February 17, 2023 – Wine, cider, and beer qualify for relief under the UK Government’s new energy relief program, but whisky distillers have been left… Read More
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Irish Whiskey’s Modern-Day Maverick (Episode 810: March 15, 2020)
Louise McGuane wants to revive a key part of Irish Whiskey’s past, but she keeps wrestling with its present-day form in a bid to change… Read More
Global Scotch Whisky Exports Grow While Tariffs Cut Into U.S. Market
By Mark Gillespie February 11, 2020 – For years, the United States has been the most valuable export market for Scotch Whisky producers. A year… Read More
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 if it would stand up… Read More
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 malt whiskies from Scotland and… Read More
Explaining the Trump Administration’s Whisky Tariff
By Mark Gillespie October 18, 2019 – We’ve received a lot of questions about the Trump Administration’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on imports… Read More
To Whisky…And Beyond! (Episode 737: November 1, 2018)
This time around, we’re blasting off with the crew of the USS Starward! OK, we’re talking with David Vitale, the founder of Australia’s Starward Distillery,… Read More
UK Whisky Taxes Frozen For Second Consecutive Year
October 29, 2018 – While announcing billions of pounds in new government spending, Great Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his country’s whisky lovers a… Read More
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)
Many whisky lovers consider the “water of life” to be a regular part of their lives, but there’s no arguing that whiskies are becoming as… Read More
Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains, But Outlook Is Uncertain
October 23, 2018 – Scotch Whisky exports appear to be headed for a new record in 2018, based on statistics for the first half of… Read More
Her Whisky Love Becomes a Career (Episode 728: September 27, 2018)
In 2016, Holly Seidewand started a journey that would change her life by traveling to Scotland to learn more about whisky. That journey later took… Read More
A Big Boost for Scotch Whisky Tourism (Episode 697: May 13, 2018)
Scotland’s distilleries have been investing millions of pounds over the last several years to upgrade their visitor experiences as more tourists come to Scotland specifically… Read More