Scotch Whisky Association

October 18, 2019 – Hopes in the Scotch Whisky industry for a last-minute reprieve from the Trump Administration’s new 25% tariff on imports of single… Read More

George Remus could never have conceived of the idea of edible “whisky capsules,” but if he had, the “King of the Bootleggers” would have figured… Read More

October 3, 2019 – Whisky industry leaders on both sides of the Atlantic have one key question about the 25% tariff on some Scotch and… Read More

October 2, 2019 – The popular Christmas gift of a bottle of expensive Single Malt Scotch whisky could become more expensive this holiday season for… Read More

We’re back after spending eight days in Australia and a week in bed fighting the “Roo Flu” virus, and there’s a lot to talk about!… Read More

August 29, 2019 – A Virginia distillery has settled a lawsuit filed last month by the Scotch Whisky Association over its use of the word… Read More

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

60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of “whisky”… Read More

July 9, 2019 – When is a “Highland” whisky not a “Highland” whisky? That’s the crux of a federal lawsuit filed Monday by the Scotch… Read More

July 2, 2019 – When the European Union imposed punitive tariffs on Bourbon and other American-made whiskies a year ago in the ongoing trade dispute… Read More

If you’re starting a new distillery from scratch, it helps to find some veteran whisky makers to join you on the journey. That’s just what… Read More

Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the… Read More