Ichiro Akuto: Japanese Whisky’s Rock Star20151010161301
Ichiro Akuto: Japanese Whisky’s Rock Star
Mark GillespieOctober 10, 2015"On the Way", Cards Series, Chichibu, cooperage, coopers, distilling, drinks, Hanyu, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, Japan, liquor, Mt. Kobu, playing cards, rock star, sake, shochu, Tokyo, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live Paris, Yumi Yoshikawa1 comment
October 10, 2015 – As a rule, Japanese whisky makers tend to blend into the crowd at whisky festivals. For instance, Nikka chief blender Tadashi...
Ichiro’s Royal Flush Leads Bonhams Bidding in Hong Kong20150530161108
Ichiro’s Royal Flush Leads Bonhams Bidding in Hong Kong
Mark GillespieMay 30, 2015auction, Bonhams, collecting, collectors, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, Lalique, Macallan, Mars, Nikka, playing cards, poker, royal flush, Sakura, spades, Suntory, Yamazaki0 comments
May 29, 2015 – A royal flush beats every other hand in poker, and a royal spade flush of Ichiro’s Malts beat all of the other lots in bidd...
Episode 502: October 18, 201420141019023114
Episode 502: October 18, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 19, 2014advertising, anniversary, appeal, approval, auction, Balcones, Bill Clinton, Birthday Bourbon, blending lab, bloggers, censor, charity, Chip Tate, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, COLA, Columbus Barrel Company, Compass Box, contempt, court, crowdfunding, custom, Cutty Sark, Dalmunach, Daniel Weber, defense fund, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, donations, Dublin, English Whisky Company, European Court of Justice, fashion, Festival, Finland, Finnish, Generic Surplus, George Washington's Rye, Glasgow Blend, Glen Grant, Go Fund Me, Great King Street, Gregg Glass, Haig Club, Hanyu, Hedonism, Helsinki, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, interview, investors, Ireland, Japan, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Meyer, John Glaser, Joker, Jubilee, judge, Knob Creek, Kyrö, labeling, Lahti, lawsuit, legal, London, Louisville, Luke Winter, Mikko Koskinen, minimum pricing, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Old Forester, Party Mart, Poppy Appeal, President, Queen Elizabeth, recycling, regulators, regulatory, restraining order, River Spey, Robert Mondavi, Royal British Legion, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, shoes, Single Cask Nation, sneakers, Speyside Way, sunglasses, SWA, Teeling, Teeling Whiskey Company, Teerenpeli, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, throne, Timo Kuorahjarvi, TTB, Tun 1509, Waco, Washington, waste, Westland, Whiskey Live, Woodzee, World War I, Wounded Warriors Family Support0 comments
Finland has a love-hate relationship with whisky. Finns love it, and the Finnish government hates it. Distilled spirits advertising is banned, and reg...