Episode 473: April 5, 201420140405235915
Episode 473: April 5, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2014administration, April Fool's, Armstrong, Army Air Corps, Auchnagie, auction, Balmoral, Benromach, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, Black Rock, Bladnoch, Blake Johnson, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Chichibu, Commerce Clause, Constitutiion, contract, court, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, Ernst & Young, family, Federal, George Dickel, Gerston, Gill Heart Institute, Glenglassaugh, Gold Reef, Gordon & MacPhail, grandson, horse racing, Hunter Smith, Ichiro Akuto, interstate commerce, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeffrey Karlovitch, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Karuizawa, Keeneland, Keith Bell, Laphroaig, lawsuit, legal, Lost Distilleries Blend, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mark Stoops, Master of Malt, Mendy Berkowitz, Michael Urquhart, Mickey Hammond, Nikka, Pope Francis, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, receiver, Rob Samuels, Royal Lochnagar, Storage Statute, Stratheden, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, The Knot. liqueur, The Lost Distillery Company, Tullahoma, UDV, University of Kentucky, Vatican, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, White Sands, William Grant & Sons, World War II0 comments
Many of Scotland’s historic distilleries have faded into history, to be remembered only by archivists and the occasional whisky lover. While the...
Episode 429: June 16, 201320130615235928
Episode 429: June 16, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 15, 2013Angel's Envy, author, Award, Balvenie, Beam, Benromach, Blake Johnson, Blavod, book, Bruichladdich, Campbeltown, Chivas Brothers, Clan MacGregor, Cooley, crash, David Stewart, DC, Dublin, Edison, Edrington, expansion, F. Paul Pacult, Fairfax, fire, Frank McHardy, Glen Keith, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Iain Banks, Iain M. Banks, Ireland, Jack Teeling, Jason Johnstone-Yellin, Jewish Whisky Company, Joshua Hatton, Keith, Lindsay McHardy, Michael Deresynski, Michael Urquhart, mothball, New Jersey, Paul LaGrange, Raw Spirit, Remy Cointreau, Single Cask Nation, Spirit Journal, Springbank, Stephen Teeling, Strathisla, tanker, Teeling, truck, Tun 1401, Virginia, William Grant & Sons, Woodbridge0 comments
When Beam acquired Ireland’s Cooley Whiskey at the end of 2011, Cooley Managing Director Jack Teeling had the chance to stay on at the company h...
Episode 210: July 25, 200920090725230100
Episode 210: July 25, 2009
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2009Alistair Walker, anniversary, BenRiach, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Billy Walker, Blake Johnson, Bourbon, China, Diageo, distillery, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Heritage, Highland Park, Islay, Johnnie Walker, Kilchoman, Kilmarnock, labor, law, new make, North British, Parker Beam, Parker's, regulation, Scotch Whisky Association, single grain, SWA, Tamdhu, The Scotsman, trade0 comments
It’s been a busy year at GlenDronach and BenRiach distilleries…the investor group led by Billy Walker added GlenDronach to their portfolio...
Episode 182: January 19, 200920090119000100
Episode 182: January 19, 2009
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 20091792, Ardbeg, Astar, Bardstown, Barton, Birthday, Blake Johnson, Bourbon, Constellation Brands, distillery, European Union, events, Glenmorangie, inauguration, Jack Daniel's, Obama, Old Forester, pesticides, regulation, Ros Lewis, Sazerac, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Supernova, taxes, Tom Moore Distillery, UK0 comments
The Spirit of Speyside Festival is still a few months away, but it’s not too soon to start making your travel plans. In fact, tickets for the Fe...