The Uncle Nearest Story: A Timeless Lesson for Modern Times (Episode 779: August 4, 2019)20190804174027
The Uncle Nearest Story: A Timeless Lesson for Modern Times (Episode 779: August 4, 2019)
August 4, 2019"The Road Home", Adam Keele, agriculture, analysts, Armagnac, auction, Australia, backstop, Baker's Bourbon, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, beer, black market, Booker Noe, Booker's, brewer, Brexit, budget, bulk whiskey, Caleb Kilburn, capital, Chinkapin Oak, Cigar Blend Bourbon, Civil War, Clermont, Clonakilty Distillery, collecting, collectors, cooperage, Copper Mule Distillery, Corky Taylor, crackdown, Dallas Dhu, David McEldowney, DC, Derek Maclean, Diageo, DIGI, distillery, Don Gosen, Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, Dublin, earnings, Esquire, EU, European Union, excise taxes, Facebook, farmers, Fawn Weaver, finance, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, Gus Griffin, hard border, Hermann, history, Hobart, investors, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distilling Company, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Kevin Hogan, Knob Creek, law, lawmakers, legislature, Little Book, Longmorn, Lynchburg, meetup, Melbourne, MGP Ingredients, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Missouri Craft Distillers Guild, Morehead State University, Nancy Fraley, Nathan Nearest Green, Northern Ireland, Oban, Old Teddy, online, Prime Minister, Private Collection, race, racism, Rosemary Garth, Scotch Whisky Auctions, shares, slavery, St. Magdalene, Starward, stock market, STR Casks, Sydney, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Teddy Maclean, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, Tennessee Whiskey, The Glenlivet, trade, Travel, Uncle Nearest, Uncle Nearest 1884, Uncle Nearest Distillery, Victoria Eady-Butler, visitors center, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments
If the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green and Jack Daniel was made into a movie, critics might describe it as “a feel-good story for th...
Tasting Diageo’s Game of Thrones Single Malts20190402151706
Tasting Diageo’s Game of Thrones Single Malts
April 2, 2019Balmoral, Baratheon, Cardhu, Castle Black, classic malts, Clynelish, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, dragons, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones Scotch Whisky Collection, Greyjoy, HBO, Iron Throne, Johnnie Walker, Khaleesi, Lagavulin, Lannister, Maester, Oban, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Stark, Talisker, Targaryen, The Night's Watch, Tyrell, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Winter's Frost0 comments
April 2, 2019 – Let’s admit something from the start. Not once in the first seven seasons of Game of Thrones have we ever seen someone dri...
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
October 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Go West, Whisky Investor…Westward, That Is (Episode 724: September 13, 2018)20180913170410
Go West, Whisky Investor…Westward, That Is (Episode 724: September 13, 2018)
September 13, 2018@livepaint, @turnipwhiskery, A9, Alltech, American Single Malt, apprentice, auction, Australia, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Blended Malt, Booker's, Bowmore, Brent Elliott, Brexit, Bruce Russell, Bruichladdich, budget, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Caol Ila, Chancellor, chief, Christie's, Cladach, classic malts, Clynelish, coastal, contract, Coxs Creek, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Denmark, Diageo, Distill Ventures, duties, Eddie Russell, emerging brand, EU, European Council, European Union, Fistful of Bourbon, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Freddie Johnson, government, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Highland Park 18, Highlands, House Spirits, Hurricane Florence, Inchgower, Inverness, investor, Islay, Jeff Royalty, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Russell, Joe Seelye, Joretta Russell, KDA, Kelsey McKechnie, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Chew, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirin, labor, Lagavulin, Lawrenceburg, Limestone Branch, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, Louisville, Lowlands, Mark Williams, Maryland, Matt Shattuck, Maureen Robinson, Max Shapira, Michael Berris, minority stake, Morgan, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, negotiations, Oban, online, Oregon, Parliament, Pearse Lyons, Philip Hammond, picket, picket line, police, Portland, protest, Redwood Brands, regions, Remy Cointreau, sales tax, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, single malt, Special Releases, Speyside, Starward, Stauning, strike, Supreme Court, survey, SWA, Talisker, taxes, The Balvenie, Tom Mooney, Town Branch Distillery, Travel Edition, travel retail, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, VAT, venture capital, Viking Pride, Vintner's Trilogy, Westward, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay, Yellow Submarine, Yellowstone Bourbon0 comments
Portland’s Westward American Single Malt from House Spirits is the latest prize in the spree of acquisitions and investments by major spirits br...
Diageo Planning £150 Million Investment in Scotch Whisky Tourism20180416140849
Diageo Planning £150 Million Investment in Scotch Whisky Tourism
April 16, 2018Blair Athol, Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Cristina Diezhandino, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glen Ord, Glenkinchie, Guinness Storehouse, hospitality, Ireland, job training, jobs, Johnnie Walker, Kilmarnock, Lagavulin, Learning for Life, Oban, Port Ellen, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Talisker, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 16, 2018 – With Scotch Whisky-related tourism at record highs, Diageo has announced plans to invest £150 million pounds ($214.9 million US...
No Port Ellen, Brora In Diageo’s 2018 Special Releases20180413103618
No Port Ellen, Brora In Diageo’s 2018 Special Releases
April 13, 2018Brora, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, classic malts, DCL, Diageo, Donald Colville, Glen Ord, Inchgower, Lagavulin, Oban, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Singleton, Special Releases, Talisker, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 13, 2018 – Diageo has unveiled nine of the ten whiskies that will be released later this year in its annual Special Releases series of lim...
Meet “The Gatekeeper of the Grains” (Episode 673: December 24, 2017)20171224191643
Meet “The Gatekeeper of the Grains” (Episode 673: December 24, 2017)
December 24, 2017adjudicator, Amir Peay, anCnoc, Andrew Morrison, Angelo Veneziano, Artisan Restaurant, Berry Bros. & Rudd, bonded warehouses, Bourbon, Canada, Canadian Whisky, capitalized interest, Christmas, Clydeside Distillery, Colorado, commodity, Congress, Connacht, Conor Dempsey, Corby, Daftmill, Derek Mather, Detroit, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Distiller's Edition, distiller's grains, Donald Trump, Dr. Don Livermore, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Drumshambo, Edinburgh, Eric Gregory, father-in-law, Federal Excise Tax, FET, Full Volume, Glasgow, Glenburgie, grain, grain elevator, Guinness World Records, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, interest, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Isle of Raasay, J.P. Wiser's, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jim Allan, jobs, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knappogue Castle, Kristen Ott, Kristy Fregonese, laboratory, Lagavulin, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, licensing, Lindores Abbey Distillery, lobbying, logo, Macallan, Mark Gorman, Mike Farley, Oban, Ontario, P.T. Wood, R&B Distillers, Rascan, ReserveBar.com, Rhonda Moore, Ryan Campbell, Sam Speers, Santa, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, silo, Solstice, spent grains, tax reform, taxes, The Dark, The Glenesk Hotel, The Light, The Shed Distillery, trademark, whiskey, whisky, Windsor, Wishaw, Wood's High Mountain Distillery0 comments
Distilleries need tons of grain to make their whiskies, and the responsibility for making sure that grain meets quality control standards falls on ...
Three Wise Men Tasting Whiskies for the Holidays20171223215810
Three Wise Men Tasting Whiskies for the Holidays
December 23, 2017Angelo Veneziano, Ballantine's, broken nose, Chivas Brothers, duty free, Full Volume, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenfarclas 105, Highland Park, holidays, It's Just the Booze Dancing, Mike Farley, nosing, Oban, Orkney, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Sam Speers, single malt, Speyside, Taiwan, tasting, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, ZZ Top0 comments
With the holiday season in full swing, we turned to three “wise men” for this month’s Tasting Panel and gave them three single malt ...
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)20170702153018
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)
July 2, 2017@anagram2112, @AxisofWhisky, @fields00, @scotchology1, Amontillado, Andy Davidson, Annabel Thomas, author, Bacardi, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, Black Bowmore, Black Label, Blood Oath, book, bottle, Bourbon, Box Distillery, brand ambassador, brand partner, Buffalo Trace, Canada 150, Canada Day, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Casey County, Catherine Carpenter, Charles Brown, Charleston, Chris Middleton, Col. EH Taylor Jr., commemorative, Confederation, conference center, contest, Cooley, copita, Crown Royal, crystal, David Stewart, Davin de Kergommeaux, decanter, distribution, Dr. James Crow, Dr. Jim Swan, Drimnin, Drimnin Estate, Dublin, Dunedin, Elijah Pepper, expansion, Filson Historical Society, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Frankfort, glass, Glencairn, Glenn's Creek Distillery, Gordon Dundas, Grimsby, Heritage, historical, importer, Infinium Spirits, investment, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Teeling, John Teeling, John Wendell, Johnnie Walker, journalism, Journeyman Distillery, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kingsbarns, London, Lot #40, Luxco, Manitoba, manufacturing, master blender, Michigan, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Ncn'ean, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Oban, OFC Distillery, Ontario, Oscar Pepper, Pact No. 3, patent, Paul Davidson, peaty cask, Rachel Barrie, Raymond Davidson, Redbreast, relocation, research, Reserve 101, retweet, Richard Paterson, Ron Welsh, rum, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scots Gaelic, Scott Davidson, Sherri Wong, single cask, Sour Mash, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Spirit Drink, sponsor, St. Andrew's, Stephen Teeling, stills, Sweden, Taiwan, Teeling Whiskey, The Baltimore Whiskey Company, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas Larsson, Tun 1509, Twitter, Union Collective, Versailles, visitor center, West Indies, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Weekend, Willowbank, WindyBore, wine glass, Woodford Reserve2 comments
When Raymond Davidson and his sons started marketing the Glencairn Whisky Glass in 2001, they thought the target audience was whisky blenders and indu...
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)