Episode 461: January 17, 201420140118030256
Episode 461: January 17, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2014Adam Edwards, Alberta Distillers, Alex Luxenberg, Allied Domecq, Ardbeg, Beam, Bill Ackman, Bill Lark, Bill Newlands, Bill Ricker, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Casey Overeem, Clynelish, cognac, Corby, Crown Royal, Dave Weaver, Devil's cask, Diageo, Diamonds, download, Evan Williams, Fortune Brands, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Glen Ord, golden ticket, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, hedge fund, Hiram Walker, Hobart, Jane Overeem, Japanese, Japanese flag, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, John Hall, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirin, Knob Creek, konichiwa, Laphroaig, Lark, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, Limousin, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Lyn Lark, Maker's Mark, Masterson's, Matthew T, merger, Morrison Bowmore, Old Hobart, Overeem, Pernod Ricard, private equity, Rachel Barrie, Richard Zeller, Rising Sun, Sazerac, Scott Hartig, shareholder, Suntory, Tasmania, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Wild Turkey, William Ackman, xenophobia, XO0 comments
This is the first of two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, where Canadian whisky was featured on openin...
Episode 456: December 14, 201320131214001721
Episode 456: December 14, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 14, 20131963, ad, advertising, agency, American Forests, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Arran, astronauts, auction, Bacardi, Baron, Barrel Drop, barrels, Brad Boswell, Braeval, Bulleit, Business Insider, Canada, charity, Charitybuzz, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey Company, chopper, Classic Malt, CMT, code, collecting, cooperage, Danville, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Drink BC, Exotic, export, Facebook, Ferm Solutions, Four Roses, Frank Coleman, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, gender, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gregor Mina, Guardians, Independent Stave Company, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish, Ivan Menezes, James MacTaggart, Jim Murray, Jim Rutledge, Johanne McInnis, KDA, Keith Wood, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Malt Maniacs, Marks & Spencer, Masters Collection, McTears, Meet the Baron, Michter's, Missouri, New Year's Eve, Oliver Klimek, Opperman Weiss, Orange County Choppers, Peat Hopper, Powers, Powers Gold Label, PR, RAF, rain, reality, Rocket, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, Scott Hartig, sexist, social media, Space, Spitfire, Stewart Laing, Straight Malt, sulfur, sulphur, Telegraph, The Whisky Exchange, Tullamore Dew, Twitter, video, weather, Whisky Bible, Wild Turkey, Wilderness Trace, women, Woodford Reserve, World War II, YouTube0 comments
Dewar’s was forced to remove an online video promotion from the Internet this week after a social media-fueled protest campaign over the portray...
Episode 434: July 20, 201320130720221152
Episode 434: July 20, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 20, 2013ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Atlantis, auction, Award, Balcones, Barry Crockett, BenRiach, Blanton's, Bonhams, brand loyalty, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, charity, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, CIA, Craig Beam, Dawn Lambert, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, English Whisky Company, Eric Mortensen, Frankfort, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glenmore., Google, Google Maps, Harrod's, Heaven Hill, history, International Spirits Challenge, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jeremy Spikes, Jimmy Russell, Jorge Gutierrez, Jura, Lavinia Turnbull, Master Distillers' Unity, Matt Wooler, Meadowside, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, New York, Norfolk, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Paterson Collection, Richard Paterson, Rob Bruce, Rosenstihl, Sazerac, Schenley, Scott Hartig, Smokery, spy, Stiff Wind, storytelling, submarine, Texas, The Dalmore, The Maltman, Tide, Tullamore Dew, United Spirits, Virgin Oak, Waco, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyFest, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, WMD, Woodford Reserve, Zombie0 comments
The whisky world lost one of the legends this week with the passing of Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee. Not only was he responsib...
Episode 412: February 16, 201320130216164358
Episode 412: February 16, 2013
Mark GillespieFebruary 16, 20131983, A. Smith Bowman, ABV, airport, Ambassadors, Balvenie, Barry Crockett, Beam, Benjamin Herrera, Benromach, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Bob Howell, Bourbon, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Charlotte Observer, Clermont, Cooley, Cutty Sark, Dave Pickerell, DCL, death, Distillers Company Limited, Don McGrew, Dublin, economy, Fred Noe, glasses, Glenlivet, innovation, Ireland, Irisch Lifestyle, Jack Teeling, James Fox, Jameson, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, Loretto, Louis Reps, Magnus Hillman, Maker's Mark, Mary Kay Bolles, Midleton, Pernod Ricard, Port Ellen, Prohibition Edition, Rob Samuels, sales, Sazerac, Scott Hartig, Scott Rogers, Signature Craft, single cask, smartphone, St. Magdalene, The Whisky Exchange, Truman Cox, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Virginia2 comments
You have an iconic brand, but not enough supply to meet growing global demand…so you make one change in the product to increase supply, and all ...
Episode 264: June 4, 201020100604162200
Episode 264: June 4, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 4, 2010Alan Ingalls, Alan Winchester, auction, Belmont, Bonhams, Cellar Collection, Charles Maclean, Christian Porta, collecting, Denver, distillery, expansion, Founder's Reserve, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, horse, Jim Cryle, location, Michael Halpern, Murdo Mackenzie, New York, Prince Charles, Rob Mark, Scott Hartig, Speyside, still, Stuart Robson, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The Glenlivet is the world’s #2 single malt, and is taking aim at the top spot with a new distillery expansion. Chivas Brothers celebrated the $...