February 6, 2019 – Ten years ago, leaders of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry staged a protest at the Capitol in Frankfort by pouring their whiskey on… Read More
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China Joins Whiskey Trade War With New Tariffs on US Exports As Distillers Pay the Price
June 18, 2018 – The list of countries scheduled to impose import tariffs on Bourbon and other American-made whiskies has grown again, with China becoming… Read More
A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)
Tax cuts that took effect at the start of 2018 encouraged many US whisky distillers to expand their facilities. Now, they’re caught in the middle… Read More
Trade War Expands with Whisky as a Weapon
Updated June 5, 2018 – Mexico has now joined the whiskey trade war of 2018, imposing new 25 percent import tariffs on Bourbon imported from… Read More
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)
Every distillery opens as a dream, with the backers hoping to become the next Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, or one of countless other mainstays of… Read More
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)
Rachel Barrie is known on Twitter as @TheLadyBlender, and she’s just winding up her first year as the master blender for Brown-Forman’s BenRiach, GlenDronach, and… Read More
U.S. Avoids Whiskey Trade War with Europe…For Now
Updated March 23, 2018 – Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, Jack Daniel’s, and other American-made whiskies will not become collateral damage in the Trump Administration’s desire… Read More
Distillers Cheer Part of GOP Tax Reform Changes
December 20, 2017 – While the controversy continues to rage over the Republican tax reform legislation that received final Congressional approval Wednesday, the spirits industry… Read More
Snowflakes in the Forecast … and Whiskey Lovers in Line (Episode 670: December 3, 2017)
Colorado’s ski resorts wish they had lift lines as long as the one that stretched down Kalamath Street in Denver Saturday morning, when hundreds of… Read More
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21,… Read More
Bourbon Potential European Union Target in Trade Dispute
July 7, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to imports of European-produced steel could spark a backlash against Bourbon and other American whiskies by… Read More
Episode 572: January 17, 2016
One of the most-discussed topics at this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival was a National Post feature on whisky questioning the future of vintage whiskies, and… Read More