The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Episode 417: March 23, 201320130323230427
Episode 417: March 23, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 23, 2013Amrut, Ardbeg, Ashok Chokalingham, Bain's Cape Mountain, Balcones, Bangalore, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Binny's, Blanton's, Bowmore, Caribou Crossing, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chancellor, charring, Cleveland, Craggan Mill Restaurant, Craig Beam, David Grant, David Urquhart, Dewar's, Diageo, Dickel, Eddie McAffer, Eleuthera, Exchequer, F. Paul Pacult, flamethrower, flask, flavorings, Fusion, Galileo, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Goerge Osborne, Graham Harvey, Greedy Angels, Haig, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, Iain McCallum, Ian Buxton, Ichiro Akuto, Icons of Whisky, India, Irish Distillers, Jackie Thomson, Jagdale, Japanese, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Macallan, Mars, Master of Malt, Mickey Hammond, milestone, Nick Morgan, Parker Beam, photo, Pitlochry, playing cards, Portonova, regulators, retailer, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, safety, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Seattle, Shapira, Stagg, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tomdachoille, Tullamore Dew, Two Continents, Ulf Buxrud, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards7 comments
This week’s episode required 35 hours of flying and 17,000 miles of round-trip travel, but it was well worth it to visit Amrut’s distiller...
Episode 354: January 29, 201220120129201417
Episode 354: January 29, 2012
Mark GillespieJanuary 29, 2012Alex Salmond, Andrew Symington, Anthony Wills, architecture, Ashok Chokalingham, Ballechin, BBC, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian, David Wishart, Edradour, Evan Williams, Festival, Glen Elgin, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland, India, Kilchoman, Knockando, Louisville, Michael Urquhart, Patrick Evans, Peter Hunt, Scotch, Scotland, Shelter Point, Speyside, trade, Travel, Tullibardine, Victoria, whiskey, whisky, Yale0 comments
More from the Victoria Whisky Festival in this week’s episode, including updates from Kilchoman, Gordon & MacPhail, Amrut, Edradour and Sign...
Episode 280: September 25, 201020100925182000
Episode 280: September 25, 2010
Mark GillespieSeptember 25, 2010Ashok Chokalingham, Australia, Benromach, Cutty Sark, Czech, events, Festival, France, Gordon & MacPhail, Hammer Head, Hellyers Road, Ichiro Akuto, Japan, Japanese, Jason Craig, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kerry White, Kevin Campbell, Kirsteen Campbell, La Maison du Whisky, Lagavulin, Lark, Longmorn, Marcin Miller, Mark Littler, Mark Nicholson, Michael Urquhart, Noh, Paris, Patrick Maguire, Pillaged Malt, Scotch, Scotland, single cask, Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania, Thierry Benitah, tourism, Travel, Whisky Live0 comments
I’m on the road this weekend at Whisky Live Paris, and it’s a weekend full of new whiskies to taste! We’ll hear from Thierry Benitah...
Episode 273: August 8, 201020100808021500
Episode 273: August 8, 2010
Mark GillespieAugust 8, 2010Amrut, Arran, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Belgium, BenRiach, Black Diamond, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Bushmills, Canadian, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky, charity, Charity: Water, Chloe Kelbie, Czech, David Fenkell, David Wood, Davin de Kergommeaux, expansion, GlenDronach, Hammer Head, Heaven Hill, Jeff Berlat, Octomore, Paul McDonagh, Proof Whisky, Queen of the Moorlands, ringtone, Stock Spirits, Stuart Robson, The Balvenie, Tom Ollieuz, Tony Roberts, Tyler Allison, Ugly Betty, Water of Life, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
“Hammer Head” sounds like the name for a Caribbean rum, not a whisky. In this case, it’s not a shark reference, but the name of a lo...
Episode 183: January 25, 200920090125133300
Episode 183: January 25, 2009
Mark GillespieJanuary 25, 2009Amrut, Andrew Currie, Andrew Gray, Ashok Chokalingham, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Canada, Canadian, copper, craft distilling, Highwood, India, Lawrence Graham, Nikka, Peter Currie, Ron Stothers, Rosebank, Shelter Point, Springbank, stills, theft, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival0 comments
This week, WhiskyCast is in British Columbia for the Victoria Whisky Festival! It may be the only whisky festival with ticket scalpers because of the ...
Episode 155: July 27, 200820080727120600
Episode 155: July 27, 2008
Mark GillespieJuly 27, 2008Alan Winchester, Amrut, Ashok Chokalingham, Balvenie, Bangalore, Beam, Braeval, bus, charity, David Stewart, Douglas Campbell, events, Festival, France, GlenDronach, Glengoyne, Glenlivet, Himalayas, India, John Hansell, La Maison du Whisky, Malt Advocate, Milroy's of Soho, mothball, Paris, Pernod Ricard, San Francisco, Signature, Sweden, Thierry Benitah, Tomatin, tour, tourism, Travel, visitors, Whisky Bus, Whisky Live Paris, WhiskyFest0 comments
It may be seen as a sacrilege in Scotland, but imagine a single malt whisky from India that can compete with the best of Scotland’s malts in man...