Knockin’ Around with Knockdhu’s Gordon Bruce (Episode 764: April 21, 2019)20190421224252
Knockin’ Around with Knockdhu’s Gordon Bruce (Episode 764: April 21, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2019@BrbnFellowship, @Misterpie, @TXWhiskeySocial, @wadewood, Aberdeenshire, AI, Alberta, anCnoc, Atlanta, Bacardi, Balblair, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Booker Noe, Bottled in Bond, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, C.M. Dedman, Calgary, Canada, Causeway Coast and Glens Council, Chris Morris, College of Agriculture, collusion, confiscated, contest, Cornwall, course, Coxs Creek, craft distillers, dingleberry, Dixon Dedman, Dmitry Efimov, DSP, education, Elijah Craig, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Elixir Distillers, EU, European Union, expansion, Forgiven, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, Georgia, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenfield, Gordon Bruce, Heaven Hill, Heriott-Watt, Holly Seidewand, Houston, infringement, Intellectual property office, Inver House, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Noe, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Owl, Kentucky Owl Park, Knappogue Castle, Knockdhu, Kristopher Hart, labeling, Lee Tatum, Lexington, logo, Macardo, Macduff, machine learning, MGP, Move On Up Mississippi, Mueller Report, Natasha Reid, No. 27 Gold, Northern Ireland, Old Fourth Distillery, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Oxford Bourbon Festival, Port Askaig, Prohibition, Pulteney, regulations, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seth DeBolt, socks, sourced, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters Distillery, Stoli Group, Straight Malt, Stuart Harvey, Swiss, Swiss Bourbon, Switzerland, The Deveron, Thomas Hogue, Toronto, trade, trademark, transcripts, travel retail, treaties, Trump Administration, TTB, Twitter, U.S. Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, Vivek Anasane, Wade Woodard, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Baccarat, Woodford Reserve Batch Strength, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
The farming village of Knockdhu has 29 residents, 17 dogs, a bunch of sheep and cattle…and one distillery. Gordon Bruce has called Knockdhu home...
Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies20190208102428
Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies
Mark GillespieFebruary 8, 20191792 Barton, Beam Suntory, Buffalo Trace, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Alliances, distillery, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, exclusive, General Assembly, Heaven Hill, House, House Bill 200, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, jobs, Karen Lentz, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, law, legislation, lobbyist, Mark Brown, Matthew Koch, Old Tub, retailer, Sazerac, Senate, souvenir, tourism, visitor center, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 8, 2019 – There’s a feud brewing in Kentucky, and it could make the legendary feud between the Hatfields and McCoys look tame. Th...
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)20170305014032
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2017#trypod, A. Smith Bowman, Adam Harris, Alex Conyngham, Alexander Murray & Co., Allison Patel, ambassador, anniversary, archaeology, Ardbeg, Ardgowan, arrest, Atlanta, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bankruptcy, Bardstown, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, beer, Boris Johnson, bottling, Bourbon, Brenne Whisky, brewer, brewery, Brian Shemwell, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, bus, CEO, charity, Chris Malcolm, Cincinnati, collectors, construction, cooper, coopering, counterfeit, court, D.E.W. and a Brew, Dan Rosen, David Faughn, David Frost, dendrochronology, Diageo, diplomat, Dublin Airport, Earl of Mount Charles, eBay, editor, EU, European Union, fake, fraud, fundraiser, Ger Buckley, Glenlivet, Glenturret, Golan Heights Distillery, Golani, Greenock, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Icons of Whisky Awards, Ileach, Inverclyde Council, Inverkip, investors, Irish Whiskey, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Israel, Jack Daniel's, Jamieson's Jigger, Jane Maher, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Joe Beatrice, John J. Bowman, Julian Van Winkle III, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Killian O'Mahony, Kim Bennett, Laphroaig, lawyers, Limestone Branch, London, Louisville, Lux Row, Luxco, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Martin Daraz, Mauritania, Mazurt Brewing Company, Meier's Winery, MGP, Michael Jamieson, Michter's, Mickey Heads, Midleton, Mike Reppucci, Minor Case Beam, Morocco, Nant, NUPBL Foundation, Ohio, Orkney, Paul Beam, podcast, police, Port Ellen, Rare Bourbon for Rare Disease, retirement, Rhode Island, road trip, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Shelbyville, Simon Brooking, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, Sons of Liberty, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beam, still, Stuart Thomson, SWA, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tim Herlihy, trees, Tripp Stimson, Tullamore D.E.W., Vendome, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live London, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, whisky.auction, Willie Pratt, winter, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Mickey Heads grew up about three miles from Islay’s Ardbeg Distillery, but the third-generation whisky maker never thought he’d wind up as...
Strike Underway At Jim Beam Distilleries in Kentucky20161015112548
Strike Underway At Jim Beam Distilleries in Kentucky
Mark GillespieOctober 15, 2016Beam Suntory, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, Bourbon, Clermont, contract, David Hunter, Janelle Mudd, Jim Beam, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Distillery, Kentucky, labor, Local 111D, statement, strike, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, visitors center, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 15, 2016 – Union employees at Beam Suntory’s two Kentucky distilleries have walked off the job after their contract expired at mid...
Jim Beam Labor Talks Face Midnight Deadline20161012121013
Jim Beam Labor Talks Face Midnight Deadline
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2016Beam Suntory, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, Clermont, contract, Janelle Mudd, Jim Beam, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Distillery, Kentucky, Kentucky Standard, Kevin Smith, labor, Local 111D, mediator, negotiations, strike, UFCW, union, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Updated October 14, 2016 – Negotiations aimed at preventing a strike by workers at two Jim Beam distilleries in Kentucky are underway today as a...
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 ...
Jim Beam Fills Bourbon Barrel #14,000,00020160502163305
Jim Beam Fills Bourbon Barrel #14,000,000
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2016Beam Suntory, Booker Noe, Bourbon, Clermont, Col. Jim Beam, Dan Cohen, Fred Noe, governor, Heaven Hill, Jim Beam, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Distillery, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, Matt Bevin, milestone, Old Crow Distillery, Prohibition1 comment
May 2, 2016 – Jim Beam has around two million barrels of whiskey maturing in its warehouses around Kentucky, but one barrel filled today at the ...
New Bourbons From Jim Beam & Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Project20150211171524
New Bourbons From Jim Beam & Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Project
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2015Bernheim, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon's Bistro, Clermont, Diageo, distilling season, Forged Oak, Fred Noe, Jim Beam, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Bonded, Kentucky, Orphan Barrel, statue, Stitzel-Weller0 comments
February 11, 2015 – Another week, another batch of new Bourbons. Jim Beam is returning to a place in Bourbon history with the release of Jim Bea...
13 Million Barrels…And Counting at Jim Beam20140423183354
13 Million Barrels…And Counting at Jim Beam
Mark GillespieApril 23, 2014Booker Noe, Clermont, Colonel Jim Beam, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Japan, Jim Beam, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Suntory0 comments
April 23, 2013 – When Prohibition ended in 1933, Colonel Jim Beam was prepared to resume distilling Bourbon. He’d already identified a sit...