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The Uncle Nearest Story: A Timeless Lesson for Modern Times (Episode 779: August 4, 2019)20190804174027

The Uncle Nearest Story: A Timeless Lesson for Modern Times (Episode 779: August 4, 2019)

Mark GillespieAugust 4, 2019"The Road Home", Adam Keele, agriculture, analysts, Armagnac, auction, Australia, backstop, Baker's Bourbon, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, beer, black market, Booker Noe, Booker's, brewer, Brexit, budget, bulk whiskey, Caleb Kilburn, capital, Chinkapin Oak, Cigar Blend Bourbon, Civil War, Clermont, Clonakilty Distillery, collecting, collectors, cooperage, Copper Mule Distillery, Corky Taylor, crackdown, Dallas Dhu, David McEldowney, DC, Derek Maclean, Diageo, DIGI, distillery, Don Gosen, Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, Dublin, earnings, Esquire, EU, European Union, excise taxes, Facebook, farmers, Fawn Weaver, finance, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, Gus Griffin, hard border, Hermann, history, Hobart, investors, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distilling Company, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Kevin Hogan, Knob Creek, law, lawmakers, legislature, Little Book, Longmorn, Lynchburg, meetup, Melbourne, MGP Ingredients, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Missouri Craft Distillers Guild, Morehead State University, Nancy Fraley, Nathan Nearest Green, Northern Ireland, Oban, Old Teddy, online, Prime Minister, Private Collection, race, racism, Rosemary Garth, Scotch Whisky Auctions, shares, slavery, St. Magdalene, Starward, stock market, STR Casks, Sydney, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Teddy Maclean, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, Tennessee Whiskey, The Glenlivet, trade, Travel, Uncle Nearest, Uncle Nearest 1884, Uncle Nearest Distillery, Victoria Eady-Butler, visitors center, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments

If the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green and Jack Daniel was made into a movie, critics might describe it as “a feel-good story for th...

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 ...

Taking Time Out of the Whisky Bottle (Episode 688: April 8, 2018)20180408181108

Taking Time Out of the Whisky Bottle (Episode 688: April 8, 2018)

Mark GillespieApril 8, 2018"The Amber Light", @GregsWhiskyG, @notrpodcast, @webdevgeek, Adalen, aluminum, anniversary, archives, auction, auto racing, Bardstown, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Binny's, Blade & Bow, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Canada, Canadian, charity, Charles Medley Distillery, Charleston, chemist, Chicago, China, Chris Zaborowski, Classic Cut, closing, Clynelish, Compass Box, compliment, congeners, control state, Cooper River Distillers, Cornwall, crowdfunding, Dave Broom, David Snodgrass, Denison, Diageo, distilling, documentary, Donald Trump, e-commerce, Earl Hewlette, English Whisky Company, Eric Gregory, esters, exports, F1, fermentation, film, filtering, Formula 1, Formula 2, Gatlinburg, Germany, Glenmorangie, Gold Standard, governor, Gregg Glass, Gregoire Sarafian, Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery, Harold Binstein, High Coast Distilery, Highland Park, Hockenheim, hockey, Illinois, Indianapolis 500, inventor, Ironroot Republic, James Yoakum, Jan Groth, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Jonathan Likarish, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kickstarter, lawmakers, legislature, London, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Maker's Mark, malting floor, Matt Bevin, MGP, Morrison & Mackay, motorsports, name change, Neatly on the Rocks, New Jersey, Niagara, No. #1 Bond House, No. 99 Ice Cask, North Carolina, North of 7 Distillery, O.F.C. Vintages, O.Z. Tyler, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Ontario, Ottawa, Owensboro, Page Denny, podcast, President, Rebel Yell, Republic of Texas, retailers, Roaming Man, Robert Likarish, scientist, Scotch Whisky, shipping, South Carolina, steel, Stitzel-Weller Distillery Experience, Strathclyde, Sugarlands, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Terrepure, Terressentia, Texas Legation, The Distillers’ Charity, The Macallan, tourism, trade, ultrasonic, ultrasound, United Parcel Service, UPS, veto, visitors center, Wayne Gretzky, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Worshipful Company of Distillers0 comments

Whisky makers have tried for decades to come up with ways of making young whiskies taste like older ones, but whisky purists will argue that there is ...

Kentucky Moving Toward “Bourbon Without Borders”20180406133543

Kentucky Moving Toward “Bourbon Without Borders”

April 6, 2018 – For almost as long as Kentucky distillers have opened their doors to visitors, they’ve had to field one question. “I...

Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)20180304170259

Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)

Mark GillespieMarch 4, 2018@BrandZ77, @historyinflicks, @jotterface, @newbourbondrinker, @skusrecenteats, @whiskyslayer, #walkwithJane, 1792 Bourbon, 3 Hearts of Ireland, actually, aluminum, Amrut, AR-15, Ashford Castle, assessor, Australia, Balcones, barrels, Birthday, Bloodstone, border, Boston, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brandi, Brexit, California, Central Park, Champions Park, chefs, China, Customs, Czech, Danny Walsh, Danny Wimmer, Darryl McCarthy, Dave Pickerell, Democratic Unionist Party, Denison, Diageo, disclosure, Donal O'Gallachoir, Donald Trump, donation, Douglas Laing & Co. XOP, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, emoji, EU, European Union, exports, FedEx, Festival, Flaming Leprechaun, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, French Oak, Glass Revolution Imports, Glencairn, Glendalough, Glenmore Distillery, Go Whisk(e)y Weekend, Good Friday Agreement, guns, Hammer Head, Harley-Davidson, Hotel, Ian Thomas, Icarus, imports, India, Infinite Barrel Project, International Women's Month, inventory, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Day, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Otter, James Thompson & Brother, Jane Walker, Japan, Jason Hauser, jerk, Jim Swan, John Rochfort, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Likarish, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, label approval, Laphroaig, lawmakers, legislature, Lough Ree Distillery, Louisville, Luxco, Malcolm Brown Ltd., Mansion at Turtle Creek, Marcia Likarish, marketing, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matt Hofmann, Mclaren Vale, Metallica, Midleton Cask Circle, Midleton Very Rare, Mistress Miasma, Mitch McConnell, Mizunara, Monumental Women, Moore County, motorcycles, music, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ownesboro, paramilitary, Parliament, Paul Ryan, Peat Week, Peter Clancy, Phenostrus, Pradlo, President, Prime Minister, property taxes, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rebel Yell, rifles, Robert Likarish, Santa Monica, Sazerac, See Her Run, shelves, shipping, Spinther, Sports Dram, St. Patrick's Day, steel, Stephanie Jacoby, Steve Ury, Stock Spirits, Striding Man, suffragette, Susan B. Anthony, swiped, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Theresa May, Tom McGuinness, trade, trade war, trivial, Troubles, TTB, veterans, Virginia Distillery Company, Waterford Crystal, Westborough, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Wisconsin, World Whiskies Awards, Xtra Old Particular0 comments

Irish Whiskey has been the fastest-growing segments of the global whiskey market for the last several years, and for many Irish entrepreneurs, it̵...

Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)20170319145746

Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)

Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2017"Gillespie the Gauger", @6Pod4, @jotterface, @ratherbeonislay, @rmculver, #trypod, Aaron Schorsch, ABC News, Adam Spiegel, age statement, American Craft Spirits Association, Amir Peay, ancestor, ancestry, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Award, Beam Suntory, Benoit Bailey, best in class, bill, birth certificate, Black Truffle Rye, Blender's Batch, Blender's Batch Red Rye Finish, Blender's Batch Three Grain American Oak, blending, blog, Blue Spot, bond store, bonders, bonding, Brian DeFoe, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Bulleit Rye, canister, Cardhu, Carlton Welch, chewing, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, Col. E.H. Taylor, Columbus, commemorative, competition, confectioner, Cooley, Dave Pickerell, David Byrne, Diageo, distiller, distillery, Dublin, Eclipx, excise, exciseman, Facebook, FarmStock, finish, Four Grain Bourbon, France, FTI Consulting, Gavin Smith, Gold Label, governor, Grafton Street, Green Spot, Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton, hanged, Harlen Wheatley, history, HoochLaw, horse racing, investors, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James E. Pepper, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Mitchell, Jude, Kavalan, Keith Batt, Kelpie, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Whiskey, Kildare Street, lawmakers, lawyer, LCBO, legal, legislature, Lexington, Liberties, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, loophole, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Matt Bevin, McDonald's, Melbourne, Method And Madness, MGP, Midleton, Mitchell & Son, Mortlach, Nant, Nant Whisky Bar, Ohio, Old Mill Street, Ontario, paint, painting, Pareau des Charentes, Platinum Label, Prohibition, puppy, Quentin Olde, Quintessential, rebranding, receiver, Red Spot, Revival, Rick Culver, Robert Mitchell, Samuel Adams, ScotchWhisky.com. Malcolm Gillespie, Sheepdog, Shelbyville, Single Pot Still, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Taiwan, Tasmania, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Dubliner, Thomas Allen Pauly, Triple Crown, Tyrconnell, Vermont, water spirit, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Daddy, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, Woodford Reserve, workout, Yellow Spot0 comments

For years, whisky connoisseurs whispered about a mysterious Irish whiskey called Green Spot and begged friends traveling to Ireland to track down a bo...

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