Whiskey Boom Still Going Strong in U.S.20160202132724
Whiskey Boom Still Going Strong in U.S.
Mark GillespieFebruary 2, 2016beer, Bourbon, David Ozgo, DISCUS, distilled spirits, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, drinks, exports, Kraig Naasz, Peter Cressy, sales, spirits, Tennessee Whisky, tequila, trade, vodka, whiskey, whisky, wine0 comments
February 2, 2016 – U.S. whisky sales showed solid growth across the board for the second straight year as overall sales of distilled spirits onc...
Episode 558: October 17, 201520151018022113
Episode 558: October 17, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2015A.M. Swope, Adam Hannett, Allan Logan, Andy Cant, anonymous, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Arran, attorney general, auction, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Billy Leighton, Boston, bottling plant, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campari America, caption, Carl Reavey, charity, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, crash, Cumbria, Dave Pickerell, David Frost, David Stewart, Dick Mack's, Dingle, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Elgin, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, Family Reserve, George Washington, Gerald Glavota, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glenmorangie, GNS, grain neutral spirits, Heaven Hill, history, Houston, indictment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Conway, James Anderson, Jim Beveridge, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, John Campbell, Joseph Hyman, judge, Julian Van Winkle III, Kansas, kilt, Laphroaig, lawyer, Lee Behar, Mark Williams, Matthijs van den Nouland, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Midleton Very Rare, Mike Raymond, Mount Vernon, Nikka, O.F.C., Old Rip Van Winkle, overturn, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peter Cressy, prosecutors, Redbreast, Reserve 101, retirement, Richard Paterson, Royal Brackla, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, shortage, single malt, Skinner, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steve Bashore, Susann Estle-Cronau, tanker, text, The Balvenie, The Bothy, The DCS Compendium, The Lakes Distillery, The One, The Whisky Show London, theft, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Thomas Wingate, tip, Tullamore Dew, vintage, vodka, Volkswagen, whiskey, Whyte & McKay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons0 comments
George Washington’s Scottish distiller never made single malt whisky at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century, but Scottish distillers John Campbell,...
Episode 556: October 4, 201520151004221453
Episode 556: October 4, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 4, 20151792 Bardstown, 1792 Small Batch, Alan Winchester, Alps, American Frozen Foods Institute, author, Becky Paskin, Beltway, Bernheim, book, boots, Bourbon Barrel Reserve, Bourbon Empire, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bryan Crosson, bug, Canadian Mist, Carlow, Chambord, Charles Maclean, Chivas Regal, cold, confession, construction, Conyngham, Dalwhinnie, Dave Broom, David Rule, DISCUS, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, eBay, Finland, flavored whiskey, flippers, Forsyths, France, Germany, germs, gin, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Heaven Hill, incubator, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Japanese, John E. Fitzgerald, justin morland, Kraig Naasz, Laphroaig, Les Moissons, Liqueur, lobbying, Ludwigshafen, Miyagikyo, Nadurra, Nikka, Oliver Chilton, organic, Peter Cressy, Phil Lynch, politics, Port Askaig, portal, Reid Mitenbuler, reports, Reuters, Richard Woodard, sale, Sam Mead, Sazerac, ScotchWhisky.com, sick, Simon Brooking, Simon Marshall, Slane Castle, Slane Whiskey, Southern Comfort, Speciality Drinks, Spirit of Place, Stitzel-Weller, stolen, Tadashi Sakuma, Teerenpeli, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Show London, theft, UDV, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Washington, welly boots, wheated Bourbon, WhiskyFest, Winter's Gold, Wyoming Whiskey, Wyoming Whiskey Barrel Strength, Yoichi0 comments
Earlier this year, Japan’s Nikka Whisky announced plans to replace many of its age-statement single malts with new no-age-statement versions. Th...
Episode 524: March 7, 201520150308083429
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 8, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, age statement, Alberta, Arran, attorney, babermac, Beam Suntory, Bob Lekan, Bomberger, Bomberger's, bottling line, Bourbon, Breckenridge Distillery, Brown-Forman, budget, cease and desist, Chicago, Chris Bauder, class action, Cleveland, Clipper, Colorado, competition, construction, consumer, containment, Cook County Chancery Court, craft, damages, defendant, Diageo, Dick Stoll, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, Edwin Vargas, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, entry form, environment, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Federal, Fireball, flavored, Fort Nelson, Founder's Reserve, Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel, fraud, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Dickel, Green Label, hand-made, historic, Huber, Indiana, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Allan, Jim Beam, Joe Magliocco, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Kazerouni Law Group, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, Louisville, Maker's Mark, MGP-I, Michter's, misrepresentation, misspoke, mystery, ocean, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, pallets, Paul Varga, Pennsylvania, Peter Cressy, Pierre Weydert, plaintiff, premium, professor, Rebecca Sterritt, resignation, response, restoration, retraction, Ryan Engen, Ryan Irvine, safe harbor, sailing, sales, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotland, search, Shively, small batch, Society Insurance, spill, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Starlight, Stitzel-Weller, Switzerland, Templeton Rye, Tennessee Fire, The Glenlivet, Tito's, Tomatin, trademark, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, vodka, warehouse, Whiskey Row, whiskey seeker, whiskeyryan, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, Wyoming Whiskey, yacht, Yamazaki1 comment
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit...
Premiumization Continues To Drive US Whisky Sales20150203115803
Premiumization Continues To Drive US Whisky Sales
Mark GillespieFebruary 3, 2015Commerce Department, David Ozgo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, economic data, economy, exports, Peter Cressy, sales, volume0 comments
February 3, 2015 – The “Bourbon Boom” and growing interest in American whiskies helped boost US spirits sales by four percent during...
Mount Vernon Whiskey Sells For $32,000 At DISCUS Charity Auction20141014230235
Mount Vernon Whiskey Sells For $32,000 At DISCUS Charity Auction
Mark GillespieOctober 14, 2014auction, charity, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, George H.W. Bush, George Washington, George Washington's Distillery, Mount Vernon, Peter Cressy, President, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Wounded Warriors Family Support0 comments
October 14, 2014 – A rare bottle of George Washington’s Whiskey signed by former President Bill Clinton sold for $32,000 tonight at the an...
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...
Episode 112: October 7, 200720071006222300
Episode 112: October 7, 2007
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 2007anniversary, Antique Collection, author, Bible, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bush, Canadian, Chivas Regal, DISCUS, distillery, Eagle Rare, expansion, Forty Creek, George Washington's Distillery, Glenora, Handy, Harlen Wheatley, Highland Park, Icons, Jim Murray, John Hall, John Hansell, Kentucky, Kittling Ridge, Kris Comstock, Macallan, Malt Advocate, Mount Vernon, Peter Cressy, Presidents, Rye, Sazerac, Shanken, Stagg, Washington, Weller, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible is almost required reading for serious whisky lovers, and the 2008 edition of the Bible is on its way to booksellers n...