Tariffs, Tide Pods, and a Bootlegger’s Troubled Life (Episode 787: October 6, 2019)20191007014806
Tariffs, Tide Pods, and a Bootlegger’s Troubled Life (Episode 787: October 6, 2019)
October 7, 2019@mhanch, @odinsleftnut, @whiskyranker, @zamoose, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Adam Hannett, Airbus, alcohol poisoning, American Oak Reserve, Andy Mansinne, Ardbeg, arse, Auchentoshan, author, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Black Art, Blue Label, Boeing, book, Booker Noe, Booker's, bootlegger, Brexit, bribery, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, butt chugging, Chris Swonger, Cincinnati, cocktail, Comic-Con, ComicCon, Country Ham, Dark Oak, Dave Kühn, Diageo, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Dr. Phillip Lee, Drew Mayville, Drinks Ireland, Dubai, Edrington, Elizabeth Valenzuela, environment, EU, European Union, export, Franklin Dodge, Fred Noe, funding, Game of Thrones, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glencairn, Glenmorangie, Glenury Royal, Heartwood, Highland Park, Hong Kong, Imogene Remus, import, Indiana, intoxication, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay, Javits Center, Johnnie Walker, Karen Abbott, Karen Betts, Kentucky, Kirsteen Campbell, Klaus Doblmann, Lawrenceburg, Liqueur, Llandudno, London Cocktail Week, Mabel Walker Willebrandt, MaltKlaus, Mark Hancheroff, MGP, Michael Veach, Mike Pompeo, mucous membrane, New Orleans, New York, Northern Ireland, nostril, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Ooho, OrganizedChaos, packaging, Penderyn, plastic, prison, Prohibition, Proximo Spirits, Rasmus Just, rectal, Remus Volstead Reserve, Sarah Burgess, Sazerac, Sazerac House, Schenley, Scotch Whisky Association, Seagram, seaweed, Secretary of State, Skipping Rocks Labs, Springwood, Squibb, Stephen Davies, Storm King, Stuart MacPherson, Supernova, suppositories, SWA, tampon, tariff, tax evasion, The Accord, The Elementa, The Famous Grouse, The Ghosts of Eden Park, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Sexton, The Tribute, The Walking Dead, Tide Pod, trade, travel retail, Trump Administration, University of Tennessee, USTR, Volstead Act, Wales, waste, whiskey, whisky, whisky capsule, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
George Remus could never have conceived of the idea of edible “whisky capsules,” but if he had, the “King of the Bootleggers” ...
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)
June 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...
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition20190614101222
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition
June 14, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Centre Pompidou, Cincinnati, distribution, entrepreneur, Ernst & Young, Gruppo Campari, Jeff Agdern, joint venture, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Louisville, merger, New Brand Ventures, Paris, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rabbit Hole Spirits, Republic National Distributing Company, RNDC, sales, shares, Smooth Ambler, stake, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Young's Market Company0 comments
June 14, 2019 – Ten years after exiting the Kentucky whiskey business with the $575 million sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, Pernod Ricard...
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
October 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)20180708172755
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
July 8, 2018@JohnnietheScot, @laurieinseattle, @pleddy, @RealWhiskyDave, #freethewhisky, #GreatIslaySwim, Alaska, Amir Peay, Anthony Gismondi, Aultmore, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, auto racing, Bardstown, barrels, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Border Marches, bottles, Bourbon, Brad Halpin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buggalo Trace, Caribbean Cask Finish, Carn Mor, Catoctin Creek, Chairman's Reserve Rum, charring, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chivas XV, Chocolate Edition, Cincinnati, Col. E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving Bourbon, collapse, Compass Box, construction, contestant, cooperage, cowboy, Czech Republic, damage, Dario Franchitti, Dave Kearns, David Stewart, debris, Delilah's, Delilah's XXV, Denali, Department of Environmental Protection, Distilled Spirits Council, Double Oaked, Douglas Laing & Co., Duns, environment, exports, Family Reserve, fire, firefighters, fish, flame, Formula 1, Founder's Reserve, Gal Granov, Glenfiddich, Glenmore., Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grande Champagne Cognac, Grant's, Great Islay Swim, heat, Heaven Hill, Hickory, High West, Hockenheim, horse, Independent Stave Company, Indianapolis 500, inspection, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Israel, Jack McLaughlin, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jay Erisman, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Johnnie Mundell, Kelly Carpenter, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, labels, Lark Distillery, Larry Ebersold, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, limerick, Mairtin Seoighe, Mark Brown, Mark Hicken, Mark Reynier, Marriage 0962, MGP, Michter's, Mike Miller, Morrison & Mackay, museum, Nant Distillery, NDP, New Democratic Party, New Riff Distilling, New York City, Newport, NPR, O.K.I., Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Overeem Distillery, Paul Leddy, Petr Hosek, photography, province, radio, recovery, regulation, rickhouse, Rob Carpenter, Roundstone Rye, Rye, sample, Sazerac, Scallywag, Seppeltsfield Estate, Simon Brooking, Smokey Triple Reserve, SMWS Canada, Snow Phoenix, St. Lucia Distillers, Steamboat, Steel Bonnets, structural engineers, Sun Phoenix, swimming, tariffs. imports, Tasmania, The Balvenie, The Barber of Figaro, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The Lakes Distillery, The Party Source, Toasted Barrel Finish, toasting, tourists, tours, trade secret, trade war, Triple Wood, Trump Administration, University of Wyoming, Vancouver, voice mail, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Walsh Whiskey, Warren Randall, water, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Chocolate Day, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska’s Denali to owning one of Kentucky’s largest chains of liquor...
On the Road in Bourbon Country (Episode 659: September 17, 2017)20170917215602
On the Road in Bourbon Country (Episode 659: September 17, 2017)
September 17, 2017@jpr9954, Alabama, Anchor Distilling, Angel's Envy, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown Capital Community Alliance, barrel, Beam Suntory, bicycle, Bill Samuels Jr., Booker Noe, bootlegger, Bourbon, Boyd's Jig & Reel Pub, Brown-Forman, Brown-Forman Cooperage, California, cancer, Changhi Airport, Charlie Downs, Chris Morris, Cincinnati, Clyde May's, collaboration, Conecuh Ridge, Consortium of Cards, Copper & Kings, country music, David Mundell, David Shapira, Dawn Pryztal, Deerhammer, Douglas Laing & Co., Elizabeth McCall, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, expansion, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Remus, Gerry Nichols, Glenmorangie, Harry Shapira, heart, heart attack, Heaven Hill, Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center, hospital, Indiana, Indianapolis, inductee, Islay, Islay Jazz Festival, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye, Japan, Jerry Summers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, John Hayes, John Richardson, Jud Laughter, Judy Shapira, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Colonel, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Tourism Industry Association, Kingsman, Knoxville, Lagavulin, Lawrenceburg, layoffs, Lenny Eckstein, Limited Edition Small Batch, Little Book, Louisville, Maker's Mark, marketing, Max Shapira, MGP, Mizunara, Montgomery Gentry, music, Nashville, Nick Nicholson, nosing, Old Forester, Old Potrero, oncologist, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Polo Edition, Port Dundas, Prohibition, Renovo, retirement, rocket scientist, Royal Salute, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Seattle, senses, Shinji Fukuyo, Singapore, sinus, SMWS, Solid Light, Speyburn, spies, spy, staves, Stuart Harvey, Suntory, surgery, Tennessee, The CrackerJack, The Golden Circle, Tom Helt, Travel, Troy Gentry, union, Westland, whiskey, whisky, wooden, Woodford Reserve0 comments
This week, we’re on the road at the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky! We’ll have highlights from the festival throu...
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)20170305014032
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)
March 5, 2017#trypod, A. Smith Bowman, Adam Harris, Alex Conyngham, Alexander Murray & Co., Allison Patel, ambassador, anniversary, archaeology, Ardbeg, Ardgowan, arrest, Atlanta, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bankruptcy, Bardstown, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, beer, Boris Johnson, bottling, Bourbon, Brenne Whisky, brewer, brewery, Brian Shemwell, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, bus, CEO, charity, Chris Malcolm, Cincinnati, collectors, construction, cooper, coopering, counterfeit, court, D.E.W. and a Brew, Dan Rosen, David Faughn, David Frost, dendrochronology, Diageo, diplomat, Dublin Airport, Earl of Mount Charles, eBay, editor, EU, European Union, fake, fraud, fundraiser, Ger Buckley, Glenlivet, Glenturret, Golan Heights Distillery, Golani, Greenock, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Icons of Whisky Awards, Ileach, Inverclyde Council, Inverkip, investors, Irish Whiskey, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Israel, Jack Daniel's, Jamieson's Jigger, Jane Maher, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Joe Beatrice, John J. Bowman, Julian Van Winkle III, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Killian O'Mahony, Kim Bennett, Laphroaig, lawyers, Limestone Branch, London, Louisville, Lux Row, Luxco, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Martin Daraz, Mauritania, Mazurt Brewing Company, Meier's Winery, MGP, Michael Jamieson, Michter's, Mickey Heads, Midleton, Mike Reppucci, Minor Case Beam, Morocco, Nant, NUPBL Foundation, Ohio, Orkney, Paul Beam, podcast, police, Port Ellen, Rare Bourbon for Rare Disease, retirement, Rhode Island, road trip, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Shelbyville, Simon Brooking, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, Sons of Liberty, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beam, still, Stuart Thomson, SWA, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tim Herlihy, trees, Tripp Stimson, Tullamore D.E.W., Vendome, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live London, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, whisky.auction, Willie Pratt, winter, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Mickey Heads grew up about three miles from Islay’s Ardbeg Distillery, but the third-generation whisky maker never thought he’d wind up as...
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 601: August 7, 201620160806230034
Episode 601: August 7, 2016
August 6, 2016@geoterrain, @Midleton_Rare, A. Overholt, actor, Aeneas Coffey, Ali Cattanach, Amanda Swift, Annis Noe, anniversary, Armand Antommaria, Baker Beam, Baker's, Barry Walsh, Big Peat, biology, Birthday, Black Bull, Booker Noe, Booker's, Boris Johnson, Bowmore, Brendan McNulty, Brexit, Brian DeFoe, Brussels, Bucks County, Buffalo Trace, California, Cardhu, Cask Evolution, Cincinnati, classic malts, Clubman, Colin Poppy, competition, contest, creative director, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Beckham, David de Kergommeaux, David Frost, death, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, diplomacy, Dock Distillery, Double Oak, Douglas Laing & Co., Dripping Springs, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Elijah Cherweznik, EU, European Union, Evan Cattanach, exchange rates, fire ants, followers, Foreign Minister, Fred Noe, Fringe Festival, Garry Oak, Garryana, Giovanni Sanchez, Glenfarclas, Grant, Gregor Cattanach, Haig Club, Impex, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Shanks, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, John O'Connell, Kentucky Bourbon Mashoree, Kilchoman, Krista Galbraith, Laura Patrizio, Lorna Macdonald, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Matthew McConaughey, MB Roland, Melissa Cattanach, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, milestone, Molson, Montreal, music, negotiations, New Brunswick, Nick Morgan, Nick Swift, Oakland, obituary, Old Overholt, Oliver Hughes, Paul Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania, Porterhouse Group, Prime Minister, Redbreast, Robert Cattanach, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Van Ordstrand, Speyburn, St. John, SWA, Swift Distillery, Texas, The Dingle Whiskey Bar, The Pogues, Theresa May, time machine, Tomatin, Toogie's Invitation, trade, Twitter, United Distillers, West Cork Distillers, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
We’ve packed this week’s WhiskyCast full of cask-strength conversation from around the world! Texas distillers Amanda and Nick Swift will ...
Episode 596: July 3, 201620160703204946
Episode 596: July 3, 2016
July 3, 2016@BenWood40, @Misterpie, actor, ambassador, Annis Noe, Arkansas, Arran, Barack Obama, bartender, Beam, Ben Wood, Bloomberg, Bobby Gleason, Booker Noe, Booker's, Booker's Roundtable, Bourbon, Bourbon Brotherhood, Bovey Tracey, Brexit, Brooke Brown Barzun, Brown-Forman, Buckingham Palace, Caithness Viking Festival, campaign, Christy Brown, Cincinnati, clowns, cocktail, cognac, community shares, Compass Box, crowdfunding, Dartmoor, David Stewart, Denver, Devon, Diageo, Diamond Peak, Dingwall, dollar, election, Elliott Gillespie, England, European Union, exchange rate, expansion, fortune, Gerard Butler, gift voucher, Glen Wyvis, Glenturret, gold, Gold Bar Whiskey, Hadleigh Bailey, Hollywood, Honours List, investors, Ira Seligman, JA Mackay, Jake Norris, Jess Graber, Joshua Mercer, Jura, Justin Petszaft, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kickstarter, lease, Licking River, Linda Ruffenach, Little Rock, Lochranza, Louisville, luck, Manhattan, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Master of Malt, Matthew Barzun, MBE, Michter's, movies, Nashville, Nelson's Green Briar Distillery, New Riff, Newport, Norway, Order of the British Empire, Owsley Brown, Pam Heilemann, Perthshire, Phil Brandon, politics, pound, President, Proximo Spirits, Queen Elizabeth, relocation, Rob Dietrich, Rock Town, shaken, silent season, single malt, Snowflake, standards of identity, stirred, Stoke-on-Trent, Stranahan's, tax incentives, Tennessee, The Balvenie, The Bourbon Mixer, The Circus, The Famous Grouse Experience, Thurso, Toogie's Invitation, Tromsø, TTB, UK, United Kingdom, US1, WCPO-TV, Whisky Chicks, Willie Cochrane, Wolfburn, World Duty Free0 comments
Single malt whiskies have been sold in the US for decades, but technically, there’s no official definition for “single malt” in the ...