Trump’s Scotch Whisky Goes on the Auction Block20170106142032
Trump’s Scotch Whisky Goes on the Auction Block
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2017Aberdeenshire, Alistair Walker, ambassador, auction, Barack Obama, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Brooke Brown Barzun, Brown-Forman, Donald Trump, election, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Hard to Find Whisky, Matthew Braun, McTears, POTUS, President, resort, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhiskyAuctions.com, Scotland, transition, Trump International Golf Links, Trump Scotland, whisky0 comments
January 6, 2017 – One week before Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States, a bottle of the only single ...
Episode 596: July 3, 201620160703204946
Episode 596: July 3, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 3, 2016@BenWood40, @Misterpie, actor, ambassador, Annis Noe, Arkansas, Arran, Barack Obama, bartender, Beam, Ben Wood, Bloomberg, Bobby Gleason, Booker Noe, Booker's, Booker's Roundtable, Bourbon, Bourbon Brotherhood, Bovey Tracey, Brexit, Brooke Brown Barzun, Brown-Forman, Buckingham Palace, Caithness Viking Festival, campaign, Christy Brown, Cincinnati, clowns, cocktail, cognac, community shares, Compass Box, crowdfunding, Dartmoor, David Stewart, Denver, Devon, Diageo, Diamond Peak, Dingwall, dollar, election, Elliott Gillespie, England, European Union, exchange rate, expansion, fortune, Gerard Butler, gift voucher, Glen Wyvis, Glenturret, gold, Gold Bar Whiskey, Hadleigh Bailey, Hollywood, Honours List, investors, Ira Seligman, JA Mackay, Jake Norris, Jess Graber, Joshua Mercer, Jura, Justin Petszaft, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kickstarter, lease, Licking River, Linda Ruffenach, Little Rock, Lochranza, Louisville, luck, Manhattan, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Master of Malt, Matthew Barzun, MBE, Michter's, movies, Nashville, Nelson's Green Briar Distillery, New Riff, Newport, Norway, Order of the British Empire, Owsley Brown, Pam Heilemann, Perthshire, Phil Brandon, politics, pound, President, Proximo Spirits, Queen Elizabeth, relocation, Rob Dietrich, Rock Town, shaken, silent season, single malt, Snowflake, standards of identity, stirred, Stoke-on-Trent, Stranahan's, tax incentives, Tennessee, The Balvenie, The Bourbon Mixer, The Circus, The Famous Grouse Experience, Thurso, Toogie's Invitation, Tromsø, TTB, UK, United Kingdom, US1, WCPO-TV, Whisky Chicks, Willie Cochrane, Wolfburn, World Duty Free0 comments
Single malt whiskies have been sold in the US for decades, but technically, there’s no official definition for “single malt” in the ...
Episode 587: April 30, 201620160501154043
Episode 587: April 30, 2016
Mark GillespieMay 1, 2016@Ben_Palin, acquisition, age statements, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Ben Bowers, Ben Palin, BenRiach, Billy Walker, black cherry, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Cleveland Underground, Cleveland Whiskey, Compass Box, competition, crowdfunding, Enlightenment, European Union, finishing, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, free trade, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Hood River Distillers, Indiegogo, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jim Rutledge, John Drew Brands, John Glaser, Jon Mowry, Jonathan Drew, Kevin Plank, Limestone Branch, Louisville, LVMH, MGP, Michter's, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Jersey, Nigel Farage, Peter Grasso, Phil Lynch, politics, President, processing, referendum, regulations, retirement, Sagamore Spirit, sale, Stephen Camisa, The Circus, The Glenrothes, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tom Lix, Trail's End, transparency, Under Armour, vote, Washington, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Yellowstone0 comments
The other night, one of the whiskey bars in Louisville held a “Jim Rutledge Tribute Night” to honor the retired Four Roses master distille...
Episode 586: April 23, 201620160424223028
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 24, 2016@meljkim, age statements, American Pharoah, Amrut, André Girard, Angus MacRaild, Balcones, Barack Obama, Barbara Sweetman, Beach Whiskey, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Brora Rover, Chicago, Chip Tate, cigars, Compass Box, construction, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distillers, Craig Wolf, Dave Schmier, David Cameron, distributors, Doug French, Douglas Laing & Co., Drake, Drew Estate, Egan's, EU, European Union, Evanston, exports, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Four Kings, Frank Scott, geographical protection, George Racz, Glencadam, Glencadam Origin 1825, horse racing, Illinois, Independent Spirits Expo, India, Indian, Ireland, Jackie Scott, Jake Owen, Japan, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, Journeyman Distillery, Kaliningrad, Keepers of the Quaich, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Derby, Kikori, label approval, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Distillery, legislation, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Maverick Drinks, Melvin Kim, Mexico, Michael Vachon, Michter's, Mississippi River Distilling, music, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Oaxaca, opening, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Paul John, President, Prime Minister, Prince, Proximo Spirits, Purple Rain, Radico Khaitan, Rampur, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, rock, rum, Russia, Sanjeev Banga, Scorpion Mezcal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sierra Norte, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Epicurean, three-tier, trade, transparency, treaty, tribute, Triple Crown, TTB, Ukraine, US1, Virginia Black, Waco, Whisky Sponge, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a distillery...
Episode 572: January 17, 201620160118024549
Episode 572: January 17, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2016Aberlour, Adam McDowell, age statements, Alwynne Gwilt, Avril Scott, baby, baby name, Barack Obama, beer, Benromach, Beth Havers, bill, blender, Bourbon, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace. Col. E.H. Taylor, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Canadian Whisky, Caolila Scott, Chivas Brothers, Dalmunach, daughter, Distiller's Masterpiece, Don Livermore, Drew Mayville, dry hopping, exports, Founder's Reserve, Fountana Group, Graeme Macaloney, Guinness, Highwood Distillers, Hopped Whisky, hops, Ian Chapman, Ian Logan, IPA, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jan Westcott, Jeremy Scott, Jim Beam, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, legislation, legislature, Liqueur, liquor by the drink, Longmorn, Miss Whisky, Nadurra, National Post, Pacific Rim, Parliament, Peak Oil, Peak Speyside Single Malt, PMA, President, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Senate, Simon Brooking, Southern Comfort, Spirits Canada, stout, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Pacific Rim Hotel, theft, Thomas Chen, Tormore, tourism, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Tuaca, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, welly boots, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyFest New York, William Grant & Sons0 comments
One of the most-discussed topics at this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival was a National Post feature on whisky questioning the future of vint...
“Pardon My Pappy” Campaign Goes Viral20150425060144
“Pardon My Pappy” Campaign Goes Viral
Mark GillespieApril 25, 2015Barack Obama, blogger, Bourbon Babe, Bourbon Summit, Buffalo Trace, Carla Carlton, charges, Christopher Preston, Eagle Rare, Franklin County, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gov. Steve Beshear, indictments, insurance, judge, Mark S. Searcy, Mitch McConnell, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, Pat Melton. sheriff, President, prosecutors, Russell's Reserve, Senate, theft, Wild Turkey1 comment
April 25, 2015 – While watching coverage of Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton’s news conference Tuesday on the indictments of nine people...
Episode 526: March 21, 201520150321223424
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2015@Matthewthet, Abbas Kazerounian, accomplice, age statements, Akron, Anthony Bourdain, attorney, Award, Barack Obama, barrels, Beam Suntory, bedtime story, BenRiach, Bill Lark, bootlegger, Bourbon Summit, break-in, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Camp Nelson, Campari America, CEO, Chancellor, charged, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, City Club of Cleveland, class action, Cleveland, Cleveland State University, coalition, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, cured oak, daughter, Diageo, dismiss, Drew Kulsveen, drop the duty, duty, Edwin Vargas, election, Franklin County, George Dickel, George Osborne, Germany, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glentauchers, Goldilocks, Grand Central Station, Green Label, Hakushu, handcrafted, handmade, I.W. Harper, Ian Chang, Ian MacLeod, Icons of Whisky, incubator, intern, Irish Car Bomb, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, Jim Murray, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kazerouni Law Group, label, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, lobbying, London, MAGNET, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, manufacturing, Matt Wooler, Matthew T, MGP-I, Mitch McConnell, moonshine, motion, mystery, New Orleans, Nikka, Ohio, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parliament, Pat Melton, Popcorn Sutton, President, Presidential, process, puked, Pure Malt, Ray Surinick, Rosemary Gallagher, Schwetzingen, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Service, Seiichi Koshimizu, Sheriff, Shinji Fukyuo, Simon Marshall, Solist, St. George's, Stitzel-Weller, stolen property, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Suntory Holdings, suspect, SWA, Taiwan, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru, Tamdhu, taxes, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Lix, Vinho, warehouse, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Bible, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, White House, Wild Turkey, Willett, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki0 comments
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City Club of Cleveland....
President Visits Cleveland Whiskey20150319210248
President Visits Cleveland Whiskey
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2015Barack Obama, basketball, bipartisan, Bourbon Summit, City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, Cleveland State University, Democrat, Henry Clay, incubator, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, MAGNET, MGP-I, Mitch McConnell, motorcade, Ohio, politics, President, Republican, Secret Service, Senate, senator, speech, Tom Lix0 comments
March 19, 2015 – If the “Bourbon Summit” between US President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ev...
Episode 507: November 22, 201420141123021818
Episode 507: November 22, 2014
Mark GillespieNovember 23, 2014Aberfeldy, Andy Nelson, Annandale, Anthony Dias Blue, Aultmore, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Barack Obama, Ben Nevis, Bill Ricker, blog, Borders, Bourbon Summit, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Chivas Brothers, comedy, Craigellachie, Craigellachie Hotel, Dave Broom, David Thomson, Deveron, Dewar's, Diageo, farm, Fishky, Fred Minnick, George T. Stagg, Glen Deveron, Gordon & MacPhail, independent bottlers, John Dewar & Sons, Ken Goldenberg, Kevin Smith, landmark, Last Great Malts, lawyers, legal, Lost Prophet, Lyndsey Gray, Macduff, Mitch McConnell, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nashville, NBC, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Oregon, Orphan Barrel, parody, Phil Lynch, Phil Thompson, Piers Adam, politics, Prohibition, Quaich Bar, renovation, Rogue, Royal Brackla, Saturday Night Live, Sazerac, Senate, Simon Thompson, single blend, Single Oak Project, Speciality Drinks, Spey, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Tennessee, Teresa Church, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop, trademark, UDV, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Dewar’s has focused on its Blended Scotch whiskies for generations, with the limited exception in recent years of single malts from Aberfeldy. H...
Episode 518: January 24, 2015