Wrapping Up the 1990s: Chaos, Craft & the Stories That Saved Whiskey
Send a text Single malts rise. Bourbon rebounds. Rye disappears, and then roars back. Japan prepares its quiet takeover. Ireland and Canada fight uphill battles. Bartenders rediscover technique. Write...
4 Mar 37min
The 1990s Cocktail Renaissance // Dale DeGroff, Milk & Honey, and the Craft Cocktail Revival
Send a text Cocktails in the 1990's were messy. Neon cocktails. Sour mix. Vodka everything. Appletinis in up glasses pretending to be martinis. But then, that chaos gave birth to the modern craft cock...
25 Feb 37min
Smooth, Safe, and Stuck // Why Canadian Whisky Fell Behind
Send a text In the 1990s, Canadian whisky had everything. Global dominance, legendary brands, and decades of loyalty. And then… it stalled. This week, Sarah and Kurt explore the Canadian paradox, of h...
18 Feb 23min
How the 1990s Shaped Modern Japanese Whiskey
Send a text Continuing our deep dive into the 1990s, Kurt and Sarah return to Japan, where the economy collapsed, nightlife slowed, and whiskey sales fell… hard. Instead of cutting corners, Japanese d...
4 Feb 42min
Irish Whiskey // The Battle Against Monopoly
Send a text As part of our deep dive into the ’90s, this week, Sarah and Kurt explores how Irish whiskey went from a one-flavor, one-company category to something far more interesting. We talk smooth ...
28 Jan 19min
Rye’s Revival // How America’s Spiciest Whiskey Came Back
Send a text Once the backbone of American whiskey, rye all but disappeared from bars and back shelves for decades. Then, quietly—and then suddenly—it came roaring back. On this episode of Decades Dist...
22 Jan 32min
When Big Business Changed Scotch // The 1990s and the Rise of Diageo
Send a text In the 1990s, Scotch whisky didn’t just change flavors—it changed hands. For this week's episode, Kurt and Sarah dive into the business side of Scotch’s comeback, from the rise of Diageo t...
7 Jan 52min
