Virginia Distillery Settles Lawsuit Over “Highland” Branding20190829114023
Virginia Distillery Settles Lawsuit Over “Highland” Branding
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 2019Courage & Conviction, Gareth Moore, Highland, lawsuit, legal, litigation, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 29, 2019 – A Virginia distillery has settled a lawsuit filed last month by the Scotch Whisky Association over its use of the word “...
Virginia Distillery Faces SWA Lawsuit Over “Virginia-Highland” Whisky20190709135558
Virginia Distillery Faces SWA Lawsuit Over “Virginia-Highland” Whisky
Mark GillespieJuly 9, 2019Battle of the Glens, Brett Ferencz, Canada, civil, complaint, Delaware, Dr. George Moore, Edinburgh, federal court, Gareth Moore, Glen Breton, Glenora Distillers, Highland, label approval, lawsuit, lawyers, litigation, Lovingston, regulations, Scotch Trooper, Scotch Trooper Cask, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Star Wars, Supreme Court, SWA, Tax & Trade Bureau, TTB, U.S. District Court, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 9, 2019 – When is a “Highland” whisky not a “Highland” whisky? That’s the crux of a federal lawsuit filed Mon...
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)20180826165313
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 26, 2018@ButlerB, @KYWhisky, @PhilCatelinet, @turnipwhiskery, #HPSummerPhoto, Adam Hannett, alcohol fuel plant, Arran, arrest, author, azeotropic limit, bail, Balcones, Barley, blend, Bob Dylan, book, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon Curious, Brian Kinsman, Brimstone, Bruichladdich, Champions Park, counterfeit, court, Creative Whisky Company, Dallas Dhu, David Stirk, DSP, E85, editor, Emily Ivers, ethanol, ethyl alcohol, Euan Mitchell, Faraday Still, farmer, farms, Festival, Fistful of Bourbon, fraud, Fred Minnick, fuel, Gordon Working, Greg Butler, Heather Antoine, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door, Historic Environment Scotland, Indy Racing Experience, IndyCar, infringement, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Jaclyn Minnick, Jimmy Russell, Kelsey McKechnie, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kingsbarns, lade, lawsuit, lawyers, litigation, loch, London, Louisville, magazine, Malcolm Waring, Marc Bushala, Mario Andretti, MGP, Michter's, Ministry of Defence, museum, music, Old Fitzgerald, Old Pulteney, Penderyn, Phil Catelinet, Pocono Raceway, police, publisher, rainfall, Ryan Perry, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shane Baker, skip, Straight Edge Bourbon, SWA, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Splinter Group, The Whisky Exchange, trademark, US Patent & Trademark Office, water, Weapon of Mass Distraction, weather, Whipsaw Rye, Whiskery Turnip, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, Wick, Wilderness Trail, William Grant & Sons, WMD, X4, Yellow Submarine0 comments
If Fred Minnick had any more balls in the air right now, the circus would be calling him with a job offer as a juggler. He’s launching the new B...
Heaven Hill Challenges Heaven’s Door in Court Over Trademark Infringement20180822125928
Heaven Hill Challenges Heaven’s Door in Court Over Trademark Infringement
Mark GillespieAugust 22, 2018Angel's Envy, Bacardi, Bob Dylan, court, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door Spirits, infringement, injunction, lawsuit, lawyer, Lincoln Henderson, litigation, Louisville, Marc Bushala, Nobel, trademark, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 22, 2018 – Forget all the puns about “knock, knock, knockin’ on the courthouse door” and other Bob Dylan-related jokes ...
WhistlePig Rye Up For Sale in Craft Distilling “Feeding Frenzy”20170623152149
WhistlePig Rye Up For Sale in Craft Distilling “Feeding Frenzy”
Mark GillespieJune 23, 2017acquisition, Alberta Distillers, Anheuser-Busch, board, Canada, Canadian, Casamigros, Catoctin Creek, Chancery Court, Christopher Evison, Colombia, Constellation Brands, court, Dave Pickerell, Delaware, Diageo, dispute, FarmStock, George Clooney, High West, Hudson Whiskey, litigation, merger, Pernod Ricard, Raj Peter Bhakta, Rak Bhakta, sale, Santo Domingo, shares, Smooth Ambler, tequila, Tuthilltown Spirits, Vermont, Whistlepig, Wilco Faessen, William Grant & Sons0 comments
June 23, 2017 – The owners of WhistlePig Rye, the occasionally controversial but highly regarded Vermont whiskey distiller and bottler, have dec...
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)20170618153921
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2017@jefflincicome, @lphd, ALS, angels, anniversary, backset, Balcones, Bear Creek Distilling, Ben Nevis, Black Art, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cat, Charbay, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chip Tate, Clyde May's, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colorado, Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project, commemorative, Consortium of Cards Series, Cork, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, David Stewart, Deatsville, distilling, divorce, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. James Crow, Dublin, duty free, eclipse, Elixir Distillers, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, fermentation, Few Spirits, Forsyths, Four Kings, France, Fred Noe, G. Rozelieures, Game 7 Batch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenturret, Graham Coull, Heaven Hill, Ian Millar, Independent Stave, inner smartass, Ireland, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Lincicome, Jenni Karakasevic, Jim Beam, Journeyman Distillery, Karuizawa, Kentucky, King of the Hills, Knob Creek, Knockmealdowns, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Larry Kilbourne, Liberties, litigation, Lorraine, Mark Reynier, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, Miles Karakasevic, Mississippi River Distilling Company, mouser, O.F.C., Old Pulteney, Otto Radio, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, patent, peated, Quora, Rachel Barrie, Redemption Whiskey, Richard Forsyth, Sam Mead, Sam Simmons, Scotch Whisky, Snow Leopard Trust, solar eclipse, Speciality Drinks, spent mash, spiritual retreat, State 38 Distilling, Stephen Teeling, storage, Stuart Nickerson, Susan Karakasevic, T.W. Samuels Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, Texas, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Tipperary Distillery, Tom Bulleit, Tourbe Collection, Towser, travel retail, Vaios Vlahotasios, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinexpo, Waco, Watershed, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, World Series, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco...
No Trademark Tussle Over Plans for “Urban Bourbon” Ice Cream20170113132849
No Trademark Tussle Over Plans for “Urban Bourbon” Ice Cream
Mark GillespieJanuary 13, 2017@candyhunting, Ben & Jerry's, Bourbon, Bourbon Country, flavor, food, goods, ice cream, Instagram, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, legal, licensing, litigation, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mark, rights, services, Stacey Yates, tourism, trademark, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Half Marathon, Urban Bourbon Trail, whiskey0 comments
January 13, 2017 – Tourism promoters in Louisville, Kentucky have no problems with reported plans for a new Bourbon-flavored Ben & JerryR...
Episode 580: March 12, 201620160313034544
Episode 580: March 12, 2016
Mark GillespieMarch 13, 2016@FLXDistilling, A Glass Apart, Aaron Barker, aboriginals, absconder, accent, ad, Ad Standards Board, Aldi, Alfred Barnard, Ally Alpine, anniversary, Ardbeg, Arran, Aston Martin, Australia, author, auto racing, banks, beer, Blue Patrol, book, Brian Kinsman, Bushmills, Carmel, Celtic Cask, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Commercial Court, craft, Crossfit, Dark Cove, Deanston, Diageo, discrimination, Dublin, Feis Ile, Finger Lakes Distilling, Fionnán O'Connor, Fire Edition, Force India F1, Formula One, Fuller's, geographical indicator, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Green Label, Heathrow, Highland Earl, Highland Park, historian, Ice Edition, India, Indiana, injunction, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Experience, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, John Campbell, John Grant, John Lunn, John Quinn, Johnnie Walker, Killarney, Kingfisher, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Larder, Lew Bryson, litigation, loans, Lore, Malbros, marathon, McLaren, medieval, moonshine, motorsports, organic, passport, Paul Grant, Pennsylvania, Popcorn Sutton, radio, Redbreast, Royal Arms, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, Single Pot Still, sponsorship, Steamship Collection, Texas, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Normanly, Trinity College, Tullamore, Tullamore D.E.W., United Spirits, Valhalla Collection, vegan, verification, Vijay Mallya, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons1 comment
There was once a time when Ireland’s single pot still whiskies were among the world’s most popular drams, but a combination of changing ta...
Episode 579: March 5, 201620160305231015
Episode 579: March 5, 2016
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2016@dallendoug, @glenfarclas15, @jesslionsmane, 1887, Adam Hannett, Adam Slagell, age statements, Alfred Barnard, anniversary, auction, Ben Grayson, benefits, Boise, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Canto, Castle & Key Distillery, Classic Laddie, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, competitions, Cooley, Crown Royal, CTV News, David Frost, David Perkins, decanter, decorative, Diageo, Doctor C, Doug Wilson, enzyme, European Union, Gimli, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, High West, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Idaho, Islay, Japan, Jim McEwan, labor, labour, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Leland Little Auctions, litigation, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, News & Observer, Nick Morgan, North Carolina, Octomore, Old Taylor Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Peristyle, phenols, regulators, Ross Salchow, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seasoned barrel, Shane Fraser, sourced whisky, strike, SWA, Teeling Whiskey Company, Thurso, Tokyo, trademark, transparency, union, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wolfburn0 comments
Adam Hannett has a tough job, though he wouldn’t trade places with anyone for the world! He took over for the legendary Jim McEwan as head disti...
European Court of Justice Rejects Scotland’s Minimum Unit Pricing Plan20151223124544
European Court of Justice Rejects Scotland’s Minimum Unit Pricing Plan
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2015alcohol abuse, appeal, cider, Court of Session, David Williamson, European Court of Justice, European Union, Holyrood, judge, justices, lawsuit, litigation, Luxembourg, minimum pricing, minimum unit pricing, Parliament, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Court of Session, taxes, trade, whisky0 comments
December 23, 2015 – The European Court of Justice handed Scotch Whisky producers an early Christmas present today, ruling that the Scottish Gove...