WhiskyCast Episodes
WhiskyCast is where it all begins. Now in our 20th year, each weekly podcast brings you the latest in whisky news, along with the latest events, tasting notes, comments from other listeners, and the weekly “In-Depth” segment features interviews with the people who help make whisky the “water of life”.
The Spirit of Independents
Independent bottlers take sourced casks of whisky, mature them, and then bottle them under their own brand names. It’s a practice that’s been commonplace in Scotland for generations, and has expanded to the U.S. with independents like Single Cask Nation and Lost Lantern. Greg Swartz is the co-director of Independent Spirits, a new documentary series highlighting independent bottlers, and he’ll join us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, a cask investment firm with an estimated $80 million in casks has gone into administration, while Moet Hennessy plans to lay off 1200 workers and return headcount to pre-pandemic levels.
Episode 1107: May 4, 2025
Links: Independent Spirits | Forbes.com | Moet Hennessy | Isle of Harris Distillery | Blackwater Distillery | Buffalo Trace | Noble & Co. | Speyside Distillery | InchDairnie Whisky | Distilled Spirits Council | House of Hazelwood | Littlemill | Frey Ranch | Crown Royal | Chicken Cock | Teeling Whiskey | The Whisky Exchange | M.B. Roland Distillery | Aurora Spirit Distillery | Johnnie Walker | Dràm Mòr Group
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