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Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754

Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)

Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments

Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...

Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)

Mark GillespieMay 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...

Episode 488: July 18, 2014

Mark GillespieJuly 18, 2014Adelphi, Alliance Global, Anchorman, Andrew Tan, Angel's Envy, antitrust, Ardnamurchan, Australia, Barry Crockett, bartender, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Hogan, brand, Brian Nation, Brisbane, Brown-Forman, buckwheat, Byron Nelson, Cameronbridge, cat, Catskill Distilling, celebrity, Cheech & Chong, Cheech Marin, City Council, cocktails, comment, Commonwealth Games, community, competition, Competition & Markets Authority, contest, Dallas, David Beckham, Defiant Rye, Diageo, Dodge, drinks, Duke, Duke University, Ed Caan, Edinburgh, Elijah Leone, Finger Lakes, Fireball, Firestone & Robertson, flavored, football, Fort Worth, Four Roses, Glasgow, Glasgow 2014, Glen Garden, Glenbeg, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, golf, Haig Club, India, Indiana, Irish Distillers, J.E. Seagram, J.R. Ewing, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Bell, Jim Beam, John Wayne, Kentucky, Kentucky Fire, Larry Hagman, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, LDI, Leonard Firestone, licensing, Lilith Morgan, Linda Ruffenach, Liqueur, Louisville, mascot, merger, mezcal, MGP, MGP-I, Michael Howard, Midleton Very Rare, movies, neighbors, Oakland, Open Championship, Paramount, PDT, pet, Piccadilly, Prairie Creek Beverages, punch, recipe, regulators, Reserve Bank of India, rights, Riviera Imports, Ron Burgundy, ruling, Seagram's, Selfridge's, Simon Fuller, single grain, soccer, Southfork Bottling Company, stars, Stephanie Seagram, Strong Spirits, Taylor Made, television, Tennessee Fire, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Whisky Shop, trademark, Troy Robertson, turtle, TV, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Warner Brothers, Waterloo, Whyte & Mackay, Will Ferrell, zoning0 comments

Celebrity-branded spirits are a big trend these days, and the whisky world is no exception. Last week, we reported on the lawsuit filed by John Wayne&...