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 ...
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Introduces Class of 201920190917124159
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Introduces Class of 2019
September 17, 2019Angel's Envy, Bardstown, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Britt Kulsveen, Brown-Forman, ceremony, Charles Medley Distillery, Charles W. Medley, Drew Kulsveen, Even Kulsveen, Heaven Hill, inductee, Jimmy Russell, Katrina Egbert, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Larry Kass, Lincoln Henderson, Martha Willett Kulsveen, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Owensboro, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Peggy Noe Stevens, Wes Henderson, whiskey, Wild Turkey, Willett0 comments
September 19, 2019 – Six new legends joined some of Bourbon’s greatest names today as the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame inducted the Class...
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
January 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
Episode 575: February 6, 201620160206232107
Episode 575: February 6, 2016
February 6, 2016A. Hardy USA, accountant, age statements, allegations, Amrut, Ash Whitaker, Aston Martin, Auckland, Australia, Balblair, Baltimore, bankruptcy, Beaverton, Bourbon, budget, Bulleit, buyback, Campbeltown, Cardrona, cask sales, Cask Strength Collection, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chris Bator, Christchurch, construction, contract, Crown Royal, David Dowd, David Ozgo, Denny Potter, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Douglas Laing, Dunedin, duty, earthquake, economy, Elijah Craig, Exchequer, exports, F1, Few Spirits, finance, Force India F1, Formula 1, Frankenstein, George Osborne, Gimli, Glen Scotia, Heaven Hill, India, Jim Murray, joint venture, Keith Batt, Kentucky, labor, Larry Kass, lawyer, liquidation, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond Group, Manitoba, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Miyamoto, motorsports, Nant Distillery, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka Whisky, Northern Harvest Rye, Oregon, paddock, Pappy, Pauline Rooney, Peter Wendel, recovery, Rock Oyster, sales, San Francisco, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Shelbyville Sentinel-Times, Sherry Cask 2016 Edition, Shinji Fukuyo, Spectrum, sponsorship, strike, Suntory, Sydney Morning Herald, taxes, Tim Meushaw, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, walkout, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whisky Galore, Willowbank, Yamazaki0 comments
One of the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest whisky festivals is coming up later this month, and DramFest 2016 caps off a busy few weeks for Michael...
Episode 574: January 30, 201620160131001119
Episode 574: January 30, 2016
January 31, 20161920 Commemorative Edition, age statements, Amsterdam, Annabel Thomas, Armed Services YMCA, Arran, auction, banjo, Barrett-Jackson, Bern's Steak House, Bernheim, Black & White, bluegrass music, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Bruadar, Bruichladdich, Buchanan's, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Christ Church, Compass Box, contest, currency, Dalwhinnie, Dean Hurst, Denny Potter, Diageo, Distillery Series, Douglas Fitchett, Drimnin Distillery, Drimnin Estate, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, exchange rates, expansion, finance, flooding, Florida, forecast, Frosty Four Wood, Geoff Tudor, Girvan, Glencadam, Grant, Gregg Glass, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indian, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jud Laughter, Kathryn Mikells, Keble College, Kenny Mackay, Kentucky, Larry Kass, Las Vegas, local barley, Max Shapira, military, Morrison & Mackay, motorcycle, Nikka, Octomore, Old Perth, Operation Ride Home, Oxford, Oxford Today, Perthshire, Schipohl, Scotch, Scottish Government, Scottsdale, Springbank, storms, Strathclyde, Tampa, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, University of Tennessee, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Willow Collection, Woodford Reserve, World War II2 comments
The debate over age statements on whiskies shows no sign of going away, but how does a brand decide to remove the age statement from its whiskey? Earl...
Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
September 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
2014 Parker’s Heritage Collection Whiskey To Raise More Funds For ALS Research20140909171556
2014 Parker’s Heritage Collection Whiskey To Raise More Funds For ALS Research
September 9, 2014ALS, Bardstown, Bernheim, Craig Beam, Heaven Hill, Larry Kass, Louisville, Original Batch, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Promise of Hope, UD, United Distillers0 comments
September 9, 2014 – Heaven Hill is about to begin shipping the 2014 edition in the Parker’s Heritage Collection series of whiskies selecte...
Episode 493: August 22, 201420140823014208
Episode 493: August 22, 2014
August 23, 2014Alexander Gorelin, ALS, ALS Association, author, benzyl benzoate, Big Peat, Birthday, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Strange, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, Canada, Cara Laing, caretaker, challenge, Chuck Cowdery, Clermont, Colonel Jim Beam, Companions of the Quaich, consumer protection, contract, Craigellachie XO, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edgar Bronfman, Four Roses, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, ice, Ice Bucket Challenge, Iowa, ITAR-TASS, Ivo Fanotti, Jack Daniel's, James Beam, Jeff Karpinski, Jim Beam, Josh Hafer, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, labeling, Larry Kass, Linda Beam, Markham, message, MGP-I, moonshine, Ontario, Parker Beam, Patrick Stewart, Paul Santos, Popcorn Sutton, Promise of Hope, Richard Paterson, Rittenhouse Rye, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Bronfman, sanctions, Scallywag, Seagram's, Shelby County, statue, Striped Pig, Striped Shine, Sverdlovsk, tainted, Templeton Rye, Tom Bulleit, Toronto, trade, TTB, Ukraine, whisky club, Whisky Ice Challenge, writer0 comments
This week, we’ll wrap up our conversation with Bourbon Hall of Fame member Chuck Cowdery, author of the new book “Bourbon: Strange” ...
Episode 423: May 4, 201320130504181224
Episode 423: May 4, 2013
May 4, 20131824 Series, ABV, Alpha, ALS, Ancient Ancient Age, Andrew Laing, Basil Hayden, Beam, Benjamin Herrera, Big Peat, Bob Dalgarno, Bonhams, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Club, Cara Laing, Colorado, craft distillers, Denver, Douglas Laing, family, Four Roses, Fred Laing, George Washington, Glenkeir, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, horse, horse racing, Hunter Laing & Co., Ian Macleod Distillers, India, Jim Beam, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilbeggan, Knob Creek, Lalique, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Macallan, Maker's Mark, marathon, Matt Shattock, Michael Blaum, Millennium, Mount Vernon, Old & Rare, Old Grand-Dad, Old Malt Cask, Parker Beam, Parker's, provenance, Richard Joynson, Scott Laing, Single Oak Project, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit of Toronto, Stewart Laing, Stuart MacPherson, Tamdhu, tea, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Whisky Shop, valinch, Wall Street, whisky thief0 comments
Family-owned businesses often face obstacles that other companies don’t, and the whisky business is no exception. This week, Fred and Stewart La...