Whiskey On the Water: Jefferson’s Journey (Episode 754: February 10, 2019)20190210205429
Whiskey On the Water: Jefferson’s Journey (Episode 754: February 10, 2019)
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 2019@BunkaiH, airlines, Allta, backlog, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Billy Walker, Blended Malt, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Brexit, Buffalo Trace, Celestial, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, China, Congress, Conor O'Driscoll, Craigellachie, Darryl McNally, deadline, Double Eagle Very Rare, Douglas Fischer, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dufftown, duty free, Eagle Rare, economic impact, economy, Egan's, Elijah Craig, EU, European Union, exports, fermentation, fire, flatboat, flight crew, Flintlock, Fort Lauderdale, Fortitude, Four Roses, General Assembly, Glenallachie, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, government, Great Britain, Harvey MacNair, Heaven Hill, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Campbell, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Journey, jobs, Karen Lentz, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, Key West, label approval, lawmakers, legislature, Liberty Pole Spirits, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Lum Reek, MacNair's, Michael Lord, microbiologist, Mike Lord, Mississippi River, Morrison & Mackay, New Orleans, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Particular. Elements, Pfizer, pilot, Popular Mechanics, Prime Minister, Quintessential Brands, Quora.com, river, Robin Laing, safety, Scotch Whisky, Shanghai, shutdown, Small Batch Select, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steel Bonnets, Tampa, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee Whiskey, Terre Haute, The Dubliner, The Lakes Distillery, The Macallan, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, Theresa May, Thomas Hogue, tickets, trade, travel retail, Treasury Department, Trey Zoeller, tropical storm, Trump Administration, TTB, University of Louisville, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Colours Festival, yeast0 comments
Long before highways crossed North America, flatboats with barrels of whiskey were a common sight along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers bound for New ...
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...
Episode 608: September 25, 201620160925114827
Episode 608: September 25, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 25, 2016@JohnnieStumbler, @MaltReview, @smokshootr2, @whiskyexperts, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Spa, Aberfeldy, Acts of Union, age statement, age statements, airport, American Whiskey, Anki Ulvmane, Ardbeg, Ardbeg 21, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, auction, Australia, auto racing, Baccarat, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Black Bull, BMW, Bourbon Bill, British GT Championship, Buffalo Trace, burglary, Calum Fraser, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chuck Cowdery, Col. E.H. Taylor, Colin Scott, construction, crystal, Custodian Master Blender, Custodian's Club, Denmark, Diageo, Duncan Taylor, duty free, Ecurie Ecosse, Euan Shand, fakes, Frank McHardy, Fred Noe, Gavin Birnie, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glansa, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery, Heaven Hill, hockey, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Jaguar, Justine Hazelhurst, Kevin Balmforth, Kilchoman, Kilkerran, King James VI, King of Scots, Knob Creek, lawmakers, LCBO, legislature, Mark@Malt-Review.com, McLaren, Meldrum House, Moji Shand, motorsports, mystery, New Brunswick, Niagara-by-the-Lake, Number 99 Red Cask, O.F.C., O.F.C. Distillery, Oldmeldrum, Ontario, Orkney, Orphan Barrel, Perth, photo, planning, Police Scotland, Port Askaig, raithrover, Redaktion, regulations, retired, retirement, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, Rune Lauridsen, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Scapa, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shit, Springbank, stolen, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Dalmore, theft, travel retail, Tullibardine, Union of the Crowns, vintage, Wayne Gretzky, West Cork Distillers, Whippersnapper, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Rover, Whoop & Holler, Whyte & Mackay, Willett, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in whisky an...
Kentucky Governor Signs “Barrel Tax” Relief Bill20140417140950
Kentucky Governor Signs “Barrel Tax” Relief Bill
Mark GillespieApril 17, 2014ad valorem, barrel tax, Bourbon, capital, Eric Gregory, General Assembly, investment, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Associaton, law, legislative, legislature, Steve Beshear, tax0 comments
April 17, 2014– Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed a bill that gives the Commonwealth’s whisky distillers a break from the so-called &...
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Distillery Tax Relief20140331193550
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Distillery Tax Relief
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2014ad valorem, Commonwealth, Eric Gregory, General Assembly, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Steve Beshear, tax0 comments
March 31, 2014 – Kentucky’s House of Representatives has signed off on a bill that gives the state’s Bourbon distillers a long-sough...
Episode 472: March 29, 201420140329210408
Episode 472: March 29, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 29, 2014A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auriverdes, author, Barry Crockett, Beam, book, brand, Brazil, Brittany, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey, China, Chivas, Christina, competition, Cotswolds, Daniel Szor, death, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, distillery, Eric Cordelle, European Union, Explorer's Club, Feis Ile, Fenton, Flaughter, flavored, football, France, Frank McHardy, funeral, FX Concepts, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glen Grant, Hall of Fame, Harry Cockburn, hedge fund, Irish Distillers, Islay, J&B, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, Jim McEwan, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Keepers of the Quaich, Knockdhu, law, lawsuit, legal, legislation, Making Your Marque, Mark Green, Martha Philburn, memory, merger, Michigan, Mike Keeler, Morrison Bowmore, New York, Peaty Collection, Peter Fleck, phenols, Portugese, prank, rings, rogue trader, Rutter, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Law, Seagram, silliness, soccer, Societe Generale, Springbank, stroke, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, trademark, Tushkar, UDV, Urban Honey, Virginia, wedding, Whisky Magazine, wife, World Cup, World Whiskies Awards, zoning0 comments
James Espey has created some of whisky’s legendary brands during his career, along with the Keepers of the Quaich, and was named an Officer of t...
Tennessee Lawmakers Punt On Whiskey Legislation20140325180021
Tennessee Lawmakers Punt On Whiskey Legislation
Mark GillespieMarch 25, 2014Brown-Forman, Diageo, General Assembly, George Dickel, Guy L. Smith IV, Guy Smith, Jack Daniel's, legislative, legislature, Lincoln County Process, Mark Green, summer study, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Tennessee Whiskey0 comments
March 25, 2014 – With no agreement between competing Tennessee distillers on proposed changes to the state’s 2013 law setting specific sta...
Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014administration, Alberta Premium, Ardbeg, Australia, author, awards, Balcones, beer, Big Peat, bill, Bladnoch, book, Brimstone, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, budget, Bulleit, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Catoctin Creek, Chancellor, Chip Tate, cider, Cocke County, cocktail, Coffey Grain, Colin Armstrong, competition, court, Dark Horse, Dave Broom, Dave Greene, David Frost, David Grant, David Urquhart, David Wishart, Dennie Hammer, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, duties, editor, escalator, Exchequer, exports, Forgiven, General Assembly, George Dickel, George Osborne, George T. Stagg, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, guide, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, history, Icons, Icons of Whisky, independence, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim McEwan, L. Mulligan, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, law, legislation, legislature, manual, Mark Green, Master of Malt, Michael Foggarty, Mickey Heads, moonshine, Nikka, Octomore, Patrick Maguire, perfect score, Pike Creek, Popcorn Sutton, Raymond Armstrong, receiver, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Paterson, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Scottish National Party, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, SNP, St. Patrick's Day, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Swallow, Taketsuru, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, taxes, Teeling, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tish Harcus, Torfa, trade, Twitter, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Waco, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Dave Broom has written and edited many books on whisky and other spirits, but none quite like his latest book. “Whisky: The Manual” is for...
Compromise Proposed in “Tennessee Whiskey” Debate20140322130046
Compromise Proposed in “Tennessee Whiskey” Debate
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014Brown-Forman, Canada, Diageo, export, General Assembly, George Dickel, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker, Lincoln County Process, Mark Green, Mexico, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, Phil Lynch, Scotch, senator, standard of identity, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Thomas Hogue, TTB0 comments
March 22, 2014 – The next committee hearings are set for Tuesday in the Tennessee General Assembly’s debate over changes to standards for ...