Charting a New Course for Starward Whisky

Charting a New Course for Starward Whisky

Starward Whisky founder David Vitale stepped back from the Australian whisky maker's day-to-day operations several years ago, but after Diageo's Distill Ventures incubator unit pulled its support for Starward and other distillers last year, Vitale was faced with a dilemma. With his board wanting to seek a buyer for Starward, Vitale decided he was the best potential buyer for the business. Vitale has now bought out Diageo and his former partners, and is charting a new course for the distillery that involves slower, steadier growth. We'll talk with David Vitale on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, whisky makers in the U-K have been hit with an excise tax increase that will drive up the price of a dram, while China has agreed to reduce its import tariffs on Scotch Whisky.

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WhiskyCast Episode 351: January 7, 2012

WhiskyCast Episode 351: January 7, 2012

Irish whiskey is enjoyed around the world, but perhaps not with as much passion as in Dublin. Leo Phelan is the president of Dublin's Irish Whiskey Society, and shares some of that passion with us in ...

7 Jan 201244min

WhiskyCast Episode 350: December 31, 2011

WhiskyCast Episode 350: December 31, 2011

Glen Grant's Dennis Malcolm marked 50 years at the distillery during 2011, and spent Christmas Day on a special mission. On Christmas Day in 1961, he filled a sherry hogshead with new make spirit, and...

31 Des 201132min

WhiskyCast Episode 349: December 24, 2011

WhiskyCast Episode 349: December 24, 2011

Mike Padlipsky had two loves...software and whisky. He also had one mission...to find what he thought of as the world's best single malt whisky. Sadly, his last act before his death was to find a bott...

23 Des 201148min

WhiskyCast Episode 348: December 17, 2011

WhiskyCast Episode 348: December 17, 2011

This is a big weekend for the eight founders of Sweden's Mackmyra Distillery. Their initial dream of building Sweden's first whisky distillery has been more successful than they dreamed...so much so t...

17 Des 201138min

WhiskyCast Episode 347: December 11, 2011

WhiskyCast Episode 347: December 11, 2011

If you're trying to find a rare whisky, the easiest way to track it down may be through one of the many whisky auctions conducted by galleries like Bonhams and McTear's. Bonhams held its pre-Christmas...

11 Des 201126min

WhiskyCast Episode 346: December 4, 2011

WhiskyCast Episode 346: December 4, 2011

The arrival of December brings with it the annual announcement of the Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards. 171 whiskies from around the world were entered in this year's competition, and just eight won gold me...

4 Des 20111h 11min

WhiskyCast Episode 345: November 27, 2011

WhiskyCast Episode 345: November 27, 2011

The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of Pappy Van Winkle's legendary bourbons, and we'll ...

27 Nov 201146min

WhiskyCast Episode 344: November 19, 2011

WhiskyCast Episode 344: November 19, 2011

Irish Whiskey has been the fastest-growing segment of the whisky business for the last several years. William Grant & Sons acquired Tullamore Dew last year, and has been investing millions of Euros to...

20 Nov 201135min

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