Whisky is what beer dreams of being when it grows up, but the Covid-19 pandemic has left craft brewers with tens of thousands of gallons… Read More
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Whisky Tariffs Cause Problems on Both Sides of the Atlantic (Episode 804: February 2, 2020)
The whisky industry has become collateral damage in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union, with tit-for-tat trade tariffs making life… Read More
U.S. Distillers Get One-Year Extension Of Federal Excise Tax Break
By Mark Gillespie December 21, 2019 – “As soon as the President signs, I will be raising my glass…I will not tell you what spirit’s… Read More
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a… Read More
Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)
The husband and wife team of Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall opened High Wire Distilling six years ago in Charleston, South Carolina to make whiskey,… Read More
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. Only the… Read More
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Native Spirit” 55 years… 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
Talking Whiskey with the British Bourbon Society (Episode 746: December 23, 2018)
One sign of the Bourbon boom worldwide can be found in Great Britain, where the British Bourbon Society was founded in 2016 by six whisky… Read More
Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)
While some entrepreneurs are trying to cash in on the Bourbon boom by starting new whiskey brands, others are looking to history for heritage brands… Read More
Diageo to Expand Distilling Operations in Kentucky with $130 Million Project
December 13, 2018 – The world’s largest whisky producer is planning to expand yet again in Kentucky, as Diageo plans to invest $130 million over… Read More