Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)20190617030046
Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 20191205 Distillery, Absolut, age statement, Alexandre Ricard, Alumni Whisky Series, Ardgowan, Arran, Aspen, Baker Beam, Baker's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Birthday Bourbon, bottling size, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Carlton Welch, casks, celebration, centre, Charbay, Chuck Cowdery, Cincinnati, Clydebuilt, Colorado, Colorado Springs, coppersmith, Corky Taylor, Distillery 291, Douglas Laing & Co., Dry Fly Distilling, Dublin, Easter Rising, Edrington, Ernst & Young, EU, European Union, Father's Day, flavored whiskey, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, George T. Stagg, Granholm, Guinness, Hall of Fame, hockey, hops, Indiana, Indianapolis, Inverkip, investors, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, J.P. Wiser's, Jeff Agdern, John Little, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Knob Creek, Lagg, Larry Robinson, Louisville, Luke Waddell, Marrowbone Lane Edition, Martin McAdam, Max McFarlane, metric, Midleton, NHL Alumni, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paris, Pernod Ricard, poll, pricing, Prohibition, proposal, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Racer 5 IPA, retailers, Robby Fabbri, Roe & Co., rule making, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelbyville, shipping, Smooth Ambler, Spokane, Springbank, St. James's Gate, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup, states, Supreme Court, technical file, Tennessee, tequila, The Black Series, TMZ, tourism, TTB, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, visitors centers, Washington, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, World War I, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the Bluegr...
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...
Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)20190520001839
Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 20, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @Drew7182, @friedcell, @mhanch, @thecocktailmaven, @TheTracerBullet, Aberdeen, aluminum, Andalucia, anniversary, bar, Bardstown, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Billy Leighton, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon & Beyond, British Airways, Cairdeas, Canada, Captain's Reserve, CASC, Cascade Hollow, Castle & Key, Centennial, Charbay, charity, China, Chris Morris, consulting, cooperage, Copper Alley, Cormac O'Connor, David McCabe, Diageo, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Dingle Whiskey, distillery, distilling, Dream Cask, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Elliott Hughes, EU, European Union, exports, Feis Ile, Fernand Schaack, Founding Fathers, Game of Thrones, geographical indicator, George Dickel, Great American Craft Spirits, Hotaling & Co., House Baratheon, Ian Logan, imports, InchDairnie, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Isaac Páez Gutiérrez, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Daniel's, Jerez de la Frontera, Jill Hawkins, Karakasevic, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Legacy Edition, Liam LaHart, Lisanna Byrd, Louisville, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, Marko Mrdjenovic, Mexico, Michael Mangeot, Nicole Austin, Noah Rothbaum, Northern California, Old Taylor Distillery, Oliver Hughes, Orange County, Peter Mosley, Porterhouse Brewery, Porterhouse Group, Racer 5 IPA, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, resignation, Royal Lochnagar, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, sherry, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Stand for Kindness, steel, tariffs, Tennessee, The Birdhouse, The Camp Fire, The Daily Beast, The Glenlivet, toneleria, Toneleria Antonio Paez, trade, Triple Cask, Trump Administration, turkey, Ukiah, WDRB, Wes Murry, Westland Distillery, whiskey, Whiskey Live Dublin, whisky, Whisky Club Luxembourg, wildfire, Will Arvin, wine, Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, World Whisky Day0 comments
Oliver Hughes and his partners in Ireland’s Porterhouse Group opened Dingle Distillery in late 2012, just as the Irish craft distilling boom was...
Building a Showcase for Bourbon History (Episode 717: August 2, 2018)20180802205645
Building a Showcase for Bourbon History (Episode 717: August 2, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 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 “...
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)20180610213833
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2018@lwars85, @stonekettle, aluminum, anniversary, Anthony Bourdain, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Beam Suntory, bonding, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Cairdeas, California, Canada, Charbay, charity, chef, Chicago, Clear Creek Distillery, Commerce Secretary, Compass Box, contract, Cooley, culture, Dave Karraker, Delilah's, deliveries, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Douglas Taylor, Dublin, economy, Edrington, European Union, export, farmers, Feis Ile, food, Franklin County, G7 Summit, glass, Great Northern Distillery, Grooves, Hood River Distillers, import, Ira Seligman, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Islay Swim, Jeanine Racht, Jewish Whisky Company, John Glaser, John Teeling, Jörg Rupf, judge, Karakasevic, Kim Jong Un, Lance Winters, Laphroaig, Larry Neuringer, lifeboats, Market Street Spirits, McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt, Mexico, Midleton, Mike Miller, Multnomah Whiskey Library, negotiations, North Korea, obituary, Oregon, PappyGate, picket lines, Port Charlotte, Portland, Quebec, Rare Craft, RNLI, search and rescue, shipping, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Cask Nation, single malt, St. George's Spirits, steel, Steve McCarthy, strike, suicide, summit, tariffs, Teamsters, Temple Bar, The Balvenie, The Macallan, The Whisky Fairy, Thomas Wingate, Tom Clancy, trade, Trump Administration, Tullamore Dew, UPS, US, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Jewbilee, Wilbur Ross, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Historians aren’t sure who distilled the first Scotch-style single malt whiskey in the United States, but Oregon’s Clear Creek Distillery ...
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)20170618153921
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2017@jefflincicome, @lphd, ALS, angels, anniversary, backset, Balcones, Bear Creek Distilling, Ben Nevis, Black Art, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cat, Charbay, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chip Tate, Clyde May's, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colorado, Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project, commemorative, Consortium of Cards Series, Cork, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, David Stewart, Deatsville, distilling, divorce, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. James Crow, Dublin, duty free, eclipse, Elixir Distillers, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, fermentation, Few Spirits, Forsyths, Four Kings, France, Fred Noe, G. Rozelieures, Game 7 Batch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenturret, Graham Coull, Heaven Hill, Ian Millar, Independent Stave, inner smartass, Ireland, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Lincicome, Jenni Karakasevic, Jim Beam, Journeyman Distillery, Karuizawa, Kentucky, King of the Hills, Knob Creek, Knockmealdowns, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Larry Kilbourne, Liberties, litigation, Lorraine, Mark Reynier, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, Miles Karakasevic, Mississippi River Distilling Company, mouser, O.F.C., Old Pulteney, Otto Radio, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, patent, peated, Quora, Rachel Barrie, Redemption Whiskey, Richard Forsyth, Sam Mead, Sam Simmons, Scotch Whisky, Snow Leopard Trust, solar eclipse, Speciality Drinks, spent mash, spiritual retreat, State 38 Distilling, Stephen Teeling, storage, Stuart Nickerson, Susan Karakasevic, T.W. Samuels Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, Texas, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Tipperary Distillery, Tom Bulleit, Tourbe Collection, Towser, travel retail, Vaios Vlahotasios, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinexpo, Waco, Watershed, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, World Series, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco...
Episode 494: August 30, 201420140830181307
Episode 494: August 30, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 30, 2014Alberta Distillers, ALS, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bill Lumsden, Blackadder, bottling, Breaker Bourbon, Bulleit, Bulleit Experience, Bulleit Rye, Canada, challenge, Charbay, Chasing Shackleton, Chivas Brothers, class action, cost cutting, crisps, damage, Dave Schmier, David Perkins, Diageo, documentary, earthquake, Edelson, Elijah Craig, experiment, Florida, George Dickel Rye, haggis, Heaven Hill, High West, ice, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Irish Distillers, Jeffrey Knott, Jeffrey Lohr, jobs, John Bernasconi, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, KGB Spirits, labeling, lawyers, layoffs, Loretto, Mackie's, Maker's Mark, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, MGP-I, Napa Valley, Netflix, Old Hickory Bar, orbit, Pensacola, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, potato chips, Raj Bhakta, Rancho de Los Luceros Destileria, Redemption Rye, Richard Paterson, Rob Samuels, Ryan Maloney, Scott Bush, Seagram's, small batch, Small Batch Collection, snack, Steve Gertman, Stitzel-Weller, Strathmill, Supernova, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tim Jarvis, TTB, Tullamore Dew, Vern Underwood, Wes Henderson, Whistlepig, Willett, William Grant & Sons, winery5 comments
Steve Gertman of California’s Ascendant Spirits produces Breaker Bourbon, and his brand is one of those targeted by a Chicago-based law firm tha...
Napa’s Charbay Distillery Escapes Damage In Earthquake20140826204503
Napa’s Charbay Distillery Escapes Damage In Earthquake
Mark GillespieAugust 26, 2014American Mountain, California, Charbay, damage, earthquake, Marko Karakasevic, Napa Valley, St. Helena, Ukiah, wineries0 comments
August 26, 2014 – This weekend’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake caused millions of dollars in damage at many of Northern California’s wine...
Wine Enthusiast Honors Charbay’s Karakasevic & Rock Town’s Lewis20130507142921
Wine Enthusiast Honors Charbay’s Karakasevic & Rock Town’s Lewis
Mark GillespieMay 7, 2013Andy Lewis, Arkansas, Astor Center, bartender, Charbay, Jason Littrell, Lesley Townsend Duval, Little Rock, Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Marko Karakasevic, Pickleback, Rock Town, St. Helena, Wine Enthusiast0 comments
May 7, 2013 – Wine Enthusiast Magazine has named its annual “Top 40 Tastemakers Under 40” – honoring rising young Americans in...
Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)