Episode 541: June 27, 2015

Just as whisky brands need to change things up once in a while to remain fresh, so do whisky festivals. Tickets have gone on sale for this September’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival, and while most of the changes this year are taking place behind the scenes, next year’s 25th edition of the festival should look very different. We’ll talk with the Bourbon Festival’s new executive director, Jill Hawkins, on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Silver Trail Distillery’s Jay Rogers is back home two months after the explosion that destroyed the distillery, Heaven Hill is planning to expand the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville to avoid Bourbon shortages in the future while introducing a new/old Rye whiskey, Chivas Brothers opens the Dalmunach Distillery in Speyside, and Prince Charles visits Islay to help Ardbeg and Laphroaig celebrate their 200th anniversaries.

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