Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)20190929192731
Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 2019@minter, @pintsandpoetry, @stuloosemore, Academy Awards, Airbus, Al Pacino, Alumni Whisky Series, announcer, Ardbeg, auction, Belfour Spirits, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, Blair Castle, Boeing, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brexit, Cannes, Carolina Hurricanes, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Swonger, Christie's, comic book, correction, Dave Keon, David DeFazio, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Deatsville, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donna Nally, Ed Belfour, Edrington, EU, European Union, fire, France, Frank Coleman, Glen Moray, Gordon & MacPhail, Gotham Hall, Graham Coull, H. Wade Minter, Highland Park, hockey, Hollywood, induction, Ireland, J.P. Wiser's, Joe Pesci, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Katrina Egbert, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Owl, lobbying, Lot #40, Mark Messier, Martin Scorsese, Michael Deresynski, movie, My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train, Neal Pyle, Nelson County, New York City, New York Film Festival, NHL, NHL Alumni, North Carolina, Old Pulteney, Oscars, Outryder, Peggy Noe Stevens, PNC Arena, politics, public address, railroad, Raleigh, Rebecca Jago, Rittenhouse Rye, Robert DeNiro, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Salute, Sam Heughan, Scottish Ballet, Speyside, Stone of Destiny, T.W. Samuels Distillery, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tax Free World Association, television, TFWA, The Balvenie, The Irishman, The Last Drop, The Walking Dead, Tilda Swinton, trade, Traigh Bhan, travel retail, Tribeca Productions, Trump Administration, TTB, Tun 1509, Walsh Whiskey, Washington, whiskey, whisky, WLKY, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey, Yvan Cournoyer0 comments
Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a...
Two Hurt in Tank Failure at Barton 1792 Distillery20190305184641
Two Hurt in Tank Failure at Barton 1792 Distillery
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2019Bardstown, Barton 1792 Distillery, beer well, collapse, distiller's beer, environment, Flaget Memorial Hospital, Kentucky, Nelson County, Sazerac, spill, storage tank, warehouse, WDRB, whiskey, whisky0 comments
March 5, 2019 – Two people suffered minor injuries today in the second accident in less than a year at Sazerac’s Barton 1792 Distillery in...
Investigation Underway Into Bardstown Whiskey Rickhouse Collapse20180623165001
Investigation Underway Into Bardstown Whiskey Rickhouse Collapse
Mark GillespieJune 23, 20181729 Barton, Bardstown, barrels, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, collapse, Constellation Brands, construction, Department of Environmental Protection, fire, Frankfort, Glenmore., helicopter, investigation, Kentucky, Louisville Courier-Journal, Nelson County, Nelson County Gazette, Owensboro, pollution, rick, rickhouse, Sazerac, statement, water, whiskey, whisky, WLKY0 comments
June 23, 2018 – An investigation is underway into the cause of Friday morning’s warehouse collapse at Sazerac’s Barton 1792 Distille...
Heaven Hill Unveils 2017 Parker’s Heritage Collection Bourbon20170719175438
Heaven Hill Unveils 2017 Parker’s Heritage Collection Bourbon
Mark GillespieJuly 19, 2017ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, Bourbon, Clermont. T.W. Samuels Distillery, Deatsville, Denny Potter, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Nelson County, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Promise of Hope, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 19, 2017 – Wth Parker Beam’s passing in January of complications from ALS, this year’s release of Heaven Hill’s annual Pa...
Another Bernheim Distillery Expansion for Heaven Hill20160130161420
Another Bernheim Distillery Expansion for Heaven Hill
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2016Bardstown, Bernheim, Bourbon, Denny Potter, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, expansion, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Larceny, Louisville, Nelson County, whiskey, whisky0 comments
January 30, 2016 – Heaven Hill plans to invest another $15 million to expand production capacity at its Bernheim Distillery on Louisville’...
Episode 566: December 13, 201520151213185700
Episode 566: December 13, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 13, 2015Amateur Drammer, Ardbeg, Award, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barley, BBC News, Beckmann, Billy Walker, Box Distillery, Box Early Days, brewery, Bruce Willis, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, California, catchphrase, Coppersea Distillery, Demolition Dave, Diageo, Die Hard, Dumbarton, Excelsior Bourbon, expansion, Ezra Brooks, farmers, Finger Lakes Distilling, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Guinness, High West, Icons of Whisky, incentives, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Jeff Cioletti, Jim Beam, John McLellan, Jose Cuervo, Kavalan, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kilchoman, King Car, Limestone Branch, Lisa Ryan, Luxco, Macallan, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, Mark Reynier, Maureen Reynier, McKenzie, Neist Point, Nelson County, Nelson County Gazette, New York, New York State, packaging, Paul McCusker, Peter Grasso, Pure Pot Still, Rebel Yell, remix, Remy Cointreau, Renegade Spirits, Ruari Reynier, single malt, Single Pot Still, soju, Solist, Supernova, Sweden, Syrah, Taiwan, Talisker, Teeling, The Year of Drinking Adventurously, Tomatin, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Utah. Yippie-Ki-Yay, vermouth, Waterford, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, Yellowstone0 comments
This week, we’ll give you a glimpse at something rarely seen…the very first still run at a new distillery. This week, the stills at Irelan...
Bardstown Bourbon Distillery Progressing Toward 2016 Opening20150926175420
Bardstown Bourbon Distillery Progressing Toward 2016 Opening
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2015Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bourbon, Bourbon Capital of the World, distillery, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Maker's Mark, Nelson County, Steve Nally, whiskey, whisky, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
September 24, 2015 – Construction work is underway on the latest addition to Bardstown, Kentucky’s claim as the “Bourbon Capital of ...
Episode 485: June 27, 201420140627210730
Episode 485: June 27, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2014album, Anchor Distilling, anniversary, Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, author, Banff, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon, Beam Suntory, Beer Barrel Bourbon, Ben Hogan, Black Barrel, Blaum Brothers, book, Bordeaux, Bourbon Capital of the World, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bowmore, Brianna Bailey, Bruichladdich, Byron Nelson, Campari, City Council, classic malts, Clermont, Dallas, David Urquhart, Deanston, Dewar's, Distilling Rob, Donna Nally, Dorus Mor, Duncan McGillivray, Elgin, Emerson Lamb, Excellence, explosion, family, family-owned, fire, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Galena, Glen Deveron, Glen Garden, Glen Garioch, Glenfiddich, golf course, Gordon & MacPhail, Harvest Bourbon Collection, Ian Urquhart, Ileach, Islay, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim McEwen, Justin Victor, Kentucky Whisky Chicks, Laura Urquhart, M.W. Blaum, Matt Hofmann, Michael Urquhart, Moore, Morrison Bowmore, music, neighbors, Nelson County, New Holland, Oklahoma, Old Pulteney, petition, Prince, protest, Purple Rain, Quarter Cask, Redemption Rye, retirement, River Deveron, Rob Gard, Rosemary Urquhart, Seattle, Signature Craft, Speyside, Spirited Debate, sprinklers, Steve Nally, Suntory, Tempest, Texas, Tulsa, Twister Distillery, Virgin Oak, Washington, Westland, WFAA, Wick, zoning0 comments
Michael Urquhart is retiring from Gordon & MacPhail in September, but the leader of the family-owned business calls it a natural “changing o...
Bourbon Capital To Get Another Distillery20140626151627
Bourbon Capital To Get Another Distillery
Mark GillespieJune 26, 2014Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barton, Clermont, Donna Nally, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Nelson County, Pete Kamer, Steve Beshear, Steve Nally, Willett, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
June 26, 2014 – Bardstown, Kentucky claims the title of “Bourbon Capital of the World”, with the trademark to prove it. Now, Bardsto...
Heaven Hill Fills Barrel #6,500,00020130326153051
Heaven Hill Fills Barrel #6,500,000
Mark GillespieMarch 26, 2013Bardstown, Commonwealth, Craig Beam, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Latts, Nelson County, Parker Beam, Shapira, Sheckles, Watts0 comments
March 26, 2013 – Heaven Hill Distilleries reached a milestone Tuesday at its production facility in Bardstown, Kentucky, with the filling of bar...