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 487: July 11, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 487: July 11, 2014

Glenmorangie's Dr. Bill Lumsden wanted to push the envelope 16 years ago when he got his hands on some French Oak barriques from an undisclosed Bordeaux wine chateau, and see just how long he could pu...

12 Jul 201439min

WhiskyCast Episode 486: July 4, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 486: July 4, 2014

Corn farmers have a saying "knee high by the Fourth of July" to gauge whether their crop will be a good one, and we'll look at the grains that go into making "America's Native Spirit" with veteran Bou...

5 Jul 201437min

WhiskyCast Episode 485: June 27, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 485: June 27, 2014

Michael Urquhart is retiring from Gordon & MacPhail in September, but the leader of the family-owned business calls it a natural "changing of the guard." However, his successor is the first person fro...

28 Jun 201444min

WhiskyCast Episode 484: June 20, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 484: June 20, 2014

Distilling is serious business, and safety is paramount. Brianna Bailey of The Oklahoman can testify to that...she was an eyewitness to an explosion inside Twister Distillery in Moore, Oklahoma on Fri...

21 Jun 201444min

WhiskyCast Episode 483: June 13, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 483: June 13, 2014

David Blackmore spends most of his year on the road as the brand ambassador for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, and was in Taipei for Ardbeg Day 2014 in what he describes as one of his most interesting road ...

14 Jun 201428min

WhiskyCast Episode 482: June 6, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 482: June 6, 2014

Humans have been drinking alcohol for centuries, but there are still many things we don't understand about it...basic things like the chemistry behind fermentation and the biology behind the effect it...

7 Jun 201439min

WhiskyCast Episode 481: May 31, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 481: May 31, 2014

Tokyo's whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they're often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar High Five in Tokyo's Ginza district, and shares his stories o...

30 Mai 201432min

WhiskyCast Episode 480: May 24, 2014

WhiskyCast Episode 480: May 24, 2014

Seiichi Koshimizu has been making whisky at Suntory for 41 years, and became the company's chief blender in 1991. Over the years, he's been responsible for the Hibiki range of blended whiskies, along ...

23 Mai 201430min

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