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...
Silver Trail Distillery’s Story of Survival20150827205219
Silver Trail Distillery’s Story of Survival
Mark GillespieAugust 27, 2015Burns, explosion, fire marshal, investigation, Jay Rogers, Kyle Rogers, lawsuit, LBL, LBL Moonshine, M.B. Roland Distillery, Nashville, pressure relief valve, report, Revenoor Stills, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Terry Wilhelm, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, water heater0 comments
Kentucky had not had a fatal distillery accident since Prohibition until the morning of April 24, 2015, when the still at the Silver Trail Distillery ...
Silver Trail’s Spencer Balentine Says Thanks20150809124136
Silver Trail’s Spencer Balentine Says Thanks
Mark GillespieAugust 9, 2015Aurora, Burns, explosion, fatality, fire, George Jones Moonshine, gratitude, Jay Rogers, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, LBL Moonshine, Lifting Spirits, M.B. Roland Distillery, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Nashville, nurses, Paul Tomaszewski, prayers, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, support, thanks, Vanderbilt0 comments
August 9, 2015 – With distiller Jay Rogers well on his way to recovery from severe burns following the April 24th explosion at Silver Trail Dist...
Silver Trail Distillery Explosion Ruled Accidental20150728190153
Silver Trail Distillery Explosion Ruled Accidental
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2015air pressure, Bill Compton, building code, Burns, civil, damages, death, distilling bean, explosion, fire marshal, football, grand jury, investigation, Jay Rogers, Kyle Rogers, lawsuit, marbles, NFL, pressure relief valve, propane, prosecutor, Revenoor Stills, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Terry Wilhelm, water heater, Watts Water Technologies0 comments
July 28, 2015 – Investigators with the Kentucky State Fire Marshal’s office have ruled the April 24 explosion at the Silver Trail Distille...
Episode 541: June 27, 201520150627230834
Episode 541: June 27, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2015@polkabecky, @Str8TalkWhiskey, Allt a'Bhainne, Angel City Brewing Company, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Aultmore, Baltimore, beer, Bernheim, brewers, brewing, Brooklyn, Burns, Cairdeas, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, cease and desist, Changhi, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, Constellation Brands, Corsair Artisan, Corsair Artisan Distillery, Craig Beam, Craigellachie, Dalmunach, Dan Cigno, DCigno, Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Denny Potter, Drinking Buddies, Duke of Rothesay, Evan Williams, explosion, Feis Ile, Fettercairn, Few Spirits, Four Kings, Glen Keith, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Great Divide Brewing Company, Green Spot, Haneda, Harley, Heaven Hill, Hilliard's Beer, Hong Kong, Imperial, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, John Campbell, Journeyman Distillery, KelSo Brewing Company, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Last Feather Rye, lawyer, LBL Moonshine, Lindores Whisky Fest, M.B. Roland, M.B. Roland Distillery, Mary Beth Roland, Maryland, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, medallion, Mississippi River Distilling Company, motorcycle, Nick Ligon, North British, Parker Beam, Paul Roland, Pikesville Rye, Prince Charles, Ravenswood, Redbreast, reincarnation, Rochdale Farm, Rochester, Rothesay, scarcity, shortage, Silver Trail Distillery, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Pot Stills, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, State Fire Marshal, stillhouse, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenrothes, Tokyo, Tomintoul, trademark, travel retail, US Olympic Committee, Vanderbilt, Whisky Olympics, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Straight Rye0 comments
Just as whisky brands need to change things up once in a while to remain fresh, so do whisky festivals. Tickets have gone on sale for this September...
Silver Trail’s Jay Rogers Released From Hospital20150625134300
Silver Trail’s Jay Rogers Released From Hospital
Mark GillespieJune 25, 2015Burns, death, explosion, Facebook, fire marshal, hospital, investigation, Jay Rogers, Kyle Rogers, M.B. Roland, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Nashville, Paul Tomaszewski, probe, Revenoor Stills, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Terry Wilhelm, Vanderbilt0 comments
June 25, 2015 – Two months after the Silver Trail Distillery explosion that left him with severe burns and claimed the life of his cousin, Jay R...
Episode 539: June 13, 201520150614001706
Episode 539: June 13, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2015£501, 1792, acquisition, anniversary, Ardmore, author, Bardstown Barrel Selections, Barton, Bernie Lubbers, blues, book, book signing, Bottled in Bond, Brown-Forman, Burns, Cabernet Sauvignon, cask supplies, charity, Chris Morris, Compass Box, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Schmier, David Stirk, death, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Downsized, explosion, festival bottling, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Grant, Groth, Hardin, independent bottler, Invergordon, Islay, Jan Mohr, Jay Rogers, Jefferson's, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, John Grant, Joy Perrine, Kentucky Dram, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Lew Bryson, Louisville, Matt Hofmann, MGP-I, Michael Kandar, MP3, music, Napa Valley, Old Forester, Oregon Oak, Original Moonshine, Peat Monster, Redemption Rye, Reid Mitenbuler, Roger Wade, Sally Van Winkle Campbell, Sazerac, Seattle, Silver Trail Distillery, song, Strathclyde, Sweet Wheat, Tom Steffanci, travel retail, Vanderbilt, Westland Whiskey, Westport Whiskey & Wine, Whiskey Row, Whisky Drinking Woman, Whisky Jewbilee0 comments
Dave Schmier and Michael Kandar started Bardstown Barrel Selections five years ago to bottle some casks of good whiskey they’d come across from ...
Episode 537: May 30, 201520150531030701
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2015@whiskysec, actress, adult film, Alasdair Day, alleged, anCnoc, Ardbeg, arraignment, artisan, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, barbecue sauce, Bernard Walsh, Bill Dobbie, Billy Walker, Blade & Bow, blast, Bob Townsend, body blended, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt County, Burns, Carlow, chocolate, cooper, Cork, court, Coxs Creek, death, Derek Mather, development, Dover, drought, Dublin, Dustin Adkins, economic impact, environment, expansion, explosion, export, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, flooding, Four Roses, Frankfort, Gilbert Curtsinger, GlenDronach, Hardin, Hielan, Highland Council, Ian Chang, infrastructure, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Isle of Raasay, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, Jura, Katy Willis, Kavalan, Kent, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, King Car, Kirin, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Lawrenceburg, lorries, Mark S. Searcy, Master Distiller's Reserve, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Miner's Delight Inn, Nashville, not guilty, organized crime, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, planning, plea, porn star, prosecutors, pub crawl, R&B Distillers, Raasay, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rachel McCormack, racketeering, Rebel Yell. Luxco. porn, recipe, review, ringleader, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Silver Trail Distillery, Skye, solar, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sydney, Taiwan, Talisker, Tastival, Terry Wilhelm, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Hague, The Irishman, theft, trade, travel retail, trucks, Tweedale Blend, Utah, Vanderbilt, Whisky By X, Whisky Live Holland, Wild Turkey, Wishaw, Writers Tears, Wyoming0 comments
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now...
Episode 535: May 16, 201520150517002023
Episode 535: May 16, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 17, 2015age statement, Alan Winchester, Albert Einstein, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, art, Atlantic City, Austin Powers, author, bacon roll, Balmenach, Ben Nevis, Bernard Walsh, Bill Lumsden, Bill Ricker, book, Burn Stewart, Burns, Carlow, charity, comic, Compass Box, con, council, crash, Creative Whisky Company, Deanston, death, demand, design, dispute, Dornoch, Duthac, Eddie Russell, Eric Gregory, Ernest Hemingway, explosion, export, fantasy, fire, fundraiser, future, Gandalf, Gillian McDonald, Glenmorangie, goal, Hamish Torrie, Hardin, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, Hedonism, Hedonism Quindecimus, history, Hunter S. Thompson, infection, interview, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jackson Pollack, Jay Rogers, Jeffrey Lohr, Jimmy Russell, Kevin Smith, Kyle Rogers, La Santa, labels, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Master's Keep, Merlin, Mike Lord, Mini-Me, Nashville, Noah Rothbaum, overload, pairing, Peat Chimney, permit, Perpetuum, Philip Eagleton, Prohibition, projection, Quinta Ruban, science fiction, server, sewer, Signet, Silver Trail Distillery, Spice King, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stephen Hawking, support fund, The Glenlivet, The Hive, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, The White Knight, travel retail, Ulysses S. Grant, Vanderbilt, Verne Troyer, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, wastewater, water, web site, Wemyss Malts, Wild Turkey, William Shatner0 comments
The labels on whisky bottles often give us more than just the legal description of what’s inside the bottle. Good ones convey the character and ...
Silver Trail Distillery Explosion Victim Kyle Rogers Dead at 2720150512155314
Silver Trail Distillery Explosion Victim Kyle Rogers Dead at 27
Mark GillespieMay 12, 2015Benton, Burns, CFSB Bank, cousins, death, Eric Gregory, Hardin, hospital, infection, Jay Rogers, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, Lifting Spirits, Murray State University, National Institutes of Health, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, State Fire Marshal, Vanderbilt1 comment
May 12, 2015 – Kyle Rogers, the younger of the two cousins critically burned in a distillery explosion April 24, died Monday night at Vanderbilt...