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Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition20190813115555

Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition

August 13, 2019 – Heaven Hill Brands has agreed to acquire Black Velvet, the #2 selling Canadian Whisky brand, from Constellation Brands. The de...

Episode 614: November 6, 201620161106161234

Episode 614: November 6, 2016

Mark GillespieNovember 6, 2016Adam Hannett, airport, anCnoc, anniversary, artwork, asset, auction, Bacardi, Bardstown, baseball, BC Liquor Stores, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Billy Leighton, Black Art, Black Bowmore, blending, Blue Label, Boris Johnson, bottling, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bowmore Trilogy, Brian Nation, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Celtic Whiskey Shop, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chivas Brothers, Christie's, commentary, Corby, David Frost, David Stewart, DCL, Delaware Valley Fields Foundation, Dexter Fowler, Diageo, Distillers Company, Don Livermore, Dublin, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, Edwin Landseer, engraved, farm, fire, Fire Giants, Fly the W, football, Frankfort, gift, Glansa, Gleneagles, Gold Bowmore, Gordon Motion, Grand Metropolitan, Guinness, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Highland Park Fire, Highland Park Ice, Iain McArthur, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Collection, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, John Dewar & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, Kilmalid, Lagavulin, Laura Fields, Louisville, Max Shapira, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, Monarch of the Glen, mythology, National Museum of Scotland, National War Museum, O.F.C., Octomore, OFC, Old Rip Van Winkle, Orkney, painting, Paisley, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Peaty Collection, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Pierre Weydert, Port Charlotte, Robert Gibbs, Rùdhan, Scapa, Scotch Whisky Association, soccer, sports, Switzerland, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Balvenie, The Balvenie DCS Compendium, The DCS Compendium, The Laddie Ten, The Thin Red Line, The Times, Tommy Dewar, trash, travel retail, Union 52, Viking, Walkerville, warehouse, whiskey, whisky, White Bowmore, Windsor, World Series0 comments

This Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Heaven Hill’s distillery and 90,000 barrels of whiskey in Bardstown, Kentucky....

Episode 611: October 16, 201620161015233932

Episode 611: October 16, 2016

Mark GillespieOctober 15, 2016@mischiefmags, @pkhtex, Alan Shayne, American Stillhouse, archaeological, author, bargaining, BBR, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Black Bull, Bob Dalgarno, book, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, brandy, Brandywine Creek, Brazil, Brexit, Britain, British, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, China, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Clermont, Col. E.H. Taylor, contract, David Frost, Doug McIvor, Duncan Taylor, European Union, exports, festivals, Frank McHardy, Glen Grant, historical, India, Ironroot Republic, IWSC Group, Janelle Mudd, Janet Patton, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Jonathan Likarish, Jura, Kentucky, labor, Lexington Herald-Leader, London, Longmorn, Madeline Shayne, Maggie Robinson, Martin Dolezal, Masters Collection, negotiations, Nicolas Laracuente, OFC, Paul Hansen, picket line, Republic of Texas, Revolutionary War, Robert Likarish, Schenley, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, SMWS, Spirit Imports, Springbank, Springbank Whisky School, St. James Place, Steffen Brauner, strike, Texas, Texas Legation, Texas Legation Bourbon, The Macallan, The Whisky Extravaganza, trade, UFCW, UK, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, whiskey, Whiskies of the World, whisky, WhiskyMax, Whiskypedia, Woodford County, Woodford Reserve0 comments

Charles Maclean is arguably one of the most prolific Scotch whisky writers around, and his years of research and writing have given him a unique histo...

Episode 544: July 19, 201520150719155447

Episode 544: July 19, 2015

Mark GillespieJuly 19, 2015@DSMBourbonClub, @Zeech, acting, Alexander Hamilton, Artesian, Australia, author, Bacardi, bar, Bonnie Rose, book, Bourbon Empire, Bronfman, Buffalo Trace, bullshit, Canon, Chicago, Chivas Brothers, class action, cocktail, Col. E.H. Taylor, Compton MacKenzie, consumer, corruption, Dandelyan, Dave Broom, Edrington, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Single Barrel, extras, film, First Minister, Four Roses, fraud, Garrison Brothers, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Gordon Motion, Heaven Hill, Herald Scotland, history, Holyrood, Hood River Distillers, Hotel Michael, Hudson Four Grain Bourbon, Hudson Whiskey, humidity, insurance, Iowa, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Strength, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, knucklehead, labeling, lawsuit, legalized stealing, Lew Rosenstiel, litigation, London, Matt Rosenfeld, Mellow Gold, MGP Ingredients, MGP-I, Mount Vernon, movie, multinational, myth, New York City, Nicola Sturgeon, novel, OFC, Orkney, Pendleton, Pendleton Midnight, Portsoy, Press and Herald, protected geographical indicator, refunds, Reid Mitenbuler, Revolutionary War, Richard Paterson, Robert Mark, Samuel Bronfman, Scapa, Schenley, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seagram, Seattle, settlement, shipwreck, Singapore, Skiren, snakes, SNP, Spirited Awards, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, task force, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky, taxes, Templeton Rye, The Black Grouse, The Dalmore, The Dalmore Affinity, The Dead Rabbit, The Famous Grouse, Thomas Jefferson, TTB, Tuthilltown Spirits, Tyler Allison, Wade Woodward, Whiskey Rebellion, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Trust, Whisky Galore, William Grant & Sons, writer, Zack Schrock0 comments

Bourbon has a unique place in American history, but as with other elements of American history…many of the stories of Bourbon are based more on ...