Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies20190208102428
Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies
Mark GillespieFebruary 8, 20191792 Barton, Beam Suntory, Buffalo Trace, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Alliances, distillery, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, exclusive, General Assembly, Heaven Hill, House, House Bill 200, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, jobs, Karen Lentz, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, law, legislation, lobbyist, Mark Brown, Matthew Koch, Old Tub, retailer, Sazerac, Senate, souvenir, tourism, visitor center, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 8, 2019 – There’s a feud brewing in Kentucky, and it could make the legendary feud between the Hatfields and McCoys look tame. Th...
Making Whisky with MGP’s Gordon Working (Episode 679: February 4, 2018)20180204211441
Making Whisky with MGP’s Gordon Working (Episode 679: February 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 4, 2018@Serkan_E, @WhiskyNeighbour, 1792 Barton, A. Smith Bowman, A.P. Hotaling, Alberta, American Whiskey, Anchor Brewing & Distilling, Anchor Distilling, Ballantine's, Barton 1792, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blender's Select, Bourbon, branding, Burkay Adalig, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Caribbean, construction, Crown Royal, currency, David Ozgo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, dollar, economic, economy, Edmonton, ethanol, expansion, exports, fuel, Glenmorangie, Gordon Working, Great Britain, Highland Council, Hot Toddy, Hotaling & Co., Indiana, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Japan, Kentucky, Lawrenceburg, LCBO, LDI, medicinal, MGP, MGP Ingredients, Ontario, planning, pound, Private Edition, Rye Whiskey, sales, Sapporo Holdings, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotland, Seagram, Serkan Evrensel, Spios, Stephen Wilson, Tim Herlihy, Tony Foglio, tourism, trademark, trave, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, turkey, Turkish, Virginia, visitors, whiskey, whisky0 comments
When someone wants to start a new whisky brand, but doesn’t own a distillery, chances are they’ll turn to Gordon Working and his team at t...
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)20180128223227
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2018@jotterface, @whisky.wunders, 1792 Barton, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Adam Johnson, aging, Alan Park, André Girard, Andrew Tyler Higgs, Ann Arbor, Barley, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Bernheim, Bourbon & Beyond, brewery, British Columbia, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caribou Crossing, CBC, Champions Park, chocolate malt, Clynelish, Coffey Malt, craft distiller, David Brown, David Eby, David Robertson, development, Diageo, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, East Germany, Eden Mill Distillery, Edinburgh, Emerald Geishas, EU, European Union, experimentation, Famous Grouse, Final Fantasy, Forsyths, gaming, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Golden Geishas, golden ticket, Graeme Macaloney, Granton, Halewood, Holyrood Park Distillery, infusion, innovation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Reynolds, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Japan, Jeneen, John Crabbie, Karuizawa, KDA, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, laws, legislation, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mac na Braiche, marathon, Margarete Marie, memo, Metro UK, Michigan, Mike Nicolson, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nikka, Paul Miller, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Penderyn, planning permission, Poland, Portland, Private Edition, rappelling, Revival, roasting, Rob Carpenter, roller coaster, running, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Shinanoya, Signet, SMWS, Spencer Jacobsen, Spios, St. Andrew's, SWA, tax stamps, tequila, The Whisky Exchange, tickets, tourism, training, Travel, Twa Casks, Twa Dogs, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, video games, visitors, Wales, Wall Street Journal, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Three years ago, we introduced you to Graeme Macaloney, a Scottish-Canadian pharmaceutical engineer with a dream of making his own single malt whisky ...
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)20170903182419
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 20171792 Barton, agriculture, Alex Grelli, Ann Marshall, Anson Mills, artist, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benoit Bailey, BevCon, Birthday Bourbon, Blender's Batch, Bloodshot Records, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brent Elliott, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campbeltown, Canada, Champions Park, Charleston, Chicago, China, corn, crop, diplomacy, diplomatic, distilling, Dixon Dedman, Edition No. 3, Edition Series, Espresso Roast, Evanston, experiment, farm, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Flights of Bourbon, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Glenn Roberts, grain, Green Beret, Harvey, High Wire Distilling, Highland Park, hooch, Houston, Hurricane, Ian Logan, Illinois, Irish Whiskey, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Red, Joanna McDonough, John Hargrove, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Oliver, Kavalan, Keith Chong, Ken Pierce, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Owl, King Car, labeling, Larry Schoen, Limited Edition Small Batch, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Magnus, mash bill, Matthew Lurin, Max Kellas, Meredith Grelli, Michael McKenna, Mike Raymond, military, Monongahela, music, Old Forester, painting, Paul Drennan, Paul Hletko, Peat Week, Pennsylvania, perfume, Pittsburgh, province, provincial, Quebec, recognition, Reserve 101, Roja Dove, Rum Cask Blend, Ryan Engen, Rye, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, scrap iron, Singapore, slave, South Carolina, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Nally, Stoli Group, Taipei, Taiwan, terroir, The Balvenie, The Macallan, Tom Crume, Van Winkle, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wigle, wildlife, Wine Cask Blend0 comments
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a wh...
Dealmaking Continues in Craft Distilling As Pernod Ricard Acquires Smooth Ambler20161208164650
Dealmaking Continues in Craft Distilling As Pernod Ricard Acquires Smooth Ambler
Mark GillespieDecember 8, 20161792 Barton, acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Austin Nichols & Co., Constellation Brands, Contradiction, Greg Parseghian, Gruppo Campari, High West, Jeff Agdern, John Foster, John Little, Maxwelton, MGP Ingredients, NBV Investments, Old Scout, Pernod Ricard, Remy Cointreau, Smooth Ambler, Tag Galyean, Utah, West Virginia, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
December 8, 2016 – Smooth Ambler Spirits’ Old Scout was named the “Best Single Barrel Bourbon in the World” in Whisky Magazine...
Bourbon Production Expanding in Bardstown, “Bourbon Capital of the World”20160918144454
Bourbon Production Expanding in Bardstown, “Bourbon Capital of the World”
Mark GillespieSeptember 18, 20161792 Barton, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bernheim, Blood Oath, Bourbon, contract distilling, custom distilling, Donn Lux, economic development, Ezra Brooks, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Maker's Mark, Rebel Yell, Sazerac, Steve Nally, tax incentives, whiskey, whisky, Willett, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
September 18, 2016 – As the 25th Kentucky Bourbon Festival winds down in Bardstown, Kentucky, the town that calls itself the “Bourbon Cap...
Episode 595: June 25, 201620160625224737
Episode 595: June 25, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 25, 2016@MilesDeighton, @Monty4Cruz, @ScotchClubYEG, 13th Amendment, 1792, 1792 Barton, Alberta, anniversary, Bardstown, barrel hunt, Beverly Hills, book, Boone County, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brian Farkes, Buffalo Trace, Calvados, Civil War, Clay Risen, Compton MacKenzie, Cooley, currency, Dan Coll, David Cameron, David Williamson, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Dublin, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exchange rates, exports, film, Fred Minnick, Geordie Moski, Graham Logan, Harvey's of Edinburgh, Heritage, history, independence, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Japonica, John Teeling, Jura, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Mark Kaufman, Miles Harrison, Monty Whisenhunt, movie, Nearis Green, negotiations, New York Times, politics, Prime Minister, referendum, Richard Paterson, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seoul, shipwreck, slave, slavery, SNP, South Korea, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Stephen Teeling, Stuart Nickerson, Svend Jansen, SWA, tariffs, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, trade, Twitter, UK, United Kingdom, vote, Wemyss Malts, whisky, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, Willie Cochrane0 comments
Willie Cochrane retired last month after 39 years at Jura Distillery, and spent the last 11 of them as the manager of the Isle of Jura’s largest...
Episode 590: May 22, 201620160522213002
Episode 590: May 22, 2016
Mark GillespieMay 22, 2016@Markm19682002, @samdave69, @wknock, 1792 Barton, arrest, attorneys, author, book, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Buffalo Trace, Burlington Free Press, Christopher Evison, cocktail, collie, Colombia, court, Dan D’Ambrosio, Delaware, dissident, Douglas Laing & Co., drinks, DUI, economy, Elliott's Select, equity, expansion, exports, Fife, Fly's 16 Master's Edition, Four Roses, fraud, Geordie Moski, Glen Turner, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Glenturret, Graham Logan, Grand Macnish, Greg Metze, HM Revenue & Customs, Ian Palmer, InchDairnie, Indiana, investment, investors, Irish Distillers, Islay Mist, Isle of Jura, Jim Rutledge, John Fergus, Jura, Ken Pearce, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Revenue, Kilchoman, Kyndal, La Martiniquaise, Lalique, Lauder's, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Louisiana, Macduff International, Metze's Select, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dietsch, Midleton, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, raithrover, Raj Peter Bhakta, recipes, Remarkable Regional Malts, retirement, SABMiller, Sanaig, Santo Domingo, Sazerac, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Seagram, Six Pillars, Strathenry, SWA, Tarlogan, The Macallan, The Whisky Whisperer, trade, Vermont, whiskey, Whiskey: A Spirited Story, whisky, Whistlepig, Whyte & Mackay, Wilco Faessen, Willie Cochrane, Willie Tait0 comments
One of Scotland’s newest distilleries opened its doors for the first time to visitors this week, though opportunities to visit InchDairnie Disti...
Episode 588: May 7, 201620160508001914
Episode 588: May 7, 2016
Mark GillespieMay 8, 2016@Justin83793724, @WhiskyLadyIN, 1792 Barton, Alberta, Amir Peay, arbitration, awards, Beam Suntory, British Columbia, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Camden, Canada, Canadian Club, capital, Carissa Hickling, cask, Chairman's Select, Chris Kelly, cigar, Cologne, contract, Cooper River Distillers, Cork Distilleries Company, Cragganmore, crowdfunding, Crown Royal, Dave Scheurich, Diageo, Distillery District, Drew Estate, financing, Georgetown Trading Co., Germany, Gimli, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Greg Davis, hemlock, Hillrock Estate, Hochstadter's, India, Indiegogo, inventory, investment, investors, Irish Distillers, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, James E. Pepper, James Marinus, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim Marinus, Jim Rutledge, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, judging, Julian Van Winkle, Justin, Ken Pearce, labor, Las Vegas, Lexington, Lock Stock & Barrel, Manitoba, Mark Brown, MGP, Michael Collins, Midleton, milestone, million, Mumbai, Murphy, negotiations, New Jersey, Nicaragua, Paddy, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick Evans, Pedro Ximenez, Pernod Ricard, Philadelphia, Powers, restoration, retirement, Rob Cooper, Saint-Germain, Sazerac, Scotia Spirit, Shelter Point, Socrates, Spirit of Speyside Festival, strike, UFCW, United Food & Commercial Workers, Vancouver Island, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Jonathan Drew wants to take his success in the cigar business and expand into the spirits industry, and he plans to do it with the same unique style a...
Episode 573: January 23, 201620160124004813
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 24, 20161792 Barton, Adelphi, age statement, Andrew Laing, Angus MacDonald, anniversary, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran, Avril Scott, baby name, Bill Lumsden, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bronfman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Caolila Scott, CBC News, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Coppersea, Crown Royal, Distiller's Choice, Drew Mayville, Eaglesgate, Elijah Craig, Eric Gregory, Excelsior, Fred Minnick, Gartbreck Farm, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Guardians, Highland Queen, Hudson Valley, Hunter Laing & Co., illness, interview, Islay, James Robertson, James Wills, Jean Donnay, Jeremy Scott, John McLellan, John Medley, Jon Wells, Julian Van Winkle III, Karl Ejnar Christensen, Keith Raker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kristie Byer, live, Longmorn, Mark Brown, Milsean, New York, obituary, Ohio, Ontario, opinion, Pappy Van Winkle, Peak Whisky, Perthshire, Port Askaig, Private Edition, Ranald Watson, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Federation, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Laing, Seagram, Springbank, Stewart Buchanan, Stewart Laing, television, The Exchange, The Glenlivet, The Hielan', tourism, tourists, Truman Cox, Tullibardine, Vancouver Whisky Festival, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky school0 comments
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blen...