He wants to distill his own whiskey. Supreme Court may decide if he can
The Supreme Court could review a ban on home-distilling in a case with potentially larger implications for federal power.
WASHINGTON − John Ream home-brews the vanilla stout his wife prefers. He’s crafted his own wine and mead. But a nearly 160-year-old federal ban on home distilling is keeping the Ohio engineer from experimenting with spirits.
“I really want to dive in and play with some rye mash for distilling into whiskey,” he said. “There’s the challenge to it. There’s also the satisfaction of having something that you made for yourself.”
Ream has asked the Supreme Court to let him distill his own liquor, and there’s a good chance the justices will take up the issue.
While the federal appeals court based in Ohio that heard Reams’ challenge to the ban ruled against him, an appeals court in Louisiana that considered a similar lawsuit said the ban is unconstitutional. As a result, the law can’t be uniformly enforced across the country unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
The conservative groups trying to end the ban say getting rid of it could spark the same kind of innovation and revitalization for hard liquor that legalization of homebrewing in the 1970s did for beer.
But they’re also hoping the Supreme Court will use the case to broadly limit the reach of the federal government’s power into homes and private conduct.
“It’s ultimately to protect individual liberty,” said Andrew Grossman, a senior legal fellow at The Buckeye Institute, which is representing the challengers. “Home distilling is just an example of that.”
Alison LaCroix, a constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School, said the lawsuits could end up stretching far beyond home distilling to affect many activities that Congress has been able to regulate for decades.
“It seems in some ways like it is a narrow issue,” she said, “but it has this tremendously important potential sweep.”
The history that led to the ban
The sweep is also historical.
Opponents of the ban point to the fact that prominent founding fathers, including George Washington, had successful distilleries on their homesteads. The 2,250-square-foot whiskey distillery at Mout Vernon was one of the largest in early America.
To help pay for the Revolutionary War, Congress taxed distilled spirits – the first nationwide internal revenue tax – beginning a long fight over the unpopular measure that included the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.
In defending the ban against the latest challenge, the Justice Department points out that the tax was regularly evaded. That eventually led to laws in 1866 and 1868 prohibiting home stills, which were difficult for government inspectors to find. Before the ban, at least seven-eighths of all spirits made in the country were not being taxed, according to the government.
Today, the tax generates billions of dollars in annual revenue. Home distillers can be fined $10,000 for every batch and imprisoned for up to five years.
Congress legalized home brewing in 1978
Occasional efforts in recent years to change the law failed to gain traction.
By contrast, Congress repealed federal restrictions and taxes on brewing beer for personal use in 1978.
At the time, Americans sipped one dominant style of beer, a light lager, sold by big breweries such as Coors and Anheuser-Busch. But after home brewers were able to show the appeal of hoppy IPAs, malty stouts and citrusy wheat ales, that eventually led to a boom in small breweries.
Ream, who until recently owned a brewpub in Newark, Ohio, developed a passion for the product after his wife gave him a home-brewing kit in 2009.
“I just fell in love with it,” Ream said. He entered contests, won some medals, and found he enjoyed diving into both the science and the art of brewing.
Rick Morris, who started the Hobby Distillers Association in 2013 to try to change the law, said making distilled spirits feels like the natural next step to many hobbyists.
“I think the same group of enthusiasts that make beer and make wine, it’s those same things that drive people to want to be able to go to that next level and distill,” said Morris, the owner of a company that makes stills for commercial distilleries. He’s also one of the plaintiffs involved in the so-far successful challenge to the home distilling ban that started in Texas.
A certified bourbon steward who has mastered the art of tasting spirits, Morris said he now wants to try making his own.
“There are so many different characteristics that we’ve come across through all the whiskeys that we’ve tried, all the bourbons that we’ve tried,” he said. “You pick a little bit out of this one, a little bit out of that one.”
Lower courts divided over the issue
But in April, two appeals courts issued contradictory rulings about the legality of the ban on home distilling.
The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law under the clause of the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws that are “necessary and proper” to carry out its assigned duties.
The ban, the court said, was needed to collect taxes when it was passed, “and we have no reason to conclude otherwise now.”
When it comes to “liquor and taxes alike,” the court said, “human nature remains decidedly unchanged.”
Grossman, the attorney representing Ream and Morris in the two cases, agrees that there was massive tax evasion when the ban was passed. But he said that wasn’t due to home stills. Large commercial distillers would bribe tax collectors because the taxes were so high, he said. And the ban on home distilling, he argues, was actually “an early flash of the temperance movement.”
“It was more moralistically directed than anything to do with preventing tax evasion,” he said.
Even if the ban was necessary to collect taxes, Grossman added, that still raises the question of whether it’s proper.
“It’s a very unusual thing for the federal government to claim regulatory authority to reach into people’s homes and regulate them there,” he said.
'Remote work may be deemed a crime'
That argument found a receptive audience with the Louisiana-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
That court said the ban isn’t “necessary and proper” for tax collection because it actually reduces revenue by prohibiting the conduct the government wants to tax.
And if home distilling can be banned, the court also said, nothing would stop Congress from prohibiting any home-based business through its taxing power.
“Remote work may be deemed a crime,” the court said.
In response, the Justice Department said that in raising hypotheticals about other types of activities, the 5th Circuit ignored the tax evasion history specific to distilled spirits.
“Congress attempted to collect the tax on distilled spirits for years without success,” the government told the Supreme Court in a filing. “Only when such efforts failed did Congress regulate the location of distilling as a means to collect that tax.”
Court asked to revisit 2005 ruling about marijuana
Both the government and The Buckeye Institute want the Supreme Court to take up the issue, but they disagree on the scope of what the justices should consider.
The Buckeye Institute – along with a number of other conservative groups that have filed supportive briefs – want the justices to also revisit a 2005 decision that affirmed a broad interpretation of Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce.
In that case, the court said the federal government could seize marijuana plants grown for personal use that were legal under state law.
LaCroix, the University of Chicago Law professor, said there are probably justices on the current 6-3 conservative court who want to overturn that decision.
“For many conservatives, there’s a sense that limiting the powers of the federal government − especially of Congress − are central to what they think the Constitution requires,” she said.
But the tricky bit is doing so without eviscerating Congress’ regul
India drinks more whisky than any other country, and for a long time, most of the market has been centred around mass-produced blends and Indian-made foreign liquors (IMFL).
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READ THE STORYIndian single malt is a much younger idea, built over the past twenty years by a handful of distilleries including Amrut in Bangalore, Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, Indri in Haryana, and Paul John in Goa, all working in a climate that behaves nothing like Scotland’s.
Enough people are buying it now, at home and abroad, for the category to have become a commercial story rather than a curiosity, which is why two pieces of news last month were so welcome to drinkers.
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement came into force on July 15, 2026, immediately cutting India’s import duty on Scotch whisky from 150% to 75%, with a phased reduction to 40% over the next 10 years.
11 days later, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) published its estimate for Indian single malts. The category sold roughly 500,000 nine-liter cases in 2025, up about 22% year on year, with homegrown producers accounting for around 92% of the made-in-India segment.
Few people are better placed to comment than Paul P. John, chairman of John Distilleries, who laid down his first Goan malt spirit in 2008 and launched it in London before launching at home in India.
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We talked about where the growth is really coming from, why cheaper Scotch might help him more than it hurts, and what he expects Indian single malt to look like a decade from now.
From Goa in 2008 to Half a Million Cases
When John laid down his first malt spirit in Goa in 2008, there was nothing to measure an ambition against. As he put it, “there was no meaningful Indian single malt category against which one could set a realistic ceiling.” The question in front of him was narrower and harder.
“Our first question was far more fundamental: could we create, using Indian barley and our tropical conditions, a single malt that would be taken seriously alongside established whiskies from anywhere in the world?”
He is straightforward about not having predicted the numbers. What he says has surprised him more is the change in how the whisky is received. “Indian single malt has moved from curiosity to credibility and, increasingly, to collectability.”
The trajectory behind the 2025 figure suggests a category still finding its size. CIABC’s estimates have the segment growing from around 350,000 cases in 2023 to 400,000 in 2024 before reaching half a million last year. John’s own reading is that the limit sits with the producers rather than the drinkers.
“The real ceiling will be determined not only by demand, but by the industry’s ability to maintain quality, mature sufficient stocks, invest patiently and retain consumer trust as volumes grow.”
Where the Indian Single Malt Growth Is Coming From
I asked Paul John to break down where he thinks that the 22% year-on-year growth for 2025 came from. Was it new drinkers, existing drinkers, or the increased international recognition feeding back into the market? John was hesitant to comment on the biggest drivers without proper research, but believes that all three types of drinkers contributed to the growth.
He believes that new drinkers are coming to single malt for the first time because Indian producers have made it easier to find and easier to understand. Existing drinkers are already drinking premium blends and want more provenance and more individuality in the glass. And finally, there is the effect of awards, reviews, and export sales traveling back to India.
“A decade ago, imported origin often functioned as a shortcut for quality,” he says, and part of what has changed is that Indian producers stopped asking for consideration on the grounds of nationality alone. “The strongest Indian single malts do not taste like copies of Scotch. They proudly express Indian barley, climate, maturation and distilling choices in their own voice.”
John Distilleries launched Paul John in London before India to get exactly that independent read, and he says he remains grateful for the sequence: “being judged and appreciated outside India before being celebrated at home gave the brand a discipline and credibility that has become part of its foundation.”
He is careful not to overstate what any of it buys you. “International credibility may generate the first purchase; it cannot generate the fifth. Repeat purchase comes from the liquid.”
Why Paul John Says Age Is a Bluff
Paul John has been making a version of this argument for years, and Goa’s climate is the reason. The distillery’s warehouses lose around 8% of their contents to the angel’s share annually, against roughly 2% in Scotland.
He describes average temperatures of about 30°C and humidity that stays above 70% year-round, passing 90% through the three months of monsoon. Those conditions, he says, “accelerate extraction, oxidation and interaction with the cask, while the annual angel’s share is far higher.”
His objection is not to age itself but to the shorthand. “It tells you how long whisky has spent in wood. It does not, by itself, tell you how good that whisky is.” A relatively young Goan whisky, he argues, can reach a concentration and texture that a Scottish age comparison will not help you predict.
Without naming names, John tells me he once tasted “a 49-year-old whisky aged in a barrel which had finished its journey producing Scotch and the barrel had nothing more to lend itself to the malt spirit anymore.” A distillery had filled a spent cask, left it alone for nearly half a century, and produced something with a very impressive number on the label and not much else.
For John, an age statement without context can be actively misleading rather than merely incomplete. “The glass must remain the final judge.”
He also concedes that age remains a useful signal at retail for buyers with no particular interest in a producer’s climate.
Drinkers who already explore Japanese, Taiwanese, and Australian whisky tend to have made their peace with non-age-statement bottlings; others have not, and John’s position is that the responsibility falls on producers to explain cask activity and maturation honestly rather than to wave the question away.
Some of this shows up in how the whisky is presented. Every expression in the Paul John portfolio except Nirvana is non-chill-filtered, and John says they use very little water when reducing the ABV, because Goa’s humidity means they lose proportionally more alcohol than water during maturation.
Indian Single Malt Whisky Pricing Alongside Scotch, Before and After the Tariff Cut
Indian single malts currently run from around ₹2,300 at entry level to about ₹8,000 for premium bottlings, which is roughly $26 to $90. Imported single malt has typically started well above that.
John says Scotch pricing was a conscious reference point in 2012, because it was the frame everyone used, retailers and distributors included. He is firm that being cheaper was never the position.
“Price has to reflect liquid quality, cost of production, maturation losses, packaging, distribution and the position of each expression within the portfolio,” he says, and tropical maturation delivers intensity quickly while destroying a great deal of stock along the way, which he calls “a real cost, not a shortcut.”
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The Glenlivet South Africa and actress Dineo Langa have issued public apologies after a Women’s Month advertisement referencing the 1956 Women’s March and struggle icons drew widespread online condemnation.
The now-deleted 75-second black-and-white promotional video, which circulated widely via screen recordings after being pulled from official channels, featured Langa in a tailored light-coloured pantsuit, swirling a glass of Glenlivet whisky as she moved through interior spaces lined with portraits of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Lilian Ngoyi and Sophie Williams-de Bruyn.
On-screen text invoked “the great Mama Winnie Mandela” alongside the iconic anti-pass law slogan “Wathint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo” (“You strike a woman, you strike a rock”), tying the courage of the 1956 marchers to what critics read as a celebratory toast with the product.
The ANC was the first official organisation to release a statement titled “Statement on the Use of the Legacy of the 1956 Women’s March in Alcohol Advertising”, saying it had “noted with deep concern” an advert using the images of “some of South Africa’s most revered struggle icons… to promote an alcoholic product.”
The political party argued the campaign was “particularly insensitive” given how alcohol was historically used as “an instrument of exploitation and control” under apartheid, and called on Glenlivet to withdraw the ad, apologise, and explain how the campaign was approved.
ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri echoed the call, saying the women’s “legacies and sacrifices are not marketing props”.
Noxolo Madonsela questioned the link between “the courage of the women of 1956” and drinking alcohol, given the substance’s weaponisation under apartheid.
Khanyi Magubane described the ad as showing “a beautiful, well-dressed, poised black woman” toasting struggle icons, quipping “So we fought to become men.”
X user, @NeoDinero, pointed out the irony that the featured generation of women had in fact protested at beer halls against men “drinking their salaries away”.
Thabiso Goba and Nthabeleng Likotsi called the campaign “tone deaf” and accused it of commodifying Black womanhood under the guise of “soft life” branding.
The Glenlivet SA responded on social media, confirming the post had been removed and offering a joint statement: “The Glenlivet unreservedly apologises for a recent influencer post which drew on the legacy of the 1956 Women’s March… We are investigating how this post was conceptualised and approved to make sure this does not happen again.”
Langa quoted the brand’s post, writing: “I am sorry for the harm I have caused. I understand the gravity of this mistake and will be more mindful in future.”
However, political analyst Tessa Dooms was sharpest on the apology itself, noting the ad involved “a budget, storyboards, a script, production, editing and PR strategy,” dismissing claims it would be “investigated”.
The controversy has reignited debate around the commercial use of liberation history in South African advertising, and where the line sits between honouring struggle icons and exploiting them for brand equity.
The timing meant that the conversation occurred just before the close of Women’s Month, which marks the 9 August 1956 march of an estimated 20 000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria against pass laws.
At the time of writing, Glenlivet has not made its internal review findings public.
This story first appeared in The Citizen
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Earnings Volatility Watch: Broadcom Sets the AI Week, But the Biggest Implied Mover Is a Whiskey Maker
Nvidia’s blowout quarter is barely in the books, and the tech calendar is already full again.
Broadcom Inc. www.benzinga.com/quote/AVGO(NASDAQ:AVGO), the $1.7 trillion chipmaker and one of the clearest reads on AI demand, reports Tuesday, alongside Dell Technologies Inc. www.benzinga.com/quote/DELL(NYSE:DELL), Palo Alto Networks Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PANW(NASDAQ:PANW), Snowflake Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SNOW(NYSE:SNOW) and a dozen more.
Yet, the biggest expected movers are elsewhere, and the name at the very top is not a technology company at all.
An implied move is the swing in either direction that options traders pay to hedge against ahead of a report. It measures expected volatility, not direction.
These are the 10 largest expected movers of the week, according to Benzinga Pro.
10 Stocks Poised To Swing The Most This Week
10. Snowflake: 10.76% Implied Move
The data cloud company reports Sept. 2 after the close. Analyst consensus calls for $1.48 billion in revenue and earnings of 45 cents per share.
Product revenue growth, net revenue retention and traction in AI features are the levers.
Snowflake Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SNOW(NYSE:SNOW) has jumped 49.4% this year.
9. Hewlett Packard Enterprise: 10.79% Implied Move
The enterprise hardware maker reports Sept. 2 after the close. Analysts expect $11.89 billion in revenue and earnings of 93 cents per share.
AI server orders, the Juniper integration and margins drive the reaction.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/HPE(NYSE:HPE) has more than doubled in 2026, up 119.3%, the top performer on this list.
8. DocuSign: 10.99% Implied Move
The e-signature company reports Sept. 3 after the close. Consensus sits at $867.43 million in revenue and earnings at $1.09 per share.
Billings, net retention and the rollout of its agreement-management platform are what matters.
DocuSign Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DOCU(NASDAQ:DOCU) has slipped 5.1% year to date.
7. Ciena: 11.65% Implied Move
The optical networking maker reports Sept. 3 before the open. Analysts model $1.63 billion in revenue and earnings at $1.72 per share.
Orders from cloud and AI data centers, backlog and gross margin are the swing factors.
Ciena Corp. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CIEN(NYSE:CIEN) has surged 63.6% in 2026.
6. NetApp: 11.88% Implied Move
The data storage company reports Sept. 2 after the close. Consensus calls for $1.84 billion in revenue and earnings at $2.12 per share.
All-flash array demand, cloud revenue and margins are the tell.
NetApp Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NTAP(NASDAQ:NTAP) has climbed 75.8% this year.
5. Guidewire Software: 12.22% Implied Move
The insurance software firm reports Sept. 3 after the close. Analysts expect $402.21 million in revenue and earnings of 94 cents per share.
Annual recurring revenue, the cloud transition and full-year guidance are the levers.
Guidewire Software Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GWRE(NYSE:GWRE) is up a modest 2.4% since January.
4. Zscaler: 12.75% Implied Move
The cybersecurity company reports Sept. 3 after the close. Consensus sits at $877.39 million in revenue and earnings at $1.08 per share.
Billings, net new annual recurring revenue and guidance for the new fiscal year drive the move.
Zscaler Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ZS(NASDAQ:ZS) is the worst performer here, down 17.9% in 2026.
3. Samsara: 12.89% Implied Move
The connected-operations company reports Sept. 3 after the close. Analysts model $483.26 million in revenue and earnings of 16 cents per share.
Annual recurring revenue growth, net retention and large-customer additions are what matters.
Samsara Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/IOT(NYSE:IOT) has gained 16.9% year to date.
2. MongoDB: 14.06% Implied Move
The database software company reports Sept. 1 after the close. Consensus calls for $732.91 million in revenue and earnings at $1.61 per share.
Atlas cloud revenue growth, consumption trends and net retention are the levers.
MongoDB Inc. https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MDB(NASDAQ:MDB) has added 5.4% this year.
1. Brown-Forman: 15.98% Implied Move
The spirits maker reports Sept. 2 before the open. Analysts expect $915.40 million in revenue and earnings of 37 cents per share.
Jack Daniel’s volumes, U.S. spirits demand and guidance are what the market is pricing.
Up just 5.2% in 2026, Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE:BF) tops the implied mover table for the week.
The World's Best-Selling Bourbon Brand Has Stayed On Top For Years
It's not easy to be top dog, whether it's in the office, sports, or even bourbon. A visit to most liquor stores reveals an ever-growing selection of bourbons with a wide mix of characteristics and price points. However, one bourbon brand has enjoyed its status as the world's best-seller for several years running: Jim Beam.
According to data compiled by The Spirits Business, the bourbon sold a stunning 16.7 million cases in 2025. At 12 bottles per case, that amounts to 200.4 million bottles. That's far ahead of the second-best-selling bourbon, Evan Williams, at 2.9 million cases, or even the 13.4 million cases Jack Daniel's sold, though JD is classified as a "Tennessee whiskey". This was enough for Jim Beam to hold onto the title, even as its sales fell nearly 5% between 2024 and 2025 (from 17.5 million cases in the former year). It's been the top-selling bourbon since at least 2023, when an even 17 million cases were sold globally.
It's unclear how long Jim Beam has held the title, though it's likely been since before most people drinking it today could legally buy it. There are documented references to it being the best-seller in the late 1990s, all the way back to 1970, although it's difficult to say whether the brand ever briefly relinquished the crown.
A brief history of Jim Beam's strong distilling and strong sales
It's been a long road to the top for Jim Beam. Members of the family have been distilling and selling various brands of bourbon since 1795, making the company nearly as old as the nation. James Beauregard Beam, the man whose name the whiskey bears, led the family distillery around the turn of the 20th century. After production resumed following Prohibition, the whiskey took the name "Colonel James B. Beam Bourbon," later shortened to the current "Jim Beam." Over the course of centuries, the family has had plenty of time to finesse their bourbon recipe and develop generations of loyal customers in the United States and abroad.
Part of its success may be the bourbon's wide availability and moderate price. Jim Beam (and its numerous flavored versions and other products) has maintained a presence in liquor stores and bars and can be priced as low as $17 for a 750-milliliter bottle. That places it squarely among the cheap bourbons you should always buy.
Of course, not everyone is a fan. Perhaps surprisingly, Jim Beam was the most common selection in our 2022 survey asking which brand makes the worst bourbon, chosen by just over 24% of respondents. However, sales numbers don't lie. Jim Beam has been the world's best-selling bourbon for years, without any current challenger coming particularly close.
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If something’s better than you expected it to be, does that make it good? I am sometimes confronted with that question when reviewing a whiskey, especially one that I anticipate will taste a certain way based on factors like the types of barrels used for maturation. So when I got a sample of the new Angel’s Envy Distillery Series release and found out it was partially aged in amburana barrels, red flags immediately went up. As it turns out, this is not the potpourri bomb I would expect from a whiskey aged in this type of wood, but it’s a perplexing sipper nonetheless.
Amburana is a type of wood from Brazil that is often used to age cachaça, the rum-adjacent spirit that is very popular in its home country. It has also been used to age American whiskey over the past few years, and while of course taste is entirely subjective, I’m far from the only one who doesn’t like what it does to the liquid—generally giving it intense cinnamon notes that remind me of potpourri, as I mentioned before. WhistlePig used amburana for one its Boss Hog releases, and other brands and distilleries have tried it out as well, including Penelope Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Starlight, Rare Character, and Hard Truth (that last was kind of successful, but still not great).
And now Angel’s Envy has entered the conversation. After aging for six to seven years, master distiller Owen Martin finished the distillery’s bourbon in two types of barrels: stout beer and amburana. The stout barrels came from Trellis Brewing in Louisville and Goose Island in Chicago, the latter of which were used to mature Angel’s Envy x Goose Island Bourbon County Stout that came out in 2023. According to a rep for the brand, Martin used a 40/60 split between first-fill and second-fill stout barrels, and the whiskey spent between six and 24 months in those casks for the secondary maturation.
Then there are the amburana barrels. The whiskey spent just a month in these casks, and it comprises only 1 percent of the final blend. Okay, so that’s just a drop of amburana-finished whiskey in the mix, but a little bit goes a long way when it comes to this type of wood. If you’re familiar with regular Angel’s Envy bourbon, which is finished in port barrels, this ain’t it—and it’s not meant to be, of course. What we have here is a 100-proof whiskey that is, for better or worse, very unique. Earthy, musty aromas greet you on the nose when you first raise your glass, followed by more earthy cinnamon notes as well as Hershey’s chocolate (specifically Hershey’s for some reason), root beer, R.C. Cola (specifically R.C. for some other reason), bitter licorice, Mexican mole, and cherry syrup on the palate.
I’m all for experimentation, and sometimes the results can be thrilling in unexpected ways. Well, this whiskey is unexpected because it doesn’t provide the smack-you-in-the-tongue quality of most amburana finishes, but I wouldn’t call it thrilling. I revisited the whiskey several times to see if my opinion might change as I got more familiar with it, but my feeling remained the same—this just isn’t a whiskey I really want to drink. Kudos to Martin for not playing it safe and taking a chance here, and there are certainly going to be many whiskey drinkers who enjoy what this release has to offer. I’m just not one of them.
Score: 82
- 100 Worth trading your first born for
- 95 – 99 In the Pantheon: A trophy for the cabinet
- 90 – 94 Great: An excited nod from friends when you pour them a dram
- 85 – 89 Very Good: Delicious enough to buy, but not quite special enough to chase on the secondary market
- 80 – 84 Good: More of your everyday drinker, solid and reliable
- Below 80 It’s Alright: Honestly, we probably won’t waste your time and ours with this
A few weeks ago I walked you through how to buy a cask of Macallan, and the response told me something: this niche corner of the whisky world is genuinely fascinating, even to people who will never spend a penny on it.
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READ THE STORYSo let me pull back the curtain on Springbank, the Campbeltown distillery that inspires almost religious devotion among enthusiasts. As a whisky broker whose day job is helping people buy and sell these casks, I want to explain where they come from, what they cost, and why you should never, ever buy one purely to flip it.
First, the source. If you ring Springbank today and ask to buy a cask, you will be told very politely that they do not sell to the public, and they haven’t for a very long time. So where do secondary market casks come from? Almost entirely from private owners.
Many were originally sold through La Reserve, the London wine business of Mark Reynier, who later revived Bruichladdich and founded Waterford. He borrowed a wine tradition of gifting a cask, approached Springbank in their lean years, and the scheme took off. It worked so well that Springbank later sold directly to the public through leaflets tucked into their bottles.
The upshot is that the casks you can find today tend to date from roughly 1991 to 2001. You are not buying something new. You are buying whisky already 20 or 30 years old.
Provenance here is beautiful precisely because it is boring. These casks sit in bonded warehouses in duty suspense, meaning every one owes a debt to HMRC that gets audited monthly. That tax debt is, in my view, the real gold standard of authenticity, because these warehouses simply cannot dodge it.
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You cannot legally call the whisky “Springbank” as that word is trademarked, but you can label it “distilled at the Springbank distillery,” since geography cannot be trademarked. Just make sure your delivery order says Springbank, not “Campbeltown Single Malt.”
Now the juicy bit: price. Asking how much a cask costs is like asking how much a London house is worth. You are valuing the liquid, not the wood, so a 400 litre sherry butt dwarfs an 80 litre barrel. Broadly, expect anywhere from £50,000 to £400,000, driven heavily by fill level and ABV. Remember, if the strength drops below 40% it is no longer Scotch, so a low, weak cask must be bottled almost immediately. Add ongoing costs too: insurance, warehouse rent, the 90-day removal rule, bottling, label design, and taxes.
My honest verdict? Do not treat this as an investment. Own a cask because releasing whisky with your own name on the label is a uniquely brilliant experience. Would you take the plunge, or is this a step too far?
For a more detailed breakdown of Springbanks casks, where they come from and how to buy, check out my YouTube video.
Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：8 Canadian Whisky Brands You Won't Find On US Shelves - Tasting Table
Tasting Table 介紹 8 款在美國難以購得的加拿大威士忌，包括手工精釀廠牌 Sons of Vancouver、溫哥華島的 Macaloney's、Highwood Distillers 旗下的 Potter's Special Old Canadian Rye Whisky 和 Ninety 20 Year Old，以及 J.P. Wiser's 的限量版、以楓糖漿製造的 Sortilège Original 等。這些酒款因配銷策略或預算考量未進入美國市場，但可透過加拿大線上商店或特殊訂購取得，適合威士忌愛好者探索新的風味。
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8 Canadian Whisky Brands You Won't Find On US Shelves
While it is possible to find plenty of popular Canadian whiskies sold in stores stateside, many Canadian producers don't distribute their products across the border. Whether due to budget considerations or a focused marketing plan, certain bottles made by both craft producers and larger brands require either a well-versed traveler or a keen whisky connoisseur to track down. These Canadian whisky labels aren't necessarily impossible to find, as special online orders can get shipments to your door, but the labels are certainly worth knowing about, particularly for those looking for new flavors to sample.
Learning about special editions and limited-time releases may have you wondering what exactly you're missing out on, but we hope it instead inspires your thirst for novelty bottles and the enduring stories behind the North American distillers committed to their work. You may want to jot down a few on your wish list, even if you don't have a trip North scheduled anytime soon.
Sons of Vancouver
Sons of Vancouver is a craft distillery that has made a name for its small-batch releases. Award-winning and coveted by connoisseurs, these rye-forward sips can sell out quickly once announced on the distillery's website. One fan on Reddit quipped, "When the bottle is so good you're reluctant to review it and blow up your own spot." Other drinkers on a separate Reddit thread have called the brand "the best."
Macaloney's
Made on Vancouver Island with Scottish influences, Macaloney's will require a bit of a hunt if you're looking to sample bottles without heading to Canada. Copper pot stills, island water, and local honey are used in the production of the label's limited-release single malt batches, and some of its triple distilled bottles have collected awards. Visitors to the distillery rave about the experience and are impressed by the process. "Between these guys and Shelter Point, Vancouver Island is the new go-to place for Canadian Single Malts," wrote an enthusiast on YouTube.
Potter's Special Old Canadian Rye Whisky
Highwood Distillers is responsible for brands like Potter's Special Old Canadian Rye Whisky, and the chances of finding the stuff are much higher in Canada. Though tasting reviews can vary dramatically, with some drinkers struggling to drink samples neat, others have insisted it is an excellent, affordable pour to use for mixing, especially when served with Canadian ginger ale.
Golden Wedding by Schenley
An operation that started in the United States but is now only made in Canada, Schenley Golden Wedding Canadian Whisky has found its following among whisky drinkers looking for a tried-and-true mixer. The retro bottle is unmistakable, even when placed on bottom shelves, and sips of the light amber whisky can be peppery on the palate. This is another affordable buy, ideal for batch-making drinks like Canadian Coolers, with lime and lemon, simple syrup, ginger ale, and bitters, that can dependably quench a crowd's thirst.
Highwood Distiller's Ninety 20 Year Old Whisky
Highwood Ninety is a 20-year-old whisky also made by Highwood Distillers in Alberta. This one is unique because it is distilled from 100% corn, unlike most Canadian rye whiskies, and samplers love it. The sweet whisky offers a sophisticated take on a drink that might be considered a secret if connoisseurs weren't spilling the beans about it online. "I think this is a hidden gem," wrote a fan on Reddit.
J.P. Wiser's Deluxe
It is possible to find bottles of J.P. Wiser's in America, but certain expressions don't make it past the border. The brand's Deluxe blend has become its signature and is the release most commonly found stateside; some of the brand's other blends, like its 18-year-old bottles, showcase the artistry of distillation, but exclusive premium releases are focused on distribution within the Canadian market and are sold through the brand's online store.
Sortilège Original
Sortilege Whisky is made with Quebec maple syrup. Variations include blueberry or cream, and the sweeter profile has become a favorite for its easy sipping, with some drinkers sneaking the stuff into morning cups of coffee. An easy pour can be served as a dessert, and samplers have suggested incorporating the drink into recipes to make bacon, waffles, and pancakes.
Alberta Premium Legacy 10
Though you can find standard Alberta Premium in the United States, premium batches like the 10 Legacy Reserve are generally found only in Canadian markets. Though the value has been debated by samplers online, tasting the whisky firsthand is an experience coveted by many connoisseurs. One drinker wrote on YouTube, "It's got some nice complexity and sweetness and [is] good for when you don't want to get punched in the face with the Cask Strength." Some enthusiasts make their own blends mixing the brand's Legacy and Cask Strength at home.
Google News（Scotch/Distillery）｜原題：Tasting the Glen Grant 72 Year Old: How Time and Patience Transformed My Verdict - The Whiskey Wash
Gordon and MacPhail 2020年裝瓶的Glen Grant 72 Year Old（1948年蒸餾）售價£20,000-£50,000，是極其罕見的珍品。此酒使用1948年裝填的美國橡木雪莉桶，在52.6% ABV下陳年72年，這種組合在當時幾乎不可能出現。初評時給84分，但靜置一小時後，橡木的苦澀消褪，轉變為太妃糖與未全熟布朗尼的風味，最終評分提升至9.5/10。這瓶酒代表威士忌歷史的活化石，品質無可挑剔。
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Some whiskies you review. Others you simply try to comprehend. The Glen Grant 72 Year Old, distilled in 1948 and bottled by Gordon and MacPhail in 2020, falls firmly into the latter category. I genuinely did not know where to begin with this one, not least because I will almost certainly never taste it again.
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READ THE STORYSelling anywhere between £20,000 and £50,000 depending on the numbered decanter, this is a bottle that demands you sit up and pay attention, and I was fortunate enough to be granted a tiny measure.
What makes this whisky so remarkable before you even nose it is the maturation. After 72 years it still sits at 52.6% ABV, which is astonishing enough on its own. But the truly unusual detail is the cask itself, an American oak sherry cask filled in 1948. That combination is exceptionally rare for the period. Bourbon barrels in their standard format did not really arrive in bulk until after the Second World War, mostly from 1953 onwards.
So for a single American oak sherry cask to hold one whisky, at this strength, for this long, is close to miraculous. Gordon and MacPhail would have walked past that cask for decades, tried it, and simply thought, not quite yet.
In the glass it is the colour of walnut and chestnut, coating the sides like Coca-Cola syrup. The nose is an aerated wall of complexity, old leather and bright lemon oil at first, moving into a rinsed absinthe and liquorice note that reminds me of a Sazerac glass. Then come the classic British desserts, clotted cream and strawberries, treacle tart, baked brambles, even banana bread and those synthetic foam banana sweets that pull straight from childhood.
The palate evolves for minutes, from mint and anise into waves of milk and dark chocolate, gentle sweet cigar smoke, and that lovely peach iced tea fruitiness that all Glen Grant carries at its core.
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Here is my honest confession. When I first reviewed this for Forbes, I scored it around 84, and I did not love it. There was a bitterness, that unmistakable sign of too much oak. Yet after letting it breathe in the bottle for an hour, that bitterness had vanished entirely, replaced by fudge, clotted cream and chewy underbaked brownie. It drinks like 46%, not 52. My score has climbed to a solid 9.5/10. If it had the faintest peated note, it would be a 10.
Would I spend £50k on it? Probably not, even as a fantasy millionaire. But is it a truly remarkable whisky? Absolutely. What would you pay for a single sip of history like this?
To see my full tasting, check out my YouTube video.
A whisky rep with over a decade of experience in the industry has plans to start a new LGBTQ+ whisky club for the trade in an attempt to make the drink more welcoming to a broader demographic of people.
Luke Fenton, channel lead at CVH Spirits, the company behind Bunnahabhain, Tobermory and Deanston distilleries, is now heading the LGBTQ+ network at CVH as well as working with the company’s HR team to provide advice on how the business can be a more inclusive place to work.
And he reckoned there is work to be done to make whisky more accessible to trade and consumers alike.
He said whisky is still working to shed the ‘wing-backed chair by a fire with a rocks glass’ image that has been cultivated over decades, and which can be alienating to newcomers.
While the spirit’s traditional audience will always remain important to the industry, Luke argued that expanding its appeal to a broader demographic can only be good for the sector.
He said: “You’re asking people to part with quite a bit of money sometimes on the whisky front. And the pink pound is not a myth. It’s genuine. You have lots of people who are very career-driven, usually don’t have kids. Not to say that some don’t, but they have disposable income, and they’re looking for luxury goods to purchase.
“There’s an element of ‘I don’t want to purchase that, it’s an old man’s drink’.
“We want it to be trendy. We want it to be something you actively seek out on a night out, or to drink at home or to share with your friends.
“And the story element for me is so hugely important because within the LGBTQ+ community everyone’s got a story, and some of them are not great. So offering them an alternative on the whisky front is definitely an element I want to look at.”
With the aim of establishing a friendly and inclusive atmosphere for enjoying and learning more about whisky, Luke is planning to launch an LGBTQ+ whisky club, initially for people in the trade, which would meet quarterly to sample and discuss whisky.
As the club would be organised by Luke himself rather than by CVH, he said he would be keen for other drinks companies to participate, with the club open to any bar staff or owners that were interested.
The club would initially meet in Glasgow. The goal, he said, is ‘just to get more people involved in whisky in an inclusive environment’.
“And not just inclusive on the LGBTQ+-friendly side,” he said. “Inclusive on the whisky front – don’t make whisky intimidating. Make it accessible, fun, friendly, all that sort of stuff.
“I think that’s what the industry would benefit from right now – some positivity.”
In his role as head of CVH’s LGBTQ+ network Luke has been having regular conversations with LGBTQ+ staff members to make sure they feel supported as well advising the HR team on guidance for the company.
This can include advice as simple as adopting more neutral terminology, such as asking new contacts/colleagues if they have a partner, rather than a wife or girlfriend.
It’s something that he says is sorely needed in the industry, even in 2026.
“I can give a sales person’s angle, particularly from my own personal experience: you don’t stop coming out,” he told SLTN.
“Because you’re meeting new people all the time. You’re meeting customers. You’re meeting suppliers. You’re meeting people that work within the industry. And it’s never ‘have you got a partner’. It’s always ‘have you got a girlfriend or a wife’. It’s just something you have to consciously come out about sometimes.
“Particularly when you’re dealing with customers – someone you need to do business with. They might have personal views.”
And he argued that making drinks companies more inclusive places will be better in the long-term for those businesses, and for the industry overall.
“The wider your base for trying to recruit people into the business, the larger the pool of skills is going to be,” he said.
“And the more people you have available to you the better chances you have of recruiting someone that’s very effective and good for the business.
“Diversity is good. Diversity almost feels in some circles that it’s become a bit of a swearword recently. But there’s a reason we do it – it’s to give everyone an equal opportunity so that you can further your business.”
You can find out more about the whisky club by emailing Luke directly at Luke.Fenton@CVHSpirits.Com
Google News（Whisky 綜合）｜原題：A Place in the Sun: Anna loses control of her car in a dramatic accident. - Napolike.com
義大利電視劇《太陽下的地方》即將播出的劇情中，女主角 Anna 在發現母親手機裡父親的刻薄言語後陷入危機，轉而飲酒尋求麻木。她在威士忌影響下駕車失控發生重大車禍，導致 Gianluca 送入醫院。這起事故的後續影響將延伸至往後劇情，牽連劇中多位主角。
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A Place in the Sun: Anna loses control of her car in a dramatic accident.
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New dramatic previews for A Place in the Sun: in the episodes broadcast by Monday, August 31st to Friday, September 4th su Rai 3 (Monday to Friday, 20.50 pm), Anna loses control of his car while drunk, causing an accident that overwhelms Gianluca.
Anna falls back into crisis
The girl, daughter of Vittoria, is ready to celebrate her birthday with her mother and Alberto Palladini, who shows up with a ring. The man immediately notices her lost, distant look: Anna, in fact, has been sneaking a peek at her mother's cell phone and reading some of her father's messages, full of cruel words about her.
The relapse into alcohol
The discovery pushes her to give in to alcohol again: there is an almost empty bottle of whiskey in the house. Gianluca (Flavio Gismondi), Alberto's son, goes to look for her to ask her to speak to his father, but the girl doesn't want to listen to him: she leaves the house, gets in the car and leaves, followed by Gianluca.
The accident
Anna, under the influence of alcohol, loses control of the car and the crash is inevitable. Gianluca ends up in the hospital, while the consequences of the accident will continue to weigh on all the protagonists of Palazzo Palladini also in the following week, from 7 to 11 September.
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Google News（Whisky 綜合）｜原題：“One That Transcends All Space & All Time” — Carrie Underwood Pays Tribute To Dolly Parton With Heartfelt Performance Of “See You Again” - Whiskey Riff｜僅標題
（僅標題資訊）鄉村音樂天后 Carrie Underwood 以一場溫情獻唱，向傳奇人物 Dolly Parton 致敬。此則新聞出現在威士忌類媒體可能與威士忌品牌贊助的音樂活動或頒獎典禮有關。
Google News（Whisky 綜合）｜原題：“God Put You Here For A Reason”: Ella Langley Shares Heartfelt Advice During Full-Circle Auburn Sorority Visit - Whiskey Riff｜僅標題
（僅標題資訊）鄉村音樂歌手 Ella Langley 回到母校 Auburn 大學參訪姐妹會時，分享了激勵人心的人生建言。這則新聞出現在威士忌媒體的綜合新聞版面上，可能涉及該活動的威士忌品牌贊助或品飲環節，但具體內容無法確認。
Manzano Mountains – Mountainair Ranger District
Mountainair, NM – August 29, 2026 — Crews are conducting scouting operations and constructing indirect fire line on both the east and west sides of the fire. The Incident Commander and operations personnel are conducting reconnaissance flights to assess fire size, movement, and behavior as it progresses through rugged terrain in and around the Jaramillo Drainage.
Reported Date / Time: August 21, 2026 / 1350. Reported by Capilla Peak Lookout.
Cause: Lightning. Size: 250 acres Containment: 0% Personnel: 131
Location: Steep terrain north of Osha Peak, south of Capilla Peak and west of the Manzano Crest Trail in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness within the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.
Fuels: Mixed conifer. Fire Behavior: Moderate
Operations: Hand crews on the west side of the Manzano Mountains are constructing indirect fire lines from the Comanche Trail and conducting preparation work around the trailhead and along the length of the trail. This work is being completed as a contingency should the fire back down the drainage toward these prepared areas. A dozer has arrived in the operations area and will begin constructing contingency line on Forest Service lands outside the wilderness boundary, including around private inholdings to support infrastructure protection efforts. A grader crew has arrived and is conducting road improvement operations to facilitate better access to forward operating bases.
On the east side, hand crews and an engine continue to scout and construct indirect contingency line extending down from the ridgeline near the New Canyon. Crews are tying constructed line into rocky outcroppings and other natural features that can serve as barriers to fire spread. East-side resources have also cleared vegetation and constructed line around communication and fire lookout infrastructure, sensitive archaeological sites, Capilla Peak Campground, springs, and other values at risk near the fire should it move in that direction.
An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been established near Capilla Peak and will conduct reconnaissance flights over the Whiskey Fire. The UAS will provide crews with current information on fire activity, terrain, and conditions in areas that are difficult to access from the ground, supporting operational planning and firefighter decision-making. There is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the fire. Unauthorized aircraft, including drones, are prohibited from entering this airspace.
Smoke may be visible from Belen, Bosque Farms, El Cerro Mission, Las Maravillas, Los Lunas, Manzano, Meadow Lake, Mountainair, Peralta, Rio Communities, Torreon, and Valencia.
Area, Road and Trail Closure Order in effect for National Forest System (NFS) lands surrounding the Whiskey Fire (03-03-04-26-18) and Cerro & Blanco Fire (03-03-04-26-19). Road closure barricades are on Trigo Springs Road. Review the closure orders here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola/alerts.
Weather for Mountainair, NM (August 29, 2026) Hot and dry conditions are expected around Mountainair today, with highs near 90°F, minimum RH around 20%, and southwest winds 8–10 mph with gusts to 17 mph. Isolated thunderstorms may develop, with gusty and erratic outflow winds posing the primary operational concern for changing fire behavior. Overnight RH recovery is expected near 65–70%
Safety: The health and safety of firefighters and the public are always the first priority. In order to facilitate safe and efficient suppression efforts the public is asked to avoid the fire areas and adjoining trails.
Notice: Privately owned aircraft and drones pose a serious risk to firefighting and can cause air operations to cease. The public is reminded that “If you fly, we can’t!”
About the Forest Service: The Forest Service has brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation for more than 100 years. Grounded in world-class science and technology — and rooted in communities — the Forest Service connects people to nature and recreation opportunities. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, supports the nation’s forest industry and energy needs, and operates the largest and most respected wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. By providing assistance to state and private landowners and working with tribes and other partners, the Forest Service also helps steward an additional 900 million forested acres within the U.S.
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