Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)20190929192731
Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 2019@minter, @pintsandpoetry, @stuloosemore, Academy Awards, Airbus, Al Pacino, Alumni Whisky Series, announcer, Ardbeg, auction, Belfour Spirits, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, Blair Castle, Boeing, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brexit, Cannes, Carolina Hurricanes, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Swonger, Christie's, comic book, correction, Dave Keon, David DeFazio, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Deatsville, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donna Nally, Ed Belfour, Edrington, EU, European Union, fire, France, Frank Coleman, Glen Moray, Gordon & MacPhail, Gotham Hall, Graham Coull, H. Wade Minter, Highland Park, hockey, Hollywood, induction, Ireland, J.P. Wiser's, Joe Pesci, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Katrina Egbert, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Owl, lobbying, Lot #40, Mark Messier, Martin Scorsese, Michael Deresynski, movie, My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train, Neal Pyle, Nelson County, New York City, New York Film Festival, NHL, NHL Alumni, North Carolina, Old Pulteney, Oscars, Outryder, Peggy Noe Stevens, PNC Arena, politics, public address, railroad, Raleigh, Rebecca Jago, Rittenhouse Rye, Robert DeNiro, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Salute, Sam Heughan, Scottish Ballet, Speyside, Stone of Destiny, T.W. Samuels Distillery, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tax Free World Association, television, TFWA, The Balvenie, The Irishman, The Last Drop, The Walking Dead, Tilda Swinton, trade, Traigh Bhan, travel retail, Tribeca Productions, Trump Administration, TTB, Tun 1509, Walsh Whiskey, Washington, whiskey, whisky, WLKY, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey, Yvan Cournoyer0 comments
Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a...
Tom Jago: 1925-201820181015124047
Tom Jago: 1925-2018
Mark GillespieOctober 15, 2018Bailey's Irish Cream, Beanie Espey, Berry Bros. & Rudd, blender, blending, Chivas, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Dan Jago, death, Diageo, IDV, innovation, James Espey, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Last Drop Distillers, Malibu Rum, obituary, Penelope Jago, Pernod Ricard, Peter Fleck, product development, Rebecca Jago, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 15, 2018 – Long before master blenders became celebrities within the spirits industry, Tom Jago was creating spirits that are regarded a...
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)20180729211127
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2018. Life Without Bars, @drmattdreamboat, @yerssot, American Craft Spirits Association, Aoife Clarke, Australia, Basil Hayden's. 2X2 Rye, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Blue Label, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Kinsman, Brussels, Bushmills, Canada, cancer, Casa Cuervo, China, Chris Liro, Cowie's Blue Seal, Craft Spirits Bill, Dail, David Wondrich, Denmark, Diageo, Distiller's Dram, Donald Trump, Dublin, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Edrington, Einar, Elsie Escobar, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Evan Williams Master's Blend, Experimental Series, export, Fire and Cane, Frazier History Museum, Ghost & Rare, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Grant, Guinness, Harald, health labels, High West, Highland Park, import, Ireland, Irish Spirits Association, Jan Westcott, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jason Craig, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker, Jun Tanaka, Karen Betts, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawyer, Life Behind Bars, Louisville, Loyalty of the Wolf, Margie Lehrman, Master's Keep 1894, Matt Baglole, Mexico, Mike Joachim, Mitch Bechard, Mortlach, New Orleans, Noah Rothbaum, Old Overholt, Philadelphia, Pikesville Rye, podcast movement, podcasters, Port Ellen, President, prison, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, resolution, Roe & Co., Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sarah Dickson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Sean MacCready, souvenir, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirit of the Bear, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, St. James's Gate, summit, Svein, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, The Last Drop, trade, trade war, travel retail, turkey, Valkyrie, W.L. Weller, W9, warning label, Warrior Series, Washington, Wee Witchie, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White House, Wild Turkey, Wings of the Eagle, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
Global trade has helped the whisky industry expand massively over the last two decades. With the ongoing trade dispute between the US and its key trad...
The Top Whisky Stories of 2016…And a Look Ahead20161230053102
The Top Whisky Stories of 2016…And a Look Ahead
Mark GillespieDecember 30, 20162016, acquisition, analysis, Australian Whisky Holdings, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bernard Walsh, Booker's, boycott, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Constellation Brands, County Carlow, Diageo, Donald Trump, DSP, Dublin, economy, European Union, exports, foreign policy, Great Northern Distillery, High West, imports, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Japan, Japan Society, Jim Beam, John Little, John Teeling, Lark, lifestyle venture, Mark Brown, Matt Shattock, Michael Collins, Nant Distillery, Old Jameson Distillery, Olympics, Overeem, Paddy, peak craft, Peak Oil, Peak Whisky, Pernod Ricard, Popcorn Sutton, premiumization, President, Prime Minister, private equity, Redlands, regulations, renovation, sales, Sazerac, Seattle, shakeout, Smooth Ambler, Sullivan's Cove, tariffs, Tasmania Distillery, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Technavio, Tennessee, The Last Drop, Theresa May, Tokyo, tourism, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullamore D.E.W., Utah, venture capital, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Westland Distillery, World Trade Organization, WTO, year in review0 comments
December 30, 2016 – Every year is defined by the stories that shape it, for better or worse. Here’s our look at the stories that shaped th...
Sazerac Expanding Into Tennessee Whiskey With Distillery Purchase20161222121222
Sazerac Expanding Into Tennessee Whiskey With Distillery Purchase
Mark GillespieDecember 22, 2016acquisition, Allisa Henley, Australia, Avery's Trail, Brown-Forman, Cocke County, cognac, conviction, Diego, Domaine Breuil de Segonzac, firearm, France, Frïs Vodka, George Dickel, Hank Williams Jr., Irish Distillers, Jamey Grosser, John Lunn, Lincoln County Process, Maria Brillet, Mark Brown, Michael Collins, Midleton, moonshine, moonshiner, Mrs. Sutton's, Nashville, Newport, Paddy, Pam Sutton, Patrick Brillet, Pernod Ricard, Popcorn Sutton, prison, Remy Cointreau, sale, Sazerac, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Southern Comfort, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, supply contract, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tuaca, Tullahoma, Vendome, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky1 comment
December 22, 2016 – Sazerac is wrapping up a year of acquisitions and expansions with yet another deal, one that will give it a foothold in the ...
Episode 582: March 26, 201620160327164027
Episode 582: March 26, 2016
Mark GillespieMarch 27, 2016#3Whiskies, A Dram a Day, American Distilling Institute, American Whiskey Convention, Ardbeg, Beanie Espey, beer, Ben Bowers, Big Peat, Bill Rowland, Bluebird Distilling, Bombarder's, Bourbon, Bow Street Distillery, brewing, Brooklyn, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Cara Laing, Caskmates, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Citizens Bank Park, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Crested Ten, Dad's Hat, Dark Cove, Dave Pickerell, Deer Creek Malthouse, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Fred Laing, Fred Minnick, Herman Mihalich, Independent Stave, India Pale Ale, IPA, Islay, Islay Ales, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, J.P. hall, James Espey, Jameson, Jameson Crested, Jared Adkins, Jay Rogers, John Cooper, JustGiving.com, Kelso Beer, Kyle Rogers, Laura Fields, LBL Moonshine, Leeds General Infirmary, Lock Stock & Barrel, malted wheat, maltings, Manatawny Still Works, Mark Brault, Max Pfeffer, MB Roland, McTears, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, Michter's, Missouri, Neil Klingman, New Jersey, Paul Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Rebecca Jago, Redbreast, Rye, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Schafferstown, Scotch Whiskey, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside Distillery, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, Vermont, Vermont Oak, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whistlepig, Wigle, YouTube0 comments
You’ll see a lot of businesses with the “& Son” as part of the name, but rarely do we see businesses with “& Daughter&...
Episode 574: January 30, 201620160131001119
Episode 574: January 30, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 20161920 Commemorative Edition, age statements, Amsterdam, Annabel Thomas, Armed Services YMCA, Arran, auction, banjo, Barrett-Jackson, Bern's Steak House, Bernheim, Black & White, bluegrass music, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Bruadar, Bruichladdich, Buchanan's, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Christ Church, Compass Box, contest, currency, Dalwhinnie, Dean Hurst, Denny Potter, Diageo, Distillery Series, Douglas Fitchett, Drimnin Distillery, Drimnin Estate, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, exchange rates, expansion, finance, flooding, Florida, forecast, Frosty Four Wood, Geoff Tudor, Girvan, Glencadam, Grant, Gregg Glass, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indian, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jud Laughter, Kathryn Mikells, Keble College, Kenny Mackay, Kentucky, Larry Kass, Las Vegas, local barley, Max Shapira, military, Morrison & Mackay, motorcycle, Nikka, Octomore, Old Perth, Operation Ride Home, Oxford, Oxford Today, Perthshire, Schipohl, Scotch, Scottish Government, Scottsdale, Springbank, storms, Strathclyde, Tampa, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, University of Tennessee, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Willow Collection, Woodford Reserve, World War II2 comments
The debate over age statements on whiskies shows no sign of going away, but how does a brand decide to remove the age statement from its whiskey? Earl...
New Whiskies From Ballantine’s, Teeling, Angel’s Envy & More20151105120258
New Whiskies From Ballantine’s, Teeling, Angel’s Envy & More
Mark GillespieNovember 5, 2015Andrew Nelstrop, Angel's Envy, Ballantine's, Bold, Bourbon, Chapter 10, Chivas Brothers, distribution, Dublin, English Whisky Company, Glen Garioch, Glen Scotia, Goa, Gordon & MacPhail, Hard Fired, Himalayas, Inchmurrin, India, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Espey, label approval, Loch Lomond Group, Louisville, Norfolk, Paul John, Paul John Bold, Revival, Sandy Hyslop, Scotch Whisky, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, TTB, UK, US, Victoriana, whiskey, whisky0 comments
November 5, 2015 – With the holidays approaching, whisky makers are stepping up their releases to take advantage of the busiest period of the ye...
Episode 546: August 1, 201520150801232210
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, Aberlour, accelerated, administration, Alltech, Andrew Purslow, appellation, Armstrong, Arthur Dobrucki, Australia, Bali, Baroda, Beam Suntory, Bladnoch, boiler, Breton Whisky, Brittany, building code, California, Charles Medley Distillery, Château Léoville Barton, chipotle, Christos Koulizakis, cider cask, class action, consumer, Contrasts, court, Cù Bòcan, Cuatro Series, daughter, Dave Pickerell, David Prior, dismissal, Dueling Barrels, entrepreneur, Eric Gregory, explosion, fatality, fire code, five:am, Florida, food, France, Gavin Hewitt, Glann ar Mor, Glen Garioch, Graham Eunson, Green Spot, Greg Metze, handmade, INAO, Indiana, Indonesia, initiative, inspectors, investigation, Ivan Stoler, James Espey, Jay Rogers, Jean Donnay, Jim Beam, John Houston, John Quinn, judge, Kazerouni Law Group, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, Last Drop Distillers, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington Brewing & Distilling, Lowlands, Maker's Mark, Martine Donnay, Melbourne, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, O.Z., Old Pogue, Old World, Oregon, Orkney, Owensboro, oxygenation, peppers, Peter Pogue, Pikesville, pony, pressure relief valve, prosecutors, protected geographical indicator, recording, regulators, Revenoor Stills, Rogue, ruling, safety, San Diego, Scapa, Silver Trail Distillery, Skiren, Spencer Balentine, Spey Foundation, State Fire Marshal, surfing, Terrepure, Terresentia, Terry Wilhelm, The Last Drop, The Pogues, Tom Jago, Tomatin, Town Branch, trademark, travel retail, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, ultrasonic waves, Vermont, vintage, vinyl, water heater, West Cork Distillers, Whisky Breton, Whistlepig, Wigtown0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the oldest Lowlan...
Episode 472: March 29, 201420140329210408
Episode 472: March 29, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 29, 2014A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auriverdes, author, Barry Crockett, Beam, book, brand, Brazil, Brittany, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey, China, Chivas, Christina, competition, Cotswolds, Daniel Szor, death, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, distillery, Eric Cordelle, European Union, Explorer's Club, Feis Ile, Fenton, Flaughter, flavored, football, France, Frank McHardy, funeral, FX Concepts, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glen Grant, Hall of Fame, Harry Cockburn, hedge fund, Irish Distillers, Islay, J&B, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, Jim McEwan, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Keepers of the Quaich, Knockdhu, law, lawsuit, legal, legislation, Making Your Marque, Mark Green, Martha Philburn, memory, merger, Michigan, Mike Keeler, Morrison Bowmore, New York, Peaty Collection, Peter Fleck, phenols, Portugese, prank, rings, rogue trader, Rutter, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Law, Seagram, silliness, soccer, Societe Generale, Springbank, stroke, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, trademark, Tushkar, UDV, Urban Honey, Virginia, wedding, Whisky Magazine, wife, World Cup, World Whiskies Awards, zoning0 comments
James Espey has created some of whisky’s legendary brands during his career, along with the Keepers of the Quaich, and was named an Officer of t...