Tales of a Retired Whisky Maker (Episode 651: July 23, 2017)20170723021823
Tales of a Retired Whisky Maker (Episode 651: July 23, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 23, 2017.36 Small Caliber Bourbon, .36 Texas Straight Bourbon, ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angus Dundee, artisan, Balcones, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bernheim Distillery, Bill Samuels Jr., board, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, brewery, Brown Hotel, bucket list, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky, CEO, charity, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, cocktail, Colorado, Communist, Credit Suisse, Crown Royal, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Dallas Dhu, Deatsville, debate, Dennis Oetinger, Denny Potter, Denver, Derek Mather, Diageo, director, distiller, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dublin Liberties Whiskey, Evan Chapman, expansion, Firestone & Robertson, Gimli, Glen Alba, Glencadam, governor, Hammer Head, Heaven Hill, Historic Environment Scotland, Houston, Hunter Stacks, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jim Boyko, John Hickenlooper, John Mack, Kentucky, Lidl, London, Louisville, Manitoba, Marge Samuels, mayor, Michael McKenna, Moray, Morgan Stanley, museum, Not a Pink Drink, Ontario, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Parliament, politics, Pradlo Distillery, Quintessential Brands, Quora, Ranger Creek, Reserve 101, retired, Rhône, Richard Lochhead, Salida, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, Sean Murray, Sip-osium, Sir Douglas Murray, Speyside, Stock Spirits, Susan Riegler, tasting, Texas, The Dubliner, The Murray, The Reawakening, The Scotsman, Tomatin, Tullibardine, Warehouse 6, Waterloo, Westword, whiskey, whisky, Wishaw, women, Wood's High Mountain Distillery0 comments
Jim Boyko’s career took him from the old Seagram’s distillery in Waterloo, Ontario to the Canadian prairie in Gimli, Manitoba, and eventua...
Heaven Hill Unveils 2017 Parker’s Heritage Collection Bourbon20170719175438
Heaven Hill Unveils 2017 Parker’s Heritage Collection Bourbon
Mark GillespieJuly 19, 2017ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, Bourbon, Clermont. T.W. Samuels Distillery, Deatsville, Denny Potter, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Nelson County, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Promise of Hope, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 19, 2017 – Wth Parker Beam’s passing in January of complications from ALS, this year’s release of Heaven Hill’s annual Pa...
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)20170115135937
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 15, 2017@BourbonFanboy, @RealWhiskeyDave, #poursforparker, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aberdeen, Air Canada, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angus MacRaild, auction, Baccarat, Ben & Jerry's, Black Bowmore, Bon Vivant, Booker Noe, Brian Shemwell, Bristol, Burns Night, charity, cocktail, Colin Plint, collectors, college, Craig Beam, Dad's Hat, Dave Kearns, Dave Schmier, David Faughn, DelVal, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, Elijah Fontenot, Ezra Brooks, genetic, Glasgow, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grand Central Hotel, haggis, Heaven Hill, Herman Mihalich, High West, ice cream, inauguration, Inchmurrin, Jimmy Russell, Jonny McMillan, Joseph A. Magnus, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, La Maison du Whisky, Laurie Black, legal, Lifetime Achievement, Linda Beam, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Luxco, Macallan, Madeira, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, McTears, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Nancy Fraley, NUBPL Foundation, O.F.C. Vintages, offal, Parker Beam, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, POTUS, President-elect, Presidential Dram, Promise of Hope, Proof and Wood Ventures, Redemption Rye, repository, Richard Paterson, Robert Burns, Rosen Rye, Rye Whiskey, Seattle Whiskey Collective, seed, Springbank, Stacey Yates, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, trademark, Trump International Golf Links, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, USDA. agriculture, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
This week, we’ll tell you about two upcoming opportunities to taste rare whiskies in Scotland and Kentucky. David Faughn and Brian Shemwell will...
Parker Beam: 1941-201720170109172134
Parker Beam: 1941-2017
Mark GillespieJanuary 9, 2017ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, Bardstown Baptist Church, Barlow Funeral Home, Bourbon Heritage Center, Craig Beam, Denny Potter, Earl Beam, Heaven Hill, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Master Distillers' Unity, Max Shapira, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Promise of Hope Fund, whiskey, whisky0 comments
January 9, 2017 – It’s a sad day for whiskey lovers. Parker Beam, one of Bourbon’s legendary distillers, passed away at his home nea...
Jimmy Russell Honored with Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award20160914122430
Jimmy Russell Honored with Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark GillespieSeptember 14, 2016ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, author, Bardstown, Barry Becton, bartender, Bill Street, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Diageo, Eddie Russell, Eric Gregory, Four Roses, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Jimmy Russell, John Rhea, Joy Perrine, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, lobbyist, mixologist, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Varga, state government relations, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Street1 comment
September 14, 2016 – In what may have been the most unsurprising “surprise” announcement out of Kentucky in many years, longtime Wil...
Episode 602: August 14, 201620160814001523
Episode 602: August 14, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 14, 2016"The Angel's Share" movie, @Centered_Sam, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Arran, bar bet, Bardstown, Benromach, Birthday Bourbon, Blue Label, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, break-in, Brian Thompson, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Caramel, Cardhu, Clayton Kershaw, construction, Cork, Dave Pickerell, Deanston, Diageo, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, E150a, ENTHUSE, Euan Mitchell, Evan Cattanach, Ewan Morgan, feedback, flavorings, George Garvin Brown, Glengyle, Gregor Cattanach, Heaven Hill, Inspira, Ireland, Isle of Arran, Johnnie Walker, Ken Loach, Kilkerran, Kim Lawton, Lagg, Ledaig, Lochranza, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams, Martin Duffy, Masters of Whisky, Midleton, MKTG, Naz Ghassemian, Old Forester, Old Jameson Distillery, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, police, poll, Promise of Hope Fund, Rare Auld, renovation, Reserve Brands, robotic, Sassicaia, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Spike McClure, Springbank, Stephen Rust, Steve Beal, theft, Tobermory, tourism, Travel, visitors, Washington DC, whiskey, Whiskey Library, whisky, Year of the Monkey, Year of the Ram1 comment
Diageo has faced criticism on social media for its decision to shut down the long-running Masters of Whisky program, a US-based education program aime...
Episode 568: December 26, 201520151226235510
Episode 568: December 26, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 26, 2015Alan Winchester, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angostura, appeal, auction, Bärnsten, bicycle, Burn Stewart Distillers, Callum Fraser, Canada, construction, cycling, David Williamson, discussion, donation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Frank Scott, Fredericton, fundraising, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Holyrood, Ian Millar, illness, J. Rieger & Co., James Coombe, Johanne McInnis, John Georges, John Grant, Kansas City, Kirstie McCallum, Kyoto, lawsuit, Lunar Rogue, Macallan, Mackmyra, mashman, match, minimum unit pricing, MND, MND Scotland, Moment, Motor Neuron Disease, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Omi, panel, Peter Mielszynski, Poland, rum, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shona Robison, Speyside, Suntory, SWA, Tamdhu, tour, Travel, warehouse, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky0 comments
There are a lot of issues facing the world of whisky and spirits these days, and we’ll discuss many of them on this week’s WhiskyCast. Dur...
Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Honor Parker Beam20150919172729
Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Honor Parker Beam
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2015ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, Donna Nally, Eric Gregory, Hall of Fame, inductee, induction, Jimmy Russell, Kathleen DiBenedetto, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Owsley Brown, Parker Beam, Promise of Hope, Wendell Ford, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 16, 2015 – For many people, being inducted into a Hall of Fame is enough of a “lifetime achievement award.” Longtime Heave...
Heaven Hill Continues ALS Battle With 2015 Parker’s Heritage Collection20150828225247
Heaven Hill Continues ALS Battle With 2015 Parker’s Heritage Collection
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2015ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, benefit, Bernheim, Craig Beam, Denny Potter, donation, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Straight Malt0 comments
August 28, 2015 – For the third consecutive year, Heaven Hill plans to donate part of the proceeds from the annual Parker’s Heritage Colle...