Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies20190208102428
Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies
Mark GillespieFebruary 8, 20191792 Barton, Beam Suntory, Buffalo Trace, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Alliances, distillery, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, exclusive, General Assembly, Heaven Hill, House, House Bill 200, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, jobs, Karen Lentz, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, law, legislation, lobbyist, Mark Brown, Matthew Koch, Old Tub, retailer, Sazerac, Senate, souvenir, tourism, visitor center, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 8, 2019 – There’s a feud brewing in Kentucky, and it could make the legendary feud between the Hatfields and McCoys look tame. Th...
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky20190206163827
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2019aluminum, barrel tax, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Canada, Capitol, China, cooperage, drunk driving, DUI, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, European Union, farming, Frankfort, General Assembly, ignition interlock, jobs, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, legislation, legislature, logistics, Maker's Mark, Mexico, politics, retailers, Robert Stivers, Senate, steel, tariffs, tax credits, taxes, trade, trucking, Trump Administration, University of Louisville, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 6, 2019 – Ten years ago, leaders of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry staged a protest at the Capitol in Frankfort by pouring their whi...
Creating a More Diverse Whisky Community (Episode 729: September 30, 2018)20180930224918
Creating a More Diverse Whisky Community (Episode 729: September 30, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 30, 2018@davemacdo, African-American, aluminum, analyst, Anibal Raposo, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Artisan Restaurant, ATF, barrel tax, barrels, Bay Area, Beam Suntory, black, Black Bourbon Society, Blackened Whiskey, Booker Noe, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, British Columbia, Buena Vista, Buffalo Trace, cacao, California, Canada, Canadian Whisky, charcoal., Colorado, Corn Whiskey, Craft Spirits Data Project, Cultura Chocolate, Dave MacDonald, Dave Pickerell, Deerhammer, Denver, Derek Mather, distilling, diversity, Edward Mundy, emoji, English Whisky Company, Eric Gregory, European Union, exports, Färjestaden, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Glenesk Hotel, growth, Guatemala, Guinness World Records, Hillrock Estate, Holly Seidewand, Hotel Skansen, imports, industry, inventory, investment, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jeff Arnett, Jefferies, Just-Drinks.com, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, legislation, legislature, Lenny Eckstein, Lincoln County Process, Little Book, Manzanilla, Metallica, minority, Miyagikyo, Motlow, Munich Malt, Nashville, New York, Nikka, Noe Simple Task, people of color, Progeny, property tax, race, regulators, Revenue, rickhouses, Rough & Tumble, Samara Rivers, Scotch, Scotland, Shelter Point, spelling, steel, stereotype, stills, Sweden, tariffs, tax credit, taxes, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Tomatin, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Twentysomething, Two Brewers, Vancouver Island, Vermont, whiskey, whisky, WhistlePig Farm, Whitehorse, Wishaw, Yoichi, Yukon0 comments
Let’s be honest for a moment. Look around the crowd at most whisky events, and if you’re being honest with yourself, you’ll notice t...
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...
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announces Class of 201820180911121325
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2018Alltech, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Dublin, Dueling Barrels Distillery, Eric Gregory, Fortune Brands, Frazier History Museum, Freddie Johnson, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, induction, Ireland, Jimmy Russell, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lexington, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Max Shapira, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Pikesville, Suntory, Town Branch Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 11, 2018 – Three new members have been named to the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, while an industry leader will be honored with the a...
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)20180729211127
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2018. Life Without Bars, @drmattdreamboat, @yerssot, American Craft Spirits Association, Aoife Clarke, Australia, Basil Hayden's. 2X2 Rye, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Blue Label, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Kinsman, Brussels, Bushmills, Canada, cancer, Casa Cuervo, China, Chris Liro, Cowie's Blue Seal, Craft Spirits Bill, Dail, David Wondrich, Denmark, Diageo, Distiller's Dram, Donald Trump, Dublin, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Edrington, Einar, Elsie Escobar, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Evan Williams Master's Blend, Experimental Series, export, Fire and Cane, Frazier History Museum, Ghost & Rare, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Grant, Guinness, Harald, health labels, High West, Highland Park, import, Ireland, Irish Spirits Association, Jan Westcott, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jason Craig, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker, Jun Tanaka, Karen Betts, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawyer, Life Behind Bars, Louisville, Loyalty of the Wolf, Margie Lehrman, Master's Keep 1894, Matt Baglole, Mexico, Mike Joachim, Mitch Bechard, Mortlach, New Orleans, Noah Rothbaum, Old Overholt, Philadelphia, Pikesville Rye, podcast movement, podcasters, Port Ellen, President, prison, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, resolution, Roe & Co., Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sarah Dickson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Sean MacCready, souvenir, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirit of the Bear, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, St. James's Gate, summit, Svein, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, The Last Drop, trade, trade war, travel retail, turkey, Valkyrie, W.L. Weller, W9, warning label, Warrior Series, Washington, Wee Witchie, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White House, Wild Turkey, Wings of the Eagle, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
Global trade has helped the whisky industry expand massively over the last two decades. With the ongoing trade dispute between the US and its key trad...
“W9” Stress Unity At First “Whisky Summit” in Louisville20180726220445
“W9” Stress Unity At First “Whisky Summit” in Louisville
Mark GillespieJuly 26, 2018agriculture, American Craft Spirits Association, Bourbon, Canada, China, Distilled Spirits Council, Eric Gregory, EU, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association, Jun Tanaka, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Louisville, Margie Lehrman, Mexico, Scotch Whisky Association, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, SWA, The Presidents' Forum, trade, Trump Administration, turkey, W9, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Summit0 comments
July 26, 2018 – To show their unity, leaders of the nine major whisky trade organizations planted an American White Oak tree on the corner of 9t...
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...
Whisky Summit To Focus On Trade Issues20180720103543
Whisky Summit To Focus On Trade Issues
Mark GillespieJuly 20, 2018Bourbon, Canada, China, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, Eric Gregory, EU, European Union, exports, Frazier History Museum, imports, Irish Whiskey Association, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Louisville, Mexico, Scotch Whisky Association, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, summit, tariffs, The Presidents' Forum, trade, Trump Administration, whiskey, whisky, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
July 20, 2018 – “We just felt it was time to get the family together…” That’s how Kentucky Distillers Association presid...
Potential Changes in U.S. Spirits Sizes Draw Mixed Reactions