Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)20170326150210
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 26, 2017@SoundersFC_Fan, #trypod, Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Alberta Rye Dark Batch, American Whiskey Convention, Andrew Morrison, Article 50, assets, auction, Australia, Australian Tax Office, Australian Whisky Holdings, Avianna Ponzi, Ballyduff, Baltimore, Barley, barrel investors, Bill Lumsden, Black Velvet, Blackwater Distillery, Bluebird Distilling, Bomberger's, Booker Noe, brewer, Brexit, Brian Treacy, Brothership, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Calgary, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, charity, Chatham Imports, Chris Malcolm, Christopher Winters, Citizens Bank Park, Clan MacGregor, Clydeside, Columbus, Compass Box, Connacht Whiskey Company, construction, Cooper Spirits, Coopers' Craft, corn, creditors, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dick Stoll, Distilled Spirits Epicenter, Eclipx, Eddie Russell, election, Elmer T. Lee, Eric Wolfe, European Union, farmers, FarmStock, FTI Consulting, George Washington, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, GMB Scotland, grain, Hall of Fame, Hillary Clinton, Hochstadter's, Hong Kong, horse racing, Ian Macleod Distillers, Indiana, Ireland, Irish, Jared Adkins, Jewish, Jimmy Russell, Julio's Liquors, Kashrut, Keith Batt, Kevin Hough, Kieran Curtin, Kosher, Kosher Information Bureau, label approval, Lalique, lawyers, Liberty Pole Spirits, Louisville, malted wheat, Margaret Batt, Maryland, Massachusetts, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Michelone, Michter's, Middle West Spirits, Mingo Creek, Moonshine University, Morrison Glasgow Distillers, Nant Distillery, New Liberty Distillery, New York City, Ohio, orthodox, OYO, Pam Heilmann, Parker Beam, peated bourbon, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Spirits Convention, Peter Mulryan, Philadelphia, Phillies, Phoenixville, Pia Carusone, Port Covington, Preakness, Pride 1974, Prime Minister, protect, rabbi, Rachel Gardner, receivers, receivership, Republic Restoratives, Rivals, River Clyde, Rob Cooper, Rob Hough, Rodham Rye, Ryan Lang, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Steinway Hall, Stoll & Wolfe, Tamdhu, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, The Macallan, Theresa May, Tim Meushaw, Tim Morrison, trade union, trademark, travel retail, Triple Crown, TTB, Tyler Gomez, Vermont, Wall Street Journal, Westborough, wheat, wheat malt, Whiskey Rebellion, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig Rye, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt, wine, Woodford Reserve, workers, Zionsville0 comments
This week’s American Whiskey Convention at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park featured an air of generational change. At one end, legendary...
Episode 613: October 29, 201620161029231732
Episode 613: October 29, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2016"The Beast", @ceppwepp, @crewcutter, @FL_ScotchLover, @tastydram, @winegalunboxed, A'Bunadh, A'Bunadh Orchard, Aberlour, acquisition, Alberta, American Whiskey, anniversary, Apothic, Apothic Inferno, Ashton Advertising, auction, banks, barrels, beards, Belgium, Blended Malt, bog, Boris Johnson, Bourbon Banter, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brussels, Bulleit Rye, campaign, Canada, Caol Ila, charity, cocktail, Colorado, commute, Compass Box, construction, contempt, currency, David Frost, default, Denmark, Diageo, Domaine des, Dominic Villegas, Donald Trump, Drake, eBay, economic development, election, Elijah Craig, EU, European Union, Evan Williams, exchange rates, exile, Fiona Crosswell, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign Secretary, Fort McMurray, Friends of Fort McMurray Firefighters, Gert, ghost, Glen Garioch, Halloween, haunted, Heaven Hill, Hill Harcourt, Hillary Clinton, hipster, Iain McArthur, Ileach, incentives, India, Indiana, interim, Iowa, Islay, Jimmy Russell, judge, Julie Hesketh-Laird, justices, Keith Kerkhoff, Lagavulin, lawsuits, lawyers, LCBO, Louisville, Make America Thirsty Again, Matt Evans, Max Shapira, MGP Ingredients, negotiations, Ontario, order, Parker Beam, peat, Port Ellen, Presidential, Remy Cointreau, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, severance, Spike Baker, stories, Supreme Court, SWA, talks, tax credit, taxes, Templeton Rye, Three Year Old Deluxe, trade, train, United Spirits, Val, veterans, Vijay Mallya, Virginia Black, whiskey, whisky, wildfire, wine, Wood Buffalo Brewing Company, write-in, yard sign0 comments
Distillery managers come and go at Lagavulin, but Iain McArthur is a fixture at the legendary Islay distillery. McArthur’s something of a legend...
Evan & Elijah Running to “Make America Thirsty Again”20161027143813
Evan & Elijah Running to “Make America Thirsty Again”
Mark GillespieOctober 27, 2016Ashton Advertising, Bourbon, Bourbon Banter, campaign, charity, Donald Trump, election, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Heaven Hill, Hill Harcourt, Hillary Clinton, Matt Evans, Max Shapira, veterans, whiskey, whisky, write-in, yard signs0 comments
October 27, 2016 – As Americans prepare for the most contentious presidential election in recent memory, with many voters holding their noses to...
Episode 600: July 31, 201620160730220424
Episode 600: July 31, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2016"Feel the Bern", "First Dude", "Madam President", Adrian Callus, Amanda Swift, Andrew Auwerda, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bill Clinton, Bluecoat Gin, Boston Legal, Brexit, Cairdeas, CNBC, craft distilling, Cutty Sark, Dallas Dhu, Dave Schmier, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, Denny Crane, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, DNC, Dripping Spring, earnings, Edrington, European Union, exports, Family Collector, Far North Spirits, Fireball, Fishtown, Forsyths, Glenfarclas, Great Britain, Hall-Wolford, hashtag, High West, Highland Park, Hillary Clinton, Historic Environment Scotland, Ivan Menezes, Jack Daniel's, Jacob Kinsey, James Spader, Japan, John Campbell, Kinsey, Kraig Naasz, Laphroaig, Linfield, Madeira, media kit, Michael Swanson, milestone, Minnesota, Mormon, museum, negotiations, New Liberty Distilling, Nick Swift, Nikka, Northern Liberties, Park City, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Distillers Guild, Phil Catelinet, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Distilling, politics, port, preservation, Presidential, Richard Lochhead, Robert Cassell, Røknar, sales, Speyside, Suntory, Swift, Sydney, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Macallan, Tim Meushaw, time machine, time travel, Toki, Tokyo, trade, TV, Twitter, Utah, Valley Tan, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, William Shatner0 comments
Philadelphia has a long history of whisky distilling dating back to Colonial days, and craft distillers are reviving some of that history that died ou...
Democratic Convention Gives Philadelphia Distillers a Chance to Shine20160725174911
Democratic Convention Gives Philadelphia Distillers a Chance to Shine
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2016"Feel the Bern", "First Dude", "Madam President", Andrew Auwerda, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, billboard, Bluebird Distilling, Bluecoat Gin, Bristol, Bucks County, Camden, carriage house, Cleveland, Continental Distilling, Cooper River Distillers, Cooper River Rye, craft distilling, Dad's Hat, Declaration of Independence, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilleries, distilling, DNC, Fishtown, Forsyths, Founding Fathers, gin, Heritage, Hillary Clinton, host committee, Independence Hall, Jacob Kinsey, Kensington, Kinsey Whiskey, Kraig Naasz, Linfield, Manatawny Still Works, Montgomery County, New Jersey, New Liberty Distillery, Northern Liberties, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Distillers Guild, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Distilling, politics, Presidential, Red Brick, Republican National Convention, RNC, Robert Cassell, stable, Thistle Finch, Times Square, trademark, V-E Day, whisky, World War II0 comments
July 25, 2016 – Stepping over the footings for a wall in an old Philadelphia foundry, it’s hard to see a link between the construction sit...
Political Conventions About the “Party” for Distilled Spirits Council20160713152415
Political Conventions About the “Party” for Distilled Spirits Council
Mark GillespieJuly 13, 2016agenda, Cleveland, cocktail, concert, convention, Democrat, Democratic, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, government, Hillary Clinton, Jason Isbell, Joe Walsh, lawmakers, legislative, lobbyist, media, Old County Courthouse, Philadelphia, politics, Prohibition, Republican, Rick Culver, The Eagles, World Café Live0 comments
July 13, 2016 – It’s almost as much of a American political convention tradition as funny hats, the phrase “the great state of…...
Saturday Night Live Takes On The “Bourbon Summit”20141117001128
Saturday Night Live Takes On The “Bourbon Summit”
Mark GillespieNovember 17, 2014Barack Obama, Bourbon Summit, comedy, election, Hillary Clinton, Jay Pharoah, Mitch McConnell, NBC, parody, prank, President, Republican, Saturday Night Live, Senate, Taran Killam0 comments
November 16, 2014 – While newly re-elected Senator Mitch McConnell told Kentucky Republican Party leaders Saturday the “Bourbon SummitR...