Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)20180919230640
Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)
September 19, 2018@Mike_W_Simpson, Amrut, anger management, Antique Collection, Australia, Bardstown, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Beckmann, Becle, benefits, Bernheim, BetDSI, betting, Birthday Bourbon, Booker Noe Distillery, Bottled in Bond, Buffalo Trace, buried, Bushmills, Bushmills Irish Honey, cemetery, Clermont, Col. E.H. Taylor, Conor McGregor, contract, Coxs Creek, Crumlin, Cruzan Rum, Cù Bòcan, David Elder, David Vitale, Denny Potter, diplomat, disability, distilling, Drambuie, Dublin 12, Eagle Rare, Eric Gregory, fighter, Fireball, first responders, flag, flavored whiskey, Four Roses, gambling, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Glenmorangie, Glenn's Creek, Grand Vintage Malt 1993. Madeira, Greg Davis, Heaven Hill, India, Ireland, Irish Mist, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, Jane Bowie, Jeff Hammer, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Rutledge, Joo Kim, Josh Hafer, Joshua McQueen, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kirin, labor, Las Vegas, Lawrenceburg, Liqueur, Local 10D, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, master distiller, McCracken Pike, Melbourne, mixed martial arts, MMA, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, New Riff, news conference, No. #1 Bond House, Notorious, Nova, odds, Old Forester, Old Taylor Distillery, Peristyle, police, Private Select, promotion, prop bets, Proper No. Twelve, Proximo Spirits, restoration, Revolutionary War, Sazerac Rye, sergeant, short-term disability, sick leave, Smiley, spirit drinks, Starward, strike, sugar, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, travel retail, UFC, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, US Virgin Islands, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Wes Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, William Larue Weller0 comments
In 1972, the gates were locked for what many thought would be the final time at Kentucky’s historic Old Taylor Distillery near Frankfort. Wednes...
Major Changes At Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, and Heaven Hill20180918193416
Major Changes At Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, and Heaven Hill
September 18, 2018ALS, Austin, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Bernheim Distillery, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, Bourbon, Clermont, Craig Beam, Cruzan Rum, Deep Eddy Vodka, Denny Potter, distiller, Frankfort, Global Innovation Center, Greg Davis, Heaven Hill, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, master distiller, Parker Beam, Private Select Experience, Rob Samuels, Texas, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, whiskey, whisky0 comments
September 18, 2018 – Just days after the end of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, an earthquake of sorts has hit Bourbon Country with major changes...
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)20170402140734
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
April 2, 2017@ForzaUnion, @OldBurbonGangsta, @TeresaDeck81, #trypod, 100% Islay, A.D. Laws, airport, Amarone, Amazon, ambassador, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Article 50, Artist's Blend, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bainbridge, Balblair, Battle Point, Beam, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, BenRiach, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, bill, Bill Lark, Birmingham, Bladnoch, Bond & Lillard, Brexit, Brian, buyout, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, Carlow, CBC News, Celtic Whiskey Shop, chairman, Chichibu, Chris Malcolm, Colorado, Compass Box, competition, Cooley, court order, craft distillers, Craigellachie, Dail, David G, delivery, dissertation, Drew Dilkens, Dublin, Eclipx, editor, England, English Whisky Company, EU, European Union, exports, farm gate, Federal Court of Australia, Feis Ile, First Minister, Flaming Heart, Forty Creek, free movement, Fuji-Gotemba, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Gooderam & Worts, Grant's, Great Britain, Great King Street, Green Label, Hall of Fame, Heathrow, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hopped, Hubris, ice cream, Imperial, independence, India, investigation, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Isle of Arran, J. Rieger & Co., J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Rieger, James Campbell, John Distilleries, John Hall, Johnnie Walker, Jota Tanaka, JP Wiser's, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kirin, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, labels, Lark Distillery, Lawrenceburg, legislation, licensing, liens, Lifetime Achievement, Lisa Ryan, Lisbon Treaty, Loch Gorm, London, Macallan, Malt 'n Rye, managing editor, Margaret Batt, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matsuri, Matt Jones, mayor, Missouri, Monogram, Morocco, Nant, negotiations, Nicola Sturgeon, Noel Sweeney, Ontario, Overeem, Paris, Parliament, Paul John, Percy Hatfield, Pernod Ricard, podcasting, podcasts, police, politics, Powerscourt, Prime Minister, private cask, receiver, Redbreast, Redlands, referendum, retailer, Rieger, Rivals, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sassicaia, Scale, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, securities, shares, Single Marrying Cask, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, stake, Steph, Stuart Wilson, Suntory, Suzanne Redmond, Suzi Redmond, SWA, Talia, tariffs, Tasmania, Teaninich, Teresa Deck, The Glenrothes, The Norfolk, theft, Theresa May, Tim Herlihy, tourism, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, UK, Urban Bourbon, Val, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, vintage, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterford, West Midlands Police, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Collection, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wine 2 5, Wine Merchants Collection, Wine Two Five, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, writer1 comment
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of this month in Scotla...
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)20170305014032
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)
March 5, 2017#trypod, A. Smith Bowman, Adam Harris, Alex Conyngham, Alexander Murray & Co., Allison Patel, ambassador, anniversary, archaeology, Ardbeg, Ardgowan, arrest, Atlanta, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bankruptcy, Bardstown, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, beer, Boris Johnson, bottling, Bourbon, Brenne Whisky, brewer, brewery, Brian Shemwell, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, bus, CEO, charity, Chris Malcolm, Cincinnati, collectors, construction, cooper, coopering, counterfeit, court, D.E.W. and a Brew, Dan Rosen, David Faughn, David Frost, dendrochronology, Diageo, diplomat, Dublin Airport, Earl of Mount Charles, eBay, editor, EU, European Union, fake, fraud, fundraiser, Ger Buckley, Glenlivet, Glenturret, Golan Heights Distillery, Golani, Greenock, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Icons of Whisky Awards, Ileach, Inverclyde Council, Inverkip, investors, Irish Whiskey, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Israel, Jack Daniel's, Jamieson's Jigger, Jane Maher, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Joe Beatrice, John J. Bowman, Julian Van Winkle III, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Killian O'Mahony, Kim Bennett, Laphroaig, lawyers, Limestone Branch, London, Louisville, Lux Row, Luxco, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Martin Daraz, Mauritania, Mazurt Brewing Company, Meier's Winery, MGP, Michael Jamieson, Michter's, Mickey Heads, Midleton, Mike Reppucci, Minor Case Beam, Morocco, Nant, NUPBL Foundation, Ohio, Orkney, Paul Beam, podcast, police, Port Ellen, Rare Bourbon for Rare Disease, retirement, Rhode Island, road trip, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Shelbyville, Simon Brooking, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, Sons of Liberty, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beam, still, Stuart Thomson, SWA, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tim Herlihy, trees, Tripp Stimson, Tullamore D.E.W., Vendome, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live London, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, whisky.auction, Willie Pratt, winter, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Mickey Heads grew up about three miles from Islay’s Ardbeg Distillery, but the third-generation whisky maker never thought he’d wind up as...
Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards20150926175111
Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards
September 26, 2015Allison Patel, ambassador, Astor Wines & Spirits, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bourbon, Brenne, Buffalo Trace, Chris Riesbeck, Classic Imports, David Perkins, Dee Ford, DFS Group, Diageo, distiller, distillery, duty free, Duty Free Americas, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Ewan Morgan, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, Greg Davis, Gregor Cattanach, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, High West, Icons of Whisky Awards, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Liquor Barn, Maker's Mark, Matt Higgins, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Scotch, Seattle, Simin Brooking, spirits, Tim Herlihy, Todd Roe, tourism, Travel, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Tuthilltown Spirits, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
September 24, 2015 – Heaven Hill Brands led the list of winners in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky Awards US round, winning Distill...
Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
September 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...
Episode 414: March 2, 201320130302012047
Episode 414: March 2, 2013
March 2, 2013accident, American Distilling Institute, artist, author, awards, Balcones, bald, Balvenie, Beam, bearded, Bill Lumsden, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., book, Booker Noe, Bourbon Balls, Bourbon Classic, Bourbon Review, Bulleit, Canadian Whisky, Cask Masters, Chip Tate, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, Culinary, Dan Issel, Danny Williamson, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dumbarton, Edrington, environment, Eric Bowman, fire, Gable Erenzo, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, Gourmand, Greg Davis, Health & Safety Executive, Heather Greene, Hollis Bulleit, horse racing, Islay, John Campbell, Julio's, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Loretto, Louisville, Machir Bay, Maker's Mark, Marjorie Samuels, Matt Wooler, painting, pollution, Ray Lewis, recipe, safety, Sam Simmons, Scottish Water, Seth Thompson, sewer, Super Bowl, Tom Bulleit, Tuthilltown, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, water, Whisky Live New York, women, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Conference1 comment
Whisky has historically been thought of as a “man’s drink”, but thankfully, that’s changing. Not only are more women drinking ...
Episode 412: February 16, 201320130216164358
Episode 412: February 16, 2013
February 16, 20131983, A. Smith Bowman, ABV, airport, Ambassadors, Balvenie, Barry Crockett, Beam, Benjamin Herrera, Benromach, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Bob Howell, Bourbon, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Charlotte Observer, Clermont, Cooley, Cutty Sark, Dave Pickerell, DCL, death, Distillers Company Limited, Don McGrew, Dublin, economy, Fred Noe, glasses, Glenlivet, innovation, Ireland, Irisch Lifestyle, Jack Teeling, James Fox, Jameson, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, Loretto, Louis Reps, Magnus Hillman, Maker's Mark, Mary Kay Bolles, Midleton, Pernod Ricard, Port Ellen, Prohibition Edition, Rob Samuels, sales, Sazerac, Scott Hartig, Scott Rogers, Signature Craft, single cask, smartphone, St. Magdalene, The Whisky Exchange, Truman Cox, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Virginia2 comments
You have an iconic brand, but not enough supply to meet growing global demand…so you make one change in the product to increase supply, and all ...