Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
Kavalan Takes Top Single Malt Honors in World Whiskies Awards20150319191737
Kavalan Takes Top Single Malt Honors in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2015Al Young, Ardbeg, Balcones, BenRiach, Bill Lark, Bill Samuels, Black Mountain, Colin Ross, Glenmorangie, Hall of Fame, Hibiki, Highand Harvest, Iskristall, Jim Beveridge, Jr., Kavalan, Kildalton, King Car, Ledaig, London, Longrow, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, Michael Urquhart, Nikka, North British, Pappy Van Winkle, Phoenix, Redbreast, Seiichi Koshimizu, Solist, Steve Beal, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Teeling, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Three Ships, Tullamore Dew, Wemyss, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki2 comments
March 19, 2015 – For the second consecutive year, a “world” whisky has taken top honors as the “World’s Best Single Malt...
BenRiach Distillery Company Named Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Awards20150319155241
BenRiach Distillery Company Named Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Awards
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2015Al Young, awards, BenRiach, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, Buffalo Trace, Cadenhead's, ceremony, Colin Ross, competition, Four Roses, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Hall of Fame, Ian Chang, Icons of Whisky Awards, Jack Teeling, Julie Gorham, Kavalan, King Car, London, Michael Urquhart, Royal Mile Whiskies, Southern Wine & Spirits, Steve Beal, Teeling Whiskey Company, Whisk-E, Whisky Magazine, Yamazaki0 comments
March 19, 2015 – Whisky Magazine has named the BenRiach Distillery Company as Distiller of the Year in the 2015 Icons of Whisky Awards announced...
Whisky Magazine Names 3 to Hall of Fame20150219163157
Whisky Magazine Names 3 to Hall of Fame
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2015Al Young, Award, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Colin Ross, Diageo, Four Roses, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, honorees, Keepers of the Quaich, Lifetime Achievement, Maker's Mark, Masters of Whisky, Michael Urquhart, Steve Beal, US Bartenders Guild, Whiskies and Spirits Conference, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Conference0 comments
February 19, 2015 – Whisky Magazine has named three new inductees to its Hall of Fame, with the inductions coming at next week’s North Ame...
Episode 510: December 8, 201420141208015758
Episode 510: December 8, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 8, 2014A. Smith Bowman, affidavits, allegations, architects, Atholl Crescent, attorney, Balcones, BenRiach, Benromach, blender, Bob Dalgarno, Box, buyout, Cadenhead's, Caramel, chill filtering, Chip Tate, Ciroc, Colin Ross, construction, court, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Dornoch, Edinburgh, Edrington, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, Gaelic, Geoff Bell, Georgie Crawford, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkeir Treasures, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, Hall of Fame, Ian Curle, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, imports, Inchgower, India, infused, Inver House, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Ken Grier, Lagavulin, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, Little Bay, Macallan, Mackmyra, Madagascar, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, mediation, memos, Michael Urquhart, Nate Arnold, negotiations, Oban, PE Investors II LLC, Pernod Ricard, Peter Gordon, Pierre Pringuet, PR agency, redacted, restraining order, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Mile Whiskies, running, Sandy Coutts, Sandy McIntyre, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, shopping, slander, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Stuart Harvey, Susan Colville, SWA, Sweden, Tamdhu, tariffs, taxes, Texas, The Whisky Shop, trade, vanilla, Virginia, Waco, Wayne Kieswetter, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, wife, William Grant & Sons0 comments
As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas ...
Episode 436: August 3, 201320130802215716
Episode 436: August 3, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 2, 20131964, acquisitions, Amsterdam, auction, Australia, Balvenie, bankrupt, Beam, Belgium, Ben Nevis, Bill Lark, Bill Samuels Jr., Birchwood, Bowmore, Breakout, Bulleit, Capital Brands, Cask Masters, charity, Chicago, Chris Mossop, Colin Ross, collecting, Compass Box, Cork, Dave Scheurich, Delilah's, designated driver, Diageo, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distribution, Dublin, Ed Piamo, Famous Grouse, finance, Frankfort, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, fundraiser, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Green Welly Stop, Hellyers Road, Henry Batt, Ireland, Ivan Menezes, Jailers, John Glaser, Keith Batt, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, Lark, lifeboat, logistics, Madagascar, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manzanilla, Mark Littler, Matt Shattock, Matt Wooler, McTears, Mike Miller, Mulberry Bank Auctions, Nant, Oban, Owl Distillery, Peat Monster, pregnant, Reunion Island, Schipol, Smoked Maple, Stagg Jr., Steffen Brauner, Stitzel-Weller, Tasmania, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee Spirits Company, The Gathering, The Loop, The Maltman, travel retail, Triple Cask, Wall Street Journal, Yamazaki0 comments
Keith Batt never dreamed of distilling whisky when he and his family bought the Nant Estate in Tasmania, but the farm had lots of barley and lots of w...
Episode 435: July 27, 201320130728001225
Episode 435: July 27, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 20132 Gingers, 2Gingers, air quality, Asahi, awards, Balvenie, Beam, Ben Nevis, Boutique, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Chris Garner, Colin Ross, competition, Courier-Journal, Diageo, Eagle Rare, fungus, George T. Stagg, Georgie Crawford, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Grant's, International Spirits Challenge, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Japan, Kavalan, Kilbeggan, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mary Woolridge, Master of Malt, mold, Nikka, Office of Fair Trading, Oloroso, Pedro Ximenez, pollution, regulators, sherry, Signet, Solist, Stagg Jr., Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Taketsuru, Tormore, trophy, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Ask a Scot about Ben Nevis, and you’re more likely to hear about the highest peak in Scotland than the whisky of the same name. However, the Ben...
Episode 522: February 21, 2015