A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)20180310192808
A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)
March 10, 2018"Kathleen's Batch", #OurWhisky, Alltech, aluminum, Ashley Hamilton, Ashley Penney, assessor, Atom Brands, attorney general, Australia, Balcones, Beam Suntory, Becky Paskin, BenRiach, Blended Grain, Bloodstone, Booker's, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brianna Gillespie, Brown-Forman, Cameron Syme, Cascade Distillery, Cascade Hollow, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Compass Box, Craft Works Distillery, Crafty, Craig Field, Darkest Winter, Daryl Haldane, David Stewart, death, Dewar's, Diageo, Diurachs' Own, diversity, Donald Trump, Dublin, Elbon Rye, EU, European Union, exports, Festival, funeral, Gemma Paterson, gender, George Dickel, Georgie Bell, Great Southern Distilling Company, Hedonism, Herbert Slaterty, illness, imports, inventory, Ireland, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel's, Jared Himstedt, Jill-Ann Stolley Mark, John Glaser, John Rochfort, Jura, Jura Journey, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kings County Distillery, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Limeburners, Mark Lyons, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McLaren Vale Distillery, Melbourne, Moore County, Muscat, Neill Murphy, New South Wales, New York, Nicole Austin, obituary, Origin, Paul Varga, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, pet peeves, Pilot Project, politics, Prohibition, property taxes, Prophecy, race, rants, Ross Salchow, RyeFest, Sam Simmons, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Scott Wooler, Seven Wood, sexism, social media, South Australia, Starward, steel, Sullivan's Cove, Superstition, Sweden, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Balvenie, The Muse, Town Branch, trade, Trump Administration, Tullahoma, Tullamore D.E.W., Victoria, Waco, Western Australia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, WhiskyBros, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, wine, women0 comments
This week, we’re on the road in Waco, Texas for the inaugural RyeFest at Balcones Distilling, where they’re releasing their first-ever Rye...
Another Record Year For Kentucky Bourbon Tourism20170125173316
Another Record Year For Kentucky Bourbon Tourism
January 25, 2017Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Castle & Key, construction, Coxs Creek, Craft Trail, economic impact, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams, Four Roses, Frankfort, Glenn's Creek, Heaven Hill, Hotel, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lexington, Louisville, Maker's Mark, McCracken Pike, road, Sazerac, tourism, Town Branch, University of Louisville, visitors, whiskey, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
January 25, 2017 – Kentucky’s emphasis on Bourbon-related tourism promotion in recent years has led to another banner year for the state&#...
Episode 546: August 1, 201520150801232210
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
August 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 469: March 8, 201420140308222841
Episode 469: March 8, 2014
March 8, 2014A95, apprentice, Arran, bottles, Bozeman, Brad Halpin, brothers, Brown-Forman, Bulloch, Cardiff, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Winters, Churchill Downs, Daftmill, Danny Williamson, David Lavin, David O. Schuster, Diageo, Donna Nally, Douglas Campbell, Dufftown, earnings, Elizabeth Serage, Exponent, Flower Show, Four Roses, Gaelic, Glen Catrine, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Graham Eunson, Harris, Harris Distillery, Hearach, High Commissioner, Highland Park, Highlands & Islands, Isle of Harris, Jack Daniel's, Jim Rutledge, Jon Birkbeck, Kentucky Derby, Kevin Lavin, Lexington, Llanfrechfra, Loch Lomond, luxury, Montana, Mortlach, Nick Morgan, Old Forester, Orkney, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PLCB, Portvadie, private equity, profits, Raison Pure, sales, Sandy Bulloch, Scapa, Scottish Government, Scottish Investment Bank, Seattle, Simon Erlanger, Singleton, Sir Albert Richardson, Speyburn, Speyside, Stephanie Buchert, Steve Nally, Sunray, Tailfire, Talisker, Talisker Storm, Tomatin, Tormore, Town Branch, Wales, Washington, Welsh, Westland, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Graham Eunson has seen a lot during his career in the Scotch whisky industry. He shed a tear or two when he was assigned to close Scapa and Glendronac...
Kentucky’s Town Branch Expands Into Rye Whiskey20140303111326
Kentucky’s Town Branch Expands Into Rye Whiskey
March 3, 2014Alltech, Bardstown, Janet Patton, Lexington, Mark Coffman, Pearse Lyons, Town Branch0 comments
March 3, 2014 – Town Branch, the Lexington distillery owned by Pearse Lyons’ Alltech conglomerate, is adding a rye whiskey to its lineup. ...
Kentucky Bourbon Affair To Be “Fantasy Camp” For Bourbon Lovers20140113201604
Kentucky Bourbon Affair To Be “Fantasy Camp” For Bourbon Lovers
January 13, 2014Bulleit, Eric Gregory, event, fantasy camp, Festival, Four Roses, Heaven Hill, Jim Beam, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Original Makers Club, Stitzel-Weller, Town Branch, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
January 13, 2014 – Many of Kentucky’s leading Bourbon distillers will join forces in May to mark the 50th anniversary of a 1964 Congressio...
Episode 444: September 22, 201320130922222751
Episode 444: September 22, 2013
September 22, 2013Alltech, ALS, Balcones, Bardstown, Barton, Beam, Betty Jo Boone, Binny's, Booker Noe, Buffalo Trace, Buzick, Carlow, Cask Masters, Corsair, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dublin, Eric Leslie, Evgeny Vershinin, Filson, Five Fathers, Forgiven, Forty Creek, Fred Noe, George T. Stagg, Georgetown, Glenmorangie, Google, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, Ireland, James E. Pepper, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Fraser, Johanne McInnis, Justin Victor, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kim Bennett, Lebanon, Limestone Branch, Maker's Mark, Man Caves, Mark Coffman, Matt Shattock, Michael Veach, Old Punk, Oscar Getz Museum, Pappy Van Winkle, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Pearse Lyons, Pogue, Promise of Hope, Ranger Creek, Revenge, Rick Robinson, San Antonio, Taghta, Tom Blincoe, Town Branch, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the second of two episodes from this weekend’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, we’ll hear from the newest members of the Kentuc...
Episode 398: November 17, 201220121117002753
Episode 398: November 17, 2012
November 17, 2012Alaska Outlaw, Alex Espinosa, Alltech, anniversary, author, awards, Balblair, Bardstown, book, Campari, Canadian Rockies, Charles Maclean, Cindi McIntosh, competition, Cutty Sark, decanter, Diageo, Dominic Roskrow, Edwin Foote, Glen Ord, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Mencie, Hall of Fame, Highwood, history, Homestead, India, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jimmy Russell, King Car, Lexington, Mackmyra, Miner's Delight Inn, Nomura, Obama, Old Fitzgerald, Oscar Getz Museum, Pearse Lyons, Singleton, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, Taiwan, Thanksgiving, Town Branch, turkey, Uisge Source, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, water, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming0 comments
Edwin Foote started his distilling career in the old Henry McKenna Distillery, and wound up as the Master Distiller at the legendary Stitzel-Weller an...
Episode 388: September 15, 201220120915200642
Episode 388: September 15, 2012
September 15, 2012Alan Walker, Alltech, Amarone, An Cnoc, Arran, Bardstown, biofuel, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Lekan, Bowmore, Brian Glenn, Brown-Forman, Bw1, Carlow, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Darren Phelan, Diageo, Elements, environment, family, finish, fungus, George Garvin Brown, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kevin Smith, lawsuit, Lexington, Limestone Branch, Linda Harrison, Manitoba, Marcus Wright, Mark Hoffman, Mark Metzger, Master of Malt, Matt Wooler, moonshine, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pearse Lyons, Peter Arkle, Redbreast, Silver Trail, single cask, Spencer Balentine, Steve Beam, tourism, Town Branch, visitors, Whisky Exchange, Wilson & Morgan0 comments
This weekend, I’m in Bardstown for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival. There’s a legitimate claim that this could be the world’s l...
Episode 386: September 8, 201220120908233554
Episode 386: September 8, 2012
September 8, 2012Alltech, anniversary, Ardbeg, Australia, Balblair, Balvenie, Banffshire, Belgium, Bernard Vianen, Caperdonich, Carlow, Chivas Brothers, Christian Porta, Coffey Still, Cooley, David Stewart, Diageo, distillery, Emiko Kaji, event, expansion, Four Roses, France, Galileo, Glen Keith, Glenfarclas, Graeme Bowie, Hellyers Road, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, John McLellan, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, La Maison du Whisky, Lexington, Mark Littler, Nikka, Paris, Patrick Maguire, Pearse Lyons, Scotland, Stephen Teeling, Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania, tourism, Town Branch, Tun 1401, visitors, Whisky Live0 comments
This is the first of two episodes from Whisky Live Paris, and there’s a lot to cover this weekend. We’ll hear from The Balvenie’s Ma...