Episode 537: May 30, 2015

Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now the fastest-growing segment of the whisky industry, Ireland’s distillers only have a 4% share of the global market – and now have ambitious plans to triple that over the next 15 years. Irish Whiskey Association chairman Bernard Walsh explains just how he and his colleagues plan to do that on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, more details are coming out about exactly what happened in last month’s Silver Trail Distillery explosion, along with another round of arraignments in the Kentucky Bourbon thefts. There’s also good news with expansion plans at Four Roses and another new distillery in Scotland, and The Glenlivet is shaking up its travel retail range of single malts…we’ll have the details along with a roundup of the week’s new whiskies.

Links: Irish Whiskey Association | Silver Trail Distillery | Four Roses | R&B Distillers | Kavalan | The Glenlivet | anCnoc | GlenDronach | Jura | Whisky Live Holland | Rebel Yell | Whisky By X | Laphroaig’s Barbecue Sauce Recipe | The Irishman | Blade And Bow