Thursday, October 16, 2014

'HeyUSA': Louisville, Keep Your Bung Up and Your Bourbon Down


'HeyUSA': Louisville, Keep Your Bung Up and Your Bourbon Down
What's a Bung? And how to you keep it up? Well, it surprisingly has nothing to do with a miniature horses, balls, bats, or other wonderfully confusing ...

Suggested Reading: Whiskey Blogs


Louisville.com (press release) (registration)
Suggested Reading: Whiskey Blogs
If you're starting to get interested in bourbon, this is where you depart the basics and go in depth, crossing the threshold of “whiskey geek”.

Whiskey Is the New Wine at This Bar



Whiskey Is the New Wine at This Bar
It's right on cue for a generation that sees whiskey as the new wine. “On the Lower East Side, all these youngsters actually know their stuff,” says ...

J.P. Wiser's Whiskey Sets Up Male 'Get Out Of Trouble' Fund

J.P. Wiser's Whiskey Sets Up Male 'Get Out Of Trouble' Fund
Now, J.P. Wiser's Whiskey, the alcohol brand owned by Corby Spirit and Wine, is introducing "The Wiserfund," a campaign that celebrates unwise ...

Balcones Distilling expanding to make more whiskey


Balcones Distilling expanding to make more whiskey
Balcones Distilling revealed its $15 million plan to expand into larger production space in Waco's historic business district. The whiskey distilling ...

NJ's first craft whiskey, gin distillery since Prohibition proposed for Asbury Park

NJ's first craft whiskey, gin distillery since Prohibition proposed for Asbury Park
ASBURY PARK —When the partners in a roof-top beer garden in Asbury Park heard a craft distillery was interested in sharing a building, they jumped ...

Whisky and cigar firm snapped up


Herald Scotland
Whisky and cigar firm snapped up
A whisky and cigar enthusiast, who has been collecting Scotch for 18 years, he spent ten years with electrical retailer Dixons, and was latterly sales ...

Maxxium Travel Retail hails solid performance of whisky portfolio in 2013


MoodieReport
Maxxium Travel Retail hails solid performance of whisky portfolio in 2013
Under the malt whisky portfolio, The Macallan performed “extremely well”, contributing to the brand's global growth of +30%. Highland Park, thanks to ...

Whisky with a R2m price tag


Independent Online
Whisky with a R2m price tag
Now the whisky, advertised by Makro in its festive season liquor catalogue for the first time at the weekend, is the talk of the town… and the country.

#CouldBeTrue campaign celebrates history of Ballantine's Whisky

#CouldBeTrue campaign celebrates history of Ballantine's Whisky
Scotch whisky brand Ballantine's has brought out a tongue-in-cheek campaign, created by M&C Saatchi and M&C Saatchi Sports & Entertainment, ...

Diageo First-Quarter Sales Miss Estimates Amid Asia Slump

Diageo First-Quarter Sales Miss Estimates Amid Asia Slump
Diageo, which derives 28 percent of net sales from Scotch whisky, was buoyed by Scotland's decision last month to remain in the U.K., yet Scotch ...

Dewar's 15 Monarch, a limited-edition whiskey, hits shelves for the holidays


Metro.us
Dewar's 15 Monarch, a limited-edition whiskey, hits shelves for the holidays
You know the name: Dewar's Scotch whisky is one of the most ubiquitous in the world, and it was also one of the earliest brands to make waves in the ...

Single malt Scotch: A surprising range of complexity


The Daily Star
Single malt Scotch: A surprising range of complexity
But there's a world of intensity and flavors to be found by going beyond the blended Scotch whiskies, with a surprising range of complexity to be found ...

This Man “Nose” Scotch Whisky!

This Man “Nose” Scotch Whisky!
What is Scotch whisky, and how is it distinguished from other whiskies? ... Listen to Vipp and Richard as they share a glass of whisky and you will hear ...

Pernod Ricard promises 'significant investment' for festive marketing


Marketing
Pernod Ricard promises 'significant investment' for festive marketing
Jameson is realising the objective through its latest attempt to move beyond the traditional stamping grounds for Irish whiskey. The brand hopes a ...

Ten Whisky Tips From A 'Liquid Gold' Expert

Ten Whisky Tips From A 'Liquid Gold' Expert
Patrick Gallagher (not pictured) is the owner of PJ's Irish Whiskey Bar in Sydney, NSW. Housing over 131 different whiskies from around the world, ...