“Constructive Discussion” Between Beam Suntory, Windsor Mayor20170214130452
“Constructive Discussion” Between Beam Suntory, Windsor Mayor
Mark GillespieFebruary 14, 2017Allied Domecq, Beam Suntory, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, Chicago, Corby, Drew Dilkens, Hiram Walker, Hiram Walker & Sons, mayor, Ontario, Pernod Ricard, Ross Hendry, Windsor0 comments
February 14, 2017 – Windor, Ontario Mayor Drew Dilkens is back home after meeting with Beam Suntory executives in Chicago Monday hoping to keep ...
Whisky, Politics, & Money (Episode 628: February 12, 2017)20170211232953
Whisky, Politics, & Money (Episode 628: February 12, 2017)
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2017Alex Gordon, Allied Domecq, Annis Noe, Beam Suntory, beer, Booker Noe, Bowmore, British Columbia, California, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, caramel coloring, Chicago, Christine LoCascio, Congress, Consortium of Cards, Corby, Culver City, Darkest, David Bolton, David Ozgo, David Rule, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Drew Dilkens, Dublin, E150a, economic impact, economic outlook, Eric Gregory, ETF, ETF Managers Group, exchange-traded fund, exports, Forres, Fred Noe, Glasgow Airport, Glenfiddich, governor, Hiram Walker, Hiram Walker & Sons, Ian Dodd, illustration, Inchmurrin, India, India Pale Ale, investing, investments, IPA, Isle of Raasauy, Jameson, John Manfreda, John Weedon, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Hurley, Kraig Naasz, lobbying, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Matt Bevin, Matt Shattock, Michter's, mutual funds, New York Stock Exchange, Old Particular, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, Paul John, Pernod Ricard, politics, President, Queen of the Hebrides, R&B Distillers, Raasay While We Wait, Sauternes, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Craft Distillers Association, Sine Metu, Speyside Craft Brewery, Spirited Funds, Steve McCarthy, Steven Mnuchin, stock exchange, stocks, Sweden, tattoo, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, Thomas Rule, Tish Harcus, trade, transition, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, University of Louisville, Urban Studies Institute, value, Vancouver, Victoria Whisky Festival, whiskey, Whiskey & Spirits ETF, Whiskey Row, whisky, Windsor, Wiser's, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies, WSKY0 comments
This week, we’ll be talking about money and politics along with whisky, and of course, there are connections between all three. With the world...
Beam Suntory Closing Canadian Club Heritage Centre in Windsor20170210142514
Beam Suntory Closing Canadian Club Heritage Centre in Windsor
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 2017Allied Domecq, archives, Beam Suntory, brand home, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Corby, Drew Dilkens, Fortune Brands, Heritage, Hiram Walker, Hiram Walker Distillery, historical, J.P. Wiser's, listed property, Matt Shattock, mayor, Ontario, Pernod Ricard, Renaissance, Tish Harcus, tourism, tours, visitors center, Walkerville, Windsor, Windsor Star0 comments
February 10, 2017 – Barring a last-minute change of plans, Beam Suntory will close its brand home for Canadian Club in Windsor, Ontario to tours...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Episode 607: September 17, 201620160917222620
Episode 607: September 17, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2016@lwars85, acquisition, Alex Nicol, Allied Domecq, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, Auchroisk, auction, Ballantine's, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barry Becton, bidders, Bill Lumsden, Bill Street, Birthday, Blender's Batch, blenders, blending, Blood Oath, Brexit, Brora, Brown-Forman, Calum Fraser, Cambus, Canada, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Clermont, Colin Scott, contract distilling, Cragganmore, currency, Danville, David Frost, Diageo, Distiller's Art, Donn Lux, Edinburgh Gin, exports, Ezra Brooks, festivals, fire, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Henry Preiss, High West, Hiram Walker, HMRC, Hunter Laing & Co., Ian Macleod Distillers, investment bank, Ira Seligman, Islay, Jane Nicol, Jerez, Jig & Reel Pub, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jimmy Russell, job, John Rhea, Johnnie Walker, Joy Perrine, Justin Victor, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Balmforth, Kilkerran, Knoxville, Lagavulin, Leonard Russell, liability, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mickey Heads, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, Nick Ligon, Nicole Preiss, Nikka, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pernod Ricard, Pig's Nose, Port Ellen, pound, Preiss Imports, purchase, Rebel Yell, Red Rye, Revenue & Customs, Rich & Rare, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Special Releases, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Steve Nally, storage, SWA, Tennessee, UBS, Utah, whiskey, whisky, Wilderness Trace, Yoichi0 comments
This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg ...
Ardbeg Comes of Age With New 21-Year-Old Single Malt20160912132412
Ardbeg Comes of Age With New 21-Year-Old Single Malt
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2016Allied Domecq, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Bill Lumsden, Chivas Brothers, Hiram Walker, Islay, Mickey Heads, Möet Hennessy USA, Pernod Ricard, The Glenmorangie Company, whisky0 comments
Updated September 14, 2016 – After years of speculation over when Ardbeg might bring out a new single malt with an age statement, the wait is ov...
Episode 461: January 17, 201420140118030256
Episode 461: January 17, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2014Adam Edwards, Alberta Distillers, Alex Luxenberg, Allied Domecq, Ardbeg, Beam, Bill Ackman, Bill Lark, Bill Newlands, Bill Ricker, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Casey Overeem, Clynelish, cognac, Corby, Crown Royal, Dave Weaver, Devil's cask, Diageo, Diamonds, download, Evan Williams, Fortune Brands, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Glen Ord, golden ticket, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, hedge fund, Hiram Walker, Hobart, Jane Overeem, Japanese, Japanese flag, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, John Hall, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirin, Knob Creek, konichiwa, Laphroaig, Lark, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, Limousin, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Lyn Lark, Maker's Mark, Masterson's, Matthew T, merger, Morrison Bowmore, Old Hobart, Overeem, Pernod Ricard, private equity, Rachel Barrie, Richard Zeller, Rising Sun, Sazerac, Scott Hartig, shareholder, Suntory, Tasmania, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Wild Turkey, William Ackman, xenophobia, XO0 comments
This is the first of two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, where Canadian whisky was featured on openin...
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year20140117142041
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 17, 201435 Maple Street, André Girard, Blair Phillips, Canadian Whisky, Chip Dykstra, Corby, Dave Weaver, Davin de Kergommeaux, Don Livermore, Forty Creek, Graham MacKenney, Heart of Gold, Hiram Walker, Jason Debly, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, Kris Shoemaker, Last Mountain, Lot No. 40, Masterson's, Mike Booth, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Still Waters, Victoria Whisky Festival, Windsor0 comments
January 16, 2014 – The 2012 edition of Corby’s Lot No. 40 took top honors as Canadian Whisky of the year in the 2013 Canadian Whisky Award...
Episode 222: October 17, 200920091017200800
Episode 222: October 17, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 17, 2009answers, B. Daly, Big Peat, Bill Lumsden, Binny's, Blended Malt, blending, Bourbon, cask sales, casks, Castle Brands, Chicago, Chris Morris, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, collecting, Dan Cigno, distillery, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Ed Mantilla, family, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, hangover, Hiram Walker, history, holiday, Iowa, Ireland, Irish, Jimmy Russell, Johnnie Walker, Keith Law, Kevin Stanton, Kilchoman, Knappogue Castle, luxury, Maker's Mark, Mark Andrews, Mendy Berkowitz, Merle Giles, Neiman-Marcus, Netherlands, questions, sales, Sam's, scoring, Scott Bush, Simon Seaton, Springbank, storytelling, sulfates, theft, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Time for the annual question and answer episode, as experts answer your questions about whisky. This year’s panel includes Dr. Bill Lumsden of G...
Episode 209: July 18, 200920090718113800
Episode 209: July 18, 2009
Mark GillespieJuly 18, 2009Aberlour, Al Capone, Banff, blend, bootlegger, Bowmore, Canada, Canadian Club, Caol Ila, Cooley, Dalmore, Denmark, Detroit, Dewar Rattray, distillery, Glen Mhor, GlenDronach, Glendullan, Glenfiddich, Hans-Henrik Hansen, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker, history, Laphroaig, MacArthur, Miltonduff, Ontario, Parker's Whisky, Prohibition, Purple Gang, storytelling, Suntory, The Scotsman, Tish Harcus, Tullibardine, Walkerville, Windsor0 comments
On the road in Michigan this week, but had the chance to sneak across the Detroit River to Windsor, Ontario…where Canadian Club has been produce...