Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)20181025021027
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2018"The Beast", @ezemcgee, @tmaher103, 1816 Cask, A. Smith Bowman, age verification, Al Young, Alberta, author, Bank & Bourbon, Belgium, benefit, book, border, bottles, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Elliott, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Calgary, California, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chattanooga, Chivas Regal, Code of Responsible Practices, Corby, Cork, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Dublin, Dungourney, Edgar Bronfman, EU, European Parliament, European Union, expansion, Fort McMurray, Four Roses, Fox & Geese, Friends of Fort McMurray Firefighters, Gatwick, Golden Carolus, Gooderham & Worts, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, Guy Verhofstadt, hard border, Heathrow, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Japan, Jim Rutledge, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Lanny McDonald, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceville, Lot #40, Louisville, marketing, Midleton, Mizunara Oak, NHL, NHL Alumni, Northern Border Collection, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Ontario, Paul Wickman, Peerless Rye, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Magazine Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, Pike Creek, Prime Minister, Quebec, recycling, Redbreast, Ryan MacLaughlin, Sagamore Spirit, Samuel Bronfman, Seagram, tattoo, Tennessee, The Glenlivet, Theresa May, Tim Maher, Toronto, travel retail, Twitter, Ultimate Cask Collection, underage, Wendell Clark, whiskey, whisky, wildfires, Wiser's, Wood Buffalo Brewing Company0 comments
Kentucky’s Four Roses Bourbon is marking its 130th anniversary this year, and while Al Young hasn’t been there the whole time…he com...
Episode 472: March 29, 201420140329210408
Episode 472: March 29, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 29, 2014A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auriverdes, author, Barry Crockett, Beam, book, brand, Brazil, Brittany, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey, China, Chivas, Christina, competition, Cotswolds, Daniel Szor, death, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, distillery, Eric Cordelle, European Union, Explorer's Club, Feis Ile, Fenton, Flaughter, flavored, football, France, Frank McHardy, funeral, FX Concepts, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glen Grant, Hall of Fame, Harry Cockburn, hedge fund, Irish Distillers, Islay, J&B, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, Jim McEwan, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Keepers of the Quaich, Knockdhu, law, lawsuit, legal, legislation, Making Your Marque, Mark Green, Martha Philburn, memory, merger, Michigan, Mike Keeler, Morrison Bowmore, New York, Peaty Collection, Peter Fleck, phenols, Portugese, prank, rings, rogue trader, Rutter, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Law, Seagram, silliness, soccer, Societe Generale, Springbank, stroke, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, trademark, Tushkar, UDV, Urban Honey, Virginia, wedding, Whisky Magazine, wife, World Cup, World Whiskies Awards, zoning0 comments
James Espey has created some of whisky’s legendary brands during his career, along with the Keepers of the Quaich, and was named an Officer of t...
Episode 456: December 14, 201320131214001721
Episode 456: December 14, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 14, 20131963, ad, advertising, agency, American Forests, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Arran, astronauts, auction, Bacardi, Baron, Barrel Drop, barrels, Brad Boswell, Braeval, Bulleit, Business Insider, Canada, charity, Charitybuzz, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey Company, chopper, Classic Malt, CMT, code, collecting, cooperage, Danville, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Drink BC, Exotic, export, Facebook, Ferm Solutions, Four Roses, Frank Coleman, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, gender, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gregor Mina, Guardians, Independent Stave Company, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish, Ivan Menezes, James MacTaggart, Jim Murray, Jim Rutledge, Johanne McInnis, KDA, Keith Wood, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Malt Maniacs, Marks & Spencer, Masters Collection, McTears, Meet the Baron, Michter's, Missouri, New Year's Eve, Oliver Klimek, Opperman Weiss, Orange County Choppers, Peat Hopper, Powers, Powers Gold Label, PR, RAF, rain, reality, Rocket, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, Scott Hartig, sexist, social media, Space, Spitfire, Stewart Laing, Straight Malt, sulfur, sulphur, Telegraph, The Whisky Exchange, Tullamore Dew, Twitter, video, weather, Whisky Bible, Wild Turkey, Wilderness Trace, women, Woodford Reserve, World War II, YouTube0 comments
Dewar’s was forced to remove an online video promotion from the Internet this week after a social media-fueled protest campaign over the portray...
Episode 450: November 2, 201320131103115318
Episode 450: November 2, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 3, 20131964, Alberta, Andrew Ferguson, Andy Dunn, app, Banff, Bardstown High School, Big Peat, Black Bowmore, Bowmore, Brasserie Kensington, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, bunker, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calgary, Canada, Canadian, Cara Laing, Chase, Chattanooga, Chris Pickett, Cold War, Diefenbunker, Douglas Laing, Experimental Collection, Fet's, Fino, Franklin County, Fred Laing, Geoff Skeggs, Glenfarclas, Gold Bowmore, Grant's, historic, Iain McCallum, investigation, Jack Teeling, Jim Murray, Joe Ledbetter, Kelly Carpenter, Kensington Wine Market, lawyer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lifford, Mark Rosauer, Michael Vander Hayden, Mission Main Street, Nuclear, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Quarter Casks, Rimrock Hotel, Rob Carpenter, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Scallywag, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, seasoning, single grain, SMWS, Springbank, staves, Strath, Teeling Whiskey, theft, Tim Piersant, trilogy, Vancouver, Victoria, Whisky Bible, White Bowmore0 comments
This week, we’re in Banff, Alberta for a very special Bowmore weekend in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. The “Bowmore on the Rockies...
Tennessee Governor Signs Distillery Bills20130521131103
Tennessee Governor Signs Distillery Bills
Mark GillespieMay 21, 2013Bill Haslam, charcoal., Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Joe Ledbetter, Lincoln County Process, MGP, moonshine, Old Smoky, regulations, Sugarlands, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Tennesseean, Tim Piersant0 comments
May 21, 2013 – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a bill approved by state lawmakers last month that clears the way for the owners of the...
Episode 422: April 28, 201320130428001740
Episode 422: April 28, 2013
Mark GillespieApril 28, 2013ABV, Amrut, Ballantine's, bone, Bourbon, Brian Struyk, Canada, Chattanooga, Churchill Downs, Clem Ryan, Cork, crime, Dennie Hammer, Dewar's, Dilbert, Dublin, Four Roses, George Dickel, Gerry Tosh, Glen Deveron, GlenDronach, Glenliver, golf, Greedy Angels, Heather McGregor, Highland Park, horse racing, Ian Chang, Irish Distillers, Jack Daniel's, Jagdale, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Ryan, John's Lane, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Laphroaig, LCBO, legislature, luge, Macduff, marrow, Midleton, moonshine, Ontario, Paddy, Pennsylvania, Penny Chenery, Philadelphia, police, Port Ruighe, Powers, Quercus, Redbreast, regulators, restaurant, Rob Allanson, Sandy Hyslop, Secretariat, Sir John Power, South Korea, St. Magdalene, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Shop, theft, Toronto, Triple Crown, violation, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig, white whiskey, World Duty Free, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
When Ireland’s distillers joined forces in 1966 to merge their struggling distilleries into one company, they placed their bet on Jameson as the...
Episode 421: April 20, 201320130419233700
Episode 421: April 20, 2013
Mark GillespieApril 19, 2013Aberlour, Andrew Nelstrop, app, Balcones, Bill Haslam, Bowmore, Brenne, Bryan Boulette, Burn Stewart Distillers, Caroline Snyman, charity, Chattanooga, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Churchill Downs, CL Financial, commando, contest, Diageo, Dingle, Distell Group, Double Black, drought, Duncansby Head, England, English Whisky Company, Explorer's Club, Glenmorangie, Gold Route, golf, Hadrian's Wall, Helgi's, Highland Park, horse racing, Imperial, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Joe Ledbetter, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Derby, Legacy, Lexington, Lighthouse, Louisville, Mary Quinn Ramer, Master of Malt, mint julep, Moray, Mull, Noss Head, Old Pulteney, Oliver Hughes, Open Championship, Orkney, Pentland Skerries, photo, Port Ruighe, rain, Redbreast, regulators, Richard Walker, Royal Liverpool. John McDougall, Single Pot Stills, South Africa, St. George's, storm, Talisker, Tennessee, Thoroughbred, Tim Piersant, Tobermory, Tomatin, tourism, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The English Whisky Company has been distilling since 2006, and while it may not be able to claim the title of “England’s only whisky disti...
Chattanooga Distillery Bill Clears Tennessee Legislature20130418122826
Chattanooga Distillery Bill Clears Tennessee Legislature
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2013Bill Haslam, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Joe Ledbetter, legislature, Tennessee, Tim Piersant0 comments
April 18, 2013 – Tennessee lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow the owners of Chattanooga Whiskey to build a distillery and produce t...
Episode 404: December 28, 201220121228220552
Episode 404: December 28, 2012
Mark GillespieDecember 28, 2012Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, author, BBC, Belle Grove, Bill Rogers, blizzard, book, Bowmore 15, Brian Cox, Carin Castillo, Chattanooga, chocolate, Christchurch, Christopher Winters, Craig McGill, documentary, Ealanta, economy, entrepreneur, Evan Williams, funding, Glenmorangie, Jim Gable, Joe Ledbetter, Johnnie Walker, Kickstarter, New Zealand, overdose, painkillers, Penderyn, Richard Paterson, Rick Wassmund, Rob Gard, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Shackleton, SIA, single barrel, Spice Road, SWA, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Wales, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
There are plenty of ideas for entrepreneurs seeking a place in the world of whisky, but as always, getting the funding is the hard part. This week, we...