From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)20190915232029
From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)
September 15, 2019@BunkaiH, @michaeldrumm, @VinP27, #randomactofkindness, anniversary, auction, Bacardi, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Commission, Ben Milam Distillery, Binny's, Blanco, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cameronbridge, Caribbean Smooth, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado, Conor McGregor, contract, convection oven, Dallas Stars, Danny Wimmer Presents, David Mundell, Dayn Belfour, Dewar's, Diageo, distillery, distilling, Ed Belfour, Fife, Fine & Rare, finish, GMB, Heather Greene, hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame, Hometown Rising, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jimmy Russell, John Laun, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kirk Pearson, labor, labour, Leven, Louder than Life, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Maker's Mark, Mark Erwin, Mary Gratzer, memorabilia, Mike Mangeot, Milam & Greene, Moonshine University, National Hockey League, NHL, Ohio, Olympic, pecan, Private Select, Proper Twelve, Reaghan Belfour, restaurant, Robert Polson, rum, Rye, Scott Burnside, Shieldhall, Stanley Cup, Stave Profile RC6, Stephanie Macleod, Steve Nally, strike, Talnua Distillery, Texas, The Athletic, The Macallan, union, Unite, visitors, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, wood, Wood Finishing Series, yeast0 comments
Ed Belfour has every honor a hockey player could dream of, including a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and the ultimate: being named to the Hockey...
Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition20190829110117
Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition
August 29, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Arran, Castle Brands, Clontarf, Crestwood, Euan Mitchell, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, importer, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Isle of Arran, Jameson, Jefferson's Bourbon, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Knappogue Castle, Louisville, Machrie Moor, Mark Andrews, Midleton, New Brand Ventures, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Powers, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Redbreast, Robert Burns, Sazerac, share, Smooth Ambler, stake, Texas, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 28, 2019 – Pernod Ricard Chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard sees the United States as his company’s most important market, and is in...
The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)20190811202820
The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)
August 11, 2019@sailorretro, acquisition, amaranth, attitudes, Australia, Barley Exploration Series, bars, bartenders, beer, Bere Barley, Bere Barley 2010, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon's Bistro, Bowmore, bricks, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt, California, Caol Ila, Cardhu, chimney, China, Civil War, Clynelish, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Conservative, construction, Cork, Cornerstone Rye, Creation, Cù Bòcan, Dayton, Diageo, distilling, doormen, Dragon Edition, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, El Paso, Elmer T. Lee, Elmer T. Lee 100 Year Tribute, Evan Williams, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Frankfort, Gallup, Gilroy, Glen Garden, Glenkinchie, Global Travel Retail, golf course, history, Hobart, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Islay, Islay Barley 2011, Isokyrö, Jack Daniel, Joe Head, Johnnie Walker Experience, Jordan Oeler, Kalle Valkonen, Ken Golden, Kentucky, Kyoto, Kyrö, Kyröfest, Larry Rice, Leonard Firestone, liquor, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark 101 Proof, Margo McMillen, mass shootings, Master's Keep, meetup, Melbourne, Michael Veach, Michter's, Moray Council, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Ohio, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Omi, Oxmoor Farm, Pappy Van Winkle, Pernod Ricard, planning permission, podcast, pricing, private barrel, private selection, progressive, race, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Sea Dragon, security, shooting, slavery, Speyside, Starward, strategy, Suntory, survey, Sydney, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Texas, The Century, The Gallup Poll, The Organic 2010, The Pearl, The Silver Dollar, Toasted Barrel Finish, Tomatin, tourism, travel retail, Traveler's Edition, Troy Robertson, Uncle Nearest, US1, Veterans of Foreign Wars, visitors center, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Ranch, whisky, Whistlepig, Wild Turkey, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, wine0 comments
“Private Selection” bottlings are the rage today, and it almost seems like an arms race as bars and retailers try to outdo each other with...
Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)20190617030046
Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)
June 17, 20191205 Distillery, Absolut, age statement, Alexandre Ricard, Alumni Whisky Series, Ardgowan, Arran, Aspen, Baker Beam, Baker's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Birthday Bourbon, bottling size, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Carlton Welch, casks, celebration, centre, Charbay, Chuck Cowdery, Cincinnati, Clydebuilt, Colorado, Colorado Springs, coppersmith, Corky Taylor, Distillery 291, Douglas Laing & Co., Dry Fly Distilling, Dublin, Easter Rising, Edrington, Ernst & Young, EU, European Union, Father's Day, flavored whiskey, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, George T. Stagg, Granholm, Guinness, Hall of Fame, hockey, hops, Indiana, Indianapolis, Inverkip, investors, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, J.P. Wiser's, Jeff Agdern, John Little, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Knob Creek, Lagg, Larry Robinson, Louisville, Luke Waddell, Marrowbone Lane Edition, Martin McAdam, Max McFarlane, metric, Midleton, NHL Alumni, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paris, Pernod Ricard, poll, pricing, Prohibition, proposal, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Racer 5 IPA, retailers, Robby Fabbri, Roe & Co., rule making, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelbyville, shipping, Smooth Ambler, Spokane, Springbank, St. James's Gate, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup, states, Supreme Court, technical file, Tennessee, tequila, The Black Series, TMZ, tourism, TTB, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, visitors centers, Washington, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, World War I, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the Bluegr...
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition20190614101222
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition
June 14, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Centre Pompidou, Cincinnati, distribution, entrepreneur, Ernst & Young, Gruppo Campari, Jeff Agdern, joint venture, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Louisville, merger, New Brand Ventures, Paris, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rabbit Hole Spirits, Republic National Distributing Company, RNDC, sales, shares, Smooth Ambler, stake, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Young's Market Company0 comments
June 14, 2019 – Ten years after exiting the Kentucky whiskey business with the $575 million sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, Pernod Ricard...
Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)20190520001839
Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)
May 20, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @Drew7182, @friedcell, @mhanch, @thecocktailmaven, @TheTracerBullet, Aberdeen, aluminum, Andalucia, anniversary, bar, Bardstown, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Billy Leighton, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon & Beyond, British Airways, Cairdeas, Canada, Captain's Reserve, CASC, Cascade Hollow, Castle & Key, Centennial, Charbay, charity, China, Chris Morris, consulting, cooperage, Copper Alley, Cormac O'Connor, David McCabe, Diageo, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Dingle Whiskey, distillery, distilling, Dream Cask, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Elliott Hughes, EU, European Union, exports, Feis Ile, Fernand Schaack, Founding Fathers, Game of Thrones, geographical indicator, George Dickel, Great American Craft Spirits, Hotaling & Co., House Baratheon, Ian Logan, imports, InchDairnie, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Isaac Páez Gutiérrez, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Daniel's, Jerez de la Frontera, Jill Hawkins, Karakasevic, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Legacy Edition, Liam LaHart, Lisanna Byrd, Louisville, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, Marko Mrdjenovic, Mexico, Michael Mangeot, Nicole Austin, Noah Rothbaum, Northern California, Old Taylor Distillery, Oliver Hughes, Orange County, Peter Mosley, Porterhouse Brewery, Porterhouse Group, Racer 5 IPA, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, resignation, Royal Lochnagar, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, sherry, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Stand for Kindness, steel, tariffs, Tennessee, The Birdhouse, The Camp Fire, The Daily Beast, The Glenlivet, toneleria, Toneleria Antonio Paez, trade, Triple Cask, Trump Administration, turkey, Ukiah, WDRB, Wes Murry, Westland Distillery, whiskey, Whiskey Live Dublin, whisky, Whisky Club Luxembourg, wildfire, Will Arvin, wine, Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, World Whisky Day0 comments
Oliver Hughes and his partners in Ireland’s Porterhouse Group opened Dingle Distillery in late 2012, just as the Irish craft distilling boom was...
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
May 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...
A New Generation at Michter’s (Episode 765: April 28, 2019)20190428222947
A New Generation at Michter’s (Episode 765: April 28, 2019)
April 28, 2019@AODaveLee, @bozkurtkurasu, @IntlPodcastDay, @stuloosemore, #Drams4Fams, Alberta, Ambler, American Whiskey Convention, Ancient Order of Hibernians, anCnoc, André Girard, Andrea Wilson, Arran, Arran Malt & Music Festival, Aultmore, Autumn Nethery, axe throwing, axed, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benromach, Bloody Butcher, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, Bourbon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chatham Imports, Chivas Brothers, Clermont, Clynelish, Coleburn, confiscated, Connoisseurs Choice, craft distillers, crop, Dan McKee, Dancing Star Farm, Dave Lee, Diageo, Discovery Series, Distiller's Reserve, Drams 4 Fams, Dublin, Edinburgh, Edmonton Scotch Club, farming, food bank, Fusion Series, Glenburgie, Glengyle, Glenkinchie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Bruce, Heathrow, heirloom grains, hunger, Indiana Wesleyan University, Irish Whiskey Collection, James J. O'Toole, Jeptha Creed, Jim Beam Distillery, Joe Magliocco, John Dewar & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Johnnie Walker Experience, Joyce Nethery, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl, Kilkerran, Knockdhu, Lagg Distillery, Ledaig, Louisville, Macduff, Marsala, Master Distiller's Reserve, Michter's, Pam Heilmann, Pennsylvania, Phifer Pavitt, Phifer Pavitt Reserve, Piggyback, Pittsburgh, Private Collection, retirement, Robert MacDonald, Sandy McIntyre, Springbank, Steve Nally, Tamdhu, The Deveron, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Rare Cask, The Glenlivet Solera Vatted, The Glenlivet White Oak Reserve, The Last Drop Distillers, trademark, travel retail, Travis Watt, Triple Cask Series, US 1, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs. Quebec Whisky, Whistlepig, Wigle, Wilderness Trail, Willie Pratt, World of Whiskies, Writers Tears0 comments
Pam Heilmann has been making Bourbon for her entire career, but it was only in the last three years that she had the title of Master Distiller after s...
Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)20190414164633
Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)
April 14, 2019"Mister Sam", @enternal_expanse, @mikeyjoedrum, @sailorretro, @ScotchTestDummies, @thehonorablej, @VinP27, @wessexwhisky, A.H. Hirsch, advertising, Advertising Standards Agency, AI, American Whiskey Convention, author, Bacardi, Bar 51, Blade & Bow, Bladnoch, Bob Dalgarno, Bob Dylan, Bomberger's, book, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Captain's Reserve, charity, Chatham Imports, Chris Morris, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, commercial, Compass Box, court, Coxs Creek, Craigellachie, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dingleberry, distillery, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co. Big Peat, Dragon's Legend, Drew Mayville, Edrington, Elizabeth McCall, Elm Street Church, Everett Beam, expansion, Feis Ile, Four Roses, gallery, Game of Thrones, Georgie Bell, Glencairn, Glengoyne, Glenturret, Hans Offringa, Hansjörg Wyss, Heaven's Door, Highland Park, history, House Greyjoy, Ian MacMillan, Islay, John Asher, journalism, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lalique, Lawrenceburg, legal, Lew Bryson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Louisville, machine learning, Martin Duffy, Michter's, mint julep, Montreal, Nashville, Neil Bulloch, New York, Nick Savage, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, reckless behavior, Sam Bronfman, Sazerac, Schafferstown, scholarships, Seagram's, Silvio Denz, Small Batch Select, spill, spires, Stitzel-Weller, Stoll & Wolfe, Talisker, Tasting Whiskey, Tennessee, The Beatrice Inn, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Story of the Spaniard, transcripts, Twisted Tattoo, University of Pennsylvania, waiter, Western Kentucky University, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Lew Bryson and Martin Duffy take their whisky seriously…but not much else! When they joined us at the recent American Whiskey Convention in Phil...
A New Tune for Dewar’s (Episode 761: March 31, 2019)20190330215734
A New Tune for Dewar’s (Episode 761: March 31, 2019)
March 30, 2019@IrishLegs, accident, acidity, age statement, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, April Fool's Day, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Ardbeg Drum, Australia, author, Bagpiper, Balblair, Bardstown, Barley, bartender, Barton 1792 Distillery, beaver, beer well, BenRiach, biomass, blending, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, cancer, casks, castor sacs, castoreum, Celebrious, charring, Chicago, Chivas Regal, cocktail, Committee Edition, Compass Box, cooperage, de-char, Delilah's, Dewar's, Diageo, Distell, distiller, Double Double, dramming, Drum, Eau de Musc, Edition No. 4, farming, Fishky, Four Roses, Geert Bero, Geneva Conventions, Glaswegian, grasshopper, Gregg Glass, Hall of Fame, Heidi, herring, Hibiki, Ian Logan, Icons of Whisky Awards, Inver House, investigation, Islay, Jack's Lounge/Equus, Jamie Milne, Jim Swan, John Dewar & Sons, John MacDonald, John Rochfort, joke, Joy Perrine, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Peerless, King of Trees, Klaus Pinkernell, Lait de Romalea, Louisville, Mackmyra, maltings, Mark Reynier, Mclaren Vale, Michter's, New Hampshire, Nick Savage, obituary, Peerless, Perth, Peter Silver, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, planing, prank, Rachel Barrie, re-char, rejuvenated casks, renewable energy, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shore House Croft, Smith & Wollensky, Speyside, spill, Stephanie Macleod, Stewart Buchanan, stillman, STR Cask, Strathisla, Suntory, Surstromming, Susan Riegler, Suzanna, Sweden, Tamworth Distilling, tank, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, The Lakes Distillery, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tommy Smith, travel retail, vintages, Weller, Weller Full Proof, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whisky Works, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, wood, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Blending whiskies is both an art and a science, and Dewar’s could fairly be accused of focusing more on the science side in recent years with so...