Scotch Whisky Association Blasts UK Excise Tax Hike
The Scotch Whisky industry is accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government of going back on its campaign promise to back Scotch makers “to the hilt.”… Read More
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Behind the Scenes at a Spirits Competition
Ever wanted to find out how a spirits competition works? This week, we’ll take you inside the recent American Craft Spirits Association’s annual judging of… Read More
Dear TTB: What’s Taking So Long?
Two years ago, the Treasury Department’s Tax & Trade Bureau opened the bureaucratic process for issuing an official definition of American Single Malt Whisky. After… Read More
Mark Reynier: Whisky’s Enfant Terrible
Waterford Distillery founder Mark Reynier has no shortage of opinions about how he feels whisky should be made, and he’s putting those opinions into the… Read More
A Commitment to Sustainable Whisky
Scotland’s Nc’Nean Distillery is one of a handful of whisky distilleries certified as “B Corp” for their sustainability efforts. At Nc’Nean, that goes all the… Read More
Tennessee Whiskey’s Lost History
History changes all the time as we uncover new facts about the past, and historian Drew Hannush’s new book shakes up some of the history… Read More
Northern Ireland’s Distilling Resurgence
There was a time when Belfast and the surrounding counties led the world in whisky production. Several factors led to that tradition all but disappearing… Read More
Through the Years with Dewar’s Master Blender Stephanie Macleod
WhiskyCast celebrates our 18th anniversary this week, and Stephanie Macleod has been the Master Blender for Dewar’s almost as long. She was named Master Blender… Read More
Scotch Whisky Association Calls for Fairness in Autumn Budget
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is preparing the government’s autumn budget statement to be delivered to Parliament next month, and the Scotch Whisky… Read More
Eight Special Single Malts…and a Cowboy Bourbon
We’ll have a double feature on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth, as Diageo’s Dr. Stuart Morrison joins us to detail this year’s Special Releases series –… Read More