Bourbon in the 1970's // A Moment of Identity Crisis
Send a text The 1970’s were a time when bourbon faced one of its most uncertain chapters. Once the backbone of American spirits, bourbon found itself losing favor as vodka and clear spirits dominated ...
23 Jul 202515min
The 1976 Judgement of Paris // The Aftershocks on the Whiskey Industry
Send a text In this episode of Decades Distilled, Kurt and Sarh rewind to 1976 and the legendary Judgment of Paris, a moment that forever changed the wine world. But what about whiskey? While Californ...
16 Jul 202518min
The Canadian Whiskey Boom // The Story of Crown Royal
Send a text This week we journey North to our neighbor, Canada, and learn about the history of their version of rye whiskey. Kurt and Sarah take you on the journey of how the smoothness of Canadian wh...
9 Jul 202512min
Scotch's Struggles and Successes // As Lighter Spirits Gained Traction in the 1970’s
Send a text The 1970s were a decade of high highs and sobering lows for Scotch whisky. In this episode Kurt and Sarah unpack the boom of scotch in Italy, specifically the rise of Glen Grant thanks to ...
2 Jul 202513min
Nikka and Yamazaki // Japan’s Quiet Revolution of the 1970s
Send a text Before Japanese whisky became a global sensation, a quiet revolution was brewing in the distilleries of Nikka and Yamazaki. In this episode, Kurt and Sarah take a deep dive into the transf...
25 Jun 202516min
The Queen of Peat // Bessie Williamson and the Legacy of Laphroaig
Send a text We journey to the windswept shores of Islay to uncover the story of a woman who defied expectations and helped shape the world of Scotch whisky — Bessie Williamson. As the first female dis...
18 Jun 202512min
Glenfiddich in the 1970’s // The Rise of Single Malt as a Global Phenomenon
Send a text We all know, and have likely tasted, a single malt. But it was the 1970’s where the idea of single malt was first marketed and brought to the wider world by a now iconic distiller, Glenfid...
12 Jun 20259min
Welcome to Whisky in the 1970's // A Period of Transition
Send a text We return with a new season of Decades Distilled, and this time we’re traveling to the disco era of the 1970’s. Join Kurt and Sarah as they set the stage for whiskey in the transformative ...
4 Jun 20259min
