The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Beam Suntory CEO Matt Shattock to Step Down20181005121055
Beam Suntory CEO Matt Shattock to Step Down
Mark GillespieOctober 5, 2018Albert Baladi, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, CEO, chairman, Chicago, Clermont, Cooley, Deerfield, Fortune Brands, Illinois, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Stillhouse, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Paul Varga, Suntory Holdings, Tom Flocco, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 4, 2018 – Beam Suntory Chairman & CEO Matt Shattock will step down next April after ten years on the job leading what became the wor...
Episode 193: March 28, 200920090328161500
Episode 193: March 28, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2009awards, Beam, Bicentenary, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, charity, competition, distillery, editor, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Highland Park, history, Ian Buxton, Japan, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jimmy Russell, John Beard, Kentucky, Matt Shattock, Michael Jackson, new make, Parker Beam, San Francisco, storytelling, Tom Flocco, Vijay Mallya, white dog, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
55 years ago, Jimmy Russell got a job at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and it was the best hire the distillery ever made. He...
Episode 170: October 26, 200820081026100400
Episode 170: October 26, 2008
Mark GillespieOctober 26, 2008Auchentoshan, Balblair, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Brian Stockard, Brora, Canada, Canadian Club, cancer, charity, classic malts, distillery, Glengoyne, Highlands, history, Iain McCallum, Inver House, Jamie MacKenzie, John Campbell, John MacDonald, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Movember, Oban, Port Ellen, Premium Bottlers, Sweet Mash, Talisker, Tom Flocco, whisky kit, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Balblair Distillery sits on the Dornoch Firth in Edderton, and it’s been getting a lot of attention these days. Distillery manager John MacDonal...
Episode 163: September 20, 200820080921054000
Episode 163: September 20, 2008
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2008Aberlour, Andrew Symington, Ann Miller, Brad Boswell, Celtic Connexion, distillery, Edradour, Edwin Foote, Evan Williams, France, French, Glann ar Mor, Glen Moray, Hall of Fame, Independent Stave, Jean Donnay, Jean Metzger, Jim Beam, Jimmy Wickham, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, La Maison du Whisky, La Martiniquaise, Malt Maniacs, Martine Nouet, Old Fitzgerald, Owsley Brown, Paris, Rita Greenwell, Signatory, Tom Flocco, tourism, Travel, Uberach, visitors, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine0 comments
It’s Whisky Live weekend in Paris, and this is Part 1 of special coverage of an amazing weekend! We’ll find out why the French are so pass...
Episode 111: September 30, 200720070929222400
Episode 111: September 30, 2007
Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 2007Aberdeen, Absolut, Allied Domecq, Ardmore, awards, Beam, blog, Bourbon, Canada, cask, CEO, classic malts, economy, Forty Creek, Glenora, Icons, Ingvar Ronde, Jeffrey Karlovitch, John Hall, John Hansell, Kittling Ridge, Laphroaig, Maker's Mark, Malt Advocate, Malt Whisky Yearbook, merger, Paige Guzman, perks, Pernod Ricard, Sweden, Teacher's, Tom Flocco, Whisky Guild, Whisky Life, Whisky Magazine0 comments
Ever wondered whether the CEO’s of whisky companies get any special perks? In this week’s episode, we’ll get the answer from Tom Flo...