Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)20180919230640
Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2018@Mike_W_Simpson, Amrut, anger management, Antique Collection, Australia, Bardstown, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Beckmann, Becle, benefits, Bernheim, BetDSI, betting, Birthday Bourbon, Booker Noe Distillery, Bottled in Bond, Buffalo Trace, buried, Bushmills, Bushmills Irish Honey, cemetery, Clermont, Col. E.H. Taylor, Conor McGregor, contract, Coxs Creek, Crumlin, Cruzan Rum, Cù Bòcan, David Elder, David Vitale, Denny Potter, diplomat, disability, distilling, Drambuie, Dublin 12, Eagle Rare, Eric Gregory, fighter, Fireball, first responders, flag, flavored whiskey, Four Roses, gambling, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Glenmorangie, Glenn's Creek, Grand Vintage Malt 1993. Madeira, Greg Davis, Heaven Hill, India, Ireland, Irish Mist, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, Jane Bowie, Jeff Hammer, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Rutledge, Joo Kim, Josh Hafer, Joshua McQueen, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kirin, labor, Las Vegas, Lawrenceburg, Liqueur, Local 10D, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, master distiller, McCracken Pike, Melbourne, mixed martial arts, MMA, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, New Riff, news conference, No. #1 Bond House, Notorious, Nova, odds, Old Forester, Old Taylor Distillery, Peristyle, police, Private Select, promotion, prop bets, Proper No. Twelve, Proximo Spirits, restoration, Revolutionary War, Sazerac Rye, sergeant, short-term disability, sick leave, Smiley, spirit drinks, Starward, strike, sugar, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, travel retail, UFC, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, US Virgin Islands, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Wes Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, William Larue Weller0 comments
In 1972, the gates were locked for what many thought would be the final time at Kentucky’s historic Old Taylor Distillery near Frankfort. Wednes...
Monkey Shoulder & Drambuie’s Pumpkin Ginger Shandy20171025135156
Monkey Shoulder & Drambuie’s Pumpkin Ginger Shandy
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2017bar, bartender, cocktail, Drambuie, drink, Liqueur, Monkey Shoulder, Pumpkin Ginger Shandy, recipe, walnut, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
October 25, 2017 – No need for a Pumpkin Spice Latte this Halloween, when this Pumpkin Ginger Shandy cocktail recipe is available. The recipe wa...
Episode 567: December 19, 201520151220015600
Episode 567: December 19, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2015airport, Anne Hill, Annie Hill, anniversary, Australia, awards, Ballindalloch, bank, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Budgie, capital, CEO, charity, coat, David Mandel, Denmark, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distill Ventures, Drambuie, Dublin, Duncan Macgillivray, Duncan Mcfadden, Feis Ile, financing, food truck, Frank Lampen, Get Cozy, Give Cozy, Glen Grant, Heaven Hill, Heriot-Watt University, Icons of Whisky Awards, International Centre for Brewing & Distilling, International Wine & Spirits Competition, investment, investors, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Collection, Islay, Islay Barley, Jennifer Stoddard, Jim McEwan, John Rennie, Lifetime Achievement, Limestone Branch, Live Oak Bank, Maker's Mark, managing editor, Marcus Niemann, Mark Reynier, MGP Ingredients, obituary, One Warm Coat, option, Paul Beam, Powers, private equity, Rupert Wheeler, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, seed capital, Seth DeBolt, shares, Simon Hunt, Single Pot Still, stake, Starward, Stauning, Stella David, Steve Beam, Tamdhu, terms, Thoroughbred Spirits Group, Thoroughbred Spirits Partners, Three Swallow, Tullamore Dew, University of Kentucky, venture capital, Walsh Whiskey Company, welcome, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, winter coats, Writers Tears, Yellowstone Bourbon0 comments
This week, we’ll look at the business behind the whiskies we drink – and investors hope to profit from. More investors are looking serious...
William Grant & Sons CEO Stepping Down20151217154642
William Grant & Sons CEO Stepping Down
Mark GillespieDecember 17, 2015CEO, Drambuie, Dufftown, executive, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenn Gordon, Hendrick's, Sailor Jerry, Scotch Whisky, Simon Hunt, Stella David, Tullamore Dew, whisky, William Grant & Sons1 comment
December 17, 2015 – William Grant & Sons CEO Stella David is stepping down as CEO of the family-owned spirits company at the end of February...
People in the News20150617162811
People in the News
Mark GillespieJune 17, 2015Australia, Bacardi, Beam Suntory, Blade and Bow, Blair Bowman, Bulleit, Chris Bauder, Christopher Spalding, Diageo, Drambuie, Edrington Americas, Glenfiddich, Grant's, Ivan Menezes, Jim Brennan, Juan Gentile, Larry Schwartz, Maurice Doyle, Michael Misiorski, Nadege Dethy, North America, Orphan Barrel, Paul Ross, Philip Gladman, Remy Cointreau, S.C. Johnson, Stoli Group USA, The Balvenie, Tim Salt, Tracy Genesen, Uisge Source, White Light Media, William Grant & Sons, World Whisky Day0 comments
Updated June 22, 2015 – Here’s a roundup of key executive changes and moves within the whisky industry announced over the last several day...
Drambuie’s Cactus Bite20150415140839
Drambuie’s Cactus Bite
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2015Angostura, bartender, bitters, Cactus Bite, Cinco de Mayo, cocktail, Drambuie, drink, Liqueur, Milagro, mixologist, recipe, tequila0 comments
April 15, 2015 – Drambuie created the Cactus Bite cocktail for Cinco de Mayo, but it would work on any warm summer day. In a mixing tin half-fil...
Drambuie’s Highland Margarita20150415140240
Drambuie’s Highland Margarita
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2015bartender, Cinco de Mayo, cocktail, Drambuie, drink, Highland Margarita, Liqueur, Milagro, mixologist, recipe, Triple Sec0 comments
April 15, 2015 – Let’s face it…you’re not likely to see Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Scotland, but there’s no reason wh...
Drambuie’s Golden Nail20150220182110
Drambuie’s Golden Nail
Mark GillespieFebruary 20, 2015Anthony Caporale, bartender, cocktail, Dewar's, Drambuie, drink, Golden Nail, mixologist, recipe, Rusty Nail, St. Germain0 comments
February 20, 2015 – This variation on the classic Rusty Nail was created by Drambuie brand ambassador Anthony Caporale. Here’s the recipe:...
The Balvenie To Release Twin 50-Year-Old Single Casks20140908211512
The Balvenie To Release Twin 50-Year-Old Single Casks
Mark GillespieSeptember 8, 2014Battle of Culloden, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Clan MacKinnon, David Stewart, Drambuie, Liqueur, MacKinnon, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, The Balvenie, William Grant & Sons0 comments
September 8, 2014 – William Grant & Sons plans to release the oldest single cask bottlings of The Balvenie single malt on record after bottl...
Drambuie’s “Clark Griswold” Cocktail20131218100519
Drambuie’s “Clark Griswold” Cocktail
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2013Barolo, bartender, Bols Genever, Chipmunks, Christmas, Clark Griswold, cocktail, Drambuie, drinks, holiday, Jerry Thomas, National Lampoon, recipe, vacation0 comments
December 18, 2013 – It’s hard to believe that several generations now consider “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” t...