Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition20190813115555
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition
August 13, 2019acquisition, Admiral Nelson's Rum, Alberta, Alberta Liquor & Gaming Commission, Alexandre Ricard, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, blender, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, CanadianWhisky.org, Carolans, Christian Brothers Brandy, Constellation Brands, Danfield's, Davin de Kergommeaux, deal, Deep Eddy Vodka, Diageo, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Firestone & Robertson, Grand Metropolitan, Gruppo Campari, Guinness, Heaven Hill, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Lethbridge, Lunazul Tequila, OFC, Palliser, Pernod Ricard, Pikesville Rye, Quebec, Rabbit Hole Distilling, regulatory approval, Schenley, Schenley's Golden Wedding, Texas, transaction, Valleyfield, Vicky Miller, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
August 13, 2019 – Heaven Hill Brands has agreed to acquire Black Velvet, the #2 selling Canadian Whisky brand, from Constellation Brands. The de...
Blackened Whiskey Names Rob Dietrich Master Distiller20190604105717
Blackened Whiskey Names Rob Dietrich Master Distiller
June 4, 2019Bay Area, Blackened American Whiskey, blender, Denver, distiller, distillery, Jess Graber, John Bilello, Metallica, music, Proximo Spirits, Rob Dietrich, rock, San Francisco, sonic enhancement, Stranahan's. Dave Pickerell, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyFest0 comments
June 4, 2019 – When Dave Pickerell died suddenly last November on the eve of WhiskyFest San Francisco after a day of doing promotional appearanc...
Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)20190224215912
Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)
February 24, 2019"found barrels", @davidmarra, @hfs_houseofyork, @lwmooromsky1, @odysseusunbound, @ralfknoop, An Bord Pleanála, anniversary, appeal, Archangel, art, auction, Autumn Nethery, Balblair, Balcones, bar code, Benromach, binge drinking, Black Button Distilling, blender, Bloody Butcher, Bloody Butcher's Creed, blue corn, Bourbon, Bruce Nethery, Buffalo, Bulleit, Catoctin Creek, charity, chef, collecting, collection, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, copper works, Cotswolds Distillery, Dave Sweet, David Coulthard, David Marra, Diageo, distilling, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dumfries, F1, family, farming, flipping, Florida, Formula One, Founder's Choice, Galloway, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Gortinore, Grand Prix, Great Northern Distillery, Gunnar Nilsson, health, heirloom grain, Heritage Series, High West, Highland Park, Hunter Nethery, Interstate 64, inventory, Ireland, Jared Himstedt, Jeptha Creed, John Teeling, Joyce Nethery, Kentucky, L'Anima, Llandudno, London, Louisville, Louth, Martin MacDonald, Massimo Bottura, maturation complex, minimum unit pricing, Moonshine University, motorsports, National Gallery, Natterjack, New York, painting, Penderyn, planning, Prohibition, Quintessential Brands, racing, Ralf Knoop, Raphael, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, RFID, Saltire, Saltire Edition, Sarasota, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Sotheby's, Springbank, stillman, Swansea, Swansea Council, Sweden, Texas, Texas Pot Still Bourbon, The Dalmore, The Welsh Whisky Company, Tobias and the Angel, Tom Fredericks, Turner Moore, Utah, Verrochio, Viking Funeral, Virginia, Waco, warehouse, Waterford, Welsh Assembly, whiskey, Whiskey & Barrel Nite, Whiskey and Barrel Nite, Whiskey Obsession Festival, whisky, Whisky Live, World Whisky Day, zoning0 comments
There’s a long tradition of fathers and sons in whisky distilling, but Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery is one of the few distilleries w...
Tom Jago: 1925-201820181015124047
Tom Jago: 1925-2018
October 15, 2018Bailey's Irish Cream, Beanie Espey, Berry Bros. & Rudd, blender, blending, Chivas, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Dan Jago, death, Diageo, IDV, innovation, James Espey, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Last Drop Distillers, Malibu Rum, obituary, Penelope Jago, Pernod Ricard, Peter Fleck, product development, Rebecca Jago, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 15, 2018 – Long before master blenders became celebrities within the spirits industry, Tom Jago was creating spirits that are regarded a...
Building a Showcase for Bourbon History (Episode 717: August 2, 2018)20180802205645
Building a Showcase for Bourbon History (Episode 717: August 2, 2018)
August 2, 2018@ljsandoval1981, Aberlour, Alpine Distilling, Andy Treinen, Australia, blender, Booker Noe, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Medical Journal, California, Canada, Casg Annamh, Charbay, Chris Clark, dementia, distillery, Doubled & Twisted, education, Fettercairn, Frazier History Museum, Ghost & Rare, Ghost and Rare, Gordon Motion, Heaven Hill, Hebridean Whisky Trail, Highland Park, history, Isle of Harris, Isle of Raasay, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jesse Tampio, Jim Beam, Jim Lyngvild, Jimmy Russell, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King George V, Leonard Sandoval, Louisville, Malt Whisky Trail, Marko Karakasevic, master blender, master distiller, medicine, Miles Karakasevic, Moray Speyside Tourism, museum, Park City, Parker Beam, planter, Port Ellen, research, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sherry Cask Edition, single malt, slavery, Speyside, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirit of Kentucky, Sullivan's Cove, Talisker, Torabhaig, tourism, travel retail, Traveler's Rest, tree, Two Brewers, Utah, Valhalla Series, Valknut, Valkyrie, visitors, W9 Summit, welcome center, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Summit, Whitehorse, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Wings of the Eagle, Yukon0 comments
Construction workers are racing the clock to complete work at Louisville’s Frazier History Museum by the end of this month, when the new “...
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)20171029191449
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)
October 29, 2017@miwillians283, @toddshissler, 666, A. Smith Bowman, Angel's Envy, Annis Noe, ashes, barrel sales, Basil Hayden, Basil Hayden's Dark Rye, blender, bonder, Booker Noe, Bourbon Country, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Chapel Gate Whiskey, Churchill Downs, Colin Anderson, column stills, Commerce Department, data, Dave Pickerell, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Devil, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Donald Campbell, Dublin, Dunblane, estate, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Fawn Weaver, Four Seasons, Fourth Street Live, fox, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Fredericksburg, George Washington, George Washington's Distillery, grain whiskey, grandchildren, grandfather, Halloween, henhouse, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, horse racing, Huber's Starlight Winery & Distillery, Indiana, International Trade Commission, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.J. McCorry, Jack Daniel, Jim Beam, Joe Dangler, Joseph A. Magnus, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kraig Naasz, Kris Comstock, Kyle Henderson, Laphroaig, Licensed Vintners Association, Lisa Roper Wicker, list price, Little Book, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Madison, Marcel Dion, Michael Williams, Mike Sherman, Mount Vernon, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green Foundation, New York City, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Powers, Powers 1817 Release, presenting sponsor, Proof on Main, Roe & Co., Rye Whiskey, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, slavery, slaves, Small Batch Collection, Steve Bashore, The Balvenie, The Gael, The Long Hall Pub, Thomas Anderson, Thoroughbred, Todd Shissler, Tom Sherman, trade, Travel, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore D.E.W. XO, Tuthilltown Spirits, Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey, Van Winkle, Vendome, Virginia, Voyage of the Raven, warehouse, Wes Henderson, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Distillers from around the United States gathered at Virginia’s Mount Vernon this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of G...
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)20170312003902
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)
March 12, 2017@DecadentDram, @fr1day, #trypod, afrikaans, alcohol, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Balblair, Banshee, Birthday, Black Sea, blender, Blood Oath, Boys and Girls Club, breath test, breathalyser, Breathalyzer, Brora, Brothership, budget, Bushmills, Caledonian MacBrayne, CalMac, Caol Ila, Casa Cuervo, Cecil Corbett, Chancellor, Chris Malcolm, classic malts, Clynelish, community service, Connacht Whiskey Company, court, Cragganmore, crew, crime, development, Diageo, dog show, Double Double Oaked, Dublin, duties, Edinburgh, Ellie Tam, Exchequer, Feis Ile, ferries, ferry, Five Virtues, Grangemouth, Green Spot, Harbor, Harlem, Harlem Whiskey Renaissance, HR, Ian Stirling, inflation, International Women's Day, investors, Ireland, Irish Wolfhound, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Jim Beveridge, John Carroll, John Rempe, Johnnie Walker, Kak, Keith Batt, Kelpie, Kennacraig, Kenneth Maclean, Lagavulin, landlord, lawyer, Leith, Lustau, Luxco, Margaret Batt, Mark @ WTF, Maureen Robinson, Mickey Heads, Mitchell & Sons, Nant, New Liberty, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ocean Terminal, passengers, Patrick Fletcher, Philadelphia, Philip Hammond, planning, podcasts, police, Port Ellen, Port of Leith, Quora, Red Bush, Redbreast, Redbreast Lustau Edition, rent, Robert Cassell, Rosemary Gallagher, Scotch & Scribes, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, solicitor, St. Patrick's Day, stolen property, SWA, Swanson Vineyards, Tanya Robinson, Tasmania, taxes, Todd Haberkorn, Tomatin, Twitter, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, Writer's Bone, writers0 comments
Whisky was historically thought of as a “man’s drink” – but today, not only are more women drinking whisky, but women make up ...
Master Blender Rachel Barrie to Join Brown-Forman as Scotch Whisky Maker20170220132644
Master Blender Rachel Barrie to Join Brown-Forman as Scotch Whisky Maker
February 20, 2017Alex Alvarez, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Baillie Nicol Jarvie, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Billy Walker, blender, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Laphroaig, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Rachel Barrie, Ron Welsh, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Teacher's, The Glenmorangie Company, University of Edinburgh, whiskey, whisky, whisky maker0 comments
February 20, 2017 – Brown-Forman has now confirmed the hiring of veteran master blender Rachel Barrie as the new whisky maker for its Scotch Whi...
The Brian Kinsman Interview20160314215434
The Brian Kinsman Interview
March 14, 2016Balvenie, blender, blending, Brian Kinsman, Canada, David Stewart, Gibson's, Glenfiddich, Grant's, Ireland, Irish, Scotch, Tullamore, Tullamore D.E.W., whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Brian Kinsman became the sixth Master Blender in the history of William Grant & Sons in 2009, following in the footsteps of his mentor, David Stew...
Episode 572: January 17, 201620160118024549
Episode 572: January 17, 2016
January 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...