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 78: February 11, 2007

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WhiskyCast Episode 76: January 21, 2007

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WhiskyCast Episode 75: January 14, 2007

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WhiskyCast Episode 74: January 7, 2007

WhiskyCast Episode 74: January 7, 2007

Welcome to 2007, and if you're in New York, your assignment is to go to the library. Not the big building with a bunch of books, but the Brandy Library in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood. We'll talk ...

7 Jan 200713min

WhiskyCast Episode 73: December 31, 2006

WhiskyCast Episode 73: December 31, 2006

It's the final episode of 2006, and we'll end the year with a profile of one of the newest distillers in the business, and one who's already making her mark on single malts. Gillian Howell is the dist...

31 Dec 200610min

WhiskyCast Episode 72: December 23, 2006

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There are many whisky competitions, but few give the average whisky lover a vote in deciding the winners. Now, the Drammie Awards have changed that, thanks to Kevin Erskine of The Scotch Blog. Erskine...

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WhiskyCast Episode 71: December 16, 2006

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16 Dec 200617min

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