Diageo is staking a claim in the growing American Single Malt category with the new Bulleit American Single Malt. This whiskey’s release earlier this month has spawned a lot of questions, and Bulleit master blender Andrew Mackay joins us this week with some answers. In the news, Scotch Whisky exports plummeted in 2023, and major drinks companies are blaming economic headwinds in the U.S. for lagging sales. We’ll have the details, along with the story of a British distiller facing extradition to his native Poland after two decades on the run.
Episode 1044: February 18, 2024
Links: Bulleit | Scotch Whisky Association | Pernod Ricard | Beam Suntory | Bimber Distillery | Garrard County Distilling Co. | Whyte & Mackay | GMB Scotland | Aberfeldy | Hunter Laing & Co. | Tomintoul | Dram Mòr Group | Heaven’s Door | High West | Jack Daniel’s | Bruichladdich
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