The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)20180610213833
The First American Single Malt Whiskey? (Episode 705: June 10, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2018@lwars85, @stonekettle, aluminum, anniversary, Anthony Bourdain, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Beam Suntory, bonding, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Cairdeas, California, Canada, Charbay, charity, chef, Chicago, Clear Creek Distillery, Commerce Secretary, Compass Box, contract, Cooley, culture, Dave Karraker, Delilah's, deliveries, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Douglas Taylor, Dublin, economy, Edrington, European Union, export, farmers, Feis Ile, food, Franklin County, G7 Summit, glass, Great Northern Distillery, Grooves, Hood River Distillers, import, Ira Seligman, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Islay Swim, Jeanine Racht, Jewish Whisky Company, John Glaser, John Teeling, Jörg Rupf, judge, Karakasevic, Kim Jong Un, Lance Winters, Laphroaig, Larry Neuringer, lifeboats, Market Street Spirits, McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt, Mexico, Midleton, Mike Miller, Multnomah Whiskey Library, negotiations, North Korea, obituary, Oregon, PappyGate, picket lines, Port Charlotte, Portland, Quebec, Rare Craft, RNLI, search and rescue, shipping, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Cask Nation, single malt, St. George's Spirits, steel, Steve McCarthy, strike, suicide, summit, tariffs, Teamsters, Temple Bar, The Balvenie, The Macallan, The Whisky Fairy, Thomas Wingate, Tom Clancy, trade, Trump Administration, Tullamore Dew, UPS, US, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Jewbilee, Wilbur Ross, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Historians aren’t sure who distilled the first Scotch-style single malt whiskey in the United States, but Oregon’s Clear Creek Distillery ...
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...
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...
Bourbons, Tennessee Whiskeys Help Push 2013 US Spirits Exports To New Record20140204111142
Bourbons, Tennessee Whiskeys Help Push 2013 US Spirits Exports To New Record
Mark GillespieFebruary 4, 2014Australia, Bourbon, Canada, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Council of, Europe, European Union, exports, France, Germany, tariffs, Tennessee Whiskey, trade, UK, US0 comments
February 4, 2014 – Global demand for Bourbon and Tennesee Whiskey helped push US spirits exports to a new record during 2013, with total project...
Episode 87: April 15, 200720070415000300
Episode 87: April 15, 2007
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2007Ambassador's Cask, Ardbeg, dispute, distillery, Dufftown, European Union, Evan Cattanach, Four Roses, Gerry Tosh, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenrothes, Highland Park, India, Iowa, Islay, Jim Rutledge, Julian Van Winkle, Keith Kerkhoff, Mor, New York, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Ronnie Cox, Scotland, Singleton, tariff, Templeton Rye, tourism, trade, Travel, US, Whisky Coast, Whisky Live, World Trade Organization0 comments
It’s whisky festival season, and that always means new bottlings, along with unusual whiskies that come out of the woodwork to make their debut....
Episode 82: March 11, 200720070310230100
Episode 82: March 11, 2007
Mark GillespieMarch 10, 2007Canada, Chivas Brothers, consultant, dispute, distiller, European Union, events, Festival, Glen Breton, Glenora, India, Jim Swan, Kavalan, Kilchoman, King Car, Longmorn, Penderyn, regulation, Riannon Walsh, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, tariff, trade, trademark, US, Whiskies of the World0 comments
Dr. Jim Swan has been working with distilleries around the world for years as a consultant, helping to make the whiskies we drink even better. Jim was...
Episode 77: January 28, 200720070128205600
Episode 77: January 28, 2007
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2007Australian, Canada, Crown Royal, Diageo, DISCUS, dispute, distillery, Donnie Campbell, economy, editor, European Union, Friends of Laphroaig, Glen Breton, Glenora, Glenrothes, India, Islay, John Campbell, John Hansell, John Sutherland, labor, Laphroaig, Malt Advocate, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, sales, Scotch Whisky Association, statistics, strike, SWA, tariff, The Scotsman, trade, trademark, union, US, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
Plenty of news in this episode: A Nova Scotia distillery wins its battle with the Scotch Whisky Association…for now, India may give in to demand...