U.S. Hits Scotch & Irish Whiskies with 25% Tariffs in Trade Dispute20191002183219
U.S. Hits Scotch & Irish Whiskies with 25% Tariffs in Trade Dispute
Mark GillespieOctober 2, 2019Airbus, aluminum, Boeing, Bushmills, Castle Brands, Chris Swonger, Clonakilty Distillery, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, EU, European Union, export, Glendalough, HM Revenue & Customs, import, Irish, Irish Whiskey Association, Jameson, Knappogue Castle, merger, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Pernod Ricard, Proximo Spirits, resolution, Robert Lighthizer, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, steel, subsidies, SWA, tariffs, Teeling Whiskey Company, trade, Trump Administration, Tullamore D.E.W., USTR, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
October 2, 2019 – The popular Christmas gift of a bottle of expensive Single Malt Scotch whisky could become more expensive this holiday season ...
Australian Whiskies and the “Roo Flu” (Episode 782: September 1, 2019)20190902131844
Australian Whiskies and the “Roo Flu” (Episode 782: September 1, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 2, 2019"Roo Flu", @brainsnap1000, @BunkaiH, @eamonhegarty, @Geoff_Edgar, @jeffcioletti, @jeffpappone, @kevinabrook, @reshelto, @thewhiskyninja, acquisition, Adam Pinkard, Adam Saunders, Adams Distillery, aging, Airbus, aircraft, analysts, Archie Rose Distilling, Australia, beer, Bill Lark, Blue Ribbon, Boeing, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canberra, Castle Brands, China, Chinese, Clontarf, construction, contest, contract, Courage & Conviction, Dave Withers, David Vitale, definition, demand, Diageo, Distill Ventures, distilling, Eamon Hegarty, earnings, Essendon Fields, export, Firestone & Robertson, five seconds, flu, Fort Worth, France, Frederick Pabst, Gareth Moore, Geoff Edgar, geographical indicator, Gosling's, haiku, Highland, Highland Hill, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Hobart, importer, India, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Iron House Distillery, Isle of Arran, Jack Daniel's, Jacob Best, Jared Stern, Jeff Cioletti, Jeff Pappone, Jefferson's Bourbon, John McCheyne, Kentucky, Kevin Abrook, Knappogue Castle, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, legal, Leith, limerick, Machrie Moor, Malindra Distillery, Malted Rye, Mark Andrews, Matt Bruhn, maturation, Melbourne, Michigan, Milwaukee, moonshine, New Holland Distilling, New South Wales, Nova, Pabst, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Paddy, Paul Skipworth, PBR, Pernod Ricard, Perth, poem, Port Bombay, Port Melbourne, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Redbreast, regulations, Robert Burns, Rosebery, sales, scalability, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, settlement, Sichuan, single malt, SMWS, Solera, standard, Starward, SWA, Sydney, tariffs, Tasmania, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Gathering, The Vaults, Toronto, trade, trade war, Trump Administration, TTB, Two-Fold, value, Victoria, Virginia Distillery Company, virus, volume, Wall Street, whiskey, whisky, white whiskey, Wisconsin, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
We’re back after spending eight days in Australia and a week in bed fighting the “Roo Flu” virus, and there’s a lot to talk ab...
U.S. Threatens New Tariffs On Scotch, Irish Whiskies in Aviation Trade Dispute20190702120343
U.S. Threatens New Tariffs On Scotch, Irish Whiskies in Aviation Trade Dispute
Mark GillespieJuly 2, 2019Airbus, arbitrator, aviation, Boeing, Bourbon, Distilled Spirits Council, economic impact, EU, European Union, HM Revenue & Customs, Irish Whiskey Association, jobs, Robert Maron, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, tariffs, trade, Trump Administration, U.S. Trade Representative, whiskey, whisky, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
July 2, 2019 – When the European Union imposed punitive tariffs on Bourbon and other American-made whiskies a year ago in the ongoing trade disp...
Amazon: Now Delivering Whisky Videos (Episode 755: February 17, 2019)20190217215804
Amazon: Now Delivering Whisky Videos (Episode 755: February 17, 2019)
Mark GillespieFebruary 17, 2019@BunkaiH, @CarlowTours, @davidmarra, #fridaynightdram, 3D glasses, Aidy Smith, aluminum, Amazon, Amazon Prime, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Award, backlog, BBC, beer, Bernheim, Bianka McDonagh, Big Peat, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon Up!", Bow Street, Brown-Forman, budget, Canada, Catherine Ross, Catoctin Creek, China, Chris Montana, Christine LoCascio, Col. E.H. Taylor, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colorado, Columbus, Compass Box, Congress, construction, Coopers' Craft, Dave Pickerell, David Marra, Deerhammer, Deerhammer Distilling, Derek Smith, Diageo, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, economic, economy, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Council, Eight & Sand, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, fermenter, Fred Minnick, Germany, government, Graeme Littlejohn, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Hometown Rising, House of Fraser, imports, Indiana, interview, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, label approvals, Lawrenceburg, Ledaig, Lenny Eckstein, Louisville, mash, Mexico, MGP, Michael Veach, Middle West Spirits, Mike Veach, Mull, O.F.C. Distillery, Ohio, Old Taylor Distillery, Oxmoor Farm, OYO, Peat Week, planning permission, Princes Street, Roaming Man, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Harris, shutdown, Silver Dollar, slow-motion, Spirit Drink, steel, Stranger & Stranger, Sugarlands, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Three Drinkers, Tobermory, Top Gear, tourism, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, turkey, video, Virginia, visitors, visitors center, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky0 comments
Amazon delivers almost everything…even whisky in some places. Now, Amazon Prime Video is delivering content for whisky lovers. We’ll talk ...
2018 A Record Year For Scotch Whisky Exports20190212115539
2018 A Record Year For Scotch Whisky Exports
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 2019Brexit, European Union, exports, Fergus Ewing, France, Great Britain, HM Revenue & Customs, India, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA. Graeme Littlejohn, trade, United Kingdom, United States, value, volume, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 12, 2019 – Scotch Whisky exports set new records during 2018, according to statistics released today by HM Revenue & Customs. The e...
Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains, But Outlook Is Uncertain20181023221150
Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains, But Outlook Is Uncertain
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2018Brexit, Chancellor, China, duty, emerging markets, European Union, exports, finance, France, freeze, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, HM Revenue & Customs, India, inflation, Japan, Mexico, Parliament, Philip Hammond, Revenue, sales, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, single malts, SWA, taxes, trade, UK, United States, whisky0 comments
October 23, 2018 – Scotch Whisky exports appear to be headed for a new record in 2018, based on statistics for the first half of the year releas...
Whisky & Chocolate: A Divine Combination (Episode 680: February 11, 2018)20180211170355
Whisky & Chocolate: A Divine Combination (Episode 680: February 11, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2018@believablebaker, @Ikonoclast, @sanjieB, ABV, age, airports, Alan Wright, Alberta, Alex Mellon, Andy Simpson, Angie Ball, asset-backed, auction, author, Bacardi, Billy Walker, Bitcoin, blockchain, Bob Kunce-Concewitz, Bourbon Review, Brewers Batch, Brexit, cacao, Cadbury, Campari, Campbeltown, Canada, Caribbean Rum Cask Finish, Carolans, CaskCoin, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, Chivas Brothers, chocolate, Chris Long, Christian Svantesson, Classic Cut, Claudine O'Sullivan, cocoa beans, collecting, Conor McQuaid, Crown Royal, cryptocurrency, Dairy Milk, David Robertson, debenture, Deep Tasting, Dennis Malcolm, design, distribution, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dundalk, Eagles, Eden Campus, Eden Mill, Elgin Classic, Estonia, EU. Latvia, European Union, executive, exports, Fife, Fife Council, flu, football, France, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, Glenallachie, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Graeme Littlejohn, Grandeur, Great Northern Distillery, Guardbridge, Heaven Hill, Hershey, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, investment, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Mist, Irish Whiskey, Jack McGarry, Jack Teeling, Jameson, Jean-Christophe Coutures, John Teeling, Justin Sloan, Justin Thompson, Justins' House of Bourbon, Kentucky, Kevin Baker, Laurent Lacassagne, law, Leonn Ward, Liberties, Louise McGuane, Madison, Moyvore, New England Patriots, New York City, Newmarket Square, NFC, NFL, North of Scotland Distilling Company, parade, parents, Paul Miller, Pernod Ricard, Philadelphia, planning permission, premiumization, Quintessential Spirits, R.M. Peluso, rare whisky 101, rejection, Ricky Christie, Robin Coupar, Russia, sanctions, Saskatchewan, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, shove it, Spios, St. Patrick's Day, Stephen Teeling, Super Bowl, SWA, Sweden, swimming, tariffs, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Dead Rabbit, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Single Malt Fund, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Three Notch'd Brewing, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, University of St. Andrews, Victoria Whisky Festival, vintage, Virginia Distillery Company, warehouses, Westmeath County Council, whiskey, whisky, Willow Park Wines & Spirits, World of Whiskies0 comments
With apologies to the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns, “whisky and chocolate gang tegither!” Good whiskies and fine chocolates actual...
Scotch Whisky Exports Reach Record High In 201720180209113912
Scotch Whisky Exports Reach Record High In 2017
Mark GillespieFebruary 9, 2018Campari, consumers, crude oil, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, economic impact, economy, Estonia, EU, European Union, export, France, Glen Grant, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Karen Betts, Latvia, Mexico, premiumization, Robin Coupar, Russia, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Singapore, single malt, Spain, taxes, trade, USA, value brands, whisky0 comments
February 9, 2018 – The global boom in whisky sales fueled another record year in Scotch Whisky exports during 2017, according to new statistics ...
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)20171105214430
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 5, 2017@donaldhanna, @Eric_Howell, @miwilliams283, @theweedramgirl, ACSA, airport, American Craft Spirits Association, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Bourbon, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Brussels, budget, Canada, Chambers Bay Distillery, Chancellor, Civil War, Classic Cut, Clay Risen, Colin Dunn, Collectivum, Colorado, Compass Box, Confederation of British Industry, Congress, Copper Dog Whisky, Cork, counterfeit, craft distillers, Craft Spirits Data Project, Craigellachie Hotel, Dan Coll, data, David Robertson, Denzel Washington, Diageo, Donald Hanna, duties, duty free, economic, Emancipation Proclamation, Empire Rye, Eric Howell, EU, European Union, exchange rates, excuse, exports, fake, Fawn Weaver, film, Fort Collins, Franciscan Well Brewery, Fred Minnick, Fredericton, Full Volume, George Washington's Distillery, Greg Metze, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, Hollywood, Huber's Starlight Distillery, Idris Elba, Indiana, IPA Edition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Pale Ale, IWSR, J.D. Tolley, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jameson Caskmates, John Glaser, Latvia, Lawrenceburg, Lem Tolley, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, MGP, Michael Williams, Mount Vernon, movie, Nathan Green, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Nearest Green Foundation, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New York, New York Times, No Name, note, Old Elk, Oxford, Park Street, Peatheart, Phenomenology, Philip Hammond, rare whisky 101, Riga, Roseisle, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sanctions, scandal, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, sexual harassment, slavery, Special Releases, Speyside, Stuart Morrison, SWA, Swiss, Switzerland, taxes, Ted Huber, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Distiller's Safe, The Guardian, The Hilhaven House, The Macallan, trade, Travel, travel retail, Waldhaus am See Hotel, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky0 comments
In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distillin...
Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports20171030124214
Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports
Mark GillespieOctober 30, 2017Brexit, budget, Chancellor, China, duties, duty, economic, economy, European Union, exchange rates, exports, France, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, hub, Japan, Latvia, Philip Hammond, politics, pound, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sales, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shipping, Singapore, SWA, taxes, trade, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, value, volume, whisky0 comments
October 30, 2017 – Single Malt Scotch Whiskies are one of the few bright spots in the latest report on Scotland’s whisky exports from the ...