Fets Whisky Kitchen Loses SMWS Legal Battle with British Columbia Regulators20190621152917
Fets Whisky Kitchen Loses SMWS Legal Battle with British Columbia Regulators
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2019adjudicator, administrative, Allura Fergie, BC Liquor & Cannabis Regulation Branch, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, BC Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia, Canada, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, contravention, criminal, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, fine, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Kelly Carpenter, Legacy Liquor Store, legal, liquor inspectors, Little Jumbo, Ministry of Attorney General, Nerys Poole, raid, regulators, regulatory, Rob Carpenter, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, search, seizure, SMWS, The Strath, Union Club, Vancouver, Victoria, violation, whiskey, whisky0 comments
June 21, 2019 – The Vancouver whisky bar raided in January 2018 for selling Scotch Malt Whisky Society whiskies has lost its bid to have the cas...
British Columbia’s #FreeOurWhisky Campaign Now in Second Year20190125112923
British Columbia’s #FreeOurWhisky Campaign Now in Second Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 25, 2019Allura Fergie, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, BC Liquor Stores, British Columbia, Canada, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, competition, Competition Bureau, consumers, David Eby, enforcement, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Grand Hotel, Hicken Report, hospitality licenses, Hotel Grand Pacific, Legacy Liquor Store, Leila Wright, liquor inspectors, Little Jumbo, Mark Hicken, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nanaimo, Prohibition, raid, regulators, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, The Strath, Union Club, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, whiskey, whisky, wholesale0 comments
January 25, 2019 – The wheels of justice often turn slowly, and not unlike a good whisky, a legal dispute can often take years to reach maturity...
Four Whiskies, Four Countries20180127154111
Four Whiskies, Four Countries
Mark GillespieJanuary 27, 2018Adam Bradshaw, Aeneas Coffey, Bernheim, Billy Walker, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian, Coffey Malt, Da Mhile, Dan Rampling, Emily de Korte, Glenglassaugh, Japan, Madeira, Nikka, Pat Dunlop, Penderyn, Rachel Barrie, Revival, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Seattle, SMWS, Strathcona Hotel, Stuart Nickerson, The Strath, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Wales, Welsh, Westland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Victoria, British Columbia to taste four whiskies from four different countries with some of the folks fr...
Episode 612: October 23, 201620161023212057
Episode 612: October 23, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2016@chicagobars, airport, Alan Winchester, Alberta, Alfred Barnard, An Ard Ri, appeal, Ardbeg, Arran, auction, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's Rye, Boston, Brian Neely, British Columbia, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Celtic Whiskey, charity, Chris Ratliff, Christie's, classic malts, Clermont, Clootie Dumpling, Constellation Brands, contest, contract, Court of Session, Crown Royal, David Frost, Denmark, dessert, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle, Distiller's Edition, Dublin, Dugas, Dunville's, European Court of Justice, Feis Ile, Fred Noe, Georgie Crawford, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Harrod's, High West, Hotel Grand Pacific, Hugh Jones, Hunter Laing & Co., Iain McArthur, Ileach, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Collection, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, James Shanks, Japan, Japan/America Society, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Murray, Kentucky, Knappogue Castle, labor, Lagavulin, Ledaig, Lethbridge, Lexington, Local 111-D, Loch Lomond, Malt Mill, Master of Malt, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, Nate Darling, negotiations, New York City, Nick Morgan, Northern Harvest Rye, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, overtime, Paris, Patrick's Bar, Peat Chimney, Peter Mackie, Port Charlotte Hotel, Port Ellen, prize, Redbreast, Rune Lauridsen, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Jones, Single Cask Nation, Smugglers Series, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, Speyburn, Spice King, Stewart Laing, Sticky Toffee Pudding, strike, Suntory Holdings, Supreme Court, SWA, Takeshi Niinami, Teeling, The Crafts Council, The Glenlivet, The High Seas, The Hive, The Irishman, The Strath, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, Tullamore, UFCW, Usquaebach, Victoria Whisky Festival, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, William Larue Weller, Winchester Collection, wine0 comments
Lagavulin Distillery is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Islay distillery hasn’t changed all that much over the years –...
Episode 237: January 30, 201020100130221300
Episode 237: January 30, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2010A'Bunadh, Aberlour, auctions, Bill Samuels Jr., Black Bottle, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, charity, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Club, contest, Doug Stone, earthquake, English Whisky Company, Feis Ile, Food Network, For Scotch Lovers, Gillian Howell, Gillian McDonald, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Haddonfield, Haiti, Ian Chang, Islay, James Robertson, Japan, Japanese, Johan Rosengren, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, law, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Penderyn, Press & Journal, regulations, repairs, Ronnie Cox, single malt, snow, Sweden, Taiwan, Taketsuru, The Strath, Times of London, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, warehouses, weather, Whyte & Mackay, William Delaney0 comments
As I reported in the last episode, Maker’s Mark is working on a new bourbon. This time around, Master Distiller Kevin Smith sits down with me to...