New Tricks for an Old Elk (Episode 672: December 17, 2017)20171217142214
New Tricks for an Old Elk (Episode 672: December 17, 2017)
Mark GillespieDecember 17, 2017@BDP514AM, @budducci, @chocomeditator, @realsuwilliams, 12 Minute Conversations, acquisition, Adam Minihan, Adam Schwartz-Lowe, adjudicator, airport, Alena Wren, Amazon, Angus, Angus Dundee, Artisan Restaurant, Asia, Asia-Pacific, author, Ayrshire, Ballantine's, bar, Beckmann, Becle, Blade and Bow, Blue Label Miami Edition, Bobby Parnell, book, bottling, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Bushmills, Campari, Canada, Canadian, Charles Medley Distillery, Chivas Brothers, chocolate, Colorado, consulting, Curt Richardson, David Niles, Davin de Kergommeaux, Derek Mather, Diageo, Dylan Wren, Engel Jones, excuse, Finland, Fort Collins, Forty Creek, Full Volume, George Remus Bourbon, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Glenesk Hotel, Greg Metze, Grimsby, Guinness World Records, Heritage, holidays, Hood River Distillers, I.W. Harper, incentives, Indiana, interview, inventory, investment, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, Jeff Parrott, Johnnie Walker, Jose Cuervo, Kalle Valkonen, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority, Kyrö, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Lexington Herald-Leader, licensing fee, Matt Hofmann, medicine, membership, Mexico, MGP, Miami, Millionaire's Casino, misogyny, Mount Vernon, Nancy Richardson, New York Times, O.Z. Tyler, office, Old Elk, Ontario, Oregon, Orphan Barrel, Otterbox, Owensboro, Pappy Van Winkle, Pendleton Whisky, playlist, podcast, PR agency, production, Proximo Spirits, R.M. Peluso, Ralph Erenzo, regulations, Republic Restoratives, Robert Fleming, Samuel Allen, Saul Davies, Scotland, Seagram, Seagram's 7 Crown, sexism, Shelbyville, shipping laws, Signature Oak, single malt rye whisky, Spotify, Stephen Hawking, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, Stitzel-Weller Experience, Stranahan's, Terressentia, The Catholic Man, The Drinks Business, The Sexton, Tin Cup, Tincup, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trademark, travel retail, Virginia, visitors, visitors center, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Will Drucker, Wishaw, women, world record0 comments
Greg Metze spent years making whisky near the banks of the Ohio River, but he never really got the recognition he deserved because his distillery was ...
Episode 541: June 27, 201520150627230834
Episode 541: June 27, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2015@polkabecky, @Str8TalkWhiskey, Allt a'Bhainne, Angel City Brewing Company, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Aultmore, Baltimore, beer, Bernheim, brewers, brewing, Brooklyn, Burns, Cairdeas, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, cease and desist, Changhi, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, Constellation Brands, Corsair Artisan, Corsair Artisan Distillery, Craig Beam, Craigellachie, Dalmunach, Dan Cigno, DCigno, Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Denny Potter, Drinking Buddies, Duke of Rothesay, Evan Williams, explosion, Feis Ile, Fettercairn, Few Spirits, Four Kings, Glen Keith, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Great Divide Brewing Company, Green Spot, Haneda, Harley, Heaven Hill, Hilliard's Beer, Hong Kong, Imperial, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, John Campbell, Journeyman Distillery, KelSo Brewing Company, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Last Feather Rye, lawyer, LBL Moonshine, Lindores Whisky Fest, M.B. Roland, M.B. Roland Distillery, Mary Beth Roland, Maryland, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, medallion, Mississippi River Distilling Company, motorcycle, Nick Ligon, North British, Parker Beam, Paul Roland, Pikesville Rye, Prince Charles, Ravenswood, Redbreast, reincarnation, Rochdale Farm, Rochester, Rothesay, scarcity, shortage, Silver Trail Distillery, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Pot Stills, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, State Fire Marshal, stillhouse, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenrothes, Tokyo, Tomintoul, trademark, travel retail, US Olympic Committee, Vanderbilt, Whisky Olympics, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Straight Rye0 comments
Just as whisky brands need to change things up once in a while to remain fresh, so do whisky festivals. Tickets have gone on sale for this September...
Episode 500: October 6, 201420141006155338
Episode 500: October 6, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 2014101 Whiskies, AASHISH BERI, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Amrut, Andy Simpson, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Athol Castle, Auriverdes, author, Black Bottle, book, Calgary, Canadian Club, Charles Gordon, code, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, collecting, Constellation, Dalmore, Dave Broom, David Robertson, Dennis Malcolm, Distilled, Ed Bates, EWALD LAP, experiment, FDA, financial, flavorings, Food & Drug Administration, Girvan, Glen Grant, Glenmorangie, Hamish Torrie, Harrod's, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian Buxton, India, induction, ingredients, International Space Station, investing, investment, Iskristall, Islay, Japan, JOEL EASTMAN, Joel Harrison, Karuizawa, Keepers of the Quaich, Kevin Abrook, Kilchoman, KIRSTY CHANT, labeling, LARS CEDERBRO, Lawrence Graham, layoff, London, Macallan, Mackmyra, Malt Maniacs, MARTIN JENKINS, Mikael Svendson, MOOKIE BISLA, Neil Ridley, Nikka, Ontario, Peter Wills, regulators, Rick Jagdale, road trip, Rye, Shanghai, single grain, Stephen Cannon, Stephen Notman, Sukhinder Singh, Supernova, Sweden, Taghta, Taipei, Tax & Trade Bureau, Telegraph, Templeton Rye, The Nikka, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, tour, tracking, Treasury, TTB, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinopolis, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, World Atlas of Whisky, Yokohama0 comments
This is a special episode of WhiskyCast – not only is it the 500th episode, but it’s the second of two episodes this weekend from The Whis...
Episode 484: June 20, 201420140620225502
Episode 484: June 20, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 20, 201424 Hours of Whisky, accounting, acquisition, Andrew Mackay, anniversary, Asia, Auchentoshan, auction, Austin, beer keg, Bill Samuels, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brianna Bailey, Canada, Catoctin Creek, charcoal., collectors, commercial, Compass Box, construction, Crown Royal, David Perkins, Diageo, distillery, dock, Doug Clement, explosion, Fife, film, fire, fungus, Galway, Germany, Glenfiddich, High West, horses, Iain McCallum, India, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Thurmon, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam Rye, Joshua Hatton, Jr., Kentucky, Kingsbarns, Laimrig, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Lexington, light whiskey, Lincoln County Process, Loretto, Louisville, Ludwigshafen, Macallan, Maker's Mark, McTears, MGP-I, Millennium, Monarch, Moore, New York City, Nun's Island, Oklahoma, Old No. 27, Park City, Peat Monster, Persse's, Peter Holroyd, Preussischer, Rob Samuels, safety, Scott Harris, sexism, shares, Shelby County Planning Commission, Shelbyville, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, St. Andrew's, stillhouse, stock, Strathhaven Ales, The Oklahoman, The Whisky Shop, Tito's, Tomatin, Twister Distillery, United Spirits, Utah, video, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, visitors center, vodka, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Jewbilee, William Wemyss, women0 comments
Distilling is serious business, and safety is paramount. Brianna Bailey of The Oklahoman can testify to that…she was an eyewitness to an explosi...
Jack Daniel’s Creates Premium Version For Asia20140618143023
Jack Daniel’s Creates Premium Version For Asia
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2014artists, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Brown-Forman, China, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Lincoln County Process, Lynchburg, No. 27, Old No. 7, Shanghai, Tennessee Whiskey0 comments
June 18, 2014 – Jack Daniel’s is one of the world’s best-selling whiskey brands, with nearly 12 million cases sold worldwide in 2013...
Episode 475: April 19, 201420140419000235
Episode 475: April 19, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 19, 201421c Museum, acquisition, ad valorem, AMC, Andrea Duvall, Andrew Webber, Asia, austerity, Australia, author, Baron, barrel tax, Beam, bill, Bill Newlands, Bill Welter, Binny's, bookshelf, Bourbon, Brett Pontoni, Bulleit, Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, China, Clark Street Ale House, cocktails, commercial, cookbook, cooking, Corsair, counterfeit, court, craft distillers, craft distilling, creditors, Danny Williamson, Darek Bell, dedication, Delilah's, Dewar's, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, earnings, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, Few Spirits, Filson, Fountainhead, Four Kings, government, governor, India, investors, James Espey, Jeffrey Lohr, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Journeyman, Justin Victor, Karnataka, Kathleen Purvis, KDA, Ken Mack, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, law, Lawrenceburg, legislative, Leo Mierzwicki, local, Louisville, Mad Men, Making Your Marque, Meet the Baron, Mike Veach, Mississippi River Distilling Company, Paul Hletko, Philadelphia, profits, property tax, recipe, Remy Cointreau, Robert Probst, Rosemary Gallagher, Ryan Burchett, Scotch Whisky Association, sexism, shares, single barrel, Steve Beshear, stock, Suntory, SWA, The Bar on Buena, The Fat Ham, trademark, Travel, TV, United Spirits, University of North Carolina Press, visitors, visitors center. tourism, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Whisky has a place in the kitchen as well as the bar, and Bourbon may well be one of the most versatile spirits chefs can experiment with. It adds a s...
The Week’s Whisky Industry News & Notes20140131162456
The Week’s Whisky Industry News & Notes
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2014acquisitions, Africa, Asia, Beam, Bernard Arnault, Brown-Forman, China, corruption, cost cutting, cuts, Deirdre Mahlan, Diageo, distribution, finance, Frankfort, Glenmorangie, golf, golf ball, independence, Ivan Menezes, Kentucky, LVMH, management, Marc Hoellinger, mergers, Moet Hennessy, Nashville, Paul Skipworth, profits, Ranger Creek, referendum, sales, San Antonio, Scotland, Small Caliber Series, South Africa, Spencerfield Spirit Company, structure, T.J. Miller, Tennessee, Texas, The Feathery, Vanderbilt0 comments
January 31, 2014 – Here are some of the headlines in this week’s whisky industry news: LVMH has named Marc Hoellinger the full-time CEO of...
Outgoing SWA Chief Calls For Even More Investment in Scotch Whisky20131215132530
Outgoing SWA Chief Calls For Even More Investment in Scotch Whisky
Mark GillespieDecember 15, 2013Africa, Asia, Brazil, cachaca, China, David Frost, Diageo, economy, Edrington, exports, Gavin Hewitt, global, investment, Mexico, middle class, Pernod Ricard, Russia, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, tequila, The Scotsman, trade, vodka0 comments
December 15, 2013 – Outgoing Scotch Whisky Association chief executive Gavin Hewitt has a message for his members on his way out the door: you...
Revealing the Secrets of Taiwan’s First Single Malt Distillery20110603053125
Revealing the Secrets of Taiwan’s First Single Malt Distillery
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2011Asia, distillery, distilling, Ian Chang, Kavalan, King Car, single malt, Taiwan, whisky0 comments
It took Taiwan’s entry into the WTO in 2002 to fulfill the dream of a whisky-loving Taiwanese industrialist. T.T. Lee took advantage of the end ...