Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)20190617030046
Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 20191205 Distillery, Absolut, age statement, Alexandre Ricard, Alumni Whisky Series, Ardgowan, Arran, Aspen, Baker Beam, Baker's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Birthday Bourbon, bottling size, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Carlton Welch, casks, celebration, centre, Charbay, Chuck Cowdery, Cincinnati, Clydebuilt, Colorado, Colorado Springs, coppersmith, Corky Taylor, Distillery 291, Douglas Laing & Co., Dry Fly Distilling, Dublin, Easter Rising, Edrington, Ernst & Young, EU, European Union, Father's Day, flavored whiskey, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, George T. Stagg, Granholm, Guinness, Hall of Fame, hockey, hops, Indiana, Indianapolis, Inverkip, investors, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, J.P. Wiser's, Jeff Agdern, John Little, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Knob Creek, Lagg, Larry Robinson, Louisville, Luke Waddell, Marrowbone Lane Edition, Martin McAdam, Max McFarlane, metric, Midleton, NHL Alumni, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paris, Pernod Ricard, poll, pricing, Prohibition, proposal, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Racer 5 IPA, retailers, Robby Fabbri, Roe & Co., rule making, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelbyville, shipping, Smooth Ambler, Spokane, Springbank, St. James's Gate, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup, states, Supreme Court, technical file, Tennessee, tequila, The Black Series, TMZ, tourism, TTB, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, visitors centers, Washington, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, World War I, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the Bluegr...
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...
Making the Numbers Add Up for Craft Distillers20171219173930
Making the Numbers Add Up for Craft Distillers
Mark GillespieDecember 19, 2017ACSA, ADI, American Craft Spirits Association, American Distilling Institute, Balcones Distilling, banks, Big Bottom Distilling, bonds, Bourbon, Brian Lee, Canada, capital, celebrity, Chip Tate, collateral, control state, country music, craft distilling, Dad's Hat, debt, disclosure, distribution, distributors, Eastside Distilling, equity, financial, financing, Form 8-K, Form S-1, forum, gristmill, Grover Wickersham, Herman Mihalich, John Cooper, John Little, John Rich, KGW-TV, Las Vegas, Lenny Gotter, licensing, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Mackmyra, marijuana, marketing, markets, Melissa Heim, MotherLode, Nashville, NBV Investments, Nevada, OLCC, Ontario, Oregon, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, over the counter, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Pia Carusone, Portland, privately held, Prohibition, provincial, publicly-traded, Rachel Gardner, Ralph Erenzo, Redneck Riviera, Republic Restoratives, risk, rock climbing, Rye, Securities & Exchange Commission, shares, Smooth Ambler, Steven Earles, stock, Sweden, Tate & Company, Ted Pappas, Tennessee, Texas, ticker, Travis Schoney, Tuthilltown, Waco, Washington, whiskey, whisky, World Health Organization0 comments
December 19, 2017 – The stories of friends deciding to open their own distilleries are almost legendary. For John Cooper and Herman Mihalich of ...
Selling Whiskey in a Whisky World20171021124756
Selling Whiskey in a Whisky World
Mark GillespieOctober 21, 2017Adam Spiegel, bar, bartender, Benji Purslow, Boston, Bourbon, Brexit, California, cocktail, dollar, drinks, England, Europe, exchange rates, export, Four Roses, John Little, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, London, Massachusetts, Old Scout, pound, Scotch Whisky, Smooth Ambler, Sonoma County Distilling Company, spirits, Sukhinder Singh, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, trade, West Virginia, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, wholesale0 comments
The boom in Bourbon and American Whiskey sales isn’t just a North American phenomenon. Whisky lovers around the world are demanding Bourbon, Ten...
Whisky, Whiskey…We’ve Got It All This Week! (Episode 662: October 8, 2017)20171007180232
Whisky, Whiskey…We’ve Got It All This Week! (Episode 662: October 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2017@scotchology1, 1943, Alwynne Gwilt, auction, Australia, Barry Crockett, beer, Bill Grant Smith, Binny's, Bo Barrett, breakfast, Brexit, Brian Nation, bulk whiskey, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Calistoga, Carlow, Caskmates, Chateau Montelena, collecting, collector, Compass Box, Cotswolds Distillery, County Cork, Daniel Szor, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Dublin, Dundalk, England, Erik Burgess, euro, European Union, Evan Haskill, exports, Finland, Franciscan Well, Gearoid Cahill, Glasgow, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Great Northern Distillery, Green Spot, Havard Norjodet, Hong Kong, Indiana, IPA, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Pale Ale, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jim Barrett, John Glaser, John Little, John Teeling, Kalle Valkonen, Kevin O'Gorman, Kyrö, Liberties, London, Luke Gough, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Melbourne, Midleton, Midleton Cask Circle, Midleton Very Rare, Mortlach, Napa Valley, No Name, Norway, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Peat Monster, Phenomenology, podcast, Podcast Awards, pound, Private Collection, record, Richard Blanchard, Rob Kielty, Scotchology, Smooth Ambler, South Africa, Spink, Stephen Rankin, Susan Keeker, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Bourbon Daily, The Irishman, The Long Hall Pub, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, transparency, travel retail, Tun 1509, UK, Walsh Whiskey Company, We Like Drinking, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, wine, World War II, WWII, Zinfandel0 comments
This week, we’re in Ireland for the annual release of Midleton Very Rare from Irish Distillers. There’s something different about the 2017...
The Top Whisky Stories of 2016…And a Look Ahead20161230053102
The Top Whisky Stories of 2016…And a Look Ahead
Mark GillespieDecember 30, 20162016, acquisition, analysis, Australian Whisky Holdings, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bernard Walsh, Booker's, boycott, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Constellation Brands, County Carlow, Diageo, Donald Trump, DSP, Dublin, economy, European Union, exports, foreign policy, Great Northern Distillery, High West, imports, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Japan, Japan Society, Jim Beam, John Little, John Teeling, Lark, lifestyle venture, Mark Brown, Matt Shattock, Michael Collins, Nant Distillery, Old Jameson Distillery, Olympics, Overeem, Paddy, peak craft, Peak Oil, Peak Whisky, Pernod Ricard, Popcorn Sutton, premiumization, President, Prime Minister, private equity, Redlands, regulations, renovation, sales, Sazerac, Seattle, shakeout, Smooth Ambler, Sullivan's Cove, tariffs, Tasmania Distillery, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Technavio, Tennessee, The Last Drop, Theresa May, Tokyo, tourism, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullamore D.E.W., Utah, venture capital, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Westland Distillery, World Trade Organization, WTO, year in review0 comments
December 30, 2016 – Every year is defined by the stories that shape it, for better or worse. Here’s our look at the stories that shaped th...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Pernod Ricard CEO Calls Smooth Ambler Deal a “Win-Win Partnership”20161213115952
Pernod Ricard CEO Calls Smooth Ambler Deal a “Win-Win Partnership”
Mark GillespieDecember 13, 2016Absolut, Alexandre Ricard, Brexit, economy, Gruppo Campari, John Little, NBV Investments, Patrick Ricard, Pernod Ricard, Smooth Ambler, Tag Galyean, trade, Trump, vodka, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, World Trade Organization0 comments
December 13, 2016 – Pernod Ricard chairman and chief executive Alexandre Ricard understands the concerns expressed by some whiskey lovers on soc...
Episode 619: December 11, 201620161211123350
Episode 619: December 11, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 11, 2016@beastin25_8, @crewcutter, @WhiskyRI, 1903, absinthe, acquisition, Alameda, allocation, Anchor Distilling, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arran, Austin Nichols & Co., Award, Baller Single Malt, Bay Area, Beam Suntory, Bernard Walsh, bleep, blood vessels, Bob Dalgarno, Booger McFarland, Booker Noe, Booker's, Booker's Rye, Bottled in Bond, Bruce Joseph, California, carbon dating, Chapel Gate, Clear Creek, cold, Constellation Brands, consultant, core, counterfeit, craft distilling, cream liqueur, David Robertson, Dean McCarthy, doctors, dunnage warehouse, eau de vie, economic development, Edition No. 2, Edrington, El Cellar de Can Roca, ESPN Radio, fake, Fine & Rare Series, football, fraud, Fritz Maytag, fuck, Gary A. Turner, gin, Girona, government, Green Bay, Greg Parseghian, hallucinogenic, health, Health Services Executive, High West, Holstein, Hotaling's, hypothermia, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, J.J. Corry, Jim Murray, John Little, Joo Kim, Jörg Rupf, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kerrygold, labeling, Lance Winters, Laphroaig, Louise McGuane, Macallan, medical, Mike & Mike, monkey, NBV Investments, Old Potrero, Omar, Oxford, Pappy Van Winkle, polar vortex, pricing, rare whisky 101, Red Tape Follies, Remy Cointreau, Rhode Island, Roca, San Francisco, Scott Spolverino, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, St. George's Spirits, Steve McCarthy, Tag Galyean, tourism, TTB, Utah, value, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, weather, West Virginia, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Bible, whisky trail, Wild Turkey, winter, Yamazaki0 comments
A couple of weeks ago, we credited San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling with being the birthplace of the American craft distilling movement in 1993...
Top 10 Whisky Predictions for 2018