Tag: Bill Samuels Sr.

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

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

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

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

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 ...