Blockchain Comes to the Whisky World (Episode 870: May 10, 2021)

Counterfeit whiskies have gotten extra of an issue, however know-how may simply assist present an answer sooner or later. Whisky makers are beginning to discover the usage of blockchain know-how to supply a traceable report of their whiskies proper all the way down to the bottle, with elevated transparency and the potential to point out if a bottle has been tampered with. Chris Ratcliff will break the code behind blockchain for us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Within the information, the deadline for a doubling of tariffs on American whiskies by the European Union and Nice Britain is getting dangerously shut at a time when federal pandemic financial assist for distilleries continues to be in its early days. We’ll have these tales and later, we’ll bust the parable of the so-called “neck pour.”

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