With no signs of an end to the U.S.-Canadian trade war in sight, the widespread boycott of American whiskies in Canada had an impact on this week’s New Brunswick Spirits Festival. No American whiskies on the stands, and no Bourbon master classes. We’ll talk with festival organizers and attendees about the impact of the boycott on this week’s episode. In the news, Diageo has paused production at its massive Roseisle Maltings in Scotland, while a Scottish distillery has been saved from bankruptcy.

This week, we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of the very first WhiskyCast episode in 2005. We’ll hear from some longtime listeners, and chat with Tamdhu distillery manager Sandy McIntyre on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Tamdhu recently released a 21-year-old single malt as part of its core range, and we’ll taste it with Sandy and share tasting notes in the What I’m Tasting This Week Department. In the news, Diageo has a new CEO, while Irish distilleries report visitor traffic has returned to pre-pandemic levels. 

13 Danish distillers have laid the groundwork for what they hope will eventually be geographical indicator status for Danish whisky. They started with a manifesto defining Danish whisky — including a requirement that Danish grains be used and mandatory disclosure if imported grain is used. We’ll talk with one of the Manifesto’s architects, Mosgaard Distillery master distiller Kim Moller-Elshøj, on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Diageo has revised its earnings estimates following a flat first quarter, while an Ardbeg legend is taking on a new challenge on Islay. Finally, we're looking for your help as we get ready to celebrate the 20th anniversary of WhiskyCast next week!

Scotland’s Tullibardine Distillery has been around since 1947, but has come into its own in recent years under the ownership of France’s Picard family. We’ll talk about the distillery’s history and taste three of its single malts in a WhiskyCast In-Depth conversation with head blender Stacy Longworth and marketing director Ros Frame. In the news, Campari’s fortunes take a positive turn on higher sales of Wild Turkey, while Remy Cointreau suffers another down quarter.