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Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition20190813115555

Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition

August 13, 2019 – Heaven Hill Brands has agreed to acquire Black Velvet, the #2 selling Canadian Whisky brand, from Constellation Brands. The de...

Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554

Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)

Mark GillespieMay 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments

Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...

Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)20190224215912

Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)

Mark GillespieFebruary 24, 2019"found barrels", @davidmarra, @hfs_houseofyork, @lwmooromsky1, @odysseusunbound, @ralfknoop, An Bord Pleanála, anniversary, appeal, Archangel, art, auction, Autumn Nethery, Balblair, Balcones, bar code, Benromach, binge drinking, Black Button Distilling, blender, Bloody Butcher, Bloody Butcher's Creed, blue corn, Bourbon, Bruce Nethery, Buffalo, Bulleit, Catoctin Creek, charity, chef, collecting, collection, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, copper works, Cotswolds Distillery, Dave Sweet, David Coulthard, David Marra, Diageo, distilling, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dumfries, F1, family, farming, flipping, Florida, Formula One, Founder's Choice, Galloway, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Gortinore, Grand Prix, Great Northern Distillery, Gunnar Nilsson, health, heirloom grain, Heritage Series, High West, Highland Park, Hunter Nethery, Interstate 64, inventory, Ireland, Jared Himstedt, Jeptha Creed, John Teeling, Joyce Nethery, Kentucky, L'Anima, Llandudno, London, Louisville, Louth, Martin MacDonald, Massimo Bottura, maturation complex, minimum unit pricing, Moonshine University, motorsports, National Gallery, Natterjack, New York, painting, Penderyn, planning, Prohibition, Quintessential Brands, racing, Ralf Knoop, Raphael, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, RFID, Saltire, Saltire Edition, Sarasota, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Sotheby's, Springbank, stillman, Swansea, Swansea Council, Sweden, Texas, Texas Pot Still Bourbon, The Dalmore, The Welsh Whisky Company, Tobias and the Angel, Tom Fredericks, Turner Moore, Utah, Verrochio, Viking Funeral, Virginia, Waco, warehouse, Waterford, Welsh Assembly, whiskey, Whiskey & Barrel Nite, Whiskey and Barrel Nite, Whiskey Obsession Festival, whisky, Whisky Live, World Whisky Day, zoning0 comments

There’s a long tradition of fathers and sons in whisky distilling, but Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery is one of the few distilleries w...

Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)20181209123051

Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)

Mark GillespieDecember 9, 2018@BDP514AM, @BourbonScript, @whiskeycat1324, Alaska, Allison Parc, Allison Patel, Anchorage, artist, assets, Augusta, Balcones, banks, Bardstown, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bernard Walsh, Bill Ashburn, Bill Newlands, Billy Leighton, blending, Bobby Parnell, Bond & Lillard, Boo, border, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brenne Whiskey, Brexit, Brian Belmore, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Cask Masters, Catoctin Creek Distillery, CEO, cognac, competition, Constellation Brands, consulting, contest, contract, councils, court, craft distilling, Cutty Sark, Damian Riley-Smith, Dave Sweet, David Marra, definition, design, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, distilling, divorce, Dr. George Moore, Dundalk, earthquake, Eddie Russell, Edrington, Enda Kenny, ennis, events, executive, extradition, Facebook, festivals, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Forty Creek Whisky Weekend, France, fraud, French, Gareth Moore, geographical indicator, George Washington's Distillery, Georgia, GI, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Great Northern Brewery, Great Northern Distillery, Grimsby, Guess the Distillery, Hall of Fame, health warnings, Heaven's Door, heritage grains, Hibernia, Ian Curle, India, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, John Teeling, Journey Cask Collection, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Keri Scruggs, Kingfisher Airlines, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Label of 5 World Tour, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, Lawson Whiting, Lebanon, Leo Varadkar, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lisa Wicker, Lovingston, money laundering, Mongolian Oak, Mount Vernon, New Brunswick, New York, Northern Ireland, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, Oban, Old Charter Oak, Old Ripy, Ontario, Pappy Van Winkle, Paragraph Publishing, Paul Varga, Peterson Farms, politics, producer, prosecutors, public comment, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), quote, Rachel Barrie, Rami Mouallem, regulations, reporter, retirement, Rob Sands, Robert Polson II, Samson & Surrey, Scott Harris, Scott McCroskie, single malt, slow-motion, spirit safe, stumped, Taghta, Talisker, Taoiseach, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, The Drinks Business, The Macallan, TTB, U.S. Treasury Department, United Spirits, Unity, Victoria Caledonian, Vijay Mallya, vintage, Virginia, Virginia Distillery Company, W.B. Saffell, Walsh Whiskey Company, warehouse, Washington Post, whiskey, Whiskey & Barrel Nite, Whiskey Barons, whisky, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, winner, Writers Tears, Zach McCabe0 comments

Irish Whiskey continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the whisky business around the world, but the distilleries in Ireland and Norther...

On the Road at The Great American Whiskey Fair (Episode 733: October 18, 2018)20181018232648

On the Road at The Great American Whiskey Fair (Episode 733: October 18, 2018)

Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2018100% Islay, agriculture, airplane bottles, Alasdair Day, Allied Domecq, Antique Collection, Bailey's Irish Cream, bar, Barley, Beach Polo, Beam, Beam Suntory, beer, Bill Newlands, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Campbell Brown, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Catoctin Creek, CEO, Charleston, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chris Swonger, Chronicles, climate change, Columbia, Constellation Brands, construction, Crouch Distilling, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillery, distilling, Dublin, Dungourney, emissions, environment, event, executive, farmers, Festival, fossil fuels, Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, Fox & Geese, George Garvin Brown, global warming, grain, Grain of Truth, Great American Whiskey Fair, Greenville, High West, High Wire Distilling, IDV, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, investment, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jackie Zykan, James Espey, Jessica Crouch, Jimmy Red, John Walker Masters' Edition, Johnnie Walker, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Johnnie Walker Oldest, journal, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Kraig Naasz, Kristian Niemi, lobbyist, Louisville, Michter's, Midleton Distillery, miniature bottles, Nathan Mueller, Nature, obituary, Old Forester Distillery, Pam Heilmann, Pernod Ricard, Phil Crouch, Piedmont, Polo Collection, Ralph Blackman, Rob Sands, Royal Salute, Russ Fain, Rye, Sam Slaughter, science, Scotch Whisky, Seagram's, single grain, single malt, Six and Twenty Distillery, Smiths Group, South Carolina, The Last Drop Distillers, The President's Choice, The Tweedale Blend, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Jago, United Distillers, United Nations, University of California Irvine, Utah, whiskey, whisky0 comments

This time around, we’re in Columbia, South Carolina for The Great American Whiskey Fair. We’ll talk with local distillers creating unique ...

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...

Investigation Underway Into Bardstown Whiskey Rickhouse Collapse20180623165001