A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)20190922224646
A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
September 22, 2019"The Magic of the Cask", @ButlerB, @donaldhanna, Aidy Smith, Amazon Prime, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Ashley Cundiff, Ashley Penney, barrel aging, barrels, BBC, Ben Nevis, Benchmark, Bourbon Women, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bushmills, Caol Ila, Cascade Hollow, ceramic, Charles W. Medley, cognac, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colombia, contract, Crand Cru, Cream of Kentucky, cuvee, decanter, Diageo, Dictador Rum, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Donald Hanna, Drew Mayville, Eagle Rare, Ed Dodson, Edition No. 5, Elgin, evaporation, Even Kulsveen, Fay Coull, Frank McHardy, Garry Oak, Garryana, George T. Stagg, glazing, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, GMB, Graham Coull, Greg Butler, Greg David, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, Imperial, Indiana, induction, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, James Beam, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Katrina Egbert, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, La Martiniquaise, labor, labour, Larry Kass, lead, Lincoln Henderson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Lowlands, Martha Willett Kulsveen, maturation, MGP, negotiations, oxidation, Peggy Noe Stevens, Phil Brandon, plant-based, Preakness, Quora.com, Robbie Mattingly, Rock Town Distillery, rum, Sazerac, Sazerac Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, social media, Speyside, Springbank, strike, Supernova, Tennessee, The Glasgow Distillery Company, The Macallan, The Three Drinkers, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tracie Franklin, Two Masters, union, Unite, Wes Henderson, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, William Larue Weller, wood, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay0 comments
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him ...
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
July 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...
Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)20190715015549
Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)
July 15, 2019@Andrew_leets, @Head_Stone, 1792 Aged Twelve Years, 1792 Bourbon, amaranth, Andrew Leets, bacteria, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bend, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Black Rock Bar, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colin Montgomerie, court, Delaware, Denver, Diageo, Don Julio, environment, Eric Rubin, fines, fire, fish, Gareth Moore, geographical indicators, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glenn's Creek, Glenury Royal, golf, governor, grain, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hotel, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, John Mura, Johnnie Walker, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, Lagavulin, law, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lawyers, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Loch Lomond, London, Loretto, Los Altos, Madison, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, McGinnis Wood Products, MGP, Michael Henry, Mike Parson, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Crow, Oregon Spirit Distillers, oxygen, Pittyvaich, private barrel, Private Select, Prohibition, Remus Volstead Reserve, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Portrush, Ryder Cup, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Speyburn, sprinkler, sugar, SWA, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, tequila, The Open Championship, travel retail, Triple Triple, TTB, Versailles, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, Volstead Act, WBRB, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wisconsin0 comments
60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of...
Jim Beam Warehouse Fire Leaves Behind Environmental Impact20190708140647
Jim Beam Warehouse Fire Leaves Behind Environmental Impact
July 8, 2019alcohol, bacteria, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, drinking water, environment, fire, fish, fish kill, Frankfort, Glenn's Creek, Jim Beam, John Mura, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, lightning, Ohio River, Old Crow, oxygen, regulators, rickhouse, Versailles, warehouse, whiskey, whisky, Woodford County0 comments
July 8, 2019 – Investigators are now looking through the rubble of a rickhouse at Beam Suntory’s Old Crow warehousing site near Versailles...
Jim Beam Bourbon Warehouse Still Burning in Kentucky20190705170826
Jim Beam Bourbon Warehouse Still Burning in Kentucky
July 5, 2019ambulance, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Castle & Key, Drew Chandler, drinking water, environment, fire, firefighters, Frankfort, Glenn's Creek, Glenns Creek Distilling, heat exhaustion, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Kentucky River, McCracken Pike, medics, Old Crow, Old Taylor Distillery, rickhouse, tour bus, warehouse, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, Woodford County, Woodford County Emergency Management0 comments
July 5, 2019 – The fire that destroyed a Jim Beam Bourbon maturation warehouse is still burning, nearly three days after it started late Tuesday...
Fire Strikes Jim Beam Bourbon Warehouses in Kentucky20190703111735
Fire Strikes Jim Beam Bourbon Warehouses in Kentucky
July 3, 2019American Brands, Bardstown, Barton 1792 Distillery, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Castle & Key Distillery, collapse, Dr. James Crow, fire, firefighters, Glenn's Creek, Glenns Creek Distilling, Jim Beam, lightning, McCracken Pike, National Distillers, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Old Crow, Oscar Pepper, Owensboro, Sazerac, Terressentia, whiskey, whisky, WKYT, Woodford County0 comments
July 3, 2019 – First responders are on the scene of a massive fire involving two Bourbon maturation warehouses at a Jim Beam facility in Woodfor...
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)20190113220906
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)
January 13, 2019@seriousabtplay, @SML917, @thewhiskymaker, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, Ardmore, Ardnahoe Distillery, Argyll & Bute Council, Beam Suntory, Bobby Parnell, Brian Canning, Brown-Forman, budget, Bunnahabhain, Canada, cannabis, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, chemistry, Chita, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, COLA, Colorado, Congress, Cooley, Craigellachie, Cumria, David Monahan, David Ozgo, Dewar's, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., expansion, Flintlock, Germany, Glen Garioch, Glengoyne, government, Hakushu, Highland Park, Hunter Laing & Co., Ireland, Irish Whiskey Awards, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Japan, Jim Beam, Jim Hough, job opening, Johnnie Walker, label approval, labeling, Liberty Pole Spirits, Louise McGuane, Lunar New Year, marijuana, Milk & Honey, Mizunara, Moine, Old Particular, Oregon, Orkney, packaging, Pennsylvania, politics, Reverie, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Scott Laing, Scott Lowery, Seattle, shutdown, Slane Distillery, South Africa, Suntory, Suntory AO, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tel Aviv, The Lakes Distillery, The Last One, Three Chord Bourbon, travel retail, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Twelve Bar Reserve, Washington, Washington State, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion, whisky, XOP, Xtra Old Particular, Yamazaki, Year of the Pig0 comments
The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government is now the longest on record, and it is having an impact on the whisky business. Two whisky makers...
Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)20181216234801
Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)
December 16, 2018"Kitchen Table", "Warming Spices", @kperryalexander, acacia wood, activist, affinity group, Amaze, American Single Malt, American Single Malt Commission, Amplify Rye, Amrut, Amy Bernheisel, anniversary, Antrim, auction, Ballantine's, Baltimore, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Big Peat, Blended Malt, Boodles Gin, Booker Noe, Booker's Bourbon, Bootlegger's Reserve, bottling strength, British Bourbon Society, Brooklyn, Bulleit, Bushmills, Cascade Hollow, Chicken Cock, Christie's, Christmas, compliance, construction, correction, Cotton Club, David Mundell, Diageo, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., Duke Ellington, Edrington, Elliott Management, family, Freddie Noe, Frederick Booker Noe, Frederick Booker Noe V, Gal Granov, Generations, George Dickel, Glengoyne, Gordon Dundas, Grain and Barrel Spirits, grandpa, grandson, hedge fund, Hemanth Rao, Heritage, Heritage Reserve, Hermitage, Holy Dram IL, Ian Macleod Distillers, Incheon Airport, Inchmoan, India, investment, investors, Irish Whiskey, Israel, James A. Miller, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kings County Distillery, Kristina Alexander, Lebanon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Loch Lomond Distillers, Manti Antilla, Marquess Collection, Nathan Green 1870 Single Barrel, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Neil Giraldo, New York, Northern Ireland, NPRM, Overholt, overproof, Paris, peated rye, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Platinum Edition, profit margins, Prohibition, public comment, radio silence, regulations, regulatory, rule making, Sagamore Spirit Distillery, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Seoul, Shelbyville, Single Cask Nation, single malt, Single Malt Amateur Club, South Korea, standard of identity, Steve Hawley, Steve Nally, Stitzel-Weller, Tax & Trade Bureau, Teacher's, Tennessee, The Macallan, The Murray, Three Chord Bourbon, tolerance, travel retail, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullahoma, Tullibardine, Twelve Bar, Uncle Nearest, W.H. McBrayer, Wall Street Journal, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, XOP, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
While some entrepreneurs are trying to cash in on the Bourbon boom by starting new whiskey brands, others are looking to history for heritage brands t...
A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)20181021204453
A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)
October 21, 2018@QMWS-Redlands, Adam Spiegel, Advent Calendar, agriculture, Arizona, Australia, bar, Barley, Beam Suntory, beer, blending, border, Bourbon, Breaking and Entering, Brexit, Brisbane, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, budget, Buena Vista, Caribbean Cask, Celtic Whiskey Club, ceremony, Chancellor, Charles Brown, Chris Fletcher, cider, Clermont, climate change, Colorado, construction, Cork Whiskey Society, Corn Whiskey, dam, Dave Smith, Deerhammer Distilling, Denver, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle Distillery, duties, emissions, environment, EU, European Union, experimental, exports, fish, fish pass, flask, Fort Nelson, fossil fuels, Founder's Reserve, Fourth Avenue Live, France, Galway Whiskey Trail, Garry Oak, Garryana, Glen Moray, global warming, gossip, Graeme Littlejohn, Graham Coull, grain, greenhouse gases, hard border, High Angel's Share Barrels, High West, Ian Macleod Distillers, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, Jack Daniel's, Jameson 18 Bow Street, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilbeggan Small Batch, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Knockando Burn, London, Louisville, Lynchburgh, Main Street, Marsha Hale, mash bill, mashbill, Michael Wilkinson, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy, Nathan Mueller, Nature, negotiations, New York, New York City, Northern Ireland, Pacific Northwest, Pam Heilmann, Parliament, Philip Hammond, poll, Prime Minister, protest, pub, Queensland Malt Whisky Society, recycling, Redbreast, referendum, regulations, research, River Spey, Rough & Tumble, Rye, sales, salmon, Sarah Mytych, Scarlet Barley, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, sea trout, Seattle, SEPA, Shively, single malt, Slane Castle, Slane Distillery, Smoked Hickory Finish, Sonoma Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Rye, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Sonoma Distilling Company, Spey Fishery Board, Speyside, St. George Spirits, SWA, Tamdhu, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, Theresa May, Thistly Cross, trade, Twitter, University of California Irvine, value, Vince Oleson, volume, vote, weir, West of Kentucky Bourbon, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whitehall, Widow Jane, WindyBore0 comments
You might think this would be a great time to be in the Scotch Whisky business, right? This week, the Scotch Whisky Association released a new report ...
Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)