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Diageo has temporarily halted malt production at its Roseisle site, near Kinloss in Moray, in the latest sign of mounting pressure across the Scotch whisky supply chain. Farmers, maltsters and producers are feeling the squeeze as demand slows and costs rise.
Diageo pauses maltings at Roseisle as whisky sector faces deepening strain
Diageo has halted malt production at its Roseisle site, in the latest sign of mounting pressure across the Scotch whisky supply chain.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Diageo has temporarily halted malt production at its Roseisle site, near Kinloss in Moray, in the latest sign of mounting pressure across the Scotch whisky supply chain. Farmers, maltsters and producers are feeling the squeeze as demand slows and costs rise.
Psychocandy, the debut studio album by Scottish band Jesus and Mary Chain was released November 18, 1985
Just Like Honey
YouTube video by The Jesus And Mary Chain - Topic
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November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Psychocandy, the debut studio album by Scottish band Jesus and Mary Chain was released November 18, 1985
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This will be an ongoing thread where I post the best Canadian Rock n' Roll of the 1960s.
It's a genre that Americans know little about and to which most Canadians pay no attention.
Vancouver, British Columbia. 1967.
The Painted Ship:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRE...
It's a genre that Americans know little about and to which most Canadians pay no attention.
Vancouver, British Columbia. 1967.
The Painted Ship:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRE...
The Painted Ship - And She Said Yes
YouTube video by heavenlyblueorange
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This will be an ongoing thread where I post the best Canadian Rock n' Roll of the 1960s.
It's a genre that Americans know little about and to which most Canadians pay no attention.
Vancouver, British Columbia. 1967.
The Painted Ship:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRE...
It's a genre that Americans know little about and to which most Canadians pay no attention.
Vancouver, British Columbia. 1967.
The Painted Ship:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRE...
Fat White Family just announced Konk If You’re Lonely: Fat White Family Live at Konk Studios, dropping December 12
Hits Hits Hits (Live at Konk Studios), by Fat White Family
from the album Konk If You’re Lonely: Fat White Family Live at Konk Studios
fatwhitefamily.bandcamp.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Fat White Family just announced Konk If You’re Lonely: Fat White Family Live at Konk Studios, dropping December 12
Spirits brand Sour Puss is moving production to Canada due to trade uncertainty.
Sour Puss moves some liqueur production to Canada after trade war devastates sales
American distiller Phillips Distilling Company is moving production of its Sour Puss alcoholic beverage to Montreal in order to regain the Canadian market.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Spirits brand Sour Puss is moving production to Canada due to trade uncertainty.
Happy 80th to Neil Percival Young
The Loner (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy 80th to Neil Percival Young
Canada accounted for 36% of US wine exports in 2024. This year that market has evaporated.
American wine sales collapse in Canada
According to recent estimates, exports to Canada have sunk over 90 percent since it began banning American alcohol sales.
www.newsweek.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Canada accounted for 36% of US wine exports in 2024. This year that market has evaporated.
"One review called the Syrah muscular, yet vibrant. So if you needed a final piece of proof that it’s a different John Oliver, there it is,”
HBO's John Oliver raises a glass to B.C. winery Road 13
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver host name checks B.C. winery Road 13's John Oliver named wines. Find out more.
vancouversun.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"One review called the Syrah muscular, yet vibrant. So if you needed a final piece of proof that it’s a different John Oliver, there it is,”
Conservationists are planting thousands of agave plants to protect endangered bats, as well as the future of Mexico's tequila production.
Why tequila depends on Mexico's bats
Conservationists and communities are planting thousands of agave plants to protect endangered bats, and the future of Mexico's tequila production.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Conservationists are planting thousands of agave plants to protect endangered bats, as well as the future of Mexico's tequila production.
the lesson: always bring wine
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
the lesson: always bring wine
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🧟♂️ Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 31:
Thriller
YouTube video by Michael Jackson - Topic
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October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🧟♂️ Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 31:
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Aesop Rock shares surprise album 'I Heard It's A Mess There Too'
Aesop Rock Shares Surprise Album 'I Heard It’s A Mess There Too'
Surprise, it’s a new Aesop Rock album! Just a few months after his previous LP Black Hole Superette, the Long Island underground rap veteran is back with its follow-up I Heard It’s A Mess There Too. I...
www.stereogum.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Aesop Rock shares surprise album 'I Heard It's A Mess There Too'
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when another labour dispute in British Columbia is solved
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
October 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
when another labour dispute in British Columbia is solved
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
The 8 week strike may soon be coming to an end.
Tentative agreement reached thanks to your solidarity
Tentative agreement reached thanks to your solidarity Dear Communications, After nine months of negotiations and eight weeks on strike, your bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement wi...
www.bcgeu.ca
October 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The 8 week strike may soon be coming to an end.
About 40,000 acres of pullouts have occurred in California since last year's harvest, but many more acres were simply abandoned.
‘Tens of thousands’ of wine grape acres abandoned
Industry shares a similar problem with almonds.
www.farmprogress.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
About 40,000 acres of pullouts have occurred in California since last year's harvest, but many more acres were simply abandoned.
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💀 Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 23:
Dead And Lovely
YouTube video by Tom Waits - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
💀 Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 23:
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Just 7.3 million hectolitres of wine must are expected to be produced in Germany this year, making 2025 the smallest harvest in 14 years, the German Wine Institute (DWI) has revealed.
Germany braces for smallest harvest since 2010
Just 7.3 million hectolitres of wine must are expected to be produced in Germany this year, making 2025 the smallest harvest in 14 years.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Just 7.3 million hectolitres of wine must are expected to be produced in Germany this year, making 2025 the smallest harvest in 14 years, the German Wine Institute (DWI) has revealed.
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🔪 Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 20:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🔪 Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 20:
In July, the band removed their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s €600m investment in the AI military tech firm Helsing.
King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’
Australian band’s decision to remove catalogue in protest of CEO’s military investments an easy one, frontman says, and making music with friends remains ‘top of the triangle’
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In July, the band removed their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s €600m investment in the AI military tech firm Helsing.
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Corruption and war: Ukraine’s vodka revolution – Drinks International
https://www.byteseu.com/1416192/
In late 2019 Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to dismantle the state-owned monopoly of alcohol production which operated under the name Ukrspyrt. Up until then Ukrspyrt ran …
https://www.byteseu.com/1416192/
In late 2019 Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to dismantle the state-owned monopoly of alcohol production which operated under the name Ukrspyrt. Up until then Ukrspyrt ran …
Corruption and war: Ukraine's vodka revolution - Drinks International - Bytes Europe
In late 2019 Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to dismantle the state-owned monopoly of alcohol production which operated under the name
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October 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Corruption and war: Ukraine’s vodka revolution – Drinks International
https://www.byteseu.com/1416192/
In late 2019 Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to dismantle the state-owned monopoly of alcohol production which operated under the name Ukrspyrt. Up until then Ukrspyrt ran …
https://www.byteseu.com/1416192/
In late 2019 Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to dismantle the state-owned monopoly of alcohol production which operated under the name Ukrspyrt. Up until then Ukrspyrt ran …
Pink Chardonnay, a natural mutation of Chardonnay with a little more acid and a lower pH, is now an authorized grape variety of Champagne.
Pink Chardonnay joins Champagne’s list of authorised grape varieties
The natural mutation of Chardonnay Blanc becomes the eighth permitted grape variety in Champagne in what experts are describing as "a small revolution in the vineyard." Giles Fallowfield reports.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Pink Chardonnay, a natural mutation of Chardonnay with a little more acid and a lower pH, is now an authorized grape variety of Champagne.
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R.I.P. ICON D’Angelo 🙏🏾🕊️
October 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
R.I.P. ICON D’Angelo 🙏🏾🕊️
Despite a 2018 BTAP recommendation, restaurants still cannot buy beverage alcohol from private retailers in BC
BCGEU strike prompts renewed calls for B.C. liquor law changes
Restaurant owners want to be able to buy booze from private liquor stores
www.biv.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Despite a 2018 BTAP recommendation, restaurants still cannot buy beverage alcohol from private retailers in BC
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💀 Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 5:
Skeleton Man
YouTube video by Black Francis - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
💀 Monster Mix Song of the Day for October 5: