Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies20190208102428
Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies
February 8, 20191792 Barton, Beam Suntory, Buffalo Trace, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Alliances, distillery, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, exclusive, General Assembly, Heaven Hill, House, House Bill 200, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, jobs, Karen Lentz, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, law, legislation, lobbyist, Mark Brown, Matthew Koch, Old Tub, retailer, Sazerac, Senate, souvenir, tourism, visitor center, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 8, 2019 – There’s a feud brewing in Kentucky, and it could make the legendary feud between the Hatfields and McCoys look tame. Th...
“PappyGate” Ringleader Sentenced to 15 Years20180604142741
“PappyGate” Ringleader Sentenced to 15 Years
June 4, 2018Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Commonwealth, crime, deputies, Eagle Rare, evidence, Frankfort, Franklin County, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, investigation, judge, Kentucky, Mark Brown, Mark Sean Searcy, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, prosecutor, Sheriff, theft, Thomas Wingate, tip, Van Winkle, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Zachary Becker0 comments
June 2, 2018 – Gilbert “Toby” Curtsinger, the admitted ringleader of Kentucky’s most infamous whiskey thefts since Prohibition...
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)20180603182226
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)
June 3, 2018airport, Alberta, aluminum, Andrew Ferguson, Anthony J. Bakker, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Arran, Australia, Ben Nevis, Bobby Parnell, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cask 88, Chris Morris, Commonwealth, court, Craftwork Spirits, crime, Cumbria, Customs, decanter, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Drykkrsvell, economist, economy, EU, European Union, excise tax, export, Faith, Feis Ile, Franklin County, Genesis, Geordie Moski, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, gleaming sword of drink, Golden Eagle, grand jury, Greg Butler, Grooves, hammer, Hope, import, importer, indictment, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, judge, Justin Trudeau, KDA, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Love, luck, Mark Sean Searcy, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Midleton, Millstone, Mjolnir, Mjølner, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Ontario, PappyGate, Paul Hansen, Prime Minister, proof gallons, prosecutor, public health, Quatrefoil Collection, Scotch, Scottish Folklore Series, sentencing, Sinn Fein, steel, Straight Malt, sword, tariff, tax, The Lakes Distillery, theft, Thor, Tim Matthews, trade, Trump Administration, valinch, Van Winkle, whiskey, whiskey thief, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, Zach Becker, Zuidam0 comments
Canada and the European Union are planning retaliatory tariffs on imports of Bourbon and other American whiskies after this week’s move by the T...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
September 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...
American Whiskey On Track To Surpass Global Scotch Malt Whisky Sales20160228204419
American Whiskey On Track To Surpass Global Scotch Malt Whisky Sales
February 28, 2016Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, China, Commonwealth, consumer, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Eric Gregory, exports, Fireball, Hendrick's Gin, India, International Wine & Spirits Report, IWSR, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Liqueur, malt whisky, Mark Meek, millennial, sales, Sazerac, Scotch, single malt, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Tito's Handmade Vodka, whiskey, whisky1 comment
February 28, 2016 – American Whiskey isn’t just enjoying a renaissance in its home market, but is drawing in new consumers around the worl...
Episode 487: July 11, 201420140712000358
Episode 487: July 11, 2014
July 12, 2014Alabama, Alex Salmond, Angus Robertson, Antony Barnett, Ardbeg, basketball, battle, Battle of Bannockburn, Bill Lumsden, birth rate, Bourbon barrels, Brown-Forman, campaign, Channel 4, chef, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Colorado, Commonwealth, cooperage, court, cuisine, David Frost, dinner, Dispatches, donation, Double Diamond, Downslope Distilling, Duke Bourbon, Duke Spirits, Duke University, Electoral Commission, England, Eric Burke, fact check, First Minister, Flatiron Room, Gavin Hewitt, Gavin McLachan, Glenmorangie, headache, Heather Greene, independence, International Paper, Islay, Jack Daniel Cooperage, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, James Beard House, jobs, John Wayne, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaSanta, lawsuit, lawyers, Louisville, Lynchburg, Macallan, movie, Old Pulteney, pairing, population, Pride 1978, quote, Ranald Watson, referendum, rifle, Robert the Bruce, Robin Burke, rums, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Rogers, Scottish National Party, Sherry Cask Reserve, skier, skiiing, SNP, Spirit of Freedom, Springbank, Stagecoach, Stephen Schulte, Susan Burdian, SWA, Tennessee, The Glenrothes, The Scotsman, trademark, Trinity, Twitter, war, Western, William Grant & Sons, yacht, Yes Argyll0 comments
Glenmorangie’s Dr. Bill Lumsden wanted to push the envelope 16 years ago when he got his hands on some French Oak barriques from an undisclosed ...
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Distillery Tax Relief20140331193550
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Distillery Tax Relief
March 31, 2014ad valorem, Commonwealth, Eric Gregory, General Assembly, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Steve Beshear, tax0 comments
March 31, 2014 – Kentucky’s House of Representatives has signed off on a bill that gives the state’s Bourbon distillers a long-sough...
Episode 452: November 16, 201320131117174539
Episode 452: November 16, 2013
November 17, 2013anniversary, Antarctica, author, Balblair, Bardstown, blending, book, Bourbon Heritage Center, Bourbon Row, Buffalo Trace, Chase, Commonwealth, Compass Box, Dark Storm, Diageo, Diamond Jubilee, Double Black, Drummuir Castle, editor, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, expedition, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Heaven Hill, Ingvar Ronde, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beveridge, Jim Ely, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Louisville, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Matthew Crow, military, Mission Main Street, Peat Monster, PhilCon, Port Ruighe, Queen Elizabeth, Rob Wallace, science fiction, Shapira, Single Oak Project, soldiers, South Pole, Spirit of a Nation, Talisker, Talisker Storm, tourism, Virgin Oak, visitors, Walking With The Wounded, Whiskey Row0 comments
Dr. Matthew Crow of Diageo is one of Scotch Whisky’s up-and-coming blenders. Working under Dr. Jim Beveridge, he helped create Johnnie Walker Do...
Woodford Reserve Expands Expansion Project20131025155725
Woodford Reserve Expands Expansion Project
October 25, 2013Commonwealth, economic development, expansion, Kentucky, tax incentives, tourism, Versailles, visitors, Woodford Reserve0 comments
October 25, 2013 – As Brown-Forman starts work on the $35 million expansion project of its Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, ...
Heaven Hill Fills Barrel #6,500,00020130326153051
Heaven Hill Fills Barrel #6,500,000
March 26, 2013Bardstown, Commonwealth, Craig Beam, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Latts, Nelson County, Parker Beam, Shapira, Sheckles, Watts0 comments
March 26, 2013 – Heaven Hill Distilleries reached a milestone Tuesday at its production facility in Bardstown, Kentucky, with the filling of bar...