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U.S. Suspends Single Malt Whisky Tariffs During Talks with Great Britain & Europe
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U.S. Suspends Single Malt Whisky Tariffs During Talks with Great Britain & Europe
20 Years As a Whisky Maverick (Episode 841: October 18, 2020)
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20 Years As a Whisky Maverick (Episode 841: October 18, 2020)
John Glaser and his team at Compass Box Whisky Company are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. While Glaser has...
Yeast’s Impact on Whisky (Episode 836: September 13, 2020)
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Yeast’s Impact on Whisky (Episode 836: September 13, 2020)
Yeast is one of the three main ingredients in whisky, along with grain and water. While we understand what grain...
U.S. Tariff Trouble Hits Scotch Whisky Industry
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U.S. Tariff Trouble Hits Scotch Whisky Industry
February 7, 2020 – The United States has long been one of the Scotch Whisky industry’s most important markets, but...
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...
U.S. 25% Tariff on Scotch & Irish Single Malts Takes Effect
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U.S. 25% Tariff on Scotch & Irish Single Malts Takes Effect
October 18, 2019 – Hopes in the Scotch Whisky industry for a last-minute reprieve from the Trump Administration’s new 25%...
Tariffs, Tide Pods, and a Bootlegger’s Troubled Life (Episode 787: October 6, 2019)
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Tariffs, Tide Pods, and a Bootlegger’s Troubled Life (Episode 787: October 6, 2019)
George Remus could never have conceived of the idea of edible “whisky capsules,” but if he had, the “King of...
U.S. Hits Scotch & Irish Whiskies with 25% Tariffs in Trade Dispute
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U.S. Hits Scotch & Irish Whiskies with 25% Tariffs in Trade Dispute
October 2, 2019 – The popular Christmas gift of a bottle of expensive Single Malt Scotch whisky could become more...
WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)
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WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)
Of all the craft distilleries Dave Pickerell worked with before his sudden death last November, none was more identified with...
Irish Whiskey on the Comeback Trail (Episode 759: March 17, 2019)
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Irish Whiskey on the Comeback Trail (Episode 759: March 17, 2019)
Irish Whiskey’s resurgence is only now beginning to make up for decades of obscurity over the last century, but with...
