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Another New Distillery for Islay (Episode 858: February 14, 2021)
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Another New Distillery for Islay (Episode 858: February 14, 2021)
Ardbeg’s Pirate Captain Sails Into the Sunset (Episode 857: February 7, 2021)
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Ardbeg’s Pirate Captain Sails Into the Sunset (Episode 857: February 7, 2021)
Mickey Heads retired recently after 13 years as Ardbeg’s distillery manager and four decades of work at distilleries on Islay...
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition
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Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition
August 13, 2019 – Heaven Hill Brands has agreed to acquire Black Velvet, the #2 selling Canadian Whisky brand, from...
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
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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...
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)
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Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)
Kentucky’s Four Roses Bourbon is marking its 130th anniversary this year, and while Al Young hasn’t been there the whole...
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)
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The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)
Historians aren’t sure who distilled the first Scotch-style single malt whiskey in the United States, but Oregon’s Clear Creek Distillery...
Whisky By the Generations (Episode 704: June 7, 2018)
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Whisky By the Generations (Episode 704: June 7, 2018)
With Father’s Day coming up, we’ll meet a Scottish woman following her father into the whiskey business. That’s right…whiskey. Jennifer...
Whiskey Trade Barriers Going Up as Trade Dispute Escalates
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Whiskey Trade Barriers Going Up as Trade Dispute Escalates
June 6, 2018 – This weekend’s G7 Summit in Quebec with heads of state from the world’s largest industrialized nations...
Finding a Home in the World of Whisky (Episode 798: December 22, 2019)
Dhavall Gandhi could have been a highly sought after mergers and acquisitions expert, but he set that potentially lucrative career...