Episode 510: December 8, 201420141208015758
Episode 510: December 8, 2014
December 8, 2014A. Smith Bowman, affidavits, allegations, architects, Atholl Crescent, attorney, Balcones, BenRiach, Benromach, blender, Bob Dalgarno, Box, buyout, Cadenhead's, Caramel, chill filtering, Chip Tate, Ciroc, Colin Ross, construction, court, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Dornoch, Edinburgh, Edrington, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, Gaelic, Geoff Bell, Georgie Crawford, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkeir Treasures, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, Hall of Fame, Ian Curle, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, imports, Inchgower, India, infused, Inver House, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Ken Grier, Lagavulin, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, Little Bay, Macallan, Mackmyra, Madagascar, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, mediation, memos, Michael Urquhart, Nate Arnold, negotiations, Oban, PE Investors II LLC, Pernod Ricard, Peter Gordon, Pierre Pringuet, PR agency, redacted, restraining order, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Mile Whiskies, running, Sandy Coutts, Sandy McIntyre, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, shopping, slander, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Stuart Harvey, Susan Colville, SWA, Sweden, Tamdhu, tariffs, taxes, Texas, The Whisky Shop, trade, vanilla, Virginia, Waco, Wayne Kieswetter, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, wife, William Grant & Sons0 comments
As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas ...
Balcones Dispute Settled, But Bitter Feelings Remain20141206163326
Balcones Dispute Settled, But Bitter Feelings Remain
December 6, 2014affidavits, agreement, Balcones, Chip Tate, Greg Allen, investors, Jared Himstedt, judge, lawsuit, non-compete, PE Investors II LLC, restraining order, settlement, Texas, Waco0 comments
Editor’s note: We have produced a special bonus episode of WhiskyCast this week including the complete interviews with Chip Tate and Greg Allen....
Chip Tate To Return To Balcones December 5, Plans To “Set Things Right”20141126133446
Chip Tate To Return To Balcones December 5, Plans To “Set Things Right”
November 26, 2014Balcones, Chip Tate, court, David Clouston, Jared Himstedt, Jim Meyer, judge, lawsuit, mediation, Oklahoma City, PE Investors II LLC, restraining order, Texas, Waco0 comments
Editor’s note: Chip Tate and the Balcones majority owners reached a settlement December 3 in which Tate sold his 27 percent ownership stake in B...
Tate Wins Key Battle In Balcones Distilling Dispute20141114162212
Tate Wins Key Battle In Balcones Distilling Dispute
November 14, 2014Balcones Distilling, Chip Tate, court, David Clouston, Greg Allen, investors, Jeffrey Armstrong, Jim Meyer, judge, lawsuit, Michael Rockafellow, Oklahoma City, PE Investors II LLC, restraining order, ruling0 comments
November 14, 2014 – Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has won a key battle in his fight with the majority investors who now control 73% of t...
Chip Tate: “I Want To Make Whiskey”20141020202853
Chip Tate: “I Want To Make Whiskey”
October 20, 2014#ISupportChipTate, agreement, attorney, Balcones, Chip Tate, contempt, court, Fred Minnick, Go Fund Me, Greg Allen, investors, Jim Meyer, judge, lawyer, mediation, Michael Rockafellow, non-compete, Oklahoma City, PE Investors II LLC, private equity, restraining order, statement, Texas, TRO, Waco, Waco Tribune, Whisky Advocate0 comments
October 20, 2014 – With a gag order banning him from speaking publicly about the legal battle for control of Balcones Distilling lifted, Balcone...
Balcones Dispute Headed For Mediation, Gag Order Lifted20141019220440
Balcones Dispute Headed For Mediation, Gag Order Lifted
October 19, 2014#ISupportChipTate, attorney, Balcones, Chip Tate, contempt, crowdfunding, defense fund, divorce, Fred Minnick, Go Fund Me, hearing, injunction, Jim Meyer, judge, lawsuit, lawyer, Oklahoma City, PE Investors II LLC, restraining order, sentence, Texas, Waco, Waco Tribune, Whisky Advocate0 comments
October 19, 2014 – There are new developments in the ongoing dispute between Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate and the Oklahoma City-based i...
Balcones’ Tate Denies Accusations, Claims Investors Plan Hostile Takeover20140916105231
Balcones’ Tate Denies Accusations, Claims Investors Plan Hostile Takeover
September 16, 2014Balcones, Chip Tate, David Clouston, fire, Greg Allen, gun, investors, Jared Himstedt, Jeffrey Armstrong, law, lawyer, Michael Rockafellow, Naman Howell Smith & Lee, ownership, PE Investors II LLC, Peter Rusek, restraining order, Sessions Fishman Nathan & Israel, Steven Germer, Vladimir Putin, Waco0 comments
September 16, 2014 – Chip Tate, the embattled founder and master distiller at Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas, has formally denied accusation...