Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports20171030124214
Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports
Mark GillespieOctober 30, 2017Brexit, budget, Chancellor, China, duties, duty, economic, economy, European Union, exchange rates, exports, France, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, hub, Japan, Latvia, Philip Hammond, politics, pound, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sales, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shipping, Singapore, SWA, taxes, trade, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, value, volume, whisky0 comments
October 30, 2017 – Single Malt Scotch Whiskies are one of the few bright spots in the latest report on Scotland’s whisky exports from the ...
Episode 586: April 23, 201620160424223028
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 24, 2016@meljkim, age statements, American Pharoah, Amrut, André Girard, Angus MacRaild, Balcones, Barack Obama, Barbara Sweetman, Beach Whiskey, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Brora Rover, Chicago, Chip Tate, cigars, Compass Box, construction, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distillers, Craig Wolf, Dave Schmier, David Cameron, distributors, Doug French, Douglas Laing & Co., Drake, Drew Estate, Egan's, EU, European Union, Evanston, exports, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Four Kings, Frank Scott, geographical protection, George Racz, Glencadam, Glencadam Origin 1825, horse racing, Illinois, Independent Spirits Expo, India, Indian, Ireland, Jackie Scott, Jake Owen, Japan, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, Journeyman Distillery, Kaliningrad, Keepers of the Quaich, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Derby, Kikori, label approval, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Distillery, legislation, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Maverick Drinks, Melvin Kim, Mexico, Michael Vachon, Michter's, Mississippi River Distilling, music, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Oaxaca, opening, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Paul John, President, Prime Minister, Prince, Proximo Spirits, Purple Rain, Radico Khaitan, Rampur, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, rock, rum, Russia, Sanjeev Banga, Scorpion Mezcal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sierra Norte, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Epicurean, three-tier, trade, transparency, treaty, tribute, Triple Crown, TTB, Ukraine, US1, Virginia Black, Waco, Whisky Sponge, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a distillery...
Episode 493: August 22, 201420140823014208
Episode 493: August 22, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 23, 2014Alexander Gorelin, ALS, ALS Association, author, benzyl benzoate, Big Peat, Birthday, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Strange, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, Canada, Cara Laing, caretaker, challenge, Chuck Cowdery, Clermont, Colonel Jim Beam, Companions of the Quaich, consumer protection, contract, Craigellachie XO, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edgar Bronfman, Four Roses, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, ice, Ice Bucket Challenge, Iowa, ITAR-TASS, Ivo Fanotti, Jack Daniel's, James Beam, Jeff Karpinski, Jim Beam, Josh Hafer, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, labeling, Larry Kass, Linda Beam, Markham, message, MGP-I, moonshine, Ontario, Parker Beam, Patrick Stewart, Paul Santos, Popcorn Sutton, Promise of Hope, Richard Paterson, Rittenhouse Rye, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Bronfman, sanctions, Scallywag, Seagram's, Shelby County, statue, Striped Pig, Striped Shine, Sverdlovsk, tainted, Templeton Rye, Tom Bulleit, Toronto, trade, TTB, Ukraine, whisky club, Whisky Ice Challenge, writer0 comments
This week, we’ll wrap up our conversation with Bourbon Hall of Fame member Chuck Cowdery, author of the new book “Bourbon: Strange” ...
Episode 492: August 16, 201420140816195323
Episode 492: August 16, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 16, 2014Aaron Baxter, Ace, Andrew Weir, Andy Nelson, Arco, artisan, auction, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, author, auto racing, ban, Bardstown, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Benromach, bidding, Bonhams, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Straight, Bourbon: Strange, Bowmore, Brian Williams, Brown-Forman, Butte, Canadian Club, Caperdonich, cards, Carmel, Cascade, Charles Nelson, Charlie Nelson, Chuck Cowdery, collecting, collectors, construction, Courtney McKee, Craig Daniels, Czech, Czechoslovakia, Dario Franchitti, Dark Origins, Devil's cask, Discovery Channel, distiller, Dublin, Edinburgh, environment, Eric Burke, expansion, export, food safety, George Dickel, Glenglassaugh, Gordon & MacPhail, Hammer Head, handcrafted, Headframe Spirits, Highland Park, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt, import, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Jess Graber, John McKee, Justin Victor, K&L Wines, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Gentleman, Laguna Seca, Lalique, Macallan, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, MGP-I, mine, Montana, Montana Standard, Monterey, Morgan, Moscow Times, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Old Pulteney, Phil Lynch, playing card, poker, Prague, racing, Rare Craft Collection, Robin Burke, Royal Mile Whiskies, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scott Mansfield, shark, Shark Week, Six Pillars, Spirit of Whisky Fringe Award, Stock Spirits, Stranahan's, Superfund, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Honey, The Balvenie, Tin Cup, Tom Anderson, Tony Roberts, trade, Ukraine, warehouse, West Lothians, Whisky Fringe, Willett, writer, Yamazaki2 comments
Chuck Cowdery is regarded as one of the top Bourbon writers around, and is one of the few writers to be inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fam...
Russia Takes On Jack Daniel’s In Latest “Safety” Action20140815152807
Russia Takes On Jack Daniel’s In Latest “Safety” Action
Mark GillespieAugust 15, 2014Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, economic, European Union, import, ITAR-TASS, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Kentucky Gentleman, Liqueur, Moscow Times, Phil Lynch, phthalates, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Sverdlovsk, Tennessee Honey, Tennessee Whiskey, trade, U.S., Ukraine, US0 comments
August 15, 2015 – Russian officials have expanded their sanctions against American whiskey to take on the largest brand in the business with a t...
Episode 491: August 8, 201420140808221944
Episode 491: August 8, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 8, 20141792 Barton, age statement, Anchor Distilling, appeal, architects, Auchentoshan, Aultmore, Baby Blue, Balcones, ban, Bardstown, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Canada, Cara Laing, cognac, competitions, conflict, construction, court, Customs, Dark Origins, Dave Greene, David Williamson, Diageo, Douglas Laing, earnings, economic, Edrington, Europe, expansion, exports, Forsyths, Fred Laing, Glen Elgin, Glen Garioch, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Graham Stirk, Highland Park, illicit, imports, Independent Spirits Challenge, Ireland, Irish, Israel, ITAR-TASS, John Paul DeJoria, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Kendrick, judge, Justin Victor, Ken Grier, Kentucky Gentleman, lawsuit, Lord of the Rings, Louvre, Macallan, Magnus Eunson, MGP-I, Michael Bendavid, Moray Council, Moscow, NAS, Old Particular, Patron, Paul Mitchell, phthalates, profits, Purple Valley Imports, RAF, Renaissance, Robertson Group, Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Air Force, ruling, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Shetlands, Single Cask Nation, Single Oak Project, sourced, Speyside, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tel Aviv, The Explorers Club, The Herald, The Malt Whisky Company, trade, trademark, travel retail, U.S. European Union, Uisce Beatha, Ukraine, Unst, US, valinch, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards, XO0 comments
Stuart Nickerson has kept a low profile since leaving Glenglassaugh Distillery following its sale last year, but he has several new projects coming on...
Scotch Whisky Avoids Russian Trade Sanctions For Now20140808122432
Scotch Whisky Avoids Russian Trade Sanctions For Now
Mark GillespieAugust 8, 20141792 Barton, Alex Salmond, Bardstown, consumer, David Williamson, economic, European Union, exports, First Minister, food, Holyrood, imports, Kentucky, Kentucky Gentleman, phthalates, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, SWA, trade, UK, Ukraine, US, World Trade Organization0 comments
August 8, 2014 – The escalating battle of economic sanctions between Russia and Western nations over the situation in Ukraine has already seen r...
Sazerac’s Kentucky Gentleman Bourbon Caught In Ukraine Sanctions Battle20140807121632
Sazerac’s Kentucky Gentleman Bourbon Caught In Ukraine Sanctions Battle
Mark GillespieAugust 7, 20141792 Barton, Amy Preske, Bardstown, Barton, Canada, Customs, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, European Union, import, Kentucky Gentleman, Mark Brown, pet, phthalates, plastic, Rospotrebnadzor, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, trade, Ukraine, US0 comments
August 7, 2014 – Sazerac’s Kentucky Gentleman Bourbon is one of the Western products being targeted in a tit-fot-tat escalation of trade s...
Episode 481: May 31, 201420140530175744
Episode 481: May 31, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 30, 2014Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auchentoshan, Auriverdes, Austin, banjo, bar, Bar High Five, Best Of The Best, Billy Leighton, Brazil, Brendan Buckley, Buchanan's, Bulleit, cabin, cat, Celtic Whiskey Shop, code, collector, Companta, contract, counterfeit, couple, cow's arse, Crimea, currency, David Frost, Diageo, driving, Dublin, Duchess, Duke, England, Eric Burke, Euromonitor, European Union, Famous Grouse Experience, Feis Ile, football, Four Roses, free trade, Ginza, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Grant's, Grant's Signature, Hamish Torrie, Hibiki, Hidetsugo Ueno, independence, India, Irish Distillers, Islay, Ivan Menezes, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kate Middleton, Ken Grier, Macallan, magazine, Massachusetts, Massandra, Master, McDowell's, Michter's, Mickey Heads, New York, Officer's Choice, penalties, Peter Beaulieu, Prince George, Prince William, professor, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rob Rothenburger, Robb Report, Robin Burke, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Shelly Brisbin, soccer, Stephen Hawking, Suntory, SWA, Tawny Port, taxes, Tesco, Texas, The Spirits Business, Tokyo, Tomatin, trade, Twitter, Ukraine, Westborough, winery, Woodford Reserve, World Cup, Yalta0 comments
Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar...