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)
August 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...
Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)20190715015549
Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)
July 15, 2019@Andrew_leets, @Head_Stone, 1792 Aged Twelve Years, 1792 Bourbon, amaranth, Andrew Leets, bacteria, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bend, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Black Rock Bar, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colin Montgomerie, court, Delaware, Denver, Diageo, Don Julio, environment, Eric Rubin, fines, fire, fish, Gareth Moore, geographical indicators, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glenn's Creek, Glenury Royal, golf, governor, grain, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hotel, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, John Mura, Johnnie Walker, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, Lagavulin, law, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lawyers, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Loch Lomond, London, Loretto, Los Altos, Madison, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, McGinnis Wood Products, MGP, Michael Henry, Mike Parson, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Crow, Oregon Spirit Distillers, oxygen, Pittyvaich, private barrel, Private Select, Prohibition, Remus Volstead Reserve, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Portrush, Ryder Cup, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Speyburn, sprinkler, sugar, SWA, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, tequila, The Open Championship, travel retail, Triple Triple, TTB, Versailles, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, Volstead Act, WBRB, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wisconsin0 comments
60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of...
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)
February 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 ...
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky20190206163827
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky
February 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...
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
October 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Creating a More Diverse Whisky Community (Episode 729: September 30, 2018)20180930224918
Creating a More Diverse Whisky Community (Episode 729: September 30, 2018)
September 30, 2018@davemacdo, African-American, aluminum, analyst, Anibal Raposo, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Artisan Restaurant, ATF, barrel tax, barrels, Bay Area, Beam Suntory, black, Black Bourbon Society, Blackened Whiskey, Booker Noe, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, British Columbia, Buena Vista, Buffalo Trace, cacao, California, Canada, Canadian Whisky, charcoal., Colorado, Corn Whiskey, Craft Spirits Data Project, Cultura Chocolate, Dave MacDonald, Dave Pickerell, Deerhammer, Denver, Derek Mather, distilling, diversity, Edward Mundy, emoji, English Whisky Company, Eric Gregory, European Union, exports, Färjestaden, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Glenesk Hotel, growth, Guatemala, Guinness World Records, Hillrock Estate, Holly Seidewand, Hotel Skansen, imports, industry, inventory, investment, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jeff Arnett, Jefferies, Just-Drinks.com, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, legislation, legislature, Lenny Eckstein, Lincoln County Process, Little Book, Manzanilla, Metallica, minority, Miyagikyo, Motlow, Munich Malt, Nashville, New York, Nikka, Noe Simple Task, people of color, Progeny, property tax, race, regulators, Revenue, rickhouses, Rough & Tumble, Samara Rivers, Scotch, Scotland, Shelter Point, spelling, steel, stereotype, stills, Sweden, tariffs, tax credit, taxes, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Tomatin, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Twentysomething, Two Brewers, Vancouver Island, Vermont, whiskey, whisky, WhistlePig Farm, Whitehorse, Wishaw, Yoichi, Yukon0 comments
Let’s be honest for a moment. Look around the crowd at most whisky events, and if you’re being honest with yourself, you’ll notice t...
Port Charlotte and Islay’s “Middle Child Syndrome” (Episode 701: May 27, 2018)20180526213217
Port Charlotte and Islay’s “Middle Child Syndrome” (Episode 701: May 27, 2018)
May 26, 2018@mikeyjoedrum, @R_Moore, @whiskygirl6, air pressure, airlines, airport, aluminum, April Fool's, attorney general, Austria, baggage, Bill Haslam, Billy Leighton, bottle, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Cascade Blonde, Cascade Hollow, Cecelia Malmstrom, chili pepper sauce, construction, Crown Royal, Diageo, Douglas Taylor, European Union, Ewan Gunn, exports, Feis Ile, George Dickel, Georgie Crawford, Glen Scotia, Glenegedale Airport, governor, Ilay Barley, imports, Inferno, Interstate 24, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Ken Grier, Klaus Doblmann, Lagavulin, legislation, legislature, LiDestri, Loch Indaal, maltings, Matt Hofmann, McIlhenny, mesquite, Method And Madness, Midleton, Moore County, Murfreesboro, Octomore, Ontario, Ottawa, packing, planes, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, property tax, quota, Remy Cointreau, Rhonda Moore, road, Sazerac, Scotland, Seattle, security, Simon Coughlin, steel, suitcase, Tabasco, Tennessee, Texas, The Macallan, trade, Travel, trip, Trump Administration, Westland, whiskey, whisky, zoning0 comments
Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte single malt lies in between the distillery’s namesake unpeated whiskies and its Octomore heavily peated mal...
On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)20180426150644
On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)
April 26, 2018@drunkenmeeples, @travlecrazy, 1823, Adam Bradshaw, Alabama, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Ardbeg, assessor, attorney general, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Barber, Bardstown, Becle, Benromach, bill, Bill Haslam, Bill Lumsden, Billy Leighton, biological clock, book, Bourbon, Bow Street, Bowmore, Bozzy Karatsu, Brian Nation, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Caledonian MacBrayne, Callum Fraser, CalMac, Celtic Whiskey Shop. The Sexton, Ciaran Mulgrew, construction, Cork, Dave Broom, Dave Pickerell, Derry, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Eden Mill Distillery, Elgin, Elixir Distillers, Epoch Rye, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Excise Act, exciseman, Feis Ile, ferry, festival bottling, Fife, Forres, gauger, George Smith, Glasgow Edition, Glen Garioch, Glenfarclas, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, governor, Grooves, Henry Donnelly, Hip Flask Series, history, Ian Newton, illicit distilling, IndyCar, inventory, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Jose Cuervo, Karen Cotter, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, legislaton, legislature, Littlemill, Louisville Slugger Field, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark Williams, Maryland, Metallica, Method & Madness, Michter's, Midleton, Moore County, music, NASCAR, Niche Drinks, Nine Below, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, opening, Paul Miller, planning permission, Port Ellen, Powers, property tax, Proximo Spirits, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Raj Singh, Ryan Burnett, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, ship, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Andrew's, St. Brendan's, St. Louis, Sukhinder Singh, Tennessee, The Epicurean, The Quiet Man, The Way of Whisky, whiskey, Whiskey Row, Whisky Fairy, Whisky Leprechaun, Whisky Squad, winner0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Dublin for the launch of the first cask-strength Jameson Irish Whiskey, the new Jameson Bow Street 18. It’s als...
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)20180415152829
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)
April 15, 20188 Oaks Craft Distillers, American Whiskey Convention, Bardstown, Blood Oath, Bloody Butcher, Bourbon, Bourye, Brooklyn, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, cerification, chemical weapons, Chris Inscore, Chuck Schumer, Churchill Downs, classic malts, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Dave Broom, David Stein, Diageo, diplomacy, Donald Colville, Doublewood, economics, Eddie Russell, education, European Union, exports, Ezra Brooks, FedEx, governor, Heaven Hill, Hidden Still Spirits, High West, House Bill 400, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Jimmy Russell, Jo Graham, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Latvia, Lebanon, legislation, legislature, Liberty Pole Spirits, Logan Snyder, Longbranch, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Madeira, Marquess Collection, Matt Bevin, Matthew McConaughey, mesquyite, MGP, Mitch McConnell, New Jersey, New Tripoli, New York, North Carolina, O.Z. Tyler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pinot Bourbon, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Rebel Yell, Russia, sanctions, Scale, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Senate, senator, shipping, Sir William Murray, Special Releases, Stave & Thief, Sue Beatt, Syria, Talisker, Terressentia, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenrothes, The Murray, The Telegraph, tourism, trade, training, Tullibardine, Tyrconnell, University of Louisville, Vince Oleson, visitors center, Wapsie Valley, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Ambassador, Wild Turkey, World Masterclass of Whisky0 comments
Every distillery opens as a dream, with the backers hoping to become the next Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, or one of countless other mainstays of the whi...
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)
April 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 ...