On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
July 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...
Growing a Whisky Business in Glasgow (Episode 708: June 21, 2018)20180621095123
Growing a Whisky Business in Glasgow (Episode 708: June 21, 2018)
June 21, 2018@Bill_Linnane, @Juventus777Jets, @thatsdramgood, @whiskeycat1324, 1770, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, aluminum, American Oak, American Single Malt, Anchorage, aroma, Arran, art, Asyla, balaclava, Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Big Bottom Distilling, Bill Linnane, bodega, Bourbon, brewery, Brussels, Canada, Carlo Todaro, Cecilia Malmström, China, Civil Liberties, Colorado, Compass Box, construction, cooperage, Cork, Corti Brothers, craft distillers, crowbar, Darryl McNally, dispute, distillery manager, Dream Cask, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Eastside Distilling, Eddie Russell, Edition No. 4, Edition Series, EU, European Oak, European Union, exhibit, expansion, exports, flavor, Glasgow, glasses, Glencairn, Gordon Motion, Graham Omand, Grand Central Station, Haley Traub, Hedonism, High West, Highland Park, Hopscotch, Ian McDougall, importer, imports, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, Jessi Mills, John Egan, John Glaser, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Lagg, Liam Hughes, Liberties, Lynette Marrero, Mad River Distillers, Manitoba, Master's Keep, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Michael Vachon, Michter's, Midleton, Mike Hayward, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Omar Fitzell, Oregon, Orkadia, Orkney, oxidation, Pappy Van Winkle, Portland, Quercus Alba, Quercus Robur, Redbreast, Revenue, Revival, Richard Lewis, Ryan Maloney, Sacramento, sales, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, security system, sherry, Smoke and Peat, Solstice, Spain, Spanish Oak, Speed Rack, steel, Stephen Bremner, tariffs, Tennent's, The Dark, The Glasgow Distillery Company, The Light, The Macallan, The Macallan M, The Whisky Fairy, Tomatin, tonneleria, Toronto, tourism, tours, trade, trade war, Travis Schoney, Trump Administration, Vail, Vermont, visitors center, whiskey, whiskey bunker, whisky, Wild Turkey, Winnipeg0 comments
The Glasgow Distillery Company won’t release its first 1770 Glasgow single malt whisky until later this year, but the four-year-old company is a...
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)20180421215431
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)
April 21, 2018A. Smith Bowman, Aberlour, acquisition, Alan Hansen, Alan Winchester, ANBL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, app, Ardbeg, Atom Brands, Atom Group, Balcones, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, beer, Bernheim, Bob Baxter, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Catholic, chemistry, chill filtering, church, Col. E.H. Taylor, Dad's Hat, Dan Cohen, Daniel Brown, David Robertson, Diageo, Dominic Venegas, donation, Drew Quesada, e-commerce, Edinburgh, Edrington, education, Engine Shed Building, events, Feis Ile, flocculation, Four Grain, Glen Moray, Grooves, Herman Mihalich, Holyrood Distillery, hops, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Mayo, Jim Beam, Jim Sichko, Jud Laughter, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Petszaft, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Knoxville, Laphroaig, lawyers, legal, licenses, Louisville, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Missionaries of Mercy, Moine, Molson, museum, New Brunswick, Old Overholt, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, PLCB, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis. Father, Preston Van Winkle, priest, provincial, Quebec, Rhetoric, Rob Carpenter, rum, Rum Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Investment Bank, Shazam, Sisters of Loretto, Smokehead, Spey, Speyside, Speyside Distillery, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, technology, Tennessee, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Code, The Globe & Mail, tourism, trade, Truman Cox, Two Brewers, Vatican, venture capital, Virginia, Waco, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits, ZX Ventures0 comments
The Bible says “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” As proof, we have the story this week of Father Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Catholic ...
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)20180418233735
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)
April 18, 2018@miwilliams283, @n1vux, ancestry, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, Atom Brands, Atom Group, auction, Barbara Bush, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Box Distillery, Brandy Library, Brown-Forman, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Chivas Brothers, Clynelish, Compass Box, Connoisseurs Choice, Craft Beverage Corporation, Craigellachie, Declaration of Independence, Diageo, Discovery Range, Distiller's Cut, Distillery Labels, Dublin, Earl Hewlette, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, First Lady, Founding Fathers, Fredericton, fundraiser, Generations, George Urquhart, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkinchie, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Haddonfield, Henry Overholt, High Coast, Holyrood Distillery, Holyrood Park Distillery, Ian MacMillan, Indian King Tavern, investment, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jessica Kadie-Barclay, Jim Beam, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, judgingf, Lum Reek, Lunar Rogue Pub, Mark Norman, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McNair's, Michael Williams, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York City, Nikka, O.Z. Tyler, obituary, Old Overholt, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, portfolio, Private Collection, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Revolution, Rob Carpenter, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Shyamal Ramachandran, Spencer Jacobsen, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Awards, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stephen Rankin, Sweden, Terrepure, Terressentia, The Glenallachie Consortium, tourism, treason, venture capital, visitors centers, West Overton, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, White Heather, Yoichi, ZX Ventures0 comments
Billy Walker could have walked away from the Scotch Whisky business last year after he and his partners sold the BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassa...
A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)20180310192808
A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)
March 10, 2018"Kathleen's Batch", #OurWhisky, Alltech, aluminum, Ashley Hamilton, Ashley Penney, assessor, Atom Brands, attorney general, Australia, Balcones, Beam Suntory, Becky Paskin, BenRiach, Blended Grain, Bloodstone, Booker's, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brianna Gillespie, Brown-Forman, Cameron Syme, Cascade Distillery, Cascade Hollow, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Compass Box, Craft Works Distillery, Crafty, Craig Field, Darkest Winter, Daryl Haldane, David Stewart, death, Dewar's, Diageo, Diurachs' Own, diversity, Donald Trump, Dublin, Elbon Rye, EU, European Union, exports, Festival, funeral, Gemma Paterson, gender, George Dickel, Georgie Bell, Great Southern Distilling Company, Hedonism, Herbert Slaterty, illness, imports, inventory, Ireland, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel's, Jared Himstedt, Jill-Ann Stolley Mark, John Glaser, John Rochfort, Jura, Jura Journey, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kings County Distillery, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Limeburners, Mark Lyons, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McLaren Vale Distillery, Melbourne, Moore County, Muscat, Neill Murphy, New South Wales, New York, Nicole Austin, obituary, Origin, Paul Varga, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, pet peeves, Pilot Project, politics, Prohibition, property taxes, Prophecy, race, rants, Ross Salchow, RyeFest, Sam Simmons, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Scott Wooler, Seven Wood, sexism, social media, South Australia, Starward, steel, Sullivan's Cove, Superstition, Sweden, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Balvenie, The Muse, Town Branch, trade, Trump Administration, Tullahoma, Tullamore D.E.W., Victoria, Waco, Western Australia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, WhiskyBros, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, wine, women0 comments
This week, we’re on the road in Waco, Texas for the inaugural RyeFest at Balcones Distilling, where they’re releasing their first-ever Rye...
Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)20171126161643
Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)
November 26, 2017@bucfan609, @DaMhile, @MaltTroll, @SCLCPrez, A.D. Rattray, Advent Calendar, anCnoc, Andrew Morrison, Andy Watts, Angel's Envy, angel's share, Aurora, Australia, Balblair, Balmenach, baseball, Beam Suntory, Beverly Hills, Bobby Anderson, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brett Ratner, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Canadian content, Chancellor of the Exchequer, charges, charity, Charleston, Clydeside Distillery, cocktail, corn, country music, court, cricket, criminal, DaMhile Distillery, Dave Parker, Davin de Kergommeaux, debt, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, disclosure, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Douglas Laing & Co., duties, duty, earnings report, Eastside Distilling, Eddie Clark, engraved, estate, exile, expansion, extradition, Facebook, finance, food bank, Four Roses, France, Fred Laing, Fredericton, Friends of Laphroaig, Glasgow, Glentauchers, Gordon Bruce, Grover Wickersham, Haymarket Whiskey Bar, Health Minister, hearing, High West, High Wire Distilling, Highlands, Hilhaven Lodge, holiday, in-laws, India, Indiana, infield fly rule, Inver House, Islay, Jim Beam, Jimmy Red, John Black, John MacDonald, John Rich, Kentucky, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, Las Vegas, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Le Creuset, lifestyle brand, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Malcolm Waring, mansion, Martine Nouet, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Sammons, Maverick Drinks, MGP, military, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, music, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Old Malt Cask, Old Pulteney, Operation Homefront, Oregon, Philip Hammond, PLOWED Society, police, Port Ellen, Portland, Pulteney, Pump House, Queen's Dock, Redemption Whiskey, Redneck Riviera, Remy Cointreau, River Clyde, Rye, Samaroli, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Government, Seagram's, Seattle, Secret Spirits, severance, sexual misconduct, Share Our Strength, Sherri Wong, Shona Robison, Smooth Ambler, social media, South Africa, South Carolina, Speyburn, Stewart Laing, Stuart Harvey, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Supreme Court, Tasmania, taxes, Tennessee, Thanksgiving, The Ancients, The Hilhaven Lodge, Thurso, Tim Morrison, trip, turkeys, United Spirits, Urban Bourbon Trail, Vijay Mallya, Vintner's Trilogy, Wales, Weller 107, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Wick, Wild Turkey, Wolfburn, Zach Becker0 comments
Pulteney Distillery manager Malcolm Waring wasn’t born in Wick, Scotland, but there’s no place he’d rather be … three decades ...
Episode 586: April 23, 201620160424223028
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
April 24, 2016@meljkim, age statements, American Pharoah, Amrut, André Girard, Angus MacRaild, Balcones, Barack Obama, Barbara Sweetman, Beach Whiskey, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Brora Rover, Chicago, Chip Tate, cigars, Compass Box, construction, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distillers, Craig Wolf, Dave Schmier, David Cameron, distributors, Doug French, Douglas Laing & Co., Drake, Drew Estate, Egan's, EU, European Union, Evanston, exports, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Four Kings, Frank Scott, geographical protection, George Racz, Glencadam, Glencadam Origin 1825, horse racing, Illinois, Independent Spirits Expo, India, Indian, Ireland, Jackie Scott, Jake Owen, Japan, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, Journeyman Distillery, Kaliningrad, Keepers of the Quaich, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Derby, Kikori, label approval, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Distillery, legislation, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Maverick Drinks, Melvin Kim, Mexico, Michael Vachon, Michter's, Mississippi River Distilling, music, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Oaxaca, opening, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Paul John, President, Prime Minister, Prince, Proximo Spirits, Purple Rain, Radico Khaitan, Rampur, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, rock, rum, Russia, Sanjeev Banga, Scorpion Mezcal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sierra Norte, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Epicurean, three-tier, trade, transparency, treaty, tribute, Triple Crown, TTB, Ukraine, US1, Virginia Black, Waco, Whisky Sponge, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a distillery...
Episode 585: April 17, 201620160417192240
Episode 585: April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016age statements, Annabel Meikle, bill, Brett Hocking, Brett Ratner, Brown-Forman, Brown-Forman Cooperage, Bulleit Bourbon, Cameronbridge, Canada, cocktails, Compass Box, Coopers' Craft, Cornerstone Blend, Crown Royal, David Beckham, Diageo, Drake, dry, earthquake, Eric Gregory, Eric Swanson, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Gimli, Globe & Mail, governor, Greg Roshkowski, Haig Club, Hombo Shizu, Ichiro Akuto, Impex, Islay, Jackie Scott, Japan, John MacLellan, Just-Drinks.com, Kagoshima, KDA, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kiichiro Iwai, Kilchoman, Kumamoto, law, LCBO, legislation, Loch Gorm, Louisville, Manitoba, Mars Maltage, Mars Whisky, Masataka Taketsuru, Master of Malt, Matt Bevin, Maverick Drinks, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Noble Collection, Peter Mielszynski, PMA Canada, precinct, Saki Umemura, Sam Filmus, Sanaig, Shinshu, Simon Fuller, strike, Summerhill, surprise, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, Tokiwa Imports, Toronto, transparency, Virginia Black, visitors centers, wet-dry election, Yamanashi, yellow card, Yuno Hayashi0 comments
Japan’s Hombo Shuzo has been making whiskies off and on since 1949, and the company’s whisky heritage claims a critical link to Masataka T...
Nikka Takes Top Honors in Icons of Whisky Awards20160129165529
Nikka Takes Top Honors in Icons of Whisky Awards
January 29, 2016Andy Watts, Ashok Chokalingam, Australia, awards, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Beth Havers, Canada, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Dan Murphy's, David McCabe, DFS, Distell, Dublin, France, Germany, Glendalough, Heathrow, Hugh Gaynor, Icons of Whisky, India, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Academy, Irish Whiskey Collection, James Goggin, James Sedgwick Distillery, Japan, John Quinn, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kilbeggan, King Car, Koichi Nishikawa, La Maison du Whisky, Mary Hensey, Master of Malt, Matt Jones, Maverick Drinks, Midleton, Nikka Whisky, Owl, Paris, Picardi Rebel, PMA, Sainsbury's, Shinki Fukuyo, Singapore, South Africa, Stephen Teeling, Still Waters Distillery, Suntory, Taiwan, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, Vom Fass, Waitrose, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyBrother, William Grant & Sons, World of Whiskies, Yoichi0 comments
January 29, 2016 – Japan’s Nikka Whisky was the big winner in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky final preliminary round, winnin...
Whisky Magazine Announces World Icons of Whisky Winners20150129163230
Whisky Magazine Announces World Icons of Whisky Winners
January 29, 2015Andrew Nelstrop, Andy Watts, awards, Bain's, Belgium, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Cape Mountain, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Compass Box, Dan Murphy's, Distell, Dublin, English Whisky Company, Etienne Bouillon, Hombo Shuzo, Ian Chang, Ichiro Akuto, Icons of Whisky, Ireland, Jack Teeling, James Sedgwick Distillery, Japan, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Mary Hensey, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Nikka, Owl, Really Great Brand Company, South Africa, Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Whisky Exchange, Three Ships, Tullamore Dew, Venture Whisky, Whisk-E, Whisky Magazine0 comments
January 29, 2015 – South African-based Distell has taken top honors as Distiller of the Year in the third round of Whisky Magazine’s 2015 ...