Clock Ticking on Extension of Tax Break for Craft Distillers20190801142846
Clock Ticking on Extension of Tax Break for Craft Distillers
August 1, 2019ACSA, American Craft Spirits Association, benefits, Borden, Capitol Hill, Chris Montana, Colorado, committee, Congress, craft distilling, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, distillers, distilling, Du Nord Craft Spirits, expansion, Federal Excise Tax, health care, hiring, House, Huber's Starlight Winery & Distillery, Indiana, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oregon, P.T. Wood, politics, Rep. Ron Kind, Salida, Sen. Ron Wyden, Senate, tax, tax reform, taxes, Ted Huber, Trump Administration, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Wisconsin, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, workers0 comments
August 1, 2o19 – Four months and 29 days may seem like a long time for most of us, but many American craft distillers are viewing it with increa...
Four Roses Strike Ends with Compromise Agreement20180921183359
Four Roses Strike Ends with Compromise Agreement
September 21, 2018benefits, Bourbon, compromise, contract, Coxs Creek, disability, Four Roses, insurance, Jeff Royalty, Kentucky, Kirin, labor, Lawrenceburg, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, long-term disability, management, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, Ryan Ashley, SEIU, short-term disability, sick leave, strike, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
September 21, 2018 – The two-week long strike at Kentucky’s Four Roses Distillery has ended after union leaders signed off on a tentative ...
Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)20180919230640
Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)
September 19, 2018@Mike_W_Simpson, Amrut, anger management, Antique Collection, Australia, Bardstown, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Beckmann, Becle, benefits, Bernheim, BetDSI, betting, Birthday Bourbon, Booker Noe Distillery, Bottled in Bond, Buffalo Trace, buried, Bushmills, Bushmills Irish Honey, cemetery, Clermont, Col. E.H. Taylor, Conor McGregor, contract, Coxs Creek, Crumlin, Cruzan Rum, Cù Bòcan, David Elder, David Vitale, Denny Potter, diplomat, disability, distilling, Drambuie, Dublin 12, Eagle Rare, Eric Gregory, fighter, Fireball, first responders, flag, flavored whiskey, Four Roses, gambling, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Glenmorangie, Glenn's Creek, Grand Vintage Malt 1993. Madeira, Greg Davis, Heaven Hill, India, Ireland, Irish Mist, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, Jane Bowie, Jeff Hammer, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Rutledge, Joo Kim, Josh Hafer, Joshua McQueen, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kirin, labor, Las Vegas, Lawrenceburg, Liqueur, Local 10D, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, master distiller, McCracken Pike, Melbourne, mixed martial arts, MMA, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, New Riff, news conference, No. #1 Bond House, Notorious, Nova, odds, Old Forester, Old Taylor Distillery, Peristyle, police, Private Select, promotion, prop bets, Proper No. Twelve, Proximo Spirits, restoration, Revolutionary War, Sazerac Rye, sergeant, short-term disability, sick leave, Smiley, spirit drinks, Starward, strike, sugar, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, travel retail, UFC, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, US Virgin Islands, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Wes Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, William Larue Weller0 comments
In 1972, the gates were locked for what many thought would be the final time at Kentucky’s historic Old Taylor Distillery near Frankfort. Wednes...
Four Roses Responds to Striking Unions, Clarifies Bargaining Stance20180918115210
Four Roses Responds to Striking Unions, Clarifies Bargaining Stance
September 18, 2018benefits, Bourbon, contract, Coxs Creek, disability, Four Roses, Jeff Royalty, Kentucky, Kirin, labor, Lawrenceburg, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, long-term disability, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, picket, picket lines, salary, short-term disability, sick leave, statement, strike, two-tier, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacation, wages, whiskey, whisky0 comments
September 18, 2018 – With the next round of talks between Four Roses Distillery and its striking workers not expected until at least Friday, the...
The Speed Art Museum’s “Art of Bourbon” Auction (Episode 725: September 16, 2018)20180916182607
The Speed Art Museum’s “Art of Bourbon” Auction (Episode 725: September 16, 2018)
September 16, 2018@The_Jage, @turnipwhiskery, #fermentationfriday, A. Smith Bowman, Aberfeldy, airport, Alltech, Amrut, Angel's Share Glass, art, auction, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, benefits, bicycle, Bill Lumsden, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caol Ila, Carlow Brewing Company, Chambers Bay Distillery, charity, Chicken Cock Whiskey, China, Coastal Collection, collaborative distilling, Colorado, Conor McGregor, contract, contract distilling, Coxs Creek, Distillery Select, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., education, Emmy Cox, EU, European Union, export, exports, Festival, FEW American Whiskey, Few Spirits, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, Freddie Johnson, Fredericksburg, Glen Garioch, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Grain & Barrel Spirits, Grain Surfboards, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, horse racing, Hunter S. Thompson, import, intellectual property, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey, Isaac Bowman, Isaac Bowman Pioneer Spirit, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Dangler, Julian Van Winkle III, Justify, Karen Somerville, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kirin, Lawrenceville, Littlemill, Littlemill Celestial Edition, local, Loch Lomond, London, Louisville, Maine, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Max Shapira, MGP, Michael Bendavid, mixed martial arts, MMA, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, negotiations, Notorious, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Parkinson's disease, Paul Hletko, Pearse Lyons, Pioneer Spirit, Port Cask, President, Prohibition, provenance, Puget Sound, Repeal Batch, research, Sazerac, Seamus O'Hara, Shriners Hospital for Children, Skye, Speed Art Museum, staves, Stephen Reily, Stitzel-Weller, strike, surfboard, Tacoma, Taiwan. Ian Chang, Talisker, tariffs, Town Branch Distillery, trade, trademark, travel retail, Triple Crown, Truman Cox, two-tier, UFC, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Virginia, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, Wild Turkey, Woody Creek, Woody Creek Distillers, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies, XOP, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Bourbon & Beyond gets underway this Friday night in Louisville with a charity Bourbon auction to benefit the Speed Art Museum. The whiskies going ...
No Talks in Four Roses Strike As Kentucky Bourbon Festival Begins20180912193934
No Talks in Four Roses Strike As Kentucky Bourbon Festival Begins
September 12, 2018Bardstown, benefits, Bourbon, Bourbon Capital of the World, Brent Elliott, contract, Coxs Creek, First Amendment, Four Roses, Hurricane Florence, Jeff Royalty, Jill Hawkins, Joe Seelye, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kirin, labor, law, Lawrenceburg, local, Local 10D, Local 23D, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFW, negotiations, picket, picket line, picket lines, picketing, police, protest, SEIU, seniority, sick leave, strike, t-shirt, tourists, two-tier, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacation time, visitors, whiskey, whisky, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay0 comments
September 12, 2018 – Bardstown, Kentucky, long known as the “Bourbon Capital of the World,” kicked off the annual Kentucky Bourbon F...
Crown Royal Distillery Strike Could Last Into Summer20160405130009
Crown Royal Distillery Strike Could Last Into Summer
April 5, 2016Amherstburg, arbitrator, benefits, Canadian Whisky, contract, Crown Royal, Diageo, dispute, Gimli, Jeff Traeger, labor, labour, Local 832, Manitoba, Manitoba Labour Board, Ontario, strike, UFCW, union, wages0 comments
April 5, 2016 – The month-long strike by workers at Diageo’s Crown Royal distillery in Gimli, Manitoba is likely to last well into the sum...
Episode 579: March 5, 201620160305231015
Episode 579: March 5, 2016
March 5, 2016@dallendoug, @glenfarclas15, @jesslionsmane, 1887, Adam Hannett, Adam Slagell, age statements, Alfred Barnard, anniversary, auction, Ben Grayson, benefits, Boise, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Canto, Castle & Key Distillery, Classic Laddie, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, competitions, Cooley, Crown Royal, CTV News, David Frost, David Perkins, decanter, decorative, Diageo, Doctor C, Doug Wilson, enzyme, European Union, Gimli, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, High West, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Idaho, Islay, Japan, Jim McEwan, labor, labour, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Leland Little Auctions, litigation, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, News & Observer, Nick Morgan, North Carolina, Octomore, Old Taylor Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Peristyle, phenols, regulators, Ross Salchow, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seasoned barrel, Shane Fraser, sourced whisky, strike, SWA, Teeling Whiskey Company, Thurso, Tokyo, trademark, transparency, union, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wolfburn0 comments
Adam Hannett has a tough job, though he wouldn’t trade places with anyone for the world! He took over for the legendary Jim McEwan as head disti...