Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...
Major Changes At Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, and Heaven Hill20180918193416
Major Changes At Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, and Heaven Hill
Mark GillespieSeptember 18, 2018ALS, Austin, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Bernheim Distillery, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, Bourbon, Clermont, Craig Beam, Cruzan Rum, Deep Eddy Vodka, Denny Potter, distiller, Frankfort, Global Innovation Center, Greg Davis, Heaven Hill, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, master distiller, Parker Beam, Private Select Experience, Rob Samuels, Texas, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, whiskey, whisky0 comments
September 18, 2018 – Just days after the end of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, an earthquake of sorts has hit Bourbon Country with major changes...
The Speed Art Museum’s “Art of Bourbon” Auction (Episode 725: September 16, 2018)20180916182607
The Speed Art Museum’s “Art of Bourbon” Auction (Episode 725: September 16, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 16, 2018@The_Jage, @turnipwhiskery, #fermentationfriday, A. Smith Bowman, Aberfeldy, airport, Alltech, Amrut, Angel's Share Glass, art, auction, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, benefits, bicycle, Bill Lumsden, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caol Ila, Carlow Brewing Company, Chambers Bay Distillery, charity, Chicken Cock Whiskey, China, Coastal Collection, collaborative distilling, Colorado, Conor McGregor, contract, contract distilling, Coxs Creek, Distillery Select, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., education, Emmy Cox, EU, European Union, export, exports, Festival, FEW American Whiskey, Few Spirits, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, Freddie Johnson, Fredericksburg, Glen Garioch, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Grain & Barrel Spirits, Grain Surfboards, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, horse racing, Hunter S. Thompson, import, intellectual property, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey, Isaac Bowman, Isaac Bowman Pioneer Spirit, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Dangler, Julian Van Winkle III, Justify, Karen Somerville, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kirin, Lawrenceville, Littlemill, Littlemill Celestial Edition, local, Loch Lomond, London, Louisville, Maine, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Max Shapira, MGP, Michael Bendavid, mixed martial arts, MMA, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, negotiations, Notorious, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Parkinson's disease, Paul Hletko, Pearse Lyons, Pioneer Spirit, Port Cask, President, Prohibition, provenance, Puget Sound, Repeal Batch, research, Sazerac, Seamus O'Hara, Shriners Hospital for Children, Skye, Speed Art Museum, staves, Stephen Reily, Stitzel-Weller, strike, surfboard, Tacoma, Taiwan. Ian Chang, Talisker, tariffs, Town Branch Distillery, trade, trademark, travel retail, Triple Crown, Truman Cox, two-tier, UFC, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Virginia, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, Wild Turkey, Woody Creek, Woody Creek Distillers, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies, XOP, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Bourbon & Beyond gets underway this Friday night in Louisville with a charity Bourbon auction to benefit the Speed Art Museum. The whiskies going ...
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announces Class of 201820180911121325
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2018Alltech, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Dublin, Dueling Barrels Distillery, Eric Gregory, Fortune Brands, Frazier History Museum, Freddie Johnson, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, induction, Ireland, Jimmy Russell, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lexington, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Max Shapira, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Pikesville, Suntory, Town Branch Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 11, 2018 – Three new members have been named to the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, while an industry leader will be honored with the a...
Jeff Arnett: 10 Years as Master Distiller at Jack Daniel’s (Episode 718: August 5, 2018)20180805102501
Jeff Arnett: 10 Years as Master Distiller at Jack Daniel’s (Episode 718: August 5, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 5, 2018acacia, activists, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Antrim, Australia, Bardstown, bass, Belle Meade, Blended Malt, Boot Hill, Bottled in Bond, Brian Lee, Brian Treacy, Buchanan's Select, Bushmills, Carlow Brewing Company, Causeway Coast and Glens Council, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, Collinstown, Cork, demand, Diageo, distiller, Douglas Laing & Co., Dubai, Dublin, Dublin Airport, duty free, Eddie Russell, environment, EU, European Union, expansion, Fraunces Tavern, Heaven Hill, Ireland, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jimmy Bedford, Jimmy Russell, Kansas, Lincoln Henderson, Longbranch, Louise McGuane, Lynchburg, Mark Shilling, Mark Vierthaler, master distiller, Matthew McConaughey, mesquite, music, Nearest Green, Neil Giraldo, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New York City, Northern Ireland, Old Fitzgerald, Parker Beam, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, planning, Ralph Erenzo, Rock Oyster, Sagamore Spirit, Save Our Causeway Coast, Single Barrel Select, sound, St. James's Church, Supervalu, tariffs, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Three Chord Bourbon, tone, trade, travel retail, Tuthilltown Spirits, Wes Henderson, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
Jeff Arnett became the Master Distiller for Jack Daniel’s in 2008, joining a small club of distillers that began with Jack Daniel and Nathan ...
Building a Showcase for Bourbon History (Episode 717: August 2, 2018)20180802205645
Building a Showcase for Bourbon History (Episode 717: August 2, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 2, 2018@ljsandoval1981, Aberlour, Alpine Distilling, Andy Treinen, Australia, blender, Booker Noe, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Medical Journal, California, Canada, Casg Annamh, Charbay, Chris Clark, dementia, distillery, Doubled & Twisted, education, Fettercairn, Frazier History Museum, Ghost & Rare, Ghost and Rare, Gordon Motion, Heaven Hill, Hebridean Whisky Trail, Highland Park, history, Isle of Harris, Isle of Raasay, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jesse Tampio, Jim Beam, Jim Lyngvild, Jimmy Russell, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King George V, Leonard Sandoval, Louisville, Malt Whisky Trail, Marko Karakasevic, master blender, master distiller, medicine, Miles Karakasevic, Moray Speyside Tourism, museum, Park City, Parker Beam, planter, Port Ellen, research, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sherry Cask Edition, single malt, slavery, Speyside, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirit of Kentucky, Sullivan's Cove, Talisker, Torabhaig, tourism, travel retail, Traveler's Rest, tree, Two Brewers, Utah, Valhalla Series, Valknut, Valkyrie, visitors, W9 Summit, welcome center, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Summit, Whitehorse, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Wings of the Eagle, Yukon0 comments
Construction workers are racing the clock to complete work at Louisville’s Frazier History Museum by the end of this month, when the new “...
Parker’s Heritage Collection Takes a Twist (Episode 713: July 12, 2018)20180713003805
Parker’s Heritage Collection Takes a Twist (Episode 713: July 12, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 13, 2018@whisky_pete, #freethewhisky, Aberfeldy, airport, Alain Royer, ALS, ALS Association, Amir Peay, Angel's Envy, attorney general, Baltimore, Bardstown, Bare Knuckle, Blenders' Mash, Boot Hill Distillery, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, Bourbon, Bourbon Mash, Brian Treacy, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buchanan's, Business in Vancouver, Canada, cannabis, Catoctin Creek, Changhi, charity, Columbus, Connecticut, Crown Royal, David Eby, Deatsville, Denny Potter, DFS, Diageo, doctorate, Dodge City, duty free, Ellicott City, Europe, expansion, exports, fermenters, flood, forgery, fundraiser, Heaven Hill, Hickman, honorary, imports, Italy, James E. Pepper, James E. Pepper Distillery, Kansas, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, KO Distilling, Kyle Henderson, label approval, Lexington, Liqueur, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mad River Distillers, Manassas, Mark Williams, Marsala, Maryland, New Haven, New Riff Distillery, Newfoundland, Noble Collection, Ohio, Orange Curaçao, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Promise of Hope, province, Puni, R H Resolute, Rachel Barrie, Red Eye Whiskey, regulations, robocall, Rod Zdebiak, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Singapore, SMWS, spelt, St. John's, tariffs, tax strips, Thomas Mackenzie, trade war, travel retail, TTB, University of Edinburgh, Vendome, Vermont, Virginia, Watershed, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky0 comments
Heaven Hill has unveiled the 2018 edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection whiskey. It’s a Bourbon finished in Orange Curaçao liqueur barre...
Preparing for Whisky’s Next Generation (Episode 682: February 25, 2018)20180225005718
Preparing for Whisky’s Next Generation (Episode 682: February 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 25, 2018@garretmalt, @kingrhinola, @nevillem, @sipologyblog, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran Whisky, Athgarret Malt, barrel sales, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cat, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, court, Crown Royal, Dave Pickerell, dog, Drew Mayville, Earth, Entrapment, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, expansion, FarmStock, Feis Ile, fire, Five Virtues, Gimli, glen, Glen Buchenbach, Glen's Cask, Glencairn, GlenDronach, Glenturret, groovy, Hazlet Rye, Heaven Hill, induction, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Arran, J.J. Corry, John Campbell, Jon Kriedler, Josh Wright, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, King Rhino, Lagg, Laphroaig, lawsuit, legal, Louise McGuane, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Metal, Metallica, Mickey Heads, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Montreal, mouser, music, Nik, Obey Your Master, Old Fitzgerald, Old Montreal Distillery, Old Overholt, Old Overholt Bonded, Orphan Barrel, Parker Beam, partnership, peanuts, pet, photo, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, planning permission, post office, Quebec, rock, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Ritenbaugh, song, SWA, Tal, Tattersall Distilling, Tattersall Rye, The Glenmorangie Company, Tom Dean @meerkat1984, Tomatin, Towser, Turret, Vermont, Waldhorn, water, Westborough, whiskey, Whiskey in the Jar, whisky, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, wood0 comments
Distillers like to say they’re not making whisky for themselves, but laying it down for future generations. Part of that process is identifying ...
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Honors Three New Members20170913113731
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Honors Three New Members
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2017ALS, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Chris Morris, Early Times, Eric Gregory, Frazier History Museum, Hall of Fame, Harry Shapira, Heaven Hill, Jerry Summers, Jimmy Russell, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Tourism Industry Association, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Old Forester, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
September 13, 2017 – The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame has added three new members, while honoring Maker’s Mark Chairman Emeritus Bill Sam...
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)20170820174609
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 20, 2017An Cladach, Angarna, Astar, auction, baby, Baring, Ben Dean, Birthday Bourbon, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Camus, Canton, Caol Ila, Carl Reavey, Chivas Brothers, cognac, collecting, Collectivum, contract, Cyril Camus, Dalmore, Diageo, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Dumbarton, Dunedin, duty free, Edinburgh, Europe, European Union, Evelyn Drumm, exports, Federation of Food & Drink, Food & Drink Federation, football, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, goalkeeper, Gordon Casey, Hanyu, Heaven Hill, Hong Kong, Ian Chang, Irish Whiskey, IVF, Jackie Zykan, James Eadie, Jim Swan, Julio's Liquors, Karuizawa, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kilmalid, King Car, labor, labour, Lalique, Lambay, Lambay Island, Laurent Lacassagne, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Macallan, Manzanilla, Massachusetts, McTears, Megan Drumm, Michael Williams, Mike Drumm, Missouri, negotiations, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Octomore, Ohio, Old Forester, Old Rip Van Winkle, Oldham, Otago, Ozark, Paisley, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, pound, Revelstoke Trust, Robin Laing, Roseisle, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, second-fill virgin cask, soccer, Solist, Special Releases, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, Stockholm, Sweden, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, Talisker, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, union, Unite, Victoriana, Virgin Oak, Walsall FC, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies...