Episode 595: June 25, 201620160625224737
Episode 595: June 25, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 25, 2016@MilesDeighton, @Monty4Cruz, @ScotchClubYEG, 13th Amendment, 1792, 1792 Barton, Alberta, anniversary, Bardstown, barrel hunt, Beverly Hills, book, Boone County, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brian Farkes, Buffalo Trace, Calvados, Civil War, Clay Risen, Compton MacKenzie, Cooley, currency, Dan Coll, David Cameron, David Williamson, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Dublin, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exchange rates, exports, film, Fred Minnick, Geordie Moski, Graham Logan, Harvey's of Edinburgh, Heritage, history, independence, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Japonica, John Teeling, Jura, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Mark Kaufman, Miles Harrison, Monty Whisenhunt, movie, Nearis Green, negotiations, New York Times, politics, Prime Minister, referendum, Richard Paterson, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seoul, shipwreck, slave, slavery, SNP, South Korea, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Stephen Teeling, Stuart Nickerson, Svend Jansen, SWA, tariffs, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, trade, Twitter, UK, United Kingdom, vote, Wemyss Malts, whisky, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, Willie Cochrane0 comments
Willie Cochrane retired last month after 39 years at Jura Distillery, and spent the last 11 of them as the manager of the Isle of Jura’s largest...
Brexit Vote Means Uncertainty for Scotch Whisky Industry20160624091458
Brexit Vote Means Uncertainty for Scotch Whisky Industry
Mark GillespieJune 24, 2016"Leave", "Remain", Brexit, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Commerce Department, David Cameron, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, European Union, exports, First Minister, George Osborne, independence, Ivan Menezes, Nicola Sturgeon, Prime Minister, referendum, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, SNP, SWA, trade, treaty, United Kingdom0 comments
June 24, 2016 – Thursday’s stunning victory for supporters of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union means the one thing ...
Scotch Whisky Industry Critics Want SNP Intervention20150720171514
Scotch Whisky Industry Critics Want SNP Intervention
Mark GillespieJuly 20, 2015Bacard, Beam Suntory, Bill Ramsay, Chivas Brothers, Common Weal, Dewar's, Diageo, Donnie Blair, economic impact, economy, independence, Nicola Sturgeon, Pernod Ricard, referendum, Rosemary Gallagher, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, SWA0 comments
July 20, 2015 – While Scotch Whisky is by far Scotland’s largest non-oil export product, much of the industry is controlled by companies h...
Episode 544: July 19, 201520150719155447
Episode 544: July 19, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 19, 2015@DSMBourbonClub, @Zeech, acting, Alexander Hamilton, Artesian, Australia, author, Bacardi, bar, Bonnie Rose, book, Bourbon Empire, Bronfman, Buffalo Trace, bullshit, Canon, Chicago, Chivas Brothers, class action, cocktail, Col. E.H. Taylor, Compton MacKenzie, consumer, corruption, Dandelyan, Dave Broom, Edrington, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Single Barrel, extras, film, First Minister, Four Roses, fraud, Garrison Brothers, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Gordon Motion, Heaven Hill, Herald Scotland, history, Holyrood, Hood River Distillers, Hotel Michael, Hudson Four Grain Bourbon, Hudson Whiskey, humidity, insurance, Iowa, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Strength, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, knucklehead, labeling, lawsuit, legalized stealing, Lew Rosenstiel, litigation, London, Matt Rosenfeld, Mellow Gold, MGP Ingredients, MGP-I, Mount Vernon, movie, multinational, myth, New York City, Nicola Sturgeon, novel, OFC, Orkney, Pendleton, Pendleton Midnight, Portsoy, Press and Herald, protected geographical indicator, refunds, Reid Mitenbuler, Revolutionary War, Richard Paterson, Robert Mark, Samuel Bronfman, Scapa, Schenley, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seagram, Seattle, settlement, shipwreck, Singapore, Skiren, snakes, SNP, Spirited Awards, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, task force, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky, taxes, Templeton Rye, The Black Grouse, The Dalmore, The Dalmore Affinity, The Dead Rabbit, The Famous Grouse, Thomas Jefferson, TTB, Tuthilltown Spirits, Tyler Allison, Wade Woodward, Whiskey Rebellion, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Trust, Whisky Galore, William Grant & Sons, writer, Zack Schrock0 comments
Bourbon has a unique place in American history, but as with other elements of American history…many of the stories of Bourbon are based more on ...
Scottish National Party To Protect Scotch Whisky Interests in Next Parliament20150429195801
Scottish National Party To Protect Scotch Whisky Interests in Next Parliament
Mark GillespieApril 29, 2015Angus Robertson, budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservatives, David Cameron, duties, duty, economic, Ed Miliband, election, excise, George Osborne, impact, labour, Liberal Democrats, Parliament, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, SWA, taxes0 comments
April 30, 2015 – No matter who wins next Thursday’s UK parliamentary elections, Scotch Whisky drinkers and the whisky industry are likely ...
“Drop the Duty” Campaign Works As UK Cuts Whisky Taxes20150318121127
“Drop the Duty” Campaign Works As UK Cuts Whisky Taxes
Mark GillespieMarch 18, 2015activists, alcohol abuse, austerity, budget, Chancellor, coalition, Conservative, drop the duty, duty, economic, economy, Exchequer, George Osborne, health, House of Commons, labour, Liberal Democrats, Parliament, Rosemary Gallagher, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, SNP, SWA, taxes0 comments
March 18, 2015 – The “Drop the Duty” campaign led by the Scotch Whisky Association and other UK spirits industry leaders has claimed...
Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...
Episode 487: July 11, 201420140712000358
Episode 487: July 11, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 12, 2014Alabama, Alex Salmond, Angus Robertson, Antony Barnett, Ardbeg, basketball, battle, Battle of Bannockburn, Bill Lumsden, birth rate, Bourbon barrels, Brown-Forman, campaign, Channel 4, chef, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Colorado, Commonwealth, cooperage, court, cuisine, David Frost, dinner, Dispatches, donation, Double Diamond, Downslope Distilling, Duke Bourbon, Duke Spirits, Duke University, Electoral Commission, England, Eric Burke, fact check, First Minister, Flatiron Room, Gavin Hewitt, Gavin McLachan, Glenmorangie, headache, Heather Greene, independence, International Paper, Islay, Jack Daniel Cooperage, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, James Beard House, jobs, John Wayne, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaSanta, lawsuit, lawyers, Louisville, Lynchburg, Macallan, movie, Old Pulteney, pairing, population, Pride 1978, quote, Ranald Watson, referendum, rifle, Robert the Bruce, Robin Burke, rums, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Rogers, Scottish National Party, Sherry Cask Reserve, skier, skiiing, SNP, Spirit of Freedom, Springbank, Stagecoach, Stephen Schulte, Susan Burdian, SWA, Tennessee, The Glenrothes, The Scotsman, trademark, Trinity, Twitter, war, Western, William Grant & Sons, yacht, Yes Argyll0 comments
Glenmorangie’s Dr. Bill Lumsden wanted to push the envelope 16 years ago when he got his hands on some French Oak barriques from an undisclosed ...
Grant’s Support For Pro-UK Forces Stronger Than Projected20140709100312
Grant’s Support For Pro-UK Forces Stronger Than Projected
Mark GillespieJuly 9, 2014Angus MacDonald, Angus Robertson, Channel 4, contribution, David Frost, Dispatches, documentary, Gavin Hewitt, independence, No Borders Campaign, referendum, Richard Lochhead, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, SWA, William Grant & Sons0 comments
July 8, 2014 – Campaign contribution reports released today by Scotland’s Electoral Commission show William Grant & Sons has invested...
Scotch Whisky Association Expresses Concerns Over Independence20140411115040
Scotch Whisky Association Expresses Concerns Over Independence
Mark GillespieApril 11, 2014David Frost, European Union, export, exports, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, independence, India, referendum, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scots, Scottish, Scottish National Party, statistics, SWA, trade, treaties0 comments
April 11, 2014 – As the Scotch Whisky Association released 2013 export data showing a second consecutive flat year, the trade body’s chief...