A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)20180614233948
A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2018@RoamerDC, @whisky_pete, #dadjokes, #Drams4Fams, A. Lambert Willett, Adam Spiegel, airport, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Baltimore, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Bardstown, beaver, Becle, Ben Nevis, Black Label Triple Cask, Blair Athol, Bob Corker, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Britt Kulsveen, Brown-Forman, Bruce Russell, Bushmills, butt crack, Campbell Brown, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cardhu, Casa Cuervo, Cask 88, castor sacs, castoreum, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Code of Federal Regulations, conflict, construction, dad jokes, David Gosnell, Dekantā, Diageo, Dom Pérignon, Donald Trump, Drew Kulsveen, Dufry, Dumbarton, Eau de Musc, economy, Eddie Russell, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, Eigashima, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, export, Father's Day, Federal Excise Tax, Few Spirits, Fishky, flavored whiskies, food banks, Fort Nelson, Frazier History Museum, Fred MacAulay, free trade, George Dickel, George Garvin Brown, Glenmorangie, Hennessy, Honours List, Hotaling & Co., import, Irish Whiskey, Japan, Japanese, Jeff Adams, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Magliocco, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ki, Kilmalid, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawson Whiting, Lee Younger, lobbying, Louisville, majority leader, Margie Lehrman, Mark Hoellinger, Martha Kulsveen, Master's Keep, Maurice Chevalier IV, Max Lents, Mexico, Michter's, Mitch McConnell, Möet & Chandon, Moet Hennessy, NAFTA, New Hampshire, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, North American Free Trade Agreement, OBE, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Order of the British Empire, Paisley, Paul Hletko, Pernod Ricard, Port Ellen, President's Choice, Queen Elizabeth, Revival, Russell's Reserve, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Folklore, Senate, senator, Seven Wood, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Spirit Drink, standards of identity, steel, Strathmill, Tabasco, tail, Tamworth Distilling, tariffs, tax reform, Tennessee, The WhiskyCast Story, Thomas Moradpour, Title 27, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, Travis Watt, Trump Administration, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willett, Woodford Reserve, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
Tax cuts that took effect at the start of 2018 encouraged many US whisky distillers to expand their facilities. Now, they’re caught in the middl...
SWA Terms Scotch Whisky’s Success a Key Brexit “Litmus Test”20170329151153
SWA Terms Scotch Whisky’s Success a Key Brexit “Litmus Test”
Mark GillespieMarch 29, 2017Brexit, Camembert, champagne, economic impact, economy, European Union, exports, France, Great Britain, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Prime Minister, Prosciutto di Parma, referendum, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, Theresa May, trade, UK, United Kingdom0 comments
March 29, 2017 – London and Brussels are now officially on the clock, as Prime Minister Theresa May’s formal declaration today of the Unit...
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch20160612111817
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016Aberlour, Andrew Scheer, Canada, CanadianWhisky.org, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dalwhinnie, Davin de Kergommeaux, Geoff Regan, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Heather Bradley, House of Commons, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Parliament, Peter Milliken, Robert Burns, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Talisker, taxpayers, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits1 comment
June 11, 2016 – Imagine the outcry in France if politicians served a California sparkling wine instead of Champagne at official events? While Ca...
Episode 543: July 11, 201520150711235532
Episode 543: July 11, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 11, 2015Alabama, Amrut, Atlantic City, Bardstown, barrels, belt sander, BenRiach, Bill Billingsley, Billy Walker, Brian Kinsman, Brittany, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, champagne, Char No. 4, collaboration, construction, correction, Corsair Artisan, cricket, Dallas, damage, David Allardice, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, Few Spirits, fire, Four Kings, France, Glann ar Mor, GlenDronach, Gleneagles, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Groth Vineyards, Heaven Hill, Heineken, Houston, humidity, Huntsville, India, industry, inventory, investigation, investment, Jean Donnay, Jefferson's Reserve, Jewish Whisky Company, Johnnie Walker, Journeyman Distillery, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kingfisher, Kininvie, Last Great Malts of Scotland, LBL Moonshine, Liquor to Lips, lottery, Louisville, M.B. Roland, Main Street Revitalization, mani-pedi, marketing, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Miner's Delight Inn, Mississippi River Distilling, Napa Valley, New Orleans, Old Forester, Pappy, Paul Tomaszewski, portal, protected geographical indicator, Revenue, Richard Lochhead, roof, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Scotch Whisky Association, Select Casks, Silver Trail, Single Cask Nation, Spencer Balentine, St. Louis, sweat, Taipei, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, Taoyuan Airport, Tom Hulsen, UNESCO, United Breweries, United Nations, United Spirits, Victor Brierley, Vijay Mallya, Village Voice, Visit Scotland, warehouse, Whiskey Row, William Grant & Sons, William Larue Weller, winds, wine, Wine & Cheese Place, winner, World Heritage Sites, Wyoming0 comments
There are dozens of stakeholders in the Scotch Whisky industry, and while they do work together on a few key fronts, their competitive nature makes it...
The Balvenie Apple Ballini20140724182329
The Balvenie Apple Ballini
Mark GillespieJuly 24, 2014Apple Ballini, Balvenie, bartender, Bellini, champagne, cocktail, drink, recipe, William Grant & Sons0 comments
July 23, 2014 – The PR firm for William Grant & Sons USA sent this Balvenie-based recipe out to promote “National Scotch Whisky Day....
Speyside Leaders Get Their Meetings With Whisky Bosses20140616140928
Speyside Leaders Get Their Meetings With Whisky Bosses
Mark GillespieJune 16, 2014Angus Robertson, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dufftown, economic development, Edrington, Holyrood, Ivan Menezes, Laurent Lacassagne, Macallan, Moray, Mortlach, Napa Valley, Parliament, Richard Lochhead, Speyside, summit, The Spirits Business, Westminster0 comments
June 16, 2014 – In January, the Speyside area’s representatives in Westminster and Edinburgh called for a summit meeting with chief execut...
Speyside Politicians Call For Whisky Tourism Summit20140126230330
Speyside Politicians Call For Whisky Tourism Summit
Mark GillespieJanuary 26, 2014Angus Robertson, champagne, Chivas Brothers, David Frost, Diageo, Holyrood, Ivan Menezes, Laurent Lacassagne, Moray, Napa, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Richard Lochhead, Rioja, Scotch Whisky Association, Speyside, summit, SWA, tourism, Westminster0 comments
January 26, 2014 – Moray is the heart of Speyside, and the region’s parliamentarians are calling for a summit with the chief executives of...
Episode 277: September 5, 201020100904224800
Episode 277: September 5, 2010
Mark GillespieSeptember 4, 2010age statement, Alland Islands, apprentice, author, Bernard Walsh, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bulgaria, Bushmills, champagne, charity, Charity: Water, contest, David Fenkell, distillery, experiment, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Ireland, Ivan Ivanov, Meghan Leary, minimum pricing, Pearse Lyons, regulation, Scotland, shipwreck, SWA, The Irishman, Water of Life, women0 comments
Women are discovering whisky and other brown spirits at record levels, and dispelling the old myth that whisky is a “man’s drink.” M...
Episode 270: July 18, 201020100717232900
Episode 270: July 18, 2010
Mark GillespieJuly 17, 2010Alex Young, Allan Hyslop, Alland Islands, Andrew Derbidge, Australia, beer, Bill Lark, Brewdog, Cardhu, champagne, Chris Bunting, Evan Williams, Heaven Hill, Islay, Jack Turic, Knappogue Castle, Kristy Booth, Laphroaig, Liqueur, Matt Colglazier, Nonjatta, nosing, Sam Macklin, Schorschbrau, shipwreck, Steve Wilson, stillman, Sydney, Virginia Gentleman0 comments
Laphroaig’s stillhouse is a popular part of tours at the distillery, and the stillman you’re most likely to meet is Allan Hyslop. Allan...