Beam Suntory CEO Matt Shattock to Step Down20181005121055
Beam Suntory CEO Matt Shattock to Step Down
October 5, 2018Albert Baladi, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, CEO, chairman, Chicago, Clermont, Cooley, Deerfield, Fortune Brands, Illinois, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Stillhouse, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Paul Varga, Suntory Holdings, Tom Flocco, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 4, 2018 – Beam Suntory Chairman & CEO Matt Shattock will step down next April after ten years on the job leading what became the wor...
China Joins Whiskey Trade War With New Tariffs on US Exports As Distillers Pay the Price20180618164534
China Joins Whiskey Trade War With New Tariffs on US Exports As Distillers Pay the Price
June 18, 2018Adam Spiegel, aluminum, America, American, Bob Corker, Bourbon, Brexit, Canada, China, Congress, construction, currency, dollar, Donald Trump, economy, European Union, Evanston, farmer, Federal Excise Tax, Few Spirits, Illinois, jobs, lobbying, Margie Lehrman, Mexico, Mitch McConnell, Paul Hletko, pound, President, Senate, senator, Sonoma County Distilling Company, stainless steel, tariffs, tax reform, Tennessee Whiskey, trade, trade war, truck driver, Trump Administration, Washington Examiner, welder, whiskey, whisky0 comments
June 18, 2018 – The list of countries scheduled to impose import tariffs on Bourbon and other American-made whiskies has grown again, with China...
A Big Boost for Scotch Whisky Tourism (Episode 697: May 13, 2018)20180513130251
A Big Boost for Scotch Whisky Tourism (Episode 697: May 13, 2018)
May 13, 2018@Drew7182, @Mike_W_Simpson, 50cl, ACSA, American Craft Spirits Association, April Fool's, Baltimore, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Beam Suntory, beer, Binny's, bottle size, Bourbon, Brett Pontoni, Bruichladdich, budget, cancer, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Caskmates, Chancellor, Chicago, chili pepper, Clynelish, collecting, Cooper Spirits, Cork, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Croftengea, Dave Broom, Dave Pickerell, DHL, Diageo, Dream Cask, duty, economic impact, Edinburgh, Eight Degrees Brewing, Epoch Rye, Ewan Gunn, Excheqeur, excise tax, FarmStock, Federal, FedEx, Four Corners, Franciscan Well Brewery, George Dickel, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, horse racing, hospice, Illinois, Indianapolis, Inferno, Interstate, investment, Irish Distillers, Islay Barley, Jameson, Japanese Whisky, Jim Cook, jobs, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Derby, lobbying, Loch Lomond, Lock Stock & Barrel, Louisiana, Margie Lehrman, Maryland, McIlhenny, O'Hare Airport, oncologist, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Philip Hammond, Pimlico, Pittsburgh, policy, politics, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte Scottish Barley, Port Rye, Preakness, Redbreast, regulations, Revenue, rumor, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Barley, Seattle, shipping, standards of fill, Suntory, SWA, Tabasco, tax cut, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, UPS, Vermont, Vintner's Reserve, visitor centers, visitor centres, visitors, Washington, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig, WhistlePig Farm, Wigle, Yamazaki0 comments
Scotland’s distilleries have been investing millions of pounds over the last several years to upgrade their visitor experiences as more tourists...
Taking Time Out of the Whisky Bottle (Episode 688: April 8, 2018)20180408181108
Taking Time Out of the Whisky Bottle (Episode 688: April 8, 2018)
April 8, 2018"The Amber Light", @GregsWhiskyG, @notrpodcast, @webdevgeek, Adalen, aluminum, anniversary, archives, auction, auto racing, Bardstown, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Binny's, Blade & Bow, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Canada, Canadian, charity, Charles Medley Distillery, Charleston, chemist, Chicago, China, Chris Zaborowski, Classic Cut, closing, Clynelish, Compass Box, compliment, congeners, control state, Cooper River Distillers, Cornwall, crowdfunding, Dave Broom, David Snodgrass, Denison, Diageo, distilling, documentary, Donald Trump, e-commerce, Earl Hewlette, English Whisky Company, Eric Gregory, esters, exports, F1, fermentation, film, filtering, Formula 1, Formula 2, Gatlinburg, Germany, Glenmorangie, Gold Standard, governor, Gregg Glass, Gregoire Sarafian, Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery, Harold Binstein, High Coast Distilery, Highland Park, Hockenheim, hockey, Illinois, Indianapolis 500, inventor, Ironroot Republic, James Yoakum, Jan Groth, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Jonathan Likarish, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kickstarter, lawmakers, legislature, London, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Maker's Mark, malting floor, Matt Bevin, MGP, Morrison & Mackay, motorsports, name change, Neatly on the Rocks, New Jersey, Niagara, No. #1 Bond House, No. 99 Ice Cask, North Carolina, North of 7 Distillery, O.F.C. Vintages, O.Z. Tyler, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Ontario, Ottawa, Owensboro, Page Denny, podcast, President, Rebel Yell, Republic of Texas, retailers, Roaming Man, Robert Likarish, scientist, Scotch Whisky, shipping, South Carolina, steel, Stitzel-Weller Distillery Experience, Strathclyde, Sugarlands, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Terrepure, Terressentia, Texas Legation, The Distillers’ Charity, The Macallan, tourism, trade, ultrasonic, ultrasound, United Parcel Service, UPS, veto, visitors center, Wayne Gretzky, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Worshipful Company of Distillers0 comments
Whisky makers have tried for decades to come up with ways of making young whiskies taste like older ones, but whisky purists will argue that there is ...
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)20170903182419
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
September 3, 20171792 Barton, agriculture, Alex Grelli, Ann Marshall, Anson Mills, artist, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benoit Bailey, BevCon, Birthday Bourbon, Blender's Batch, Bloodshot Records, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brent Elliott, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campbeltown, Canada, Champions Park, Charleston, Chicago, China, corn, crop, diplomacy, diplomatic, distilling, Dixon Dedman, Edition No. 3, Edition Series, Espresso Roast, Evanston, experiment, farm, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Flights of Bourbon, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Glenn Roberts, grain, Green Beret, Harvey, High Wire Distilling, Highland Park, hooch, Houston, Hurricane, Ian Logan, Illinois, Irish Whiskey, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Red, Joanna McDonough, John Hargrove, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Oliver, Kavalan, Keith Chong, Ken Pierce, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Owl, King Car, labeling, Larry Schoen, Limited Edition Small Batch, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Magnus, mash bill, Matthew Lurin, Max Kellas, Meredith Grelli, Michael McKenna, Mike Raymond, military, Monongahela, music, Old Forester, painting, Paul Drennan, Paul Hletko, Peat Week, Pennsylvania, perfume, Pittsburgh, province, provincial, Quebec, recognition, Reserve 101, Roja Dove, Rum Cask Blend, Ryan Engen, Rye, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, scrap iron, Singapore, slave, South Carolina, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Nally, Stoli Group, Taipei, Taiwan, terroir, The Balvenie, The Macallan, Tom Crume, Van Winkle, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wigle, wildlife, Wine Cask Blend0 comments
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a wh...
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)20170423004710
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)
April 23, 2017acquisition, agriculture, arrest, bail, Baltimore, banks, Bernheim, Blade & Bow, Brian Lee, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, ceramic, charge, Cheri Reese, clay, commodities, consultant, crops, crystal, D. Wayne Lukas, Dave Pickerell, decanters, Dekalb, Diageo, diplomatic, dissertation, diversion, Don Livermore, EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, estate, extradition, Far North Distillers, farmers, farming, FDA, Food & Drug Administration, fraud, Gardiner, George T. Stagg, glazing, gold medal, grain, Grindstone, Hallock, Heriot-Watt University, hockey, horse, horse racing, Hudson Whiskey, Ian Macleod Distillers, Illinois, India, Indian, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Jamie Walter, Jim Walter, Jonathan Yusen, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kilkerran, kiln, Kingfisher, LCBO, Le Bernardain, lead, lead crystal, lead poisoning, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, London, Mark Williams, Maryland, Michael Veach, Midwest, Mike Swanson, Mike Veach, Minnesota, New York, Nick Naegele, Ontario, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, PhD, Pig's Nose, planting, playoffs, porcelain, Port Covington, pottery, Ralph Erenzo, Rob Wallace, Røknar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, seed, Sheep Dip, Shelter Point, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Springbank, Stanley Cup, Stitzel-Weller, swab, testing, Thoroughbred, tourism, trainer, Tuthilltown Spirits, United Spirits, Vancouver Island, Vijay Mallya, visitors, whiskey, Whiskey Acres, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Winnipeg, Woodford Reserve, World Whisky Awards0 comments
The end of April has grain farmers in North America and Europe poised to get into the fields and start planting this year’s crops – and so...
FEW’s Hletko Named ACSA President20160425155742
FEW’s Hletko Named ACSA President
April 25, 2016ACSA, American Craft Spirits Association, association, Dan Garrison, Evanston, Few Spirits, Garrison Brothers, House Spirits, Illinois, Oregon, Paul Hletko, Portland, Steve Johnson, Texas, Tom Mooney, trade group, Vermont Spirits0 comments
April 25, 2016 – FEW Spirits founder Paul Hletko has been appointed as president of the American Craft Spirits Association’s board of dire...
Episode 586: April 23, 201620160424223028
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
April 24, 2016@meljkim, age statements, American Pharoah, Amrut, André Girard, Angus MacRaild, Balcones, Barack Obama, Barbara Sweetman, Beach Whiskey, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Brora Rover, Chicago, Chip Tate, cigars, Compass Box, construction, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distillers, Craig Wolf, Dave Schmier, David Cameron, distributors, Doug French, Douglas Laing & Co., Drake, Drew Estate, Egan's, EU, European Union, Evanston, exports, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Four Kings, Frank Scott, geographical protection, George Racz, Glencadam, Glencadam Origin 1825, horse racing, Illinois, Independent Spirits Expo, India, Indian, Ireland, Jackie Scott, Jake Owen, Japan, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, Journeyman Distillery, Kaliningrad, Keepers of the Quaich, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Derby, Kikori, label approval, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Distillery, legislation, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Maverick Drinks, Melvin Kim, Mexico, Michael Vachon, Michter's, Mississippi River Distilling, music, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Oaxaca, opening, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Paul John, President, Prime Minister, Prince, Proximo Spirits, Purple Rain, Radico Khaitan, Rampur, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, rock, rum, Russia, Sanjeev Banga, Scorpion Mezcal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sierra Norte, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Epicurean, three-tier, trade, transparency, treaty, tribute, Triple Crown, TTB, Ukraine, US1, Virginia Black, Waco, Whisky Sponge, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a distillery...
Templeton Rye Settles Labeling Lawsuits20150714161004
Templeton Rye Settles Labeling Lawsuits
July 14, 2015attorney, Chicago Tribune, class action, Cook County Chancery Court, Edelson PC, Federal, Illinois, Iowa, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, MGP Ingredients, MGP-I, policy, receipt, refunds, Scott Bush, small batch, Society Insurance, Templeton, Templeton Rye0 comments
July 13, 2015 – Iowa’s Templeton Rye Whiskey has settled a series of class-action lawsuits filed last year over allegations that the compa...
Episode 540: June 20, 201520150621004452
Episode 540: June 20, 2015
June 21, 2015@bethpaw, Aberlour, Adam Slagell, age statement, Al Laws, anniversary, architect, Arkansas, Arran, Australia, Balcones, Ballindalloch, Baltimore, Bardstown, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Billionaire, Blade and Bow, Bladnoch, bliss, blues, Bottled in Bond, Brisbane, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, cask strength, Castle Brands, CEO, Charles Maclean, childhood, Chivas Brothers, Chris Bauder, closing, Colorado, cooperage, Copperhead Distillery, craft distilling, Cystic Fibrosis, Dave Pickerell, Dave Tanton, Denny Potter, Denver, Diageo, Edinburgh, Edradour, Emiko Kaji, English Whisky Company, Euan Henderson, family, father, Father's Day, Forbes, Glasgow, Glenallachie, Glenlivet, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, Iain Henderson, Illinois, Islay, Jake Norris, Jan Mohr, Japan, Japanese, Jefferson's, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Kevin Plank, Kevin Smith, Kilmalid, Laphroaig, Larry Larson, Larry Schwartz, Laws Whiskey House, Little Rock. Rock Town Distillery, lottery, Macpherson-Grant, Maker's Mark, Maryland, Members Rooms, Mike Campbell, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, Nikka Super, Old Forester, Orphan Barrel, Phil Brandon, Pikesville Rye, Port Covington, President, Queen Street, relay, retire, Roger Wade, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scott Mansfield, Seagram, Secale Rye, shortage, son, song, Speyside, Stephen Thompson, Steve Ury, Stranahan's, sunset, Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru Pure Malt, Talisker, Texas, The Fox, The Pot Still, Tormore, Under Armour, video, Waco, Whisky Drinking Woman, Yoichi0 comments
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we have two stories to share on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Euan Henderson didn’t want to ...