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 546: August 1, 201520150801232210
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
August 1, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, Aberlour, accelerated, administration, Alltech, Andrew Purslow, appellation, Armstrong, Arthur Dobrucki, Australia, Bali, Baroda, Beam Suntory, Bladnoch, boiler, Breton Whisky, Brittany, building code, California, Charles Medley Distillery, Château Léoville Barton, chipotle, Christos Koulizakis, cider cask, class action, consumer, Contrasts, court, Cù Bòcan, Cuatro Series, daughter, Dave Pickerell, David Prior, dismissal, Dueling Barrels, entrepreneur, Eric Gregory, explosion, fatality, fire code, five:am, Florida, food, France, Gavin Hewitt, Glann ar Mor, Glen Garioch, Graham Eunson, Green Spot, Greg Metze, handmade, INAO, Indiana, Indonesia, initiative, inspectors, investigation, Ivan Stoler, James Espey, Jay Rogers, Jean Donnay, Jim Beam, John Houston, John Quinn, judge, Kazerouni Law Group, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, Last Drop Distillers, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington Brewing & Distilling, Lowlands, Maker's Mark, Martine Donnay, Melbourne, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, O.Z., Old Pogue, Old World, Oregon, Orkney, Owensboro, oxygenation, peppers, Peter Pogue, Pikesville, pony, pressure relief valve, prosecutors, protected geographical indicator, recording, regulators, Revenoor Stills, Rogue, ruling, safety, San Diego, Scapa, Silver Trail Distillery, Skiren, Spencer Balentine, Spey Foundation, State Fire Marshal, surfing, Terrepure, Terresentia, Terry Wilhelm, The Last Drop, The Pogues, Tom Jago, Tomatin, Town Branch, trademark, travel retail, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, ultrasonic waves, Vermont, vintage, vinyl, water heater, West Cork Distillers, Whisky Breton, Whistlepig, Wigtown0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the oldest Lowlan...
Episode 544: July 19, 201520150719155447
Episode 544: July 19, 2015
July 19, 2015@DSMBourbonClub, @Zeech, acting, Alexander Hamilton, Artesian, Australia, author, Bacardi, bar, Bonnie Rose, book, Bourbon Empire, Bronfman, Buffalo Trace, bullshit, Canon, Chicago, Chivas Brothers, class action, cocktail, Col. E.H. Taylor, Compton MacKenzie, consumer, corruption, Dandelyan, Dave Broom, Edrington, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Single Barrel, extras, film, First Minister, Four Roses, fraud, Garrison Brothers, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Gordon Motion, Heaven Hill, Herald Scotland, history, Holyrood, Hood River Distillers, Hotel Michael, Hudson Four Grain Bourbon, Hudson Whiskey, humidity, insurance, Iowa, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Strength, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, knucklehead, labeling, lawsuit, legalized stealing, Lew Rosenstiel, litigation, London, Matt Rosenfeld, Mellow Gold, MGP Ingredients, MGP-I, Mount Vernon, movie, multinational, myth, New York City, Nicola Sturgeon, novel, OFC, Orkney, Pendleton, Pendleton Midnight, Portsoy, Press and Herald, protected geographical indicator, refunds, Reid Mitenbuler, Revolutionary War, Richard Paterson, Robert Mark, Samuel Bronfman, Scapa, Schenley, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seagram, Seattle, settlement, shipwreck, Singapore, Skiren, snakes, SNP, Spirited Awards, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, task force, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky, taxes, Templeton Rye, The Black Grouse, The Dalmore, The Dalmore Affinity, The Dead Rabbit, The Famous Grouse, Thomas Jefferson, TTB, Tuthilltown Spirits, Tyler Allison, Wade Woodward, Whiskey Rebellion, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Trust, Whisky Galore, William Grant & Sons, writer, Zack Schrock0 comments
Bourbon has a unique place in American history, but as with other elements of American history…many of the stories of Bourbon are based more on ...
Episode 538: June 6, 201520150607023547
Episode 538: June 6, 2015
June 7, 2015Angel's Envy, anniversary, Ardmore, Arkansas, Bacardi, Barry Stewart, Beam Suntory, Bernard Walsh, Bernheim, Blended Malt, Bordeaux, Bottled in Bond, Brendan Buckley, Brewdog, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, California, Cecelia Henderson, charges, Château Léoville Barton, Chris Ratcliff, Chuck Cowdery, class action, construction, consumer, Conyngham, Cooley, court, Creative Whisky Company, crowdfunding, David Stirk, defendant, Diageo, dispute, Douglas Laing & Co., Equity for Punks, estate, executor, experiment, family, Flora & Fauna, Forty Creek, Gilbert Curtsinger, Green Spot, Grimsby, guilty, Harlen Wheatley, hug, indictment, Invergordon, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey Association, Jim Beam, Joe Hyman, John Hall, Justin Victor, Kazerouni Law Group, Klaus Doblmann, labeling, Lane Castle, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lee Tatum, Leslie Wright, Lincoln Henderson, Linkwood, litigation, Little Rock, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Midleton, Mount Charles, Ontario, organized crime, pallet, Pappy Van Winkle, Phil Brandon, plea, racketeering, ringleader, Rock Town Distillery, Ronnie Eddins, Scallywag, Shelby County, Single Oak Project, Single Pot Still, Spirited Brands, Teun Van Wel, theft, Three Grain Harmony, Triple Wood, W.L. Weller, Wes Henderson, will, Zsoka McDonald0 comments
This week, we’re looking at the end of an experiment nearly 14 years in the making…Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project. The attempt t...
Maker’s Mark Wins “Handmade” Case in Florida20150505094242
Maker’s Mark Wins “Handmade” Case in Florida
May 5, 2015A.G. Waseem, attorney, Beam Suntory, class action, consumer, Dimitric Salters, Florida, handmade, judge, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Maker's Mark, Rob Samuels, Robert Hinkle, Tallahassee, Tim Howard0 comments
May 5, 2015 – While the “handmade” class-action lawsuit against Maker’s Mark in California remains in the hands of a San Diego...
Jim Beam Moves to Dismiss Class-Action Lawsuit20150320221943
Jim Beam Moves to Dismiss Class-Action Lawsuit
March 20, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, attorney, Beam Suntory, California, claim, class action, consumer, court, defendant, Federal, filing, handcrafted, handmade, Jim Beam, label, label approval, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Maker's Mark, motion, plaintiff, safe harbor, San Diego, Scott Belk, Tax & Trade Bureau, TTB0 comments
March 20, 2015 – Beam Suntory hopes a federal court hearing scheduled for May 4 in San Diego will lead to the dismissal of a second class-action...
Episode 524: March 7, 201520150308083429
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
March 8, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, age statement, Alberta, Arran, attorney, babermac, Beam Suntory, Bob Lekan, Bomberger, Bomberger's, bottling line, Bourbon, Breckenridge Distillery, Brown-Forman, budget, cease and desist, Chicago, Chris Bauder, class action, Cleveland, Clipper, Colorado, competition, construction, consumer, containment, Cook County Chancery Court, craft, damages, defendant, Diageo, Dick Stoll, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, Edwin Vargas, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, entry form, environment, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Federal, Fireball, flavored, Fort Nelson, Founder's Reserve, Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel, fraud, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Dickel, Green Label, hand-made, historic, Huber, Indiana, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Allan, Jim Beam, Joe Magliocco, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Kazerouni Law Group, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, Louisville, Maker's Mark, MGP-I, Michter's, misrepresentation, misspoke, mystery, ocean, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, pallets, Paul Varga, Pennsylvania, Peter Cressy, Pierre Weydert, plaintiff, premium, professor, Rebecca Sterritt, resignation, response, restoration, retraction, Ryan Engen, Ryan Irvine, safe harbor, sailing, sales, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotland, search, Shively, small batch, Society Insurance, spill, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Starlight, Stitzel-Weller, Switzerland, Templeton Rye, Tennessee Fire, The Glenlivet, Tito's, Tomatin, trademark, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, vodka, warehouse, Whiskey Row, whiskey seeker, whiskeyryan, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, Wyoming Whiskey, yacht, Yamazaki1 comment
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit...
Jim Beam Latest Target in Bourbon Class-Action Lawsuits20150221161057
Jim Beam Latest Target in Bourbon Class-Action Lawsuits
February 21, 2015Beam Suntory, class action, consumer, Costa Mesa, court, false advertising, federal court, frivolous, hand-crafted, hand-made, Jim Beam, Kazerouni Law Group, lawsuit, legal, Lexington Herald-Leader, litigation, Maker's Mark, San Diego, unfair competition1 comment
February 21, 2015 – A California law firm is doubling down in its legal fight against Beam Suntory over claims that two of the company’s B...
High West Changing Labels To Add Transparency20150110201720
High West Changing Labels To Add Transparency
January 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...
Maker’s Mark Latest To Face Consumer Lawsuit Over “Handmade” Claims20141210152521
Maker’s Mark Latest To Face Consumer Lawsuit Over “Handmade” Claims
December 10, 2014Beam Suntory, California, Chicago, Clarkson Hine, class action, consumer, Fifth Generation, handmade, lawsuit, Maker's Mark, MGP-I, Safora Nowruzi, Templeton Rye, Texas, Tito's, Travis Williams0 comments
December 9, 2014 – Another lawsuit has been filed challenging the authenticity of whiskies claimed to be “handmade”, this one in Cal...