Episode 607: September 17, 201620160917222620
Episode 607: September 17, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2016@lwars85, acquisition, Alex Nicol, Allied Domecq, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, Auchroisk, auction, Ballantine's, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barry Becton, bidders, Bill Lumsden, Bill Street, Birthday, Blender's Batch, blenders, blending, Blood Oath, Brexit, Brora, Brown-Forman, Calum Fraser, Cambus, Canada, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Clermont, Colin Scott, contract distilling, Cragganmore, currency, Danville, David Frost, Diageo, Distiller's Art, Donn Lux, Edinburgh Gin, exports, Ezra Brooks, festivals, fire, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Henry Preiss, High West, Hiram Walker, HMRC, Hunter Laing & Co., Ian Macleod Distillers, investment bank, Ira Seligman, Islay, Jane Nicol, Jerez, Jig & Reel Pub, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jimmy Russell, job, John Rhea, Johnnie Walker, Joy Perrine, Justin Victor, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Balmforth, Kilkerran, Knoxville, Lagavulin, Leonard Russell, liability, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mickey Heads, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, Nick Ligon, Nicole Preiss, Nikka, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pernod Ricard, Pig's Nose, Port Ellen, pound, Preiss Imports, purchase, Rebel Yell, Red Rye, Revenue & Customs, Rich & Rare, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Special Releases, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Steve Nally, storage, SWA, Tennessee, UBS, Utah, whiskey, whisky, Wilderness Trace, Yoichi0 comments
This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg ...
Episode 485: June 27, 201420140627210730
Episode 485: June 27, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2014album, Anchor Distilling, anniversary, Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, author, Banff, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon, Beam Suntory, Beer Barrel Bourbon, Ben Hogan, Black Barrel, Blaum Brothers, book, Bordeaux, Bourbon Capital of the World, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bowmore, Brianna Bailey, Bruichladdich, Byron Nelson, Campari, City Council, classic malts, Clermont, Dallas, David Urquhart, Deanston, Dewar's, Distilling Rob, Donna Nally, Dorus Mor, Duncan McGillivray, Elgin, Emerson Lamb, Excellence, explosion, family, family-owned, fire, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Galena, Glen Deveron, Glen Garden, Glen Garioch, Glenfiddich, golf course, Gordon & MacPhail, Harvest Bourbon Collection, Ian Urquhart, Ileach, Islay, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim McEwen, Justin Victor, Kentucky Whisky Chicks, Laura Urquhart, M.W. Blaum, Matt Hofmann, Michael Urquhart, Moore, Morrison Bowmore, music, neighbors, Nelson County, New Holland, Oklahoma, Old Pulteney, petition, Prince, protest, Purple Rain, Quarter Cask, Redemption Rye, retirement, River Deveron, Rob Gard, Rosemary Urquhart, Seattle, Signature Craft, Speyside, Spirited Debate, sprinklers, Steve Nally, Suntory, Tempest, Texas, Tulsa, Twister Distillery, Virgin Oak, Washington, Westland, WFAA, Wick, zoning0 comments
Michael Urquhart is retiring from Gordon & MacPhail in September, but the leader of the family-owned business calls it a natural “changing o...
Episode 385: September 1, 201220120901002518
Episode 385: September 1, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 1, 2012Aberfeldy, Alexandre Ricard, Auchroisk, Baudonia, Beam, BenRiach, Bernie Lubbers, Billy Walker, Blended Scotch, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campari, Caol Ila, Cask of Dreams, cask strength, Chivas, classic malts, Compass Box, Corsair, craft distilling, Dalwhinnie, Daniele Ricard, Darek Bell, Dewar's, distillery, English Whisky Company, Entertainer, ethanol, Explorers, exports, fungus, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, Highlands, Howard Gerson, Jack Daniel's, James Martin's, Jameson, Jim Beveridge, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Magnus Hillman, Malt Master's Edition, Master of Malt, merger, Michael Jackson, Mitch Bechard, Neil Ridley, Odyssey, Oliver Klimek, Paris, Patrick Ricard, PC10, Pierre Pringuet, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Quinoa, Remy Cointreau, Scotland, Selfridge's, Swing, Talisker, tourism, trade, Travel, visitors, warehouse, Whisky Live, Wild Turkey0 comments
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this we...
Episode 293: December 12, 201020101212013919
Episode 293: December 12, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 12, 2010Andrew Scott, artisan, Auchroisk, auction, Australia, awards, Beam, Boardwalk Empire, Bonhams, Canada, Canadian Whisky, classic malts, collecting, competition, Cooley, copper, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distillery, English Whisky Company, gift guide, Glen Spey, Greg Davis, HBO, Highland Spirit, import, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, Matt Wooler, Prohibition, regulation, single malt, Speyside, still, Thomas Hogue, Tomatin, TTB, Turf Mor, TV0 comments
Canadian whisky has been celebrating a renaissance of sorts, with shows like “Mad Men” and “Boardwalk Empire” renewing interes...
Episode 285: October 17, 201020101017000700
Episode 285: October 17, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 17, 2010Auchroisk, Australia, Ballantine's, Barton, Beam, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Bulgaria, Bushmills, Caol Ila, Charity: Water, classic malts, Colum Egan, Compass Box, Cragganmore, Diageo, Edinburgh, Eleuthera, Flaming Heart, Glen Spey, Glenkinchie, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Hall of Fame, Hedonism, Ivan Ivanov, Jim Murray, John Glaser, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Macallan, Mahesh Patel, Mortlach 70, New York City, Port Ellen, Ronnie Eddins, Rye, Sazerac, single malt, Spice Tree, Stagg, Stockholm, Sukhinder Singh, Sweden, Symposion, Talisker, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Thomas Kuuttanen, Trinitas, Whisky Bible, whisky club0 comments
Compass Box marks 10 years in the whisky business this week, and John Glaser is celebrating with retrospective tastings in New York and Edinburgh. We&...