turkey | Jefferson’s Reserve | Wolfburn Distillery | Royal Salute | The Macallan | The Glenrothes | Booker’s Bourbon | Cadenhead’s | Sailor’s Home Whiskey | Heaven Hill
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