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
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Clock Ticking on Extension of Tax Break for Craft Distillers
August 1, 2o19 – Four months and 29 days may seem like a long time for most of us, but many American craft distillers are… Read More
Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)
Raj Sabharwal doesn’t make whiskies, but his role is critical in making sure you get to drink them. He’s one of the band of independent… Read More
Talks Resume Tuesday in Scotch Whisky Labor Dispute
Updated August 15, 2017 – Negotiators for Chivas Brothers and its largest labor union will resume contract talks today after workers at the company’s Kilmalid… Read More
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)
This week’s American Whiskey Convention at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park featured an air of generational change. At one end, legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell of… Read More
Episode 464: February 1, 2014
Kilchoman became Islay’s newest distillery in 2005, about the same time Jean Donnay started making whisky at Glann ar Mor on France’s Brittany Coast. Fast… Read More