Episode 498: September 26, 201420140926213705
Episode 498: September 26, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2014Alan Winchester, Alex Salmond, anCnoc, Angel's Envy, Angry Salmond, Ardbeg, attorney, auction, auctioneer, Bonhams, Boston, Bremont, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Caramel, Cask Masters, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chris Morris, Christopher McNair, claims, class action, Cleveland, Compass Box, Cook County Chancery Court, data, David DeFazio, Douglas Laing & Co. McGibbon's, Early Times, Edelson, Eleuthera, experiment, export, Feis Ile, First Minister, France, fraud, Friends of Laphroaig, George T. Stagg, Gleneagles, Glenmorangie, golf, Harrod's, HM Revenue & Customs, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, job swap, Joe Hyman, John Campbell, Joseph Hyman, Keith Kerkhoff, KFC Yum! Center, Kirby, labeling, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisville, Louisville Slugger Field, Main Street, Mike Barber, natural color, Nicola Sturgeon, Old Forester, orbit, Richard Paterson, Ryder Cup, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Bush, Scott Spolverino, Simon Brooking, Skinner, Space, Stockholm, Supernova, Sweden, Taghta, Templeton Rye, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tom Lix, trade, TTB, Vinopolis, vintage, Whiskey Row, Winchester Collection, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
With all of the issues being raised over whisky labeling in the US and a new lawsuit challenging claims on Templeton Rye’s labels, we’ll h...
Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...
Scotch Whisky Industry Praises Stability From Independence Vote20140919095528
Scotch Whisky Industry Praises Stability From Independence Vote
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2014Alex Salmond, David Cameron, David Williamson, devolution, EU, European Union, Holyrood, independence, Lord Smith of Kelvin, Parliament, referendum, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, taxes, vote, Westminster0 comments
September 19, 2014 – After a sleepless night of waiting for returns from around Scotland, Scotch Whisky Association leaders are praising the sta...
Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
Scotch Whisky Avoids Russian Trade Sanctions For Now20140808122432
Scotch Whisky Avoids Russian Trade Sanctions For Now
Mark GillespieAugust 8, 20141792 Barton, Alex Salmond, Bardstown, consumer, David Williamson, economic, European Union, exports, First Minister, food, Holyrood, imports, Kentucky, Kentucky Gentleman, phthalates, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, SWA, trade, UK, Ukraine, US, World Trade Organization0 comments
August 8, 2014 – The escalating battle of economic sanctions between Russia and Western nations over the situation in Ukraine has already seen r...
Episode 487: July 11, 201420140712000358
Episode 487: July 11, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 12, 2014Alabama, Alex Salmond, Angus Robertson, Antony Barnett, Ardbeg, basketball, battle, Battle of Bannockburn, Bill Lumsden, birth rate, Bourbon barrels, Brown-Forman, campaign, Channel 4, chef, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Colorado, Commonwealth, cooperage, court, cuisine, David Frost, dinner, Dispatches, donation, Double Diamond, Downslope Distilling, Duke Bourbon, Duke Spirits, Duke University, Electoral Commission, England, Eric Burke, fact check, First Minister, Flatiron Room, Gavin Hewitt, Gavin McLachan, Glenmorangie, headache, Heather Greene, independence, International Paper, Islay, Jack Daniel Cooperage, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, James Beard House, jobs, John Wayne, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaSanta, lawsuit, lawyers, Louisville, Lynchburg, Macallan, movie, Old Pulteney, pairing, population, Pride 1978, quote, Ranald Watson, referendum, rifle, Robert the Bruce, Robin Burke, rums, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Rogers, Scottish National Party, Sherry Cask Reserve, skier, skiiing, SNP, Spirit of Freedom, Springbank, Stagecoach, Stephen Schulte, Susan Burdian, SWA, Tennessee, The Glenrothes, The Scotsman, trademark, Trinity, Twitter, war, Western, William Grant & Sons, yacht, Yes Argyll0 comments
Glenmorangie’s Dr. Bill Lumsden wanted to push the envelope 16 years ago when he got his hands on some French Oak barriques from an undisclosed ...
Episode 479: May 17, 201420140517163117
Episode 479: May 17, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 17, 20141948, Alex Salmond, Austin, Austria, Balcones, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Bernheim, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Campari, Campari America, Chip Tate, collectors, Customs, Dan Garrison, David Frost, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, Diamonds, Dràm an Stiùreadair, economic development, Eddie Russell, Elgin, European Commission, European Union, Evolution, exports, Feis Ile, Forty Creek, France, Gaelic, Garrison Brothers, Glen Grant, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Grimsby, Hibiki, Hidetsugu Ueno, Hill Country, Hye, ice, ice carving, Ileach, independence, India, Indian Whisky, investing, Islay, Jimmy Russell, Joe The Bluesman, John Ellwood, John Hall, Jose Manuel Barroso, Klaus Doblmann, Las Vegas, Mark Brown, Michael Urquhart, Moray Golf Club, Morrison Bowmore, Old Blowhard, Old Taylor, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, Peristyle, Poland, Ranger Creek, Rebecca Creek, referendum, Reid Mitenbuler, Rhetoric, San Antonio, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Single Oak Project, Spain, Steve Beshear, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, SWA, tax incentives, Texas, The Netherlands, trade, Twitter, Washington, Wealth Solutions, Westering Home, Wild Turkey, Yellow Rose0 comments
The old saying goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Dan Garrison’s life was full of lemons back in 2003, and he decided...
Scotch Whisky Association Fears Independence Impact On Exports20140513152640
Scotch Whisky Association Fears Independence Impact On Exports
Mark GillespieMay 13, 2014Alex Salmond, Catalonia, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Union, independence, Jose Manuel Barroso, Mariano Rajoy, referendum, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Spain, SWA, United Kingdom, vote0 comments
May 13, 2014 – Scotch Whisky Association chief executive David Frost is raising even more concerns over the impact of September’s Scottish...
Episode 477: May 3, 201420140503220647
Episode 477: May 3, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2014age statement, album, Alex Salmond, ambassador, Amrut, Ardmore, author, awards, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Birthday, Blackadder, book, Bourbon Country, Canada, Copper Dogs, Court of Session, Cutty Sark, distillers, Edrington, Edrington Americas, European Court of Justice, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse, First Minister, Forres, Frank Scott, Frankfurt, Glenlivet, GQ, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Heinemann, Highland Park, Ian Macleod Distillers, Jacqui Scott, Jeffrey Murphy, John Campbell, Kathleen Purvis, Ken Goldenberg, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Knockomie Hotel, Laphroaig, LDI, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lunar Rogue, maltings, Matt Shattock, mayor, MGP-I, minimum pricing, Morrison Bowmore, music, nation of drunks, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Riff, Newport, O.K.I., Parker Beam, Paul Ross, Penny Ellis, Remy Cointreau, Sam Simmons, Sauternes, Scottish Government, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stacey Yates, Suntory, The Balvenie, The Fat Trout, The Macallan, The Party Source, tourism, Tullibardine, visitors0 comments
Most distillery startups these days come from entrepreneurs looking for a new challenge in life, and Ken Lewis is no different. His New Riff Distiller...
Scotland’s Minimum Pricing Battle To Be Decided In European Court20140502121915
Scotland’s Minimum Pricing Battle To Be Decided In European Court
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2014alcohol abuse, Alex Salmond, Conservative, Court of Session, David Frost, epidemic, European Court of Justice, European Union, First Minister, GQ, labour, lawsuit, Liberal Democrat, minimum pricing, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA0 comments
May 2, 2014 – The ongoing legal battle between the Scottish Government and the Scotch Whisky Association will be resolved in Luxembourg instead ...