Port Ellen Distillery Reopens After 41 Years
41 years after the venerable Port Ellen Distillery closed in 1983, an all-new Port Ellen distillery has opened on Islay. The project, seven years in… Read More
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Compass Box Founder John Glaser Steps Down
After 23 years, Compass Box founder and chief whisky maker John Glaser is leaving the London-based company. His resignation comes two years after Caelum Capital… Read More
U.S. Whiskey Exports Set Record in 2023
While most drinks industry reports have been full of bad news in recent weeks, a new report released by the Distilled Spirits Council of the… Read More
Scotch Whisky Exports Decline in 2023
In what industry executives describe as a “challenging year” for the spirits industry, 2023 proved to be a down year for Scotch Whisky exports. New… Read More
U.S. Spirits Sales Flat in 2023
U.S. spirits producers turned in a flat performance in 2023, according to new economic data released today by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United… Read More
Bourbon Has $9 Billion Impact on Kentucky Economy
A new report estimates that the Bourbon industry has a $9 billion economic impact on Kentucky’s economy each year. According to the biennial report commissioned… Read More
Artisanal Spirits Company Acquires Single Cask Nation
The Artisanal Spirits Company, owners of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, have acquired the US-based independent bottler Single Cask Nation from its founders, Joshua Hatton… Read More
Kentucky Distillers Report Record Production
For the fifth consecutive year, Kentucky Bourbon distillers filled more than two million barrels of whiskey, with total production reaching 2.7 million barrels in 2022,… Read More
Chivas Brothers Workers Ratify New Contract
Members of Unite and GMB Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to accept a revised contract offer from Chivas Brothers, the Scotch Whisky unit of Pernod Ricard.… Read More
Strikes Against Chivas Brothers Postponed
The unions representing hundreds of Chivas Brothers distillery, bottling plant, and warehouse workers have called off their planned strikes for next week after the company… Read More