Episode 551: September 5, 201520150906020652
Episode 551: September 5, 2015
Mark GillespieSeptember 6, 2015Advocate General, Alan Winchester, alcohol abuse, Amateur Drammer, Andy Flatt, appeal, Beinn Dubh, BenRiach, Billy Walker. GlenDronach, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Month, Bowmore, Cairngorms, cask strength, chef, Chivas Brothers, cooking, Court of Session, desert island dram, Dewar's, effluent, European Court of Justice, expansion, firenado, food, Generations, Glen Deveron, Glencairn, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, governor, Heaven Hill, International Wine & Spirits Report, Islay, Jim Beam, John Varanese, Kingussie, kitchen, Larceny, Last Great Malts of Scotland, Latada, Laura Patrizio, lightning, Littlemill, Loch Lomond, London, Louisville, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, minimum unit pricing, Mizunara, Mortlach, New American Cuisine, Octaves, Old Fitzgerald, Old Forester, opinion, Pernod Ricard, pronunciation, public health, rankings, Robert Howkins, Royal Opera House, ruling, rumor control, sales, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Beshear, The Deveron, The Glenlivet, time capsule, Varanese, waste water1 comment
Louisville isn’t just famous for Bourbon…it’s also becoming a popular city for culinary connoisseurs, and the foodies are flocking t...
Diageo Breaks Ground On Bulleit Bourbon Distillery In Kentucky20140821130040
Diageo Breaks Ground On Bulleit Bourbon Distillery In Kentucky
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 2014Augustus Bulleit, Bulleit, Civil War, Diageo, Four Roses, governor, Larry Schwartz, Louisville, New Orleans, Orphan Barrel, Seagram's, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Steve Beshear, Stitzel-Weller, supply contract, Tom Bulleit0 comments
August 21, 2014 – Diageo’s newest distillery is still two years away from producing its first spirit, but work has begun on what will be c...
Bourbon Capital To Get Another Distillery20140626151627
Bourbon Capital To Get Another Distillery
Mark GillespieJune 26, 2014Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barton, Clermont, Donna Nally, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Nelson County, Pete Kamer, Steve Beshear, Steve Nally, Willett, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
June 26, 2014 – Bardstown, Kentucky claims the title of “Bourbon Capital of the World”, with the trademark to prove it. Now, Bardsto...
Episode 479: May 17, 201420140517163117
Episode 479: May 17, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 17, 20141948, Alex Salmond, Austin, Austria, Balcones, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Bernheim, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Campari, Campari America, Chip Tate, collectors, Customs, Dan Garrison, David Frost, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, Diamonds, Dràm an Stiùreadair, economic development, Eddie Russell, Elgin, European Commission, European Union, Evolution, exports, Feis Ile, Forty Creek, France, Gaelic, Garrison Brothers, Glen Grant, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Grimsby, Hibiki, Hidetsugu Ueno, Hill Country, Hye, ice, ice carving, Ileach, independence, India, Indian Whisky, investing, Islay, Jimmy Russell, Joe The Bluesman, John Ellwood, John Hall, Jose Manuel Barroso, Klaus Doblmann, Las Vegas, Mark Brown, Michael Urquhart, Moray Golf Club, Morrison Bowmore, Old Blowhard, Old Taylor, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, Peristyle, Poland, Ranger Creek, Rebecca Creek, referendum, Reid Mitenbuler, Rhetoric, San Antonio, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Single Oak Project, Spain, Steve Beshear, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, SWA, tax incentives, Texas, The Netherlands, trade, Twitter, Washington, Wealth Solutions, Westering Home, Wild Turkey, Yellow Rose0 comments
The old saying goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Dan Garrison’s life was full of lemons back in 2003, and he decided...
Sazerac Plans $71 Million in Kentucky Bourbon Expansion Projects20140423143342
Sazerac Plans $71 Million in Kentucky Bourbon Expansion Projects
Mark GillespieApril 23, 20141792 Barton, Bardstown, Buffalo Trace, distribution, Frankfort, Glenmore., Kentucky, Metairie, Owensboro, Sazerac, Steve Beshear, warehouse0 comments
April 23, 2014 – In the latest burst of expansion in Bourbon Country, Sazerac has announced plans to invest $71 million to expand production cap...
Episode 475: April 19, 201420140419000235
Episode 475: April 19, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 19, 201421c Museum, acquisition, ad valorem, AMC, Andrea Duvall, Andrew Webber, Asia, austerity, Australia, author, Baron, barrel tax, Beam, bill, Bill Newlands, Bill Welter, Binny's, bookshelf, Bourbon, Brett Pontoni, Bulleit, Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, China, Clark Street Ale House, cocktails, commercial, cookbook, cooking, Corsair, counterfeit, court, craft distillers, craft distilling, creditors, Danny Williamson, Darek Bell, dedication, Delilah's, Dewar's, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, earnings, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, Few Spirits, Filson, Fountainhead, Four Kings, government, governor, India, investors, James Espey, Jeffrey Lohr, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Journeyman, Justin Victor, Karnataka, Kathleen Purvis, KDA, Ken Mack, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, law, Lawrenceburg, legislative, Leo Mierzwicki, local, Louisville, Mad Men, Making Your Marque, Meet the Baron, Mike Veach, Mississippi River Distilling Company, Paul Hletko, Philadelphia, profits, property tax, recipe, Remy Cointreau, Robert Probst, Rosemary Gallagher, Ryan Burchett, Scotch Whisky Association, sexism, shares, single barrel, Steve Beshear, stock, Suntory, SWA, The Bar on Buena, The Fat Ham, trademark, Travel, TV, United Spirits, University of North Carolina Press, visitors, visitors center. tourism, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Whisky has a place in the kitchen as well as the bar, and Bourbon may well be one of the most versatile spirits chefs can experiment with. It adds a s...
Kentucky Governor Signs “Barrel Tax” Relief Bill20140417140950
Kentucky Governor Signs “Barrel Tax” Relief Bill
Mark GillespieApril 17, 2014ad valorem, barrel tax, Bourbon, capital, Eric Gregory, General Assembly, investment, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Associaton, law, legislative, legislature, Steve Beshear, tax0 comments
April 17, 2014– Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed a bill that gives the Commonwealth’s whisky distillers a break from the so-called &...
Episode 474: April 11, 201420140412232943
Episode 474: April 11, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2014A. Smith Bowman, Aberfeldy, Abraham Bowman, Alan Shayne, Alasdair Day, Andy Watts, Bain's, Balcones, Barry Crockett, basketball, Bernheim, Bernie Lubbers, Boston, bottle, Bourbon Affair, Bowmore, Brooklyn, Cameronbridge, Cape Mountain, Chip Tate, Connecticut, craft distiller, craft distilling, Cù Bòcan, Daily Show, Dannel Malloy, Daric Schlesselman, Darren McInnis, data, David Beckham, David Frost, Dennis Malcolm, Dewar's, Diageo, diplomat, Double Barrel, economy, editor, Edwin Foote, Edwin Vargas, Elizabeth Cross, embassies, environment, Eric Gregory, export, extravaganza, farm, Frank McHardy, Fred Minnick, Haig Club, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, independence, inductee, Jack Daniel's, James Sedgwick Distillery, Jim McEwan, Jon Stewart, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, label, Loch Gorm, Lord Elcho, Louisville, Mike Reppucci, NCAA, Nick Morgan, North Shore Whisky Club, packaging, Parker Beam, pecan, Polo, Pumpkin Spice, Raj Bhakta, Red Hook, referendum, Rested Rye, Rhode Island, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seagram, Simon Fuller, single grain, SMWS, Sons of Liberty, South Africa, Stephen Marshall, Steve Beshear, Stitzel-Weller, television, Texas, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, Tweedale, Twitter, UK, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Vermont, Virginia, Waco, wager, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig, William Wolf, World of Whisky, World Whiskies Awards, World Whiskies Conference1 comment
Craft distillers took center stage during Whisky Live New York on Wednesday evening, and we’ll hear from several of them on this week’s ep...
Connecticut Governor Wins Bourbon Basket in Basketball Bet20140408102943
Connecticut Governor Wins Bourbon Basket in Basketball Bet
Mark GillespieApril 8, 2014basketball, Connecticut, Dannel Malloy, Eric Gregory, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, NCAA, Steve Beshear, wager0 comments
April 8, 2014 – Here’s hoping that Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy likes Bourbon, because he’s going to be getting a lot of it. M...
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Distillery Tax Relief20140331193550
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Distillery Tax Relief
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2014ad valorem, Commonwealth, Eric Gregory, General Assembly, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Steve Beshear, tax0 comments
March 31, 2014 – Kentucky’s House of Representatives has signed off on a bill that gives the state’s Bourbon distillers a long-sough...