WhiskyCast In-Depth

Forming Your Own Whisky Club

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February 27, 2023 – We all know that whisky is best when it’s shared with friends, and whisky clubs are becoming more and more popular…but how do you form a whisky club? We’re going to stay away from the huge clubs with hundreds of members, and focus instead on smaller clubs…like the Texas Whiskey Association and Tasting Society in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Martin Fielder founded the group, which has around 25 members that meet in his home once a month to learn more about whisky. “I thought, there’s no way in the world I’m ever going to drink all this whiskey by myself. Read More »

The Barrel Problem

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February 19, 2023 – In 2021, Kentucky distillers filled 2-point-6 million barrels of Bourbon. Each one of those barrels was a new, charred oak barrel…just like the law requires. Other states don’t track Bourbon production specifically, but if we look at more than 2-thousand distilleries operating now in the other 49 states, it’s easy to get to somewhere between 3 and a half to four million new barrels that are needed every year, not to mention what makers of other spirits and wine need.  That’s created a lot of pressure on cooperages to meet the demand, and those distilleries without long-term supply Read More »

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