Episode 587: April 30, 201620160501154043
Episode 587: April 30, 2016
May 1, 2016@Ben_Palin, acquisition, age statements, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Ben Bowers, Ben Palin, BenRiach, Billy Walker, black cherry, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Cleveland Underground, Cleveland Whiskey, Compass Box, competition, crowdfunding, Enlightenment, European Union, finishing, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, free trade, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Hood River Distillers, Indiegogo, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jim Rutledge, John Drew Brands, John Glaser, Jon Mowry, Jonathan Drew, Kevin Plank, Limestone Branch, Louisville, LVMH, MGP, Michter's, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Jersey, Nigel Farage, Peter Grasso, Phil Lynch, politics, President, processing, referendum, regulations, retirement, Sagamore Spirit, sale, Stephen Camisa, The Circus, The Glenrothes, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tom Lix, Trail's End, transparency, Under Armour, vote, Washington, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Yellowstone0 comments
The other night, one of the whiskey bars in Louisville held a “Jim Rutledge Tribute Night” to honor the retired Four Roses master distille...
BenRiach’s Walker: “It’s An Emotional Day”20160427133305
BenRiach’s Walker: “It’s An Emotional Day”
April 27, 2016acquisition, Alistair Walker, Anchor Distilling, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Brown-Forman, Chivas Brothers, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Ireland, Jack Daniel, Louisville, Moet Hennessy, Old Forester, Paul Varga, Phil Lynch, Scotch Whisky, Slane Castle, Southern Comfort, Tuaca, Whiskey Row, Woodford Reserve1 comment
April 27, 2016 – It’s 5:00pm in Scotland, and Billy Walker should be in a giddy mood. Hours earlier, he and his partners in the BenRiach D...
Episode 556: October 4, 201520151004221453
Episode 556: October 4, 2015
October 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 507: November 22, 201420141123021818
Episode 507: November 22, 2014
November 23, 2014Aberfeldy, Andy Nelson, Annandale, Anthony Dias Blue, Aultmore, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Barack Obama, Ben Nevis, Bill Ricker, blog, Borders, Bourbon Summit, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Chivas Brothers, comedy, Craigellachie, Craigellachie Hotel, Dave Broom, David Thomson, Deveron, Dewar's, Diageo, farm, Fishky, Fred Minnick, George T. Stagg, Glen Deveron, Gordon & MacPhail, independent bottlers, John Dewar & Sons, Ken Goldenberg, Kevin Smith, landmark, Last Great Malts, lawyers, legal, Lost Prophet, Lyndsey Gray, Macduff, Mitch McConnell, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nashville, NBC, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Oregon, Orphan Barrel, parody, Phil Lynch, Phil Thompson, Piers Adam, politics, Prohibition, Quaich Bar, renovation, Rogue, Royal Brackla, Saturday Night Live, Sazerac, Senate, Simon Thompson, single blend, Single Oak Project, Speciality Drinks, Spey, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Tennessee, Teresa Church, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop, trademark, UDV, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Dewar’s has focused on its Blended Scotch whiskies for generations, with the limited exception in recent years of single malts from Aberfeldy. H...
Episode 492: August 16, 201420140816195323
Episode 492: August 16, 2014
August 16, 2014Aaron Baxter, Ace, Andrew Weir, Andy Nelson, Arco, artisan, auction, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, author, auto racing, ban, Bardstown, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Benromach, bidding, Bonhams, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Straight, Bourbon: Strange, Bowmore, Brian Williams, Brown-Forman, Butte, Canadian Club, Caperdonich, cards, Carmel, Cascade, Charles Nelson, Charlie Nelson, Chuck Cowdery, collecting, collectors, construction, Courtney McKee, Craig Daniels, Czech, Czechoslovakia, Dario Franchitti, Dark Origins, Devil's cask, Discovery Channel, distiller, Dublin, Edinburgh, environment, Eric Burke, expansion, export, food safety, George Dickel, Glenglassaugh, Gordon & MacPhail, Hammer Head, handcrafted, Headframe Spirits, Highland Park, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt, import, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Jess Graber, John McKee, Justin Victor, K&L Wines, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Gentleman, Laguna Seca, Lalique, Macallan, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, MGP-I, mine, Montana, Montana Standard, Monterey, Morgan, Moscow Times, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Old Pulteney, Phil Lynch, playing card, poker, Prague, racing, Rare Craft Collection, Robin Burke, Royal Mile Whiskies, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scott Mansfield, shark, Shark Week, Six Pillars, Spirit of Whisky Fringe Award, Stock Spirits, Stranahan's, Superfund, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Honey, The Balvenie, Tin Cup, Tom Anderson, Tony Roberts, trade, Ukraine, warehouse, West Lothians, Whisky Fringe, Willett, writer, Yamazaki2 comments
Chuck Cowdery is regarded as one of the top Bourbon writers around, and is one of the few writers to be inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fam...
Russia Takes On Jack Daniel’s In Latest “Safety” Action20140815152807
Russia Takes On Jack Daniel’s In Latest “Safety” Action
August 15, 2014Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, economic, European Union, import, ITAR-TASS, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Kentucky Gentleman, Liqueur, Moscow Times, Phil Lynch, phthalates, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Sverdlovsk, Tennessee Honey, Tennessee Whiskey, trade, U.S., Ukraine, US0 comments
August 15, 2015 – Russian officials have expanded their sanctions against American whiskey to take on the largest brand in the business with a t...
Compromise Proposed in “Tennessee Whiskey” Debate20140322130046
Compromise Proposed in “Tennessee Whiskey” Debate
March 22, 2014Brown-Forman, Canada, Diageo, export, General Assembly, George Dickel, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker, Lincoln County Process, Mark Green, Mexico, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, Phil Lynch, Scotch, senator, standard of identity, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Thomas Hogue, TTB0 comments
March 22, 2014 – The next committee hearings are set for Tuesday in the Tennessee General Assembly’s debate over changes to standards for ...
Brown-Forman: Diageo’s Attack Makes Our Case For Tennessee Whiskey Law20140319163720
Brown-Forman: Diageo’s Attack Makes Our Case For Tennessee Whiskey Law
March 19, 2014Brown-Forman, Diageo, Early Times, General Assembly, George Dickel, Jack Daniel's, legislator, legislature, Lincoln County Process, NAFTA, Nashville, North American Free Trade Act, Phil Lynch, snarky, standards of identity, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Tennessee Whiskey, TTB0 comments
March 19, 2014 – With debate in the Tennessee General Assembly stalled until next Tuesday on proposed changes to the state’s law setting s...
Tennessee Lawmakers Considering Options For Whiskey Law20140319104845
Tennessee Lawmakers Considering Options For Whiskey Law
March 19, 2014bill, Bill Sanderson, Brown-Forman, Diageo, General Assembly, George Dickel, Jack Daniel's, law, legislation, Lincoln County Process, Phil Lynch, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Tullahoma0 comments
March 19, 2014 – No action came during Tuesday’s Tennessee General Assembly hearings on proposals to change the Jack Daniel’s-backed...
Battle Over “Tennessee Whiskey” Turning Ugly20140317205606
Battle Over “Tennessee Whiskey” Turning Ugly
March 17, 2014Brown-Forman, Diageo, Early Times, Early Times 354, George Dickel, Jack Daniel's, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Whisky, legislature, Louisville, Mark Green, Mike DaRe, Nashville, news release, Old Forester, Phil Lynch, PR, press release, rejuvenated casks, Shively, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Woodford Reserve1 comment
March 17, 2014 – In a public relations war, the news release is often the simplest, yet one of the deadliest ways to strike back at an opponent....