Episode 472: March 29, 201420140329210408
Episode 472: March 29, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 29, 2014A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auriverdes, author, Barry Crockett, Beam, book, brand, Brazil, Brittany, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey, China, Chivas, Christina, competition, Cotswolds, Daniel Szor, death, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, distillery, Eric Cordelle, European Union, Explorer's Club, Feis Ile, Fenton, Flaughter, flavored, football, France, Frank McHardy, funeral, FX Concepts, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glen Grant, Hall of Fame, Harry Cockburn, hedge fund, Irish Distillers, Islay, J&B, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, Jim McEwan, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Keepers of the Quaich, Knockdhu, law, lawsuit, legal, legislation, Making Your Marque, Mark Green, Martha Philburn, memory, merger, Michigan, Mike Keeler, Morrison Bowmore, New York, Peaty Collection, Peter Fleck, phenols, Portugese, prank, rings, rogue trader, Rutter, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Law, Seagram, silliness, soccer, Societe Generale, Springbank, stroke, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, trademark, Tushkar, UDV, Urban Honey, Virginia, wedding, Whisky Magazine, wife, World Cup, World Whiskies Awards, zoning0 comments
James Espey has created some of whisky’s legendary brands during his career, along with the Keepers of the Quaich, and was named an Officer of t...
Tennessee Lawmakers Punt On Whiskey Legislation20140325180021
Tennessee Lawmakers Punt On Whiskey Legislation
Mark GillespieMarch 25, 2014Brown-Forman, Diageo, General Assembly, George Dickel, Guy L. Smith IV, Guy Smith, Jack Daniel's, legislative, legislature, Lincoln County Process, Mark Green, summer study, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Tennessee Whiskey0 comments
March 25, 2014 – With no agreement between competing Tennessee distillers on proposed changes to the state’s 2013 law setting specific sta...
Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014administration, Alberta Premium, Ardbeg, Australia, author, awards, Balcones, beer, Big Peat, bill, Bladnoch, book, Brimstone, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, budget, Bulleit, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Catoctin Creek, Chancellor, Chip Tate, cider, Cocke County, cocktail, Coffey Grain, Colin Armstrong, competition, court, Dark Horse, Dave Broom, Dave Greene, David Frost, David Grant, David Urquhart, David Wishart, Dennie Hammer, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, duties, editor, escalator, Exchequer, exports, Forgiven, General Assembly, George Dickel, George Osborne, George T. Stagg, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, guide, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, history, Icons, Icons of Whisky, independence, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim McEwan, L. Mulligan, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, law, legislation, legislature, manual, Mark Green, Master of Malt, Michael Foggarty, Mickey Heads, moonshine, Nikka, Octomore, Patrick Maguire, perfect score, Pike Creek, Popcorn Sutton, Raymond Armstrong, receiver, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Paterson, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Scottish National Party, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, SNP, St. Patrick's Day, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Swallow, Taketsuru, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, taxes, Teeling, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tish Harcus, Torfa, trade, Twitter, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Waco, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Dave Broom has written and edited many books on whisky and other spirits, but none quite like his latest book. “Whisky: The Manual” is for...
Compromise Proposed in “Tennessee Whiskey” Debate20140322130046
Compromise Proposed in “Tennessee Whiskey” Debate
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014Brown-Forman, Canada, Diageo, export, General Assembly, George Dickel, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker, Lincoln County Process, Mark Green, Mexico, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, Phil Lynch, Scotch, senator, standard of identity, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Thomas Hogue, TTB0 comments
March 22, 2014 – The next committee hearings are set for Tuesday in the Tennessee General Assembly’s debate over changes to standards for ...
Battle Over “Tennessee Whiskey” Turning Ugly20140317205606
Battle Over “Tennessee Whiskey” Turning Ugly
Mark GillespieMarch 17, 2014Brown-Forman, Diageo, Early Times, Early Times 354, George Dickel, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Whisky, legislature, Louisville, Mark Green, Mike DaRe, Nashville, news release, Old Forester, Phil Lynch, PR, press release, rejuvenated casks, Shively, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Woodford Reserve1 comment
March 17, 2014 – In a public relations war, the news release is often the simplest, yet one of the deadliest ways to strike back at an opponent....
Brown-Forman Attacks Diageo On Tennessee Whiskey Legislation20140314171033
Brown-Forman Attacks Diageo On Tennessee Whiskey Legislation
Mark GillespieMarch 14, 2014bill, Bill Haslam, Brown-Forman, Bulleit Rye, category, definition, Diageo, General Assembly, George Dickel, government, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker, law, Lawrenceburg, legal, legislation, lobbying, lobbyist, Lynchburg, Mark Green, MGP-I, Mike DaRe, Phil Lynch, standards, Stitzel-Weller, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Tullahoma3 comments
March 14, 2014 – Call it a “Clash of the Titans” if you will, but two major distillers — and Tennessee’s two largest dis...