Tate Sues Former Colleague & Wife In Latest Balcones Chapter20150107182019
Tate Sues Former Colleague & Wife In Latest Balcones Chapter
January 7, 2015attorney, Balcones, buyout, Chip Tate, court, David Clouston, Greg Allen, Jared Himstedt, Jeffrey Armstrong, Laura Himstedt, lawsuit, lawyer, loan, McLennan County, profits, repayment, settlement, Texas, Waco, Waco Tribune0 comments
January 7, 2015 – Even as Chip Tate begins work on his new Tate & Company distillery in Waco, Texas, he is taking legal action against the d...
Episode 511: December 13, 201420141213232356
Episode 511: December 13, 2014
December 13, 2014A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, accident, airport security, Amrut, Ardbeg, aroma, auction, Balcones, Bangalore, Beam Suntory, Benromach, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bonhams, border, Bowmore, Brett Nolinski, Brilliance, Buffalo, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Whisky, Caol Ila, Chip Tate, Christmas Edition, Clarkson Hine, class action, cobbler, collecting, collector, court, Craig Beam, crash, Cruzan Rum, Denison, Denny Potter, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., economic development, Edited, Experimental Collection, Fourth Street Live, French Oak, Goa, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, handmade, Harris Tweed, Heaven Hill, heels, Heriot-Watt, High West, India, infused, Interstate, Jim Beam, John Distilleries, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, Klaus Doblmann, Krish Kumar, lawsuit, lawyers, lottery, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Maker's Mark Lounge, MaltKlaus, McTears, Netherlands, Niagara Falls, Old Taylor, Oliver Sweeney, Patrick van Zuidam, Paul John, Peristyle, Port Ellen, reputation, Shakespeare, shoemaker, shoes, smell, tanker, tax incentives, Templeton Rye, Texas, Tito's, tourism, trade, truck, tweed, Urban Stillhouse, Utah, Versailles, Waco, William Hathcock, WKBW, Zuidam0 comments
Amrut got whisky lovers used to the idea of single malt whiskies from India, and now, Paul John is challenging Amrut’s standing as the leader in...
Episode 510: December 8, 201420141208015758
Episode 510: December 8, 2014
December 8, 2014A. Smith Bowman, affidavits, allegations, architects, Atholl Crescent, attorney, Balcones, BenRiach, Benromach, blender, Bob Dalgarno, Box, buyout, Cadenhead's, Caramel, chill filtering, Chip Tate, Ciroc, Colin Ross, construction, court, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Dornoch, Edinburgh, Edrington, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, Gaelic, Geoff Bell, Georgie Crawford, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkeir Treasures, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, Hall of Fame, Ian Curle, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, imports, Inchgower, India, infused, Inver House, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Ken Grier, Lagavulin, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, Little Bay, Macallan, Mackmyra, Madagascar, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, mediation, memos, Michael Urquhart, Nate Arnold, negotiations, Oban, PE Investors II LLC, Pernod Ricard, Peter Gordon, Pierre Pringuet, PR agency, redacted, restraining order, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Mile Whiskies, running, Sandy Coutts, Sandy McIntyre, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, shopping, slander, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Stuart Harvey, Susan Colville, SWA, Sweden, Tamdhu, tariffs, taxes, Texas, The Whisky Shop, trade, vanilla, Virginia, Waco, Wayne Kieswetter, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, wife, William Grant & Sons0 comments
As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas ...
Episode 509: December 6, 201420141207010959
Episode 509: December 6, 2014
December 7, 2014affidavit, Allt om Whisky, Arctic Circle, Balcones, Bombay Sapphire, Box, brewery, Bruichladdich, cave, Chip Tate, conflict, Dant, Diageo, dispute, distillery, divorce, Emma Andersson, Famous Moose, Fellowship of the Still, Fife, Fionnán O'Connor, Garda, Gardai, Glencairn, golf, Greg Allen, Guinness, Hälge, Herno, investors, Ireland, Irish, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Kingsbarns, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, Leeds, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, Luxco, Mackmyra, Magnus Dandanell, Mark Reynier, memo, Moose, non-compete, Open Championship, Parliament, Paul Beam, police, Precinct No. 6, restraining order, robbery, Roger Melander, settlement, St. Andrew's, Steve Beam, Stockholm, Stockholm Wine Lab, Sweden, Swedish, Systembolaget, Texas, theft, Twitter, Waco, warehouse, Waterford, Wemyss Malts, William Wemyss, Yellowstone0 comments
In the first of this week’s two episodes of WhiskyCast, we’ll travel to Sweden to look at two of the country’s whisky distilleries. ...
Balcones Dispute Settled, But Bitter Feelings Remain20141206163326
Balcones Dispute Settled, But Bitter Feelings Remain
December 6, 2014affidavits, agreement, Balcones, Chip Tate, Greg Allen, investors, Jared Himstedt, judge, lawsuit, non-compete, PE Investors II LLC, restraining order, settlement, Texas, Waco0 comments
Editor’s note: We have produced a special bonus episode of WhiskyCast this week including the complete interviews with Chip Tate and Greg Allen....
Episode 506: November 15, 201420141116003452
Episode 506: November 15, 2014
November 16, 20141870 Original Batch, 1984, 354, airport, Amsterdam, anCnoc, Angus MacWhisky, anniversary, apology, arrests, author, Balblair, Balcones, Balmenach, Barack Obama, Black Bottle, blender, blending, bonded warehouse, Bourbon Summit, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, burglary, Burn Stewart, bylaws, Catto's, Chip Tate, Christopher Winters, Corryvreckan, court, Dave Greene, directors, Distiller's Art, Dornoch, Dornoch Castle Hotel, Douglas Laing & Co., Early Times, Early Times Kentucky Whiskey, East Kilbride, election, Eric Blair, Evgeny Vershinin, expansion, Exquisite, Facebook, George Orwell, Glasgow, Glasgow's Whisky Festival, Glenmorangie, Graham Brown, Greg Allen, Hankey Bannister, Inside Job, interview, Inver House, investors, Jeff Berlat, judge, Jura, Justin Victor, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, lawsuit, literary, Marine Conservation Society, Matt Wooler, Mitch McConnell, mystery, Nordicbarrel, novel, offend, Oklahoma City, Old Forester, Old Malt Cask, Old Pulteney, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, Phil Thompson, poem, poet, police, President, Republican, restraining order, River Spey, Robert Burns, ruling, Schiphol, Scottish Leader, Senate, senator, Sheriff, Simon Thompson, Spey Foundation, Speyburn, Stuart Harvey, suspects, theft, Thompson Brothers, Timorous Beastie, travel retail, warehouse, whirlpool. tuberculosis, Whiskey Row, Whisky Sponge, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
Stuart Harvey has been the master blender for Inver House for nearly 11 years, and he’s living proof that you don’t have to be born into t...
Tate Wins Key Battle In Balcones Distilling Dispute20141114162212
Tate Wins Key Battle In Balcones Distilling Dispute
November 14, 2014Balcones Distilling, Chip Tate, court, David Clouston, Greg Allen, investors, Jeffrey Armstrong, Jim Meyer, judge, lawsuit, Michael Rockafellow, Oklahoma City, PE Investors II LLC, restraining order, ruling0 comments
November 14, 2014 – Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has won a key battle in his fight with the majority investors who now control 73% of t...
Chip Tate: “I Want To Make Whiskey”20141020202853
Chip Tate: “I Want To Make Whiskey”
October 20, 2014#ISupportChipTate, agreement, attorney, Balcones, Chip Tate, contempt, court, Fred Minnick, Go Fund Me, Greg Allen, investors, Jim Meyer, judge, lawyer, mediation, Michael Rockafellow, non-compete, Oklahoma City, PE Investors II LLC, private equity, restraining order, statement, Texas, TRO, Waco, Waco Tribune, Whisky Advocate0 comments
October 20, 2014 – With a gag order banning him from speaking publicly about the legal battle for control of Balcones Distilling lifted, Balcone...
Balcones’ Tate Found In Contempt, Sentencing Set For October 2220141011132026
Balcones’ Tate Found In Contempt, Sentencing Set For October 22
October 11, 2014Balcones, Chip Tate, computer, contempt, court, David Clouston, dispute, evidence, forensics, Greg Allen, investors, Jim Meyer, judge, lawsuit, Mark Gillespie, Oklahoma City, private equity, restraining order, testimony, Waco0 comments
October 11, 2014 – Embattled Balcones Distilling founder and head distiller Chip Tate is scheduled to be sentenced on October 22 after being fou...
Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
September 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...