Episode 524: March 7, 201520150308083429
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 8, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, age statement, Alberta, Arran, attorney, babermac, Beam Suntory, Bob Lekan, Bomberger, Bomberger's, bottling line, Bourbon, Breckenridge Distillery, Brown-Forman, budget, cease and desist, Chicago, Chris Bauder, class action, Cleveland, Clipper, Colorado, competition, construction, consumer, containment, Cook County Chancery Court, craft, damages, defendant, Diageo, Dick Stoll, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, Edwin Vargas, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, entry form, environment, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Federal, Fireball, flavored, Fort Nelson, Founder's Reserve, Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel, fraud, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Dickel, Green Label, hand-made, historic, Huber, Indiana, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Allan, Jim Beam, Joe Magliocco, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Kazerouni Law Group, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, Louisville, Maker's Mark, MGP-I, Michter's, misrepresentation, misspoke, mystery, ocean, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, pallets, Paul Varga, Pennsylvania, Peter Cressy, Pierre Weydert, plaintiff, premium, professor, Rebecca Sterritt, resignation, response, restoration, retraction, Ryan Engen, Ryan Irvine, safe harbor, sailing, sales, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotland, search, Shively, small batch, Society Insurance, spill, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Starlight, Stitzel-Weller, Switzerland, Templeton Rye, Tennessee Fire, The Glenlivet, Tito's, Tomatin, trademark, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, vodka, warehouse, Whiskey Row, whiskey seeker, whiskeyryan, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, Wyoming Whiskey, yacht, Yamazaki1 comment
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit...
Ruling Expected Soon on Motion to Dismiss Maker’s Mark Lawsuit20150303143239
Ruling Expected Soon on Motion to Dismiss Maker’s Mark Lawsuit
Mark GillespieMarch 3, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, attorney, California, class action, consumer protection, court, defendant, false advertising, Federal, hand-made, handmade, Jim Beam, John Houston, Joshua Swigert, judge, Kazerouni Law Group, label approval, labeling, lawsuit, lawyer, legal, litigation, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Mona Amini, plaintiff, safe harbor, Safora Nowruzi, San Diego, Tax & Trade Bureau, Travis Williams0 comments
March 2, 2015 – A hearing originally scheduled for today in the proposed class-action lawsuit against Maker’s Mark has been cancelled. U.S...
Episode 522: February 21, 201520150221235852
Episode 522: February 21, 2015
Mark GillespieFebruary 21, 2015.36, .36 Single Barrel, @Fitz1776, @How2DrinkWhisky, @WhiskyHaze, 1824 Masters Series, 1870 Original Batch, Al Young, American Craft Spirits Association, asshole, attorney, Austin, Balcones, Baltimore, Baltimore Business Journal, Beam Suntory, beer, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Best in Show, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, blood, Bourbon Virus, brewery, brewing, Brown-Forman, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, class action, Colin Ross, commentary, Compass Box, competition, Coppersea, court, death, Diageo, disease, Double Barrel, Duncan Taylor, expansion, Federal, Finland, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Garrison Brothers, Glen Mhor, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Gordon & MacPhail, green malt, Green Malt Rye, Hall of Fame, hand-made, Heavy Seas, Highland Park, hospital, Hudson Valley, illness, infectious, Inverleven, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, John Glaser, judging, Kansas, Kazerouni, kiln, Ladyburn, Lahti, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Maker's Mark, Marianne Barnes, Mark McDavid, medal, medicine, Michael Urquhart, Millstone, New York, No. 6, Odin, Old Forester, Old Taylor, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Peristyle, Peter Currie, Phil Eagleton, plaintiff, Ranger Creek, Rare Cask, Reflexion, Rimfire, San Antonio, Sazerac, Shane Helmick, single grain, social media, Steve Beal, tanks, Tantalus, Tate & Company, Teeling Whiskey, Teerenpeli, Texas, The Macallan, The Macallan M, The Netherlands, The Whisky Exchange, tick, Twitter, Valhalla Collection, virus, Whiskey Row, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, Whisky Bug, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards, Zuidam1 comment
For the second straight year, a Texas whiskey has won Best in Show honors at the American Craft Spirits Association competition. San Antonio’s R...
Jim Beam Latest Target in Bourbon Class-Action Lawsuits20150221161057
Jim Beam Latest Target in Bourbon Class-Action Lawsuits
Mark GillespieFebruary 21, 2015Beam Suntory, class action, consumer, Costa Mesa, court, false advertising, federal court, frivolous, hand-crafted, hand-made, Jim Beam, Kazerouni Law Group, lawsuit, legal, Lexington Herald-Leader, litigation, Maker's Mark, San Diego, unfair competition1 comment
February 21, 2015 – A California law firm is doubling down in its legal fight against Beam Suntory over claims that two of the company’s B...
Episode 525: March 14, 2015