Spirits Expert Predicts the Year of American Whiskey
Greg Dillon, founder of whisky blog GreatDrams.com, ranked in the top five whisky blogs in the world by the International Whisky Competition, shares his whiskey trend predictions as he looks forward to 2017, the year in which his first book will be published. A competition judge, presenter of drinks events and online videos, host of bespoke tastings and writer of stories and recommendations around luxury spirits, Greg Dillon comments: “GreatDrams is my one-man mission to experience, share and inspire everything that's great about premium food and drink. It's a platform that people can visit for fun, and it's also an educational resource. “In recent years lots has been achieved when it comes to cleverly and more clearly marketing Scotch and Irish whiskey, and I really hope that 2017 will be the year of teaching drinkers more about American whiskey. “Whisky tourism is set to boom yet again this year, and I'm talking global whisky tourism as American d...