🎙️ The Whiskey Six | Does Kentucky Need Another Contract Distiller?

Episode 1: Talking Eastern Light Distilling Company Does Kentucky really need another major distillery when whiskey production is slowing and millions of barrels are already aging in warehouses? In the debut of The Whiskey Six, six whiskey industry voices discuss Eastern Light Distilling's ambitious new Kentucky operation and what it says about the future of Bourbon. Is contract distilling still a smart investment? Have whiskey prices pushed consumers away? Are new brands finding opportunities while established producers pull back? And could the industry's gloomy headlines be making matters worse? Plus, a historical look at Canadian whiskey tariffs and their connection to the Bottled-in-Bond Act, a discussion of Kentucky's resilient Bourbon tourism market, and some surprising confessions about famous distilleries our panelists have never visited. The Whiskey Six: Host: Bo Cumberland (My Journey Through the American Spirits) Todd Ritter (The Bourbon Road), Amzi Winning (Frankfort Bourbon Society), Jerry Daniels (Stone Fences Tours), Drew Hannush (Whiskey Lore), and Jim Shannon (The Bourbon Road). Video and transcript: https://www.patreon.com/whiskeylore