Virginia Distillery Faces SWA Lawsuit Over “Virginia-Highland” Whisky20190709135558
Virginia Distillery Faces SWA Lawsuit Over “Virginia-Highland” Whisky
Mark GillespieJuly 9, 2019Battle of the Glens, Brett Ferencz, Canada, civil, complaint, Delaware, Dr. George Moore, Edinburgh, federal court, Gareth Moore, Glen Breton, Glenora Distillers, Highland, label approval, lawsuit, lawyers, litigation, Lovingston, regulations, Scotch Trooper, Scotch Trooper Cask, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Star Wars, Supreme Court, SWA, Tax & Trade Bureau, TTB, U.S. District Court, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 9, 2019 – When is a “Highland” whisky not a “Highland” whisky? That’s the crux of a federal lawsuit filed Mon...
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)20180617131923
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 2018@neubiee, @snapsguy, #metoo, accident, agriculture, airport, Alabama, appeal, Arkansas, astronomer, Australia, Balcones, Barnabé Fillion, Bartender of the Year, bartending, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Birmingham, blending, Bourbon, Brasil, Brazil, Breakthru, breast cancer, Bruichladdich, bulk, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Castle & Key, CEO, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Brothers, Civil War, Clarkson Hine, Clint Sample, Col. E.H. Taylor, commute, competition, Copenhagen, Customs, definition, Deirdre Mahlan, Denmark, Diageo, Dirk Rybinski, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Dufry, duty free, Einar, European Court of Justice, exports, fair use, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Fireball, Flask Collection, Fr. Oak, French Oak, Georgia, Germany, gin, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Hamburg, Harald, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, highway, Historic Royal Palaces, Hven, infringement, interim, Interstate 40, Islay, Ivy Mix, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jim Clerkin, Jouni Ritola, judge, Kalle Valkonen, Kentucky, Kew Palace, Kraig Naasz, Kyrö, Laura Newman, lawsuit, Liquor.com, London, loophole, Lynette Marrero, Lynn House, Marcus Christensson, mislead, Möet Hennessy USA, Nathan "Nearest"Green, Natu Nobilis, Nikka, Old Taylor Distillery, perfume, Peristyle, Pernod Ricard, podcast, Port Charlotte, President, Puerto Rico, Queen's Park, Rio de Janeiro, Royal Salute, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Sea Island, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, slave, Speed Rack, spill, Suntory, Svein, Swabia, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Texas, trade, trade war, trademark, travel retail, trucks, Trump Administration, Tycho Brahe, Tycho's Star, Uncle Nearest, USBG, Waco, Waldhirn Distillery, Wesly Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, women, World Class0 comments
There are plenty of cocktail competitions for bartenders, but Speed Rack was one of the first to highlight women working behind the bar. Lynette Marre...
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)20180218163956
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 18, 2018@non_Chillfilter, @pkhtex, @ScotchClubYEG, #Drams4Fams, advertising, Alberta, Alexandra, Allisa Henley, Alltech, Andy Watts, bar, Beam Suntory, Belfast, Bere Barley, Berglen, Betty Maul, Bill Lumsden, Black Bull, Breckenridge, Brendan McCarron, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Canada, Cape Town, Cherry Hill, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Colorado, commemorative, Congress, Coral Gables, court, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dail, Darryl McNally, disaster, Distell, Drammers Club, Drew Mayville, drought, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dublin Liberties Whiskey, Duncan Taylor, Durban, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Commission, European Court of Justice, European Union, expansion, Florida, food bank, free trade, Game 7 Batch, Gangs of New York, George Dickel, Germany, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Graeme Macaloney, Highland Council, hospital, hunger, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack McGarry, James Sedgwick Distillery, Jillian Vose, Jim Beam, Johannesburg, John Lunn, John Morrissey, label approval, labeling, LaSalle, law firm, lawyer, Leo Varadkar, LewisFox, licensing, Marlon Tulazsewski, Montreal, New Jersey, New York City, Newmarket Square, NFL, Northern Ireland, Octomore, Old Montreal Distillery, Oregon, organic, Paul Hansen, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, Philadelphia Eagles, Popcorn Sutton, pub, Quebec, Quintessential Brands, rain, Red Head, Robert Lewis, Rogue, Rogue Dead Guy, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, South Africa, street gangs, Super Bowl, SWA, Tain, Taoiseach, team partner, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, The Dead Rabbit, The Dead Rabbits, The Dubliner, tourism, trade, trademark, Travis Watt, treatment, Twa Dogs, Tyrconnell, Victoria Caledonian, visitors centre, Waldhorn, Walsh Whiskey Company, wastewater, water, Water Street, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs, William Lavelle, World Series, Writers Tears0 comments
Five years ago, Irish expats Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon bet their futures on opening an Irish pub in New York City’s Financial District. Sinc...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...
Episode 617: November 27, 201620161128000621
Episode 617: November 27, 2016
Mark GillespieNovember 28, 2016@erikclancydub, @J1mbo7, 101 Whiskies, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, actor, Advent, Anchor Brewing, Anchor Distilling, Anchor Steam, Ardgowan Estate, Ardross Estate, Atom Supplies, author, Award, Balblair, Ballantine's, Ballindalloch, basement, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, Birthday, Black Bull, book, brewing, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Joseph, calendar, California, Classic Cask, classic malts, competition, Connemara, Cooley, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Crown Royal Vanilla, Diageo, Dingle, Doublewood, Drinks by the Dram, Duncan Taylor, Elf on the Shelf, Erik Clancy, estate, Fargo, Fireball, flavored whiskies, Fred Minnick, Fritz Maytag, Glen Breton, Glen Fargo American Malt Whiskey, GlenDronach, Glenora Distillers, Gordon & MacPhail, Grandeur, Highland Council, Hotaling's, Ian Buxton, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, IWSC, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jim Beam, Joel Kath, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, lawyers, legal, Lidl, Loch Dhu, lyne arm, Mark Brown, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Miltonduff, Miyagikyo, mothballed, Napa Valley, Nick Morgan, Nick Offerman, Nikka, North Dakota, Old Potrero, Oliver Hughes, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, Pierre Weydert, Potrero Hill, Proof Artisan Distillers, San Francisco, Sanaig, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, shortage, Signature Oak, Supreme Court, SWA, Teeling, Tennessee Fire, The Balvenie, The Golden Age Blend, The Singleton of Glendullan, travel retail, trophy, Turf Mor, vent pipe, Wall Street Journal, Waterford, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, Yoichi, York Creek Vineyards0 comments
What we think of today as the boom in craft distilling started 20 years ago this year, when San Francisco brewer Fritz Maytag bottled the first batch ...
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch20160612111817
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016Aberlour, Andrew Scheer, Canada, CanadianWhisky.org, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dalwhinnie, Davin de Kergommeaux, Geoff Regan, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Heather Bradley, House of Commons, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Parliament, Peter Milliken, Robert Burns, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Talisker, taxpayers, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits1 comment
June 11, 2016 – Imagine the outcry in France if politicians served a California sparkling wine instead of Champagne at official events? While Ca...
Episode 559: October 24, 201520151025021719
Episode 559: October 24, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2015@ScotchBlog, Amber Rock, Andrew Buchanan, Andrew Smith, Andy Cant, Baccarat, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bourbon County, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Jardine, Caledonian, Cannes, Caol Ila, Cardhu, CBC, cease and desist, chemistry, Chris Morris, clothing, Colin Fultz, conflict of interest, crystal, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, Deconstructed Series, Devil's Casks, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Double the Devil, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Elementary, Elements, expansion, First Chapter, France, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Washington's Distillery, gift, Girvan, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Golden Age of Travel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, Greg Metze, groin punch, Gus Griffin, Hartfield & Company, Hartfield and Company, Heaven Hill, House of Hazelwood, Iain MacArthur, Indiana, infringment, IPO, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jardine Reserve, John Campbell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, John MacDougall, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Mist, Kininvie, Kirsty Clarke, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lauchie MacLean, law, Lawrenceburg, lawyers, legend, Lifehacker, Louis Royer, Lucy Doland, Masters Collection, media kit, Metze's Select, MGP, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, myth, Nordic, Norse, Nova Scotia, Old Fitzgerald, periodic table, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Rare Cask Black, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, seal, shares, shirts, Solera, Special Releases, Speyside, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory Holdings, swag, Sweet Corn, Takeshi Niinami, The Cally, The Gentleman Distillery, The Macallan, Torii, trademark, travel retail, Tsingtao, University of Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia Gentleman, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, WKYT, Woodford Reserve, Yoav Gelbfish, Yula1 comment
Andy Cant has been a Scotch Whisky nomad for nearly four decades, working at distilleries and maltings all over Scotland. He’s done everything f...
Episode 453: November 23, 201320131123170539
Episode 453: November 23, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 23, 2013@DrinkBC, @IgnoreMePleaz, @SweMaltMafia, 3D, 7 Crown, A. Smith Bowman, A9, Abraham Bowman, age statement, ALS, bartenders, BBC, Beam, Blade & Bow, Booker Noe Distillery, Brandy Library, Brian Prewitt, Brooks Brothers, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Buster Keaton, CaskStrength, charity, Charles McEwan, clingfilm, Compass Box, construction, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Doctor Who, donation, Dufftown, English Whisky Company, experimental, exports, Facebook, Ferintiosh, Four Roses, Gavin Hewitt, George Dickel, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Glenrothes, hashtag, Highland Council, Highlander Honey, Ivan Menezes, Jason Craig, Jimmy Russell, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Karuizawa, Kennetpans, Lavinia Turnbull, light, Lindores, Malt Mill, Manse Reserve, Matthew Crow, Michael Deresynski, Michter's, Neil Ridley, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, Pam Heilemann, Parker Beam, planning, Prohibition Edition, Promise of Hope, regulators, Repeal, road, Rye, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Shively, St. Magdalene, Stitzel-Weller, survey, SWA, Swedish Malt Mafia, Tain, Tardis, The General, Transport Scotland, Truman Cox, Virginia, Warehouse X, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt0 comments
Gavin Hewitt is stepping down next month after ten years as the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, balancing the needs of member whisky...
Scotch Whisky Association Names New CEO As Hewitt Prepares To Step Down20130916150644
Scotch Whisky Association Names New CEO As Hewitt Prepares To Step Down
Mark GillespieSeptember 16, 2013ambassador, Canada, David Frost, diplomat, exports, Gavin Hewitt, Glen Breton, Glenora, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, trade0 comments
September 16, 2013 – Sir Gavin Hewitt, the Scotch Whisky Association’s chief executive officer, will step down at the end of the year. The...
Episode 365: April 17, 201220120417224211
Episode 365: April 17, 2012
Mark GillespieApril 17, 2012Adelphi, Ardbeg, Balvenie, Bell's, Black Grouse, blend, Brad Estabrook, Brazil, Brooklyn, Brueckelen, Cooley, Corsair, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Darek Bell, David Blackmore, David Stewart, distillery, distilling, Glen Breton, Glen Keith, Glenlivet, Hamish Proctor, Ireland, Jake Pizzulo, Jason Schlem, Jay Harmon, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Luks, Kings County Distillery, Laphroaig, Mackmyra, mint julep, NASA, Neil Firetog, New York, Nicole Austin, Peter Silver, Simon Brooking, Slane Castle, Smooth Ambler, Space, Space Station, Strathisla, Sweden, trade, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, Woodford Reserve0 comments
This week’s episode features highlights from Whisky Live New York, including interviews with distillers from two of the city’s own craft d...