The Spirit of Independents

Independent bottlers take sourced casks of whisky, mature them,
and then bottle them under their own brand names. It’s a practice
that’s been commonplace in Scotland for generations, and has
expanded to the U.S. with independents like Single Cask Nation
and Lost Lantern. Greg Swartz is the co-director of Independent
Spirits, a new documentary series highlighting independent
bottlers, and he’ll join us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth.
In the news, a cask investment firm with an estimated $80 million
in casks has gone into administration, while Moet Hennessy plans
to lay off 1200 workers and return headcount to pre-pandemic
levels.