Constellation Brands Acquires High West for $160 Million20161004214851
Constellation Brands Acquires High West for $160 Million
Mark GillespieOctober 4, 2016acquisition, Bacardi, Beam, beer, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, Brendan Coyle, Canada, Canadian, Clos du Bois, Constellation Brands, Corona, David Perkins, High West, John Esposito, LVMH, Moet Hennessy, Park City, Pernod Ricard, Robert Mondavi, Utah, Wall Street Journal, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, wine1 comment
October 4, 2016 – Constellation Brands has won the bidding for Utah’s High West Distillery in a deal valued at approximately $160 million ...
Episode 587: April 30, 201620160501154043
Episode 587: April 30, 2016
Mark GillespieMay 1, 2016@Ben_Palin, acquisition, age statements, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Ben Bowers, Ben Palin, BenRiach, Billy Walker, black cherry, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Cleveland Underground, Cleveland Whiskey, Compass Box, competition, crowdfunding, Enlightenment, European Union, finishing, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, free trade, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Hood River Distillers, Indiegogo, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jim Rutledge, John Drew Brands, John Glaser, Jon Mowry, Jonathan Drew, Kevin Plank, Limestone Branch, Louisville, LVMH, MGP, Michter's, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Jersey, Nigel Farage, Peter Grasso, Phil Lynch, politics, President, processing, referendum, regulations, retirement, Sagamore Spirit, sale, Stephen Camisa, The Circus, The Glenrothes, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tom Lix, Trail's End, transparency, Under Armour, vote, Washington, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Yellowstone0 comments
The other night, one of the whiskey bars in Louisville held a “Jim Rutledge Tribute Night” to honor the retired Four Roses master distille...
Episode 530: April 18, 201520150418233329
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2015A. Smith Bowman, Adrian Graham, Ambassador Cask, analysts, Anthony Russo, Aultmore, Australia, bail, Ballindalloch, basketball, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, blog, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, cave, Chapter 13, charity, China, Churchill Downs, court, Craig Beam, crime, critters, Crown Royal, Dewar's, Diageo, Duchess or Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, earnings, English Whisky Company, estate, Fairfax, Frankfort, Franklin County, Fredericksburg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gimli, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Grantown-on-Spey, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, historic, horse racing, Ian MacLeod, Ian Macleod Distillers, indictment, Jack Daniel's, Josh Hafer, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Last Great Malts of Scotland, lawschooldrunk, Lem Tolley, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, LVMH, Lynchburg, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, Martin, Master Distillers Series, mint julep, New South Wales, Northern Harvest, Odin, Old Taylor, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pat Melton, Peristyle, photography, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, renovations, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Brackla, running, sales, Sheriff, Speyside, St. George's Day, still, suspect, Sydney, Tamdhu, The Glenrothes, theft, Thoroughbred, Time For Whisky, tour, United Kingdom, University of Kentucky, Valhalla Collection, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vintage Reserve, Virginia, warehouse, wax dip, WhiskyFest, Wild Turkey, WLEX, Woodford Reserve, Wounded Warrior Equestrian Project1 comment
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, ...
Scotch Malt Whisky Society Under New Ownership20150331144813
Scotch Malt Whisky Society Under New Ownership
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2015Ardbeg, Baillie Nicol Jarvie, Glenmorangie, LVMH, Marc Hoellinger, Paul Miles, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults0 comments
March 31, 2015 – The Glenmorangie Company has sold the Scotch Malt Whisky Society to a group of investors led by the Society’s current exe...
The Week’s Whisky Industry News & Notes20140131162456
The Week’s Whisky Industry News & Notes
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2014acquisitions, Africa, Asia, Beam, Bernard Arnault, Brown-Forman, China, corruption, cost cutting, cuts, Deirdre Mahlan, Diageo, distribution, finance, Frankfort, Glenmorangie, golf, golf ball, independence, Ivan Menezes, Kentucky, LVMH, management, Marc Hoellinger, mergers, Moet Hennessy, Nashville, Paul Skipworth, profits, Ranger Creek, referendum, sales, San Antonio, Scotland, Small Caliber Series, South Africa, Spencerfield Spirit Company, structure, T.J. Miller, Tennessee, Texas, The Feathery, Vanderbilt0 comments
January 31, 2014 – Here are some of the headlines in this week’s whisky industry news: LVMH has named Marc Hoellinger the full-time CEO of...
Episode 286: October 24, 201020101023233900
Episode 286: October 24, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 20101792, Amrut, association, Bardstown, Barton, book, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart, Charity: Water, chill filtering, Chivas Brothers, contest, Deanston, distillery, gift guide, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Ian Buxton, import, India, Jason Peckman, John Walker, Knob Creek, Ledaig, LVMH, Mortlach 70, regulation, Ridgemont, Scotland, Singapore, single barrel, Sweden, theft, Tobermory, TTB, William Earle, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Ever wondered why the U.S. requires whisky to be sold in 750ml bottles, while most of the rest of the world sells 700ml bottles? We’ll get the d...
Episode 197: April 26, 200920090426082100
Episode 197: April 26, 2009
Mark GillespieApril 26, 2009Alistair Darling, awards, Bacardi, Balvenie, Bourbon, Bourbon Country, Brown-Forman, Canada, charity, Chris Morris, competition, Dave Broom, David Mair, David Stewart, Derby, Diageo, events, Festival, Gavin Hewitt, horse, Louisville, LVMH, merger, mint julep, Scotch Whisky Association, Signature, Spirit of Toronto, stable, Stacey Yates, SWA, taxes, tourism, Travel, Urban Bourbon Trail, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Last week, Scotland…this week, Kentucky! We’ll look at plenty of vacation options in and around Louisville in the heart of Bourbon Country...
Episode 102: July 29, 200720070728165900
Episode 102: July 29, 2007
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2007Australia, awards, Baron of Glenguin, Beam, Bourbon, Brandy Library, Diageo, distillery, family, Family Casks, finish, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenguin, Grant, Heaven Hill, Heritage, history, Japan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Loretto, LVMH, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, New York City, Parker Beam, Parker's, Pernod Ricard, profits, Robin Tedder, Shiraz, Speyside, storytelling, Suntory, tour, tourism, Travel, visitors, Whyte & Mackay, wine, Yamazaki0 comments
The Grant family bought Speyside’s Glenfarclas distillery in 1865, and six generations of Grants have worked at the distillery since then. Georg...
Episode 59: September 24, 200620060923212000
Episode 59: September 24, 2006
Mark GillespieSeptember 23, 2006authors, Bill Friel, book, Bourbon, Bowmore, Carl Beam, Classic Expressions, economy, editors, Glenmorangie, Hall of Fame, Ian Buxton, Kentucky, LVMH, Michael Veach, Neil Wilson, Pernod Ricard0 comments
Whisky lovers generally love to collect more than just bottles of their favorite drams, and those who collect whisky books are among the most avid col...
Episode 32: April 5, 200620060404205700
Episode 32: April 5, 2006
Mark GillespieApril 4, 20061937, Arthur Motley, auction, author, book, cat pee, charity, Dan Weiss, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Grand Central Station, Jeffrey Topping, Jim Murray, LVMH, New York City, Paul Neep, Whisky Bible, Whisky Magazine, Wild Scotsman0 comments
You may love him…you may hate him…but you’ve probably got a copy of his Whisky Bible on the shelf. Jim Murray talks about he became ...