Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...
Tasting Diageo’s Game of Thrones Single Malts20190402151706
Tasting Diageo’s Game of Thrones Single Malts
Mark GillespieApril 2, 2019Balmoral, Baratheon, Cardhu, Castle Black, classic malts, Clynelish, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, dragons, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones Scotch Whisky Collection, Greyjoy, HBO, Iron Throne, Johnnie Walker, Khaleesi, Lagavulin, Lannister, Maester, Oban, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Stark, Talisker, Targaryen, The Night's Watch, Tyrell, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Winter's Frost0 comments
April 2, 2019 – Let’s admit something from the start. Not once in the first seven seasons of Game of Thrones have we ever seen someone dri...
Tom Jago: 1925-201820181015124047
Tom Jago: 1925-2018
Mark GillespieOctober 15, 2018Bailey's Irish Cream, Beanie Espey, Berry Bros. & Rudd, blender, blending, Chivas, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Dan Jago, death, Diageo, IDV, innovation, James Espey, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Last Drop Distillers, Malibu Rum, obituary, Penelope Jago, Pernod Ricard, Peter Fleck, product development, Rebecca Jago, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 15, 2018 – Long before master blenders became celebrities within the spirits industry, Tom Jago was creating spirits that are regarded a...
Go West, Whisky Investor…Westward, That Is (Episode 724: September 13, 2018)20180913170410
Go West, Whisky Investor…Westward, That Is (Episode 724: September 13, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2018@livepaint, @turnipwhiskery, A9, Alltech, American Single Malt, apprentice, auction, Australia, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Blended Malt, Booker's, Bowmore, Brent Elliott, Brexit, Bruce Russell, Bruichladdich, budget, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Caol Ila, Chancellor, chief, Christie's, Cladach, classic malts, Clynelish, coastal, contract, Coxs Creek, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Denmark, Diageo, Distill Ventures, duties, Eddie Russell, emerging brand, EU, European Council, European Union, Fistful of Bourbon, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Freddie Johnson, government, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Highland Park 18, Highlands, House Spirits, Hurricane Florence, Inchgower, Inverness, investor, Islay, Jeff Royalty, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Russell, Joe Seelye, Joretta Russell, KDA, Kelsey McKechnie, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Chew, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirin, labor, Lagavulin, Lawrenceburg, Limestone Branch, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, Louisville, Lowlands, Mark Williams, Maryland, Matt Shattuck, Maureen Robinson, Max Shapira, Michael Berris, minority stake, Morgan, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, negotiations, Oban, online, Oregon, Parliament, Pearse Lyons, Philip Hammond, picket, picket line, police, Portland, protest, Redwood Brands, regions, Remy Cointreau, sales tax, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, single malt, Special Releases, Speyside, Starward, Stauning, strike, Supreme Court, survey, SWA, Talisker, taxes, The Balvenie, Tom Mooney, Town Branch Distillery, Travel Edition, travel retail, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, VAT, venture capital, Viking Pride, Vintner's Trilogy, Westward, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay, Yellow Submarine, Yellowstone Bourbon0 comments
Portland’s Westward American Single Malt from House Spirits is the latest prize in the spree of acquisitions and investments by major spirits br...
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)20180909204127
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2018@CGBSpender8874, @scotchology1, @whiskyfreedom, @whiskyranker, acquisition, age statement, album, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Arden, baby, Bacardi, band, Bardstown, Benromach, birth, Blackened Whiskey, Blended Malt, BMW, Booker Noe Distillery, Boss Hog, Boston, Bourbon, Brad Mead, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Brugal Rum, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Catoctin Creek, charity, Chris Spalding, classic malts, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Coxs Creek, Dave Pickerell, David DeFazio, Dawn Smith, Diageo, distillery, Donald Colville, Duke of Rothesay, Edrington, Edrington Americas, England, Erik Smith, estate, fire, firefighters, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon & MacPhail, Hampton Manor Inn, Heaven Hill, High West, Highland Park, historic, hog, impressions, inert gas, insurance, Jaclyn Minnick, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, judge, Julian Joseph Minnick, Kate Mead, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirby, Kirin, Kirkwall, Lawrenceburg, Longmorn, Louisville, Magnum, Maureen Robinson, Metallica, Moet Hennessy, Mortimer, Mount Vernon, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO, negotiations, Oreck, Orkney, Oscar Minnick, oxidation, partnership, pattern bargaining, Pernod Ricard, picket line, pig, police, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, Ryan Ashley, Scotch, SEIU, Smoking Man, Smooth Ambler, Soleo Collection, Special Releases, stake, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, strike, strike vote, Talisker, Teamsters Union, The Famous Grouse, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Spirit of Mauve, The Story of the Spaniard, tour, Tuthilltown Spirits, UCFW, union, United Auto Workers, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacuum, Van Winkle, vintages, Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig Rye, William Grant & Sons, Woodinville, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Like most romances, Wyoming Whiskey and Edrington had plenty of potential partners trolling around. Neither one needed a partner, until they found eac...
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)20180415152829
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 15, 20188 Oaks Craft Distillers, American Whiskey Convention, Bardstown, Blood Oath, Bloody Butcher, Bourbon, Bourye, Brooklyn, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, cerification, chemical weapons, Chris Inscore, Chuck Schumer, Churchill Downs, classic malts, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Dave Broom, David Stein, Diageo, diplomacy, Donald Colville, Doublewood, economics, Eddie Russell, education, European Union, exports, Ezra Brooks, FedEx, governor, Heaven Hill, Hidden Still Spirits, High West, House Bill 400, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Jimmy Russell, Jo Graham, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Latvia, Lebanon, legislation, legislature, Liberty Pole Spirits, Logan Snyder, Longbranch, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Madeira, Marquess Collection, Matt Bevin, Matthew McConaughey, mesquyite, MGP, Mitch McConnell, New Jersey, New Tripoli, New York, North Carolina, O.Z. Tyler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pinot Bourbon, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Rebel Yell, Russia, sanctions, Scale, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Senate, senator, shipping, Sir William Murray, Special Releases, Stave & Thief, Sue Beatt, Syria, Talisker, Terressentia, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenrothes, The Murray, The Telegraph, tourism, trade, training, Tullibardine, Tyrconnell, University of Louisville, Vince Oleson, visitors center, Wapsie Valley, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Ambassador, Wild Turkey, World Masterclass of Whisky0 comments
Every distillery opens as a dream, with the backers hoping to become the next Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, or one of countless other mainstays of the whi...
No Port Ellen, Brora In Diageo’s 2018 Special Releases20180413103618
No Port Ellen, Brora In Diageo’s 2018 Special Releases
Mark GillespieApril 13, 2018Brora, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, classic malts, DCL, Diageo, Donald Colville, Glen Ord, Inchgower, Lagavulin, Oban, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Singleton, Special Releases, Talisker, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 13, 2018 – Diageo has unveiled nine of the ten whiskies that will be released later this year in its annual Special Releases series of lim...
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)20170312003902
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 12, 2017@DecadentDram, @fr1day, #trypod, afrikaans, alcohol, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Balblair, Banshee, Birthday, Black Sea, blender, Blood Oath, Boys and Girls Club, breath test, breathalyser, Breathalyzer, Brora, Brothership, budget, Bushmills, Caledonian MacBrayne, CalMac, Caol Ila, Casa Cuervo, Cecil Corbett, Chancellor, Chris Malcolm, classic malts, Clynelish, community service, Connacht Whiskey Company, court, Cragganmore, crew, crime, development, Diageo, dog show, Double Double Oaked, Dublin, duties, Edinburgh, Ellie Tam, Exchequer, Feis Ile, ferries, ferry, Five Virtues, Grangemouth, Green Spot, Harbor, Harlem, Harlem Whiskey Renaissance, HR, Ian Stirling, inflation, International Women's Day, investors, Ireland, Irish Wolfhound, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Jim Beveridge, John Carroll, John Rempe, Johnnie Walker, Kak, Keith Batt, Kelpie, Kennacraig, Kenneth Maclean, Lagavulin, landlord, lawyer, Leith, Lustau, Luxco, Margaret Batt, Mark @ WTF, Maureen Robinson, Mickey Heads, Mitchell & Sons, Nant, New Liberty, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ocean Terminal, passengers, Patrick Fletcher, Philadelphia, Philip Hammond, planning, podcasts, police, Port Ellen, Port of Leith, Quora, Red Bush, Redbreast, Redbreast Lustau Edition, rent, Robert Cassell, Rosemary Gallagher, Scotch & Scribes, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, solicitor, St. Patrick's Day, stolen property, SWA, Swanson Vineyards, Tanya Robinson, Tasmania, taxes, Todd Haberkorn, Tomatin, Twitter, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, Writer's Bone, writers0 comments
Whisky was historically thought of as a “man’s drink” – but today, not only are more women drinking whisky, but women make up ...
Viking Soul & Whisky in Denmark (Episode 639: April 30, 2017)