Tag: buyout

Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)20190610034515

Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)

Mark GillespieJune 10, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @fr1day, Adroit Theory Brewing, allergic reaction, allergy, Andy Watts, Arkansas, Australia. Starward, Balcones, Barley, bartender, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, birch, Blackened American Whiskey, Blood Oath, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brewery, buyout, Cadenhead's, Canada, Canadian, Caribbean Reserve Rye, Catoctin Creek Distillery, charity, China, Chris Riesbeck, Colin Matthews, comment, Commonwealth Cooperage, Compass Box, competition, Crown Royal, cruise ship, Cunard, Dave Pickerell, David Vitale, Denver, Dia de los Muertos, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, doctor, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Eimverk Distillery, EU, European Union, Exponent, Five Lamps, Flóki, George Dickel, Glass Revolution Imports, Glen Scotia, gluten, grain, High Plains Texas Single Malt, Hill House Capital, Honours List, Iceland, incentives, Inchmurrin, independent bottler, Independent Stave, Ireland, Irish, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beveridge, jobs, Johnnie Walker, KEDFA, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Lisa Hawkins, Little Rock, Loch Lomond Distillers, Loch Lomond Distillery, London, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark @ WTF, Mark Watt, McLennan County, medical, Melbourne, Metallica, metric, Mexico, migration, Morehead, music, Noble Collection, O'Hara's Beer, OBE, Office of Management & Budget, Order of the British Empire, Pact No. 5, Peter Bowyer, private equity, Purcellville, Queen Elizabeth, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rascals Brewing, regulatory, Reykjavik, rigger, roadie, Rob Dietrich, Robert Mark, Rock Town Distillery, Rosey Mitchell, rulemaking, rum, Russian Imperial Stout, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Seafarer, Seattle, sheep dung, South Africa, stagehand, standards of fill, Stranahan's, Tamdhu, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tennessee, Texas, The Benevolent Society, The Circle, The Dubliner, The Scarf Community, Thomas Hogue, Three Sheets, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, unified agenda, Vermont, Virginia, Waco, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, WhistlePig Farm0 comments

Rock bands often sound differently after they replace a member, and the members of Metallica considered Master Distiller Dave Pickerell to be part of ...

Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)20180318132954

Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)

Mark GillespieMarch 18, 2018@WhiskyNeighbour, @WWWTwinCities, accident, agriculture, Alberta, Alltech, aluminum, An Gardaí Síochána, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Austin, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, ballot, Bardstown, Baring, Barley, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, biodynamics, Blood Oath, Bluebell Forest, bonding, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, botas, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, buyout, Camus, Canada, Capitol Hill, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, chill filtering, CIL, Clermont, cognac, crashed, Dair Ghaelach, death, Deirdre Lyons, dispute, Dominic Hughes, Donal O'Gallachoir, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dungourney, e-commerce, Edmonton, Elijah Craig, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, farming, fatality, fertilizers, forestry, forklift, Fred Noe, Glasgow, Glendalough, Glenmorangie, grand opening, Grenada, Grinnell's Wood, Grooves, Health & Safety Authority, Heaven Hill, imports, investigation, investors, Ireland, Ireland's Ancient East, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J. Rieger & Co., J.J. Corry, Jameson, Jean-Christophe Coutures, Jim Beam, John Moriarty, John Rempe, Kansas City, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky, Lambay Island, Lambay Whiskey, Lark Distillery, Leo Varadkar, Lexington, Louise McGuane, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark Reynier, Midleton, milestone, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Spirits Fest, Monogram, nature sanctuary, organic, Pact No. 4, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, pesticides, Philadelphia, police, Prime Minister, provenance, Remy Cointreau, Renegade Rum, Renegade Spirits, Revelstoke Trust, Sabine Sheehan, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, servers, shareholders, shares, Single Pot Still, South by Southwest Festival, Spain, Spotify, steel, stock, Super Bowl, sustainable, Taoiseach, tariffs, Texas, The Coastal Collection, The Gael, The Glasgow Distillery Company, Town Branch Distillery, trade, Trinity Well, Washington, Waterford, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, White House, Wild Atlantic Way, Williams & Humbert, Women Who Whiskey0 comments

It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and while we cover Irish Whiskey all year-round, it’s worth paying special attention to the fastest-...

Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)20170402140734

Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)

Mark GillespieApril 2, 2017@ForzaUnion, @OldBurbonGangsta, @TeresaDeck81, #trypod, 100% Islay, A.D. Laws, airport, Amarone, Amazon, ambassador, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Article 50, Artist's Blend, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bainbridge, Balblair, Battle Point, Beam, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, BenRiach, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, bill, Bill Lark, Birmingham, Bladnoch, Bond & Lillard, Brexit, Brian, buyout, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, Carlow, CBC News, Celtic Whiskey Shop, chairman, Chichibu, Chris Malcolm, Colorado, Compass Box, competition, Cooley, court order, craft distillers, Craigellachie, Dail, David G, delivery, dissertation, Drew Dilkens, Dublin, Eclipx, editor, England, English Whisky Company, EU, European Union, exports, farm gate, Federal Court of Australia, Feis Ile, First Minister, Flaming Heart, Forty Creek, free movement, Fuji-Gotemba, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Gooderam & Worts, Grant's, Great Britain, Great King Street, Green Label, Hall of Fame, Heathrow, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hopped, Hubris, ice cream, Imperial, independence, India, investigation, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Isle of Arran, J. Rieger & Co., J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Rieger, James Campbell, John Distilleries, John Hall, Johnnie Walker, Jota Tanaka, JP Wiser's, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kirin, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, labels, Lark Distillery, Lawrenceburg, legislation, licensing, liens, Lifetime Achievement, Lisa Ryan, Lisbon Treaty, Loch Gorm, London, Macallan, Malt 'n Rye, managing editor, Margaret Batt, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matsuri, Matt Jones, mayor, Missouri, Monogram, Morocco, Nant, negotiations, Nicola Sturgeon, Noel Sweeney, Ontario, Overeem, Paris, Parliament, Paul John, Percy Hatfield, Pernod Ricard, podcasting, podcasts, police, politics, Powerscourt, Prime Minister, private cask, receiver, Redbreast, Redlands, referendum, retailer, Rieger, Rivals, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sassicaia, Scale, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, securities, shares, Single Marrying Cask, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, stake, Steph, Stuart Wilson, Suntory, Suzanne Redmond, Suzi Redmond, SWA, Talia, tariffs, Tasmania, Teaninich, Teresa Deck, The Glenrothes, The Norfolk, theft, Theresa May, Tim Herlihy, tourism, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, UK, Urban Bourbon, Val, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, vintage, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterford, West Midlands Police, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Collection, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wine 2 5, Wine Merchants Collection, Wine Two Five, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, writer1 comment

There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of this month in Scotla...

Tate Sues Former Colleague & Wife In Latest Balcones Chapter20150107182019

Tate Sues Former Colleague & Wife In Latest Balcones Chapter

Mark GillespieJanuary 7, 2015attorney, Balcones, buyout, Chip Tate, court, David Clouston, Greg Allen, Jared Himstedt, Jeffrey Armstrong, Laura Himstedt, lawsuit, lawyer, loan, McLennan County, profits, repayment, settlement, Texas, Waco, Waco Tribune0 comments

January 7, 2015 – Even as Chip Tate begins work on his new Tate & Company distillery in Waco, Texas, he is taking legal action against the d...

Tate To Unveil Distillery Plans This Week20150104154905

Tate To Unveil Distillery Plans This Week

Mark GillespieJanuary 4, 2015Balcones, buyout, Chip Tate, dispute, non-compete, Tate & Company, Tate and Company, Texas, Waco0 comments

January 3, 2015 – Renowned craft distiller Chip Tate is expected to reveal more details about plans for his new distillery on Tuesday. As Tate t...

Episode 514: January 3, 201520150103221243

Episode 514: January 3, 2015

Mark GillespieJanuary 3, 2015Anne Marsden, anniversary, Asahi, Balcones, Ben Nevis, birth, Brian Nation, British Columbia, buyout, Chip Tate, Christina Philburn, construction, dispute, distillery, Dublin, Facebook, financing, Friends of Laphroaig, Glencairn, GlenDronach, Green Spot, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, John Campbell, Jon Birkbeck, Kamloops, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Laurie Harder, likes, Little Bay, Masataka Taketsuru, meeting, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, Mitchell & Son, Miyagikyo, New Year's, Nikka, Oban, obituary, Pierre Weydert, Rhode Island, Rita Taketsuru, Robert Chesney, Robert Mitchell, Rose Blackmore, Scott Mansfield, social media, South Wales Whisky Interest Group, Spokane Whisky Club, Stockholm, Switzerland, Takeshi Taketsuru, Tate & Company, Twitter, Waco, whisky clubs, whiskytalks, Yellow Spot, Zurich0 comments

Irish whiskey will take another step in 2015 with the first exports of Yellow Spot to the US market, still the strongest market in the world for Irish...

Episode 510: December 8, 201420141208015758

Episode 510: December 8, 2014

Mark GillespieDecember 8, 2014A. Smith Bowman, affidavits, allegations, architects, Atholl Crescent, attorney, Balcones, BenRiach, Benromach, blender, Bob Dalgarno, Box, buyout, Cadenhead's, Caramel, chill filtering, Chip Tate, Ciroc, Colin Ross, construction, court, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Dornoch, Edinburgh, Edrington, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, Gaelic, Geoff Bell, Georgie Crawford, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkeir Treasures, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, Hall of Fame, Ian Curle, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, imports, Inchgower, India, infused, Inver House, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Ken Grier, Lagavulin, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, Little Bay, Macallan, Mackmyra, Madagascar, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, mediation, memos, Michael Urquhart, Nate Arnold, negotiations, Oban, PE Investors II LLC, Pernod Ricard, Peter Gordon, Pierre Pringuet, PR agency, redacted, restraining order, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Mile Whiskies, running, Sandy Coutts, Sandy McIntyre, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, shopping, slander, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Stuart Harvey, Susan Colville, SWA, Sweden, Tamdhu, tariffs, taxes, Texas, The Whisky Shop, trade, vanilla, Virginia, Waco, Wayne Kieswetter, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, wife, William Grant & Sons0 comments

As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas ...

Episode 239: February 14, 201020100214001500

Episode 239: February 14, 2010

Mark GillespieFebruary 14, 2010Andrew Nelstrop, Ardbeg, awards, Black Bull, buyout, Club, competition, cork taint, corks, Diageo, distillery, Doug Stone, England, English Whisky Company, Euan Shand, family, finalists, For Scotch Lovers, Gentleman Jack, Glenfiddich, golf, Jack Daniel's, Johan Rosengren, John Hansell, Kilmarnock, law, Malt Advocate, Norfolk, regulation, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, St. George's, TCA, Trevor Immelman, Victoria, Wikipedia0 comments

English farmers send barley north to Scotland, and sooner or later, the Scots send it back as whisky. The Nelstrop family has been growing barley for ...