Episode 482: June 6, 201420140606203741
Episode 482: June 6, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 6, 2014acquisition, Adam Rogers, Alliance Global, analysts, antitrust, Art Antiques London, Atlanta, auction, Australia, author, biology, book, Bourbon Hunter, Box Distillery, brain, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Cambridge, Campari, Canada, Canadian, cat, charity, chemistry, Children In Crisis, competition, Competition & Markets Authority, coolbottlecaps, crane, Diageo, distillation, Duke of York, earnings, education, Elijah, Emperador, Experimental Collection, fermentation, flavored whiskey, flavored whisky, Forty Creek, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, Grimsby, hangover, Hovenia, Ivo Fanotti, Jack Daniel's, John Hall, lab, Lauren Walles, Lion's Clyde Pub, markets, Markham, medicine, Office of Fair Trading, Ontario, Pasteur, Patrick Maguire, Paul Varga, Pioneer, Prince Andrew, proof, regulators, Richard Awbrey, River Clyde, science, scientists, Sullivan's Cove, Sweden, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tennessee Honey, tourism, Whiskey Apostles, Whyte & Mackay, Wired, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, yeast0 comments
Humans have been drinking alcohol for centuries, but there are still many things we don’t understand about it…basic things like the chemis...
UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale20140603100041
UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2014Alliance Global, Andrew Tan, antitrust, Competition & Markets Authority, Dalmore, Diageo, Emperador, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
June 3, 2014 – UK competition regulators will open a public comment period on Diageo’s plans to sell Whyte & Mackay to Filipino billio...
Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million20140509120615
Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million
Mark GillespieMay 9, 2014Alliance Global, Andrew Tan, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, Emperador, Gruppo Campari, Jill Inglis, KKR, Lion Capital, Office of Fair Trading, Phillippines, Reserve Bank of India, Robert Tchenguiz, sale, Supreme Court of India, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vijay Mallya, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
May 9, 2014 – A dark horse emerged from the bidding as the winner in Diageo’s sale of Whyte & Mackay, the Scotland-based unit of India...
Episode 466: February 15, 201420140216002012
Episode 466: February 15, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 16, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, Barterhouse, Beam, Bernheim, Booker Noe, Booker's, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, China, Chivas Brothers, Christchurch, Companta, counterfeit, Dalmore, David Blackmore, David Stewart, Diageo, DramFest, earthquake, Ewan Morgan, Experimental Collection, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hawaii, Houston, India, investment bankers, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Karnataka, Kieran Folliard, Louisville, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Raymond, New Zealand, Odyssey, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peat Freak, Pernod Ricard, regulators, Reserve 101, Russia, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Tamnavulin, The Balvenie, Tun 1401, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
There have been many more questions than answers about Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range of whiskies…until now. Diageo’s Ewan Morgan ...
Whyte & Mackay Officially On The Block20140212194833
Whyte & Mackay Officially On The Block
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 2014Bell's, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, Fettercairn, Invergordon, investment bankers, Jura, Office of Fair Trading, Rabobank, regulatory, Rothschild, Standard Chartered, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
February 12, 2014 – Diageo and United Spirits have officially kicked off the sale process for USL’s Whyte & Mackay division with the a...
UK Regulators: No Decision On Diageo’s W&M Proposal Without A Buyer20140210121304
UK Regulators: No Decision On Diageo’s W&M Proposal Without A Buyer
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 2014Bell's, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, India, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, regulatory, Suntory, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
February 10, 2014 – The UK’s Office of Fair Trading will not issue its opinion on Diageo’s proposal to sell approximately 70% of Why...
Episode 465: February 8, 201420140209003206
Episode 465: February 8, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 9, 2014Adelphi, airline, airplane, Alton Brown, ambassador, Anthony Wills, Barterhouse, brand ambassador, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Club, cancer, certification, competition, Court of Session, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Parker, David Stirk, Dermot Flynn, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Dublin, Edmonton, European Union, Evan Williams Single Barrel, exports, Food Network, frequent flier, Gavin Ballas, geographical protection, Gordon & MacPhail, Happy Harbor Comics, Harlen Wheatley, HMRC, Hotel, India, Irish Spirits Association, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Presidential Select, John Cashman, Julian Van Winkle, Karnataka, Ken Goldenberg, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Larceny Bourbon, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Maker's Mark, marathon, Michael Urquhart, minimum pricing, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peter Cressy, Peter Wills, Ranald Watson, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Brooking, Single Oak Project, Springbank, St. Patrick's Day, Stitzel-Weller, Sullivan's Cove, Supreme Court, SWA, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Team in Training, Terlato Wines, The Browncast, Tish Harcus, trade, Travel, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, W.L. Weller, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Whisky’s brand ambassadors roam the world, racking up tens or hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles every year and spending up to half t...
Force India F1’s 2014 Car Debuts Without Whyte & Mackay20140128203444
Force India F1’s 2014 Car Debuts Without Whyte & Mackay
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2014auto racing, competition, court, Dalmore, Diageo, F1, Force India, Formula One, India, Johnnie Walker, Karnataka, Kingfisher, McLaren, Mercedes, motorsports, Office of Fair Trading, Paul di Resta, regulators, Royal Challenge, Sahara, Spyker, Tamnavulin, UB Group, UB Holdings, United Spirits, USL, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
January 28, 2014 – Sahara Force India, the Formula One team led by Vijay Mallya, made its 2014 pre-season testing debut today in Jerez, Spain. I...
The Richard Paterson Interview: Part 120140122212311
The Richard Paterson Interview: Part 1
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2014antitrust, British Columbia, Canada, competition, Dalmore, Daniel Boulud, Diageo, frustration, merger, Office of Fair Trading, Richard Paterson, takeover, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Whyte & Mackay Master Blender Richard Paterson is known as “The Nose”, and travels the world on behalf of The Dalmore, Jura, and Whyte...
UK Regulators Prepared To Approve Whyte & Mackay Sale