Diageo to Expand Distilling Operations in Kentucky with $130 Million Project20181213124320
Diageo to Expand Distilling Operations in Kentucky with $130 Million Project
Mark GillespieDecember 13, 2018Barry Becton, Bourbon, Bulleit Distilling Company, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, construction, Diageo, economic development, I.W. Harper, incentives, investment, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Lebanon, Limestone Branch Distillery, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark Distillery, Marion County, Marion County Industrial Foundation, Orphan Barrel, Shelbyville, Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Stitzel-Weller Whiskey Experience, whiskey, whisky0 comments
December 13, 2018 – The world’s largest whisky producer is planning to expand yet again in Kentucky, as Diageo plans to invest $130 millio...
Episode 607: September 17, 201620160917222620
Episode 607: September 17, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2016@lwars85, acquisition, Alex Nicol, Allied Domecq, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, Auchroisk, auction, Ballantine's, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barry Becton, bidders, Bill Lumsden, Bill Street, Birthday, Blender's Batch, blenders, blending, Blood Oath, Brexit, Brora, Brown-Forman, Calum Fraser, Cambus, Canada, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Clermont, Colin Scott, contract distilling, Cragganmore, currency, Danville, David Frost, Diageo, Distiller's Art, Donn Lux, Edinburgh Gin, exports, Ezra Brooks, festivals, fire, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Henry Preiss, High West, Hiram Walker, HMRC, Hunter Laing & Co., Ian Macleod Distillers, investment bank, Ira Seligman, Islay, Jane Nicol, Jerez, Jig & Reel Pub, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jimmy Russell, job, John Rhea, Johnnie Walker, Joy Perrine, Justin Victor, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Balmforth, Kilkerran, Knoxville, Lagavulin, Leonard Russell, liability, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mickey Heads, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, Nick Ligon, Nicole Preiss, Nikka, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pernod Ricard, Pig's Nose, Port Ellen, pound, Preiss Imports, purchase, Rebel Yell, Red Rye, Revenue & Customs, Rich & Rare, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Special Releases, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Steve Nally, storage, SWA, Tennessee, UBS, Utah, whiskey, whisky, Wilderness Trace, Yoichi0 comments
This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg ...
Jimmy Russell Honored with Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award20160914122430
Jimmy Russell Honored with Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark GillespieSeptember 14, 2016ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, author, Bardstown, Barry Becton, bartender, Bill Street, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Diageo, Eddie Russell, Eric Gregory, Four Roses, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Jimmy Russell, John Rhea, Joy Perrine, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, lobbyist, mixologist, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Varga, state government relations, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Street1 comment
September 14, 2016 – In what may have been the most unsurprising “surprise” announcement out of Kentucky in many years, longtime Wil...