Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)20190929192731
Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)
September 29, 2019@minter, @pintsandpoetry, @stuloosemore, Academy Awards, Airbus, Al Pacino, Alumni Whisky Series, announcer, Ardbeg, auction, Belfour Spirits, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, Blair Castle, Boeing, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brexit, Cannes, Carolina Hurricanes, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Swonger, Christie's, comic book, correction, Dave Keon, David DeFazio, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Deatsville, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donna Nally, Ed Belfour, Edrington, EU, European Union, fire, France, Frank Coleman, Glen Moray, Gordon & MacPhail, Gotham Hall, Graham Coull, H. Wade Minter, Highland Park, hockey, Hollywood, induction, Ireland, J.P. Wiser's, Joe Pesci, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Katrina Egbert, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Owl, lobbying, Lot #40, Mark Messier, Martin Scorsese, Michael Deresynski, movie, My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train, Neal Pyle, Nelson County, New York City, New York Film Festival, NHL, NHL Alumni, North Carolina, Old Pulteney, Oscars, Outryder, Peggy Noe Stevens, PNC Arena, politics, public address, railroad, Raleigh, Rebecca Jago, Rittenhouse Rye, Robert DeNiro, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Salute, Sam Heughan, Scottish Ballet, Speyside, Stone of Destiny, T.W. Samuels Distillery, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tax Free World Association, television, TFWA, The Balvenie, The Irishman, The Last Drop, The Walking Dead, Tilda Swinton, trade, Traigh Bhan, travel retail, Tribeca Productions, Trump Administration, TTB, Tun 1509, Walsh Whiskey, Washington, whiskey, whisky, WLKY, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey, Yvan Cournoyer0 comments
Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)20181207014258
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)
December 7, 20181926, ACSA, Afghanistan, age statement, agency, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, Anthony Burnet, Ardbeg, artist, auction, Balcones, bar, barrels, Bernheim Distillery, Blackened American Whiskey, Bottled in Bond, bottling strength, brand ambassador, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campari, Canada, Caol Ila, Christie's, Christy McFarlane, Colorado, Compass Box, construction, craft distillers, Darryl McNally, Dave Pickerell, Denver, design, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dylan Strang, earnings, Easter Elchies House, economic development, Eden Mill, Elijah Craig, European Union, Evan Holt, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Family Casks, finishing, Fortnum & Mason, Fountain Square, French Oak, funding, geographical protection, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, Hilary Barnes, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hotel Tango, incentives, Indiana, Indianapolis, investors, Ireland, Islay, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jared Himstedt, Jim Rutledge, John Glaser, Juveniles, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaGrange, LCBO, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Marriott Marquis, Michael Dillon, military, NATO, New York City, New Zealand, news release, Oldham County, Ontario, painter, Paris, Paul Miller, phonetic alphabet, Pod Architecture + Design, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010. Bordeaux, Private Collection, proposal, PTSD, public comment, quarter, Rabbit Hole Distillery, regulations, Rob Dietrich, Robert Polson II, Robin Coupar, rule making, sales, Scotland, single malt, Sir Peter Blake, Snowflake, Speyside, St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's Day, Stranahan's, Stranger & Stranger, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, TBI, Texas, The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey, The Dubliner, The Macallan, Thomas Hogue, Timorous Beastie, Title 27, Toronto, trade, traumatic brain injury, Travis Barnes, Treasury Department, tribute, trunk, TTB, unaged whiskey, Valerio Adami, Waco, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye, white whiskey, world record, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Whisky Advocate’s annual WhiskyFest took over the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square Tuesday night, and we’ll have som...
Westward American Single Malt Joins Diageo’s Distill Ventures Portfolio20180912164618
Westward American Single Malt Joins Diageo’s Distill Ventures Portfolio
September 12, 2018acquisition, American Single Malt, Australia, business, Casa Magdalena, Christian Krogstad, Denmark, Diageo, Distill Ventures, distribution, Edrington, Edrington Americas, Gonzalo de la Pezuela, House Spirits, incubator, investment, Kirby, Krogstad aquavit, Miles Munroe, Oregon, Park Street, Portland, Redwood Brands, Seedlip, stake, Starward, Stauning, Tom Mooney, venture capital, Volstead Vodka, Westward, whiskey, whisky, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
September 12, 2018 – Diageo’s Distill Ventures unit has made its first investment in the North American whiskey market with a minority sta...
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)20180909204127
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)
September 9, 2018@CGBSpender8874, @scotchology1, @whiskyfreedom, @whiskyranker, acquisition, age statement, album, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Arden, baby, Bacardi, band, Bardstown, Benromach, birth, Blackened Whiskey, Blended Malt, BMW, Booker Noe Distillery, Boss Hog, Boston, Bourbon, Brad Mead, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Brugal Rum, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Catoctin Creek, charity, Chris Spalding, classic malts, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Coxs Creek, Dave Pickerell, David DeFazio, Dawn Smith, Diageo, distillery, Donald Colville, Duke of Rothesay, Edrington, Edrington Americas, England, Erik Smith, estate, fire, firefighters, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon & MacPhail, Hampton Manor Inn, Heaven Hill, High West, Highland Park, historic, hog, impressions, inert gas, insurance, Jaclyn Minnick, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, judge, Julian Joseph Minnick, Kate Mead, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirby, Kirin, Kirkwall, Lawrenceburg, Longmorn, Louisville, Magnum, Maureen Robinson, Metallica, Moet Hennessy, Mortimer, Mount Vernon, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO, negotiations, Oreck, Orkney, Oscar Minnick, oxidation, partnership, pattern bargaining, Pernod Ricard, picket line, pig, police, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, Ryan Ashley, Scotch, SEIU, Smoking Man, Smooth Ambler, Soleo Collection, Special Releases, stake, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, strike, strike vote, Talisker, Teamsters Union, The Famous Grouse, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Spirit of Mauve, The Story of the Spaniard, tour, Tuthilltown Spirits, UCFW, union, United Auto Workers, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacuum, Van Winkle, vintages, Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig Rye, William Grant & Sons, Woodinville, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Like most romances, Wyoming Whiskey and Edrington had plenty of potential partners trolling around. Neither one needed a partner, until they found eac...
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)20180708172755
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
July 8, 2018@JohnnietheScot, @laurieinseattle, @pleddy, @RealWhiskyDave, #freethewhisky, #GreatIslaySwim, Alaska, Amir Peay, Anthony Gismondi, Aultmore, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, auto racing, Bardstown, barrels, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Border Marches, bottles, Bourbon, Brad Halpin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buggalo Trace, Caribbean Cask Finish, Carn Mor, Catoctin Creek, Chairman's Reserve Rum, charring, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chivas XV, Chocolate Edition, Cincinnati, Col. E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving Bourbon, collapse, Compass Box, construction, contestant, cooperage, cowboy, Czech Republic, damage, Dario Franchitti, Dave Kearns, David Stewart, debris, Delilah's, Delilah's XXV, Denali, Department of Environmental Protection, Distilled Spirits Council, Double Oaked, Douglas Laing & Co., Duns, environment, exports, Family Reserve, fire, firefighters, fish, flame, Formula 1, Founder's Reserve, Gal Granov, Glenfiddich, Glenmore., Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grande Champagne Cognac, Grant's, Great Islay Swim, heat, Heaven Hill, Hickory, High West, Hockenheim, horse, Independent Stave Company, Indianapolis 500, inspection, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Israel, Jack McLaughlin, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jay Erisman, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Johnnie Mundell, Kelly Carpenter, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, labels, Lark Distillery, Larry Ebersold, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, limerick, Mairtin Seoighe, Mark Brown, Mark Hicken, Mark Reynier, Marriage 0962, MGP, Michter's, Mike Miller, Morrison & Mackay, museum, Nant Distillery, NDP, New Democratic Party, New Riff Distilling, New York City, Newport, NPR, O.K.I., Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Overeem Distillery, Paul Leddy, Petr Hosek, photography, province, radio, recovery, regulation, rickhouse, Rob Carpenter, Roundstone Rye, Rye, sample, Sazerac, Scallywag, Seppeltsfield Estate, Simon Brooking, Smokey Triple Reserve, SMWS Canada, Snow Phoenix, St. Lucia Distillers, Steamboat, Steel Bonnets, structural engineers, Sun Phoenix, swimming, tariffs. imports, Tasmania, The Balvenie, The Barber of Figaro, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The Lakes Distillery, The Party Source, Toasted Barrel Finish, toasting, tourists, tours, trade secret, trade war, Triple Wood, Trump Administration, University of Wyoming, Vancouver, voice mail, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Walsh Whiskey, Warren Randall, water, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Chocolate Day, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska’s Denali to owning one of Kentucky’s largest chains of liquor...
Becoming a Bourbon Badass (Episode 702: May 31, 2018)20180531220856
Becoming a Bourbon Badass (Episode 702: May 31, 2018)
May 31, 2018@bulldoghobbit, @ButlerB, @scotch-scones, @urs16875, #Drams4Fams, 72, 75, airport, aluminum, April Fool's, Australia, author, badass, bar, Benromach, bird poo, blending, Bonded, bonded warehouse, book, Bottled in Bond, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, bottling, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Cairmgorms National Park, Canada, CEO, charity, Chris Leggat, Chris Morris, comics, Craggan, David DeFazio, decanter, distilling seasons, distribution, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exports, food bank, Fred Laing, George Dickel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grantown-on-Spey, Greg Butler, hammer, Hazelburn, Highland Park, Highlands Council, hunger, imports, incentives, Indiana, Inferno, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Knob Creek Rye, Lalique, Lawson Whiting, Linda Ruffenach, Lord of the Rings, Louisville, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Mjølner, Mortlach, moth balls, movies, New Albany, Orkney, Paul Varga, planning, police, prop, retirement, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Speymalt, Springbank, Steamboat, steel, Steve Hawley, Straight Malt, Tabasco, Tammy Spencer, tariffs, taxes, The Balvenie, The Light, The Macallan, theft, Thor, Tim Wilson, trade, Travis Watt, Trump Administration, Urquhart, Ursula Mueller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Chicks, William Lavelle, women, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, Wyoming Whiskey, YouTube0 comments
Bourbon scares some people away…at first. Often, those who approach Bourbon gingerly develop a true passion for it, and become what Linda Ruffen...
Distilling Returns to the Birthplace of Scotch Whisky (Episode 654: August 13, 2017)20170812100858
Distilling Returns to the Birthplace of Scotch Whisky (Episode 654: August 13, 2017)
August 12, 2017@whyterlayter, Allisa Henley, analyst, bespoke, bitters, Booker Noe, Bourbon, British Airways, Bruichladdich, Cairdeas, Chivas Brothers, cocktail, Connacht Whiskey Company, contract, crowdfunding, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Dumbarton, economic, economy, Elixir Distillers, Fife, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Friar John Cor, Graeme Eadie, Graham Casey, health, Heathrow, hold, Indiegogo, Irish Whiskey, Islay, IWSR, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Kilmalid, Kirby, Kyle Sigo, labor, labour, Laphroaig, Lindores Abbey, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Little Book, London, Lynchburg, milestone, Murray Whyte, My Edition, Nashville, negotiations, nicotine, Octomore, Paisley, personalisation, personalization, Popcorn Sutton Distillery, recipe, Red Dog Saloon, research, Robin Laing, sales, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Single Malts of Scotland, social media, Spade & Bushel, Speyburn, Stone Soup, strike, Tennessee, tincture, tobacco, Tormore, Treacle Chest, Twitter, union, Unite, vanilla, Vanilla Burst, wages, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, White Rabbit Saloon, William Wallace, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Lindores Abbey has a unique place in Scottish history. In 1494, the abbey’s Friar John Cor was responsible for the oldest known written referenc...
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)20170708201749
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
July 8, 2017@aantommaria, @allthingswhisky, @BirmingDram, @jtigtorn, @whiskywithward, Andrew Brown, Appropriations Committee, Arizona, astronomy, Auchentoshan, Australia, Avonak, Balcones Distilling, bars, bartenders, Beam Suntory, biobutanol, biofuel, Bourbon, budget, Bunnahabhain, camping, Canadian Club, car, Cara Laing, Casey Jones Distillery, Celtic Renewables, Chip Tate, Chris Walker, Christian County, Clan Denny, competition, Congress, construction, cottages, Curt Robinson, dairy, Daniel Mathers, David Taylor, Derek Scott, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Plant, Donald Trump, Douglas McGibbon & Co., draw, DSP, eclipse, Eclipse Edition, Ed Dodson, Edinburgh Napier University, Eich Bhana Lìr, emoji, energy, Eric Gregory, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, funding, G20, Gaelic, Garryana, Germany, Glasgow, Glass Revolution, Glen Moray, Glencairn Crystal, Glendale, Gordon Homer, Graham Coull, Hamburg, Hannah Whisky Merchants, High West, Hopkinsville, House, imports, Islay, Israel, Jason LeBlanc, John Tigtorn, Jura, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirby, label approvals, Lady of the Glen, license, Martin Tangney, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Mastery, MB Roland, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, Milk & Honey Distillery, Mitch McConnell, Monmouth Whisky Club, mythology, New Jersey, on-trade, orange juice, Paul Tomaszewski, Pembroke, permit, Peter Grasso, Podcast Awards, pot ale, President, Reb Mordechai, rental, Richard Paterson, Robert Brown, Robert Theakston @roberttheakston, Sam Mead, science, Scotland, Scott Davidson, Senate, solar eclipse, Speyside, steel, summit, tariffs, Tasmania, Tate & Company, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Dalmore, The W Bar, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullibardine, visitors center. pier, Waco, Ward Council, warehouses, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21, there’...
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)20170618153921
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
June 18, 2017@jefflincicome, @lphd, ALS, angels, anniversary, backset, Balcones, Bear Creek Distilling, Ben Nevis, Black Art, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cat, Charbay, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chip Tate, Clyde May's, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colorado, Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project, commemorative, Consortium of Cards Series, Cork, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, David Stewart, Deatsville, distilling, divorce, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. James Crow, Dublin, duty free, eclipse, Elixir Distillers, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, fermentation, Few Spirits, Forsyths, Four Kings, France, Fred Noe, G. Rozelieures, Game 7 Batch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenturret, Graham Coull, Heaven Hill, Ian Millar, Independent Stave, inner smartass, Ireland, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Lincicome, Jenni Karakasevic, Jim Beam, Journeyman Distillery, Karuizawa, Kentucky, King of the Hills, Knob Creek, Knockmealdowns, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Larry Kilbourne, Liberties, litigation, Lorraine, Mark Reynier, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, Miles Karakasevic, Mississippi River Distilling Company, mouser, O.F.C., Old Pulteney, Otto Radio, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, patent, peated, Quora, Rachel Barrie, Redemption Whiskey, Richard Forsyth, Sam Mead, Sam Simmons, Scotch Whisky, Snow Leopard Trust, solar eclipse, Speciality Drinks, spent mash, spiritual retreat, State 38 Distilling, Stephen Teeling, storage, Stuart Nickerson, Susan Karakasevic, T.W. Samuels Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, Texas, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Tipperary Distillery, Tom Bulleit, Tourbe Collection, Towser, travel retail, Vaios Vlahotasios, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinexpo, Waco, Watershed, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, World Series, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco...
Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)