Whisky Industry Cries Foul Over Becoming Collateral Damage in Aviation Trade Dispute20191003133651
Whisky Industry Cries Foul Over Becoming Collateral Damage in Aviation Trade Dispute
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2019Airbus, aviation, Boeing, Bushmills, Chris Swonger, County Antrim, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donald Trump, Drinks Ireland, economy, EU, European Union, Finland, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Karen Betts, Liqueur, Northern Ireland, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Patricia Callan, Proximo Spirits, Robert Lighthizer, Sauli Niinisto, Scotch Whisky Association, subsidies, SWA, tariffs, The Sexton, trade, Trump Administration, United States, Washington, whiskey, whisky, William Lavelle, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
October 3, 2019 – Whisky industry leaders on both sides of the Atlantic have one key question about the 25% tariff on some Scotch and Irish whis...
U.S. Hits Scotch & Irish Whiskies with 25% Tariffs in Trade Dispute20191002183219
U.S. Hits Scotch & Irish Whiskies with 25% Tariffs in Trade Dispute
Mark GillespieOctober 2, 2019Airbus, aluminum, Boeing, Bushmills, Castle Brands, Chris Swonger, Clonakilty Distillery, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, EU, European Union, export, Glendalough, HM Revenue & Customs, import, Irish, Irish Whiskey Association, Jameson, Knappogue Castle, merger, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Pernod Ricard, Proximo Spirits, resolution, Robert Lighthizer, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, steel, subsidies, SWA, tariffs, Teeling Whiskey Company, trade, Trump Administration, Tullamore D.E.W., USTR, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
October 2, 2019 – The popular Christmas gift of a bottle of expensive Single Malt Scotch whisky could become more expensive this holiday season ...
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Introduces Class of 201920190917124159
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Introduces Class of 2019
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2019Angel's Envy, Bardstown, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Britt Kulsveen, Brown-Forman, ceremony, Charles Medley Distillery, Charles W. Medley, Drew Kulsveen, Even Kulsveen, Heaven Hill, inductee, Jimmy Russell, Katrina Egbert, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Larry Kass, Lincoln Henderson, Martha Willett Kulsveen, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Owensboro, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Peggy Noe Stevens, Wes Henderson, whiskey, Wild Turkey, Willett0 comments
September 19, 2019 – Six new legends joined some of Bourbon’s greatest names today as the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame inducted the Class...
Virginia Distillery Settles Lawsuit Over “Highland” Branding20190829114023
Virginia Distillery Settles Lawsuit Over “Highland” Branding
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 2019Courage & Conviction, Gareth Moore, Highland, lawsuit, legal, litigation, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 29, 2019 – A Virginia distillery has settled a lawsuit filed last month by the Scotch Whisky Association over its use of the word “...
Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition20190829110117
Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Arran, Castle Brands, Clontarf, Crestwood, Euan Mitchell, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, importer, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Isle of Arran, Jameson, Jefferson's Bourbon, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Knappogue Castle, Louisville, Machrie Moor, Mark Andrews, Midleton, New Brand Ventures, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Powers, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Redbreast, Robert Burns, Sazerac, share, Smooth Ambler, stake, Texas, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 28, 2019 – Pernod Ricard Chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard sees the United States as his company’s most important market, and is in...
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition20190813115555
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition
Mark GillespieAugust 13, 2019acquisition, Admiral Nelson's Rum, Alberta, Alberta Liquor & Gaming Commission, Alexandre Ricard, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, blender, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, CanadianWhisky.org, Carolans, Christian Brothers Brandy, Constellation Brands, Danfield's, Davin de Kergommeaux, deal, Deep Eddy Vodka, Diageo, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Firestone & Robertson, Grand Metropolitan, Gruppo Campari, Guinness, Heaven Hill, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Lethbridge, Lunazul Tequila, OFC, Palliser, Pernod Ricard, Pikesville Rye, Quebec, Rabbit Hole Distilling, regulatory approval, Schenley, Schenley's Golden Wedding, Texas, transaction, Valleyfield, Vicky Miller, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
August 13, 2019 – Heaven Hill Brands has agreed to acquire Black Velvet, the #2 selling Canadian Whisky brand, from Constellation Brands. The de...
Clock Ticking on Extension of Tax Break for Craft Distillers20190801142846
Clock Ticking on Extension of Tax Break for Craft Distillers
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2019ACSA, American Craft Spirits Association, benefits, Borden, Capitol Hill, Chris Montana, Colorado, committee, Congress, craft distilling, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, distillers, distilling, Du Nord Craft Spirits, expansion, Federal Excise Tax, health care, hiring, House, Huber's Starlight Winery & Distillery, Indiana, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oregon, P.T. Wood, politics, Rep. Ron Kind, Salida, Sen. Ron Wyden, Senate, tax, tax reform, taxes, Ted Huber, Trump Administration, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Wisconsin, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, workers0 comments
August 1, 2o19 – Four months and 29 days may seem like a long time for most of us, but many American craft distillers are viewing it with increa...
Virginia Distillery Faces SWA Lawsuit Over “Virginia-Highland” Whisky20190709135558
Virginia Distillery Faces SWA Lawsuit Over “Virginia-Highland” Whisky
Mark GillespieJuly 9, 2019Battle of the Glens, Brett Ferencz, Canada, civil, complaint, Delaware, Dr. George Moore, Edinburgh, federal court, Gareth Moore, Glen Breton, Glenora Distillers, Highland, label approval, lawsuit, lawyers, litigation, Lovingston, regulations, Scotch Trooper, Scotch Trooper Cask, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Star Wars, Supreme Court, SWA, Tax & Trade Bureau, TTB, U.S. District Court, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 9, 2019 – When is a “Highland” whisky not a “Highland” whisky? That’s the crux of a federal lawsuit filed Mon...
Jim Beam Warehouse Fire Leaves Behind Environmental Impact20190708140647
Jim Beam Warehouse Fire Leaves Behind Environmental Impact
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2019alcohol, bacteria, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, drinking water, environment, fire, fish, fish kill, Frankfort, Glenn's Creek, Jim Beam, John Mura, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, lightning, Ohio River, Old Crow, oxygen, regulators, rickhouse, Versailles, warehouse, whiskey, whisky, Woodford County0 comments
July 8, 2019 – Investigators are now looking through the rubble of a rickhouse at Beam Suntory’s Old Crow warehousing site near Versailles...
Jim Beam Bourbon Warehouse Still Burning in Kentucky20190705170826
Jim Beam Bourbon Warehouse Still Burning in Kentucky
Mark GillespieJuly 5, 2019ambulance, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Castle & Key, Drew Chandler, drinking water, environment, fire, firefighters, Frankfort, Glenn's Creek, Glenns Creek Distilling, heat exhaustion, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Kentucky River, McCracken Pike, medics, Old Crow, Old Taylor Distillery, rickhouse, tour bus, warehouse, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, Woodford County, Woodford County Emergency Management0 comments
July 5, 2019 – The fire that destroyed a Jim Beam Bourbon maturation warehouse is still burning, nearly three days after it started late Tuesday...