March 11, 2017 – The founders of Australia’s Nant Distillery are fighting back against claims they took money from investors for more than 700 barrels… Read More
Keith Batt
More Than 700 “Investor Barrels” Never Filled at Australia’s Nant Distillery
March 9, 2017 – The saga of Nant Distillery’s spiral into numerous legal issues has taken another turn after an audit of the distillery’s maturing… Read More
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)
Mickey Heads grew up about three miles from Islay’s Ardbeg Distillery, but the third-generation whisky maker never thought he’d wind up as the manager at… Read More
Episode 621: December 25, 2016
The founders of Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirits could have chosen to buy a distillery anywhere they wanted to, but they wanted to help revive Baltimore’s heritage… Read More
Australia’s Tasmania Distillery, Sullivan’s Cove Whisky Sold
December 18, 2016 – Australia’s leading malt whisky distiller has been sold, with a family-controlled group acquiring the Tasmania Distillery and its award-winning Sullivan’s Cove… Read More
Episode 575: February 6, 2016
One of the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest whisky festivals is coming up later this month, and DramFest 2016 caps off a busy few weeks for Michael… Read More
Episode 438: August 18, 2013
Utah’s High West Distillery & Saloon crams a craft distillery and high-end restaurant into two historic buildings in the ski resort’s downtown area. James Dumas,… Read More
Episode 436: August 3, 2013
Keith Batt never dreamed of distilling whisky when he and his family bought the Nant Estate in Tasmania, but the farm had lots of barley… Read More