Episode 527: March 28, 201520150328230240
Episode 527: March 28, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2015@Scalias_boner, acquisition, Adolph Rupp, adventure, adviser, anniversary, Ardbeg, Armoirk, attorney, auction, Award, Bardstown, basketball, Beam Suntory, bedtime stories, bids, board, bottling, California, Carole Andreen-Harris, Center for Academic and Tutorial Services, charity, Churchill Downs, class action, Clermont, Cleveland Whiskey, coach, collecting, commemorative, Compass Box, construction, Coxs Creek, culture, deal, death, defendant, Diageo, Drammie Awards, Drammies, Echlinville, economic, economic development, English Whisky Company, Feckin, Forged Oak, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, founder, Four Roses, Fourth Street Live, France, Fred Minnick, Glenfarclas, Hedonism Quindecimus, horse racing, information, interviews, investment, Ireland, Irish, Islay, J. Cobliegh, James Nelstrop, Japan, Jeffrey David, Jennifer Bramseth, Jim Beam, Jim Cherwinski, jobs, John Grant, Keeneland, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Laphroaig, Lawson, lawsuit, lawyer, Linda Harrison, Louisville, Maker's 46 Mile, Maker's Mark, Mark Williams, McTears, merger, news, Northern Ireland, Orphan Barrel, painting, peat bog, Peat Monster, Perpetuum, photo, Phyl Divine, plaintiff, Prime Minister, retail, Shane Braniff, Shinzō Abe, St. Feckin, Steven Sawtelle, Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, Thoroughbred, Tito's, Tokyo, Tom Lix, Torii, Travel, Twitter, University of Kentucky, Urban Stillhouse, voting, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming0 comments
Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami is one of Japan’s leading business executives. He’s the first CEO from outside the founding Torii fa...
This Week’s Whisky News & Notes20140212151053
This Week’s Whisky News & Notes
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, ad, Austin, Beam, Birkenbush, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, Chivas Brothers, Colorado, Experimental Collection, Glen Grant, James Espey, Kieran Folliard, label, memorial, news, Texas, The Last Drop, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
February 12, 2014 – Here are some of the stories making news in the whisky world this week… Beam is expanding distribution of its 2 Ginger...
Episode 460: January 11, 201420140112014537
Episode 460: January 11, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 12, 2014750ml, Adam Edwards, Anchor Distilling, Andrea Wilson, apology, Authenticus, Bardstown, beer, BenRiach, Bill Sheckles, Bourbon Affair, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canada Gold, Canadian, Chris Morris, coalition, Companta, Conservative, craft distillers, Creative Whisky Company, Customs, Darren Rook, David Stirk, Diageo, Emerson Lamb, escalator clause, European Union, export, Festival, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Frank Murphy, Gavin Hewitt, geographical identity, George Osborne, Glenmorangie, Green Spot, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, HMRC, Horizons, independence, Infinium, ITV, Jack Teeling, Jim Swan, Joe Fraser, John McDougall, John Rhea, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, London, London Distillery Company, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Masterson's, Matt Hofmann, mayor, mistakes, news, Nicky Morgan, Parliament, Private Edition, Redbreast, referendum, regulators, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Rick Robinson, Rob Samuels, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Seattle, Septendecim, shoe, SMWS, SoDo, Solstice, South Africa, Stephen Teeling, SWA, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, tips, Tory, Travel, TV, verification, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Washington, Westland, wheat, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
London and Seattle have a few things in common: reputations for foggy, rainy weather…a vibrant cultural scene…and now, craft distilleries....
Jim Beam To Launch Single Barrel Bourbon in 201420131218111201
Jim Beam To Launch Single Barrel Bourbon in 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2013American Stillhouse, barrel sales, Clermont, Fred Noe, hand-fill, Jim Beam, news, visitors1 comment
December 18, 2013 – Jim Beam has a lot of different Bourbon variations, but there’s always been one thing missing from the lineup…un...
DISCUS Code Review Board Rules Against Dewar’s Online Ad20131217191554
DISCUS Code Review Board Rules Against Dewar’s Online Ad
Mark GillespieDecember 17, 2013Bacardi, Baron, Code of Responsible Practices, Dewar's, DISCUS, Frank Coleman, Johanne McInnis, Lynne Omlie, Meet the Baron, news, sexism, sexist, Sid Lee, social media, Swedish Bikini Models, weight, Whisky Lassie, women, YouTube0 comments
December 17, 2013 – Just a week after the Dewar’s “Meet The Baron” online video captured the attention of social media users a...
Diageo Releases Friends of the Classic Malts Range, Names First Mortlach Brand Ambassador20131217153627
Diageo Releases Friends of the Classic Malts Range, Names First Mortlach Brand Ambassador
Mark GillespieDecember 17, 2013classic malts, Diageo, Ewan Gunn, Georgie Bell, Mortlach, news, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Talisker0 comments
December 17, 2013 – With the 2013 special releases from Diageo’s Classic Malts range still working their way to retailers, the largest Sco...