Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)20190113220906
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 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...
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)20181028204748
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 28, 2018@Bourbon_Racer, Allura Fergie, Australia, Bar 51, BCLDB, Beanie Espey, Black Rock, bottles, Brian Lopina, British Columbia, British Columbia Liquor Control Branch, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Canada, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Dickens, Club, cocktail, COLA, compliance, County Clare, Craigellachie, custom labels, David Eby, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, decanter, Devils Darling Bar, Dewar's, Diageo, Doug Burton, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Marathon, duty, duty freeze, Edinburgh, Edrington, enforcement, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Flintlock, gifts, Glenmorangie, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Britain, Hicken Report, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.J. Corry, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, James Espey, Jeff Arnett, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, lamps, Lexington, Little Jumbo, London, Lorne Cousin, Louise McGuane, luxury goods, Maker's Mark. gold wax, maple syrup, Mark Reynier, mass shooting, Mexico, Milroy's of Soho, ministry, Monmouth Whisky Club, Napoleon Hotel, New Jersey, New York Times, North British Distillery, obituary, Parliament, Peter Daamen, Philip Hammond, pirate, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Powers, raid, ready to drink, Rebecca Jago, recycling, Revenue, Royal Salute, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seizure, shipping, single grain, single malt, South Africa, SWA, synagogue, tanker, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, The Balvenie, The Dalmore, The Last Drop 1971, The Last Drop Distillers, The Netherlands, The Union Club, Thomas Aske, Three Swallow, tickets, Tom Jago, Tom's Blend No. 1, travel retail, Tristan Stephenson, USA, Vancouver, vending machine, Victoria, Walpole, Waterford, whiskey, whisky, Whisky-Me, Willett0 comments
Many whisky lovers consider the “water of life” to be a regular part of their lives, but there’s no arguing that whiskies are becomi...
High West Changing Labels To Add Transparency20150110201720
High West Changing Labels To Add Transparency
Mark GillespieJanuary 10, 20151792 Barton, American Prairie Reserve, Bardstown, Bourye, COLA, consumer, David Perkins, High West, Indiana, Kentucky, label approval, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, MGP-I, Park City, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, TTB, Utah0 comments
January 10, 2015 – High West, the Park City, Utah-based whiskey distiller and blender, is updating all of its whiskey labels to include more det...
Episode 502: October 18, 201420141019023114
Episode 502: October 18, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 19, 2014advertising, anniversary, appeal, approval, auction, Balcones, Bill Clinton, Birthday Bourbon, blending lab, bloggers, censor, charity, Chip Tate, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, COLA, Columbus Barrel Company, Compass Box, contempt, court, crowdfunding, custom, Cutty Sark, Dalmunach, Daniel Weber, defense fund, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, donations, Dublin, English Whisky Company, European Court of Justice, fashion, Festival, Finland, Finnish, Generic Surplus, George Washington's Rye, Glasgow Blend, Glen Grant, Go Fund Me, Great King Street, Gregg Glass, Haig Club, Hanyu, Hedonism, Helsinki, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, interview, investors, Ireland, Japan, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Meyer, John Glaser, Joker, Jubilee, judge, Knob Creek, Kyrö, labeling, Lahti, lawsuit, legal, London, Louisville, Luke Winter, Mikko Koskinen, minimum pricing, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Old Forester, Party Mart, Poppy Appeal, President, Queen Elizabeth, recycling, regulators, regulatory, restraining order, River Spey, Robert Mondavi, Royal British Legion, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, shoes, Single Cask Nation, sneakers, Speyside Way, sunglasses, SWA, Teeling, Teeling Whiskey Company, Teerenpeli, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, throne, Timo Kuorahjarvi, TTB, Tun 1509, Waco, Washington, waste, Westland, Whiskey Live, Woodzee, World War I, Wounded Warriors Family Support0 comments
Finland has a love-hate relationship with whisky. Finns love it, and the Finnish government hates it. Distilled spirits advertising is banned, and reg...