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Happy Hour Live with Scott Neil and Nick Ravenhall (Episode 888: August 11, 2021)
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Happy Hour Live with Scott Neil and Nick Ravenhall (Episode 888: August 11, 2021)
Betts Departing as Scotch Whisky Association CEO
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Betts Departing as Scotch Whisky Association CEO
By Mark Gillespie July 12, 2021 – After four years on the job, Scotch Whisky Association chief executive Karen Betts...
Heaven Hill Celebrates 85 Years of Whiskey (Episode 849: December 13, 2020)
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Heaven Hill Celebrates 85 Years of Whiskey (Episode 849: December 13, 2020)
85 years ago today, the five Shapira brothers and their partners opened Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Shapira...
Ending the Whisky Trade War (Episode 845: November 15, 2020)
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Ending the Whisky Trade War (Episode 845: November 15, 2020)
There’s a lot of political turmoil these days, and European Union leaders threw gasoline on the fire with this week’s...
Washington & Whisky (Episode 843: November 1, 2020)
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Washington & Whisky (Episode 843: November 1, 2020)
OK, we’re not going talking about politics this week, but whisky has been made in and around Washington, DC for...
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...
Ireland’s Slane Distillery Coming of Age (Episode 833: August 23, 2020)
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Ireland’s Slane Distillery Coming of Age (Episode 833: August 23, 2020)
It’s been almost three years since Brown-Forman and the Conyngham family fired up the stills at Slane Distillery on the...
Pandemic Leaves Whisky Festivals in Critical Condition (Episode 831: August 9, 2020)
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Pandemic Leaves Whisky Festivals in Critical Condition (Episode 831: August 9, 2020)
This week saw upcoming whisky events in the U.S., England, Ireland, Canada, and Australia either postponed or cancelled outright as...
A Bonny Wee Distillery in Edinburgh (Episode 827: July 12, 2020)
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A Bonny Wee Distillery in Edinburgh (Episode 827: July 12, 2020)
Edinburgh’s newest malt whisky distillery opened with a bang – or perhaps, a cough. That’s because the Bonnington Distillery had...
Scotch Whisky Puts Out the Welcome Mat…Slowly (Episode 828: July 19, 2020)
Tourism has become a major part of the Scotch Whisky industry, with two million people visiting distilleries in both 2018...