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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Back to Basics for Brendan McCarron

Brendan McCarron had a safe, secure job as Dr. Bill Lumsden's hand-picked "heir apparent" on the Glenmorangie and Ardbeg whisky creation team, but he was missing something. Earlier this year, he jumpe...

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The Empire (Rye) Strikes Back

The Empire (Rye) Strikes Back

Before Prohibition, New York was known for its Rye whiskies distilled from locally-grown grain. Decades later, a new generation of New York State craft distillers came up with the Empire Rye concept a...

31 Mai 202144min

Making Whisky Both Traditional and Sustainable

Making Whisky Both Traditional and Sustainable

Distillers depend on the environment for every ingredient that goes into making whisky and are under increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impact of making whisky, even at distilleries that ...

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From the Stanley Cup to a Double Gold Distiller

From the Stanley Cup to a Double Gold Distiller

Ed Belfour has won all kinds of awards during his Hall of Fame hockey career, from the Stanley Cup to an Olympic Gold Medal. Last month, one of the Belfour Spirits rye whiskies he made with his son Da...

17 Mai 20211h 7min

Blockchain comes to the Whisky World

Blockchain comes to the Whisky World

Counterfeit whiskies are becoming more of a problem, but technology might just help provide a solution in the future. Whisky makers are starting to explore the use of blockchain technology to provide ...

10 Mai 20211h 5min

Is This the World's Oldest Known Whisky?

Is This the World's Oldest Known Whisky?

Skinner's Joe Hyman is used to seeing bottles of pre-Prohibition whiskies, and even some going back to before the Civil War. That's what he thought he was looking at when a South Carolina family decid...

4 Mai 202157min

Is This the World's Oldest Known Whisky?

Is This the World's Oldest Known Whisky?

4 Mai 202157min

Barley: Not Just a "Commodity" for Distillers

Barley: Not Just a "Commodity" for Distillers

In our last episode, we looked at how different types of Rye produce different flavors in whisky. While that's relatively new understanding for Rye, it's been common practice for generations among dis...

26 Apr 202151min

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