Creating a More Diverse Whisky Community (WhiskyCast Episode 729: September 30, 2018)

 


Let's be honest for a moment. Look around the crowd at most
whisky events, and if you're being honest with yourself, you'll
notice that there's usually a pretty obvious lack of diversity in
the room. Samara Rivers is trying to change that with the Black
Bourbon Society, a group she created two years ago to bring
African-American whisky lovers together through regional tastings
and an active social media presence. Her society has been
welcomed by the Bourbon industry, and her ultimate goal is to
bring more people of color into that industry as well. We'll talk
with Samara on WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Kentucky's
barrel warehouses are holding more Bourbon now than they have in
nearly 50 years, but believe it or not, that's actually creating
a tax problem for the Commonwealth's distillers. Also, now that
Dave Pickerell and the members of Metallica have unveiled their
new Blackened American Whiskey, plans are moving forward on
construction of a new distillery - and we'll have the latest in a
story you'll only hear on this episode of WhiskyCast!