Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition20190829110117
Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Arran, Castle Brands, Clontarf, Crestwood, Euan Mitchell, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, importer, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Isle of Arran, Jameson, Jefferson's Bourbon, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Knappogue Castle, Louisville, Machrie Moor, Mark Andrews, Midleton, New Brand Ventures, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Powers, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Redbreast, Robert Burns, Sazerac, share, Smooth Ambler, stake, Texas, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 28, 2019 – Pernod Ricard Chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard sees the United States as his company’s most important market, and is in...
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)20180826165313
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 26, 2018@ButlerB, @KYWhisky, @PhilCatelinet, @turnipwhiskery, #HPSummerPhoto, Adam Hannett, alcohol fuel plant, Arran, arrest, author, azeotropic limit, bail, Balcones, Barley, blend, Bob Dylan, book, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon Curious, Brian Kinsman, Brimstone, Bruichladdich, Champions Park, counterfeit, court, Creative Whisky Company, Dallas Dhu, David Stirk, DSP, E85, editor, Emily Ivers, ethanol, ethyl alcohol, Euan Mitchell, Faraday Still, farmer, farms, Festival, Fistful of Bourbon, fraud, Fred Minnick, fuel, Gordon Working, Greg Butler, Heather Antoine, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door, Historic Environment Scotland, Indy Racing Experience, IndyCar, infringement, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Jaclyn Minnick, Jimmy Russell, Kelsey McKechnie, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kingsbarns, lade, lawsuit, lawyers, litigation, loch, London, Louisville, magazine, Malcolm Waring, Marc Bushala, Mario Andretti, MGP, Michter's, Ministry of Defence, museum, music, Old Fitzgerald, Old Pulteney, Penderyn, Phil Catelinet, Pocono Raceway, police, publisher, rainfall, Ryan Perry, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shane Baker, skip, Straight Edge Bourbon, SWA, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Splinter Group, The Whisky Exchange, trademark, US Patent & Trademark Office, water, Weapon of Mass Distraction, weather, Whipsaw Rye, Whiskery Turnip, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, Wick, Wilderness Trail, William Grant & Sons, WMD, X4, Yellow Submarine0 comments
If Fred Minnick had any more balls in the air right now, the circus would be calling him with a job offer as a juggler. He’s launching the new B...
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)20180818215314
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2018@stlrrw, 1943, Aberfeldy, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arkansas, Arran, auction, barking, Barton 1792, Bear, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon & Beyond, Bowmore, Brazil, Breeder's Cup, Brexit, Brodick Bay, Bryan Donaghey, Castle & Key, Castle Brands, cats, Champions for Charity, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, cleanup, collapse, collecting, Colorado, construction, Craigellachie, critters, cutbacks, D. Wayne Lukas, Daftmill, David Robertson, debut, development, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Douglas Laing & Co., Draken, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, English, Euan Mitchell, exports, Fine & Rare, flip, Fred Laing, Garryana, Garryana Oak, geese, Genesis, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, GMB Union Highlands, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Omand, guard, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hong Kong, horse racing, Howell Wright, Huddart, imports, Indiana, Invergordon, Iowa, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, jobs, justice, Karuizawa, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Museum, Lagg, Little Rock, Liz Gordon, Lochranza, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mark Shilling, master distiller, McTears, MGP, mice, Missoula, Missouri, Mizunara Oak, Montana, Montgomery, Montgomery Distillery, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center, Old Pulteney, Old Taylor, Orange Curaçao, Pacific Quay, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, pests, Phil Brandon, planning, police, politics, pornography, Port Ellen, Portland, Potter Stewart, Press & Journal, Private Collection, Rafael Franz, rare whisky 101, restoration, Rick Wright, rickhouse, River Clyde, Rock Town Distillery, Rosebank, Royal Mile Whiskies, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Sour Mash, Special Releases, Speyside, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, St. Louis, Supreme Court, Sweet Mash, tariffs, tasting pack, Templeton Rye, Texas, Thoroughbred, Tomatin, tour, tours, trade, traffic jam, trainer, travel retail, union, video, Viking, Washington, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Whyte & Mackay, Wick, Wilderness Trail, Yamazaki0 comments
It’s been a hot, dry summer in Scotland, and Euan Mitchell isn’t complaining a bit. The managing director of Isle of Arran Distillers is o...
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)20180812172056
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2018Aber Falls, airport, American Single Malt, aquavit, Arran, Aviation Gin, Bardstown, Barton 1792 Distillery, Bergstrom Vineyards, Birthday Bourbon, Black Dirt Bourbon, Black Dirt Distillery, Bowmore, Brodick Bay, Bunnahabhain, Casa Magdalena, Christian Krogstad, cleanup, collapse, construction, Corrie Hanna, counterfeit, cranes, Deanston, definition, Distell, distilling, Donald Hanna, Euan Mitchell, Explorers Series, exports, George Garvin Brown, Guatemala, guild, House Spirits, Hudson Valley, Ian Macleod Distillers, Iowa, Ireland, Islay, Jake Holshue, James MacTaggart, Jeneen Bell, John Drake, Julia Ritz Toffoli, Kaveh Zamanian, Kaveh Zamarian, Kentucky, Kentucky.com, Lagg, Ledaig, livery, Louisville, Magnum, mansplaining, Mark Reynier, master distiller, Masters of Photography Series, MGP, Miles Munroe, Multnomah Whiskey Library, New York, ninja, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Oregon, photographers, photography, pinot noir, poll, Portland, Portland International Airport, Rabbit Hole Distilling, rickhouse, rum, Ryan Reynolds, salvage, Sarah Burgess, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, single malt, South Africa, Speyside, tasting room, Templeton, Templeton Rye, The Macallan, Tobermory, tourism, tours, trademark, Twitter, visitors, Wales, Waterford Distillery, Westward, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, whisky club, Willamette River, Women Who Whiskey, Worshipful Company of Distillers0 comments
This week, we’ll visit House Spirits Distillery – part of Portland’s “Distillery Row” along the eastern banks of the Wil...
Episode 602: August 14, 201620160814001523
Episode 602: August 14, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 14, 2016"The Angel's Share" movie, @Centered_Sam, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Arran, bar bet, Bardstown, Benromach, Birthday Bourbon, Blue Label, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, break-in, Brian Thompson, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Caramel, Cardhu, Clayton Kershaw, construction, Cork, Dave Pickerell, Deanston, Diageo, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, E150a, ENTHUSE, Euan Mitchell, Evan Cattanach, Ewan Morgan, feedback, flavorings, George Garvin Brown, Glengyle, Gregor Cattanach, Heaven Hill, Inspira, Ireland, Isle of Arran, Johnnie Walker, Ken Loach, Kilkerran, Kim Lawton, Lagg, Ledaig, Lochranza, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams, Martin Duffy, Masters of Whisky, Midleton, MKTG, Naz Ghassemian, Old Forester, Old Jameson Distillery, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, police, poll, Promise of Hope Fund, Rare Auld, renovation, Reserve Brands, robotic, Sassicaia, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Spike McClure, Springbank, Stephen Rust, Steve Beal, theft, Tobermory, tourism, Travel, visitors, Washington DC, whiskey, Whiskey Library, whisky, Year of the Monkey, Year of the Ram1 comment
Diageo has faced criticism on social media for its decision to shut down the long-running Masters of Whisky program, a US-based education program aime...
Construction to Begin in October on Second Arran Distillery20160809170043
Construction to Begin in October on Second Arran Distillery
Mark GillespieAugust 9, 2016Arran, construction, Denham/Benn Architects, Euan Mitchell, Isle of Arran, Lagg, Lochranza, North Ayrshire Council, planning, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, whisky0 comments
August 9, 2016 – On the same day that Isle of Arran touted a record day for tours (300) at its 21-year-old distillery in Lochranza on its Twitte...
Episode 555: September 28, 201520150928165533
Episode 555: September 28, 2015
Mark GillespieSeptember 28, 2015@bethpaw, Ann Miller, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Bart Simpson, beer, Beth Flint, Big Peat, Bourbon, Bretagne, Breton, brewer, brewery, Brittany, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Campbeltown, Caskmates, Chivas Brothers, Chris Maybin, Compass Box, Cork, Cotswolds, Creative Whisky Company, Daniel Szor, Dave Quinn, David Roussier, David Stirk, dispute, Distillerie Warenghem, Douglas Laing & Co., Duff Beer, Euan Mitchell, European Union, expansion. Dr. Jim Swan, Experimental Collection, Flaming Heart, Flotilla, France, Franciscan Well, Frank Sinatra, Fred Laing, geographical indicator, Girvan, Glann ar Mor, Glasgow Distillery Company, Glen Scotia, Glengarry, Hanyu, Homer Simpson, Ian Chang, Ichiro Akuto, Inchmurrin, Irish, Jack Daniel's, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, James Wills, Jameson, Jan Beckers, Jean Donnay, John Glaser, Kavalan, Kilchoman, King Car, Kyrö, La Maision du Whisky, law, Law360.com, legal, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Machrie Moor, Magritte, maturation, Miltonduff, Old Pulteney, Paris, Peter Wills, Petr Hosek, Pierre Weydert, Scotch, Scott Dickson, Shane Long, Sinatra Century, single grain, Smugglers Series, Sour Mash, Space, Springbank, T.T. Lee, Taiwan, The Shed Distillery, The Simpsons, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tormore, trademark, Twentieth-Century Fox, vending machine, Vienna, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, Whisky Live Paris, Wolfburn, works in progress, Y.T. Lee0 comments
In this special bonus episode from Whisky Live Paris, we’ll have more highlights from one of Europe’s top whisky festivals. We’ll lo...
New Releases from Arran, Balblair, The Tweedale Blend, & GlenDronach20130326150846
New Releases from Arran, Balblair, The Tweedale Blend, & GlenDronach
Mark GillespieMarch 26, 2013Alasdair Day, Arran, Balblair, Canada, Euan Mitchell, GlenDronach, Gordon Mitchell, LCBO, Master of Malt, Ontario, Pedro Ximenez, Richard Day, The Whisky Exchange, trilogy, Tweeddale Blend1 comment
March 26, 2013 – Here’s an update on new releases to watch out for over the next couple of months: Arran will release its oldest single ma...
Episode 316: May 15, 201120110514234049
Episode 316: May 15, 2011
Mark GillespieMay 14, 20111792, Alberta Premium, Auchentoshan, auction, awards, Balblair, Bardstown, Barton, Bill Ricker, charity, Christchurch, collecting, competition, Cooley, David Williamson, distillery, Dublin, earthquake, Euan Mitchell, Festival, GlenDronach, history, Ireland, Irish, Islay, James Beard Foundation, Jameson, Japan, John Ryan, Julian Van Winkle, Kilbeggan, Madoff, McTears, Midleton, Morrell, New Zealand, Pillaged Malt, Powers, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Field, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Spirit of Unity, storytelling, SWA0 comments
The Powers family distilled whiskey for seven generations and two centuries on John’s Lane in Dublin, and John Ryan is the seventh and final gen...
Episode 311: April 10, 201120110410131800
Episode 311: April 10, 2011
Mark GillespieApril 10, 2011Alligator, Antarctica, Ardbeg, Arran, Australia, Belgium, Bernie Lubbers, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, book, Brian Dvorat, charity, David Blackmore, Devil's Cut, Douglas Campbell, earthquake, Ellie Tam, Euan Mitchell, Fernand Dacquin, Ghent, International, Irish, Japan, Jim Beam, Kavalan, Lark, Leiden, Lindores, MacKinlay, Master of Malt, Midleton, Neil Firetog, Shackleton, single malt, Single Pot Still, Spirit of Unity, St. Isidore, Tomatin, Whisky Live0 comments
Belgium is known for its outstanding beers, but the country has three languages, three different cultures, and one sub-culture that unites them…...