Dave Broom sounding the warning as well, it's tough times ahead in the whiskey business.

There's a storm a-comin' - Whisky by Dave Broom
Whisky has always moved in waves, a giant swell of peak and troughs, a pattern that repeats at 20 year intervals. In the ‘60s it was the ascendency of blends and satisfying the demands (in volume and flavour) of the US market. By the ‘80s, distillers were having to deal with a crash in sales…
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