How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)20170108154634
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 8, 2017@feeriaunique, @trebond09, A Dram a Day, Aberdeenshire, acquisition, airport, Alexander Murray & Co., allocation, Arranta, auction, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bowers, Beth Havers, bidding, blogger, Book & Bourbon, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, Bourbon, bread, Brian Treacy, bubble gum, Cafe Royal Circle Bar, cash flow, cask, Catoctin Creek, chairman, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Clonakilty Black Pudding, Coffey Still, concept, concession, Connemara, Constellation Brands, Costco, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, education, first dram, Four Roses, France, Fujikai, Gaelic, Glen Alba, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, grain, guest, haggis, haggis war of 2017, heart, High West, HMSHost, home brand, hospital, house brand, Huffington Post, ice cream, inauguration, investment, Irish Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Julio's Liquors, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirkland, Lagavulin, Laurie Black, Leah Pilcer, Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Lidl, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Maker's Mark, margin, Mark Bylok, Massachusetts, McTears, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nikka, North of Scotland, Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick McCarthy, PMA Canada, podcast, POTUS, President, pricing, profit, Purcellville, regulators, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, retailer, Rob Samuels, Ryan Ashley, Ryan Maloney, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Spirit, Sarajevo, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Seattle, secondary market, single malt, Sophie Maulevrier, Speyburn, SRF, stake, Standiford Field, Steve Lipp, store brand, Stuart MacNamara, The Balvenie, The Whisky Topic, three-tier system, Thrillist, trademark, Tre Bond, Trump International Golf Links, Turf Mor, unfollow, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, vice chairman, Virginia, Wal-Mart, welcome, Westborough, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holi...
Episode 617: November 27, 201620161128000621
Episode 617: November 27, 2016
Mark GillespieNovember 28, 2016@erikclancydub, @J1mbo7, 101 Whiskies, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, actor, Advent, Anchor Brewing, Anchor Distilling, Anchor Steam, Ardgowan Estate, Ardross Estate, Atom Supplies, author, Award, Balblair, Ballantine's, Ballindalloch, basement, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, Birthday, Black Bull, book, brewing, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Joseph, calendar, California, Classic Cask, classic malts, competition, Connemara, Cooley, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Crown Royal Vanilla, Diageo, Dingle, Doublewood, Drinks by the Dram, Duncan Taylor, Elf on the Shelf, Erik Clancy, estate, Fargo, Fireball, flavored whiskies, Fred Minnick, Fritz Maytag, Glen Breton, Glen Fargo American Malt Whiskey, GlenDronach, Glenora Distillers, Gordon & MacPhail, Grandeur, Highland Council, Hotaling's, Ian Buxton, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, IWSC, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jim Beam, Joel Kath, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, lawyers, legal, Lidl, Loch Dhu, lyne arm, Mark Brown, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Miltonduff, Miyagikyo, mothballed, Napa Valley, Nick Morgan, Nick Offerman, Nikka, North Dakota, Old Potrero, Oliver Hughes, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, Pierre Weydert, Potrero Hill, Proof Artisan Distillers, San Francisco, Sanaig, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, shortage, Signature Oak, Supreme Court, SWA, Teeling, Tennessee Fire, The Balvenie, The Golden Age Blend, The Singleton of Glendullan, travel retail, trophy, Turf Mor, vent pipe, Wall Street Journal, Waterford, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, Yoichi, York Creek Vineyards0 comments
What we think of today as the boom in craft distilling started 20 years ago this year, when San Francisco brewer Fritz Maytag bottled the first batch ...
Redbreast 21 Named Irish Whiskey of the Year20151016143329
Redbreast 21 Named Irish Whiskey of the Year
Mark GillespieOctober 16, 2015An Púcán, Australia, Barry Crockett Legacy, Belfast, Caravan's Bar, Carlow Brewing Company, Celtic Cask, Celtic Whiskey Club, Connaught, Connemara, Dair Ghaelach, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle Vodka, Dó Dhéag, Galway, Glendalough, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, Jameson, Kilbeggan, Knappogue Castle, Leinster, Melbourne, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, Mrs. Doyle's Irish Cream, Munster, O'Hara's Beer, Poitin, pub, Redbreast, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Dingle Whiskey Bar, The Duke of York, The Palace Bar, Thin Gin, Trí Déag, Tullamore Dew, Ulster, whiskey, Whiskey and Alement, whisky, whisky bar0 comments
October 16, 2015 – For the second consecutive year, Redbreast 21 has taken top honors as the “Irish Whiskey of the Year” in the Iris...
Lawsuit Over Michael Collins Irish Whiskey Ends In a Draw20150629161952
Lawsuit Over Michael Collins Irish Whiskey Ends In a Draw
Mark GillespieJune 29, 2015Abaigeal Hendron, attorney, Beam, Beam Suntory, bulk sales, Connemara, contract, Cooley, court, dismissal, federal court, Ireland, Irish, Jagermeister, Kilbeggan, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Mast-Jägermeister, Michael Collins, motion, New York, Sidney Frank, Tyrconnell0 comments
June 29, 2015 – A legal battle lasting more than two years over supplies of bulk whiskey for the former Michael Collins Irish Whiskey brand has ...
Episode 503: October 25, 201420141025201106
Episode 503: October 25, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2014ad valorem, Ally Alpine, Andrina Fitzgerald, awards, Balcones, Barry Crockett, Barry Gallagher, beer, Beggar's Bush, Billy Leighton, bottling plant, Brian Nation, Cameronbridge, Cannes, Carlow, Caskmates, Celtic Whiskey Club, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chip Tate, Compass Box, competition, Connemara, construction, Cooley, Cork, court, Dave Quinn, defense fund, delay, development, Diageo, Dingle, dispute, divorce, Dublin, duty free, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, Eunan Ryan, expansion, Franciscan, Frankfort, gag order, Glendalough, Go Fund Me, Haig Club, Ichiro Akuto, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, Jack Ryan's, Jack Teeling, Jameson, Jane Maher, Jim Beam, Jim Lynch, John Cashman, John Glaser, John Quinn, Joker, Just-Drinks.com, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilbeggan, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyers, logistics, mediation, Michael Payne, Michael Rockafellow, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, Oliver Hughes, Pearl, Poitin, pot still, Redbreast, restraining order, Shane Fitzharris, slowdown, stout, tax, taxes, Teaninich, Teeling Whiskey, The Irishman, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, University of Louisville, Urban Studies Institute, Waco, Walsh, Walsh Whiskey Company, Whiskey Live Dublin, Whisky Live, William Grant & Sons, winner, Writers Tears, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week’s episode comes from Whiskey Live Dublin, and we’ll be focusing on Irish whiskies this time around with some of the winners from...
Episode 403: December 22, 201220121222013336
Episode 403: December 22, 2012
Mark GillespieDecember 22, 20121957, Arran, artisan, Auchentoshan, auction, BenRiach, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bulleit, charity, civil rights, Connemara, Cordish, croquet, Derek Mather, Diageo, discrimination, drugs, France, fudge, Glann ar Mor, GlenDronach, Harris, Hearach, Highland Park, holiday, Islay, Isle of Harris, Jameson, Japan, Jean Donnay, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, Joshua Hatton, Jura, Kornog, Laphroaig, lawsuit, logo, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marc Lavardiere, Mark Dermul, Mark Reynier, markets, Martin Markvaardsen, Master of Malt, Matt Rosenfeld, Matt Wooler, Mayans, merger, Michael Cunningham, Octomore, Orkney, overdose, painkiller, Port Charlotte, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, Samuel Karlsson, Samuels, Sant Erwan, Scott Mansfield, Simon Coughlin, Simon Erlanger, Single Cask Nation, Suntory, tattoo, Vince Regan, warning, Wishaw0 comments
Bruichladdich’s $90 million acquisition by Remy Cointreau was one of the biggest whisky stories of the year, and CEO Simon Coughlin joins us for...
Episode 295: December 27, 201020101227012800
Episode 295: December 27, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 27, 2010Aberlour, accident, AIDS, Ardbeg, auction, Ballantine's, BenRiach, Bill Ricker, blending lab, Bourbon Balls, Bowmore, Brigid Kaelin, Bruichladdich, Chloe Kelbie, Christina, Christmas Cask, Colorado, competition, Connemara, Dennis Hendry, Denver, Dougie Gillespie, Ella Edgar, Eugene Neo, Feis Ile, Glengoyne, Gordon & MacPhail, Islay, Jake Norris, Jess Graber, Jim McEwan, Jura, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Libby Morris, Machrie, Michael Urquhart, Mortlach 70, music, Netherlands, nosing, Octomore, peat, photography, Proximo, Ralph Erenzo, recipe, Red Cross, retirement, Sandy Hyslop, singing, Stranahan's, test, toast, tour, Tuthilltown, uniform0 comments
In the final episode of 2010, we’ll take a look back at some of the year’s more memorable moments. In the news, Tuthilltown Spirits founde...
Episode 234: January 10, 201020100110001400
Episode 234: January 10, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 10, 2010Ardbeg, Australia, blenders, Caol Ila, China, Chivas Brothers, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, cold, Connemara, Cooley, Dalmore, damage, Diageo, distillery, expansion, Gordon & MacPhail, GPS, Greenore, Harrod's, Highland Park, Ian Chang, Irish, Jim Swan, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, King Car, Kristy Booth, Lark, Macallan, magazine, Manager's Choice, nose, Rajan Talwar, Ralfy, Richard Paterson, Scott Mansfield, Selene, snow, Solist, Taiwa, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Tom, Tumbler, Tyrconnell, warehouses, weather, Wild Turkey0 comments
China may well become the world’s largest whisky market over the next decade, and Ian Chang is hoping his Kavalan single malt becomes the choice...
Episode 217: September 12, 200920090912194500
Episode 217: September 12, 2009
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2009Amrut, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Balvenie, Bar & Books, Ben Scorah, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bowmore, cocktail, cocktails, Connemara, Copper Fox, Corryvreckan, cruise, Dr. Whisky, Edradour, Gable Erenzo, Gardner Dunn, GlenDronach, Glenlivet, Gold Bowmore, Guinness, Hibiki, Hudson, Icons, Islay, Japan, Japanese, Jefferson's, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Longmorn, Madeira Cask, Nadurra, New York, Purple Valley Imports, record, regulation, Rick Wassmund, Ricky Crawford, Rye, Sam Simmons, Simon Brooking, single malt, Sonnalta, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Supernova, Tomintoul, trademark, Trey Zoeller, TTB, Tuthilltown, Virginia, Whisky Castle, Whisky Guild, Whisky Magazine0 comments
This time around, we’ll have highlights from the Whisky Guild’s “Whisky on the Hudson” cruise, including the US debuts of the ...
Episode 215: August 28, 200920090828012300
Episode 215: August 28, 2009
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2009Alex Salmond, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Berry's Own Selection, Blair Athol, Bonhams, Bruichladdich, canal, collecting, Connemara, Cooley, Diageo, dispute, Dublin, Folsom, Heidi Donelon, history, Infinity, Invergordon, Ireland, Ireland Whiskey Trail, Johnnie Walker, Kilbeggan, Kilmarnock, labor, Locke's, Michael Slevin, Rittenhouse Rye, single grain0 comments
A bit of Irish distilling history is being brought back to life this weekend, if only for one day. Commercial shipping along Ireland’s Grand Can...