U.S. Threatens New Tariffs On Scotch, Irish Whiskies in Aviation Trade Dispute20190702120343
U.S. Threatens New Tariffs On Scotch, Irish Whiskies in Aviation Trade Dispute
Mark GillespieJuly 2, 2019Airbus, arbitrator, aviation, Boeing, Bourbon, Distilled Spirits Council, economic impact, EU, European Union, HM Revenue & Customs, Irish Whiskey Association, jobs, Robert Maron, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, tariffs, trade, Trump Administration, U.S. Trade Representative, whiskey, whisky, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
July 2, 2019 – When the European Union imposed punitive tariffs on Bourbon and other American-made whiskies a year ago in the ongoing trade disp...
Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)20190610034515
Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @fr1day, Adroit Theory Brewing, allergic reaction, allergy, Andy Watts, Arkansas, Australia. Starward, Balcones, Barley, bartender, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, birch, Blackened American Whiskey, Blood Oath, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brewery, buyout, Cadenhead's, Canada, Canadian, Caribbean Reserve Rye, Catoctin Creek Distillery, charity, China, Chris Riesbeck, Colin Matthews, comment, Commonwealth Cooperage, Compass Box, competition, Crown Royal, cruise ship, Cunard, Dave Pickerell, David Vitale, Denver, Dia de los Muertos, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, doctor, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Eimverk Distillery, EU, European Union, Exponent, Five Lamps, Flóki, George Dickel, Glass Revolution Imports, Glen Scotia, gluten, grain, High Plains Texas Single Malt, Hill House Capital, Honours List, Iceland, incentives, Inchmurrin, independent bottler, Independent Stave, Ireland, Irish, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beveridge, jobs, Johnnie Walker, KEDFA, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Lisa Hawkins, Little Rock, Loch Lomond Distillers, Loch Lomond Distillery, London, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark @ WTF, Mark Watt, McLennan County, medical, Melbourne, Metallica, metric, Mexico, migration, Morehead, music, Noble Collection, O'Hara's Beer, OBE, Office of Management & Budget, Order of the British Empire, Pact No. 5, Peter Bowyer, private equity, Purcellville, Queen Elizabeth, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rascals Brewing, regulatory, Reykjavik, rigger, roadie, Rob Dietrich, Robert Mark, Rock Town Distillery, Rosey Mitchell, rulemaking, rum, Russian Imperial Stout, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Seafarer, Seattle, sheep dung, South Africa, stagehand, standards of fill, Stranahan's, Tamdhu, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tennessee, Texas, The Benevolent Society, The Circle, The Dubliner, The Scarf Community, Thomas Hogue, Three Sheets, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, unified agenda, Vermont, Virginia, Waco, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, WhistlePig Farm0 comments
Rock bands often sound differently after they replace a member, and the members of Metallica considered Master Distiller Dave Pickerell to be part of ...
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...
Whiskey On the Water: Jefferson’s Journey (Episode 754: February 10, 2019)20190210205429
Whiskey On the Water: Jefferson’s Journey (Episode 754: February 10, 2019)
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 2019@BunkaiH, airlines, Allta, backlog, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Billy Walker, Blended Malt, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Brexit, Buffalo Trace, Celestial, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, China, Congress, Conor O'Driscoll, Craigellachie, Darryl McNally, deadline, Double Eagle Very Rare, Douglas Fischer, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dufftown, duty free, Eagle Rare, economic impact, economy, Egan's, Elijah Craig, EU, European Union, exports, fermentation, fire, flatboat, flight crew, Flintlock, Fort Lauderdale, Fortitude, Four Roses, General Assembly, Glenallachie, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, government, Great Britain, Harvey MacNair, Heaven Hill, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Campbell, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Journey, jobs, Karen Lentz, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, Key West, label approval, lawmakers, legislature, Liberty Pole Spirits, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Lum Reek, MacNair's, Michael Lord, microbiologist, Mike Lord, Mississippi River, Morrison & Mackay, New Orleans, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Particular. Elements, Pfizer, pilot, Popular Mechanics, Prime Minister, Quintessential Brands, Quora.com, river, Robin Laing, safety, Scotch Whisky, Shanghai, shutdown, Small Batch Select, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steel Bonnets, Tampa, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee Whiskey, Terre Haute, The Dubliner, The Lakes Distillery, The Macallan, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, Theresa May, Thomas Hogue, tickets, trade, travel retail, Treasury Department, Trey Zoeller, tropical storm, Trump Administration, TTB, University of Louisville, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Colours Festival, yeast0 comments
Long before highways crossed North America, flatboats with barrels of whiskey were a common sight along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers bound for New ...
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...
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky20190206163827
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2019aluminum, barrel tax, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Canada, Capitol, China, cooperage, drunk driving, DUI, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, European Union, farming, Frankfort, General Assembly, ignition interlock, jobs, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, legislation, legislature, logistics, Maker's Mark, Mexico, politics, retailers, Robert Stivers, Senate, steel, tariffs, tax credits, taxes, trade, trucking, Trump Administration, University of Louisville, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 6, 2019 – Ten years ago, leaders of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry staged a protest at the Capitol in Frankfort by pouring their whi...
Walsh Whiskey, Italy’s Illva Saronno Split Up in “De-Merger”20190125121459
Walsh Whiskey, Italy’s Illva Saronno Split Up in “De-Merger”
Mark GillespieJanuary 25, 2019Bernard Walsh, Carlow, de-merger, Illva Saronno, Illva Saronno Holdings, importer, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Italy, jobs, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Oak, split, Stefano Battioni, The Irishman, Walsh Whiskey Company, whiskey, whisky, Writers Tears0 comments
January 25, 2019 – The Irish Whiskey business has been booming in recent years, but there have been undercurrents of discontent amid all of the ...
On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)20180923173116
On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 23, 2018@BunkaiH, @jerrydmann, Address to the Haggis, African-American, Albert Blanton, Ancient Age, anniversary, Architectural Digest, architecture, AT&T, auction, Barrel Proof, bass, Beam Suntory, Belle Meade Bourbon, Bernie Lubbers, bidding, black, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbonism, brandy, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Calvados, Campbell Brown, Canada, Castle & Key, Champions Park, charity, chemistry, China, Chuck Cowdery, collectors, color, Companions of the Quaich, contract, Coxs Creek, Daily Dram, Danny Wimmer Presents, Dave Pickerell, Deanson, disability, Distell, Donald Trump, economic development, Ed Patrick, education, elderly, Elijah Craig, exports, Ezra Brooks, Family Reserve, Festival, flood, food, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, Glenfarclas, Glenfarclas 105, Grace Jones, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Hemphill, hertz, history, Hometown Rising, Houston, imports, investment, Jeff Royalty, Jerry Mann, Jimmie Johnson Sr., Jimmy Johnson, jobs, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirin, labor, Lawrenceburg, Ledaig, Little Book, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, Louder than Life, Louisville, Luxco, Main Street, Marianne Eaves, Mark Brown, mayor, Metallica, Meyer Sound, molecules, mud, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, network, Noe Simple Task, Ohio River, Old Ezra, Old Forester Distillery, organic, Pappy Van Winkle, patent, picket, picket line, playlist, President, President's Choice, Rabbit Hole Distillery, race, racism, rain, research, restoration, Robert Burns, rock, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, sick leave, sound, sound waves, speakers, Speed Art Museum, strike, tariffs, Texas, The Art of Bourbon, The Famous Grouse, The Spirit of Mauve, Tobermory, tourism, trade, transducer, Trump Administration, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, vibrations, visitors, water, weather, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Live Paris, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
Severe weather forced Louisville’s annual Bourbon & Beyond music, food, and whiskey festival to end a day earlier than planned, but the heav...
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)20180818215314
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2018@stlrrw, 1943, Aberfeldy, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arkansas, Arran, auction, barking, Barton 1792, Bear, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon & Beyond, Bowmore, Brazil, Breeder's Cup, Brexit, Brodick Bay, Bryan Donaghey, Castle & Key, Castle Brands, cats, Champions for Charity, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, cleanup, collapse, collecting, Colorado, construction, Craigellachie, critters, cutbacks, D. Wayne Lukas, Daftmill, David Robertson, debut, development, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Douglas Laing & Co., Draken, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, English, Euan Mitchell, exports, Fine & Rare, flip, Fred Laing, Garryana, Garryana Oak, geese, Genesis, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, GMB Union Highlands, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Omand, guard, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hong Kong, horse racing, Howell Wright, Huddart, imports, Indiana, Invergordon, Iowa, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, jobs, justice, Karuizawa, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Museum, Lagg, Little Rock, Liz Gordon, Lochranza, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mark Shilling, master distiller, McTears, MGP, mice, Missoula, Missouri, Mizunara Oak, Montana, Montgomery, Montgomery Distillery, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center, Old Pulteney, Old Taylor, Orange Curaçao, Pacific Quay, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, pests, Phil Brandon, planning, police, politics, pornography, Port Ellen, Portland, Potter Stewart, Press & Journal, Private Collection, Rafael Franz, rare whisky 101, restoration, Rick Wright, rickhouse, River Clyde, Rock Town Distillery, Rosebank, Royal Mile Whiskies, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Sour Mash, Special Releases, Speyside, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, St. Louis, Supreme Court, Sweet Mash, tariffs, tasting pack, Templeton Rye, Texas, Thoroughbred, Tomatin, tour, tours, trade, traffic jam, trainer, travel retail, union, video, Viking, Washington, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Whyte & Mackay, Wick, Wilderness Trail, Yamazaki0 comments
It’s been a hot, dry summer in Scotland, and Euan Mitchell isn’t complaining a bit. The managing director of Isle of Arran Distillers is o...
Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)