Episode 610: October 9, 201620161008235602
Episode 610: October 9, 2016
October 8, 2016#GrabWhiskey, 1792 Bourbon, 50 of 5 Whisky Club, AIG, Allt a'Bhainne, Amrut, Austria, author, Barton 1792, Bill Lark, Bill Newlands, Blended Malt, Bonhams, book, Braeval, Brendan Coyle, Buena Vista, Buffalo Trace, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Colin Scott, Colorado, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Corsair, David Perkins, Deerhammer, Dominic Roskrow, Donald Trump, Double Cask, Edinburgh, Edrington, Facebook, Glencairn, Glenfiddich, Hanshu, High West, Hudson Whiskey, Hurricane Matthew, India, insurance, Jane Perkins, Japan, Jimmy Russell, John Glaser, Lenny Eckstein, lewd, Limestone Branch, Longmorn, Macallan, Maple Cask Rye, maple syrup, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nobel, Olympic Peninsula, Outryder, Peat Week, Petr Hosen, pussy, Richard Paterson, Rye, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Seattle, Select Reserve, Springbank, Strathisla, Stuart MacPherson, Suntory, Tasmania, Tormore, transparency, Twitter, Ultis, Utah, Vermont, Vienna, Washington, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Japan, Wild Turkey, Wyoming Whiskey, Yamazaki, Yellowstone, Yoichi0 comments
Japanese whiskies have become harder to find as worldwide demand grows for them, but books about them are even harder to find. Longtime whisky writer ...
High West Acquisition “Foundational” for Constellation Brands20161007160938
High West Acquisition “Foundational” for Constellation Brands
October 7, 2016Alberta, Ballast Point, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, blending stock, Brendan Coyle, bulk whiskey, Canadian Whisky, Casa Noble, Constellation Brands, David Perkins, earnings, High West, Jane Perkins, John Esposito, Lethbridge, Meiomi, MGP, on-premise, Prisoner Wine, SVEDKA Vodka, tequila, Utah, Wanship, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 7, 2016 – $160 million is a lot of money, especially for a single distillery that has only been producing its own spirit for a few years...
Constellation Brands Acquires High West for $160 Million20161004214851
Constellation Brands Acquires High West for $160 Million
October 4, 2016acquisition, Bacardi, Beam, beer, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, Brendan Coyle, Canada, Canadian, Clos du Bois, Constellation Brands, Corona, David Perkins, High West, John Esposito, LVMH, Moet Hennessy, Park City, Pernod Ricard, Robert Mondavi, Utah, Wall Street Journal, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, wine1 comment
October 4, 2016 – Constellation Brands has won the bidding for Utah’s High West Distillery in a deal valued at approximately $160 million ...
Episode 606: September 11, 201620160911121834
Episode 606: September 11, 2016
September 11, 2016@Justin83793724, actor, anCnoc, Angel's Envy, Angel's Share Glass, anniversary, auction, Aurora, Bardstown, Beanie Espey, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Big Peat, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Kunce-Concewitz, Brexit, Bruce Russell, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Campbeltown, Cannes, Chapel Gate, Christmas Edition, collection, Craoi na Móna, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Perkins, Donald Pennington, Doug Haslam, Douglas Laing & Co., dunnage, Eagle Rare 17, Eddie Russell, European Union, exchange rates, Forty Creek, George T. Stagg, Glen Scotia, Grand Marnier, Gruppo Campari, Health Services Executive, High West, Ikea, Inverness, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Espey, Jewish Whisky Company, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Russell, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Joseph Magnus, Joshua Hatton, Justin Victor, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Last Drop Distillers, Lincoln Henderson, Loch Lomond, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Luxco, Martyn Simpson, Massachusetts, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Matthew McConaughey, MGP, Milroy's of Soho, movies, Newton, Old Forester, Paddy, Park City, Peaty Collection, Pernod Ricard, Peter Wendel, podcast, Rebecca Jago, Rebel Yell, Red Tape Follies, regulators, Richard Paterson, Rob Beaton, rock star, Russell's Reserve, sale, Sazerac, Sazerac 18, server, Single Cask Nation, Southern Comfort, speculation, Spencer Jacobsen, Stack, statistics, Stitcher, television, TFWA, The Nose, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Jago, Tomatin, traditional, travel retail, Tuaca, UBS, Utah, Wanship, Wes Henderson, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Jewbilee, Whisky Live Paris, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Wolfburn0 comments
Eddie Russell has been working in the shadow of his father, Wild Turkey’s legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell, for the last 35 years. Now, ...
Bloomberg: Utah’s High West Could Bring $100 Million at Auction20160909193619
Bloomberg: Utah’s High West Could Bring $100 Million at Auction
September 9, 2016auction, Campari, David Perkins, High West, investment bank, Jane Perkins, Mormon, Park City, Pernod Ricard, ranch, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City International Airport, UBS, Utah, Valley Tan, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey1 comment
September 9, 2016 – Utah’s High West Distillery is on the auction block, according to Bloomberg News, which cites sources familiar with th...
Episode 579: March 5, 201620160305231015
Episode 579: March 5, 2016
March 5, 2016@dallendoug, @glenfarclas15, @jesslionsmane, 1887, Adam Hannett, Adam Slagell, age statements, Alfred Barnard, anniversary, auction, Ben Grayson, benefits, Boise, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Canto, Castle & Key Distillery, Classic Laddie, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, competitions, Cooley, Crown Royal, CTV News, David Frost, David Perkins, decanter, decorative, Diageo, Doctor C, Doug Wilson, enzyme, European Union, Gimli, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, High West, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Idaho, Islay, Japan, Jim McEwan, labor, labour, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Leland Little Auctions, litigation, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, News & Observer, Nick Morgan, North Carolina, Octomore, Old Taylor Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Peristyle, phenols, regulators, Ross Salchow, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seasoned barrel, Shane Fraser, sourced whisky, strike, SWA, Teeling Whiskey Company, Thurso, Tokyo, trademark, transparency, union, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wolfburn0 comments
Adam Hannett has a tough job, though he wouldn’t trade places with anyone for the world! He took over for the legendary Jim McEwan as head disti...
Episode 557: October 10, 201520151011000058
Episode 557: October 10, 2015
October 11, 2015A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aaron Barker, Andy Cant, appeal, Armagnac, Armagnac Castarède, auction, bar, Beam, Beam Suntory, Benjamin Herrera, Bill Lumsden, Booker's, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Cabinet, Calumet Farm, Cardhu, charity, Christmas Book, Christopher Winters, David Frost, David Perkins, Diageo, European Court of Justice, Florence Castarède, France, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Global Alcohol Policy Conference, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, High West, holiday, Ichiro Akuto, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Brown, Jefferson's Ocean, Jimmy Russell, John Campbell, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Klaus Doblmann, Laphroaig, luxury, Mackmyra, Maureen Robinson, Michael Collins, minimum unit pricing, Mount Vernon, Neiman-Marcus, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Orphan Barrel, Pappy, Parker Beam, Philadelphia, politics, pricing, Romeo and Juliet, ruling, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shakespeare, Shinji Fukuyo, Sidney Frank Importing Company, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Stagg, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Svensk Ek, Sweden, The Singleton of Glendullan, Tom Helt, trademark, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are...
What’s In a Name? A Potential Controversy…20151005171332
What’s In a Name? A Potential Controversy…
October 5, 2015A Midwinter Night's Dram, David Perkins, Glenmorangie, High West, Möet Hennessy USA, naming, Ocado, play, Rendezvous Rye, Romeo and Juliet, Rye, Sainsbury's, Scotch, Shakespeare, single malt, trademark, Utah, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 5, 2015 – In Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare asked the immortal question: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by an...
Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards20150926175111
Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards
September 26, 2015Allison Patel, ambassador, Astor Wines & Spirits, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bourbon, Brenne, Buffalo Trace, Chris Riesbeck, Classic Imports, David Perkins, Dee Ford, DFS Group, Diageo, distiller, distillery, duty free, Duty Free Americas, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Ewan Morgan, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, Greg Davis, Gregor Cattanach, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, High West, Icons of Whisky Awards, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Liquor Barn, Maker's Mark, Matt Higgins, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Scotch, Seattle, Simin Brooking, spirits, Tim Herlihy, Todd Roe, tourism, Travel, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Tuthilltown Spirits, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
September 24, 2015 – Heaven Hill Brands led the list of winners in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky Awards US round, winning Distill...
Episode 515: January 10, 201520150111002425
Episode 515: January 10, 2015
January 11, 2015A Midwinter Night's Dram, Angus Dundee, Anne Marsden, Aultmore, baby, Balblair, Balcones, Benjamin Herrera, Blackpool, Bourye, Brussels, Campbell Evans, Chip Tate, Christmas cake, court, Crown Royal, David Frost, David Perkins, Dewar's, European Union, Excellence, exercise, export, fake, fecal, fruitcake, Gimli, Glencadam, Glenfiddich, global, government, head-wetting, High West, Jack Daniel's, James Dumas, Jared Himstedt, Jeffrey Armstrong, Justine Hazelhurst, KaskWhisky, KrazyLegz, Laura Himstedt, lawsuit, loan, lobbying, London, Manitoba, Nicholas Stewart, Nick Soper, Park City, Peter Johnston, ranch, Rendezvous Rye, resort, running, Salt Lake City, scam, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, single barrel, Smirnoff, snow shoveling, Speyside, SWA, tasting notes, Tate & Company, Tate and Company, Texas, trade, travel retail, urine, Utah, vintage, Waco0 comments
On New Year’s Day, David Perkins and his team at Utah’s High West Distillery fired up the still at their new distillery for the first time...