Whiskies From a Land Down Under (Episode 781: August 19, 2019)20190821111733
Whiskies From a Land Down Under (Episode 781: August 19, 2019)
August 21, 2019abuse, acquisition, Alberta, allegations, assault, Australia, Baudonia, Bill Lark, black mold, Black Velvet, blog, Bonnybridge, brownies, Bulleit Bourbon, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Clay Whittaker, Conor McGregor, court, David Vitale, Diageo, distilling, Dublin, Edinburgh, fungus, Gail Chambers, Gary Harris-Newsham, Heaven Hill, Hellyers Road, Hobart, Hollis Bulleit, Hollis Worth, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Iron House, Josh Hafer, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, lawyer, Lethbridge, Levenmouth, Lexington Herald-Leader, Mark Littler, Melbourne, mixed martial arts, Nick Turner, Overeem, Patrick Maguire, podcast, police, Proper No. Twelve, pub, punch, Scotland, single malt, Starward, Sullivan's Cove, Tasman Whisky, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Tassie, Ted Matthews, The Spirits Business, Thomas Chambers, Tom Bulleit, UFC, video, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Waffle0 comments
This time around, we’re in Australia as Tasmania’s distillers wrap up the third annual Tasmanian Whisky Week. It’s been 27 years sin...
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition20190813115555
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition
August 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...
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
June 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...
WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)20190511222642
WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)
May 11, 2019@chris_london, @Drew7182, @MoeGriz, @MurphUSA1, @nicholaslmartin, @Sophia10onSA, @udkas123, #FreeOurWhisky, adjudicator, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Allura Fergie, Amburana, Amrut, Artisan Restaurant, attorney general, Australia, Bangalore, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, Beam, beer, Belgium, Benromach, Bob Dylan, Bootleg Series, bottling strength, Boynsmill, Braxil, British Columbia, cachaca, Calgary, California, Canada, Chris London, cognac, Dalbeallie, Dave Pickerell, David Eby, David Lukas Kuhn, David Taylor, Derek Mather, Diageo, dispute, Double Oak, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Engagement of the Forty, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Forager's Keep, Forty Creek, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Gouden Carolus, Guinness World Records, hearing, Heaven's Door, Het Anker, Hicken Report, Holy Dram, House of Fraser, India, investors, Israel, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, Jeff Kozak, Johnnie Walker Experience, Jura, Jura Tide, Jura Time, Kilchoman, Lansdowne, Latin, licensing, liquor inspectors, Mizunara Oak, Neel Jagdale, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, Pennsylvania, Pittyvaich, pocket square, Princes Street, Raj Bhakta, Redbreast, Reddit, regulations, regulatory, Rick Jagdale, San Diego, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Shane, Shoreham, Shree Radakrishna Jagdale, SMWS, soccer coach, Spirit of Speyside Festival, succession, Tamdhu, Tasmania, teacher, The Glenesk Hotel, The Glenlivet, The Whiskey House, The Whisky Exchange, trademark, travel retail, Trippel, Vermont, visitors center, War of 1812, Washington, wedding, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar, Whistlepig Rye, Whyte & Mackay, Wishaw, Writers Tears0 comments
Of all the craft distilleries Dave Pickerell worked with before his sudden death last November, none was more identified with him than Vermont’s...
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
May 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...
A New Generation at Michter’s (Episode 765: April 28, 2019)20190428222947
A New Generation at Michter’s (Episode 765: April 28, 2019)
April 28, 2019@AODaveLee, @bozkurtkurasu, @IntlPodcastDay, @stuloosemore, #Drams4Fams, Alberta, Ambler, American Whiskey Convention, Ancient Order of Hibernians, anCnoc, André Girard, Andrea Wilson, Arran, Arran Malt & Music Festival, Aultmore, Autumn Nethery, axe throwing, axed, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benromach, Bloody Butcher, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, Bourbon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chatham Imports, Chivas Brothers, Clermont, Clynelish, Coleburn, confiscated, Connoisseurs Choice, craft distillers, crop, Dan McKee, Dancing Star Farm, Dave Lee, Diageo, Discovery Series, Distiller's Reserve, Drams 4 Fams, Dublin, Edinburgh, Edmonton Scotch Club, farming, food bank, Fusion Series, Glenburgie, Glengyle, Glenkinchie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Bruce, Heathrow, heirloom grains, hunger, Indiana Wesleyan University, Irish Whiskey Collection, James J. O'Toole, Jeptha Creed, Jim Beam Distillery, Joe Magliocco, John Dewar & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Johnnie Walker Experience, Joyce Nethery, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl, Kilkerran, Knockdhu, Lagg Distillery, Ledaig, Louisville, Macduff, Marsala, Master Distiller's Reserve, Michter's, Pam Heilmann, Pennsylvania, Phifer Pavitt, Phifer Pavitt Reserve, Piggyback, Pittsburgh, Private Collection, retirement, Robert MacDonald, Sandy McIntyre, Springbank, Steve Nally, Tamdhu, The Deveron, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Rare Cask, The Glenlivet Solera Vatted, The Glenlivet White Oak Reserve, The Last Drop Distillers, trademark, travel retail, Travis Watt, Triple Cask Series, US 1, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs. Quebec Whisky, Whistlepig, Wigle, Wilderness Trail, Willie Pratt, World of Whiskies, Writers Tears0 comments
Pam Heilmann has been making Bourbon for her entire career, but it was only in the last three years that she had the title of Master Distiller after s...
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)
April 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...
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)20190106165051
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
January 6, 2019Aberfeldy, Abhainn Dearg, acquisition, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, application, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bain's, Beam Suntory, Bicentenary, Big Five Duty Free, Black Prince, Booker Noe Distillery, Bourbon, Brent Stewart, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Calgary, Cambus, Canada, Canadian Club, Chicago, Christopher Winters, competition, construction, Daniel Marlowe, Dave Pickerell, DC, Diageo, District of Columbia, Donegal, Douglas Laing & Co., East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Feis Ile, first dram, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Fritz Farm, Gaja Capital, Georgie Crawford, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, hockey, Imperial. @lawschooldrunk, India, Indiana, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Lewis, James Sedgewick Distillery, Jim Beam Distillery, Johannesburg, John Distilleries, John Newfry, Johnnie Walker, Kent Crittenden, Kentucky, Kentucky for Kentucky, Kilchoman, Laddie Classic, Lagavulin, Last Dram, Lexington, liquor agency, Little Book, lottery, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's Mark, Maryland, moonshine, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Year's, NHL, nosing, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Ohio, palate, Palmetto Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul John, planning approval, planning permission, Port Ellen, R.J. Hodges, Raj Singh, Ryan Campbell, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky. expansion, Scotland, shares, single grain, South Africa, South Carolina, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, stake, Stanley Cup, Star Industries, Sukhinder Singh, tasting, The Balvenie, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Deveron, The Whisky Exchange, Three Chord Bourbon, Tim Knittel, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Virginia, visitors centers, Washington, Washington Capitals, whiskey, Whiskey Bear, whisky, world champions, Zionsville0 comments
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far between...
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)20181025021027
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)
October 25, 2018"The Beast", @ezemcgee, @tmaher103, 1816 Cask, A. Smith Bowman, age verification, Al Young, Alberta, author, Bank & Bourbon, Belgium, benefit, book, border, bottles, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Elliott, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Calgary, California, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chattanooga, Chivas Regal, Code of Responsible Practices, Corby, Cork, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Dublin, Dungourney, Edgar Bronfman, EU, European Parliament, European Union, expansion, Fort McMurray, Four Roses, Fox & Geese, Friends of Fort McMurray Firefighters, Gatwick, Golden Carolus, Gooderham & Worts, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, Guy Verhofstadt, hard border, Heathrow, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Japan, Jim Rutledge, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Lanny McDonald, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceville, Lot #40, Louisville, marketing, Midleton, Mizunara Oak, NHL, NHL Alumni, Northern Border Collection, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Ontario, Paul Wickman, Peerless Rye, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Magazine Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, Pike Creek, Prime Minister, Quebec, recycling, Redbreast, Ryan MacLaughlin, Sagamore Spirit, Samuel Bronfman, Seagram, tattoo, Tennessee, The Glenlivet, Theresa May, Tim Maher, Toronto, travel retail, Twitter, Ultimate Cask Collection, underage, Wendell Clark, whiskey, whisky, wildfires, Wiser's, Wood Buffalo Brewing Company0 comments
Kentucky’s Four Roses Bourbon is marking its 130th anniversary this year, and while Al Young hasn’t been there the whole time…he com...
Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)