Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition20190813115555
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition
August 13, 2019acquisition, Admiral Nelson's Rum, Alberta, Alberta Liquor & Gaming Commission, Alexandre Ricard, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, blender, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, CanadianWhisky.org, Carolans, Christian Brothers Brandy, Constellation Brands, Danfield's, Davin de Kergommeaux, deal, Deep Eddy Vodka, Diageo, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Firestone & Robertson, Grand Metropolitan, Gruppo Campari, Guinness, Heaven Hill, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Lethbridge, Lunazul Tequila, OFC, Palliser, Pernod Ricard, Pikesville Rye, Quebec, Rabbit Hole Distilling, regulatory approval, Schenley, Schenley's Golden Wedding, Texas, transaction, Valleyfield, Vicky Miller, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
August 13, 2019 – Heaven Hill Brands has agreed to acquire Black Velvet, the #2 selling Canadian Whisky brand, from Constellation Brands. The de...
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
June 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)20181025021027
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)
October 25, 2018"The Beast", @ezemcgee, @tmaher103, 1816 Cask, A. Smith Bowman, age verification, Al Young, Alberta, author, Bank & Bourbon, Belgium, benefit, book, border, bottles, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Elliott, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Calgary, California, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chattanooga, Chivas Regal, Code of Responsible Practices, Corby, Cork, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Dublin, Dungourney, Edgar Bronfman, EU, European Parliament, European Union, expansion, Fort McMurray, Four Roses, Fox & Geese, Friends of Fort McMurray Firefighters, Gatwick, Golden Carolus, Gooderham & Worts, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, Guy Verhofstadt, hard border, Heathrow, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Japan, Jim Rutledge, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Lanny McDonald, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceville, Lot #40, Louisville, marketing, Midleton, Mizunara Oak, NHL, NHL Alumni, Northern Border Collection, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Ontario, Paul Wickman, Peerless Rye, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Magazine Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, Pike Creek, Prime Minister, Quebec, recycling, Redbreast, Ryan MacLaughlin, Sagamore Spirit, Samuel Bronfman, Seagram, tattoo, Tennessee, The Glenlivet, Theresa May, Tim Maher, Toronto, travel retail, Twitter, Ultimate Cask Collection, underage, Wendell Clark, whiskey, whisky, wildfires, Wiser's, Wood Buffalo Brewing Company0 comments
Kentucky’s Four Roses Bourbon is marking its 130th anniversary this year, and while Al Young hasn’t been there the whole time…he com...
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)20180610213833
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)
June 10, 2018@lwars85, @stonekettle, aluminum, anniversary, Anthony Bourdain, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Beam Suntory, bonding, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Cairdeas, California, Canada, Charbay, charity, chef, Chicago, Clear Creek Distillery, Commerce Secretary, Compass Box, contract, Cooley, culture, Dave Karraker, Delilah's, deliveries, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Douglas Taylor, Dublin, economy, Edrington, European Union, export, farmers, Feis Ile, food, Franklin County, G7 Summit, glass, Great Northern Distillery, Grooves, Hood River Distillers, import, Ira Seligman, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Islay Swim, Jeanine Racht, Jewish Whisky Company, John Glaser, John Teeling, Jörg Rupf, judge, Karakasevic, Kim Jong Un, Lance Winters, Laphroaig, Larry Neuringer, lifeboats, Market Street Spirits, McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt, Mexico, Midleton, Mike Miller, Multnomah Whiskey Library, negotiations, North Korea, obituary, Oregon, PappyGate, picket lines, Port Charlotte, Portland, Quebec, Rare Craft, RNLI, search and rescue, shipping, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Cask Nation, single malt, St. George's Spirits, steel, Steve McCarthy, strike, suicide, summit, tariffs, Teamsters, Temple Bar, The Balvenie, The Macallan, The Whisky Fairy, Thomas Wingate, Tom Clancy, trade, Trump Administration, Tullamore Dew, UPS, US, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Jewbilee, Wilbur Ross, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Historians aren’t sure who distilled the first Scotch-style single malt whiskey in the United States, but Oregon’s Clear Creek Distillery ...
Whisky By the Generations (Episode 704: June 7, 2018)20180607191540
Whisky By the Generations (Episode 704: June 7, 2018)
June 7, 2018agriculture, allocation, aluminum, annual report, BenRiach, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Cahir, Canada, CEO, David Stewart, development, distributor, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., earnings, EU, European Union, export, G7 Summit, geographical indicator, George Eustice, Gordon Motion, Great Britain, Great Northern Distillery, Honeoye Falls Distillery, Idaho, import, Ireland, Irish Times, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, Jennifer Nickerson, John Ramsay, John Teeling, John's, Jura, Kevin Baker, King of Kentucky, Knockmealdowns, Lawson Whiting, Liam Ahearn, Lorne Cousin, Louth, M8, maturation warehouse, Mayvore, Mexico, Minister, New York, Newfoundland, Northern Ireland, planning approval, President, Prohibition, Provenance Coastal Collection, Quebec, Red Saw Rye, retailer, Rochester, Rod Dzebiak, Rod Robbins, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott James Turner-Preece, St, steel, Stuart Nickerson, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Glenrothes, three-tier system, Tipperary Distillery, trade, trade war, Trump Administration, Tun 1509, Watershed, Westmeath, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, zoning0 comments
With Father’s Day coming up, we’ll meet a Scottish woman following her father into the whiskey business. That’s right…whiskey....
Whiskey Trade Barriers Going Up as Trade Dispute Escalates20180606173311
Whiskey Trade Barriers Going Up as Trade Dispute Escalates
June 6, 2018aluminum, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Canada, Cecilia Malmström, CEO, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, DSC, EU, European Commission, European Union, exports, G7 Summit, importer, imports, Jack Daniel's, Jane Morreau, Japan, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lawson Whiting, Mexico, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, Paul Varga, Quebec, sanctions, steel, tariffs, Tennessee Whiskey, trade, Trump Administration, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve0 comments
June 6, 2018 – This weekend’s G7 Summit in Quebec with heads of state from the world’s largest industrialized nations is likely to b...
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)20180421215431
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)
April 21, 2018A. Smith Bowman, Aberlour, acquisition, Alan Hansen, Alan Winchester, ANBL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, app, Ardbeg, Atom Brands, Atom Group, Balcones, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, beer, Bernheim, Bob Baxter, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Catholic, chemistry, chill filtering, church, Col. E.H. Taylor, Dad's Hat, Dan Cohen, Daniel Brown, David Robertson, Diageo, Dominic Venegas, donation, Drew Quesada, e-commerce, Edinburgh, Edrington, education, Engine Shed Building, events, Feis Ile, flocculation, Four Grain, Glen Moray, Grooves, Herman Mihalich, Holyrood Distillery, hops, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Mayo, Jim Beam, Jim Sichko, Jud Laughter, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Petszaft, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Knoxville, Laphroaig, lawyers, legal, licenses, Louisville, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Missionaries of Mercy, Moine, Molson, museum, New Brunswick, Old Overholt, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, PLCB, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis. Father, Preston Van Winkle, priest, provincial, Quebec, Rhetoric, Rob Carpenter, rum, Rum Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Investment Bank, Shazam, Sisters of Loretto, Smokehead, Spey, Speyside, Speyside Distillery, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, technology, Tennessee, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Code, The Globe & Mail, tourism, trade, Truman Cox, Two Brewers, Vatican, venture capital, Virginia, Waco, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits, ZX Ventures0 comments
The Bible says “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” As proof, we have the story this week of Father Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Catholic ...
Preparing for Whisky’s Next Generation (Episode 682: February 25, 2018)20180225005718
Preparing for Whisky’s Next Generation (Episode 682: February 25, 2018)
February 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 ...
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)20180218163956
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)
February 18, 2018@non_Chillfilter, @pkhtex, @ScotchClubYEG, #Drams4Fams, advertising, Alberta, Alexandra, Allisa Henley, Alltech, Andy Watts, bar, Beam Suntory, Belfast, Bere Barley, Berglen, Betty Maul, Bill Lumsden, Black Bull, Breckenridge, Brendan McCarron, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Canada, Cape Town, Cherry Hill, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Colorado, commemorative, Congress, Coral Gables, court, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dail, Darryl McNally, disaster, Distell, Drammers Club, Drew Mayville, drought, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dublin Liberties Whiskey, Duncan Taylor, Durban, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Commission, European Court of Justice, European Union, expansion, Florida, food bank, free trade, Game 7 Batch, Gangs of New York, George Dickel, Germany, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Graeme Macaloney, Highland Council, hospital, hunger, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack McGarry, James Sedgwick Distillery, Jillian Vose, Jim Beam, Johannesburg, John Lunn, John Morrissey, label approval, labeling, LaSalle, law firm, lawyer, Leo Varadkar, LewisFox, licensing, Marlon Tulazsewski, Montreal, New Jersey, New York City, Newmarket Square, NFL, Northern Ireland, Octomore, Old Montreal Distillery, Oregon, organic, Paul Hansen, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, Philadelphia Eagles, Popcorn Sutton, pub, Quebec, Quintessential Brands, rain, Red Head, Robert Lewis, Rogue, Rogue Dead Guy, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, South Africa, street gangs, Super Bowl, SWA, Tain, Taoiseach, team partner, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, The Dead Rabbit, The Dead Rabbits, The Dubliner, tourism, trade, trademark, Travis Watt, treatment, Twa Dogs, Tyrconnell, Victoria Caledonian, visitors centre, Waldhorn, Walsh Whiskey Company, wastewater, water, Water Street, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs, William Lavelle, World Series, Writers Tears0 comments
Five years ago, Irish expats Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon bet their futures on opening an Irish pub in New York City’s Financial District. Sinc...
Corby Dominates 2018 Canadian Whisky Awards20180119170353
Corby Dominates 2018 Canadian Whisky Awards
January 19, 2018Alan Hansen, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, beer, Black Velvet, Bob Baxter, British Columbia, Calgart, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Corby Spirit & Wine, Dave Mitton, Davin de Kergommeaux, Gooderham & Worts, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hotel Grand Pacific, J.P. Wiser's, Jim Stanski, Lethbridge, Lifetime Achievement Award, Little Trinity, Lot #40, Mark Gillespie, medals, Northern Border Collection, Ontario, Pernod Ricard, Pike Creek, Quebec, Rick Murphy, Two Brewers, Vicky Miller, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, whisky, Whitehorse, Windsor, Yukon, Yukon Brewing0 comments
January 19, 2018 – Corby Spirit and Wine claimed top honors at the 2018 Canadian Whisky Awards, winning both Canadian Whisky of the Year and Dis...