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...
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 540: June 20, 201520150621004452
Episode 540: June 20, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2015@bethpaw, Aberlour, Adam Slagell, age statement, Al Laws, anniversary, architect, Arkansas, Arran, Australia, Balcones, Ballindalloch, Baltimore, Bardstown, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Billionaire, Blade and Bow, Bladnoch, bliss, blues, Bottled in Bond, Brisbane, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, cask strength, Castle Brands, CEO, Charles Maclean, childhood, Chivas Brothers, Chris Bauder, closing, Colorado, cooperage, Copperhead Distillery, craft distilling, Cystic Fibrosis, Dave Pickerell, Dave Tanton, Denny Potter, Denver, Diageo, Edinburgh, Edradour, Emiko Kaji, English Whisky Company, Euan Henderson, family, father, Father's Day, Forbes, Glasgow, Glenallachie, Glenlivet, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, Iain Henderson, Illinois, Islay, Jake Norris, Jan Mohr, Japan, Japanese, Jefferson's, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Kevin Plank, Kevin Smith, Kilmalid, Laphroaig, Larry Larson, Larry Schwartz, Laws Whiskey House, Little Rock. Rock Town Distillery, lottery, Macpherson-Grant, Maker's Mark, Maryland, Members Rooms, Mike Campbell, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, Nikka Super, Old Forester, Orphan Barrel, Phil Brandon, Pikesville Rye, Port Covington, President, Queen Street, relay, retire, Roger Wade, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scott Mansfield, Seagram, Secale Rye, shortage, son, song, Speyside, Stephen Thompson, Steve Ury, Stranahan's, sunset, Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru Pure Malt, Talisker, Texas, The Fox, The Pot Still, Tormore, Under Armour, video, Waco, Whisky Drinking Woman, Yoichi0 comments
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we have two stories to share on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Euan Henderson didn’t want to ...
Episode 535: May 16, 201520150517002023
Episode 535: May 16, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 17, 2015age statement, Alan Winchester, Albert Einstein, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, art, Atlantic City, Austin Powers, author, bacon roll, Balmenach, Ben Nevis, Bernard Walsh, Bill Lumsden, Bill Ricker, book, Burn Stewart, Burns, Carlow, charity, comic, Compass Box, con, council, crash, Creative Whisky Company, Deanston, death, demand, design, dispute, Dornoch, Duthac, Eddie Russell, Eric Gregory, Ernest Hemingway, explosion, export, fantasy, fire, fundraiser, future, Gandalf, Gillian McDonald, Glenmorangie, goal, Hamish Torrie, Hardin, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, Hedonism, Hedonism Quindecimus, history, Hunter S. Thompson, infection, interview, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jackson Pollack, Jay Rogers, Jeffrey Lohr, Jimmy Russell, Kevin Smith, Kyle Rogers, La Santa, labels, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Master's Keep, Merlin, Mike Lord, Mini-Me, Nashville, Noah Rothbaum, overload, pairing, Peat Chimney, permit, Perpetuum, Philip Eagleton, Prohibition, projection, Quinta Ruban, science fiction, server, sewer, Signet, Silver Trail Distillery, Spice King, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stephen Hawking, support fund, The Glenlivet, The Hive, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, The White Knight, travel retail, Ulysses S. Grant, Vanderbilt, Verne Troyer, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, wastewater, water, web site, Wemyss Malts, Wild Turkey, William Shatner0 comments
The labels on whisky bottles often give us more than just the legal description of what’s inside the bottle. Good ones convey the character and ...
Episode 511: December 13, 201420141213232356
Episode 511: December 13, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 13, 2014A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, accident, airport security, Amrut, Ardbeg, aroma, auction, Balcones, Bangalore, Beam Suntory, Benromach, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bonhams, border, Bowmore, Brett Nolinski, Brilliance, Buffalo, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Whisky, Caol Ila, Chip Tate, Christmas Edition, Clarkson Hine, class action, cobbler, collecting, collector, court, Craig Beam, crash, Cruzan Rum, Denison, Denny Potter, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., economic development, Edited, Experimental Collection, Fourth Street Live, French Oak, Goa, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, handmade, Harris Tweed, Heaven Hill, heels, Heriot-Watt, High West, India, infused, Interstate, Jim Beam, John Distilleries, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, Klaus Doblmann, Krish Kumar, lawsuit, lawyers, lottery, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Maker's Mark Lounge, MaltKlaus, McTears, Netherlands, Niagara Falls, Old Taylor, Oliver Sweeney, Patrick van Zuidam, Paul John, Peristyle, Port Ellen, reputation, Shakespeare, shoemaker, shoes, smell, tanker, tax incentives, Templeton Rye, Texas, Tito's, tourism, trade, truck, tweed, Urban Stillhouse, Utah, Versailles, Waco, William Hathcock, WKBW, Zuidam0 comments
Amrut got whisky lovers used to the idea of single malt whiskies from India, and now, Paul John is challenging Amrut’s standing as the leader in...
Episode 507: November 22, 201420141123021818
Episode 507: November 22, 2014
Mark GillespieNovember 23, 2014Aberfeldy, Andy Nelson, Annandale, Anthony Dias Blue, Aultmore, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Barack Obama, Ben Nevis, Bill Ricker, blog, Borders, Bourbon Summit, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Chivas Brothers, comedy, Craigellachie, Craigellachie Hotel, Dave Broom, David Thomson, Deveron, Dewar's, Diageo, farm, Fishky, Fred Minnick, George T. Stagg, Glen Deveron, Gordon & MacPhail, independent bottlers, John Dewar & Sons, Ken Goldenberg, Kevin Smith, landmark, Last Great Malts, lawyers, legal, Lost Prophet, Lyndsey Gray, Macduff, Mitch McConnell, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nashville, NBC, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Oregon, Orphan Barrel, parody, Phil Lynch, Phil Thompson, Piers Adam, politics, Prohibition, Quaich Bar, renovation, Rogue, Royal Brackla, Saturday Night Live, Sazerac, Senate, Simon Thompson, single blend, Single Oak Project, Speciality Drinks, Spey, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Tennessee, Teresa Church, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop, trademark, UDV, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Dewar’s has focused on its Blended Scotch whiskies for generations, with the limited exception in recent years of single malts from Aberfeldy. H...
Interview: The Craigellachie Hotel’s Kevin Smith & Lyndsey Gray20141122200314
Interview: The Craigellachie Hotel’s Kevin Smith & Lyndsey Gray
Mark GillespieNovember 22, 2014Charles Maclean, Craigellachie Hotel, Dave Broom, Dewar's, Friends of the Quaich, Gordon & MacPhail, Hotel, Kevin Smith, Lyndsey Gray, Piers Adam, Quaich Bar, Speyside, The Whisky Shop, tourism, Travel0 comments
November 22, 2014 – Speyside’s historic Craigellachie Hotel has been a fixture in the town of Craigellachie for 120 years. Last year, Pier...
Traveling the Kentucky Bourbon Trail20121031214652
Traveling the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Mark GillespieOctober 31, 2012Barbara Barr-Rodney, Booker Noe, Bourbon, Cindy Barr, Clermont, distillery, Eric Gregory, Four Roses, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Noe, Jim Rutledge, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, Lawrenceburg, Renae Lesiak, tourism, Travel, visitors0 comments
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail draws tens of thousands of tourists every year, and now, there are even more reasons to visit the Bluegrass State. Jim Beam...