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Episode 517: January 18, 201520150119014546

Episode 517: January 18, 2015

Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2015@DrinkBC, @whiskeywhynot, acquisition, Alliance Global, Alness, American, Andrew Tan, Beth Havers, blend, British Columbia, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky Awards, Collingwood, competition, construction, Corby, Craigdarroch, Dalmore, Dave Alcock, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, domestic, Don Kerr, Don Livermore, Dramalista, environment, farewell tour, Fettercairn, flavored, flavored whiskey, Forty Creek, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hazelburn, Highland Queen, Hotel Grand Pacific, Inver House, investigation, investment, James Robertson, John Spencer, judging, Jura, Justin Victor, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Longrow, Maker's Mark, Michael Urquhart, Michel Picard, misconceptions, Montreal, myths, Oklahoma City, Ontario, organic, Pernod Ricard, Peter Hunt, PMA, Port Ellen Maltings, press tour, Quebec, Ranald Watson, regulators, report, results, retirement, Richard Paterson, robbery, Rolling Stones, SAQ, scores, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA, sick, Speyside, Springbank, stability, stolen, Sunday Herald, Tamnavulin, Teaninich, The Balvenie, theft, Toronto, Tullibardine, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Spirits, Victoria Whisky Festival, water, Whyte & Mackay, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments

In the second of our two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival, we’ll catch up on more of the week’s news – in...

Episode 488: July 18, 201420140718225345

Episode 488: July 18, 2014

Mark GillespieJuly 18, 2014Adelphi, Alliance Global, Anchorman, Andrew Tan, Angel's Envy, antitrust, Ardnamurchan, Australia, Barry Crockett, bartender, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Hogan, brand, Brian Nation, Brisbane, Brown-Forman, buckwheat, Byron Nelson, Cameronbridge, cat, Catskill Distilling, celebrity, Cheech & Chong, Cheech Marin, City Council, cocktails, comment, Commonwealth Games, community, competition, Competition & Markets Authority, contest, Dallas, David Beckham, Defiant Rye, Diageo, Dodge, drinks, Duke, Duke University, Ed Caan, Edinburgh, Elijah Leone, Finger Lakes, Fireball, Firestone & Robertson, flavored, football, Fort Worth, Four Roses, Glasgow, Glasgow 2014, Glen Garden, Glenbeg, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, golf, Haig Club, India, Indiana, Irish Distillers, J.E. Seagram, J.R. Ewing, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Bell, Jim Beam, John Wayne, Kentucky, Kentucky Fire, Larry Hagman, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, LDI, Leonard Firestone, licensing, Lilith Morgan, Linda Ruffenach, Liqueur, Louisville, mascot, merger, mezcal, MGP, MGP-I, Michael Howard, Midleton Very Rare, movies, neighbors, Oakland, Open Championship, Paramount, PDT, pet, Piccadilly, Prairie Creek Beverages, punch, recipe, regulators, Reserve Bank of India, rights, Riviera Imports, Ron Burgundy, ruling, Seagram's, Selfridge's, Simon Fuller, single grain, soccer, Southfork Bottling Company, stars, Stephanie Seagram, Strong Spirits, Taylor Made, television, Tennessee Fire, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Whisky Shop, trademark, Troy Robertson, turtle, TV, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Warner Brothers, Waterloo, Whyte & Mackay, Will Ferrell, zoning0 comments

Celebrity-branded spirits are a big trend these days, and the whisky world is no exception. Last week, we reported on the lawsuit filed by John Wayne&...

UK Regulators Prepared To Approve Whyte & Mackay Sale20140717123428

UK Regulators Prepared To Approve Whyte & Mackay Sale

Mark GillespieJuly 17, 2014Alliance Global, Andrew Tan, antitrust, Bangalore, Bell's, comments, competition, Competition & Markets Authority, Dalmore, Diageo, Emperador, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, Reserve Bank of India, Supreme Court of India, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, USL, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments

July 17, 2014 – Filipino billionaire Andrew Tan’s $724.5 million (USD) acquisition of Whyte & Mackay is a step closer to completion. T...

UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale20140603100041

UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale

Mark GillespieJune 3, 2014Alliance Global, Andrew Tan, antitrust, Competition & Markets Authority, Dalmore, Diageo, Emperador, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments

June 3, 2014 – UK competition regulators will open a public comment period on Diageo’s plans to sell Whyte & Mackay to Filipino billio...

Episode 478: May 10, 201420140511001945

Episode 478: May 10, 2014

Mark GillespieMay 11, 2014100% Islay, Alliance Global, Ancient Ancient Age, Andrew Tan, Ardbeg, Auriverdes, Balvenie, barrels, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Bill Ricker, Boston, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Charter, cooperage, Dalmore, Darkness, Diageo, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Elmer T. Lee, Emperador, forest, Four Roses, Glen Moray, Glenlivet, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, Ichiro Akuto, India, Jack Teeling, Japan, Japanese, Jim Beveridge, Jim Rutledge, John Ellwood, John Malatino, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kilchoman, Macallan, Mark Brown, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Michael Urquhart, Mizunara, Moray, Nadurra, Nate Berman, Neyah White, OESF, Orphan Barrel, Private Collection, regulators, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Eddins, sale, Sazerac, Seiichi Koshimizu, shortage, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Solomon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Suntory, Tamdhu, Tamnavulin, Tampa, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Loop, The Nose, Triple A, Twitter, United Spirits, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, Weller, Westborough, Whyte & Mackay2 comments

Mark Brown heads up Buffalo Trace and its parent company, Sazerac, and he’s known for speaking his mind even when it goes against the rest of th...

Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million20140509120615

Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million

May 9, 2014 – A dark horse emerged from the bidding as the winner in Diageo’s sale of Whyte & Mackay, the Scotland-based unit of India...