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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Happy Hour Live with Wes Henderson of Angel's Envy

Happy Hour Live with Wes Henderson of Angel's Envy

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Building a New Whisky Legacy in Dornoch

Building a New Whisky Legacy in Dornoch

The Scottish town of Dornoch has a lot of history, and the Thompson brothers are adding a new chapter to the town's legacy. Their family owns the historic Dornoch Castle Hotel, and after managing the ...

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Happy Hour Live with Dewar's Master Blender Stephanie Macleod

Happy Hour Live with Dewar's Master Blender Stephanie Macleod

With many people starting to return to the office, we know you may not have as much time to watch our #HappyHourLive webcasts on Fridays. That's why we're trying something new: a podcast version start...

13 Jul 20211h 9min

American History...With the Whiskey Stuff Included!

American History...With the Whiskey Stuff Included!

There are lots of things about American history that never make into the history textbooks. For instance, the Mayflower left for America with three times as much beer on board as drinking water, and w...

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Ayrshire's Lochlea Distillery Starts to Bloom

Ayrshire's Lochlea Distillery Starts to Bloom

The Ayrshire farm where Scotland's legendary bard, Robert Burns, once worked the fields has now become intertwined with another Burns legacy: his love for whisky. The family-owned Lochlea Farm opened ...

5 Jul 202159min

Drinking: Is It In Our DNA?

Drinking: Is It In Our DNA?

Why do we drink, even though we know drinking too much isn't good for us? Is it human nature...perhaps in our DNA? Since there are people with a genetic mutation that makes them sick when they drink, ...

28 Jun 20211h 7min

Dickel Sings a New Tune...the Bourbon Blues

Dickel Sings a New Tune...the Bourbon Blues

Is Tennessee Whiskey Bourbon? That argument has divided whisky lovers for years, but Nicole Austin says it is. She's the head distiller and general manager at Diageo's Cascade Hollow Distillery, the h...

20 Jun 202150min

Bringing Transparency to Japanese Whisky

Bringing Transparency to Japanese Whisky

Earlier this year, Japan's whisky makers agreed on a voluntary definition for "Japanese Whisky" after decades of quietly blending their own whiskies with imported whiskies from Scotland, Canada, and e...

14 Jun 202158min

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