Episode 607: September 17, 201620160917222620
Episode 607: September 17, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2016@lwars85, acquisition, Alex Nicol, Allied Domecq, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, Auchroisk, auction, Ballantine's, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barry Becton, bidders, Bill Lumsden, Bill Street, Birthday, Blender's Batch, blenders, blending, Blood Oath, Brexit, Brora, Brown-Forman, Calum Fraser, Cambus, Canada, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Clermont, Colin Scott, contract distilling, Cragganmore, currency, Danville, David Frost, Diageo, Distiller's Art, Donn Lux, Edinburgh Gin, exports, Ezra Brooks, festivals, fire, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Henry Preiss, High West, Hiram Walker, HMRC, Hunter Laing & Co., Ian Macleod Distillers, investment bank, Ira Seligman, Islay, Jane Nicol, Jerez, Jig & Reel Pub, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jimmy Russell, job, John Rhea, Johnnie Walker, Joy Perrine, Justin Victor, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Balmforth, Kilkerran, Knoxville, Lagavulin, Leonard Russell, liability, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mickey Heads, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, Nick Ligon, Nicole Preiss, Nikka, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pernod Ricard, Pig's Nose, Port Ellen, pound, Preiss Imports, purchase, Rebel Yell, Red Rye, Revenue & Customs, Rich & Rare, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Special Releases, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Steve Nally, storage, SWA, Tennessee, UBS, Utah, whiskey, whisky, Wilderness Trace, Yoichi0 comments
This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg ...
Distilling Safety Initiative Underway in Kentucky20150731160507
Distilling Safety Initiative Underway in Kentucky
Mark GillespieJuly 31, 2015building code, code, explosion, fatality, fire, investigation, Jay Rogers, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, lawsuit, lawyers, liability, pressure relief valve, Revenoor Stills, safety, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, State Fire Marshal, Terry Wilhelm, Vendome0 comments
July 31, 2015 – Kentucky distillers will sit down with investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s office and other agencies next month to...
Templeton Rye Settlement To Cost $2.5 Million20150724142522
Templeton Rye Settlement To Cost $2.5 Million
Mark GillespieJuly 24, 2015Chicago, class action, Des Moines Register, fund, Indiana, insurance, Iowa, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyers, liability, litigation, MGP, MGP Ingredients, Prohibition, receipt, refund, Scott Bush, settlement, Templeton, Templeton Rye1 comment
July 23, 2015 – Templeton Rye Spirits LLC will be on the hook for up to $2.5 million dollars in damages and legal fees following last week’...
Templeton Rye Settles Labeling Lawsuits20150714161004
Templeton Rye Settles Labeling Lawsuits
Mark GillespieJuly 14, 2015attorney, Chicago Tribune, class action, Cook County Chancery Court, Edelson PC, Federal, Illinois, Iowa, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, MGP Ingredients, MGP-I, policy, receipt, refunds, Scott Bush, small batch, Society Insurance, Templeton, Templeton Rye0 comments
July 13, 2015 – Iowa’s Templeton Rye Whiskey has settled a series of class-action lawsuits filed last year over allegations that the compa...
Episode 524: March 7, 201520150308083429
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 8, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, age statement, Alberta, Arran, attorney, babermac, Beam Suntory, Bob Lekan, Bomberger, Bomberger's, bottling line, Bourbon, Breckenridge Distillery, Brown-Forman, budget, cease and desist, Chicago, Chris Bauder, class action, Cleveland, Clipper, Colorado, competition, construction, consumer, containment, Cook County Chancery Court, craft, damages, defendant, Diageo, Dick Stoll, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, Edwin Vargas, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, entry form, environment, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Federal, Fireball, flavored, Fort Nelson, Founder's Reserve, Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel, fraud, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Dickel, Green Label, hand-made, historic, Huber, Indiana, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Allan, Jim Beam, Joe Magliocco, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Kazerouni Law Group, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, Louisville, Maker's Mark, MGP-I, Michter's, misrepresentation, misspoke, mystery, ocean, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, pallets, Paul Varga, Pennsylvania, Peter Cressy, Pierre Weydert, plaintiff, premium, professor, Rebecca Sterritt, resignation, response, restoration, retraction, Ryan Engen, Ryan Irvine, safe harbor, sailing, sales, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotland, search, Shively, small batch, Society Insurance, spill, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Starlight, Stitzel-Weller, Switzerland, Templeton Rye, Tennessee Fire, The Glenlivet, Tito's, Tomatin, trademark, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, vodka, warehouse, Whiskey Row, whiskey seeker, whiskeyryan, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, Wyoming Whiskey, yacht, Yamazaki1 comment
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit...