Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)20190407193059
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)
April 7, 2019Adam Hannett. world record, affinity, Albert Baladi, American Whiskey Convention, April Fool's, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Balcones, Barley, Barrel 21, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Calvados, Canada, chairman, charity, collaboration, Compass Box, Cornwall, Cragganmore, Dad's Hat, Dan Jago, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, Domaine Christian Drouin, Douglas Taylor, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, English Whisky Company, environment, Exchequer Roll, executive, expansion, Feis Ile, Friar John Cor, Game of Thrones, Gary Haggart, gas, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Gothenburg, Heidi Grau, Herman Mihalich, House Greyjoy, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Japan, Jeffrey Lichtman, John Glaser, John Rempe, Kat Aagesen, Knappogue Castle, Komagatake, Le Papillon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Lindores Abbey, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lisa Roper Wicker, Lizzie Rudd, London, Luxco, maltings, mansplaining, Marco de Bartoli, Mars Shinsu, Marsala, Marsmalt, Matt Shattock, Michael Moore, Mike Smith, Mount Vernon, oil, Old Fitzgerald, Ontario, Pact No. 5, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Piggyback, renewable energy, Rob Schwartz, Rob Wiacek, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sexism, State College, Steve Bashore, Sweden, Talisker, The Whisky Show, tidal energy, University of Pennsylvania, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion Festival, whisky, Whistlepig, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodcock, Yakushima0 comments
Lindores Abbey has a unique place in whisky history, thanks to Friar John Cor and the aqua vitae he distilled for the King in 1494. Gary Haggart has a...
Beam Suntory CEO Matt Shattock to Step Down20181005121055
Beam Suntory CEO Matt Shattock to Step Down
October 5, 2018Albert Baladi, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, CEO, chairman, Chicago, Clermont, Cooley, Deerfield, Fortune Brands, Illinois, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Stillhouse, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Paul Varga, Suntory Holdings, Tom Flocco, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 4, 2018 – Beam Suntory Chairman & CEO Matt Shattock will step down next April after ten years on the job leading what became the wor...
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)
January 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...
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)20170402140734
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
April 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...
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)20170108154634
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
January 8, 2017@feeriaunique, @trebond09, A Dram a Day, Aberdeenshire, acquisition, airport, Alexander Murray & Co., allocation, Arranta, auction, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bowers, Beth Havers, bidding, blogger, Book & Bourbon, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, Bourbon, bread, Brian Treacy, bubble gum, Cafe Royal Circle Bar, cash flow, cask, Catoctin Creek, chairman, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Clonakilty Black Pudding, Coffey Still, concept, concession, Connemara, Constellation Brands, Costco, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, education, first dram, Four Roses, France, Fujikai, Gaelic, Glen Alba, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, grain, guest, haggis, haggis war of 2017, heart, High West, HMSHost, home brand, hospital, house brand, Huffington Post, ice cream, inauguration, investment, Irish Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Julio's Liquors, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirkland, Lagavulin, Laurie Black, Leah Pilcer, Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Lidl, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Maker's Mark, margin, Mark Bylok, Massachusetts, McTears, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nikka, North of Scotland, Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick McCarthy, PMA Canada, podcast, POTUS, President, pricing, profit, Purcellville, regulators, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, retailer, Rob Samuels, Ryan Ashley, Ryan Maloney, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Spirit, Sarajevo, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Seattle, secondary market, single malt, Sophie Maulevrier, Speyburn, SRF, stake, Standiford Field, Steve Lipp, store brand, Stuart MacNamara, The Balvenie, The Whisky Topic, three-tier system, Thrillist, trademark, Tre Bond, Trump International Golf Links, Turf Mor, unfollow, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, vice chairman, Virginia, Wal-Mart, welcome, Westborough, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holi...
Episode 570: January 9, 201620160110012932
Episode 570: January 9, 2016
January 10, 2016advice, Allied Lomar. trademark, argument, arrest, assassination, author, Barton, book, Brechin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, California, Canada, candidate, chairman, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Ciaran Mulgrew, Cooper Spirits, Cordelia Toy, Craigslist, crime, Dan Greenwood, David Stewart, Derry, Diageo, Distiller's Select, Donald Trump, Douglas Fitchett, Drinking in America, Dungourney, evidence, festivals, flooding, Four Roses, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glencadam, Graeme Macaloney, guilty, High West, history, Honours List, indictment, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Israel, JFK, John Rhea, judge, KDA, Kennedy, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, law, Law360.com, lawsuit, license, Lock Stock & Barrel, Longmorn, Luxco, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, MBE, MGP, Michael Bendavid, Midleton, Niche Drinks, officer, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, Pennsylvania, President, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Nixon, Rob Samuels, ruling, Scotland, Secret Service, Sheriff, Signature, St. Brendan's, state, Stitzel, Stitzel-Weller, Susan Cheever, Tel Aviv, The Balvenie, The Quiet Man, theft, Thomas Wingate, Toby Curtsinger, trial, Ulysses S. Grant, Utah, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Warren Commission, Warren G. Harding, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
America has a love-hate relationship with alcohol, and it’s fair to say that drinking has changed the course of American history – for bet...