While world leaders have rightly been focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, the issue of climate change has its own long-term impact on the whisky community… Read More
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WhistlePig’s Great Beer Rescue of 2020 (Episode 817: May 3, 2020)
Whisky is what beer dreams of being when it grows up, but the Covid-19 pandemic has left craft brewers with tens of thousands of gallons… Read More
A Spanish Cooper Answers the Demand for Sherry Casks (Episode 813: April 5, 2020)
Spain’s tonelerias supply the Sherry-seasoned casks that help give some whiskies their unique character, but those casks are increasingly in demand by whisky makers worldwide.… Read More
Exploring Whisky Through Science (Episode 812: March 29, 2020)
There’s still a lot left to discover about whisky, even though the “water of life” has been around for centuries. Scientists are still unlocking the… Read More
Ice(land) and Whisky Go Together: Episode 808: March 1, 2020
If you just needed a whisky-related reason to visit Iceland, we have one for you on this week’s episode. Eimverk Distillery grew out of the… Read More
Una’s Story (Episode 806: February 16, 2020)
This week on WhiskyCast, we’re sharing a special story of strength. Not the kind of strength one can build in the gym, but the inner… Read More
Trump Administration Holds Firm on Single Malt Whisky Tariff
By Mark Gillespie February 14, 2020 – There’s no love lost on this Valentine’s Day between the Trump Administration and European Union leaders, and that… Read More
Tariffs Have American Whiskey Makers Over a Barrel
By Mark Gillespie February 13, 2020 – American spirits producers should be in a great mood. Domestic sales are at an all-time high, and spirits… Read More
Global Scotch Whisky Exports Grow While Tariffs Cut Into U.S. Market
By Mark Gillespie February 11, 2020 – For years, the United States has been the most valuable export market for Scotch Whisky producers. A year… Read More
Scotch Whisky’s Future in the Climate Crisis (Episode 805: February 9, 2020)
World leaders will be in Glasgow later this year for the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference, and Scotch Whisky industry leaders plan to be… Read More
U.S. Tariff Trouble Hits Scotch Whisky Industry
February 7, 2020 – The United States has long been one of the Scotch Whisky industry’s most important markets, but the Trump Administration’s decision to… Read More
Whisky Tariffs Cause Problems on Both Sides of the Atlantic (Episode 804: February 2, 2020)
The whisky industry has become collateral damage in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union, with tit-for-tat trade tariffs making life… Read More