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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Signed, Sealed, & Delivered: A Look at Contract Distilling

Signed, Sealed, & Delivered: A Look at Contract Distilling

What do you call a distillery with no brands of its own? A contract (or custom) distiller creates whiskies for its clients, and many of Kentucky's largest distillers have often sold excess capacity by...

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An Exercise in Whisky Blending

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Anyone can blend one whisky, but to blend a whisky with long-term consistency between batches takes a true talent. This week, we'll share an informal blending session with Widow Jane head distiller an...

16 Okt 202350min

The Outlander and the Distiller

The Outlander and the Distiller

Actor Sam Heughan is best known for his starring role on TV's "Outlander," but he's a whisky lover, too. Sam started his own whisky brand, The Sassenach, and he'll join us on this week's WhiskyCast In...

9 Okt 202334min

Eight Special Single Malts...and a Cowboy Bourbon

Eight Special Single Malts...and a Cowboy Bourbon

We'll have a double feature on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth, as Diageo's Dr. Stuart Morrison joins us to detail this year's Special Releases series - including a Lagavulin finished in tequila casks...

2 Okt 202343min

Catching Up with Ardbeg's Colin Gordon

Catching Up with Ardbeg's Colin Gordon

It's been three years since Colin Gordon left Islay's Lagavulin Distillery to move down the road and take over for the retiring Mickey Heads at Ardbeg. Since then, Ardbeg has commissioned a completely...

26 Sep 202331min

10 Years In…And a Lot More Left to Learn

10 Years In…And a Lot More Left to Learn

Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell founded High Wire Distilling in Charleston, South Carolina 10 years ago this week. They started out with no distilling experience, but have earned the respect of other...

18 Sep 202343min

Whisky Number One...of One

Whisky Number One...of One

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"Do You Even Like Whisky"

"Do You Even Like Whisky"

Women still face huge barriers to equality within the whisky industry, according to a new survey from the Our Whisky Foundation. The survey found high levels of unconscious bias and sexual harassment ...

4 Sep 202331min

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