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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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Waterford’s Reynier Mounting a Comeback Effort

This week's photo shows some of the first barrels waiting to be filled at Ireland's Waterford Distillery when it opened in late 2015. Now, the distillery's first Irish single malt (and single farm) whiskies are being released - and we have tasting notes for the first four releases coming to the U.S. on this week's podcast.

Waterford Distillery founder Mark Reynier isn’t giving up on his dream, even though the distillery went into receivership last week. As he tells us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth, he’s putting together an investor group to bid on Waterford’s assets when they go up for auction in January. We’ll talk with Reynier about Waterford’s failure and where things went wrong on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Brown-Forman is taking pre-emptive steps to guard against the impact of potential trade tariffs, while Chivas Brothers has filed for planning permission to build a distillery on Islay. We’ll also have details on the latest holiday whisky releases and much more. 

Episode 1086: December 8, 2024

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