An Evening for HIAS With the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends20181130212234
An Evening for HIAS With the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends
Mark GillespieNovember 30, 2018ABA, Amrut, benefit, Bobby Long, charity, Christian Kahle, Dad's Hat, Elks Club, Fusion, Glass Revolution, Gritty, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Herman Mihalich, HIAS, hockey, Indianapolis, John Cooper, Liberty Pole Spirits, mass shooting, NHL, peated bourbon, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard USA, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Condors, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, PNC Park, Powers, Raj Sabharwal, refugees, Rick Seback, Scotch Drinkers Book Club, Scott Ritenbaugh, Sidney Crosby, Super Bowl, Three Swallow, Tree of Life Synagogue, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments
When the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends invited us to come to their city and lead a benefit tasting in honor of the 11 people killed in the October 27, 20...
The Name’s Bond…Bottled in Bond20181027155839
The Name’s Bond…Bottled in Bond
Mark GillespieOctober 27, 2018Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Fireside Inn, Glenn Fuchs, Heaven Hill, Henry McKenna, Kentucky, Marlboro, Michael Timpanero, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Jersey, Old Forester 1897, Old Grand-Dad, Old Grand-Dad Bonded, Peter Grasso, Rich Romano, whiskey, whisky0 comments
We’re tasting Bottled in Bond Bourbons this time around with members of the Monmouth Whisky Club in New Jersey. Rich Romano, Michael Timpanero, ...
Podcasters Tasting Whiskies? Rye Not!20180728202137
Podcasters Tasting Whiskies? Rye Not!
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2018auto racing, Beam, Chris Liro, Elsie Escobar, Heaven Hill, Heil Sound, High West, IndyCar, Libsyn, Mike Joachim, motorsports, Old Overholt, Philadelphia, philanthropy podcast, Pikesville Rye, Pit Lane Parley, podcast, podcast movement, Rye Whiskey, scuba diving, Sean MacCready, Talkshoe, whiskey, whisky, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
We’ve assembled a panel of podcasters and a longtime WhiskyCast listener for this Tasting Panel session recorded on location at the Podcast Move...
A Blind Whisky Tasting Leads to Surprises20180326143221
A Blind Whisky Tasting Leads to Surprises
Mark GillespieMarch 26, 2018Adam Hannett, blind tasting, Bruichladdich, Canada, CanadianWhisky.org, Companions of the Quaich, Cornwall, Davin de Kergommeaux, Frank McDonald, Ian Bentley, Jim McEwan, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Mark Bylok, Mark Reynier, NAV Centre, Octomore, Ontario, peated, podcast, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, The Whisky Cabinet, The Whisky Topic, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show0 comments
This month, we put our panel to the test and had them taste three whiskies blind. The only thing Davin de Kergommeaux, Mark Bylok, and Frank McDonald ...
Four Whiskies, Four Countries20180127154111
Four Whiskies, Four Countries
Mark GillespieJanuary 27, 2018Adam Bradshaw, Aeneas Coffey, Bernheim, Billy Walker, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian, Coffey Malt, Da Mhile, Dan Rampling, Emily de Korte, Glenglassaugh, Japan, Madeira, Nikka, Pat Dunlop, Penderyn, Rachel Barrie, Revival, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Seattle, SMWS, Strathcona Hotel, Stuart Nickerson, The Strath, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Wales, Welsh, Westland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Victoria, British Columbia to taste four whiskies from four different countries with some of the folks fr...
Three Wise Men Tasting Whiskies for the Holidays20171223215810
Three Wise Men Tasting Whiskies for the Holidays
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2017Angelo Veneziano, Ballantine's, broken nose, Chivas Brothers, duty free, Full Volume, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenfarclas 105, Highland Park, holidays, It's Just the Booze Dancing, Mike Farley, nosing, Oban, Orkney, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Sam Speers, single malt, Speyside, Taiwan, tasting, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, ZZ Top0 comments
With the holiday season in full swing, we turned to three “wise men” for this month’s Tasting Panel and gave them three single malt ...
Tasting Single Malts in New Brunswick20171121154119
Tasting Single Malts in New Brunswick
Mark GillespieNovember 21, 2017AHRSE, Association of Halifax Regional Scotch Enthusiasts, Canada, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Malt Manifesto, Dufftown, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Glenfiddich, Halifax, Highland, Iowa, Isle of Skye, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Tourism Heritage & Culture, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Ottawa, Rhonda Moore, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Solera Reserve, Speyside, Talisker, Tanya Gracie, The Dalmore, Tyrone Cotie, whiskey, whisky0 comments
This time around, we’re tasting Highland single malts with a panel of Canadian whisky lovers at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericto...
A is for Australia, B is for Bourbon…20171017213840
A is for Australia, B is for Bourbon…
Mark GillespieOctober 17, 2017Al Young, Angel's Envy, Australia, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Chris Tatzenko, Colton Smith, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kyle Henderson, Lilith Morgan, Melbourne, Old Forester, Weller, Wes Henderson, whiskey, whisky0 comments
No, we’re not tasting Australian Bourbons…we have Australians tasting Bourbons this time around! Lilith Morgan and Chris Tatzenko make the...
Whisky Tasting at Houston’s Reserve 10120170908120428
Whisky Tasting at Houston’s Reserve 101
Mark GillespieSeptember 8, 2017Adam Spiegel, Allison Parc, Allison Patel, Bill Lumsden, Brenne, California, Cherrywood Rye, Christa Havican, cognac, Dennis Malcolm, flood, France, French, Glen Grant, Glenmorangie, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Harvey, Houston, Hurricane, Mike Raymond, Nath Pizzolatto, recovery, Reserve 101, Rye, Scotch Whisky, single malt, Sonoma County Distilling, storm, Texas, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar0 comments
We’re back with a new name, but with the same goal of opening up whisky conversation as regular whisky lovers taste, rate, and debate whiskies f...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: April 201520150420114150
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: April 2015
Mark GillespieApril 20, 2015age statement, Bond Street Whisky Appreciation Society, Brett Burnes, Brett Gordon, Brianna Gillespie, Chris Anderson, Dave Greene, Laphroaig Select, Las Vegas, NAS, Pat Goodfellow, storm, Talisker, Tampa Bay Whiskey Society, The Glenrothes, Vintage Reserve0 comments
We’re back after a winter hiatus, and diving right into the controversy over “no-age-statement” whiskies. Our tasting panel takes on...