“PappyGate” Ringleader Released from Prison20180703192806
“PappyGate” Ringleader Released from Prison
July 3, 2018attorney, Buffalo Trace, court, evidence, Frankfort, Franklin County, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, grand jury, hearing, indictment, jail, judge, Kentucky, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, prison, prosecutor, sentence, shock probation, stolen, theft, Thomas Wingate, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Zachary Becker0 comments
July 2, 2018 – After serving just one month of the 15-year prison sentence he received for his role in the thefts of tens of thousands of dollar...
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)20180603182226
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)
June 3, 2018airport, Alberta, aluminum, Andrew Ferguson, Anthony J. Bakker, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Arran, Australia, Ben Nevis, Bobby Parnell, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cask 88, Chris Morris, Commonwealth, court, Craftwork Spirits, crime, Cumbria, Customs, decanter, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Drykkrsvell, economist, economy, EU, European Union, excise tax, export, Faith, Feis Ile, Franklin County, Genesis, Geordie Moski, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, gleaming sword of drink, Golden Eagle, grand jury, Greg Butler, Grooves, hammer, Hope, import, importer, indictment, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, judge, Justin Trudeau, KDA, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Love, luck, Mark Sean Searcy, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Midleton, Millstone, Mjolnir, Mjølner, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Ontario, PappyGate, Paul Hansen, Prime Minister, proof gallons, prosecutor, public health, Quatrefoil Collection, Scotch, Scottish Folklore Series, sentencing, Sinn Fein, steel, Straight Malt, sword, tariff, tax, The Lakes Distillery, theft, Thor, Tim Matthews, trade, Trump Administration, valinch, Van Winkle, whiskey, whiskey thief, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, Zach Becker, Zuidam0 comments
Canada and the European Union are planning retaliatory tariffs on imports of Bourbon and other American whiskies after this week’s move by the T...
Silver Trail Distillery Explosion Ruled Accidental20150728190153
Silver Trail Distillery Explosion Ruled Accidental
July 28, 2015air pressure, Bill Compton, building code, Burns, civil, damages, death, distilling bean, explosion, fire marshal, football, grand jury, investigation, Jay Rogers, Kyle Rogers, lawsuit, marbles, NFL, pressure relief valve, propane, prosecutor, Revenoor Stills, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Terry Wilhelm, water heater, Watts Water Technologies0 comments
July 28, 2015 – Investigators with the Kentucky State Fire Marshal’s office have ruled the April 24 explosion at the Silver Trail Distille...
Episode 536: May 23, 201520150524000406
Episode 536: May 23, 2015
May 24, 2015anniversary, Anthony Bourdain, Ardbeg Perpetuum, Arran, arrest, artisan, barbecue sauce, Barrelhead, Barry Crockett, Benromach, Bill Lumsden, Brian Williams, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, David Wood, Derek Mather, Douglas MacArthur, Eddie Russell, Ernest Hemingway, Errol Flynn, Experimental Collection, explosion, Facebook, fantasy, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, Forres, Frank Sinatra, French Oak, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gordon & MacPhail, grand jury, Hearach, Humphrey Bogart, Iain MacArthur, Ian Chang, indictment, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Harris, Jay Rogers, Jeffrey Lohr, Jimmy Russell, Julie Curtsinger, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Keith Cruickshank, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Lagavulin, lawsuit, lawyer, Leslie Wright, Lucille Ball, Master's Keep, Michael Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Mike Farley, Mike Ross, Octomore, PappyGate, Revenoor Stills, Rodolfo Alvarado, Ron Burgundy, Rowan Atkinson, Sammy Hagar, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, steroids, Steve Gormley, tasting panel, Terry Wilhelm, theft, Urquhart, White Stags, Wild Turkey0 comments
Gordon & MacPhail reopened Benromach Distillery in Speyside in 1998 after 15 years of inactivity, and Keith Cruickshank has been there since the s...
Not Guilty Pleas In Kentucky Bourbon Thefts20150522161157
Not Guilty Pleas In Kentucky Bourbon Thefts
May 22, 2015arraignment, Buffalo Trace, Christopher Preston, complicity, conspiracy, court, Franklin County, Gilbert Curtsinger, grand jury, indictment, investigators, Joshua Preston, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Leslie Wright, PappyGate, prosecutor, Robert McKinney, Ronnie Lee Hubbard, Shaun Ballard, steroids, theft, Wild Turkey0 comments
May 22, 2015 – The alleged ringleader of a group charged with stealing Bourbon from Kentucky’s Buffalo Trace and Wild Turkey distilleries ...
Another Indictment In Kentucky Bourbon Thefts20150520100558
Another Indictment In Kentucky Bourbon Thefts
May 20, 2015arraignment, Buffalo Trace, charges, crime, Gilbert Curtsinger, grand jury, hearing, indictment, Leslie Wright, Louisville Courier-Journal, PappyGate, prosecutor, theft, Wild Turkey, Zachary Becker0 comments
May 20, 2015 – A tenth person has been indicted in connection with a series of thefts from Buffalo Trace and Wild Turkey distilleries dating bac...
Episode 531: April 25, 201520150426000528
Episode 531: April 25, 2015
April 26, 20151975, aid, anCnoc, Anne-Sophie Bigot, Barbara McEwan, Bardstown, benefit, Black Art, blast, blogger, Bourbon Babe, Bristol, Bruichladdich, Budgie, Buffalo Trace, Burns, Calgary, Carla Carlton, charges, Christopher Preston, crime, critical, Davis Huston, Duncan McFadyen, Duncan McGillivray, Eagle Rare, Edrington, emergency, England, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, event, evidence, explosion, Feis Ile, fire, firefighters, France, Franklin County, Friends of Laphroaig, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glenlivet, Gov. Steve Beshear, governor, grand jury, grandchildren, Hardin, Heaven Hill, indictment, injuries, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, J. Wheelock, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, Jim McEwan, John Rennie, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, LBL Moonshine, Linda Harrison, Loch Gorm, Louisville, Madison, Mark S. Searcy, Master of Malt, Michael Deresynski, Nashville, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, Pat Melton, Sheriff, Silver Trail Distillery, softball, Spencer Balentine, still, The Whisky Lady, theft, Toulouse, Trevor Gray, Twitter, Vanderbilt, webcam, Wild Turkey, Wilson & Morgan, Wisconsin0 comments
It’s been a busy week in the whisky world, and there’s a lot to talk about on this episode. We’ll have the latest on Friday’s ...
9 Indicted in Pappy Van Winkle & Wild Turkey Thefts20150421134259
9 Indicted in Pappy Van Winkle & Wild Turkey Thefts
April 21, 2015accomplice, Buffalo Trace, Campari, charges, court, deputies, Franklin County, Gilbert Curtsinger, grand jury, indictment, investigators, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Mark S. Searcy, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, prosecutor, Sheriff, softball, steroids, stolen, theft, warehouse, Wild Turkey0 comments
April 21, 2015 – From the beginning, Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton considered the 2013 theft of 65 cases of Pappy Van Winkle’s Family...