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Coronavirus Hits the Whisky Industry (Episode 811: March 22, 2020)
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Coronavirus Hits the Whisky Industry (Episode 811: March 22, 2020)
U.S. Distillers Get One-Year Extension Of Federal Excise Tax Break
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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...
An Edinburgh Distillery’s Canadian Connection (Episode 797: December 15, 2019)
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An Edinburgh Distillery’s Canadian Connection (Episode 797: December 15, 2019)
Holyrood Distillery became Edinburgh’s first malt whisky distillery in nearly a century when it fired up the stills for the...
Distillers Turn Up Heat on Congress As Tax Deadline Gets Closer
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Distillers Turn Up Heat on Congress As Tax Deadline Gets Closer
By Mark Gillespie December 12, 2019 – Remember that New Year’s Eve deadline for extending the break America’s small-scale distillers...
Winner, Winner…Whiskey Dinner! (Episode 796: December 8, 2019)
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Winner, Winner…Whiskey Dinner! (Episode 796: December 8, 2019)
Nicole Austin can be excused for walking on Cloud 9 the other night at Whisky Advocate’s WhiskyFest in New York...
The Queen of Canadian Whisky (Episode 794: November 24, 2019)
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The Queen of Canadian Whisky (Episode 794: November 24, 2019)
This week, we’re in Fredericton, New Brunswick for the 24th annual New Brunswick Spirits Festival! We’ll talk with one of...
Support Grows For Extending Distillers’ Tax Break, But Still No Action
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Support Grows For Extending Distillers’ Tax Break, But Still No Action
November 5, 2019 – There isn’t much that politicians on both sides of the aisle in Washington agree on these...
Terroir in Whisky: Terrific Concept or Terrible Myth? (Episode 791: November 3, 2019)
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Terroir in Whisky: Terrific Concept or Terrible Myth? (Episode 791: November 3, 2019)
Want to start an argument among whisky lovers? Just ask whether there’s “terroir” in whisky. Terroir is the French term...
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...