Creating a Sustainable Future for Whisky

While world leaders have rightly been focused on the Covid-19
pandemic, the issue of climate change has its own long-term
impact on the whisky community worldwide. This week, we'll look
at two projects trying to create a sustainable climate for the
whisky industry in the future. The "2100 Plan" is a project
between the Kentucky Distillers Association and the state's
universities to come up with solutions that solve sustainability
issues, while Scotland's Bruichladdich Distillery has launched a
program to make the entire distillery "carbon-neutral" by 2025.
That project could use the waves that pound the Islay coast every
day to generate power not only for Bruichladdich, but potentially
meet most of the island's electrical demand. In the news, the U.S
and Great Britain have started negotiations on a new free trade
agreement, and whisky industry leaders want to make sure import
tariffs on whiskies are removed as part of any deal. Covid-19
lockdowns don't appear to be ending for bar owners any time soon
in Ireland, and this year's Irish Whiskey Awards have been
cancelled because of the need for social distancing. We'll also
look at a partnership in Texas between Balcones and one of the
Lone Star State's legendary breweries and the debut later this
month of the "Self Isolation Whisky Festival."