The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)20171105214430
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)
November 5, 2017@donaldhanna, @Eric_Howell, @miwilliams283, @theweedramgirl, ACSA, airport, American Craft Spirits Association, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Bourbon, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Brussels, budget, Canada, Chambers Bay Distillery, Chancellor, Civil War, Classic Cut, Clay Risen, Colin Dunn, Collectivum, Colorado, Compass Box, Confederation of British Industry, Congress, Copper Dog Whisky, Cork, counterfeit, craft distillers, Craft Spirits Data Project, Craigellachie Hotel, Dan Coll, data, David Robertson, Denzel Washington, Diageo, Donald Hanna, duties, duty free, economic, Emancipation Proclamation, Empire Rye, Eric Howell, EU, European Union, exchange rates, excuse, exports, fake, Fawn Weaver, film, Fort Collins, Franciscan Well Brewery, Fred Minnick, Fredericton, Full Volume, George Washington's Distillery, Greg Metze, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, Hollywood, Huber's Starlight Distillery, Idris Elba, Indiana, IPA Edition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Pale Ale, IWSR, J.D. Tolley, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jameson Caskmates, John Glaser, Latvia, Lawrenceburg, Lem Tolley, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, MGP, Michael Williams, Mount Vernon, movie, Nathan Green, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Nearest Green Foundation, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New York, New York Times, No Name, note, Old Elk, Oxford, Park Street, Peatheart, Phenomenology, Philip Hammond, rare whisky 101, Riga, Roseisle, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sanctions, scandal, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, sexual harassment, slavery, Special Releases, Speyside, Stuart Morrison, SWA, Swiss, Switzerland, taxes, Ted Huber, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Distiller's Safe, The Guardian, The Hilhaven House, The Macallan, trade, Travel, travel retail, Waldhaus am See Hotel, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky0 comments
In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distillin...
Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports20171030124214
Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports
October 30, 2017Brexit, budget, Chancellor, China, duties, duty, economic, economy, European Union, exchange rates, exports, France, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, hub, Japan, Latvia, Philip Hammond, politics, pound, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sales, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shipping, Singapore, SWA, taxes, trade, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, value, volume, whisky0 comments
October 30, 2017 – Single Malt Scotch Whiskies are one of the few bright spots in the latest report on Scotland’s whisky exports from the ...
Episode 615: November 12, 201620161113205158
Episode 615: November 12, 2016
November 13, 2016@philpowers, @potstillmike, acquisition, agriculture, Alexander Murray & Co. Steve Lipp, Amrut, An Ard Ri, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Australia, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, bar, Beam Suntory, Billionaire, Blended Malt, blood, Bloomberg News, Boondocks, Boss Hog, budget, Charles Brown, Chicago, Chita, Cincinnati, Compass Box, Costco, currency, Dave Pickerell, Dave Scheurich, David Stewart, David Taylor, David Walker, Delilah's, dollar, Donald Trump, Dublin, Earl, election, Elgin, English Whisky Company, exchange rates, Few Spirits, Firestone Walker, Fusion Whisky, George Remus, Glen Elgin, Governor General, grand opening, Greg Metze, Hakushu, Hillrock Estate, India, Indiana, Jailers, Japan, Japan Society, Kevin Plank, Kirkland, Lawrenceburg, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Metze's Select, MGP Ingredients, Mike Horton, Mike Miller, music, Neil Cameron, New York City, New Zealand, Outryder, Paul Hletko, Phil Powers, policy, politics, Polly Walker, Polly's Casks, Port Covington, pound, President, PX, Red Cross, Redlands, Royal Wine, Sagamore Development, Sagamore Spirit, Sam Mead, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, Seagram's, Spice Project, Spice Tree, Spice Tree Extravaganza, Steve Nally, sulfates, Suntory Holdings, SWA, Takeshi Niinami, tartrates, Tasmania, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, The Balvenie, The Glenturret, The Kincairdine, The Norfolk, tourism, trade, Trader Joe's, TTB, Tun 1509, Under Armour, Usquaebach, Viceroy, Victor Bruce, visitors center, Wes Henderson, Whiskey Row, Whistlepig Rye, WindyBore, wine casks, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming Whiskey, Yamazaki0 comments
This week, we’re celebrating the 11th anniversary of WhiskyCast with a potpourri of sorts, as we catch up with people from all over the world of...
Episode 613: October 29, 201620161029231732
Episode 613: October 29, 2016
October 29, 2016"The Beast", @ceppwepp, @crewcutter, @FL_ScotchLover, @tastydram, @winegalunboxed, A'Bunadh, A'Bunadh Orchard, Aberlour, acquisition, Alberta, American Whiskey, anniversary, Apothic, Apothic Inferno, Ashton Advertising, auction, banks, barrels, beards, Belgium, Blended Malt, bog, Boris Johnson, Bourbon Banter, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brussels, Bulleit Rye, campaign, Canada, Caol Ila, charity, cocktail, Colorado, commute, Compass Box, construction, contempt, currency, David Frost, default, Denmark, Diageo, Domaine des, Dominic Villegas, Donald Trump, Drake, eBay, economic development, election, Elijah Craig, EU, European Union, Evan Williams, exchange rates, exile, Fiona Crosswell, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign Secretary, Fort McMurray, Friends of Fort McMurray Firefighters, Gert, ghost, Glen Garioch, Halloween, haunted, Heaven Hill, Hill Harcourt, Hillary Clinton, hipster, Iain McArthur, Ileach, incentives, India, Indiana, interim, Iowa, Islay, Jimmy Russell, judge, Julie Hesketh-Laird, justices, Keith Kerkhoff, Lagavulin, lawsuits, lawyers, LCBO, Louisville, Make America Thirsty Again, Matt Evans, Max Shapira, MGP Ingredients, negotiations, Ontario, order, Parker Beam, peat, Port Ellen, Presidential, Remy Cointreau, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, severance, Spike Baker, stories, Supreme Court, SWA, talks, tax credit, taxes, Templeton Rye, Three Year Old Deluxe, trade, train, United Spirits, Val, veterans, Vijay Mallya, Virginia Black, whiskey, whisky, wildfire, wine, Wood Buffalo Brewing Company, write-in, yard sign0 comments
Distillery managers come and go at Lagavulin, but Iain McArthur is a fixture at the legendary Islay distillery. McArthur’s something of a legend...
Episode 606: September 11, 201620160911121834
Episode 606: September 11, 2016
September 11, 2016@Justin83793724, actor, anCnoc, Angel's Envy, Angel's Share Glass, anniversary, auction, Aurora, Bardstown, Beanie Espey, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Big Peat, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Kunce-Concewitz, Brexit, Bruce Russell, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Campbeltown, Cannes, Chapel Gate, Christmas Edition, collection, Craoi na Móna, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Perkins, Donald Pennington, Doug Haslam, Douglas Laing & Co., dunnage, Eagle Rare 17, Eddie Russell, European Union, exchange rates, Forty Creek, George T. Stagg, Glen Scotia, Grand Marnier, Gruppo Campari, Health Services Executive, High West, Ikea, Inverness, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Espey, Jewish Whisky Company, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Russell, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Joseph Magnus, Joshua Hatton, Justin Victor, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Last Drop Distillers, Lincoln Henderson, Loch Lomond, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Luxco, Martyn Simpson, Massachusetts, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Matthew McConaughey, MGP, Milroy's of Soho, movies, Newton, Old Forester, Paddy, Park City, Peaty Collection, Pernod Ricard, Peter Wendel, podcast, Rebecca Jago, Rebel Yell, Red Tape Follies, regulators, Richard Paterson, Rob Beaton, rock star, Russell's Reserve, sale, Sazerac, Sazerac 18, server, Single Cask Nation, Southern Comfort, speculation, Spencer Jacobsen, Stack, statistics, Stitcher, television, TFWA, The Nose, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Jago, Tomatin, traditional, travel retail, Tuaca, UBS, Utah, Wanship, Wes Henderson, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Jewbilee, Whisky Live Paris, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Wolfburn0 comments
Eddie Russell has been working in the shadow of his father, Wild Turkey’s legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell, for the last 35 years. Now, ...
Episode 601: August 7, 201620160806230034
Episode 601: August 7, 2016
August 6, 2016@geoterrain, @Midleton_Rare, A. Overholt, actor, Aeneas Coffey, Ali Cattanach, Amanda Swift, Annis Noe, anniversary, Armand Antommaria, Baker Beam, Baker's, Barry Walsh, Big Peat, biology, Birthday, Black Bull, Booker Noe, Booker's, Boris Johnson, Bowmore, Brendan McNulty, Brexit, Brian DeFoe, Brussels, Bucks County, Buffalo Trace, California, Cardhu, Cask Evolution, Cincinnati, classic malts, Clubman, Colin Poppy, competition, contest, creative director, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Beckham, David de Kergommeaux, David Frost, death, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, diplomacy, Dock Distillery, Double Oak, Douglas Laing & Co., Dripping Springs, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Elijah Cherweznik, EU, European Union, Evan Cattanach, exchange rates, fire ants, followers, Foreign Minister, Fred Noe, Fringe Festival, Garry Oak, Garryana, Giovanni Sanchez, Glenfarclas, Grant, Gregor Cattanach, Haig Club, Impex, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Shanks, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, John O'Connell, Kentucky Bourbon Mashoree, Kilchoman, Krista Galbraith, Laura Patrizio, Lorna Macdonald, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Matthew McConaughey, MB Roland, Melissa Cattanach, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, milestone, Molson, Montreal, music, negotiations, New Brunswick, Nick Morgan, Nick Swift, Oakland, obituary, Old Overholt, Oliver Hughes, Paul Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania, Porterhouse Group, Prime Minister, Redbreast, Robert Cattanach, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Van Ordstrand, Speyburn, St. John, SWA, Swift Distillery, Texas, The Dingle Whiskey Bar, The Pogues, Theresa May, time machine, Tomatin, Toogie's Invitation, trade, Twitter, United Distillers, West Cork Distillers, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
We’ve packed this week’s WhiskyCast full of cask-strength conversation from around the world! Texas distillers Amanda and Nick Swift will ...
Episode 595: June 25, 201620160625224737
Episode 595: June 25, 2016
June 25, 2016@MilesDeighton, @Monty4Cruz, @ScotchClubYEG, 13th Amendment, 1792, 1792 Barton, Alberta, anniversary, Bardstown, barrel hunt, Beverly Hills, book, Boone County, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brian Farkes, Buffalo Trace, Calvados, Civil War, Clay Risen, Compton MacKenzie, Cooley, currency, Dan Coll, David Cameron, David Williamson, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Dublin, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exchange rates, exports, film, Fred Minnick, Geordie Moski, Graham Logan, Harvey's of Edinburgh, Heritage, history, independence, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Japonica, John Teeling, Jura, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Mark Kaufman, Miles Harrison, Monty Whisenhunt, movie, Nearis Green, negotiations, New York Times, politics, Prime Minister, referendum, Richard Paterson, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seoul, shipwreck, slave, slavery, SNP, South Korea, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Stephen Teeling, Stuart Nickerson, Svend Jansen, SWA, tariffs, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, trade, Twitter, UK, United Kingdom, vote, Wemyss Malts, whisky, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, Willie Cochrane0 comments
Willie Cochrane retired last month after 39 years at Jura Distillery, and spent the last 11 of them as the manager of the Isle of Jura’s largest...
Episode 574: January 30, 201620160131001119
Episode 574: January 30, 2016
January 31, 20161920 Commemorative Edition, age statements, Amsterdam, Annabel Thomas, Armed Services YMCA, Arran, auction, banjo, Barrett-Jackson, Bern's Steak House, Bernheim, Black & White, bluegrass music, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Bruadar, Bruichladdich, Buchanan's, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Christ Church, Compass Box, contest, currency, Dalwhinnie, Dean Hurst, Denny Potter, Diageo, Distillery Series, Douglas Fitchett, Drimnin Distillery, Drimnin Estate, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, exchange rates, expansion, finance, flooding, Florida, forecast, Frosty Four Wood, Geoff Tudor, Girvan, Glencadam, Grant, Gregg Glass, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indian, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jud Laughter, Kathryn Mikells, Keble College, Kenny Mackay, Kentucky, Larry Kass, Las Vegas, local barley, Max Shapira, military, Morrison & Mackay, motorcycle, Nikka, Octomore, Old Perth, Operation Ride Home, Oxford, Oxford Today, Perthshire, Schipohl, Scotch, Scottish Government, Scottsdale, Springbank, storms, Strathclyde, Tampa, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, University of Tennessee, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Willow Collection, Woodford Reserve, World War II2 comments
The debate over age statements on whiskies shows no sign of going away, but how does a brand decide to remove the age statement from its whiskey? Earl...