Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...
The Future of Whisky? (Episode 769: May 26, 2019)20190526203736
The Future of Whisky? (Episode 769: May 26, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 26, 2019@dgriffinchess, @ScientistMel, @seanwhiter, AI, Alec Lee, aluminum, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Armorik, Bourbon, Canada, chemistry, chess, China, conference, construction, Cooley, Dad's Hat, data, David Stewart, Day of Dark Barley, Denmark, Distillerie Warenghem, Douglas Griffin, Dublin, eau de vie, Edinburgh, Endless West, European Union, expansion, exports, Feis Ile, Fercullen, Finland, FourKind, France, Future of Everything Festival, Glyph, GNS, grain neutral spirits, grandmaster, Highland Park, Hunter Laing & Co., imports, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, J. Rieger & Co., Kansas City, Karen Betts, laboratory, Latin, Lindores Abbey, machine learning, Mackmyra, Mexico, Microsoft, molecular whisky, molecules, monasteries, monks, Noel Sweeney, Pennsylvania, photography, Powerscourt, Scarabus, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean White, Simon Pagenaud, Søren Solkaer, spirit whisky, Spirited Science, steel, stories, SWA, Sweden, Sweet Toast of American Oak, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Balvenie, The Week of Peat, trade, Triagoz, TTB, Tuath, turkey, United States, Usquaebach, Wall Street Journal, water, whiskey, whisky, white dog0 comments
This week’s episode is certain to arouse the ire of whisky purists. We’re looking at Glyph, a “molecular whiskey” that’s...
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)20190407193059
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 7, 2019Adam Hannett. world record, affinity, Albert Baladi, American Whiskey Convention, April Fool's, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Balcones, Barley, Barrel 21, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Calvados, Canada, chairman, charity, collaboration, Compass Box, Cornwall, Cragganmore, Dad's Hat, Dan Jago, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, Domaine Christian Drouin, Douglas Taylor, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, English Whisky Company, environment, Exchequer Roll, executive, expansion, Feis Ile, Friar John Cor, Game of Thrones, Gary Haggart, gas, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Gothenburg, Heidi Grau, Herman Mihalich, House Greyjoy, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Japan, Jeffrey Lichtman, John Glaser, John Rempe, Kat Aagesen, Knappogue Castle, Komagatake, Le Papillon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Lindores Abbey, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lisa Roper Wicker, Lizzie Rudd, London, Luxco, maltings, mansplaining, Marco de Bartoli, Mars Shinsu, Marsala, Marsmalt, Matt Shattock, Michael Moore, Mike Smith, Mount Vernon, oil, Old Fitzgerald, Ontario, Pact No. 5, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Piggyback, renewable energy, Rob Schwartz, Rob Wiacek, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sexism, State College, Steve Bashore, Sweden, Talisker, The Whisky Show, tidal energy, University of Pennsylvania, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion Festival, whisky, Whistlepig, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodcock, Yakushima0 comments
Lindores Abbey has a unique place in whisky history, thanks to Friar John Cor and the aqua vitae he distilled for the King in 1494. Gary Haggart has a...
A Big Bourbon Weekend in Mississippi (Episode 693: April 29, 2018)20180429144448
A Big Bourbon Weekend in Mississippi (Episode 693: April 29, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 29, 2018@#I_Laddie, @bigbadchef, @iamandyhaskins, @mikeyjoedram, @willrunforwhisky, 21 Fir, airplane, airport security, Andy Haskins, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, artist, auction, Blenders' Mash, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon Mash, Bruichladdich, Canada, Canadian Whisky, chef, chefs, children, collector, concert, cooking, Corby, Crown Royal, cuisine, Dad's Hat, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dill, dinners, distillery, Don Livermore, Dubai, Dubai Duty Free, Dublin, Dublin Airport, duty free, education, Edward Lee, Elixir Distillers, emotional support flask, environment, flask, Forty Creek, fossil fuels, Gimli, greenhouse gases, Grimsby, health, Herman Mihalich, High Wire Distilling, hunger, Hunter Laing & Co., Irish Whiskey Collection, Islay, Jameson, Jameson Bow Street 18, John Currence, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, label approval, Lalique, Lancaster County, Laphroaig, Le Clos, Le Creuset, Liberties, Lot #40, lottery, Manitoba, Marsala, Michter's, Mississippi, Move On Up Mississippi, music, Newmarket Square, obesity, Octomore, Ontario, Oxford, Oxford Bourbon Festival and Auction, Pappy Van Winkle, peat, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Turnpike, pickle juice, Pickleback, pickles, Pittsburgh, planning, Port Ellen, Raj Singh, recycled content, recycling, renewable energy, Revival, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Brock, service animal, Shannon, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, Stoll & Wolfe, Sukhinder Singh, sulfur, sulphur, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Caledonian, The Irishman, The Loop, The Macallan, The Organic, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Fahey, Tony Folino, Toronto, Travel, travel retail, TSA, TTB, Unity, Valerio Adami, Walsh Whiskey, water, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky bars, Wigle, Wilderness Trail0 comments
Oxford, Mississippi is known for many things, but Bourbon isn’t usually the first thing you think of. Chef John Currence and his friends might j...
Plans Announced for Another Islay Whisky Distillery20180427181939
Plans Announced for Another Islay Whisky Distillery
Mark GillespieApril 27, 2018Ardbeg, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Caol Ila, Diageo, Elements of Islay, Elixir Distillers, Farkin Cottage, Google Earth, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Kildalton Cross, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, planning approval, Port Askaig, Port Ellen, Raj Singh, Scotland, Speciality Drinks, Sukhinder Singh, The Whisky Exchange, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 27, 2018 – Scotland’s “whisky island” of Islay has around 3,000 residents, and could soon have eleven malt whisky distil...
Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)20180331230237
Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2018"The Amber Light", "The Angel's Share", @Omar_Fitz, @potstillwhiskey, #fridaynightdram, 1824 Collection, 1824 Series, Adam Park, ADI, Amber, American Distilling Institute, April Fool's, Arctic Circle, Ardnahoe, Ardor, Australia, author, awards, Big Peat, Billy Walker, blending, blind tasting, Bloody Butcher Red Corn Whiskey, blowback, Bluebell Forest, book, book tour, bottling, Bourbon, Box Distillery, British Isles, Buffalo Trace, California, Canada, Cara Laing, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Chris Leggett, Cornwall, Craft Your Perfect Bourbon, crime, crowdsourcing, CYPB Edition, Dair Ghaelach, Danish, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, degenerate, Denmark, Destillerie Nyborg, Detroit, distillery, documentary, Double Cask Range, Douglas Laing & Co., Edrington, film, Fleurieu Distillery, Frank McDonald, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, fuckers, G.R. Andrews & Son, gang, Glasgow, Glenallachie, gold, Gotemba, Halewood, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Isle of Fionia, Jamie Johnson, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kickstarter, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kyoto, Mark Bylok, Matt Hofmann, Mayor Pingree Blue Label, Midleton, movie, Myken Arctic Single Malt, Myken Island, Norway, Norwegian, Nyborg Distillery, Old Malt Cask, Old Particular, Ontario, Peaky Blinder, Peaky Blinders, podcast, Port Ellen, Portland, Pot Still Will, prank, Quercus II, Quest Collection, Remarkable Regional Malts, Roar Larsen, Rock Oyster, Ruby, Sadler's, San Diego, Scallywag, Scandinavian, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sienna, Speyside, Sport Dram, Stewart Laing, Suntory, Sweden, That's Dram Good, The Gauldrons, The Macallan, The Way of Whisky, The Whisky Topic, Timorous Beastie, Tokyo, Travel, travel retail, Triple Cask Matured Range, Valentine Distilling, Virginia Distillery Company, W.L. Weller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wood Hat Spirits, workout, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Scotland’s Douglas Laing & Co. is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018, and for many of those years, the Laing family has taken a light-...
Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery20170731160631
Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery
Mark GillespieJuly 31, 2017Andrew Laing, Ardnahoe, Big Peat, bottling hall, brothers, Cara Laing, Coleburn, construction, Dale Winchester, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Elgin, FPMC, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, Glasgow, Grant, Hunter Laing, Islay, Jim McEwan, Lowland, Mark Winchester, Pacific Quay, River Clyde, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, Scottish Government, Stewart Laing, The Epicurean, Timorous Beastie, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 31, 2017 – Douglas Laing & Co. will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2018, and the family-owned Scotch Whisky blender and independent ...
All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)20170730172740
All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2017@GCPepperGuy, @pkhtex, @ra_mki, Aceo, Alltech, Amrut, Andrew Laing, appeal, Ardnahoe, Australia, Beaumont, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Brexit, bucket list, Bulleit, Campari, Cara Laing, Carolans, Chivas Brothers, Cigar Malt, Coleburn, contract, court, Court of Session, Dale Winchester, Denison, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dumbarton, Elgin, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, free trade, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Grant, Grant Cummings, Harbinger, Heaven Hill, Houston, Hubris, Hyderabad, Inchmoan, India, infringement, Irish Mist, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jonathan Likarish, Joseph A. Magnus, Keith Brown, Kilmalid, labor, labour, lawsuit, Liam Fox, Liberties, Loch Lomond, London, Longmorn, Marcia Likarish, Mark Winchester, Mike Raymond, minimum pricing, Murray McDavid, Nancy Fraley, negotiations, overtime, Pacific Quay, Paisley, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, pence, Ramki Sreenivasan, Rampur, Redemption, Reserve 101, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Robert Likarish, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Laing, Scott Mansfield, Sean Murphy, Secretary, Speyside, St. James Church, Stewart Laing, strike, Supreme Court, SWA, Sweden, Texas, Texas Legation, The Dalmore, The Scotsman, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, trade, trademark, Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership, Trump Administration, TTIP, union, Unite, Ursula Mueller, Vijaywada, whiskey, whisky0 comments
The Likarish family opened Ironroot Republic Distillery in Denison, Texas in 2013. Brothers Jonathan and Robert Likarish handle the distilling, while ...
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)20170527225059
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 27, 2017@lwars85, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, advice, Andretti, Ardbeg, Ardnahoe, aroma, auto racing, Barley, Barrel Proof, Boston, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bridgend, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Campbeltown, Canada, Canada Day, Caol Ila, CNBC, Confederation, Constellation Brands, Distillery Series, Drexel University, drought, Elijah Craig, family, farmers, Feis Ile, Fernando Alonso, Festival, food science, George Garvin Brown IV, Glen Scotia, Honda, Hunter Laing & Co., Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Ira Seligman, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Israel, It's the Liquor Talking, J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Lahne, Jay Howard, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Johnnie Walker, Julio's Liquors, Kaveh Zamarian, Kilchoman, Kinship, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Mark Williams, mash bill, mashbill, McLaren, Milk & Honey Distillery, motorsports, nose, nosing, Orphan Barrel, Paul Varga, phenols, Philadelphia, podcast, Port Askaig, Port Charlotte, Rabbit Hole Distilling, radio, rain, Randall Bird, research, Rhetoric, Ryan Maloney, Rye, Sazerac, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sensory, Sequential Series, shares, smell, sponsor, stocks, study, Tel Aviv, The 150, The Courier, transparency, trust, Virginia, Virginia Tech, weather, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Woodford Reserve2 comments
You may be able to tell different styles of whiskies apart by nosing them – when you know what you’re nosing to begin with. When it comes ...
Scotland Distillery Projects Moving Through the Approval Process