Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)20190715015549
Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 15, 2019@Andrew_leets, @Head_Stone, 1792 Aged Twelve Years, 1792 Bourbon, amaranth, Andrew Leets, bacteria, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bend, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Black Rock Bar, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colin Montgomerie, court, Delaware, Denver, Diageo, Don Julio, environment, Eric Rubin, fines, fire, fish, Gareth Moore, geographical indicators, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glenn's Creek, Glenury Royal, golf, governor, grain, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hotel, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, John Mura, Johnnie Walker, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, Lagavulin, law, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lawyers, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Loch Lomond, London, Loretto, Los Altos, Madison, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, McGinnis Wood Products, MGP, Michael Henry, Mike Parson, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Crow, Oregon Spirit Distillers, oxygen, Pittyvaich, private barrel, Private Select, Prohibition, Remus Volstead Reserve, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Portrush, Ryder Cup, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Speyburn, sprinkler, sugar, SWA, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, tequila, The Open Championship, travel retail, Triple Triple, TTB, Versailles, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, Volstead Act, WBRB, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wisconsin0 comments
60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of...
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Honors Three New Members20170913113731
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Honors Three New Members
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2017ALS, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Chris Morris, Early Times, Eric Gregory, Frazier History Museum, Hall of Fame, Harry Shapira, Heaven Hill, Jerry Summers, Jimmy Russell, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Tourism Industry Association, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Old Forester, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
September 13, 2017 – The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame has added three new members, while honoring Maker’s Mark Chairman Emeritus Bill Sam...
Warm Weather Not Stopping Maker’s Mark Holiday Coat Drive20151215112909
Warm Weather Not Stopping Maker’s Mark Holiday Coat Drive
Mark GillespieDecember 15, 2015Annapolis, Baltimore, Bill Samuels Sr., Bourbon, charity, Chicago, collection, Get Cozy, Give Cozy, Jennifer Stoddard, Liquor Barn, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marjorie Samuels, New York, One Warm Coat, Philadelphia, Rob Samuels, tour, Washington, whiskey, whisky, winter coats0 comments
December 15, 2015 – Even though unseasonably warm weather along the US East Coast means most winter coats are still in the closet, hundreds of c...
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 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
Margie Samuels To Join Kentucky Bourbon Hall Of Fame20140911190904
Margie Samuels To Join Kentucky Bourbon Hall Of Fame
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2014Bardstown, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Colonel Jim Beam, Dixie Hibbs, Eric Gregory, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Leslie Samuels, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Mary Beam, Mary Jane Dickerson, Mattingly & Moore, mayor, Nancy Samuels, Pamela Wood Gover, Rita Lee Greenwell, Rob Samuels, T.W. Samuels Sr., University of Louisville, Whiskey Row1 comment
September 11, 2014 – Traditionally, the Kentucky Distillers Association keeps the names of its honorees for the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame qu...
Kentucky Distillers Honor Wild Turkey’s Jimmy Russell20140902223018
Kentucky Distillers Honor Wild Turkey’s Jimmy Russell
Mark GillespieSeptember 2, 2014achievement, Barton, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Buddha, Charles King McClure, documentary, Dr. Frank Kraus, Eddie Russell, Eric Gregory, film, James Bigstaff O'Rear, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, lifetime, Maker's Mark, Schenley Distilleries, Stitzel-Weller, T. William Samuels, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 2, 2014 – Not much happens around Wild Turkey Distillery without longtime Master Distiller Jimmy Russell knowing about it, but his fri...
Episode 468: March 1, 201420140302002254
Episode 468: March 1, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2014Alissa Henley, Amber Rock, Arran, Barterhouse, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Booker's, Borders, Brora, Cardhu, D&M Liquors, Diageo, Dickel, domain, Domain Name Journal, Ewan Morgan, George Dickel, Germany, Horst Luning, Inver House, Inver House Distillers, James Espey, Jedburgh, Jedforest, Last Drop, Last Drop Distillers, Lombard, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Michael Arnoni, Michael Costello, Mossburn Distillers, Neil Mathieson, Nick Morgan, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peter Fleck, railroad, Rhetoric, Rob Samuels, San Francisco, Seeshaupt, Skye, Speyburn, Speyside, Springbank, Strathspey, The Last Drop, Theresia Luning, Tom Jago, Torabhaig, Tullahoma, web, Whisky.com0 comments
Maker’s Mark celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and the distillery is about to undergo a $70 million dollar expansion that will increase...
Episode 414: March 2, 201320130302012047
Episode 414: March 2, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2013accident, American Distilling Institute, artist, author, awards, Balcones, bald, Balvenie, Beam, bearded, Bill Lumsden, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., book, Booker Noe, Bourbon Balls, Bourbon Classic, Bourbon Review, Bulleit, Canadian Whisky, Cask Masters, Chip Tate, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, Culinary, Dan Issel, Danny Williamson, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dumbarton, Edrington, environment, Eric Bowman, fire, Gable Erenzo, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, Gourmand, Greg Davis, Health & Safety Executive, Heather Greene, Hollis Bulleit, horse racing, Islay, John Campbell, Julio's, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Loretto, Louisville, Machir Bay, Maker's Mark, Marjorie Samuels, Matt Wooler, painting, pollution, Ray Lewis, recipe, safety, Sam Simmons, Scottish Water, Seth Thompson, sewer, Super Bowl, Tom Bulleit, Tuthilltown, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, water, Whisky Live New York, women, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Conference1 comment
Whisky has historically been thought of as a “man’s drink”, but thankfully, that’s changing. Not only are more women drinking ...