Tag: Fred Laing

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...

Becoming a Bourbon Badass (Episode 702: May 31, 2018)20180531220856

Becoming a Bourbon Badass (Episode 702: May 31, 2018)

Mark GillespieMay 31, 2018@bulldoghobbit, @ButlerB, @scotch-scones, @urs16875, #Drams4Fams, 72, 75, airport, aluminum, April Fool's, Australia, author, badass, bar, Benromach, bird poo, blending, Bonded, bonded warehouse, book, Bottled in Bond, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, bottling, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Cairmgorms National Park, Canada, CEO, charity, Chris Leggat, Chris Morris, comics, Craggan, David DeFazio, decanter, distilling seasons, distribution, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exports, food bank, Fred Laing, George Dickel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grantown-on-Spey, Greg Butler, hammer, Hazelburn, Highland Park, Highlands Council, hunger, imports, incentives, Indiana, Inferno, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Knob Creek Rye, Lalique, Lawson Whiting, Linda Ruffenach, Lord of the Rings, Louisville, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Mjølner, Mortlach, moth balls, movies, New Albany, Orkney, Paul Varga, planning, police, prop, retirement, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Speymalt, Springbank, Steamboat, steel, Steve Hawley, Straight Malt, Tabasco, Tammy Spencer, tariffs, taxes, The Balvenie, The Light, The Macallan, theft, Thor, Tim Wilson, trade, Travis Watt, Trump Administration, Urquhart, Ursula Mueller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Chicks, William Lavelle, women, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, Wyoming Whiskey, YouTube0 comments

Bourbon scares some people away…at first. Often, those who approach Bourbon gingerly develop a true passion for it, and become what Linda Ruffen...

Memories of an Irish Whiskey Legend (Episode 699: May 20, 2018)20180519204831

Memories of an Irish Whiskey Legend (Episode 699: May 20, 2018)

Mark GillespieMay 19, 2018@ChristinaCSM, @donaldhanna, @stonekettle, @whiskyslayer, 1926, alembic, Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Angel's Fare, auction, auto racing, Balcones, Barb Helt, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, barrels, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blair Athol, Bonhams, Bourbon Heritage Center, breakfast whisky, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, butt, cancer, Castlemartyr Resort, charity, Chris Morris, Christina Philburn, Colin Keegan, Colkegan, collecting, coopering, coopers, Cork, Crown Royal, Daniel Lam, David Fenkell, definitons, dictionary, Dominic Roskrow, Donald Hanna, Douglas Laing & Co., Dream Cask, Dubai, Dublin, Eddie Russell, Evan Williams, fill in, Flaget Memorial Hospital, Fr. Oak, Fred Laing, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, French Oak, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, history, hogshead, Hong Kong, hospice, Indianapolis 500, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jason Hauser, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, job description, John Clement Ryan, John Power & Sons, John Ryan, Kansas City, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Le Clos, Legends Series, Louise Schiavone, Louisville, mesquite, Midleton, Missouri, monks, motorsports, New Mexico, Philadelphia, Play-Doh, port pipe, Powers, Redbreast, refill, Rolling Standard, Santa Fe Spirits, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky, Shayne, Sir Peter Blake, sponsor, Staoisha, staves, Steve Nally, Tabasco, Texas, The Birdhouse, The John Milroy Selection, The Macallan, Tom Helt, Union Horse Distilling, Valerio Adami, Virgin Oak, Waco, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Quarterly, Wild Turkey, wood0 comments

Irish Whiskey lost one of its longtime champions this past week with the passing of John Clement Ryan. He was the 7th – and final generation of ...

Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)20180331230237

Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)

Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2018"The Amber Light", "The Angel's Share", @Omar_Fitz, @potstillwhiskey, #fridaynightdram, 1824 Collection, 1824 Series, Adam Park, ADI, Amber, American Distilling Institute, April Fool's, Arctic Circle, Ardnahoe, Ardor, Australia, author, awards, Big Peat, Billy Walker, blending, blind tasting, Bloody Butcher Red Corn Whiskey, blowback, Bluebell Forest, book, book tour, bottling, Bourbon, Box Distillery, British Isles, Buffalo Trace, California, Canada, Cara Laing, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Chris Leggett, Cornwall, Craft Your Perfect Bourbon, crime, crowdsourcing, CYPB Edition, Dair Ghaelach, Danish, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, degenerate, Denmark, Destillerie Nyborg, Detroit, distillery, documentary, Double Cask Range, Douglas Laing & Co., Edrington, film, Fleurieu Distillery, Frank McDonald, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, fuckers, G.R. Andrews & Son, gang, Glasgow, Glenallachie, gold, Gotemba, Halewood, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Isle of Fionia, Jamie Johnson, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kickstarter, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kyoto, Mark Bylok, Matt Hofmann, Mayor Pingree Blue Label, Midleton, movie, Myken Arctic Single Malt, Myken Island, Norway, Norwegian, Nyborg Distillery, Old Malt Cask, Old Particular, Ontario, Peaky Blinder, Peaky Blinders, podcast, Port Ellen, Portland, Pot Still Will, prank, Quercus II, Quest Collection, Remarkable Regional Malts, Roar Larsen, Rock Oyster, Ruby, Sadler's, San Diego, Scallywag, Scandinavian, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sienna, Speyside, Sport Dram, Stewart Laing, Suntory, Sweden, That's Dram Good, The Gauldrons, The Macallan, The Way of Whisky, The Whisky Topic, Timorous Beastie, Tokyo, Travel, travel retail, Triple Cask Matured Range, Valentine Distilling, Virginia Distillery Company, W.L. Weller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wood Hat Spirits, workout, Xtra Old Particular0 comments

Scotland’s Douglas Laing & Co. is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018, and for many of those years, the Laing family has taken a light-...

Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016

Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)

Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments

Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...

Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)20171126161643

Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)

Mark GillespieNovember 26, 2017@bucfan609, @DaMhile, @MaltTroll, @SCLCPrez, A.D. Rattray, Advent Calendar, anCnoc, Andrew Morrison, Andy Watts, Angel's Envy, angel's share, Aurora, Australia, Balblair, Balmenach, baseball, Beam Suntory, Beverly Hills, Bobby Anderson, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brett Ratner, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Canadian content, Chancellor of the Exchequer, charges, charity, Charleston, Clydeside Distillery, cocktail, corn, country music, court, cricket, criminal, DaMhile Distillery, Dave Parker, Davin de Kergommeaux, debt, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, disclosure, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Douglas Laing & Co., duties, duty, earnings report, Eastside Distilling, Eddie Clark, engraved, estate, exile, expansion, extradition, Facebook, finance, food bank, Four Roses, France, Fred Laing, Fredericton, Friends of Laphroaig, Glasgow, Glentauchers, Gordon Bruce, Grover Wickersham, Haymarket Whiskey Bar, Health Minister, hearing, High West, High Wire Distilling, Highlands, Hilhaven Lodge, holiday, in-laws, India, Indiana, infield fly rule, Inver House, Islay, Jim Beam, Jimmy Red, John Black, John MacDonald, John Rich, Kentucky, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, Las Vegas, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Le Creuset, lifestyle brand, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Malcolm Waring, mansion, Martine Nouet, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Sammons, Maverick Drinks, MGP, military, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, music, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Old Malt Cask, Old Pulteney, Operation Homefront, Oregon, Philip Hammond, PLOWED Society, police, Port Ellen, Portland, Pulteney, Pump House, Queen's Dock, Redemption Whiskey, Redneck Riviera, Remy Cointreau, River Clyde, Rye, Samaroli, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Government, Seagram's, Seattle, Secret Spirits, severance, sexual misconduct, Share Our Strength, Sherri Wong, Shona Robison, Smooth Ambler, social media, South Africa, South Carolina, Speyburn, Stewart Laing, Stuart Harvey, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Supreme Court, Tasmania, taxes, Tennessee, Thanksgiving, The Ancients, The Hilhaven Lodge, Thurso, Tim Morrison, trip, turkeys, United Spirits, Urban Bourbon Trail, Vijay Mallya, Vintner's Trilogy, Wales, Weller 107, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Wick, Wild Turkey, Wolfburn, Zach Becker0 comments

Pulteney Distillery manager Malcolm Waring wasn’t born in Wick, Scotland, but there’s no place he’d rather be … three decades ...

Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery20170731160631

Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery

July 31, 2017 – Douglas Laing & Co. will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2018, and the family-owned Scotch Whisky blender and independent ...

All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)20170730172740

All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)

Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2017@GCPepperGuy, @pkhtex, @ra_mki, Aceo, Alltech, Amrut, Andrew Laing, appeal, Ardnahoe, Australia, Beaumont, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Brexit, bucket list, Bulleit, Campari, Cara Laing, Carolans, Chivas Brothers, Cigar Malt, Coleburn, contract, court, Court of Session, Dale Winchester, Denison, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dumbarton, Elgin, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, free trade, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Grant, Grant Cummings, Harbinger, Heaven Hill, Houston, Hubris, Hyderabad, Inchmoan, India, infringement, Irish Mist, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jonathan Likarish, Joseph A. Magnus, Keith Brown, Kilmalid, labor, labour, lawsuit, Liam Fox, Liberties, Loch Lomond, London, Longmorn, Marcia Likarish, Mark Winchester, Mike Raymond, minimum pricing, Murray McDavid, Nancy Fraley, negotiations, overtime, Pacific Quay, Paisley, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, pence, Ramki Sreenivasan, Rampur, Redemption, Reserve 101, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Robert Likarish, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Laing, Scott Mansfield, Sean Murphy, Secretary, Speyside, St. James Church, Stewart Laing, strike, Supreme Court, SWA, Sweden, Texas, Texas Legation, The Dalmore, The Scotsman, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, trade, trademark, Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership, Trump Administration, TTIP, union, Unite, Ursula Mueller, Vijaywada, whiskey, whisky0 comments

The Likarish family opened Ironroot Republic Distillery in Denison, Texas in 2013. Brothers Jonathan and Robert Likarish handle the distilling, while ...

The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)20170708201749

The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)

Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2017@aantommaria, @allthingswhisky, @BirmingDram, @jtigtorn, @whiskywithward, Andrew Brown, Appropriations Committee, Arizona, astronomy, Auchentoshan, Australia, Avonak, Balcones Distilling, bars, bartenders, Beam Suntory, biobutanol, biofuel, Bourbon, budget, Bunnahabhain, camping, Canadian Club, car, Cara Laing, Casey Jones Distillery, Celtic Renewables, Chip Tate, Chris Walker, Christian County, Clan Denny, competition, Congress, construction, cottages, Curt Robinson, dairy, Daniel Mathers, David Taylor, Derek Scott, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Plant, Donald Trump, Douglas McGibbon & Co., draw, DSP, eclipse, Eclipse Edition, Ed Dodson, Edinburgh Napier University, Eich Bhana Lìr, emoji, energy, Eric Gregory, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, funding, G20, Gaelic, Garryana, Germany, Glasgow, Glass Revolution, Glen Moray, Glencairn Crystal, Glendale, Gordon Homer, Graham Coull, Hamburg, Hannah Whisky Merchants, High West, Hopkinsville, House, imports, Islay, Israel, Jason LeBlanc, John Tigtorn, Jura, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirby, label approvals, Lady of the Glen, license, Martin Tangney, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Mastery, MB Roland, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, Milk & Honey Distillery, Mitch McConnell, Monmouth Whisky Club, mythology, New Jersey, on-trade, orange juice, Paul Tomaszewski, Pembroke, permit, Peter Grasso, Podcast Awards, pot ale, President, Reb Mordechai, rental, Richard Paterson, Robert Brown, Robert Theakston @roberttheakston, Sam Mead, science, Scotland, Scott Davidson, Senate, solar eclipse, Speyside, steel, summit, tariffs, Tasmania, Tate & Company, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Dalmore, The W Bar, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullibardine, visitors center. pier, Waco, Ward Council, warehouses, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments

If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21, there’...

Episode 582: March 26, 201620160327164027

Episode 582: March 26, 2016

Mark GillespieMarch 27, 2016#3Whiskies, A Dram a Day, American Distilling Institute, American Whiskey Convention, Ardbeg, Beanie Espey, beer, Ben Bowers, Big Peat, Bill Rowland, Bluebird Distilling, Bombarder's, Bourbon, Bow Street Distillery, brewing, Brooklyn, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Cara Laing, Caskmates, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Citizens Bank Park, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Crested Ten, Dad's Hat, Dark Cove, Dave Pickerell, Deer Creek Malthouse, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Fred Laing, Fred Minnick, Herman Mihalich, Independent Stave, India Pale Ale, IPA, Islay, Islay Ales, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, J.P. hall, James Espey, Jameson, Jameson Crested, Jared Adkins, Jay Rogers, John Cooper, JustGiving.com, Kelso Beer, Kyle Rogers, Laura Fields, LBL Moonshine, Leeds General Infirmary, Lock Stock & Barrel, malted wheat, maltings, Manatawny Still Works, Mark Brault, Max Pfeffer, MB Roland, McTears, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, Michter's, Missouri, Neil Klingman, New Jersey, Paul Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Rebecca Jago, Redbreast, Rye, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Schafferstown, Scotch Whiskey, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside Distillery, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, Vermont, Vermont Oak, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whistlepig, Wigle, YouTube0 comments

You’ll see a lot of businesses with the “& Son” as part of the name, but rarely do we see businesses with “& Daughter&...