How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)20170108154634
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 8, 2017@feeriaunique, @trebond09, A Dram a Day, Aberdeenshire, acquisition, airport, Alexander Murray & Co., allocation, Arranta, auction, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bowers, Beth Havers, bidding, blogger, Book & Bourbon, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, Bourbon, bread, Brian Treacy, bubble gum, Cafe Royal Circle Bar, cash flow, cask, Catoctin Creek, chairman, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Clonakilty Black Pudding, Coffey Still, concept, concession, Connemara, Constellation Brands, Costco, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, education, first dram, Four Roses, France, Fujikai, Gaelic, Glen Alba, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, grain, guest, haggis, haggis war of 2017, heart, High West, HMSHost, home brand, hospital, house brand, Huffington Post, ice cream, inauguration, investment, Irish Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Julio's Liquors, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirkland, Lagavulin, Laurie Black, Leah Pilcer, Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Lidl, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Maker's Mark, margin, Mark Bylok, Massachusetts, McTears, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nikka, North of Scotland, Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick McCarthy, PMA Canada, podcast, POTUS, President, pricing, profit, Purcellville, regulators, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, retailer, Rob Samuels, Ryan Ashley, Ryan Maloney, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Spirit, Sarajevo, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Seattle, secondary market, single malt, Sophie Maulevrier, Speyburn, SRF, stake, Standiford Field, Steve Lipp, store brand, Stuart MacNamara, The Balvenie, The Whisky Topic, three-tier system, Thrillist, trademark, Tre Bond, Trump International Golf Links, Turf Mor, unfollow, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, vice chairman, Virginia, Wal-Mart, welcome, Westborough, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holi...
Nikka Takes Top Honors in Icons of Whisky Awards20160129165529
Nikka Takes Top Honors in Icons of Whisky Awards
Mark GillespieJanuary 29, 2016Andy Watts, Ashok Chokalingam, Australia, awards, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Beth Havers, Canada, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Dan Murphy's, David McCabe, DFS, Distell, Dublin, France, Germany, Glendalough, Heathrow, Hugh Gaynor, Icons of Whisky, India, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Academy, Irish Whiskey Collection, James Goggin, James Sedgwick Distillery, Japan, John Quinn, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kilbeggan, King Car, Koichi Nishikawa, La Maison du Whisky, Mary Hensey, Master of Malt, Matt Jones, Maverick Drinks, Midleton, Nikka Whisky, Owl, Paris, Picardi Rebel, PMA, Sainsbury's, Shinki Fukuyo, Singapore, South Africa, Stephen Teeling, Still Waters Distillery, Suntory, Taiwan, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, Vom Fass, Waitrose, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyBrother, William Grant & Sons, World of Whiskies, Yoichi0 comments
January 29, 2016 – Japan’s Nikka Whisky was the big winner in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky final preliminary round, winnin...
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...
Episode 563: November 21, 201520151121222923
Episode 563: November 21, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 21, 2015@whiskytony, Aldo Giovannoni, Ale Cask, ANBL, author, Award, Barry Stein, Beth Havers, book, Booker Noe, Booker's, Brian Harriman, British Columbia, Bruce Langerais, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chairman's Dram, Changhi, Crown Royal, Dallas Dhu, dance, Davin de Kergommeaux, Delta Fredericton, Dewar's, Diageo, food, Forty Creek, France, Frank Scott, Fred Noe, Fredericton, garlic, Glenfiddich, Glenfiddich 50, Glenfiddich Original, Graham Brown, Grant's, guide, Hachette, Harmony, Hunter Laing, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jim Murray, Krista Galbraith, Longrow, Lunar Rogue, Mark Smith, Martine Nouet, Michter's, Ne Plus Ultra, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Harvest Rye, pairings, Paris, paxarette, PMA, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Ross Galbraith, Roundtable, rumor, Scotch, Scott Laing, Shetland Reel, Singapore, Stalk & Barrel, Stewart Laing, Still Waters, Stuart Brown, Stuart Nickerson, terrorism, terrorist, Tony Mackintosh, Toronto, travel retail, Vancouver, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible0 comments
This week, we’re at Canada’s oldest whisky festival…the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The festival i...
Episode 517: January 18, 201520150119014546
Episode 517: January 18, 2015
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2015@DrinkBC, @whiskeywhynot, acquisition, Alliance Global, Alness, American, Andrew Tan, Beth Havers, blend, British Columbia, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky Awards, Collingwood, competition, construction, Corby, Craigdarroch, Dalmore, Dave Alcock, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, domestic, Don Kerr, Don Livermore, Dramalista, environment, farewell tour, Fettercairn, flavored, flavored whiskey, Forty Creek, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hazelburn, Highland Queen, Hotel Grand Pacific, Inver House, investigation, investment, James Robertson, John Spencer, judging, Jura, Justin Victor, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Longrow, Maker's Mark, Michael Urquhart, Michel Picard, misconceptions, Montreal, myths, Oklahoma City, Ontario, organic, Pernod Ricard, Peter Hunt, PMA, Port Ellen Maltings, press tour, Quebec, Ranald Watson, regulators, report, results, retirement, Richard Paterson, robbery, Rolling Stones, SAQ, scores, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA, sick, Speyside, Springbank, stability, stolen, Sunday Herald, Tamnavulin, Teaninich, The Balvenie, theft, Toronto, Tullibardine, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Spirits, Victoria Whisky Festival, water, Whyte & Mackay, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
In the second of our two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival, we’ll catch up on more of the week’s news – in...
Thief Steals $100K of Whisky from Montreal SAQ Store20150117164145
Thief Steals $100K of Whisky from Montreal SAQ Store
Mark GillespieJanuary 17, 2015Beth Havers, David Stewart, handgun, Highland Park, investigation, Lalique, Macallan, Montreal, PMA, police, Quebec, robbery, SAQ, Signature, stolen, The Balvenie, theft, William Grant & Sons0 comments
January 17, 2015 – Police are looking for the robber who held up the provincial SAQ liquor monopoly’s flagship Signature store in downtown...
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