A Breakup in the Irish Whiskey Business (Episode 752: January 27, 2019)20190127172941
A Breakup in the Irish Whiskey Business (Episode 752: January 27, 2019)
January 27, 2019"Bourbon Pompeii", @realsuwilliams, Ajay Bhardwaj, Andres Faustinelli, Arran, attorney general, B517, backlog, bar, bard, barrels, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, BC Ministry of the Attorney General, BDT Capital Partners, Bearface, Bernard Walsh, Bornw-Forman Cooperage, Bourbon, breakup, Brian Schmitz, British Columbia, Brockrobert Tagarook, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, Carlow, casks, Chita, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, Competition Bureau, Congress, Coopers' Craft, Cotswolds Distillery, Daniel Szor, David Eby, David Ferguson, David Wondrich, divorce, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, enforcement, England, exciseman, expansion, fermenter, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Fort Nelson, Forty Creek, Founder's Choice, furlough, gauger, government, Grimsby, hearing, Hungarian Oak, Illva Saronno Holdings, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Japan, John Hall, joint venture, Just-Drinks.com, Kakubin, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, label approvals, lawsuit, liquor inspectors, Louisville, Mackmyra, Maison Ferrand, Marc Anthony Wines & Spirits, Michter's, minority stake, Moment Karibien, Old Forester, Ontario, Plantation Rum, poet, QEW, raid, Raj Bhakta, report. hospitality licenses, Richard Hobbs, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Foundation, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Oak, run, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotland, shareholders, Shirokaku, shortage, shutdown, Soleo Collection, Speyside, statistics, Stefano Battioni, Su Williams, Suntory, Sweden, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Barrel Mill, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, tourism, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig, Woody Kane0 comments
Even when things appear to be going well, there are sometimes undercurrents of trouble behind the scenes. That played out in Ireland this week after W...
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)20190113220906
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)
January 13, 2019@seriousabtplay, @SML917, @thewhiskymaker, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, Ardmore, Ardnahoe Distillery, Argyll & Bute Council, Beam Suntory, Bobby Parnell, Brian Canning, Brown-Forman, budget, Bunnahabhain, Canada, cannabis, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, chemistry, Chita, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, COLA, Colorado, Congress, Cooley, Craigellachie, Cumria, David Monahan, David Ozgo, Dewar's, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., expansion, Flintlock, Germany, Glen Garioch, Glengoyne, government, Hakushu, Highland Park, Hunter Laing & Co., Ireland, Irish Whiskey Awards, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Japan, Jim Beam, Jim Hough, job opening, Johnnie Walker, label approval, labeling, Liberty Pole Spirits, Louise McGuane, Lunar New Year, marijuana, Milk & Honey, Mizunara, Moine, Old Particular, Oregon, Orkney, packaging, Pennsylvania, politics, Reverie, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Scott Laing, Scott Lowery, Seattle, shutdown, Slane Distillery, South Africa, Suntory, Suntory AO, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tel Aviv, The Lakes Distillery, The Last One, Three Chord Bourbon, travel retail, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Twelve Bar Reserve, Washington, Washington State, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion, whisky, XOP, Xtra Old Particular, Yamazaki, Year of the Pig0 comments
The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government is now the longest on record, and it is having an impact on the whisky business. Two whisky makers...
30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)20180517153600
30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)
May 17, 2018Andy Treinen, anniversary, Ardbeg, aroma, auto racing, awards, Balcones, Barb Helt, Beam Suntory, Big Level, Big Red Liquors, Blade & Bow, Blenders' Mash, Bourbon, Buddy Thompson, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, cancer, charity, Chita, Christopher Winters, Colorado State University, conductor, contest, Contradiction, Corryvreckan, Courtney Howard, Croftengea, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark Prohibition, Denis Lynch, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, exhibit, Final Reserve, Frazier History Museum, Glencadam, Grand Macnish, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Henry McKenna, Hibiki, Highland Park, hospice, I.W. Harper, ice, Indiana, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Irish Whiskey, James Thompson & Brother, Jan Westcott, Japan, Jay Howard, Jeff Timi, Jim Beam, John Foster, Johnnie Walker, Jon Miller, Julie Trevisan Hunter, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Lauder's, LCBO, Loch Lomond Distillers, logo, Louisville, Macduff International, Mark McAlister, Matt Colglazier, motorsports, Nikka, oncology, One Cure, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, pizza, Powers John's Lane, research, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile, Royal Salute, Royal Wedding, Rye Whiskey, sales, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, senses, Shelbyville, shortages, Six Cask Edition, Smokey, Smooth Ambler, Spirits Canada, sponsorship, Stitzel-Weller Experience, Suntory, supply, Talisker, taste, Texas, The Dark, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, Travel, Tyrconnell, visitors, visitors center, W. Brendan Waller, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
In May of 1988, the Scotch Whisky Experience opened its doors on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, next to Edinburgh Castle. Over the last 30 years, milli...
Episode 615: November 12, 201620161113205158
Episode 615: November 12, 2016
November 13, 2016@philpowers, @potstillmike, acquisition, agriculture, Alexander Murray & Co. Steve Lipp, Amrut, An Ard Ri, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Australia, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, bar, Beam Suntory, Billionaire, Blended Malt, blood, Bloomberg News, Boondocks, Boss Hog, budget, Charles Brown, Chicago, Chita, Cincinnati, Compass Box, Costco, currency, Dave Pickerell, Dave Scheurich, David Stewart, David Taylor, David Walker, Delilah's, dollar, Donald Trump, Dublin, Earl, election, Elgin, English Whisky Company, exchange rates, Few Spirits, Firestone Walker, Fusion Whisky, George Remus, Glen Elgin, Governor General, grand opening, Greg Metze, Hakushu, Hillrock Estate, India, Indiana, Jailers, Japan, Japan Society, Kevin Plank, Kirkland, Lawrenceburg, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Metze's Select, MGP Ingredients, Mike Horton, Mike Miller, music, Neil Cameron, New York City, New Zealand, Outryder, Paul Hletko, Phil Powers, policy, politics, Polly Walker, Polly's Casks, Port Covington, pound, President, PX, Red Cross, Redlands, Royal Wine, Sagamore Development, Sagamore Spirit, Sam Mead, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, Seagram's, Spice Project, Spice Tree, Spice Tree Extravaganza, Steve Nally, sulfates, Suntory Holdings, SWA, Takeshi Niinami, tartrates, Tasmania, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, The Balvenie, The Glenturret, The Kincairdine, The Norfolk, tourism, trade, Trader Joe's, TTB, Tun 1509, Under Armour, Usquaebach, Viceroy, Victor Bruce, visitors center, Wes Henderson, Whiskey Row, Whistlepig Rye, WindyBore, wine casks, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming Whiskey, Yamazaki0 comments
This week, we’re celebrating the 11th anniversary of WhiskyCast with a potpourri of sorts, as we catch up with people from all over the world of...
Episode 593: June 12, 201620160612173612
Episode 593: June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016@clanwoodcock, @mcdblake, @Misterpie, @VancouverGuero, Aberlour, Allisa Henley, Arkansas, BenRiach, Billy Leighton, book, bookfinder.com, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brian Nation, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chita, Chris Morris, Dan Lundberg, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deconstructed Series, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Dominium, Early Days, Eddie Russell, endowment, engineering, Five Malt, Fortuna Meritas, Four Roses, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Ger Buckley, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenglassaugh, Graham Coull, Hakushu, Heather Bradley, Hibiki, HMRC, Honours List, House of Commons, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jan Westcott, John Shea, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Little Rock, Luceo, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Misako Udo, Morgan Blake, Nova Scotia, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Parliament, Phil Brandon, Queen Elizabeth, Regalis, retirement, Robert Burns, Rock Town Distillery, Rothes, scholarship, Scotch Whisky, Shelter Point Distillery, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Speyside, Spirits Canada, Suntory, Sweden, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Distiller's Safe, The Scottish Whisky Distilleries, Toki, travel retail, Two Brewers, University of Kentucky, Valour, Vancouver Island, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky, Whitehorse, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, Yamazaki, Yukon, Yukon Spirits0 comments
Many factors go into the decision to give a whisky brand a shakeup, and we’ll look at the factors behind two major facelifts announced in the la...
Episode 589: May 14, 201620160514231104
Episode 589: May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016@Monty4Cruz, accident, Adam Carolla, Adrian Graham, Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Beam Suntory, Benromach, Bernheim, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's, Boston, Buffalo Trace, Castle & Key, chemical, Chita, Chivas Brothers, Clermont, Coffey Grain, Coffey Malt, Compass Box, Diageo, Enlightenment, equity, expansion, Experimental Collection, Fife, firefighters, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Green Label, Hibiki, InchDairnie, Independent Stave, infrared, investors, Island Green, Japan, Jerry Dalton, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Justin Victor, Kagoshima, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Legends Collection, longevity, Longmorn, Louisville, Maltage, Mars, Monty, Nikka, nitrous acid, Old Taylor, Orphan Barrel, Picts, Rebecca Creek, Rhetoric, Richard Overton, San Antonio, San Antonio Express-News, Shinshu, single grain, Speyside, Steve Ison, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Tarlogan, Texas, transparency, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies, World War II, Yamanashi0 comments
Booker Noe passed away in 2004, but some of the whiskey he laid down shortly before his death is adding a new chapter to his legacy. This past week, B...
Interview: Suntory Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo20150704120230
Interview: Suntory Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo
July 4, 2015Chita, Hakushu, Hibiki, Hidemi Harada, interpreter, Shinji Fukuyo, Suntory, Yamazaki0 comments
July 3, 2015 – Shinji Fukuyo was named Suntory’s chief blender in 2009, and is only the fourth person to hold that title in the company...
Suntory To Export Hibiki 17 & 21 Whiskies To US Market20140509150546
Suntory To Export Hibiki 17 & 21 Whiskies To US Market
May 9, 2014Beam Suntory, Chita, Hakushu, Hibiki, label approval, Neyah White, Seiichi Koshimizu, Suntory, Tax & Trade Bureau, Toshi Kumakara, Yamazaki0 comments
May 9, 2014 – Suntory’s Hibiki 21 and 17-year-old blended Japanese whiskies have won numerous awards in international competitions, but ha...