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British Government Freezes Spirits Duties in Budget’s Covid Response
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British Government Freezes Spirits Duties in Budget’s Covid Response
Heaven Hill Celebrates 85 Years of Whiskey (Episode 849: December 13, 2020)
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Heaven Hill Celebrates 85 Years of Whiskey (Episode 849: December 13, 2020)
85 years ago today, the five Shapira brothers and their partners opened Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Shapira...
Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Set New Records in 2019
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Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Set New Records in 2019
By Mark Gillespie October 31, 2020 – Imagine having to count nearly ten million barrels of whiskey and other spirits...
Whisky and White Oak: A Match Made in Heaven (Episode 834: August 30, 2020)
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Whisky and White Oak: A Match Made in Heaven (Episode 834: August 30, 2020)
There are hundreds, if not thousands of species of trees around the world. Why is White Oak – whether from...
Creating a Sustainable Future for Whisky (Episode 818: May 10, 2020)
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Creating a Sustainable Future for Whisky (Episode 818: May 10, 2020)
While world leaders have rightly been focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, the issue of climate change has its own long-term...
Brays Released From Idaho Jail, Trial Set for July
March 31, 2020 – Secret Spirits founders Jonathan and Cindy Bray are back home in Alberta after being released from...
Coronavirus Hits the Whisky Industry (Episode 811: March 22, 2020)
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Coronavirus Hits the Whisky Industry (Episode 811: March 22, 2020)
The global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic took full hold on the whisky industry this week, as governments not only shut down...
India’s Single Malt Whisky Pioneers…15 Years Later! (Episode 792: November 10, 2019)
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India’s Single Malt Whisky Pioneers…15 Years Later! (Episode 792: November 10, 2019)
15 years ago, two Indian entrepreneurs took a few bottles of their single malt whisky to Glasgow, just to see...
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...