Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)20170115135937
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 15, 2017@BourbonFanboy, @RealWhiskeyDave, #poursforparker, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aberdeen, Air Canada, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angus MacRaild, auction, Baccarat, Ben & Jerry's, Black Bowmore, Bon Vivant, Booker Noe, Brian Shemwell, Bristol, Burns Night, charity, cocktail, Colin Plint, collectors, college, Craig Beam, Dad's Hat, Dave Kearns, Dave Schmier, David Faughn, DelVal, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, Elijah Fontenot, Ezra Brooks, genetic, Glasgow, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grand Central Hotel, haggis, Heaven Hill, Herman Mihalich, High West, ice cream, inauguration, Inchmurrin, Jimmy Russell, Jonny McMillan, Joseph A. Magnus, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, La Maison du Whisky, Laurie Black, legal, Lifetime Achievement, Linda Beam, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Luxco, Macallan, Madeira, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, McTears, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Nancy Fraley, NUBPL Foundation, O.F.C. Vintages, offal, Parker Beam, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, POTUS, President-elect, Presidential Dram, Promise of Hope, Proof and Wood Ventures, Redemption Rye, repository, Richard Paterson, Robert Burns, Rosen Rye, Rye Whiskey, Seattle Whiskey Collective, seed, Springbank, Stacey Yates, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, trademark, Trump International Golf Links, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, USDA. agriculture, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
This week, we’ll tell you about two upcoming opportunities to taste rare whiskies in Scotland and Kentucky. David Faughn and Brian Shemwell will...
Episode 539: June 13, 201520150614001706
Episode 539: June 13, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2015£501, 1792, acquisition, anniversary, Ardmore, author, Bardstown Barrel Selections, Barton, Bernie Lubbers, blues, book, book signing, Bottled in Bond, Brown-Forman, Burns, Cabernet Sauvignon, cask supplies, charity, Chris Morris, Compass Box, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Schmier, David Stirk, death, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Downsized, explosion, festival bottling, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Grant, Groth, Hardin, independent bottler, Invergordon, Islay, Jan Mohr, Jay Rogers, Jefferson's, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, John Grant, Joy Perrine, Kentucky Dram, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Lew Bryson, Louisville, Matt Hofmann, MGP-I, Michael Kandar, MP3, music, Napa Valley, Old Forester, Oregon Oak, Original Moonshine, Peat Monster, Redemption Rye, Reid Mitenbuler, Roger Wade, Sally Van Winkle Campbell, Sazerac, Seattle, Silver Trail Distillery, song, Strathclyde, Sweet Wheat, Tom Steffanci, travel retail, Vanderbilt, Westland Whiskey, Westport Whiskey & Wine, Whiskey Row, Whisky Drinking Woman, Whisky Jewbilee0 comments
Dave Schmier and Michael Kandar started Bardstown Barrel Selections five years ago to bottle some casks of good whiskey they’d come across from ...
Deutsch “Bullish” on Whisky, Plans More Acquisitions20150611123652
Deutsch “Bullish” on Whisky, Plans More Acquisitions
Mark GillespieJune 11, 2015acquisition, Bardstown Barrel Selections, business, Dave Schmier, deal, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Luksusowa Vodka, MGP-I, Michael Kandar, Original Moonshine, Patron, Pernod Ricard, Redemption Rye, sale, Strong Spirits, Tom Steffanci0 comments
June 11, 2015 – Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits’ acquisition this week of Bardstown Barrel Selections is just the beginning for the fami...
Deutsch Acquires Redemption Whiskey20150610163501
Deutsch Acquires Redemption Whiskey
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2015acquisition, Bardstown, Bardstown Barrel Selections, Dave Schmier, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Indiana, Lawrenceburg, MGP-I, Michael Kanbar, Redemption Rye, Riverboat Rye, sale, Strong Spirits, Tom Steffanci0 comments
June 10, 2015 – Bardstown Barrel Selections partners Dave Schmier and Michael Kanbar have agreed to sell their company, including the Redemption...
Episode 523: February 28, 201520150301004003
Episode 523: February 28, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 1, 2015@MrArchivist, Act 250, Alberta Distillers, Allan Logan, Allison Patel, auto racing, Balcones, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Black Bull, Bob Lekan, Boston, Brendan Buckley, Brenne, Bruichladdich, budget, Burghead, Canada, Chancellor, Chip Tate, Chris Bauder, Cleveland, cognac, Confederation Oak, Craigellachie, Cù Bòcan, Dair Ghaelach, Dave Pickerell, David Frost, Diageo, Dublin, Duncan Elphick, Duncan McGillivray, Duncan Taylor, duty, economy, Ecurie Ecosse, Elijah Craig, escalator, Exchequer, fire, firefighters, Forty Creek, France, George Osborne, Gordon & MacPhail, Green Label, Green Spot, Hibiki, Highlander Inn, Hotel, inn, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Isle of Skye, Jared Himstedt, Jason Speck, Jim McEwan. Port Charlotte, Johnnie Walker, Kevin O'Gorman, kiln, labeling, Laura Himstedt, lawsuit, lawyers, loan, lobbying, London, maltings, Mano a Lámh, Mark Reynier, marketing, Matt Rosenfeld, Mellow Corn, Michael Urquhart, Midleton, Mike Reppucci, Moray, motorsports, mystery, Nick Ligon, Octomore, Old World Series, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Racer's Reserve, Redemption Rye, Rhode Island, S.C. Johnson, sale, sales, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Stills, Single Pot Still, Sons of Liberty, sports cars, Stephen Teeling, Suntory, SWA, Talisker, Tatsuya Minagawa, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Stillhouse, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, TTB, Vermont, Victoria Whisky Festival, Waterford, Westminster, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whistlepig, Windex, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki3 comments
Lots to talk about this week, with news from all over the world! Bruichladdich’s Jim McEwan joins us on WhiskyCast In-Depth to talk about the wo...
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards20150224180327
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieFebruary 24, 2015Baby Blue, Bainbridge, Balcones, Battle Point, Bernheim, Brimstone, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, Confederation Oak, Elijah Craig, Forty Creek, Four Roses, judging, Knob Creek, Mellow Corn, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Redemption Rye, Rittenhouse, Rogue Dead Guy, Sonoma Rye, Sons of Liberty, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, W.L. Weller, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, Whisky Magazine, William Larue Weller, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
February 24, 2015 – Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20-year-old was named Best Bourbon in the 2015 World Whiskies Awards presented by Whisky Mag...
Episode 494: August 30, 201420140830181307
Episode 494: August 30, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 30, 2014Alberta Distillers, ALS, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bill Lumsden, Blackadder, bottling, Breaker Bourbon, Bulleit, Bulleit Experience, Bulleit Rye, Canada, challenge, Charbay, Chasing Shackleton, Chivas Brothers, class action, cost cutting, crisps, damage, Dave Schmier, David Perkins, Diageo, documentary, earthquake, Edelson, Elijah Craig, experiment, Florida, George Dickel Rye, haggis, Heaven Hill, High West, ice, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Irish Distillers, Jeffrey Knott, Jeffrey Lohr, jobs, John Bernasconi, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, KGB Spirits, labeling, lawyers, layoffs, Loretto, Mackie's, Maker's Mark, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, MGP-I, Napa Valley, Netflix, Old Hickory Bar, orbit, Pensacola, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, potato chips, Raj Bhakta, Rancho de Los Luceros Destileria, Redemption Rye, Richard Paterson, Rob Samuels, Ryan Maloney, Scott Bush, Seagram's, small batch, Small Batch Collection, snack, Steve Gertman, Stitzel-Weller, Strathmill, Supernova, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tim Jarvis, TTB, Tullamore Dew, Vern Underwood, Wes Henderson, Whistlepig, Willett, William Grant & Sons, winery5 comments
Steve Gertman of California’s Ascendant Spirits produces Breaker Bourbon, and his brand is one of those targeted by a Chicago-based law firm tha...
Episode 485: June 27, 201420140627210730
Episode 485: June 27, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2014album, Anchor Distilling, anniversary, Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, author, Banff, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon, Beam Suntory, Beer Barrel Bourbon, Ben Hogan, Black Barrel, Blaum Brothers, book, Bordeaux, Bourbon Capital of the World, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bowmore, Brianna Bailey, Bruichladdich, Byron Nelson, Campari, City Council, classic malts, Clermont, Dallas, David Urquhart, Deanston, Dewar's, Distilling Rob, Donna Nally, Dorus Mor, Duncan McGillivray, Elgin, Emerson Lamb, Excellence, explosion, family, family-owned, fire, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Galena, Glen Deveron, Glen Garden, Glen Garioch, Glenfiddich, golf course, Gordon & MacPhail, Harvest Bourbon Collection, Ian Urquhart, Ileach, Islay, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim McEwen, Justin Victor, Kentucky Whisky Chicks, Laura Urquhart, M.W. Blaum, Matt Hofmann, Michael Urquhart, Moore, Morrison Bowmore, music, neighbors, Nelson County, New Holland, Oklahoma, Old Pulteney, petition, Prince, protest, Purple Rain, Quarter Cask, Redemption Rye, retirement, River Deveron, Rob Gard, Rosemary Urquhart, Seattle, Signature Craft, Speyside, Spirited Debate, sprinklers, Steve Nally, Suntory, Tempest, Texas, Tulsa, Twister Distillery, Virgin Oak, Washington, Westland, WFAA, Wick, zoning0 comments
Michael Urquhart is retiring from Gordon & MacPhail in September, but the leader of the family-owned business calls it a natural “changing o...
Episode 446: October 5, 201320131006000113
Episode 446: October 5, 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 201359Parks.com, Anchor Distilling, Baker Beam, Baker's, Bardstown, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, beer, Benjamin Lee, Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Hanger, Booker Noe, Boston, Boston Beer Company, budget, campus, Canada, Carl Beam, chemistry, Clermont, Collegian, Cù Bòcan, Dave Schmier, Estate Cask, Fred Noe, Glenfiddich, government, Ian Chang, Icons of Whisky Awards, Iowa, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jennifer Sutherland, Jim Beam, Julio's, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, King Car, label, Massachusetts, Master Distillers Series, MGP, Michael Killmer, moonshine, Ontario, park, Redemption Rye, retailer, Richmond, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Adams, Select Cask, shutdown, Sinatra Select, Solera, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, storm, Taiwan, Talisker, Templeton, Templeton Rye, Tomatin, TTB, University of Richmond, Vaughan, Vintage Cask, Virginia, Washington, Westborough, Whisky Live0 comments
Baker Beam comes from one of Kentucky’s legendary Bourbon families. However, the grand-nephew of Jim Beam and cousin to Booker Noe, Fred Noe, an...