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WhiskyCast is where it all begins. Now in our 18th 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”.

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Turning the Tables on Mark

While many distilleries now use vacuum pumps to drain barrels of whisky after maturation, there's nothing quite like seeing the splash as whisky sees the light of day for the first time in years when a barrel's being dumped.

With WhiskyCast celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, we thought we’d start the year by turning the tables on host and creator Mark Gillespie. Longtime listener Juan Cruz collected questions for Mark from WhiskyCast Community app members, and sat down with Mark over New Year’s Day drams for a conversation. It’s our special one-time-only WhiskyCast In-Depth this week. In the news, the U.S. Surgeon General wants new warnings about the links between alcohol and several different types of cancers on beverage labels, while MGP is looking for a new CEO and Glenmorangie’s Dr. Bill Lumsden can add the initials MBE to his business cards.

Episode 1090: January 5, 2025

Links: U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory | MGP Ingredients | Glenmorangie | Glencairn Crystal | Sullivan’s Cove Distillery | Kentucky Peerless Distilling | Dràm Mòr Group | Bunnahabhain

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