Sainsbury’s House Highland Malt Wins IWSC Trophy20150723171321
Sainsbury’s House Highland Malt Wins IWSC Trophy
Mark GillespieJuly 23, 2015Age of Discovery, anCnoc, Ardbeg, awards, Ballantine's, Balvenie, Barry Crockett Legacy, Blanton's, Bowmore, Caribbean Cask, Chivas Regal, competition, Dalmore, Douglas Laing & Co., Eagle Rare, Fettercairn, Glan Gold, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, house brand, International Wine & Spirit Competition, Jameson, Jim Beam, John Walker & Sons, Jura, Kavalan, Kentucky Tavern, Kilbeggan, King Car, Knob Creek, Midleton, Monarch of the Glen, Nomad, Odyssey, Poit Dhubh, Sainsbury's, Scottish Leader, Signature Craft, South Africa, store brand, Taiwan, Tamnavulin, Taste the Difference", Tempest, The Balvenie, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, Uigeadail, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
July 23, 2015 – Ever looked at a “house brand” whisky and wondered whether it was worth buying, even at a lower price than official ...
Episode 517: January 18, 201520150119014546
Episode 517: January 18, 2015
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2015@DrinkBC, @whiskeywhynot, acquisition, Alliance Global, Alness, American, Andrew Tan, Beth Havers, blend, British Columbia, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky Awards, Collingwood, competition, construction, Corby, Craigdarroch, Dalmore, Dave Alcock, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, domestic, Don Kerr, Don Livermore, Dramalista, environment, farewell tour, Fettercairn, flavored, flavored whiskey, Forty Creek, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hazelburn, Highland Queen, Hotel Grand Pacific, Inver House, investigation, investment, James Robertson, John Spencer, judging, Jura, Justin Victor, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Longrow, Maker's Mark, Michael Urquhart, Michel Picard, misconceptions, Montreal, myths, Oklahoma City, Ontario, organic, Pernod Ricard, Peter Hunt, PMA, Port Ellen Maltings, press tour, Quebec, Ranald Watson, regulators, report, results, retirement, Richard Paterson, robbery, Rolling Stones, SAQ, scores, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA, sick, Speyside, Springbank, stability, stolen, Sunday Herald, Tamnavulin, Teaninich, The Balvenie, theft, Toronto, Tullibardine, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Spirits, Victoria Whisky Festival, water, Whyte & Mackay, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
In the second of our two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival, we’ll catch up on more of the week’s news – in...
UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale20140603100041
UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2014Alliance Global, Andrew Tan, antitrust, Competition & Markets Authority, Dalmore, Diageo, Emperador, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
June 3, 2014 – UK competition regulators will open a public comment period on Diageo’s plans to sell Whyte & Mackay to Filipino billio...
Episode 478: May 10, 201420140511001945
Episode 478: May 10, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 11, 2014100% Islay, Alliance Global, Ancient Ancient Age, Andrew Tan, Ardbeg, Auriverdes, Balvenie, barrels, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Bill Ricker, Boston, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Charter, cooperage, Dalmore, Darkness, Diageo, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Elmer T. Lee, Emperador, forest, Four Roses, Glen Moray, Glenlivet, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, Ichiro Akuto, India, Jack Teeling, Japan, Japanese, Jim Beveridge, Jim Rutledge, John Ellwood, John Malatino, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kilchoman, Macallan, Mark Brown, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Michael Urquhart, Mizunara, Moray, Nadurra, Nate Berman, Neyah White, OESF, Orphan Barrel, Private Collection, regulators, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Eddins, sale, Sazerac, Seiichi Koshimizu, shortage, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Solomon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Suntory, Tamdhu, Tamnavulin, Tampa, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Loop, The Nose, Triple A, Twitter, United Spirits, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, Weller, Westborough, Whyte & Mackay2 comments
Mark Brown heads up Buffalo Trace and its parent company, Sazerac, and he’s known for speaking his mind even when it goes against the rest of th...
Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million20140509120615
Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million
Mark GillespieMay 9, 2014Alliance Global, Andrew Tan, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, Emperador, Gruppo Campari, Jill Inglis, KKR, Lion Capital, Office of Fair Trading, Phillippines, Reserve Bank of India, Robert Tchenguiz, sale, Supreme Court of India, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vijay Mallya, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
May 9, 2014 – A dark horse emerged from the bidding as the winner in Diageo’s sale of Whyte & Mackay, the Scotland-based unit of India...
Episode 466: February 15, 201420140216002012
Episode 466: February 15, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 16, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, Barterhouse, Beam, Bernheim, Booker Noe, Booker's, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, China, Chivas Brothers, Christchurch, Companta, counterfeit, Dalmore, David Blackmore, David Stewart, Diageo, DramFest, earthquake, Ewan Morgan, Experimental Collection, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hawaii, Houston, India, investment bankers, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Karnataka, Kieran Folliard, Louisville, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Raymond, New Zealand, Odyssey, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peat Freak, Pernod Ricard, regulators, Reserve 101, Russia, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Tamnavulin, The Balvenie, Tun 1401, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
There have been many more questions than answers about Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range of whiskies…until now. Diageo’s Ewan Morgan ...
Whyte & Mackay Officially On The Block20140212194833
Whyte & Mackay Officially On The Block
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 2014Bell's, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, Fettercairn, Invergordon, investment bankers, Jura, Office of Fair Trading, Rabobank, regulatory, Rothschild, Standard Chartered, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
February 12, 2014 – Diageo and United Spirits have officially kicked off the sale process for USL’s Whyte & Mackay division with the a...
UK Regulators: No Decision On Diageo’s W&M Proposal Without A Buyer20140210121304
UK Regulators: No Decision On Diageo’s W&M Proposal Without A Buyer
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 2014Bell's, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, India, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, regulatory, Suntory, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
February 10, 2014 – The UK’s Office of Fair Trading will not issue its opinion on Diageo’s proposal to sell approximately 70% of Why...
Force India F1’s 2014 Car Debuts Without Whyte & Mackay20140128203444
Force India F1’s 2014 Car Debuts Without Whyte & Mackay
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2014auto racing, competition, court, Dalmore, Diageo, F1, Force India, Formula One, India, Johnnie Walker, Karnataka, Kingfisher, McLaren, Mercedes, motorsports, Office of Fair Trading, Paul di Resta, regulators, Royal Challenge, Sahara, Spyker, Tamnavulin, UB Group, UB Holdings, United Spirits, USL, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
January 28, 2014 – Sahara Force India, the Formula One team led by Vijay Mallya, made its 2014 pre-season testing debut today in Jerez, Spain. I...
UK Regulators Prepared To Approve Whyte & Mackay Sale