Knockin’ Around with Knockdhu’s Gordon Bruce (Episode 764: April 21, 2019)20190421224252
Knockin’ Around with Knockdhu’s Gordon Bruce (Episode 764: April 21, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2019@BrbnFellowship, @Misterpie, @TXWhiskeySocial, @wadewood, Aberdeenshire, AI, Alberta, anCnoc, Atlanta, Bacardi, Balblair, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Booker Noe, Bottled in Bond, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, C.M. Dedman, Calgary, Canada, Causeway Coast and Glens Council, Chris Morris, College of Agriculture, collusion, confiscated, contest, Cornwall, course, Coxs Creek, craft distillers, dingleberry, Dixon Dedman, Dmitry Efimov, DSP, education, Elijah Craig, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Elixir Distillers, EU, European Union, expansion, Forgiven, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, Georgia, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenfield, Gordon Bruce, Heaven Hill, Heriott-Watt, Holly Seidewand, Houston, infringement, Intellectual property office, Inver House, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Noe, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Owl, Kentucky Owl Park, Knappogue Castle, Knockdhu, Kristopher Hart, labeling, Lee Tatum, Lexington, logo, Macardo, Macduff, machine learning, MGP, Move On Up Mississippi, Mueller Report, Natasha Reid, No. 27 Gold, Northern Ireland, Old Fourth Distillery, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Oxford Bourbon Festival, Port Askaig, Prohibition, Pulteney, regulations, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seth DeBolt, socks, sourced, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters Distillery, Stoli Group, Straight Malt, Stuart Harvey, Swiss, Swiss Bourbon, Switzerland, The Deveron, Thomas Hogue, Toronto, trade, trademark, transcripts, travel retail, treaties, Trump Administration, TTB, Twitter, U.S. Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, Vivek Anasane, Wade Woodard, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Baccarat, Woodford Reserve Batch Strength, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
The farming village of Knockdhu has 29 residents, 17 dogs, a bunch of sheep and cattle…and one distillery. Gordon Bruce has called Knockdhu home...
“Fierce” Bidding for Donald Trump’s Scotch Whisky at McTear’s Auction20170113115405
“Fierce” Bidding for Donald Trump’s Scotch Whisky at McTear’s Auction
Mark GillespieJanuary 13, 2017Aberdeenshire, auction, autographed, bidding, Canada, charity, collectors, Donald Trump, Earl Mountbatten Hospice, Glasgow, GlenDronach, inauguration, Isle of Wight, Laurie Black, Macallan, McTears, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhiskyAuctions.com, Scotland, signed, Springbank, Trump International Golf Links, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments
January 13, 2017 – While Friday the 13th is often considered an unlucky day, Colin Plint will likely never forget this Friday the 13th after pay...
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)20170108154634
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 8, 2017@feeriaunique, @trebond09, A Dram a Day, Aberdeenshire, acquisition, airport, Alexander Murray & Co., allocation, Arranta, auction, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bowers, Beth Havers, bidding, blogger, Book & Bourbon, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, Bourbon, bread, Brian Treacy, bubble gum, Cafe Royal Circle Bar, cash flow, cask, Catoctin Creek, chairman, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Clonakilty Black Pudding, Coffey Still, concept, concession, Connemara, Constellation Brands, Costco, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, education, first dram, Four Roses, France, Fujikai, Gaelic, Glen Alba, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, grain, guest, haggis, haggis war of 2017, heart, High West, HMSHost, home brand, hospital, house brand, Huffington Post, ice cream, inauguration, investment, Irish Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Julio's Liquors, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirkland, Lagavulin, Laurie Black, Leah Pilcer, Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Lidl, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Maker's Mark, margin, Mark Bylok, Massachusetts, McTears, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nikka, North of Scotland, Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick McCarthy, PMA Canada, podcast, POTUS, President, pricing, profit, Purcellville, regulators, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, retailer, Rob Samuels, Ryan Ashley, Ryan Maloney, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Spirit, Sarajevo, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Seattle, secondary market, single malt, Sophie Maulevrier, Speyburn, SRF, stake, Standiford Field, Steve Lipp, store brand, Stuart MacNamara, The Balvenie, The Whisky Topic, three-tier system, Thrillist, trademark, Tre Bond, Trump International Golf Links, Turf Mor, unfollow, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, vice chairman, Virginia, Wal-Mart, welcome, Westborough, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holi...
Trump’s Scotch Whisky Goes on the Auction Block20170106142032
Trump’s Scotch Whisky Goes on the Auction Block
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2017Aberdeenshire, Alistair Walker, ambassador, auction, Barack Obama, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Brooke Brown Barzun, Brown-Forman, Donald Trump, election, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Hard to Find Whisky, Matthew Braun, McTears, POTUS, President, resort, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhiskyAuctions.com, Scotland, transition, Trump International Golf Links, Trump Scotland, whisky0 comments
January 6, 2017 – One week before Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States, a bottle of the only single ...
Duncan Taylor & Ecurie Ecosse Mark 60 Years On the Track20160922045115
Duncan Taylor & Ecurie Ecosse Mark 60 Years On the Track
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 201624 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Spa, Abe Rosenberg, Aberdeenshire, Alzheimer's, auction, auto racing, Black Bull, BMW, charity, Duncan Taylor, Ecurie Ecosse, Euan Shand, F1, F1 World Champion, Ford, Gavin Birnie, Helen Stewart, Hugh McCaig, Huntly, Ivan Bueb, Jackie Stewart, Jaguar, Jim Clark, John Lawrence, McLaren, Moji Shand, motorsports, Ninian Sanderson, Oldmeldrum, Race Against Dementia, retirement, Ron Flockhart, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, SingleMaltsDirect.com, sports car, whiskey, whisky0 comments
September 22, 2016 – While the focus of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was centered on the 50th anniversary of Ford’s legendary dom...
Accident Idles Longmorn Distillery20160510122502
Accident Idles Longmorn Distillery
Mark GillespieMay 10, 2016Aberdeenshire, accident, chemical, Chivas Brothers, Elgin, firefighters, hazardous materials, Longmorn, nitrous acid, Speyside, The Press & Journal2 comments
May 10, 2016 – Production has resumed at Longmorn Distillery near Elgin after firefighters from Speyside and Aberdeenshire spent several hours c...
BenRiach Releases First Cask Strength Single Malt20160317103315
BenRiach Releases First Cask Strength Single Malt
Mark GillespieMarch 17, 2016Aberdeenshire, BenRiach, Elgin, GlenDronach, Scotch Whisky, Speyside0 comments
March 17, 2016 – While most of the attention of the whisky world is focused on Irish whiskies today on St. Patrick’s Day, Speyside’s...
Distillers Largely Free of Holiday Flood Damage So Far20160103114742
Distillers Largely Free of Holiday Flood Damage So Far
Mark GillespieJanuary 3, 2016Aberdeenshire, Alistair Longwell, Angus, Angus Dundee, Ardmore, Ballater, Brechin, Brendan Buckley, Chivas Brothers, Diageo, Douglas Fitchett, Dungourney, flood, flooding, Glencadam, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jameson Experience, Midleton, Midleton Distillery, Mississippi River, Nick Morgan, Old Midleton Distillery, river, River Dee, Royal Lochnagar, Scotland, Speyside, Storm Frank, whiskey, whisky0 comments
January 3, 2016 – With heavy rain still slamming parts of Scotland and flood advisories in place, distillers returning from holiday shutdowns ar...
Ardmore Gets More Love From Beam Suntory with New Port Wood Finish20151012154638
Ardmore Gets More Love From Beam Suntory with New Port Wood Finish
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2015Aberdeenshire, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Ardmore Port Wood Finish, Ardmore Tradition, Ardmore Triple Wood, Beam Suntory, Highlands, Laphroaig, peated, Scotch Whisky, single malt, travel retail, Triple Wood, whisky0 comments
October 12, 2015 – After years of being thought of as a “blender’s malt,” Beam Suntory is focusing more attention on its singl...
New Whiskies From The Glenlivet, Ardmore, Douglas Laing, & Rock Town20150601160209
New Whiskies From The Glenlivet, Ardmore, Douglas Laing, & Rock Town
Mark GillespieJune 1, 2015Aberdeenshire, anniversary, Ardmore, Arkansas, Beam Suntory, Bottled in Bond, Douglas Laing & Co., fox terrier, Fred Laing, Laphroaig, Little Rock, Master Distiller's Reserve, Phil Brandon, Rock Town Distillery, Scallywag, Solera, The Glenlivet, tradition, traditional, travel retail, Triple Wood0 comments
June 1, 2015 – Summer is bringing a bunch of new whiskies, with a special emphasis on travel retail offerings during the Northern HemisphereR...