Australian Whiskies and the “Roo Flu” (Episode 782: September 1, 2019)20190902131844
Australian Whiskies and the “Roo Flu” (Episode 782: September 1, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 2, 2019"Roo Flu", @brainsnap1000, @BunkaiH, @eamonhegarty, @Geoff_Edgar, @jeffcioletti, @jeffpappone, @kevinabrook, @reshelto, @thewhiskyninja, acquisition, Adam Pinkard, Adam Saunders, Adams Distillery, aging, Airbus, aircraft, analysts, Archie Rose Distilling, Australia, beer, Bill Lark, Blue Ribbon, Boeing, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canberra, Castle Brands, China, Chinese, Clontarf, construction, contest, contract, Courage & Conviction, Dave Withers, David Vitale, definition, demand, Diageo, Distill Ventures, distilling, Eamon Hegarty, earnings, Essendon Fields, export, Firestone & Robertson, five seconds, flu, Fort Worth, France, Frederick Pabst, Gareth Moore, Geoff Edgar, geographical indicator, Gosling's, haiku, Highland, Highland Hill, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Hobart, importer, India, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Iron House Distillery, Isle of Arran, Jack Daniel's, Jacob Best, Jared Stern, Jeff Cioletti, Jeff Pappone, Jefferson's Bourbon, John McCheyne, Kentucky, Kevin Abrook, Knappogue Castle, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, legal, Leith, limerick, Machrie Moor, Malindra Distillery, Malted Rye, Mark Andrews, Matt Bruhn, maturation, Melbourne, Michigan, Milwaukee, moonshine, New Holland Distilling, New South Wales, Nova, Pabst, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Paddy, Paul Skipworth, PBR, Pernod Ricard, Perth, poem, Port Bombay, Port Melbourne, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Redbreast, regulations, Robert Burns, Rosebery, sales, scalability, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, settlement, Sichuan, single malt, SMWS, Solera, standard, Starward, SWA, Sydney, tariffs, Tasmania, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Gathering, The Vaults, Toronto, trade, trade war, Trump Administration, TTB, Two-Fold, value, Victoria, Virginia Distillery Company, virus, volume, Wall Street, whiskey, whisky, white whiskey, Wisconsin, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
We’re back after spending eight days in Australia and a week in bed fighting the “Roo Flu” virus, and there’s a lot to talk ab...
Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition20190829110117
Pernod Ricard’s US Portfolio Grows with Castle Brands Acquisition
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Arran, Castle Brands, Clontarf, Crestwood, Euan Mitchell, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, importer, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Isle of Arran, Jameson, Jefferson's Bourbon, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Knappogue Castle, Louisville, Machrie Moor, Mark Andrews, Midleton, New Brand Ventures, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Powers, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Redbreast, Robert Burns, Sazerac, share, Smooth Ambler, stake, Texas, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 28, 2019 – Pernod Ricard Chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard sees the United States as his company’s most important market, and is in...
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition20190813115555
Heaven Hill Expands Into Canada with $266 Million Black Velvet Acquisition
Mark GillespieAugust 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...
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition20190614101222
Pernod Ricard Returns to Kentucky with Rabbit Hole Acquisition
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2019acquisition, Alexandre Ricard, Centre Pompidou, Cincinnati, distribution, entrepreneur, Ernst & Young, Gruppo Campari, Jeff Agdern, joint venture, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Louisville, merger, New Brand Ventures, Paris, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rabbit Hole Spirits, Republic National Distributing Company, RNDC, sales, shares, Smooth Ambler, stake, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Young's Market Company0 comments
June 14, 2019 – Ten years after exiting the Kentucky whiskey business with the $575 million sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, Pernod Ricard...
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)20180812172056
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2018Aber Falls, airport, American Single Malt, aquavit, Arran, Aviation Gin, Bardstown, Barton 1792 Distillery, Bergstrom Vineyards, Birthday Bourbon, Black Dirt Bourbon, Black Dirt Distillery, Bowmore, Brodick Bay, Bunnahabhain, Casa Magdalena, Christian Krogstad, cleanup, collapse, construction, Corrie Hanna, counterfeit, cranes, Deanston, definition, Distell, distilling, Donald Hanna, Euan Mitchell, Explorers Series, exports, George Garvin Brown, Guatemala, guild, House Spirits, Hudson Valley, Ian Macleod Distillers, Iowa, Ireland, Islay, Jake Holshue, James MacTaggart, Jeneen Bell, John Drake, Julia Ritz Toffoli, Kaveh Zamanian, Kaveh Zamarian, Kentucky, Kentucky.com, Lagg, Ledaig, livery, Louisville, Magnum, mansplaining, Mark Reynier, master distiller, Masters of Photography Series, MGP, Miles Munroe, Multnomah Whiskey Library, New York, ninja, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Oregon, photographers, photography, pinot noir, poll, Portland, Portland International Airport, Rabbit Hole Distilling, rickhouse, rum, Ryan Reynolds, salvage, Sarah Burgess, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, single malt, South Africa, Speyside, tasting room, Templeton, Templeton Rye, The Macallan, Tobermory, tourism, tours, trademark, Twitter, visitors, Wales, Waterford Distillery, Westward, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, whisky club, Willamette River, Women Who Whiskey, Worshipful Company of Distillers0 comments
This week, we’ll visit House Spirits Distillery – part of Portland’s “Distillery Row” along the eastern banks of the Wil...
On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)20180426150644
On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 26, 2018@drunkenmeeples, @travlecrazy, 1823, Adam Bradshaw, Alabama, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Ardbeg, assessor, attorney general, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Barber, Bardstown, Becle, Benromach, bill, Bill Haslam, Bill Lumsden, Billy Leighton, biological clock, book, Bourbon, Bow Street, Bowmore, Bozzy Karatsu, Brian Nation, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Caledonian MacBrayne, Callum Fraser, CalMac, Celtic Whiskey Shop. The Sexton, Ciaran Mulgrew, construction, Cork, Dave Broom, Dave Pickerell, Derry, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Eden Mill Distillery, Elgin, Elixir Distillers, Epoch Rye, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Excise Act, exciseman, Feis Ile, ferry, festival bottling, Fife, Forres, gauger, George Smith, Glasgow Edition, Glen Garioch, Glenfarclas, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, governor, Grooves, Henry Donnelly, Hip Flask Series, history, Ian Newton, illicit distilling, IndyCar, inventory, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Jose Cuervo, Karen Cotter, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, legislaton, legislature, Littlemill, Louisville Slugger Field, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark Williams, Maryland, Metallica, Method & Madness, Michter's, Midleton, Moore County, music, NASCAR, Niche Drinks, Nine Below, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, opening, Paul Miller, planning permission, Port Ellen, Powers, property tax, Proximo Spirits, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Raj Singh, Ryan Burnett, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, ship, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Andrew's, St. Brendan's, St. Louis, Sukhinder Singh, Tennessee, The Epicurean, The Quiet Man, The Way of Whisky, whiskey, Whiskey Row, Whisky Fairy, Whisky Leprechaun, Whisky Squad, winner0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Dublin for the launch of the first cask-strength Jameson Irish Whiskey, the new Jameson Bow Street 18. It’s als...
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)20170527225059
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 27, 2017@lwars85, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, advice, Andretti, Ardbeg, Ardnahoe, aroma, auto racing, Barley, Barrel Proof, Boston, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bridgend, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Campbeltown, Canada, Canada Day, Caol Ila, CNBC, Confederation, Constellation Brands, Distillery Series, Drexel University, drought, Elijah Craig, family, farmers, Feis Ile, Fernando Alonso, Festival, food science, George Garvin Brown IV, Glen Scotia, Honda, Hunter Laing & Co., Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Ira Seligman, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Israel, It's the Liquor Talking, J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Lahne, Jay Howard, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Johnnie Walker, Julio's Liquors, Kaveh Zamarian, Kilchoman, Kinship, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Mark Williams, mash bill, mashbill, McLaren, Milk & Honey Distillery, motorsports, nose, nosing, Orphan Barrel, Paul Varga, phenols, Philadelphia, podcast, Port Askaig, Port Charlotte, Rabbit Hole Distilling, radio, rain, Randall Bird, research, Rhetoric, Ryan Maloney, Rye, Sazerac, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sensory, Sequential Series, shares, smell, sponsor, stocks, study, Tel Aviv, The 150, The Courier, transparency, trust, Virginia, Virginia Tech, weather, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Woodford Reserve2 comments
You may be able to tell different styles of whiskies apart by nosing them – when you know what you’re nosing to begin with. When it comes ...
Episode 537: May 30, 201520150531030701
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2015@whiskysec, actress, adult film, Alasdair Day, alleged, anCnoc, Ardbeg, arraignment, artisan, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, barbecue sauce, Bernard Walsh, Bill Dobbie, Billy Walker, Blade & Bow, blast, Bob Townsend, body blended, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt County, Burns, Carlow, chocolate, cooper, Cork, court, Coxs Creek, death, Derek Mather, development, Dover, drought, Dublin, Dustin Adkins, economic impact, environment, expansion, explosion, export, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, flooding, Four Roses, Frankfort, Gilbert Curtsinger, GlenDronach, Hardin, Hielan, Highland Council, Ian Chang, infrastructure, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Isle of Raasay, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, Jura, Katy Willis, Kavalan, Kent, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, King Car, Kirin, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Lawrenceburg, lorries, Mark S. Searcy, Master Distiller's Reserve, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Miner's Delight Inn, Nashville, not guilty, organized crime, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, planning, plea, porn star, prosecutors, pub crawl, R&B Distillers, Raasay, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rachel McCormack, racketeering, Rebel Yell. Luxco. porn, recipe, review, ringleader, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Silver Trail Distillery, Skye, solar, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sydney, Taiwan, Talisker, Tastival, Terry Wilhelm, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Hague, The Irishman, theft, trade, travel retail, trucks, Tweedale Blend, Utah, Vanderbilt, Whisky By X, Whisky Live Holland, Wild Turkey, Wishaw, Writers Tears, Wyoming0 comments
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now...
Four Roses Planning $55 Million Expansion20150528155524
Four Roses Planning $55 Million Expansion
Mark GillespieMay 28, 2015Bullitt County, construction, Coxs Creek, expansion, Four Roses, incentives, Jim Rutledge, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kirin, Lawrenceburg, Louisville Courier-Journal, Rabbit Hole Distilling0 comments
May 28, 2015 – Kentucky economic development officials have approved a package of incentives for a planned $55 million expansion project at the ...