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 ...
Episode 559: October 24, 201520151025021719
Episode 559: October 24, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2015@ScotchBlog, Amber Rock, Andrew Buchanan, Andrew Smith, Andy Cant, Baccarat, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bourbon County, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Jardine, Caledonian, Cannes, Caol Ila, Cardhu, CBC, cease and desist, chemistry, Chris Morris, clothing, Colin Fultz, conflict of interest, crystal, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, Deconstructed Series, Devil's Casks, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Double the Devil, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Elementary, Elements, expansion, First Chapter, France, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Washington's Distillery, gift, Girvan, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Golden Age of Travel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, Greg Metze, groin punch, Gus Griffin, Hartfield & Company, Hartfield and Company, Heaven Hill, House of Hazelwood, Iain MacArthur, Indiana, infringment, IPO, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jardine Reserve, John Campbell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, John MacDougall, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Mist, Kininvie, Kirsty Clarke, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lauchie MacLean, law, Lawrenceburg, lawyers, legend, Lifehacker, Louis Royer, Lucy Doland, Masters Collection, media kit, Metze's Select, MGP, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, myth, Nordic, Norse, Nova Scotia, Old Fitzgerald, periodic table, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Rare Cask Black, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, seal, shares, shirts, Solera, Special Releases, Speyside, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory Holdings, swag, Sweet Corn, Takeshi Niinami, The Cally, The Gentleman Distillery, The Macallan, Torii, trademark, travel retail, Tsingtao, University of Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia Gentleman, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, WKYT, Woodford Reserve, Yoav Gelbfish, Yula1 comment
Andy Cant has been a Scotch Whisky nomad for nearly four decades, working at distilleries and maltings all over Scotland. He’s done everything f...
Episode 558: October 17, 201520151018022113
Episode 558: October 17, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2015A.M. Swope, Adam Hannett, Allan Logan, Andy Cant, anonymous, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Arran, attorney general, auction, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Billy Leighton, Boston, bottling plant, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campari America, caption, Carl Reavey, charity, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, crash, Cumbria, Dave Pickerell, David Frost, David Stewart, Dick Mack's, Dingle, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Elgin, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, Family Reserve, George Washington, Gerald Glavota, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glenmorangie, GNS, grain neutral spirits, Heaven Hill, history, Houston, indictment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Conway, James Anderson, Jim Beveridge, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, John Campbell, Joseph Hyman, judge, Julian Van Winkle III, Kansas, kilt, Laphroaig, lawyer, Lee Behar, Mark Williams, Matthijs van den Nouland, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Midleton Very Rare, Mike Raymond, Mount Vernon, Nikka, O.F.C., Old Rip Van Winkle, overturn, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peter Cressy, prosecutors, Redbreast, Reserve 101, retirement, Richard Paterson, Royal Brackla, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, shortage, single malt, Skinner, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steve Bashore, Susann Estle-Cronau, tanker, text, The Balvenie, The Bothy, The DCS Compendium, The Lakes Distillery, The One, The Whisky Show London, theft, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Thomas Wingate, tip, Tullamore Dew, vintage, vodka, Volkswagen, whiskey, Whyte & McKay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons0 comments
George Washington’s Scottish distiller never made single malt whisky at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century, but Scottish distillers John Campbell,...
Scottish Distillers Unveil George Washington’s Single Malt for Charity20151013153138
Scottish Distillers Unveil George Washington’s Single Malt for Charity
Mark GillespieOctober 13, 2015Andy Cant, Bill Lumsden, Cardhu, Dave Pickerell, David Frost, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, estate, George Washington, George Washington's Distillery, Glenmorangie, history, John Campbell, Laphroaig, Mount Vernon, President, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Spirit of Mount Vernon, SWA, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 13, 2015 – George Washington never made single malt whiskey in the distillery on his Mount Vernon estate near Washington, but was one of...
Episode 557: October 10, 201520151011000058
Episode 557: October 10, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 11, 2015A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aaron Barker, Andy Cant, appeal, Armagnac, Armagnac Castarède, auction, bar, Beam, Beam Suntory, Benjamin Herrera, Bill Lumsden, Booker's, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Cabinet, Calumet Farm, Cardhu, charity, Christmas Book, Christopher Winters, David Frost, David Perkins, Diageo, European Court of Justice, Florence Castarède, France, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Global Alcohol Policy Conference, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, High West, holiday, Ichiro Akuto, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Brown, Jefferson's Ocean, Jimmy Russell, John Campbell, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Klaus Doblmann, Laphroaig, luxury, Mackmyra, Maureen Robinson, Michael Collins, minimum unit pricing, Mount Vernon, Neiman-Marcus, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Orphan Barrel, Pappy, Parker Beam, Philadelphia, politics, pricing, Romeo and Juliet, ruling, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shakespeare, Shinji Fukuyo, Sidney Frank Importing Company, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Stagg, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Svensk Ek, Sweden, The Singleton of Glendullan, Tom Helt, trademark, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are...