The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)20190811202820
The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)
August 11, 2019@sailorretro, acquisition, amaranth, attitudes, Australia, Barley Exploration Series, bars, bartenders, beer, Bere Barley, Bere Barley 2010, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon's Bistro, Bowmore, bricks, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt, California, Caol Ila, Cardhu, chimney, China, Civil War, Clynelish, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Conservative, construction, Cork, Cornerstone Rye, Creation, Cù Bòcan, Dayton, Diageo, distilling, doormen, Dragon Edition, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, El Paso, Elmer T. Lee, Elmer T. Lee 100 Year Tribute, Evan Williams, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Frankfort, Gallup, Gilroy, Glen Garden, Glenkinchie, Global Travel Retail, golf course, history, Hobart, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Islay, Islay Barley 2011, Isokyrö, Jack Daniel, Joe Head, Johnnie Walker Experience, Jordan Oeler, Kalle Valkonen, Ken Golden, Kentucky, Kyoto, Kyrö, Kyröfest, Larry Rice, Leonard Firestone, liquor, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark 101 Proof, Margo McMillen, mass shootings, Master's Keep, meetup, Melbourne, Michael Veach, Michter's, Moray Council, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Ohio, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Omi, Oxmoor Farm, Pappy Van Winkle, Pernod Ricard, planning permission, podcast, pricing, private barrel, private selection, progressive, race, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Sea Dragon, security, shooting, slavery, Speyside, Starward, strategy, Suntory, survey, Sydney, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Texas, The Century, The Gallup Poll, The Organic 2010, The Pearl, The Silver Dollar, Toasted Barrel Finish, Tomatin, tourism, travel retail, Traveler's Edition, Troy Robertson, Uncle Nearest, US1, Veterans of Foreign Wars, visitors center, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Ranch, whisky, Whistlepig, Wild Turkey, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, wine0 comments
“Private Selection” bottlings are the rage today, and it almost seems like an arms race as bars and retailers try to outdo each other with...
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)20170326150210
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)
March 26, 2017@SoundersFC_Fan, #trypod, Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Alberta Rye Dark Batch, American Whiskey Convention, Andrew Morrison, Article 50, assets, auction, Australia, Australian Tax Office, Australian Whisky Holdings, Avianna Ponzi, Ballyduff, Baltimore, Barley, barrel investors, Bill Lumsden, Black Velvet, Blackwater Distillery, Bluebird Distilling, Bomberger's, Booker Noe, brewer, Brexit, Brian Treacy, Brothership, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Calgary, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, charity, Chatham Imports, Chris Malcolm, Christopher Winters, Citizens Bank Park, Clan MacGregor, Clydeside, Columbus, Compass Box, Connacht Whiskey Company, construction, Cooper Spirits, Coopers' Craft, corn, creditors, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dick Stoll, Distilled Spirits Epicenter, Eclipx, Eddie Russell, election, Elmer T. Lee, Eric Wolfe, European Union, farmers, FarmStock, FTI Consulting, George Washington, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, GMB Scotland, grain, Hall of Fame, Hillary Clinton, Hochstadter's, Hong Kong, horse racing, Ian Macleod Distillers, Indiana, Ireland, Irish, Jared Adkins, Jewish, Jimmy Russell, Julio's Liquors, Kashrut, Keith Batt, Kevin Hough, Kieran Curtin, Kosher, Kosher Information Bureau, label approval, Lalique, lawyers, Liberty Pole Spirits, Louisville, malted wheat, Margaret Batt, Maryland, Massachusetts, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Michelone, Michter's, Middle West Spirits, Mingo Creek, Moonshine University, Morrison Glasgow Distillers, Nant Distillery, New Liberty Distillery, New York City, Ohio, orthodox, OYO, Pam Heilmann, Parker Beam, peated bourbon, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Spirits Convention, Peter Mulryan, Philadelphia, Phillies, Phoenixville, Pia Carusone, Port Covington, Preakness, Pride 1974, Prime Minister, protect, rabbi, Rachel Gardner, receivers, receivership, Republic Restoratives, Rivals, River Clyde, Rob Cooper, Rob Hough, Rodham Rye, Ryan Lang, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Steinway Hall, Stoll & Wolfe, Tamdhu, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, The Macallan, Theresa May, Tim Meushaw, Tim Morrison, trade union, trademark, travel retail, Triple Crown, TTB, Tyler Gomez, Vermont, Wall Street Journal, Westborough, wheat, wheat malt, Whiskey Rebellion, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig Rye, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt, wine, Woodford Reserve, workers, Zionsville0 comments
This week’s American Whiskey Convention at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park featured an air of generational change. At one end, legendary...
Episode 478: May 10, 201420140511001945
Episode 478: May 10, 2014
May 11, 2014100% Islay, Alliance Global, Ancient Ancient Age, Andrew Tan, Ardbeg, Auriverdes, Balvenie, barrels, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Bill Ricker, Boston, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Charter, cooperage, Dalmore, Darkness, Diageo, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Elmer T. Lee, Emperador, forest, Four Roses, Glen Moray, Glenlivet, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, Ichiro Akuto, India, Jack Teeling, Japan, Japanese, Jim Beveridge, Jim Rutledge, John Ellwood, John Malatino, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kilchoman, Macallan, Mark Brown, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Michael Urquhart, Mizunara, Moray, Nadurra, Nate Berman, Neyah White, OESF, Orphan Barrel, Private Collection, regulators, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Eddins, sale, Sazerac, Seiichi Koshimizu, shortage, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Solomon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Suntory, Tamdhu, Tamnavulin, Tampa, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Loop, The Nose, Triple A, Twitter, United Spirits, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, Weller, Westborough, Whyte & Mackay2 comments
Mark Brown heads up Buffalo Trace and its parent company, Sazerac, and he’s known for speaking his mind even when it goes against the rest of th...
Episode 473: April 5, 201420140405235915
Episode 473: April 5, 2014
April 5, 2014administration, April Fool's, Armstrong, Army Air Corps, Auchnagie, auction, Balmoral, Benromach, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, Black Rock, Bladnoch, Blake Johnson, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Chichibu, Commerce Clause, Constitutiion, contract, court, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, Ernst & Young, family, Federal, George Dickel, Gerston, Gill Heart Institute, Glenglassaugh, Gold Reef, Gordon & MacPhail, grandson, horse racing, Hunter Smith, Ichiro Akuto, interstate commerce, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeffrey Karlovitch, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Karuizawa, Keeneland, Keith Bell, Laphroaig, lawsuit, legal, Lost Distilleries Blend, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mark Stoops, Master of Malt, Mendy Berkowitz, Michael Urquhart, Mickey Hammond, Nikka, Pope Francis, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, receiver, Rob Samuels, Royal Lochnagar, Storage Statute, Stratheden, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, The Knot. liqueur, The Lost Distillery Company, Tullahoma, UDV, University of Kentucky, Vatican, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, White Sands, William Grant & Sons, World War II0 comments
Many of Scotland’s historic distilleries have faded into history, to be remembered only by archivists and the occasional whisky lover. While the...
Elmer T. Lee Commemorative Bourbon To Benefit Veterans20140403141140
Elmer T. Lee Commemorative Bourbon To Benefit Veterans
April 3, 2014Army Air Corps, Buffalo Trace, Elmer T. Lee, Frankfort, Kris Comstock, Post 4075, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, World War II0 comments
April 3, 2014 – When Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee passed away last year at the age of 93, he left behind not only a lega...
Episode 442: September 15, 201320130916002111
Episode 442: September 15, 2013
September 16, 2013Angel's Envy, anniversary, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, camouflage, casks, Colton Smith, cooper, cooperage, Cork, coronation, Decatur, Devil's Casks, Eagle Rare, Early Times, Eddie Russell, Elmer T. Lee, Forgiven, Freddy May, Gartbreck, George T. Stagg, Georgia, Ger Buckley, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Harlen Wheatley, hunters, hunting, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Andrews, Justin Victor, Kilchoman, Killian O'Mahony, Kyle Henderson, Lincoln Henderson, Mac McGee's Irish Pub, Marines, Mickey Hammond, Midleton, Monkey Shoulder, Phoenix, Preston Van Winkle, Queen Elizabeth, Sazerac Rye, Simon Coughlin, St. Mary's, The Irishman, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tullamore Dew, Wes Henderson, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, William Larue Weller, Woodford Reserve, Writers Tears0 comments
Ger Buckley is the fifth-generation cooper at Ireland’s Midleton Distillery, but had no one to pass the torch to. In fact, there hadn’t be...
Exclusive: Buffalo Trace To Continue Producing Elmer T. Lee Bourbon20130913102120
Exclusive: Buffalo Trace To Continue Producing Elmer T. Lee Bourbon
September 13, 2013Blanton, Buffalo Trace, Elmer T. Lee, Harlen Wheatley, Jimmy Russell, Parker Beam, Stagg, tribute1 comment
September 13, 2013 – When Buffalo Trace’s Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee passed away on July 16 at the age of 93, Bourbon lovers a...
Episode 434: July 20, 201320130720221152
Episode 434: July 20, 2013
July 20, 2013ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Atlantis, auction, Award, Balcones, Barry Crockett, BenRiach, Blanton's, Bonhams, brand loyalty, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, charity, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, CIA, Craig Beam, Dawn Lambert, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, English Whisky Company, Eric Mortensen, Frankfort, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glenmore., Google, Google Maps, Harrod's, Heaven Hill, history, International Spirits Challenge, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jeremy Spikes, Jimmy Russell, Jorge Gutierrez, Jura, Lavinia Turnbull, Master Distillers' Unity, Matt Wooler, Meadowside, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, New York, Norfolk, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Paterson Collection, Richard Paterson, Rob Bruce, Rosenstihl, Sazerac, Schenley, Scott Hartig, Smokery, spy, Stiff Wind, storytelling, submarine, Texas, The Dalmore, The Maltman, Tide, Tullamore Dew, United Spirits, Virgin Oak, Waco, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyFest, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, WMD, Woodford Reserve, Zombie0 comments
The whisky world lost one of the legends this week with the passing of Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee. Not only was he responsib...
Elmer T. Lee, 1919-201320130716105142
Elmer T. Lee, 1919-2013
July 16, 2013 – Elmer T. Lee was a legend in the world of Bourbon. From 1949 until his “retirement” in 1985, he rose through the ran...