High West Acquisition “Foundational” for Constellation Brands20161007160938
High West Acquisition “Foundational” for Constellation Brands
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2016Alberta, Ballast Point, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, blending stock, Brendan Coyle, bulk whiskey, Canadian Whisky, Casa Noble, Constellation Brands, David Perkins, earnings, High West, Jane Perkins, John Esposito, Lethbridge, Meiomi, MGP, on-premise, Prisoner Wine, SVEDKA Vodka, tequila, Utah, Wanship, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 7, 2016 – $160 million is a lot of money, especially for a single distillery that has only been producing its own spirit for a few years...
Constellation Brands Acquires High West for $160 Million20161004214851
Constellation Brands Acquires High West for $160 Million
Mark GillespieOctober 4, 2016acquisition, Bacardi, Beam, beer, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, Brendan Coyle, Canada, Canadian, Clos du Bois, Constellation Brands, Corona, David Perkins, High West, John Esposito, LVMH, Moet Hennessy, Park City, Pernod Ricard, Robert Mondavi, Utah, Wall Street Journal, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, wine1 comment
October 4, 2016 – Constellation Brands has won the bidding for Utah’s High West Distillery in a deal valued at approximately $160 million ...
Episode 606: September 11, 201620160911121834
Episode 606: September 11, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2016@Justin83793724, actor, anCnoc, Angel's Envy, Angel's Share Glass, anniversary, auction, Aurora, Bardstown, Beanie Espey, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Big Peat, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Kunce-Concewitz, Brexit, Bruce Russell, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Campbeltown, Cannes, Chapel Gate, Christmas Edition, collection, Craoi na Móna, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Perkins, Donald Pennington, Doug Haslam, Douglas Laing & Co., dunnage, Eagle Rare 17, Eddie Russell, European Union, exchange rates, Forty Creek, George T. Stagg, Glen Scotia, Grand Marnier, Gruppo Campari, Health Services Executive, High West, Ikea, Inverness, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Espey, Jewish Whisky Company, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Russell, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Joseph Magnus, Joshua Hatton, Justin Victor, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Last Drop Distillers, Lincoln Henderson, Loch Lomond, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Luxco, Martyn Simpson, Massachusetts, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Matthew McConaughey, MGP, Milroy's of Soho, movies, Newton, Old Forester, Paddy, Park City, Peaty Collection, Pernod Ricard, Peter Wendel, podcast, Rebecca Jago, Rebel Yell, Red Tape Follies, regulators, Richard Paterson, Rob Beaton, rock star, Russell's Reserve, sale, Sazerac, Sazerac 18, server, Single Cask Nation, Southern Comfort, speculation, Spencer Jacobsen, Stack, statistics, Stitcher, television, TFWA, The Nose, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Jago, Tomatin, traditional, travel retail, Tuaca, UBS, Utah, Wanship, Wes Henderson, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Jewbilee, Whisky Live Paris, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Wolfburn0 comments
Eddie Russell has been working in the shadow of his father, Wild Turkey’s legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell, for the last 35 years. Now, ...
Bloomberg: Utah’s High West Could Bring $100 Million at Auction20160909193619
Bloomberg: Utah’s High West Could Bring $100 Million at Auction
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2016auction, Campari, David Perkins, High West, investment bank, Jane Perkins, Mormon, Park City, Pernod Ricard, ranch, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City International Airport, UBS, Utah, Valley Tan, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey1 comment
September 9, 2016 – Utah’s High West Distillery is on the auction block, according to Bloomberg News, which cites sources familiar with th...
Episode 600: July 31, 201620160730220424
Episode 600: July 31, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2016"Feel the Bern", "First Dude", "Madam President", Adrian Callus, Amanda Swift, Andrew Auwerda, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bill Clinton, Bluecoat Gin, Boston Legal, Brexit, Cairdeas, CNBC, craft distilling, Cutty Sark, Dallas Dhu, Dave Schmier, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, Denny Crane, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, DNC, Dripping Spring, earnings, Edrington, European Union, exports, Family Collector, Far North Spirits, Fireball, Fishtown, Forsyths, Glenfarclas, Great Britain, Hall-Wolford, hashtag, High West, Highland Park, Hillary Clinton, Historic Environment Scotland, Ivan Menezes, Jack Daniel's, Jacob Kinsey, James Spader, Japan, John Campbell, Kinsey, Kraig Naasz, Laphroaig, Linfield, Madeira, media kit, Michael Swanson, milestone, Minnesota, Mormon, museum, negotiations, New Liberty Distilling, Nick Swift, Nikka, Northern Liberties, Park City, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Distillers Guild, Phil Catelinet, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Distilling, politics, port, preservation, Presidential, Richard Lochhead, Robert Cassell, Røknar, sales, Speyside, Suntory, Swift, Sydney, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Macallan, Tim Meushaw, time machine, time travel, Toki, Tokyo, trade, TV, Twitter, Utah, Valley Tan, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, William Shatner0 comments
Philadelphia has a long history of whisky distilling dating back to Colonial days, and craft distillers are reviving some of that history that died ou...