“PappyGate” Ringleader Sentenced to 15 Years20180604142741
“PappyGate” Ringleader Sentenced to 15 Years
June 4, 2018Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Commonwealth, crime, deputies, Eagle Rare, evidence, Frankfort, Franklin County, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, investigation, judge, Kentucky, Mark Brown, Mark Sean Searcy, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, prosecutor, Sheriff, theft, Thomas Wingate, tip, Van Winkle, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Zachary Becker0 comments
June 2, 2018 – Gilbert “Toby” Curtsinger, the admitted ringleader of Kentucky’s most infamous whiskey thefts since Prohibition...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
September 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...
Ringleader Pleads Guilty in “Pappygate” Bourbon Thefts20170921161329
Ringleader Pleads Guilty in “Pappygate” Bourbon Thefts
September 21, 2017Alford plea, attorney, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, charges, crime, criminal, deputies, Eagle Rare, Franklin Circuit Court, Franklin County, Georgetown, Gilbert Curtsinger, Greg Reeves, guilty, investigators, judge, Julie Curtsinger, lawyer, Leslie Wright, Lexington Herald-Leader, Mark Sean Searcy, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, plea, plea agreement, police, prosecutor, Robert McKinney, Sean Searcy, Sheriff, softball, steroids, Thomas Wingate, Toby Curtsinger, Van Winkle, whiskey, whisky, Whitney Lawson, Wild Turkey, Zach Becker0 comments
September 21, 2017 – And then there was one…one remaining defendant left in Kentucky’s “Pappygate” scandal involving the...
Episode 570: January 9, 201620160110012932
Episode 570: January 9, 2016
January 10, 2016advice, Allied Lomar. trademark, argument, arrest, assassination, author, Barton, book, Brechin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, California, Canada, candidate, chairman, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Ciaran Mulgrew, Cooper Spirits, Cordelia Toy, Craigslist, crime, Dan Greenwood, David Stewart, Derry, Diageo, Distiller's Select, Donald Trump, Douglas Fitchett, Drinking in America, Dungourney, evidence, festivals, flooding, Four Roses, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glencadam, Graeme Macaloney, guilty, High West, history, Honours List, indictment, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Israel, JFK, John Rhea, judge, KDA, Kennedy, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, law, Law360.com, lawsuit, license, Lock Stock & Barrel, Longmorn, Luxco, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, MBE, MGP, Michael Bendavid, Midleton, Niche Drinks, officer, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, Pennsylvania, President, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Nixon, Rob Samuels, ruling, Scotland, Secret Service, Sheriff, Signature, St. Brendan's, state, Stitzel, Stitzel-Weller, Susan Cheever, Tel Aviv, The Balvenie, The Quiet Man, theft, Thomas Wingate, Toby Curtsinger, trial, Ulysses S. Grant, Utah, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Warren Commission, Warren G. Harding, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
America has a love-hate relationship with alcohol, and it’s fair to say that drinking has changed the course of American history – for bet...
Episode 562: November 14, 201520151115013843
Episode 562: November 14, 2015
November 15, 2015.36 Single Barrel, age statement, Alistair Longwell, Amrut, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ash Whitaker, auction, Austria, Balblair, Ben Grayson, Ben Nevis, bidding, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Blair Athol, Boise, Bonhams, Booker's, Boone County, Boston, Bourbon, Boxing Hares, California, Cardrona, charity, Chivas Brothers, collecting, collector, Denison, deputy, Derek Sinclair, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, Edrington, effluent, environment, Family Casks, film, Gary D'Urso, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Herald Scotland, Ian Macleod Distillers, Idaho, Inver House, Ironroot Republic, Johnny Mitchell, Josef Litt, Josh Quinn, Kentucky, Kilted Whisky Man, Kirsten Mitchell, Klaus Doblmann, Larry Ebersold, location, Lochaber, Lord of the Rings, Los Angeles, Macallan, MGP, Michael Jackson, Millburn, Miltonduff, New York City, New Zealand, pollution, rainfall, Ranger Creek, Robertson & Baxter, Robertson Trust, Royal Lochnagar, San Antonio, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Seagram's, Sebastopol, SEPA, Sheriff, Smoky Goat, Spectrum, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit Works Distillery, Tamdhu, Texas, The 1833, The Glenlivet, The Hobbit, Tom Fischer's Tavern, Tullibardine, veterinary school, Victor Brierley, violations, Wanaka, water, watercourse, Westmont, whiskey, Whiskey Union, whisky, Whisky Ambassador Course, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy1 comment
As we begin the 11th year of WhiskyCast, we’re taking a look back this week to catch up with some of the friends we’ve made over the last ...
Episode 531: April 25, 201520150426000528
Episode 531: April 25, 2015
April 26, 20151975, aid, anCnoc, Anne-Sophie Bigot, Barbara McEwan, Bardstown, benefit, Black Art, blast, blogger, Bourbon Babe, Bristol, Bruichladdich, Budgie, Buffalo Trace, Burns, Calgary, Carla Carlton, charges, Christopher Preston, crime, critical, Davis Huston, Duncan McFadyen, Duncan McGillivray, Eagle Rare, Edrington, emergency, England, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, event, evidence, explosion, Feis Ile, fire, firefighters, France, Franklin County, Friends of Laphroaig, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glenlivet, Gov. Steve Beshear, governor, grand jury, grandchildren, Hardin, Heaven Hill, indictment, injuries, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, J. Wheelock, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, Jim McEwan, John Rennie, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, LBL Moonshine, Linda Harrison, Loch Gorm, Louisville, Madison, Mark S. Searcy, Master of Malt, Michael Deresynski, Nashville, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, Pat Melton, Sheriff, Silver Trail Distillery, softball, Spencer Balentine, still, The Whisky Lady, theft, Toulouse, Trevor Gray, Twitter, Vanderbilt, webcam, Wild Turkey, Wilson & Morgan, Wisconsin0 comments
It’s been a busy week in the whisky world, and there’s a lot to talk about on this episode. We’ll have the latest on Friday’s ...
Distillers in Critical Condition After Silver Trail Explosion20150425103504
Distillers in Critical Condition After Silver Trail Explosion
April 25, 2015benefit, Bill Allen, burn, CFSB, Community Financial Services Bank, emergency, Eric Gregory, explosion, fire, firefighters, Frank Murphy, Hardin, investigation, Jay Rogers, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Byars, KFVS-TV, Kyle Rogers, LBL Moonshine, Marshall County, moonshine, Nashville, Sheriff, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, The Rickhouse, Vanderbilt, Victoria Wallace0 comments
April 25, 2015 – Two distillers from Kentucky’s Silver Trail Distillery are in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...
9 Indicted in Pappy Van Winkle & Wild Turkey Thefts20150421134259
9 Indicted in Pappy Van Winkle & Wild Turkey Thefts
April 21, 2015accomplice, Buffalo Trace, Campari, charges, court, deputies, Franklin County, Gilbert Curtsinger, grand jury, indictment, investigators, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Mark S. Searcy, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, prosecutor, Sheriff, softball, steroids, stolen, theft, warehouse, Wild Turkey0 comments
April 21, 2015 – From the beginning, Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton considered the 2013 theft of 65 cases of Pappy Van Winkle’s Family...
Episode 530: April 18, 201520150418233329
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
April 18, 2015A. Smith Bowman, Adrian Graham, Ambassador Cask, analysts, Anthony Russo, Aultmore, Australia, bail, Ballindalloch, basketball, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, blog, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, cave, Chapter 13, charity, China, Churchill Downs, court, Craig Beam, crime, critters, Crown Royal, Dewar's, Diageo, Duchess or Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, earnings, English Whisky Company, estate, Fairfax, Frankfort, Franklin County, Fredericksburg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gimli, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Grantown-on-Spey, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, historic, horse racing, Ian MacLeod, Ian Macleod Distillers, indictment, Jack Daniel's, Josh Hafer, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Last Great Malts of Scotland, lawschooldrunk, Lem Tolley, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, LVMH, Lynchburg, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, Martin, Master Distillers Series, mint julep, New South Wales, Northern Harvest, Odin, Old Taylor, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pat Melton, Peristyle, photography, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, renovations, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Brackla, running, sales, Sheriff, Speyside, St. George's Day, still, suspect, Sydney, Tamdhu, The Glenrothes, theft, Thoroughbred, Time For Whisky, tour, United Kingdom, University of Kentucky, Valhalla Collection, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vintage Reserve, Virginia, warehouse, wax dip, WhiskyFest, Wild Turkey, WLEX, Woodford Reserve, Wounded Warrior Equestrian Project1 comment
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, ...
Episode 526: March 21, 201520150321223424
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
March 21, 2015@Matthewthet, Abbas Kazerounian, accomplice, age statements, Akron, Anthony Bourdain, attorney, Award, Barack Obama, barrels, Beam Suntory, bedtime story, BenRiach, Bill Lark, bootlegger, Bourbon Summit, break-in, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Camp Nelson, Campari America, CEO, Chancellor, charged, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, City Club of Cleveland, class action, Cleveland, Cleveland State University, coalition, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, cured oak, daughter, Diageo, dismiss, Drew Kulsveen, drop the duty, duty, Edwin Vargas, election, Franklin County, George Dickel, George Osborne, Germany, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glentauchers, Goldilocks, Grand Central Station, Green Label, Hakushu, handcrafted, handmade, I.W. Harper, Ian Chang, Ian MacLeod, Icons of Whisky, incubator, intern, Irish Car Bomb, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, Jim Murray, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kazerouni Law Group, label, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, lobbying, London, MAGNET, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, manufacturing, Matt Wooler, Matthew T, MGP-I, Mitch McConnell, moonshine, motion, mystery, New Orleans, Nikka, Ohio, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parliament, Pat Melton, Popcorn Sutton, President, Presidential, process, puked, Pure Malt, Ray Surinick, Rosemary Gallagher, Schwetzingen, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Service, Seiichi Koshimizu, Sheriff, Shinji Fukyuo, Simon Marshall, Solist, St. George's, Stitzel-Weller, stolen property, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Suntory Holdings, suspect, SWA, Taiwan, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru, Tamdhu, taxes, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Lix, Vinho, warehouse, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Bible, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, White House, Wild Turkey, Willett, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki0 comments
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City Club of Cleveland....