Episode 550: August 29, 201520150829222310
Episode 550: August 29, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 20152 Gingers, Akashi, ALS, ALS Association, Antarctica, artifact, artists, auction, Beam Suntory, Birthday Bourbon, Bonhams, bridge, Brittany, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Cards Series, Chapel Gate Distillery, Chris Morris, Clare, collectors, construction, Cooley, Craig Beam, David Robertson, Denny Potter, Dewar's, Edinburgh, Eigashima Shuzo, fishing boat, Four Roses, France, George Garvin Brown, Heaven Hill, Highland Folk Museum, Holyrood Park Distillery, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jana Obscura, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, John Teeling, Karuizawa, Karuizawa Nepal Appeal, Kieran Folliard, Kingussie, Kyle Rogers, Last Great Malts of Scotland, Limestone Branch, Limited Edition Small Batch, London, Luke Winter, Luxco, Maker's Mark, Mark Pozlep, Maxime Berthou, Nepal, netsuke, Noel Sweeney, North British, Old Forester, OMG, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Paul Beam, peat, Promise of Hope, Royal Brackla, Seattle, Shackleton, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Stephen Marshall, Steve Beam, sunglasses, Tampa, The Cockerel, The Whisky Show, time capsule, Tracie Franklin, trade. swap, Two Gingers, Westland, White Oak, wildfires, Woodzee, Yellowstone0 comments
Kieran Folliard is a native son of Ireland, but calls Minnesota his home now. While running a group of Irish pubs in Minneapolis, he and his staff dec...
Episode 528: April 4, 201520150405000206
Episode 528: April 4, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 5, 20152 Gingers, Aarhus, acquisition, airport, Angel's Envy, Angel's Share Brands, Ann Griese, Ardbeg, Austria, Bacardi, Baillie Nicol Jarvie, Benetton, Bermuda, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, China, Compass Box, Denmark, Dewar's, Diageo, Dufry, duty free, economy, Edizione, exports, George Dickel, Glasgow Distillery Company, Glenmorangie, Half Barrel Bar, Handcraft Festival, Highlanders Bar, HM Revenue & Customs, House, inventory, investors, Islay, Jack Daniel's, John Glaser, Karl Maynard, Kyle Henderson, lawmakers, legislation, legislature, Lincoln Henderson, Loretto, Louisville Distilling Company, Maker's Mark, merger, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Octomore, Paul Miles, peat, Petr Hosek, Prometheus, Rochester, sale, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Senate, shares, Singapore, Spirit of Speyside Festival, SWA, Switzerland, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Glenmorangie Company, The Vaults, trade, travel retail, value, Vienna, volatility, volume, Wes Henderson, Westland, whisky bars, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
Bacardi took a step into the Bourbon business this week with its acquisition of Angel’s Share Brands, the parent company of Angel’s Envy B...
Episode 466: February 15, 201420140216002012
Episode 466: February 15, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 16, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, Barterhouse, Beam, Bernheim, Booker Noe, Booker's, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, China, Chivas Brothers, Christchurch, Companta, counterfeit, Dalmore, David Blackmore, David Stewart, Diageo, DramFest, earthquake, Ewan Morgan, Experimental Collection, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hawaii, Houston, India, investment bankers, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Karnataka, Kieran Folliard, Louisville, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Raymond, New Zealand, Odyssey, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peat Freak, Pernod Ricard, regulators, Reserve 101, Russia, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Tamnavulin, The Balvenie, Tun 1401, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
There have been many more questions than answers about Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range of whiskies…until now. Diageo’s Ewan Morgan ...
This Week’s Whisky News & Notes20140212151053
This Week’s Whisky News & Notes
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, ad, Austin, Beam, Birkenbush, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, Chivas Brothers, Colorado, Experimental Collection, Glen Grant, James Espey, Kieran Folliard, label, memorial, news, Texas, The Last Drop, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
February 12, 2014 – Here are some of the stories making news in the whisky world this week… Beam is expanding distribution of its 2 Ginger...
Episode 435: July 27, 201320130728001225
Episode 435: July 27, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 20132 Gingers, 2Gingers, air quality, Asahi, awards, Balvenie, Beam, Ben Nevis, Boutique, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Chris Garner, Colin Ross, competition, Courier-Journal, Diageo, Eagle Rare, fungus, George T. Stagg, Georgie Crawford, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Grant's, International Spirits Challenge, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Japan, Kavalan, Kilbeggan, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mary Woolridge, Master of Malt, mold, Nikka, Office of Fair Trading, Oloroso, Pedro Ximenez, pollution, regulators, sherry, Signet, Solist, Stagg Jr., Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Taketsuru, Tormore, trophy, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Ask a Scot about Ben Nevis, and you’re more likely to hear about the highest peak in Scotland than the whisky of the same name. However, the Ben...