Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell founded High Wire Distilling in Charleston, South Carolina 10 years ago this week. They started out with no distilling experience,… Read More
Illva Saronno Holdings
Saronno Acquires Sagamore Spirit
Illva Saronno Holding S.p.A has acquired a majority stake in Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirit Distillery and Maryland Rye whiskey brand from founder Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Holdings… Read More
A Breakup in the Irish Whiskey Business (Episode 752: January 27, 2019)
Even when things appear to be going well, there are sometimes undercurrents of trouble behind the scenes. That played out in Ireland this week after… Read More
Walsh Whiskey, Italy’s Illva Saronno Split Up in “De-Merger”
January 25, 2019 – The Irish Whiskey business has been booming in recent years, but there have been undercurrents of discontent amid all of the… Read More
Episode 448: October 19, 2013
The most secure jobs in the whisky business may be the coppersmiths at Forsyth’s of Rothes in Scotland, since almost all of the major distillery… Read More
New Distilleries Planned in Glasgow & Ireland
October 17, 2013 – The boom in distillery construction is growing even more with announced plans for new distilleries in Glasgow, Scotland and County Carlow,… Read More