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 ...
“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 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...
Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014administration, Alberta Premium, Ardbeg, Australia, author, awards, Balcones, beer, Big Peat, bill, Bladnoch, book, Brimstone, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, budget, Bulleit, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Catoctin Creek, Chancellor, Chip Tate, cider, Cocke County, cocktail, Coffey Grain, Colin Armstrong, competition, court, Dark Horse, Dave Broom, Dave Greene, David Frost, David Grant, David Urquhart, David Wishart, Dennie Hammer, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, duties, editor, escalator, Exchequer, exports, Forgiven, General Assembly, George Dickel, George Osborne, George T. Stagg, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, guide, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, history, Icons, Icons of Whisky, independence, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim McEwan, L. Mulligan, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, law, legislation, legislature, manual, Mark Green, Master of Malt, Michael Foggarty, Mickey Heads, moonshine, Nikka, Octomore, Patrick Maguire, perfect score, Pike Creek, Popcorn Sutton, Raymond Armstrong, receiver, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Paterson, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Scottish National Party, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, SNP, St. Patrick's Day, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Swallow, Taketsuru, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, taxes, Teeling, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tish Harcus, Torfa, trade, Twitter, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Waco, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Dave Broom has written and edited many books on whisky and other spirits, but none quite like his latest book. “Whisky: The Manual” is for...
UK Budget Gives Scotch Whisky a Break20140319144332
UK Budget Gives Scotch Whisky a Break
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2014Angus Robertson, budget, Chancellor, David Frost, duties, duty, escalator, escalator clause, Exchequer, George Osborne, independence, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, SWA, taxes, Westminster0 comments
March 19, 2014 – Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is yielding to the Scotch whisky industry’s calls for tax relief in the UK Gov...