Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)20190617030046
Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 20191205 Distillery, Absolut, age statement, Alexandre Ricard, Alumni Whisky Series, Ardgowan, Arran, Aspen, Baker Beam, Baker's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Birthday Bourbon, bottling size, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Carlton Welch, casks, celebration, centre, Charbay, Chuck Cowdery, Cincinnati, Clydebuilt, Colorado, Colorado Springs, coppersmith, Corky Taylor, Distillery 291, Douglas Laing & Co., Dry Fly Distilling, Dublin, Easter Rising, Edrington, Ernst & Young, EU, European Union, Father's Day, flavored whiskey, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, George T. Stagg, Granholm, Guinness, Hall of Fame, hockey, hops, Indiana, Indianapolis, Inverkip, investors, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, J.P. Wiser's, Jeff Agdern, John Little, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Knob Creek, Lagg, Larry Robinson, Louisville, Luke Waddell, Marrowbone Lane Edition, Martin McAdam, Max McFarlane, metric, Midleton, NHL Alumni, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paris, Pernod Ricard, poll, pricing, Prohibition, proposal, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Racer 5 IPA, retailers, Robby Fabbri, Roe & Co., rule making, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelbyville, shipping, Smooth Ambler, Spokane, Springbank, St. James's Gate, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup, states, Supreme Court, technical file, Tennessee, tequila, The Black Series, TMZ, tourism, TTB, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, visitors centers, Washington, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, World War I, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the Bluegr...
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition20190614101222
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Centre Pompidou, Cincinnati, distribution, entrepreneur, Ernst & Young, Gruppo Campari, Jeff Agdern, joint venture, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Louisville, merger, New Brand Ventures, Paris, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rabbit Hole Spirits, Republic National Distributing Company, RNDC, sales, shares, Smooth Ambler, stake, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Young's Market Company0 comments
June 14, 2019 – Ten years after exiting the Kentucky whiskey business with the $575 million sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, Pernod Ricard...
U.S. Whisky Festival Scene Shaken Up By “Whisky Live” Divorce20181210175656
U.S. Whisky Festival Scene Shaken Up By “Whisky Live” Divorce
Mark GillespieDecember 10, 2018contract, Damian Riley-Smith, Dave Sweet, divorce, event, Festival, franchise, Highland Games, Independent Spirits Expo, James Houlder, Jewish Whisky Company, La Maison du Whisky, licensing, London, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, Paragraph Publishing, Paris, Single Cask Nation, Spirits Marketing & Events Inc., Tasting Promotions LLC, whiskey, Whiskey and Barrel Nite, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Jubilee, Whisky Live, WhiskyFest0 comments
December 10, 2019 – A split between longtime partners is shaking up the 2019 calendar for whisky festivals in the United States. Paragraph Publi...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)20181207014258
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)
Mark GillespieDecember 7, 20181926, ACSA, Afghanistan, age statement, agency, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, Anthony Burnet, Ardbeg, artist, auction, Balcones, bar, barrels, Bernheim Distillery, Blackened American Whiskey, Bottled in Bond, bottling strength, brand ambassador, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campari, Canada, Caol Ila, Christie's, Christy McFarlane, Colorado, Compass Box, construction, craft distillers, Darryl McNally, Dave Pickerell, Denver, design, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dylan Strang, earnings, Easter Elchies House, economic development, Eden Mill, Elijah Craig, European Union, Evan Holt, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Family Casks, finishing, Fortnum & Mason, Fountain Square, French Oak, funding, geographical protection, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, Hilary Barnes, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hotel Tango, incentives, Indiana, Indianapolis, investors, Ireland, Islay, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jared Himstedt, Jim Rutledge, John Glaser, Juveniles, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaGrange, LCBO, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Marriott Marquis, Michael Dillon, military, NATO, New York City, New Zealand, news release, Oldham County, Ontario, painter, Paris, Paul Miller, phonetic alphabet, Pod Architecture + Design, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010. Bordeaux, Private Collection, proposal, PTSD, public comment, quarter, Rabbit Hole Distillery, regulations, Rob Dietrich, Robert Polson II, Robin Coupar, rule making, sales, Scotland, single malt, Sir Peter Blake, Snowflake, Speyside, St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's Day, Stranahan's, Stranger & Stranger, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, TBI, Texas, The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey, The Dubliner, The Macallan, Thomas Hogue, Timorous Beastie, Title 27, Toronto, trade, traumatic brain injury, Travis Barnes, Treasury Department, tribute, trunk, TTB, unaged whiskey, Valerio Adami, Waco, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye, white whiskey, world record, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Whisky Advocate’s annual WhiskyFest took over the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square Tuesday night, and we’ll have som...
The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)20180524164749
The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 24, 2018@bigbadchef, @CentralKYTours, @jimcronin, #Drams4Fams, Age International, aging, architect, auction, auto racing, Big Red Liquors, Blanton's, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brora, Central Kentucky Tours, charity, Clynelish, Colin Gordon, Colorado State University, deficit, Diageo, Discovery Series, donations, Dublin, Edmonton Scotch Club, Edrington, Egypt, Emperador, European Union, exports, food bank, fundraiser, geographic indicators, Georgie Crawford, Giza, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Great Pyramid, Halewood Wines & Spirits, history, Hong Kong, Hungarian Oak, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Jay Howard, Jim Cronin, John Crabbie & Co., John Currence, Ken Grier, Kentucky, label, Lagavulin, laser, lions, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Matt Colglazier, Method And Madness, Mississippi, Move On Up Mississippi, negotiations, Notre Dame, One Cure, Oxford Bourbon Festival and Auction, Paris, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, Private Select, Richard Paterson, River Spey, Rosebank, rumor, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shortage, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside, Springbank, Stephen Rankin, Stewart Duncan, SWA, tariff war, The Drinks Business, The Guardian, The Macallan, trade, trade barriers, trade deficit, U.S. Trade Representative, UFO, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, YouTube0 comments
Edrington first announced plans for The Macallan’s new distillery in 2012, but the planning process on what may be one of the longest distillery...
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)20171118223040
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2017"The Squirrel", 1792 Bourbon, 1960, Ace of Spades, alcohol abuse, Andy Watts, Aoife Keane, Ardgowan, Bacardi, Bain's, Bardstown, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Bluebell Wood, Blunden, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brand ambassador, British Embassy, Bunnahabhain, burglary, Canada, Canadian Club Heritage Center, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Caskers of Ottawa, chill filtering, Chinese, Consortium of Cards, Corby, counterfeit, cricket, Dair Ghaelach, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Deconstructed Series, Delta Fredericton, Distell, Distiller's Cut, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Easter Elchies, Edrington, expedition, Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation, forests, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Grant, Grinnell's Wood, health, Heathrow Airport, Hotel, Inverclyde, Inverkip, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jameson, Jameson Round, Jerez, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Jim Stanski, Karen Betts, Karuizawa, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, La Maison du Whisky, LCBO, Ledaig, Lee Behar, legislation, London, Macallan, Marcio Ramos, Martin McGowan, Midleton, Mike Brisebois, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, netsuke, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Border Collection, Old Particular, Ontario, Ontario Parliament, Ottawa, Paris, Park Lane, Pinotage, polar, police, Portugal, Robert Swan, Rue d'Anjou, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, South Pole, Spain, SWA, Switzerland, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Revival, theft, Three Ships, Tish Harcus, Tobermory, tourism, tours, Travel, travel retail, UK Supreme Court, Vancouver, visitors center, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Windsor0 comments
This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a l...
French Police Search for Whisky Thieves after $793,000 Burglary20171114214821
French Police Search for Whisky Thieves after $793,000 Burglary
Mark GillespieNovember 14, 2017"The Archer", "The Squirrel", 1960, 8th Arrondissement, auction, Bonhams, charm, France, Georges Benitah, Hong Kong, Japan, Japanese, Karuizawa, La Maison du Whisky, netsuke, Paris, police, The Cockerel, theft, Thierry Benitah, whiskey, whisky0 comments
November 14, 2017 – Police in Paris are investigating what may well be one of the largest whisky thefts on record after an audacious team of bur...
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)20170402140734
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 2, 2017@ForzaUnion, @OldBurbonGangsta, @TeresaDeck81, #trypod, 100% Islay, A.D. Laws, airport, Amarone, Amazon, ambassador, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Article 50, Artist's Blend, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bainbridge, Balblair, Battle Point, Beam, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, BenRiach, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, bill, Bill Lark, Birmingham, Bladnoch, Bond & Lillard, Brexit, Brian, buyout, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, Carlow, CBC News, Celtic Whiskey Shop, chairman, Chichibu, Chris Malcolm, Colorado, Compass Box, competition, Cooley, court order, craft distillers, Craigellachie, Dail, David G, delivery, dissertation, Drew Dilkens, Dublin, Eclipx, editor, England, English Whisky Company, EU, European Union, exports, farm gate, Federal Court of Australia, Feis Ile, First Minister, Flaming Heart, Forty Creek, free movement, Fuji-Gotemba, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Gooderam & Worts, Grant's, Great Britain, Great King Street, Green Label, Hall of Fame, Heathrow, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hopped, Hubris, ice cream, Imperial, independence, India, investigation, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Isle of Arran, J. Rieger & Co., J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Rieger, James Campbell, John Distilleries, John Hall, Johnnie Walker, Jota Tanaka, JP Wiser's, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kirin, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, labels, Lark Distillery, Lawrenceburg, legislation, licensing, liens, Lifetime Achievement, Lisa Ryan, Lisbon Treaty, Loch Gorm, London, Macallan, Malt 'n Rye, managing editor, Margaret Batt, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matsuri, Matt Jones, mayor, Missouri, Monogram, Morocco, Nant, negotiations, Nicola Sturgeon, Noel Sweeney, Ontario, Overeem, Paris, Parliament, Paul John, Percy Hatfield, Pernod Ricard, podcasting, podcasts, police, politics, Powerscourt, Prime Minister, private cask, receiver, Redbreast, Redlands, referendum, retailer, Rieger, Rivals, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sassicaia, Scale, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, securities, shares, Single Marrying Cask, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, stake, Steph, Stuart Wilson, Suntory, Suzanne Redmond, Suzi Redmond, SWA, Talia, tariffs, Tasmania, Teaninich, Teresa Deck, The Glenrothes, The Norfolk, theft, Theresa May, Tim Herlihy, tourism, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, UK, Urban Bourbon, Val, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, vintage, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterford, West Midlands Police, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Collection, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wine 2 5, Wine Merchants Collection, Wine Two Five, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, writer1 comment
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of this month in Scotla...
Episode 612: October 23, 201620161023212057
Episode 612: October 23, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2016@chicagobars, airport, Alan Winchester, Alberta, Alfred Barnard, An Ard Ri, appeal, Ardbeg, Arran, auction, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's Rye, Boston, Brian Neely, British Columbia, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Celtic Whiskey, charity, Chris Ratliff, Christie's, classic malts, Clermont, Clootie Dumpling, Constellation Brands, contest, contract, Court of Session, Crown Royal, David Frost, Denmark, dessert, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle, Distiller's Edition, Dublin, Dugas, Dunville's, European Court of Justice, Feis Ile, Fred Noe, Georgie Crawford, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Harrod's, High West, Hotel Grand Pacific, Hugh Jones, Hunter Laing & Co., Iain McArthur, Ileach, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Collection, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, James Shanks, Japan, Japan/America Society, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Murray, Kentucky, Knappogue Castle, labor, Lagavulin, Ledaig, Lethbridge, Lexington, Local 111-D, Loch Lomond, Malt Mill, Master of Malt, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, Nate Darling, negotiations, New York City, Nick Morgan, Northern Harvest Rye, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, overtime, Paris, Patrick's Bar, Peat Chimney, Peter Mackie, Port Charlotte Hotel, Port Ellen, prize, Redbreast, Rune Lauridsen, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Jones, Single Cask Nation, Smugglers Series, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, Speyburn, Spice King, Stewart Laing, Sticky Toffee Pudding, strike, Suntory Holdings, Supreme Court, SWA, Takeshi Niinami, Teeling, The Crafts Council, The Glenlivet, The High Seas, The Hive, The Irishman, The Strath, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, Tullamore, UFCW, Usquaebach, Victoria Whisky Festival, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, William Larue Weller, Winchester Collection, wine0 comments
Lagavulin Distillery is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Islay distillery hasn’t changed all that much over the years –...
Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)