By Richard Thomas The bourbon boom times have brought plenty of new investment into the whiskey industry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and along with it have been several new distillery starts. The newcomers have ranged from a handful of crafty nano-distilleries to Bardstown Bourbon Company, a distillery so productive it just might have cracked into the Top 10 list ...

By Parwinder Dale This week’s The Whisky Show in London is set to be attended by a record number of investors, not just for the wonderful whiskies, but to learn about making money from buying and selling wee drams! Bottles of rare and expensive whiskies saw a magnificent 5% rise within the last year, but is nothing compared to this ...

By Richard Thomas Since its inaugural batch of bourbon, Craft Barrell Spirits has become a fan favorite for its mix of blending skill, transparency and devotion to releasing uncut and unfiltered whiskeys at a fairly reasonable price. With their most recent release, the company has put twenty distinct batches of bourbon on shelves in five years. Given that you can ...

By Paer Johansson Whisky and computers. Two not often associated words. However, since a month ago you can now use your computer, from the comfort of your own home, to learn the basics of the whisky industry and whisky knowledge and even prepare for an industry-recognized certification. Recently the Edinburgh Whisky Academy (EWA) released an addition to their onsite diplomas ...

By Richard Thomas For those wanting to break into making whiskey, building a distillery from scratch has heretofore been the only way forward. Although the rapid growth of craft distilling has created a market for used equipment, buying a working distillery wholesale has been the province of large and medium-sized liquor companies. This has even been true of the purchase ...