Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards20161218144027
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016Adelphi, Amrut, bronze medal, Chieftain's, competition, Drink Fun, GlenDronach, gold medal, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, malt whisky, Millstone, Nantou, Omar, Patrick Brossard, Port Askaig, Red on Tree, Seattle, silver medal, single malt, Speciality Drinks, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Zuidam0 comments
December 18, 2016 – For the third consecutive year, a whisky from Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery has taken overall top honors in the Malt Man...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Episode 605: September 4, 201620160904120944
Episode 605: September 4, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 4, 2016@Justin83793724, A. Paez, A95, Adelphi, age statement, Alex Bruce, Alex Nicol, Alexandre Ricard, Andalucia, animal shelter, anniversary, Antonio Páez Lobato, Antonio Páez Lobato Bodega, Ardnamurchan, Australia, Beam, beer, Belgrove, Benromach, Billy Leighton, Blazing Saddles, bodega, Bodegas Lustau, branding iron, Brendan Buckley, Brent Elliott, Brian DeFoe, Brown-Forman, Burn Stewart Distillers, cat, China, Cleavon Little, cooperage, coopers, currency, death, Distell, DYC, earnings, economy, Edinburgh Gin, Edrington, experimental, Fanny's Bay, Four Roses, France, Francisco Lozano Romano, Galicia, Gene Wilder, Glenfiddich, Gonzales Byass, Hermitage, Ian Macleod Distillers, India Pale Ale, IPA, Irish Distillers, Iron House, Jack Daniel's, Jane Nicol, Jeff Arnett, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Leonard Russell, Limited Edition Small Batch, Mackey, Martin Brown, McHenry, McPherson, Mel Brooks, Mimi, Moray, Moray Economic Partnership, Nomad Outland Whisky, OBSV, OESK, OESO, Oloroso, Paco Romano, Pedro Ximenez, Pernod Ricard, Pig's Nose, Project XX, recipe, Red Tape Follies, Redbreast Lustau Edition, Redlands, Rhône, road, Seattle, sesquicentennial, Sheep Dip, sherry, South Africa, Spain, Spanish Oak, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Speyside, Speyside Craft Brewery, Sullivan's Cove, Tamdhu, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Producers Association, The Press & Journal, toneleria, trade, Transport Scotland, trucks, whiskey, whisky, wood, yeast1 comment
This week, we’ll visit the Sherry capital of the world…Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. The sherry casks that many whisky makers depend on c...
Episode 604: August 28, 201620160828095506
Episode 604: August 28, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2016A.D. Rattray, Adalen, Adam Moore, Adelphi, Akkurat, Alex Bruce, Australia, Balblair, barrel, blending, Bonneville Salt Flats, Booker Noe. Bluegill Creek, Booker's, Box Distillery, Brown-Forman, bureaucracy, coopering, Coopers' Craft, Cross, customer casks, Dalvve, Douglas Laing & Co., Edinburgh, England, export, fishing, Flavour Behaviour, Ger Buckley, Glasgow. Clydeside, Glen Garioch, Glenglassaugh, Hanyu, High Coast, Holyrood Park Distillery, Inver House Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Kentucky, land speed record, laws, Longmorn, Matt Kleinman, Mizunara Oak, Mongolian Oak, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Morrison Glasgow Distillers, motorcycle, motorsports, Old Pulteney, Patrick Maguire, personality, Project 63, psychologist, pushrod, racing, Ralfy Mitchell, Red Head, Red Tape Follies, regulatons, research, retail, River Clyde, Roger Melander, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotland, shipping, SMWS, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, Stockholm, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Sweden, Swedish, Systembolaget, Tasmania Distillery, test, The Cooper's Croze, The Glover, Thomas Larsson, Tim Morrison, Timorous Beastie, Tomatin, University of Edinburgh, Utah, Walsh Whiskey Company, Whiskey Makers Series, Whisky Fringe, Woodford Reserve, Writers Tears0 comments
This week, we’re in Sweden visiting Box Distillery for a follow-up to our 2014 visit, and Box is making some big changes six years after it open...
Episode 603: August 21, 201620160821000822
Episode 603: August 21, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 20161920 Prohibition Edition, 291 Colorado Whiskey, 9/11, Adelphi, Alasdair Day, Aspen, BenRiach, Birthday, Booker's, Bordeaux, Brown-Forman, camera, Canada, Colin Taylor, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Copperworks Distilling, darkroom, David Robertson, Diageo, Distillery 291, Edinburgh, Engine Shed, Family Collector, Fireball, George S. Grant, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hanyu, Highland Park, Hobbister, Holyrood Park Distillery, Inner Circle, Instagram, Japan, Jason Craig, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Longmorn, Masters of Whisky, medicinal, Michael Myers, New York City, Old Forester, online, Orkney, Paul Hambrick, photographer, photography, Prohibition, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rob Carpenter, Rob Dietrich, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Seattle, September 11, sfmarv, Steve Beal, Stranahan's, TBG & Co., The Dalmore, The Glover, The Tweedale Blend, Triple Bourbon Finish, Tweedale, whiskey, Whiskey Row Series, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, World Trade Center, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
After years of working with supermodels and high-strung art directors in New York City, Michael Myers lives a much simpler – and more rewarding ...
Episode 573: January 23, 201620160124004813
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 24, 20161792 Barton, Adelphi, age statement, Andrew Laing, Angus MacDonald, anniversary, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran, Avril Scott, baby name, Bill Lumsden, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bronfman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Caolila Scott, CBC News, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Coppersea, Crown Royal, Distiller's Choice, Drew Mayville, Eaglesgate, Elijah Craig, Eric Gregory, Excelsior, Fred Minnick, Gartbreck Farm, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Guardians, Highland Queen, Hudson Valley, Hunter Laing & Co., illness, interview, Islay, James Robertson, James Wills, Jean Donnay, Jeremy Scott, John McLellan, John Medley, Jon Wells, Julian Van Winkle III, Karl Ejnar Christensen, Keith Raker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kristie Byer, live, Longmorn, Mark Brown, Milsean, New York, obituary, Ohio, Ontario, opinion, Pappy Van Winkle, Peak Whisky, Perthshire, Port Askaig, Private Edition, Ranald Watson, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Federation, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Laing, Seagram, Springbank, Stewart Buchanan, Stewart Laing, television, The Exchange, The Glenlivet, The Hielan', tourism, tourists, Truman Cox, Tullibardine, Vancouver Whisky Festival, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky school0 comments
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blen...
Episode 560: October 31, 201520151101013837
Episode 560: October 31, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 1, 2015Act 250, Adelphi, age statement, agriculture, Andy Cant, Andy Watts, ashes, Aston Martin, Australia, Ballantine's, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, Beam Suntory, biosorption, Brian Walsh, Brora Rover, Canada, Cardhu, Chivas Brothers, Compass Box, compliance, costume, court, cremated, Crown Royal, CTV News, Dave Pickerell, development, Diageo, Double Oaked, Doublewood, Douglas Laing & Co., Dounreay, enforcement, environment, European Union, F1, Flaming Heart, flavorings, Force India, Formula One, Friar John Cor, generic, Germany, Glenfiddich, gluten, gluten-free, Halloween, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Ian Norval, infringement, James Espey, Jim Beam, Jim Sias, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Johnnie Walker. sponsor, Kevin Plank, Kininvie, law, lawsuit, litigation, Ludwigshafen, Magnus Cormack, Marianne Barnes, McKinsey, motorsports, narrator, New York City, New Zealand Whisky Company, North Highland College, Norval's Sensible, Nuclear, nuclear waste, Old Taylor Distillery, Peristyle, police, Port Covington, Quora, radioactive, Raj Bhakta, research, Reuters, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Sasanokawa Shuzo, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Act, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, Simcoe, Simon Marshall, South Africa, Special Releases, Strontium-90, The Glover, theft, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Thomas Blake Glover, Three Ships, Tom Jago, trademark, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Under Armour, United Distillers, United Spirits, University of the Highlands & Islands, Vermont, Vijay Mallya, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, XOP0 comments
Popular, yet controversial in many ways, WhistlePig Farm’s distillery has finally opened after a series of lengthy delays and disputes. Founder ...
Kavalan Takes Top Honors In 2014 Malt Maniacs Awards20141215094456
Kavalan Takes Top Honors In 2014 Malt Maniacs Awards
Mark GillespieDecember 15, 2014Adelphi, Award, BenRiach, Blackadder, Bowmore, competition, contest, Glen Grant, Glengoyne, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Inchmurrin, Karuizawa, Kavalan, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Lagavulin, Malt Maniacs, medal, Nantou, Nikka, Smoking Islay, Solist, Taiwan, Yoichi1 comment
December 15, 2014 – A Kavalan single malt from Taiwan’s King Car Distillery took the overall “Supreme Champion” award in the 2...
Episode 490: August 1, 201420140801225852
Episode 490: August 1, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2014Adam Shepherd, Adelphi, Alex Bruce, Angus MacDonald, Ar4, Ardbeg, Ardnamurchan, Arran, Australia, Baiju, Balblair, Barclays, Bardstown, barrels, Beam, Bernheim, Bill Sheckles, Black Widow Bourbon, blog, Bluestill, Bourbon, Bourbon Capital, Bowmore, casks, cat, Chiapas, China, cooper, cooperage, Coppersea, craft distillers, Daniel Durham, Dave Greene, Dave Liberman, Devil's Punch Bowl, Diageo, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, economy, Elements of Islay, Elijah, Elijah Craig, environment, Eric Felton, European Union, feud, Fiendish Finale, finance, Financial Times, forests, Frank Coleman, Gordon MacKenzie, Graeme Bowie, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Hudson River Valley, Hudson Valley, income, independence, Inver House, Ivan Menezes, John MacDonald, KDA, Ken Goldenberg, Kenneth Sundby, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kristin Meadors, local, Louisville, Mark Armin Giesler, mayor, MGP-I, Missouri, Napa Valley, New York, Norway, oak, Oslo, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pernod Ricard, referendum, sales, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Rogers, Scottish, small batch, sourced, stocks, summit, Suntory, SWA, taxes, tequila, The Daily Beast, tourism, trade, trademark, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Scotland’s newest distillery has opened on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula along the western coast, and the first casks of spirit were filled on Thur...
Adelphi’s Ardnamurchan Distillery Opens20140728163256
Adelphi’s Ardnamurchan Distillery Opens
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2014Adelphi, Ardnamurchan, Donald Houston, energy, environment, Graeme Bowie, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, renewable0 comments
July 26, 2014 – For the first time in more than a century, Adelphi is distilling its own malt whisky with the commissioning of the new Ardnamurc...