On the Road at The Great American Whiskey Fair (Episode 733: October 18, 2018)20181018232648
On the Road at The Great American Whiskey Fair (Episode 733: October 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2018100% Islay, agriculture, airplane bottles, Alasdair Day, Allied Domecq, Antique Collection, Bailey's Irish Cream, bar, Barley, Beach Polo, Beam, Beam Suntory, beer, Bill Newlands, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Campbell Brown, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Catoctin Creek, CEO, Charleston, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chris Swonger, Chronicles, climate change, Columbia, Constellation Brands, construction, Crouch Distilling, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillery, distilling, Dublin, Dungourney, emissions, environment, event, executive, farmers, Festival, fossil fuels, Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, Fox & Geese, George Garvin Brown, global warming, grain, Grain of Truth, Great American Whiskey Fair, Greenville, High West, High Wire Distilling, IDV, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, investment, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jackie Zykan, James Espey, Jessica Crouch, Jimmy Red, John Walker Masters' Edition, Johnnie Walker, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Johnnie Walker Oldest, journal, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Kraig Naasz, Kristian Niemi, lobbyist, Louisville, Michter's, Midleton Distillery, miniature bottles, Nathan Mueller, Nature, obituary, Old Forester Distillery, Pam Heilmann, Pernod Ricard, Phil Crouch, Piedmont, Polo Collection, Ralph Blackman, Rob Sands, Royal Salute, Russ Fain, Rye, Sam Slaughter, science, Scotch Whisky, Seagram's, single grain, single malt, Six and Twenty Distillery, Smiths Group, South Carolina, The Last Drop Distillers, The President's Choice, The Tweedale Blend, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Jago, United Distillers, United Nations, University of California Irvine, Utah, whiskey, whisky0 comments
This time around, we’re in Columbia, South Carolina for The Great American Whiskey Fair. We’ll talk with local distillers creating unique ...
Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)20180919230640
Unlocking the Gates of Kentucky’s Castle & Key Distillery (Episode 726: September 20, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2018@Mike_W_Simpson, Amrut, anger management, Antique Collection, Australia, Bardstown, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Beckmann, Becle, benefits, Bernheim, BetDSI, betting, Birthday Bourbon, Booker Noe Distillery, Bottled in Bond, Buffalo Trace, buried, Bushmills, Bushmills Irish Honey, cemetery, Clermont, Col. E.H. Taylor, Conor McGregor, contract, Coxs Creek, Crumlin, Cruzan Rum, Cù Bòcan, David Elder, David Vitale, Denny Potter, diplomat, disability, distilling, Drambuie, Dublin 12, Eagle Rare, Eric Gregory, fighter, Fireball, first responders, flag, flavored whiskey, Four Roses, gambling, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Glenmorangie, Glenn's Creek, Grand Vintage Malt 1993. Madeira, Greg Davis, Heaven Hill, India, Ireland, Irish Mist, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, Jane Bowie, Jeff Hammer, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Rutledge, Joo Kim, Josh Hafer, Joshua McQueen, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kirin, labor, Las Vegas, Lawrenceburg, Liqueur, Local 10D, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, master distiller, McCracken Pike, Melbourne, mixed martial arts, MMA, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, New Riff, news conference, No. #1 Bond House, Notorious, Nova, odds, Old Forester, Old Taylor Distillery, Peristyle, police, Private Select, promotion, prop bets, Proper No. Twelve, Proximo Spirits, restoration, Revolutionary War, Sazerac Rye, sergeant, short-term disability, sick leave, Smiley, spirit drinks, Starward, strike, sugar, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, travel retail, UFC, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, US Virgin Islands, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Wes Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, William Larue Weller0 comments
In 1972, the gates were locked for what many thought would be the final time at Kentucky’s historic Old Taylor Distillery near Frankfort. Wednes...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2015 Antique Collection20150908124740
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2015 Antique Collection
Mark GillespieSeptember 8, 2015Antique Collection, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, William Larue Weller0 comments
September 8, 2015 – While not as widely anticipated worldwide as Apple’s announcement of new iStuff tomorrow, whiskey fans have been waiti...
Episode 495: September 7, 201420140908024209
Episode 495: September 7, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 8, 2014age statement, anCnoc, Antique Collection, Ascendant Spirits, Award, Balcones, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Breaker Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Chip Tate, court, Cù Bòcan, Cutter, Diamond Anniversary, Eagle Rare, Eddie Russell, enforcement, Fellowship of the Still, filings, Forgiven, Four Roses, Freedom of Information Act, George Garvin Brown, George T. Stagg, Glencairn Crystal, Greg Allen, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Joshua Scott, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knockdhu, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, lawyers, lifetime, Limited Edition Small Batch, Old Forester, Peaty Collection, restraining order, Rick Robinson, Sazerac Rye, state, Steve Gertman, Thomas H. Handy, Tomatin, TTB, Waco, Waco Tribune, whisky club, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Yorkshire0 comments
When you’ve worked at the same place for 60 years, it’s hard for your colleagues to keep a secret from you. Wild Turkey and the Kentucky D...
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2014 Antique Collection20140904111341
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2014 Antique Collection
Mark GillespieSeptember 4, 2014Antique Collection, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, William Larue Weller0 comments
September 4, 2014 – Buffalo Trace has unveiled the five whiskies in this year’s Antique Collection series of limited-edition whiskies, whi...
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2013 Antique Collection20130910125801
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2013 Antique Collection
Mark GillespieSeptember 10, 2013Antique Collection, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, George T. Stagg, Harlen Wheatley, Sazerac Rye, Stagg, Thomas H. Handy, William Larue Weller, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
September 10, 2013 – Just as the leaves start to turn colors, hunters gear up for deer season, and football fans scream at the referees…mi...
Stagg Jr. Coming From Buffalo Trace20130725164933
Stagg Jr. Coming From Buffalo Trace
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2013Antique Collection, Buffalo Trace, Col. E.H. Taylor, George T. Stagg, Sazerac, Stagg Jr.0 comments
July 25, 2013 – As WhiskyCast first reported in March, Buffalo Trace plans to release a younger and more widely available version of its award-w...
Buffalo Trace Working on “Stagg Jr.” Bourbon20130310164357
Buffalo Trace Working on “Stagg Jr.” Bourbon
Mark GillespieMarch 10, 2013Antique Collection, Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, George T. Stagg, Harlen Wheatley, Stagg, Stagg Jr.0 comments
While Buffalo Trace is not commenting on reports that a so-called “Baby Stagg” version of its George T. Stagg Bourbon is in development, p...
Episode 397: November 10, 201220121110224152
Episode 397: November 10, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 10, 2012Antique Collection, Arran, Atlantic City, Bardstown, Beam, BenRiach, Bob Townsend, Bourbon, Breakout, Buffalo Trace, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Dave Scheurich, Diageo, Dry Fly, election, history, India, Jailers, Jeff Weber, Jim Fenton, Jim Murray, Kent Fleischmann, Kentucky, Kirby, Larceny Bourbon, Los Angeles, Louisville, Madison, maltings, maple, Mary Ellyn Hamilton, Michael Deresynski, Miner's Delight Inn, Oscar Getz Museum, Russell's Reserve, Scotch Whisky Association, Seven Grand, Stagg, Steve Nally, SWA, Tennessee, Thermopolis, Tom Helt, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Washington, Weller, Whisky Bible, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming0 comments
Kentucky is synonymous with Bourbon, but few places maintain the history of Bourbon in the Bluegrass State like the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey Histo...