Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)20170423004710
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 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...
Radico Khaitan Enters Growing Indian Single Malt Whisky Market20160425152949
Radico Khaitan Enters Growing Indian Single Malt Whisky Market
Mark GillespieApril 25, 2016Amrut, Bangalore, Goa, Himalayas, India, Indian, label approval, Las Vegas, molasses, New Delhi, Paul John, Radico Khaitan, Rampur, regulations, Sanjeev Banga, Tax & Trade Bureau, TTB, Uttar Pradesh, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
April 25, 2016 – The Rampur Distillery, named after its home city in India’s Uttar Pradesh, started making malt whisky in 1990 for blendin...
Episode 586: April 23, 201620160424223028
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 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...
Episode 574: January 30, 201620160131001119
Episode 574: January 30, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 20161920 Commemorative Edition, age statements, Amsterdam, Annabel Thomas, Armed Services YMCA, Arran, auction, banjo, Barrett-Jackson, Bern's Steak House, Bernheim, Black & White, bluegrass music, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Bruadar, Bruichladdich, Buchanan's, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Christ Church, Compass Box, contest, currency, Dalwhinnie, Dean Hurst, Denny Potter, Diageo, Distillery Series, Douglas Fitchett, Drimnin Distillery, Drimnin Estate, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, exchange rates, expansion, finance, flooding, Florida, forecast, Frosty Four Wood, Geoff Tudor, Girvan, Glencadam, Grant, Gregg Glass, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indian, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jud Laughter, Kathryn Mikells, Keble College, Kenny Mackay, Kentucky, Larry Kass, Las Vegas, local barley, Max Shapira, military, Morrison & Mackay, motorcycle, Nikka, Octomore, Old Perth, Operation Ride Home, Oxford, Oxford Today, Perthshire, Schipohl, Scotch, Scottish Government, Scottsdale, Springbank, storms, Strathclyde, Tampa, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, University of Tennessee, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Willow Collection, Woodford Reserve, World War II2 comments
The debate over age statements on whiskies shows no sign of going away, but how does a brand decide to remove the age statement from its whiskey? Earl...