Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)20180331230237
Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)
March 31, 2018"The Amber Light", "The Angel's Share", @Omar_Fitz, @potstillwhiskey, #fridaynightdram, 1824 Collection, 1824 Series, Adam Park, ADI, Amber, American Distilling Institute, April Fool's, Arctic Circle, Ardnahoe, Ardor, Australia, author, awards, Big Peat, Billy Walker, blending, blind tasting, Bloody Butcher Red Corn Whiskey, blowback, Bluebell Forest, book, book tour, bottling, Bourbon, Box Distillery, British Isles, Buffalo Trace, California, Canada, Cara Laing, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Chris Leggett, Cornwall, Craft Your Perfect Bourbon, crime, crowdsourcing, CYPB Edition, Dair Ghaelach, Danish, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, degenerate, Denmark, Destillerie Nyborg, Detroit, distillery, documentary, Double Cask Range, Douglas Laing & Co., Edrington, film, Fleurieu Distillery, Frank McDonald, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, fuckers, G.R. Andrews & Son, gang, Glasgow, Glenallachie, gold, Gotemba, Halewood, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Isle of Fionia, Jamie Johnson, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kickstarter, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kyoto, Mark Bylok, Matt Hofmann, Mayor Pingree Blue Label, Midleton, movie, Myken Arctic Single Malt, Myken Island, Norway, Norwegian, Nyborg Distillery, Old Malt Cask, Old Particular, Ontario, Peaky Blinder, Peaky Blinders, podcast, Port Ellen, Portland, Pot Still Will, prank, Quercus II, Quest Collection, Remarkable Regional Malts, Roar Larsen, Rock Oyster, Ruby, Sadler's, San Diego, Scallywag, Scandinavian, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sienna, Speyside, Sport Dram, Stewart Laing, Suntory, Sweden, That's Dram Good, The Gauldrons, The Macallan, The Way of Whisky, The Whisky Topic, Timorous Beastie, Tokyo, Travel, travel retail, Triple Cask Matured Range, Valentine Distilling, Virginia Distillery Company, W.L. Weller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wood Hat Spirits, workout, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Scotland’s Douglas Laing & Co. is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018, and for many of those years, the Laing family has taken a light-...
Making the Numbers Add Up for Craft Distillers20171219173930
Making the Numbers Add Up for Craft Distillers
December 19, 2017ACSA, ADI, American Craft Spirits Association, American Distilling Institute, Balcones Distilling, banks, Big Bottom Distilling, bonds, Bourbon, Brian Lee, Canada, capital, celebrity, Chip Tate, collateral, control state, country music, craft distilling, Dad's Hat, debt, disclosure, distribution, distributors, Eastside Distilling, equity, financial, financing, Form 8-K, Form S-1, forum, gristmill, Grover Wickersham, Herman Mihalich, John Cooper, John Little, John Rich, KGW-TV, Las Vegas, Lenny Gotter, licensing, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Mackmyra, marijuana, marketing, markets, Melissa Heim, MotherLode, Nashville, NBV Investments, Nevada, OLCC, Ontario, Oregon, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, over the counter, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Pia Carusone, Portland, privately held, Prohibition, provincial, publicly-traded, Rachel Gardner, Ralph Erenzo, Redneck Riviera, Republic Restoratives, risk, rock climbing, Rye, Securities & Exchange Commission, shares, Smooth Ambler, Steven Earles, stock, Sweden, Tate & Company, Ted Pappas, Tennessee, Texas, ticker, Travis Schoney, Tuthilltown, Waco, Washington, whiskey, whisky, World Health Organization0 comments
December 19, 2017 – The stories of friends deciding to open their own distilleries are almost legendary. For John Cooper and Herman Mihalich of ...
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)20170409133557
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)
April 9, 2017@BetheneC, Adela, ADI, Alioth, American Distilling Institute, auction, Australia, Award, Belgium, Ben & Jerry's, benefit, Benromach, best of class, Bethene Campbell, bidding, Bill Ricker, Bladnoch, Bonnaroo Buzz, Boston, Bourbon, Bourye, Box Distillery, Brexit, Brora, Burn Stewart Distillers, Candela, Cedar Ridge Distillery, charity, Chris Zaborowski, competition, construction, coopers, cows, Dartmoor National Park, David Prior, Denmark, Devon, Diageo, Donald Tusk, Dr. Jim Swan, editor, Edrington, EU, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, farm, Fred Minnick, Generations, Glenn Hubbuch, Gordon & MacPhail, High West, Hong Kong, Hunmanby, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Iowa, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, J. Henry & Sons, James Campbell, John Hansell, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Lalique, Limeburners, Linda Ruffenach, Louisville, Lowlands, M. Shanken Communications, Malt Advocate, March for Babies, March of Dimes, MGP, Michael Moore, Michael Veach, Mortlach, Myrna Jensen, Nantucket, Northern Ireland, Patton Road Reserve, Paul Neave, Podblasts, Portland, premature birth, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Princetown Distillers, publisher, Pure Scot, Reese Hubbuch, Samsara, Scotch Whiskey, Scotland, Second Step, Seven Stars, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside Cooperage, Spirit of Hven, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit of Yorkshire, Stefaan Lesage, Strait of Öresund, Sweden, Systembolaget, Talia, Templeton Rye, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Notch, Theresa May, Tim Davis, Tom Mellor, Triple Eight Distillery, Urban Bourbon, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Chicks, Wigtown, world record0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, but the Lowlands distillery almost never made it to that milestone. W...
Episode 420: April 14, 201320130414002236
Episode 420: April 14, 2013
April 14, 2013ADI, American Craft Distillers Association, American Distilling Institute, Andrew Weber, Ard-bog, Ardbeg, author, Award, Balfour Castle, Balvenie, Bill Owens, Binny's, book, Brett Joyce, Brett Pontoni, Canadian Whisky, Chicago, Chip Tate, craft distilling, Davie Reid, Davin de Kergommeaux, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Festival, Fred Laing, Galileo, Georgie Bell, Glenfrarclas, Glenlivet, Graham Manson, Helgi's, Highland Park, India, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Islay, Joe Hyman, Kirkwall, Lynnfield Inn, Malcolm, Mickey Heads, Mumbai, Orkney, Penn Jensen, Ralph Erenzo, Rick Wassmund, Rory Donovan, Scapa, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Stewart Laing, Ted Huber, World Duty Free0 comments
When Magnus Eunson set up his illegal still on Orkney in 1798, the gaugers in the village of Kirkwall were a safe distance away. Graham Manson manages...
Episode 419: April 6, 201320130406120622
Episode 419: April 6, 2013
April 6, 2013ABV, Adam Harris, ADI, Andrew Cravatta, awards, basketball, Beam, Benjamin Herrera, Berkeley, Bill Newlands, Carl Brewer, Chicago Club, China, Clemont., competition, Dave Broom, Dewar's, Diageo, Eric Gregory, exports, Four Roses, Gavin Hewitt, Goendullan, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, independence, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jared Volavka, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Loki, Louisville, Maker's Mark, mayor. Greg Fisher, minimum pricing, Mortlach, NCAA, Nick Morgan, regulators, Russia, Samuels, Scotch Whisky Association, Secretariat, SWA, taxes, Teacher's, Teaninich, Tom Bates, wager, Whistlepig, Wichita, Wild Turkey0 comments
Scotch Whisky exports account for 80% of all Scottish food and drink exports each year, along with about 25% of all UK food and drink exports. The Sco...
American Distilling Institute Announces 2013 Craft Distilling Awards20130404090449
American Distilling Institute Announces 2013 Craft Distilling Awards
April 4, 2013ADI, American Distilling Institute, artisan, Ballast Point Spirits, craft distilling, Devil's Share, Huber0 comments
April 3, 2013 – Devil’s Share Malt Whiskey from Ballast Point Spirits was named Best of Class among whiskies in the 7th annual American Di...
Episode 415: March 10, 201320130310005122
Episode 415: March 10, 2013
March 10, 2013A. Smith Bowman, ABV, ADI, American Distilling Ins, Amrut, author, Balcones, Bardstown, Beam, beer, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Academy, Bourbon Heritage Center, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Castle Brands, Chichibu, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, Cooley, Corby, David Jacob, Diageo, Domaine Select Wine & Spirits, Economic Times, education, Elijah Craig, Experimental Collection, Explorer's Club, Filson, George T. Stagg, Gold Route, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, history, Ichiro Akuto, India, Ireland, Japan, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Bourbon, Johnnie Walker, Kilbeggan, Kingfisher, Kroger, lawsuit, legal, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Maryland, merger, mesquite, Michael Collins, Michael Veach, Michter's, Mike Veach, Ohio, Pike Creek, Ranger Creek, Ravens, Rimfire, Robert Mark, Ronnie Eddins, San Antonio, Sidney Frank, Single Oak Project, Sour Mash, Spirit of Toronto, Stagg, Stagg Jr., Tenzing, Texas, The Gold Route, Truman Cox, United Spirits, Versailles, Vijay Mallya, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project is at the halfway point, with 96 of the 192 single cask bottlings released and the remainder to be parceled o...
Episode 364: April 8, 201220120407232230
Episode 364: April 8, 2012
April 7, 2012A. Smith Bowman, ADI, American Distilling Institute, blend, Bourbon, competition, Corsair, craft distilling, distilling, Duncan Taylor, Eric Gregory, Four Roses, Indiana, Jimmy Russell, John Wilcox, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Karen Kushner, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Louisville, Mark McDavid, San Francisco, Scotch, Scotland, Smooth Ambler, Starlight, Ted Huber, tourism, Travel, Truman Cox, Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
If you want evidence of the boom in craft distilling, all you need to do is look at registration numbers for the American Distilling Institute’s...
Episode 357: February 18, 201220120217223314
Episode 357: February 18, 2012
February 17, 2012"99 Pot Stills", "Alt Whiskeys", Adelphi, ADI, Alex Bruce, Ardnamurchan, artisan, Balcones, Balvenie, Bill Owens, book, Brimstone, Chip Tate, Corsair, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Cutty Sark, Darek Bell, distillery, distilling, football, Glengoyne, Jason Craig, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, Nashville, Pendleton, rugby, Talisker, Tennessee0 comments
Craft distillers make whisky as much out of passion as a desire to make money, and that gives them the freedom to try different things…just beca...
Episode 350: December 31, 201120111230232443
Episode 350: December 31, 2011
December 30, 2011ADI, Australia, Australian, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Chez Regine, craft distilling, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dennis Malcolm, distillery, gifts, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, history, Kentucky, Lomer Johnson, Medley, Midleton, Mike Padlipsky, Phillipines, rumor, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Speyside, storytelling, The Australian, trade0 comments
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm marked 50 years at the distillery during 2011, and spent Christmas Day on a special mission. On Christmas Day in 196...