Trademark Battle Pits David Against Kentucky’s Goliath20151106185031
Trademark Battle Pits David Against Kentucky’s Goliath
Mark GillespieNovember 6, 2015apparel, Arizona, athletics, attorney, basketball, Churchill Downs, Colin Fultz, court, David and Goliath, Davidson, declaratory judgement, dilution, distillery, ESPN, Federal, Frankfort, generic, geographic, infringment, Jason Schlafer, Kansas State, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Mist, lawsuit, lawyer, legal, litigation, logo, moonshine, NCAA, New Hampshire, Northwestern, Ottawa University, Ranker.com, Rupp Arena, t-shirts, tournament, trademark, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, US Patent & Trademark Office, Villanova, whiskey, whisky, Whitesburg, Wildcats0 comments
November 6, 2015 – “I love the Cats…I’m a big basketball fan!” Like many people around the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Col...
Episode 530: April 18, 201520150418233329
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2015A. Smith Bowman, Adrian Graham, Ambassador Cask, analysts, Anthony Russo, Aultmore, Australia, bail, Ballindalloch, basketball, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, blog, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, cave, Chapter 13, charity, China, Churchill Downs, court, Craig Beam, crime, critters, Crown Royal, Dewar's, Diageo, Duchess or Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, earnings, English Whisky Company, estate, Fairfax, Frankfort, Franklin County, Fredericksburg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gimli, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Grantown-on-Spey, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, historic, horse racing, Ian MacLeod, Ian Macleod Distillers, indictment, Jack Daniel's, Josh Hafer, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Last Great Malts of Scotland, lawschooldrunk, Lem Tolley, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, LVMH, Lynchburg, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, Martin, Master Distillers Series, mint julep, New South Wales, Northern Harvest, Odin, Old Taylor, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pat Melton, Peristyle, photography, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, renovations, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Brackla, running, sales, Sheriff, Speyside, St. George's Day, still, suspect, Sydney, Tamdhu, The Glenrothes, theft, Thoroughbred, Time For Whisky, tour, United Kingdom, University of Kentucky, Valhalla Collection, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vintage Reserve, Virginia, warehouse, wax dip, WhiskyFest, Wild Turkey, WLEX, Woodford Reserve, Wounded Warrior Equestrian Project1 comment
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, ...
A Big Weekend At Maker’s Mark20150416220019
A Big Weekend At Maker’s Mark
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2015Adolph Rupp, Adrian Smith, Alonzo Shirley, ambassador, basketball, Bill Thomason, Bourbon, Cliff Hagan, college, Dan Issel, distillery, Frank Ramsay, horse racing, Jackie Richardson, John Butler, Keeneland, Kentucky, Lexington, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Mike Richardson, Rob Samuels, Sydina Bradshaw, Thoroughbred, tours, University of Kentucky, visitors center0 comments
The second weekend of April means The Masters for golf lovers, but for fans of Maker’s Mark Bourbon, it means horse racing and a visit to the di...
Maker’s Mark, Keeneland, & Kentucky Basketball20150415155532
Maker’s Mark, Keeneland, & Kentucky Basketball
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2015Adolph Rupp, Adrian Smith, Alonzo Shirley, basketball, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, charity, college, Dan Issel, Frank Ramsay, Herky Rupp, horse racing, Jackie Richardson, John Butler, Jordan Haney, Keeneland, Kentucky, Lexington, Maker's Mark, Mike Richardson, NCAA, player, race, racing, racism, racist, Rob Samuels, Scott Abney, team, Texas Western, Thoroughbred, University of Kentucky, Wildcats0 comments
April 15, 2015 – For the last 19 years, Maker’s Mark has produced what’s become known as the “Keeneland Bottle” – ...
Episode 529: April 11, 201520150412004357
Episode 529: April 11, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2015@bethpaw, @G2Whisky, @mousseman, @zappafaye, Adolph Rupp. Dan Issel, Adrian Smith, Alonzo Shirley, American Prairie, American Prairie Reserve, Amrut, Bangalore, basketball, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Beth Flint, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Billy Walker, binge drinking, Blood Oath, Brown-Forman, Calvert, Chicago, Cliff Hagan, college, Craig Beam, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, doctors, dog, Donna, drinking age, Eric Gregory, European Court of Appeals, Ezra Brooks, flavored whiskey, Frank Ramsay, Full Throttle, George Dickel, Gerald Glavota, Hankey Bannister, health, Heaven Hill, Herky Rupp, High West, Hood River, horse racing, India, Jack Daniel's, Jackie Richardson, Jeff Arnett, Jesse James Dupree, John Butler, John Newfry, John Rempe, Jordan Haney, KDA, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawmakers, legislature, Loretto, Louisville, Luxco, Maker's 46 Mile, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Michael Ballard, Mike Richardson, military, minimum pricing, Naarangi, Paul Grant, Pendleton, Periscope, Raven's Lace, Rebel Yell, Regency, Rob Samuels, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Abney, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey Law, throwing up, Trimble, Twitter, University of Kentucky, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig, Wildcats, Wrangler National Patriot Project0 comments
This week, we’re on location at the Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky for the annual Maker’s Mark Handcraft Festival and ...
Episode 527: March 28, 201520150328230240
Episode 527: March 28, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2015@Scalias_boner, acquisition, Adolph Rupp, adventure, adviser, anniversary, Ardbeg, Armoirk, attorney, auction, Award, Bardstown, basketball, Beam Suntory, bedtime stories, bids, board, bottling, California, Carole Andreen-Harris, Center for Academic and Tutorial Services, charity, Churchill Downs, class action, Clermont, Cleveland Whiskey, coach, collecting, commemorative, Compass Box, construction, Coxs Creek, culture, deal, death, defendant, Diageo, Drammie Awards, Drammies, Echlinville, economic, economic development, English Whisky Company, Feckin, Forged Oak, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, founder, Four Roses, Fourth Street Live, France, Fred Minnick, Glenfarclas, Hedonism Quindecimus, horse racing, information, interviews, investment, Ireland, Irish, Islay, J. Cobliegh, James Nelstrop, Japan, Jeffrey David, Jennifer Bramseth, Jim Beam, Jim Cherwinski, jobs, John Grant, Keeneland, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Laphroaig, Lawson, lawsuit, lawyer, Linda Harrison, Louisville, Maker's 46 Mile, Maker's Mark, Mark Williams, McTears, merger, news, Northern Ireland, Orphan Barrel, painting, peat bog, Peat Monster, Perpetuum, photo, Phyl Divine, plaintiff, Prime Minister, retail, Shane Braniff, Shinzō Abe, St. Feckin, Steven Sawtelle, Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, Thoroughbred, Tito's, Tokyo, Tom Lix, Torii, Travel, Twitter, University of Kentucky, Urban Stillhouse, voting, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming0 comments
Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami is one of Japan’s leading business executives. He’s the first CEO from outside the founding Torii fa...
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...
Maker’s Mark Honors Another Cardinal20140722205457
Maker’s Mark Honors Another Cardinal
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2014academics, ACC, athletic director, athletics, Atlantic Coast Conference, basketball, Big East, Bill Samuels Jr., Bluegrass State, Cardinals, championships, Charlie Strong, Gill Heart Institute, Greg Davis, Kentucky, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Maker's Mark, NCAA, Rick Pitino, Rob Samuels, Texas, Tom Jurich, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Wildcats0 comments
July 22, 2014 – Maker’s Mark plays both sides of the Bluegrass State rivalry between the University of Kentucky and the University of Loui...
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 474: April 11, 201420140412232943
Episode 474: April 11, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2014A. Smith Bowman, Aberfeldy, Abraham Bowman, Alan Shayne, Alasdair Day, Andy Watts, Bain's, Balcones, Barry Crockett, basketball, Bernheim, Bernie Lubbers, Boston, bottle, Bourbon Affair, Bowmore, Brooklyn, Cameronbridge, Cape Mountain, Chip Tate, Connecticut, craft distiller, craft distilling, Cù Bòcan, Daily Show, Dannel Malloy, Daric Schlesselman, Darren McInnis, data, David Beckham, David Frost, Dennis Malcolm, Dewar's, Diageo, diplomat, Double Barrel, economy, editor, Edwin Foote, Edwin Vargas, Elizabeth Cross, embassies, environment, Eric Gregory, export, extravaganza, farm, Frank McHardy, Fred Minnick, Haig Club, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, independence, inductee, Jack Daniel's, James Sedgwick Distillery, Jim McEwan, Jon Stewart, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, label, Loch Gorm, Lord Elcho, Louisville, Mike Reppucci, NCAA, Nick Morgan, North Shore Whisky Club, packaging, Parker Beam, pecan, Polo, Pumpkin Spice, Raj Bhakta, Red Hook, referendum, Rested Rye, Rhode Island, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seagram, Simon Fuller, single grain, SMWS, Sons of Liberty, South Africa, Stephen Marshall, Steve Beshear, Stitzel-Weller, television, Texas, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, Tweedale, Twitter, UK, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Vermont, Virginia, Waco, wager, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig, William Wolf, World of Whisky, World Whiskies Awards, World Whiskies Conference1 comment
Craft distillers took center stage during Whisky Live New York on Wednesday evening, and we’ll hear from several of them on this week’s ep...