Orphan Barrel & Stitzel-Weller Featured in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book20151007180726
Orphan Barrel & Stitzel-Weller Featured in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2015Barterhouse, Bourbon, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, catalog, Christmas Book, Diageo, Forged Oak, Lost Prophet, Louisville, Neiman-Marcus, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Rhetoric, Stitzel-Weller, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 7, 2015 – Someone at Neiman Marcus really likes Bourbon, if the annual Christmas Book of high-end luxury gifts is any indication. Bourbo...
Episode 479: May 17, 201420140517163117
Episode 479: May 17, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 17, 20141948, Alex Salmond, Austin, Austria, Balcones, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Bernheim, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Campari, Campari America, Chip Tate, collectors, Customs, Dan Garrison, David Frost, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, Diamonds, Dràm an Stiùreadair, economic development, Eddie Russell, Elgin, European Commission, European Union, Evolution, exports, Feis Ile, Forty Creek, France, Gaelic, Garrison Brothers, Glen Grant, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Grimsby, Hibiki, Hidetsugu Ueno, Hill Country, Hye, ice, ice carving, Ileach, independence, India, Indian Whisky, investing, Islay, Jimmy Russell, Joe The Bluesman, John Ellwood, John Hall, Jose Manuel Barroso, Klaus Doblmann, Las Vegas, Mark Brown, Michael Urquhart, Moray Golf Club, Morrison Bowmore, Old Blowhard, Old Taylor, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, Peristyle, Poland, Ranger Creek, Rebecca Creek, referendum, Reid Mitenbuler, Rhetoric, San Antonio, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Single Oak Project, Spain, Steve Beshear, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, SWA, tax incentives, Texas, The Netherlands, trade, Twitter, Washington, Wealth Solutions, Westering Home, Wild Turkey, Yellow Rose0 comments
The old saying goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Dan Garrison’s life was full of lemons back in 2003, and he decided...
Orphan Barrel’s Rhetoric Bourbon To Go On Sale In June20140515193006
Orphan Barrel’s Rhetoric Bourbon To Go On Sale In June
Mark GillespieMay 15, 2014Barterhouse, Bernheim, Diageo, Ewan Morgan, Louisville, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Rhetoric, Stitzel-Weller1 comment
May 15, 2014 – Diageo’s Orphan Barrel line of rare whiskies will expand to a third release in June with Rhetoric. As reported by WhiskyCas...
Episode 468: March 1, 201420140302002254
Episode 468: March 1, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2014Alissa Henley, Amber Rock, Arran, Barterhouse, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Booker's, Borders, Brora, Cardhu, D&M Liquors, Diageo, Dickel, domain, Domain Name Journal, Ewan Morgan, George Dickel, Germany, Horst Luning, Inver House, Inver House Distillers, James Espey, Jedburgh, Jedforest, Last Drop, Last Drop Distillers, Lombard, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Michael Arnoni, Michael Costello, Mossburn Distillers, Neil Mathieson, Nick Morgan, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peter Fleck, railroad, Rhetoric, Rob Samuels, San Francisco, Seeshaupt, Skye, Speyburn, Speyside, Springbank, Strathspey, The Last Drop, Theresia Luning, Tom Jago, Torabhaig, Tullahoma, web, Whisky.com0 comments
Maker’s Mark celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and the distillery is about to undergo a $70 million dollar expansion that will increase...
Rhetoric Bourbon Will Be Third Orphan Barrel Release20140225142257
Rhetoric Bourbon Will Be Third Orphan Barrel Release
Mark GillespieFebruary 25, 2014Barterhouse, Bernheim, Diageo, Ewan Morgan, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Rhetoric, Stitzel-Weller0 comments
February 24, 2014 – The first two whiskies in Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range are still a few weeks away from retailers, but the third re...
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 ...
Orphan Barrel Bourbons Get Birth Certificate (Of Sorts)20140211130134
Orphan Barrel Bourbons Get Birth Certificate (Of Sorts)
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2014Barterhouse, Bernheim, Diageo, Edwin Foote, Heaven Hill, Louisville, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Stitzel-Weller, UDV, United Distillers0 comments
February 11, 2014 – Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel line of whiskies is based on so-called “found” barrels of whisky that have been...
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...
Diageo Releases More Details On Orphan Barrel Whiskies20140131124414
Diageo Releases More Details On Orphan Barrel Whiskies
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2014Barterhouse, Bulleit, Diageo, Dickel, Ivan Menezes, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Rhetoric, Stitzel-Weller, Tennessee, Tullahoma1 comment
January 30, 2014 – Diageo’s North American unit is releasing more information about the upcoming launch of its Orphan Barrel line of whisk...
Episode 454: December 2, 201320131202080050
Episode 454: December 2, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 2, 2013age statements, antitrust, Barack Obama, Bardstown, Barterhouse, Berry Bros. & Rudd, blending, Blue Hanger, Bow & Blade, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Celebration Sour Mash, Chris Pickett, competition, construction, Dalmore, Diageo, Doug McIvor, Dufftown, Easter Elchies, Edrington, Elgin, Elizabethtown, embargo, ethics, Family Reserve, farm, Fettercairn, Franklin County, Gavin Ballas, George Dickel, gift, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, holiday, India, Inside Job, Invergordon, investigation, Jim Eaton, Johnnie Walker, journalism, Jura, Larceny, Linkwood, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mannochmore, Mark Reynier, Matthew Crow, Michter's, Mortlach, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, pardon, Pat Melton, principles, Quarter Casks, raithrover, Rare Old, Rare Old Special Strength, regulators, Scottish Thistle Awards, Sean Phillips, Sheriff, Speyside, Steve McGingle, Tamnavulin, Thanksgiving, theft, tourism, Tullahoma, turkey, United Spirits, video, Vijay Mallya, Visit Scotland, visitor, W.L. Weller, wheated Bourbon, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt0 comments
There’s one question Diageo’s whisky team has been asked for years — why can’t we have more Mortlach single malt bottlings? Th...