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...
A Breakup in the Irish Whiskey Business (Episode 752: January 27, 2019)20190127172941
A Breakup in the Irish Whiskey Business (Episode 752: January 27, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 27, 2019"Bourbon Pompeii", @realsuwilliams, Ajay Bhardwaj, Andres Faustinelli, Arran, attorney general, B517, backlog, bar, bard, barrels, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, BC Ministry of the Attorney General, BDT Capital Partners, Bearface, Bernard Walsh, Bornw-Forman Cooperage, Bourbon, breakup, Brian Schmitz, British Columbia, Brockrobert Tagarook, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, Carlow, casks, Chita, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, Competition Bureau, Congress, Coopers' Craft, Cotswolds Distillery, Daniel Szor, David Eby, David Ferguson, David Wondrich, divorce, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, enforcement, England, exciseman, expansion, fermenter, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Fort Nelson, Forty Creek, Founder's Choice, furlough, gauger, government, Grimsby, hearing, Hungarian Oak, Illva Saronno Holdings, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Japan, John Hall, joint venture, Just-Drinks.com, Kakubin, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, label approvals, lawsuit, liquor inspectors, Louisville, Mackmyra, Maison Ferrand, Marc Anthony Wines & Spirits, Michter's, minority stake, Moment Karibien, Old Forester, Ontario, Plantation Rum, poet, QEW, raid, Raj Bhakta, report. hospitality licenses, Richard Hobbs, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Foundation, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Oak, run, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotland, shareholders, Shirokaku, shortage, shutdown, Soleo Collection, Speyside, statistics, Stefano Battioni, Su Williams, Suntory, Sweden, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Barrel Mill, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, tourism, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig, Woody Kane0 comments
Even when things appear to be going well, there are sometimes undercurrents of trouble behind the scenes. That played out in Ireland this week after W...
On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)20180923173116
On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 23, 2018@BunkaiH, @jerrydmann, Address to the Haggis, African-American, Albert Blanton, Ancient Age, anniversary, Architectural Digest, architecture, AT&T, auction, Barrel Proof, bass, Beam Suntory, Belle Meade Bourbon, Bernie Lubbers, bidding, black, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbonism, brandy, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Calvados, Campbell Brown, Canada, Castle & Key, Champions Park, charity, chemistry, China, Chuck Cowdery, collectors, color, Companions of the Quaich, contract, Coxs Creek, Daily Dram, Danny Wimmer Presents, Dave Pickerell, Deanson, disability, Distell, Donald Trump, economic development, Ed Patrick, education, elderly, Elijah Craig, exports, Ezra Brooks, Family Reserve, Festival, flood, food, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, Glenfarclas, Glenfarclas 105, Grace Jones, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Hemphill, hertz, history, Hometown Rising, Houston, imports, investment, Jeff Royalty, Jerry Mann, Jimmie Johnson Sr., Jimmy Johnson, jobs, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirin, labor, Lawrenceburg, Ledaig, Little Book, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, Louder than Life, Louisville, Luxco, Main Street, Marianne Eaves, Mark Brown, mayor, Metallica, Meyer Sound, molecules, mud, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, network, Noe Simple Task, Ohio River, Old Ezra, Old Forester Distillery, organic, Pappy Van Winkle, patent, picket, picket line, playlist, President, President's Choice, Rabbit Hole Distillery, race, racism, rain, research, restoration, Robert Burns, rock, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, sick leave, sound, sound waves, speakers, Speed Art Museum, strike, tariffs, Texas, The Art of Bourbon, The Famous Grouse, The Spirit of Mauve, Tobermory, tourism, trade, transducer, Trump Administration, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, vibrations, visitors, water, weather, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Live Paris, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
Severe weather forced Louisville’s annual Bourbon & Beyond music, food, and whiskey festival to end a day earlier than planned, but the heav...
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
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 599: July 24, 201620160723223751
Episode 599: July 24, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 23, 2016@CangletaP, A.D. Laws, Allentown, Allisa Henley, Andy Watts, Belgium, Benelux, Black Bottle, Blood Oath, Boat of Garten, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart Distillers, County Seat Spirits, Dallas Dhu, Deanston, Denison, Denver, Diageo, Distell, Distillery Reserve, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Fife, franchise, Friar John Cor, Gabby Shayne, Gabrielle Shayne, Geoff Crolley, George Dickel, Germany, Glenmorangie, Hidden Copper Bourbon, Historic Environment Scotland, Hubris, Ironroot Republic, Jake Norris, James Sedgwick Distillery, John Lunn, Kai Ivalo, Kikori, King James IV, Ledaig, Likarish, Lindores Abby, Luxco, Luxembourg, MSP, museum, National Whisky Day, Newport, Pact #2, Paul Grant, Paul Skipworth, Pennsylvania, Pery Zakeri, Popcorn Sutton, Richard Lochhead, Robert Burns, Rod Benkovich, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Leader, Scottish Malt Distillers, Scottish Parliament, South Africa, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Stranahan's, surreal, Tennessee, Texas, The Netherlands, Three Ships, Tobermory, Tullahoma, Westword.com, whisky0 comments
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is not only an independent bottler of Scotch whiskies, but also the world’s largest whisky club – and it...
Episode 593: June 12, 201620160612173612
Episode 593: June 12, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016@clanwoodcock, @mcdblake, @Misterpie, @VancouverGuero, Aberlour, Allisa Henley, Arkansas, BenRiach, Billy Leighton, book, bookfinder.com, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brian Nation, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chita, Chris Morris, Dan Lundberg, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deconstructed Series, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Dominium, Early Days, Eddie Russell, endowment, engineering, Five Malt, Fortuna Meritas, Four Roses, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Ger Buckley, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenglassaugh, Graham Coull, Hakushu, Heather Bradley, Hibiki, HMRC, Honours List, House of Commons, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jan Westcott, John Shea, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Little Rock, Luceo, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Misako Udo, Morgan Blake, Nova Scotia, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Parliament, Phil Brandon, Queen Elizabeth, Regalis, retirement, Robert Burns, Rock Town Distillery, Rothes, scholarship, Scotch Whisky, Shelter Point Distillery, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Speyside, Spirits Canada, Suntory, Sweden, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Distiller's Safe, The Scottish Whisky Distilleries, Toki, travel retail, Two Brewers, University of Kentucky, Valour, Vancouver Island, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky, Whitehorse, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, Yamazaki, Yukon, Yukon Spirits0 comments
Many factors go into the decision to give a whisky brand a shakeup, and we’ll look at the factors behind two major facelifts announced in the la...
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch20160612111817
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016Aberlour, Andrew Scheer, Canada, CanadianWhisky.org, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dalwhinnie, Davin de Kergommeaux, Geoff Regan, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Heather Bradley, House of Commons, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Parliament, Peter Milliken, Robert Burns, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Talisker, taxpayers, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits1 comment
June 11, 2016 – Imagine the outcry in France if politicians served a California sparkling wine instead of Champagne at official events? While Ca...
Episode 573: January 23, 201620160124004813
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 24, 20161792 Barton, Adelphi, age statement, Andrew Laing, Angus MacDonald, anniversary, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran, Avril Scott, baby name, Bill Lumsden, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bronfman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Caolila Scott, CBC News, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Coppersea, Crown Royal, Distiller's Choice, Drew Mayville, Eaglesgate, Elijah Craig, Eric Gregory, Excelsior, Fred Minnick, Gartbreck Farm, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Guardians, Highland Queen, Hudson Valley, Hunter Laing & Co., illness, interview, Islay, James Robertson, James Wills, Jean Donnay, Jeremy Scott, John McLellan, John Medley, Jon Wells, Julian Van Winkle III, Karl Ejnar Christensen, Keith Raker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kristie Byer, live, Longmorn, Mark Brown, Milsean, New York, obituary, Ohio, Ontario, opinion, Pappy Van Winkle, Peak Whisky, Perthshire, Port Askaig, Private Edition, Ranald Watson, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Federation, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Laing, Seagram, Springbank, Stewart Buchanan, Stewart Laing, television, The Exchange, The Glenlivet, The Hielan', tourism, tourists, Truman Cox, Tullibardine, Vancouver Whisky Festival, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky school0 comments
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blen...