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 511: December 13, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 511: December 13, 2014

Amrut got whisky lovers used to the idea of single malt whiskies from India, and now, Paul John is challenging Amrut's standing as the leader in Indian single malts. John Distilleries has been making ...

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WhiskyCast Episode 510: December 8, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 510: December 8, 2014

As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas distillery. Tate will not return to the distillery...

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WhiskyCast Episode 509: December 6, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 509: December 6, 2014

In the first of this week's two episodes of WhiskyCast, we'll travel to Sweden to look at two of the country's whisky distilleries. Mackmyra is Sweden's oldest distillery...even though it's only 15 ye...

7 Des 201437min

WhiskyCast Episode 508: November 29, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 508: November 29, 2014

Irish Whiskey has been leading the global growth in whisky sales for the last several years, posting double-digit gains every year. That growth is being reflected in the number of new distilleries und...

30 Nov 201431min

WhiskyCast Episode 507: November 22, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 507: November 22, 2014

Dewar's has focused on its Blended Scotch whiskies for generations, with the limited exception in recent years of single malts from Aberfeldy. However, a team within Dewar's has been working quietly f...

23 Nov 201440min

WhiskyCast Episode 506: November 15, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 506: November 15, 2014

Stuart Harvey has been the master blender for Inver House for nearly 11 years, and he's living proof that you don't have to be born into the industry to become a master blender. He started out making ...

16 Nov 201443min

WhiskyCast Episode 505: November 8, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 505: November 8, 2014

This episode marks the end of our 9th year, and we'll hear from two of the more outspoken voices in the whisky world on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. Simon and Phil Thompson run the family-owned Do...

9 Nov 20141h 3min

WhiskyCast Episode 504: November 1, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 504: November 1, 2014

The battle between Scotland's illicit distillers and the excisemen known as "gaugers" is the stuff of which legends, books, and now, a movie have been made. Filmmaker Mike Dziennik's "Peat Reek" will ...

2 Nov 201441min

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