The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)20190811202820
The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)
August 11, 2019@sailorretro, acquisition, amaranth, attitudes, Australia, Barley Exploration Series, bars, bartenders, beer, Bere Barley, Bere Barley 2010, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon's Bistro, Bowmore, bricks, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt, California, Caol Ila, Cardhu, chimney, China, Civil War, Clynelish, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Conservative, construction, Cork, Cornerstone Rye, Creation, Cù Bòcan, Dayton, Diageo, distilling, doormen, Dragon Edition, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, El Paso, Elmer T. Lee, Elmer T. Lee 100 Year Tribute, Evan Williams, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Frankfort, Gallup, Gilroy, Glen Garden, Glenkinchie, Global Travel Retail, golf course, history, Hobart, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Islay, Islay Barley 2011, Isokyrö, Jack Daniel, Joe Head, Johnnie Walker Experience, Jordan Oeler, Kalle Valkonen, Ken Golden, Kentucky, Kyoto, Kyrö, Kyröfest, Larry Rice, Leonard Firestone, liquor, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark 101 Proof, Margo McMillen, mass shootings, Master's Keep, meetup, Melbourne, Michael Veach, Michter's, Moray Council, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Ohio, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Omi, Oxmoor Farm, Pappy Van Winkle, Pernod Ricard, planning permission, podcast, pricing, private barrel, private selection, progressive, race, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Sea Dragon, security, shooting, slavery, Speyside, Starward, strategy, Suntory, survey, Sydney, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Texas, The Century, The Gallup Poll, The Organic 2010, The Pearl, The Silver Dollar, Toasted Barrel Finish, Tomatin, tourism, travel retail, Traveler's Edition, Troy Robertson, Uncle Nearest, US1, Veterans of Foreign Wars, visitors center, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Ranch, whisky, Whistlepig, Wild Turkey, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, wine0 comments
“Private Selection” bottlings are the rage today, and it almost seems like an arms race as bars and retailers try to outdo each other with...
Port Charlotte and Islay’s “Middle Child Syndrome” (Episode 701: May 27, 2018)20180526213217
Port Charlotte and Islay’s “Middle Child Syndrome” (Episode 701: May 27, 2018)
May 26, 2018@mikeyjoedrum, @R_Moore, @whiskygirl6, air pressure, airlines, airport, aluminum, April Fool's, attorney general, Austria, baggage, Bill Haslam, Billy Leighton, bottle, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Cascade Blonde, Cascade Hollow, Cecelia Malmstrom, chili pepper sauce, construction, Crown Royal, Diageo, Douglas Taylor, European Union, Ewan Gunn, exports, Feis Ile, George Dickel, Georgie Crawford, Glen Scotia, Glenegedale Airport, governor, Ilay Barley, imports, Inferno, Interstate 24, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Ken Grier, Klaus Doblmann, Lagavulin, legislation, legislature, LiDestri, Loch Indaal, maltings, Matt Hofmann, McIlhenny, mesquite, Method And Madness, Midleton, Moore County, Murfreesboro, Octomore, Ontario, Ottawa, packing, planes, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, property tax, quota, Remy Cointreau, Rhonda Moore, road, Sazerac, Scotland, Seattle, security, Simon Coughlin, steel, suitcase, Tabasco, Tennessee, Texas, The Macallan, trade, Travel, trip, Trump Administration, Westland, whiskey, whisky, zoning0 comments
Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte single malt lies in between the distillery’s namesake unpeated whiskies and its Octomore heavily peated mal...
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)20180325175011
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)
March 25, 2018@corymcrae, @jotterface, @saratogamatt, @TheLadyBlender, #patriot, 1792 Full Proof, 1956, agriculture, airport, Alberta, aluminum, Amrut, Andrea Wilson, Andrew Ferguson, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, bartender, bartending, Batch Proof, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, biodynamics, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, bullshit, butterfly knife, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Chris Morris, code, Committee Edition, Cornwall, Cory McRae, Dan Tullio, Diageo, diplomat, Donald Trump, Edmonton, Elgin, Elvis Presley, England, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, FedEx, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Label Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Grooves, Hakushu, Hall of Fame, hard border, Heartbreak Hotel, Heathrow, history, Ian Bentley, Icons of Whisky Awards, imports, Inchmurrin, India, inductee, Ireland, Irish, James Otter, Jim Swan, Johnnie Walker, Karen Betts, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, King Car Distillery, King of Kentucky, legislature, Leo Varadkar, Linkwood, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Louisville, Manuel Salazar, manure, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Masters Collection, Matt Jones, Matthew Ingram, Memphis, Michter's, Mitch McConnell, mixology, Morrison Bowmore, Mounties, NAV Centre, Nectar Grove, negotiations, Nick Morgan, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, politics, Premium Bottlers, President, Prime Minister, Private Collection, Rachel Barrie, RCMP, retaliation, Richard Paterson, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Scotland, security, Senate, senator, shipping, single cask, single malt, Speyside, Staffordshire, Stalk & Barrel, steel, Stephen Rankin, Still Waters Distillery, story, Sullivan's Cove, Sun Records, SWA, T.T. Lee, Taiwan, Taoiseach, target, tariffs, Terminal 5, The Dalmore, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tish Harcus, tools, Toronto, tourism, trade, trade war, Travel, travel retail, Trump Administration, visitors center, Waterford, weapon, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Rachel Barrie is known on Twitter as @TheLadyBlender, and she’s just winding up her first year as the master blender for Brown-Forman’s Be...
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)
January 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...
Bourbon Potential European Union Target in Trade Dispute20170707162652
Bourbon Potential European Union Target in Trade Dispute
July 7, 2017Bourbon, China, CNN, Congress, defense, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donald Trump, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, exports, Financial Times, G20, Germany, Great Britain, infrastructure, Jean-Claude Juncker, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, military, Mitch McConnell, Netherlands, President, security, Senate, Spain, steel, summit, tariffs, trade, Trump Administration, U.S., whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 7, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to imports of European-produced steel could spark a backlash against Bourbon and othe...
This Week’s New Whiskies20150522153341
This Week’s New Whiskies
May 22, 2015anniversary, Arran, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, CalMac, Caol Ila, classic malts, David Wood, Diageo, Distiller's Edition, Eddie Russell, Experimental Collection, Feis Ile, ferry, French Oak, Glasgow, Glenegedale Airport, Iain MacArthur, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Arran, Jimmy Russell, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Master's Keep, Oran Mor, security, White Stags, Wild Turkey0 comments
May 22, 2015 – Here’s a roundup of new whiskies announced this week… On this week’s episode of WhiskyCast, we had hints of the...
Episode 464: February 1, 201420140202001337
Episode 464: February 1, 2014
February 2, 2014airline, Alex Nicol, Amsterdam, anCnoc, auto racing, baggage, beer, Billy Leighton, bonus, Bowmore, Brian Nation, Cairdeas, Canoe, carry-on, Celtic Whisky Compagnie, checkpoint, China, Chris Ratcliff, Cù Bòcan, Devil's Casks, Diageo, Dublin, duty free, Eric Gregory, event, Festival, Formula One, Freya, Gartbreck, Gerry's Wines & Spirits, Gillian Gibson, Glann ar Mor, Global Times, golden ticket, Green Spot, Highland Park, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jameson, Jay DeYoung, Jean Donnay, Jill-Ann Mark, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, John DeYoung, joke, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, Loki, Louisville, Marrowbone Lane, Midleton, MillerCoors, Monty Python, motorsports, Newmarket Square, Nordic, Norse, Powers, Redbreast, regulations, Robert Mark, Royal Challenge, Sahara Force India, Schipohl, security, Spencerfield Spirit, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steffen Brauner, Teeling, Teeling Whiskey, terrorism, The Feathery, Thor, tickets, Tomatin, Travel, travel retail, TSA, UB Group, United Spirits, Valhalla Collection, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, workers, yuan, Zhejiang0 comments
Kilchoman became Islay’s newest distillery in 2005, about the same time Jean Donnay started making whisky at Glann ar Mor on France’s Brit...
US Government Relaxes Travel Retail Carry-On Restrictions20140131180159
US Government Relaxes Travel Retail Carry-On Restrictions
January 31, 2014airline, airport, aviation, baggage, carry-on, liquids, security, tamper-resistant, terrorism, Transportation Security Administration, travel retail0 comments
January 31, 2014 – It’s become a ritual when flying into the US…clear passport control, claim your bags, and then try to cram that b...