July 21, 2015 – The 170-year-old distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana has gone through many name changes in recent years after being known as the Seagram’s… Read More
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Episode 544: July 19, 2015
Bourbon has a unique place in American history, but as with other elements of American history…many of the stories of Bourbon are based more on… Read More
Templeton Rye Settles Labeling Lawsuits
July 13, 2015 – Iowa’s Templeton Rye Whiskey has settled a series of class-action lawsuits filed last year over allegations that the company intended to… Read More
Episode 542: July 4, 2015
Jim Rutledge gets most of the credit for reviving Four Roses Bourbon in the US over the last decade after years of neglect by the… Read More
Episode 539: June 13, 2015
Dave Schmier and Michael Kandar started Bardstown Barrel Selections five years ago to bottle some casks of good whiskey they’d come across from MGP-I in… Read More
Deutsch “Bullish” on Whisky, Plans More Acquisitions
June 11, 2015 – Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits’ acquisition this week of Bardstown Barrel Selections is just the beginning for the family-owned company, which… Read More
Deutsch Acquires Redemption Whiskey
June 10, 2015 – Bardstown Barrel Selections partners Dave Schmier and Michael Kanbar have agreed to sell their company, including the Redemption brand of Ryes… Read More
Bacardi Jumps Into Bourbon Business with Angel’s Envy Deal
Updated April 1, 2015 – Bacardi, the Bermuda-based and family-owned wine and spirits giant, is taking a major step into the Bourbon sector with the acquisition of… Read More
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City… Read More
President Visits Cleveland Whiskey
March 19, 2015 – If the “Bourbon Summit” between US President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ever takes place, whisky lovers… Read More
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit with… Read More
Episode 520: February 7, 2015
Ian MacMillan has been overseeing the whiskies from Deanston, Tobermory, and Bunnahabhain for years…but Cognac cask finishes were one thing he hadn’t experimented much with until… Read More