Islay Malts Dominate Final McTear’s Auction of 201320131213174849
Islay Malts Dominate Final McTear’s Auction of 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 13, 20131964, Ardbeg, auction, Australia, bid, Bowmore, Clockhouse, collecting, Double Barrel, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Hamilton & Inches, Islay, Laphroaig, Macallan, McTears, Purdey and Sons, record, Royal Marriage, The Whisky Castle, Tomintoul0 comments
December 13, 2013 – Single malts from Islay led the bidding at the final McTear’s whisky auction of the year on December 11 in Glasgow, wi...
Episode 450: November 2, 201320131103115318
Episode 450: November 2, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 3, 20131964, Alberta, Andrew Ferguson, Andy Dunn, app, Banff, Bardstown High School, Big Peat, Black Bowmore, Bowmore, Brasserie Kensington, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, bunker, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calgary, Canada, Canadian, Cara Laing, Chase, Chattanooga, Chris Pickett, Cold War, Diefenbunker, Douglas Laing, Experimental Collection, Fet's, Fino, Franklin County, Fred Laing, Geoff Skeggs, Glenfarclas, Gold Bowmore, Grant's, historic, Iain McCallum, investigation, Jack Teeling, Jim Murray, Joe Ledbetter, Kelly Carpenter, Kensington Wine Market, lawyer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lifford, Mark Rosauer, Michael Vander Hayden, Mission Main Street, Nuclear, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Quarter Casks, Rimrock Hotel, Rob Carpenter, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Scallywag, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, seasoning, single grain, SMWS, Springbank, staves, Strath, Teeling Whiskey, theft, Tim Piersant, trilogy, Vancouver, Victoria, Whisky Bible, White Bowmore0 comments
This week, we’re in Banff, Alberta for a very special Bowmore weekend in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. The “Bowmore on the Rockies...
Episode 436: August 3, 201320130802215716
Episode 436: August 3, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 2, 20131964, acquisitions, Amsterdam, auction, Australia, Balvenie, bankrupt, Beam, Belgium, Ben Nevis, Bill Lark, Bill Samuels Jr., Birchwood, Bowmore, Breakout, Bulleit, Capital Brands, Cask Masters, charity, Chicago, Chris Mossop, Colin Ross, collecting, Compass Box, Cork, Dave Scheurich, Delilah's, designated driver, Diageo, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distribution, Dublin, Ed Piamo, Famous Grouse, finance, Frankfort, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, fundraiser, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Green Welly Stop, Hellyers Road, Henry Batt, Ireland, Ivan Menezes, Jailers, John Glaser, Keith Batt, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, Lark, lifeboat, logistics, Madagascar, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manzanilla, Mark Littler, Matt Shattock, Matt Wooler, McTears, Mike Miller, Mulberry Bank Auctions, Nant, Oban, Owl Distillery, Peat Monster, pregnant, Reunion Island, Schipol, Smoked Maple, Stagg Jr., Steffen Brauner, Stitzel-Weller, Tasmania, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee Spirits Company, The Gathering, The Loop, The Maltman, travel retail, Triple Cask, Wall Street Journal, Yamazaki0 comments
Keith Batt never dreamed of distilling whisky when he and his family bought the Nant Estate in Tasmania, but the farm had lots of barley and lots of w...
1964 Bowmores Dominate Bidding at McTear’s20130801214945
1964 Bowmores Dominate Bidding at McTear’s
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 20131946, 1964, Ardbeg, auction, Benromach, bidding, Black Bowmore, Bowmore, collecting, Glenfarclas, investment, Macallan, McTears, Poland, trilogy, Wealth Solutions, White Bowmore, Yamazaki0 comments
August 1, 2013 – Bowmores from the legendary year of 1964 dominated the bidding at McTear’s during its July 31 whisky auction in Glasgow. ...
Episode 370: May 20, 201220120520003428
Episode 370: May 20, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 20, 20121964, An Cnoc, Ardbeg, Belfast, blending lab, blog, Bourbon, Bowmore, chefs, competition, cooking, Dave Martin, Dram Therapy, Elijah Craig, Feis Ile, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Iain McCallum, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Laphroaig, photography, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch, Scotland, Scottish Field, whiskey, whisky0 comments
1964 was an iconic year at Scotland’s Bowmore Distillery, though that fact wouldn’t be known for decades. The casks laid down that year pr...
Episode 131: February 10, 200820080210121700
Episode 131: February 10, 2008
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 20081964, Angostura, awards, Black Bowmore, Bowmore Trilogy, distillery, George Washington's Distillery, Gold Bowmore, Gordon & MacPhail, Hindu Business Line, history, Iain McCallum, Islay, Jimmy Robertson, Kentucky, Medley, mothball, Mount Vernon, Owensboro, Vijay Mallya, White Bowmore, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
The Black Bowmore is one of Islay’s legendary whiskies, and sells for thousands of dollars…when you can find it. Now, Bowmore is releasing...