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Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)20181216234801

Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)

Mark GillespieDecember 16, 2018"Kitchen Table", "Warming Spices", @kperryalexander, acacia wood, activist, affinity group, Amaze, American Single Malt, American Single Malt Commission, Amplify Rye, Amrut, Amy Bernheisel, anniversary, Antrim, auction, Ballantine's, Baltimore, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Big Peat, Blended Malt, Boodles Gin, Booker Noe, Booker's Bourbon, Bootlegger's Reserve, bottling strength, British Bourbon Society, Brooklyn, Bulleit, Bushmills, Cascade Hollow, Chicken Cock, Christie's, Christmas, compliance, construction, correction, Cotton Club, David Mundell, Diageo, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., Duke Ellington, Edrington, Elliott Management, family, Freddie Noe, Frederick Booker Noe, Frederick Booker Noe V, Gal Granov, Generations, George Dickel, Glengoyne, Gordon Dundas, Grain and Barrel Spirits, grandpa, grandson, hedge fund, Hemanth Rao, Heritage, Heritage Reserve, Hermitage, Holy Dram IL, Ian Macleod Distillers, Incheon Airport, Inchmoan, India, investment, investors, Irish Whiskey, Israel, James A. Miller, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kings County Distillery, Kristina Alexander, Lebanon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Loch Lomond Distillers, Manti Antilla, Marquess Collection, Nathan Green 1870 Single Barrel, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Neil Giraldo, New York, Northern Ireland, NPRM, Overholt, overproof, Paris, peated rye, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Platinum Edition, profit margins, Prohibition, public comment, radio silence, regulations, regulatory, rule making, Sagamore Spirit Distillery, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Seoul, Shelbyville, Single Cask Nation, single malt, Single Malt Amateur Club, South Korea, standard of identity, Steve Hawley, Steve Nally, Stitzel-Weller, Tax & Trade Bureau, Teacher's, Tennessee, The Macallan, The Murray, Three Chord Bourbon, tolerance, travel retail, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullahoma, Tullibardine, Twelve Bar, Uncle Nearest, W.H. McBrayer, Wall Street Journal, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, XOP, Xtra Old Particular0 comments

While some entrepreneurs are trying to cash in on the Bourbon boom by starting new whiskey brands, others are looking to history for heritage brands t...

Episode 569: January 2, 201620160102222611

Episode 569: January 2, 2016

Mark GillespieJanuary 2, 2016@GypsySilo, @IrishLegs, @itsrdorothy, @JaneRadioDivaVO, @MeatballJ, @whiskeyfellow, Aaron Johnston, Adwords, age statement, Ardbeg, Australia, Barbara Windsor, Black Art, Bob's Burgers, Bourbon, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buckingham Palace, Chris Froome, Contradiction, Darth Vader, David Stewart, Denis Law, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Diageo, Doublewood, Edition No. 1, Fireball, flooding, Four Roses, Freya, George T. Stagg, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Google, Grant's, Hemanth Rao, Highland Park, Honours List, Idris Elba, India, infringement, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Schwartz, Jessica Andrews, John Surtees, Kevin Kline, KSTU, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, LCBO, Manchester United, markup, master blender, Matt Wooler, MBE, metadata, Midleton, NAS, Natalie St. Pierre, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Jersey, Octomore, Oh Bourbon, Order of the British Empire, oversight, Pappy Van Winkle, Port Ellen, press office, Queen Elizabeth, retail, Royal, Salt Lake City, Sam Speers, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Government, settlement, Smooth Ambler, song, Special Releases, Star Wars, Storas, Storm Frank, Tennessee Fire, The Balvenie, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Toronto, Tour de France, trademark, trending, Twitter, Uigeadail, Utah, video, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, YouTube, Zombie0 comments

David Stewart will need new business cards soon, though the longtime master blender at William Grant & Sons is far too modest to ask for them. Tha...

Episode 418: March 30, 201320130330005607

Episode 418: March 30, 2013

Mark GillespieMarch 30, 2013Alasdair Day, Amrut, Arran, Balblair, Bangalore, Bardstown, Bavaria, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bruichladdich, Caskstrength.net, closeup, Craig Beam, Cutty Sark, Dave Pickerell, Dewar's, Diageo, Edrington, Ernie Button, flavoring, Four Roses, Frankfurt, George Washington's Distillery, Germany, GlenDronach, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, horse racing, India, Jason Craig, Jim Rutledge, Joel Harrison, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Kirsteen Campbell, LCBO, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Loch Gorm, Macallan, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Mellow Corn, Mount Vernon, Neil Ridley, Parker Beam, Penny Chenery, photography, Remy Cointreau, Ruari Reynier, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Secretariat, Seth Grandeau, Shapira, Slyrs, SWA, The Times of India, The Tweeddale Blend, The Whisky Exchange, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Wee Ruari0 comments

Cutty Sark is marking two anniversaries within a week or so: the brand’s 90’s anniversary on March 23 and the third anniversary of its acq...

Episode 417: March 23, 201320130323230427

Episode 417: March 23, 2013

Mark GillespieMarch 23, 2013Amrut, Ardbeg, Ashok Chokalingham, Bain's Cape Mountain, Balcones, Bangalore, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Binny's, Blanton's, Bowmore, Caribou Crossing, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chancellor, charring, Cleveland, Craggan Mill Restaurant, Craig Beam, David Grant, David Urquhart, Dewar's, Diageo, Dickel, Eddie McAffer, Eleuthera, Exchequer, F. Paul Pacult, flamethrower, flask, flavorings, Fusion, Galileo, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Goerge Osborne, Graham Harvey, Greedy Angels, Haig, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, Iain McCallum, Ian Buxton, Ichiro Akuto, Icons of Whisky, India, Irish Distillers, Jackie Thomson, Jagdale, Japanese, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Macallan, Mars, Master of Malt, Mickey Hammond, milestone, Nick Morgan, Parker Beam, photo, Pitlochry, playing cards, Portonova, regulators, retailer, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, safety, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Seattle, Shapira, Stagg, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tomdachoille, Tullamore Dew, Two Continents, Ulf Buxrud, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards7 comments

This week’s episode required 35 hours of flying and 17,000 miles of round-trip travel, but it was well worth it to visit Amrut’s distiller...