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Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621

Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)

Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments

It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...

Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)20190715015549

Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)

Mark GillespieJuly 15, 2019@Andrew_leets, @Head_Stone, 1792 Aged Twelve Years, 1792 Bourbon, amaranth, Andrew Leets, bacteria, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bend, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Black Rock Bar, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colin Montgomerie, court, Delaware, Denver, Diageo, Don Julio, environment, Eric Rubin, fines, fire, fish, Gareth Moore, geographical indicators, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glenn's Creek, Glenury Royal, golf, governor, grain, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hotel, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, John Mura, Johnnie Walker, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, Lagavulin, law, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lawyers, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Loch Lomond, London, Loretto, Los Altos, Madison, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, McGinnis Wood Products, MGP, Michael Henry, Mike Parson, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Crow, Oregon Spirit Distillers, oxygen, Pittyvaich, private barrel, Private Select, Prohibition, Remus Volstead Reserve, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Portrush, Ryder Cup, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Speyburn, sprinkler, sugar, SWA, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, tequila, The Open Championship, travel retail, Triple Triple, TTB, Versailles, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, Volstead Act, WBRB, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wisconsin0 comments

60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of...

Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)20190708030028

Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)

Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2019@derbycityphil, @ionosaurus, @whiskyranker, 1792 Bourbon, 6'5" Rye, Airbus, Alan Winchester, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, alcohol, ambulance, American Brands, Ann Marshall, Bardstown, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, BevCon, Black Label Origin Series, Bodega Series, Boeing, bottle size, Bottled in Bond, building codes, Bunnahabhain, California, Canada, Caribbean Reserve Rye, Charbay, Charleston, Chivas Brothers, Colorado, David DeFazio, Deanston, Delgado Zuleta, Denver, Diageo, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, distillery, distilling, Drew Chandler, economic incentives, educational distillery, El Paso, Elixir Distillers, environment, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, FarmStock, fire, firefighters, Firehouse Whiskey, fish, found_art_whisky, George Washington's Distillery, Glenallachie, Glenmorangie, Glenn's Creek, Glentauchers, Global Travel Retail, Grand Vintage Malt 1991, heat, High Wire Distilling, hops, imports, insurance, investment, Irish Whiskey, Jim Beam, Jimmy Red, jobs, Johnnie Walker, Karl Von Rimkus, Kentucky, Kentucky River, Koval, Laws Whiskey House, Ledaig, Lux Row Distillers, McCracken Pike, medics, Mount Vernon, No. #1 Bond House, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Ohio River, Old Crow, Old Overholt, Outryder, Overholt, Owensboro, Pennsylvania, Phil Kollin, photo, Prohibition, public comment, R5, Racer 5 IPA, rickhouse, Robert Maron, safety, Sagamore Spirit, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Blackwell, Single Malts of Scotland, South Carolina, Spain, spirit safe, sprinkler, standards of fill, Steve Nally, subsidies, supply shortage, Sweden, Talisker, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet 12, The Glenlivet Enigma, Tobermory, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, U.S. Trade Representative, Versailles, West Overton Village, whiskey, whisky, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, wildfire, Woodford County, Woodford County Emergency Management, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments

The husband and wife team of Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall opened High Wire Distilling six years ago in Charleston, South Carolina to make whiskey,...

Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)20190610034515

Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)

Mark GillespieJune 10, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @fr1day, Adroit Theory Brewing, allergic reaction, allergy, Andy Watts, Arkansas, Australia. Starward, Balcones, Barley, bartender, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, birch, Blackened American Whiskey, Blood Oath, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brewery, buyout, Cadenhead's, Canada, Canadian, Caribbean Reserve Rye, Catoctin Creek Distillery, charity, China, Chris Riesbeck, Colin Matthews, comment, Commonwealth Cooperage, Compass Box, competition, Crown Royal, cruise ship, Cunard, Dave Pickerell, David Vitale, Denver, Dia de los Muertos, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, doctor, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Eimverk Distillery, EU, European Union, Exponent, Five Lamps, Flóki, George Dickel, Glass Revolution Imports, Glen Scotia, gluten, grain, High Plains Texas Single Malt, Hill House Capital, Honours List, Iceland, incentives, Inchmurrin, independent bottler, Independent Stave, Ireland, Irish, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beveridge, jobs, Johnnie Walker, KEDFA, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Lisa Hawkins, Little Rock, Loch Lomond Distillers, Loch Lomond Distillery, London, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark @ WTF, Mark Watt, McLennan County, medical, Melbourne, Metallica, metric, Mexico, migration, Morehead, music, Noble Collection, O'Hara's Beer, OBE, Office of Management & Budget, Order of the British Empire, Pact No. 5, Peter Bowyer, private equity, Purcellville, Queen Elizabeth, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rascals Brewing, regulatory, Reykjavik, rigger, roadie, Rob Dietrich, Robert Mark, Rock Town Distillery, Rosey Mitchell, rulemaking, rum, Russian Imperial Stout, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Seafarer, Seattle, sheep dung, South Africa, stagehand, standards of fill, Stranahan's, Tamdhu, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tennessee, Texas, The Benevolent Society, The Circle, The Dubliner, The Scarf Community, Thomas Hogue, Three Sheets, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, unified agenda, Vermont, Virginia, Waco, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, WhistlePig Farm0 comments

Rock bands often sound differently after they replace a member, and the members of Metallica considered Master Distiller Dave Pickerell to be part of ...

Blackened Whiskey Names Rob Dietrich Master Distiller20190604105717

Blackened Whiskey Names Rob Dietrich Master Distiller

Mark GillespieJune 4, 2019Bay Area, Blackened American Whiskey, blender, Denver, distiller, distillery, Jess Graber, John Bilello, Metallica, music, Proximo Spirits, Rob Dietrich, rock, San Francisco, sonic enhancement, Stranahan's. Dave Pickerell, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyFest0 comments

June 4, 2019 – When Dave Pickerell died suddenly last November on the eve of WhiskyFest San Francisco after a day of doing promotional appearanc...

WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)20181207014258

WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)

Mark GillespieDecember 7, 20181926, ACSA, Afghanistan, age statement, agency, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, Anthony Burnet, Ardbeg, artist, auction, Balcones, bar, barrels, Bernheim Distillery, Blackened American Whiskey, Bottled in Bond, bottling strength, brand ambassador, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campari, Canada, Caol Ila, Christie's, Christy McFarlane, Colorado, Compass Box, construction, craft distillers, Darryl McNally, Dave Pickerell, Denver, design, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dylan Strang, earnings, Easter Elchies House, economic development, Eden Mill, Elijah Craig, European Union, Evan Holt, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Family Casks, finishing, Fortnum & Mason, Fountain Square, French Oak, funding, geographical protection, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, Hilary Barnes, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hotel Tango, incentives, Indiana, Indianapolis, investors, Ireland, Islay, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jared Himstedt, Jim Rutledge, John Glaser, Juveniles, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaGrange, LCBO, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Marriott Marquis, Michael Dillon, military, NATO, New York City, New Zealand, news release, Oldham County, Ontario, painter, Paris, Paul Miller, phonetic alphabet, Pod Architecture + Design, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010. Bordeaux, Private Collection, proposal, PTSD, public comment, quarter, Rabbit Hole Distillery, regulations, Rob Dietrich, Robert Polson II, Robin Coupar, rule making, sales, Scotland, single malt, Sir Peter Blake, Snowflake, Speyside, St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's Day, Stranahan's, Stranger & Stranger, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, TBI, Texas, The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey, The Dubliner, The Macallan, Thomas Hogue, Timorous Beastie, Title 27, Toronto, trade, traumatic brain injury, Travis Barnes, Treasury Department, tribute, trunk, TTB, unaged whiskey, Valerio Adami, Waco, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye, white whiskey, world record, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments

Whisky Advocate’s annual WhiskyFest took over the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square Tuesday night, and we’ll have som...

A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)20181021204453

A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)

Mark GillespieOctober 21, 2018@QMWS-Redlands, Adam Spiegel, Advent Calendar, agriculture, Arizona, Australia, bar, Barley, Beam Suntory, beer, blending, border, Bourbon, Breaking and Entering, Brexit, Brisbane, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, budget, Buena Vista, Caribbean Cask, Celtic Whiskey Club, ceremony, Chancellor, Charles Brown, Chris Fletcher, cider, Clermont, climate change, Colorado, construction, Cork Whiskey Society, Corn Whiskey, dam, Dave Smith, Deerhammer Distilling, Denver, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle Distillery, duties, emissions, environment, EU, European Union, experimental, exports, fish, fish pass, flask, Fort Nelson, fossil fuels, Founder's Reserve, Fourth Avenue Live, France, Galway Whiskey Trail, Garry Oak, Garryana, Glen Moray, global warming, gossip, Graeme Littlejohn, Graham Coull, grain, greenhouse gases, hard border, High Angel's Share Barrels, High West, Ian Macleod Distillers, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, Jack Daniel's, Jameson 18 Bow Street, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilbeggan Small Batch, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Knockando Burn, London, Louisville, Lynchburgh, Main Street, Marsha Hale, mash bill, mashbill, Michael Wilkinson, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy, Nathan Mueller, Nature, negotiations, New York, New York City, Northern Ireland, Pacific Northwest, Pam Heilmann, Parliament, Philip Hammond, poll, Prime Minister, protest, pub, Queensland Malt Whisky Society, recycling, Redbreast, referendum, regulations, research, River Spey, Rough & Tumble, Rye, sales, salmon, Sarah Mytych, Scarlet Barley, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, sea trout, Seattle, SEPA, Shively, single malt, Slane Castle, Slane Distillery, Smoked Hickory Finish, Sonoma Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Rye, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Sonoma Distilling Company, Spey Fishery Board, Speyside, St. George Spirits, SWA, Tamdhu, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, Theresa May, Thistly Cross, trade, Twitter, University of California Irvine, value, Vince Oleson, volume, vote, weir, West of Kentucky Bourbon, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whitehall, Widow Jane, WindyBore0 comments

You might think this would be a great time to be in the Scotch Whisky business, right? This week, the Scotch Whisky Association released a new report ...

Creating a More Diverse Whisky Community (Episode 729: September 30, 2018)20180930224918