tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump will remove the import tariffs on Scotch Whisky following a state visit this week from King Charles. In a Truth Social… Read More

When the Ballindalloch Estate has been in your family for more than 450 years, what’s a few years to wait to bottle your own single… Read More

A combination of ongoing trade friction, retaliatory actions, and a sagging economy combined to cut U.S. spirits exports in 2025 by 3.8%, according to new… Read More

Today marks International Women’s Day, and it’s just a happy coincidence that we have two women who make great whiskies on this week’s show. Dr.… Read More

Fred Minnick’s latest book “Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life” is part memoir, part Bourbon history all wrapped up… Read More

The Scotch Whisky Association released new export data this week showing a second straight year of global sales declines, with a softening economy and tariffs… Read More

It’s a perfect storm…the combination of import tariffs and a soft U.S. economy have caused Scotch Whisky exports to fall in 2025 for the second… Read More

Starward Whisky founder David Vitale stepped back from the Australian whisky maker’s day-to-day operations several years ago, but after Diageo’s Distill Ventures incubator unit pulled… Read More

Drew Mayville has been Buffalo Trace’s master blender for the last 21 years, overseeing legendary whiskies like George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, and the Van… Read More

This week, we’re on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, where it was unofficially Bill Ashburn Weekend. The retired Forty Creek… Read More

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down on his pledge to remove Diageo’s Crown Royal Canadian Whisky from Liquor Control Board of Ontario retail stores… Read More

With no signs of an end to the U.S.-Canadian trade war in sight, the widespread boycott of American whiskies in Canada had an impact on… Read More