Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million20140509120615
Whyte & Mackay Sells For $724.5 Million
Mark GillespieMay 9, 2014Alliance Global, Andrew Tan, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, Emperador, Gruppo Campari, Jill Inglis, KKR, Lion Capital, Office of Fair Trading, Phillippines, Reserve Bank of India, Robert Tchenguiz, sale, Supreme Court of India, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vijay Mallya, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
May 9, 2014 – A dark horse emerged from the bidding as the winner in Diageo’s sale of Whyte & Mackay, the Scotland-based unit of India...
Episode 466: February 15, 201420140216002012
Episode 466: February 15, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 16, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, Barterhouse, Beam, Bernheim, Booker Noe, Booker's, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, China, Chivas Brothers, Christchurch, Companta, counterfeit, Dalmore, David Blackmore, David Stewart, Diageo, DramFest, earthquake, Ewan Morgan, Experimental Collection, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hawaii, Houston, India, investment bankers, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Karnataka, Kieran Folliard, Louisville, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Raymond, New Zealand, Odyssey, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peat Freak, Pernod Ricard, regulators, Reserve 101, Russia, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Tamnavulin, The Balvenie, Tun 1401, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
There have been many more questions than answers about Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range of whiskies…until now. Diageo’s Ewan Morgan ...
Whyte & Mackay Officially On The Block20140212194833
Whyte & Mackay Officially On The Block
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 2014Bell's, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, Fettercairn, Invergordon, investment bankers, Jura, Office of Fair Trading, Rabobank, regulatory, Rothschild, Standard Chartered, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
February 12, 2014 – Diageo and United Spirits have officially kicked off the sale process for USL’s Whyte & Mackay division with the a...
UK Regulators: No Decision On Diageo’s W&M Proposal Without A Buyer20140210121304
UK Regulators: No Decision On Diageo’s W&M Proposal Without A Buyer
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 2014Bell's, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, India, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, regulatory, Suntory, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
February 10, 2014 – The UK’s Office of Fair Trading will not issue its opinion on Diageo’s proposal to sell approximately 70% of Why...
Episode 458: December 29, 201320131228235611
Episode 458: December 29, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 28, 2013Aberdeen University, aid, Arizona, arsenic, artist, Auchentoshan, awards, Bangladesh, barrel head, Belgian Owl, Benromach, Brian O'Neill, Canadian Whisky, Charles Gordon, Christmas, Cork, Dalmore, daughters, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, DRAM, Edgar Bronfman, emergency, Etienne Bouillon, Fettercairn, filter, Forrest Kulwin, Four Roses, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham MacKenny, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish, Johanne McInnis, Jura, Karnataka, Kavalan, Kilchoman, Kinsale, Leigh Cassidy, local, Martha Philburn, Mary O'Neill, Michael Urquhart, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, NGO, Office of Fair Trading, Old Pulteney, organic, Pappy Van Winkle, pub, Redbreast, regulators, Seagram, Solist, stroke, Suntory, symptoms, Talisker, Tamnavulin, Tap Tavern, The Whisky Exchange, Tony McIntosh, trivia, Twitter, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, water, Whisky Advocate, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Wiser's, yeast0 comments
The classic Irish pub is becoming an endangered species, thanks to a combination of progress and the economy. There are some pubs that still cling to ...
New Boss…Same As The Old Boss at Whyte & Mackay?20131129143844
New Boss…Same As The Old Boss at Whyte & Mackay?
Mark GillespieNovember 29, 2013antitrust, competition, Dalmore, Diageo, divorce, Fettercairn, Invergordon, Jura, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, Robert Tchenguiz, Tamnavulin, United Spirits, USL, Vasari, Vijay Mallya, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
November 29, 2013 – Former Whyte & Mackay owner Vivian Imerman is interested in buying his old company back if UK regulators force Diageo to...
Episode 92: May 20, 200720070520123900
Episode 92: May 20, 2007
Mark GillespieMay 20, 2007Ardmore, awards, Beam, Benromach, bowing, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Chris Morris, classic malts, David Williamson, Derby, Diageo, distillery, Dublin, Evan Cattanach, Famous Grouse, Famous Grouse Experience, Glendullan, Glentauchers, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, India, Invergordon, J.H. Richards, Lagavulin, Linlithgow, Melissa Cattanach, merger, Michael Urquhart, Old Jameson Distillery, organic, protocol, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch Whisky Association, Singleton, SWA, Teacher's, tourism, Travel, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, visitor, Vivian Imerman, whisky school, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Evan Cattanach has seen a world of changes since he got his first distillery job in 1961. Over the years, he worked at Linlithgow, Glentauchers, Caol ...
Episode 79: February 18, 200720070218143900
Episode 79: February 18, 2007
Mark GillespieFebruary 18, 2007Angostura, Beam, Booker Noe, Burn Stewart Distillers, CL Financial, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, distillery, expansion, George Washington's Distillery, Greendale, Indiana, Jim Beam, Just-Drinks.com, Ken Robertson, law, Lawrenceburg, license, Maker's Mark, Mount Vernon, Pernod Ricard, Peter Smith, President, regulation, Roseisle, The Scotsman, Vijay Mallya, Vivian Imerman, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
The whisky business is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide, and distillers are responding with millions of dollars in new investments. This past wee...