Scotch Whisky’s Future in the Climate Crisis

World leaders will be in Glasgow later this year for the United
Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference, and Scotch Whisky
industry leaders plan to be ready. Not with drams, but with plans
for a second decade of adapting whisky production to the needs of
the changing climate while not ruining the whisky. The Scotch
Whisky Association released its first environmental progress plan
in 2009, and is now reviewing progress over the last decade with
a goal of setting even more ambitious targets for the future.
We'll talk with CEO Karen Betts as part of our year-long look at
the impact of climate change on whisky around the world.


In the news, the coronavirus outbreak in China is starting to
have an impact on whisky-related events and travel - and there
are fears that it could lead to lower whisky sales in the
Asia-Pacific region. Ian Macleod Distillers has unveiled the
first new Rosebank single malts since plans to reopen the
distillery were announced. We'll have the details and an update
on construction at the distillery, along with the rest of the
week's whisky news and more!