Whisky has become more attractive as an investment asset in recent years, but a new report indicates the value of luxury whiskies has declined over… Read More
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U.S., European Union Reach Compromise on Aircraft Subsidies Dispute, End of Some Spirits Tariffs
By Mark Gillespie June 15, 2021 – The trade dispute over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing that spilled over into the whisky industry has been… Read More
British Government Starts Process of Ending Bourbon Tariff
By Mark Gillespie May 24, 2021 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to end Great Britain’s import tariff on Bourbon and other American whiskies… Read More
Europe Pauses Planned Rise in Tariffs on American Whiskies
May 17, 2021 – A thaw in relations between the European Union and the United States has American whisky makers breathing easier. Just two weeks… Read More
Rye is Rye, Right? Not So Fast… (Episode 867: April 19, 2021)
Whisky lovers can probably name at least a few varieties of barley commonly used to make single malts, but rye? Rye doesn’t get the same… Read More
“Star Trek” Economics & Whisky Prices in a Post-Tariff World
Commentary by Mark Gillespie March 6, 2021 – After the United States reached tentative truces with Great Britain and the European Union this week and… Read More
U.S. Suspends Single Malt Whisky Tariffs During Talks with Great Britain & Europe
By Mark Gillespie Updated March 5, 2021 – In a surprise early-morning move Thursday, the Biden Administration announced a four-month suspension of tariffs on single… Read More
US Spirits Industry Makes Gains in 2020 Despite Covid, Tariffs
By Mark Gillespie January 28, 2021 – 2020 was not a good year by virtually all measurements, but the U.S. distilled spirits industry managed to squeak… Read More
A Bright Future for The GlenAllachie (Episode 854: January 17, 2021)
It’s been a little more than three years since Billy Walker and his partners acquired Scotland’s GlenAllachie Distillery from Chivas Brothers. What had previously been… Read More
New Year, More WhiskyCast! (Episode 852: January 3, 2021)
Welcome to a new year, fans of the Water of Life! That’s exactly what we’ll be talking about on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. “The Water… Read More
Ending 2020 On a High Note (Episode 851: December 27, 2020)
2020 will not be remembered well by many people, but there have been a few bright spots for whisky lovers. One is the arrival of… Read More
Ending the Whisky Trade War (Episode 845: November 15, 2020)
There’s a lot of political turmoil these days, and European Union leaders threw gasoline on the fire with this week’s decision to impose new import… Read More