Ringleader Pleads Guilty in “Pappygate” Bourbon Thefts20170921161329
Ringleader Pleads Guilty in “Pappygate” Bourbon Thefts
Mark GillespieSeptember 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 536: May 23, 201520150524000406
Episode 536: May 23, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 24, 2015anniversary, Anthony Bourdain, Ardbeg Perpetuum, Arran, arrest, artisan, barbecue sauce, Barrelhead, Barry Crockett, Benromach, Bill Lumsden, Brian Williams, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, David Wood, Derek Mather, Douglas MacArthur, Eddie Russell, Ernest Hemingway, Errol Flynn, Experimental Collection, explosion, Facebook, fantasy, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, Forres, Frank Sinatra, French Oak, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gordon & MacPhail, grand jury, Hearach, Humphrey Bogart, Iain MacArthur, Ian Chang, indictment, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Harris, Jay Rogers, Jeffrey Lohr, Jimmy Russell, Julie Curtsinger, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Keith Cruickshank, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Lagavulin, lawsuit, lawyer, Leslie Wright, Lucille Ball, Master's Keep, Michael Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Mike Farley, Mike Ross, Octomore, PappyGate, Revenoor Stills, Rodolfo Alvarado, Ron Burgundy, Rowan Atkinson, Sammy Hagar, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, steroids, Steve Gormley, tasting panel, Terry Wilhelm, theft, Urquhart, White Stags, Wild Turkey0 comments
Gordon & MacPhail reopened Benromach Distillery in Speyside in 1998 after 15 years of inactivity, and Keith Cruickshank has been there since the s...
Not Guilty Pleas In Kentucky Bourbon Thefts20150522161157
Not Guilty Pleas In Kentucky Bourbon Thefts
Mark GillespieMay 22, 2015arraignment, Buffalo Trace, Christopher Preston, complicity, conspiracy, court, Franklin County, Gilbert Curtsinger, grand jury, indictment, investigators, Joshua Preston, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Leslie Wright, PappyGate, prosecutor, Robert McKinney, Ronnie Lee Hubbard, Shaun Ballard, steroids, theft, Wild Turkey0 comments
May 22, 2015 – The alleged ringleader of a group charged with stealing Bourbon from Kentucky’s Buffalo Trace and Wild Turkey distilleries ...
Episode 534: May 9, 201520150510014013
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 10, 201560 Minutes, Aberlour, airport, arraignment, arrest, Atlantic City, attorney, Avianna Wolfe, awards, bacon, bacon roll, Ballindalloch, Barbara Townsend, Barrelhound, Baton Rouge, Benrinnes, Benromach, Billy Leighton, Blade and Bow, Bob Simon, Bob Townsend, Bomberger's, Bomberger's Declaration, Brian Nation, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, castle, CBS News, charges, Chatham Imports, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, class action, Colin Scott, correction, court, Craigellachie, Dave Quinn, David Bowie, Dewar's, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dismissal, Dubai, Dublin, Dufftown, Duthac, duty free, estate, Family Cask, Federal, Florida, football, Frankfort, George Grant, Ger Buckley, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glemorangie, Glen Spey, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Google, guilty, haggis, handmade, Hangout, Heathrow, Hillrock Estate, indictment, infusion, Islay, Jim Beam, John Harvey McDonough, Joseph Magliocco, judge, Kentucky Dram, Kevin O'Gorman, Kingussie, Last Great Malts, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisiana, Maker's Mark, Manchester United, Michael Owen, Michael Shaun Ballard, Mike Lord, Mike Wells, Miner's Delight Inn, music, Nancy Guillory, Newcastle, officer, Oliver Russell, organized crime, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, Pink Floyd, police, prosecutors, Real Madrid, Redbreast, resignation, resigned, Richard Hinkle, Ronnie Lee Hubbard, ruling, Scratched Cask, Second Saturday, Skye, soccer, Solera, Spey, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Duthac, St. James Hall, steroids, Stitzel-Weller, Strathisla, surprise, Tain, Taipei, Talisker, Tallahassee, Tamdhu, The Icon, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, theft, Thistle Finch, Tim Howard, Tom Lindner, trademark, travel retail, U.S. 1, Vicky Keough, Warren Marsden, Whisky Island, White Label, Wild Turkey, Wyoming0 comments
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The for...
9 Indicted in Pappy Van Winkle & Wild Turkey Thefts20150421134259
9 Indicted in Pappy Van Winkle & Wild Turkey Thefts
Mark GillespieApril 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 525: March 14, 2015