30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)20180517153600
30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 17, 2018Andy Treinen, anniversary, Ardbeg, aroma, auto racing, awards, Balcones, Barb Helt, Beam Suntory, Big Level, Big Red Liquors, Blade & Bow, Blenders' Mash, Bourbon, Buddy Thompson, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, cancer, charity, Chita, Christopher Winters, Colorado State University, conductor, contest, Contradiction, Corryvreckan, Courtney Howard, Croftengea, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark Prohibition, Denis Lynch, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, exhibit, Final Reserve, Frazier History Museum, Glencadam, Grand Macnish, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Henry McKenna, Hibiki, Highland Park, hospice, I.W. Harper, ice, Indiana, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Irish Whiskey, James Thompson & Brother, Jan Westcott, Japan, Jay Howard, Jeff Timi, Jim Beam, John Foster, Johnnie Walker, Jon Miller, Julie Trevisan Hunter, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Lauder's, LCBO, Loch Lomond Distillers, logo, Louisville, Macduff International, Mark McAlister, Matt Colglazier, motorsports, Nikka, oncology, One Cure, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, pizza, Powers John's Lane, research, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile, Royal Salute, Royal Wedding, Rye Whiskey, sales, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, senses, Shelbyville, shortages, Six Cask Edition, Smokey, Smooth Ambler, Spirits Canada, sponsorship, Stitzel-Weller Experience, Suntory, supply, Talisker, taste, Texas, The Dark, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, Travel, Tyrconnell, visitors, visitors center, W. Brendan Waller, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
In May of 1988, the Scotch Whisky Experience opened its doors on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, next to Edinburgh Castle. Over the last 30 years, milli...
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-...
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)20180122015330
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 201811 Orphans, Adam Hannett, Alan Hansen, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Allura Fergie, Arctic, Australia, awards, Balblair, Balcones, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Belfast, BenRiach, Benromach, Black Art, Black Velvet, Bob Baxter, Brazil, Brexit, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, budget, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Canadian Whisky of the Year, Central City, charity, coffee, Corby, Crown Roya, Dave Mason, Dave Mitton, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Decennary, Diageo, disclaimer, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Company, Duncan Ayre, enforcement, Eric Fergie, EU, European Union, Eva Pang, excise taxes, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Fine & Rare Series, First Minister, Forty Creek, Gibson's, Gooderham & Worts, Gordon & MacPhail, government, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hyde, Irish Coffee, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jan Westcott, Jane Walker, Jeremy Scott, Jim Stanski, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Bray, judging, Kelly Carpenter, Lawrence Graham, lawyer, legal, lifetime achivement award, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Little Trinity, Lohin McKinnon, Lot #40, Lot 40 Cask Strength, master class, Mike Brisebois, Ministry of the Attorney General, Miriam Karp, Nanaimo, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Border Collection, OBA, Octomore, Ohishi, Parliament, Pike Creek, province, provincial, raid, refunds, regulators, Richard Urquhart, Rick Murphy, Rob Carpenter, Rock Oyster, Root & Branch, Rye, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Secret Spirits, single market, special orders, Spirits Canada, Springbank, Sullivan's Cove, Susie Sirri, SWA, tastings, taxes, Texas, The Grand Hotel, The Macallan, The Union Club, Tim Vickers, TMZ, trade, trademark, Trudeau, Two Brewers, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, undercover, Vancouver, Vicky Miller, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Waco, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, Yukon0 comments
This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the 13th annual Victoria Whisky Festival – just as the Canadian province’s liquor...
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)20171022122010
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 22, 2017@miwilliams283, @pkhtex, @Sister_Ratched, Aged Cask Rye, American Whisky, angel's share, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, awards, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Bangalore Malt, bar, barrels, Belfast, Benromach, Black Barrel, Black Button Distilling, Bourbon, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Château Cissac, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Christopher Williams, Cill Airne Cask, competition, coneys, construction, Coppersea Distilling, Corby, Daily News Journal, Detroit, Dingle, Distillery Series, distribution, Domaine Select, Don Livermore, Donald Campbell, Duke of York, Dylan Whiskey Bar, Elijah Craig, Empire Rye, environmental, excise, exports, Finger Lakes Distilling, Galway, Garavan's, Gaza Capital, Glen Keith, Glenburgie, Glendalough, Glengoyne, Gooderham & Worts, Heathrow, India, Interstate 24, investment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Teeling, Jameson, John Distilleries, Juan Merizalde Carillio, Jude, Kilkenny, Kings County Distillery, Kinsale, Lafayette Coney Island, London, Lot #40, Louisville, Masters Collection, Merlot, Michael Williams, Murfreesboro, neighbors, New York, New York Distilling Company, Octomore, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Original Choice, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Paulliac, Phoenix, Pike Creek, pinot noir, Popcorn Sutton, Powers, Quintessence, radio, Rhône, Richard Paterson, Robert Theakston, Rye Whiskey, Sazerac, Seamus O'Dowden's, shares, standard of identity, stomach, subdivisions, Syrah, Taconic Distillery, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Folkhouse, The Whisky Show, traffic, Tullamore D.E.W., Tuthilltown Spirits, Twenty-Something, Tyrconnell, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Ventoux, Vermont, Walsh Whiskey Company, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Windsor, Wiser's, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Writers Tears, xBox, Yankee Distillers, Zinfandel0 comments
Managing a whisky warehouse is sort of like running a day care center…but a lot quieter. Corby’s Donald Campbell is responsible for 1.3 mi...
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)20170507163054
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 7, 2017@canlgetaP, 1968, Aberlour, acquisition, ambassador, Anchor Distilling, Andretti Autosport, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Ardor, awards, Ben Herrera, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Birthday, Brabazon, Braunstein, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Campbell Brown, Chris Morris, Copenhagen, Cutty Sark, Dalmore, Danish, Dario Franchitti, Denmark, Destilleri Nyborg, director, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Edrington, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ernest Shackleton, F1, Fernando Alonso, film, Formula 1, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant-Gordon, Hawaii, Heritage, Highland Park, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Jacques Villeneuve, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Brown, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kingsman, Kirkwall, Liberties, livery, Louisville, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mario Andretti, Martin Markvardsen, Matthew Vaughn, McLaren, Monique van Ensbergen, Morocco, motorsports, movie, Nyborg, Old Forester, Orkney, Pauly G, Rare Breed, Rebel Yell, rich list, Ronnie Cox, Sandy Herrera, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Shackleton, Single Cask Nation, Spirit of Speyside Festival, sponsor, St. Magnus Festival, Statesman, Stauning, surprise, SWA, Tamdhu, Teeling Whiskey, The Glenrothes, The Golden Circle, The Netherlands, The Secret Service, The Sunday Times, Times, U.S. Grand Prix, Valkyrie, Viking, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willem van Ensbergen, William Grant & Sons, Yvo van Ensbergen0 comments
Denmark is known for its beers and aquavit, but is starting to develop a reputation for whiskies as well with distilleries like Braunstein and Staunin...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Inver House Named Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Scotland Round20161202114358
Inver House Named Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Scotland Round
Mark GillespieDecember 2, 2016Aberlour, Alan Winchester, author, awards, Benromach, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Charles Maclean, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, George Grant, Glasgow Distillery Company, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Ian Millar, Icons of Whisky, Independent Bottlers Challenge, International Beverage, Inver House, Keith Cruickshank, Malts of Scotland, Rikki Scott, Robert Graham, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Tesco, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenlivet, Tomatin, Vintage Malt Whisky Company, Whisky Magazine, World of Whiskies0 comments
December 2, 2016 – International Beverage’s Inver House Distillers division took Distiller of the Year honors in the Scotland round of Whi...
Episode 597: July 10, 201620160710002912
Episode 597: July 10, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 10, 2016@jgromer, @WhiskyRI, Academy of Podcasters, American Single Malt, Amrut, Anchor Distilling, Andy Watts, Australia, awards, Bain's, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Black Bottle, Blair Athol, Brainsville Rye, Brexit, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart Distillers, Caol Ila, caramel coloring, Carsebridge, Chivas Brothers, Colorado, Colorado Distiller's Guild, currency, David King, David Montalvo, David Stewart, Deanston, Dinner Party Download, Distell, dollar, E150a, Eater.com, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, euro, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Glengoyne, Gordon & MacPhail, honour, Ian Macleod Distillers, Imperial, importer, India, International Spirits Challenge, Irish Distillers, James Sedgwick Distillery, Jeff Green, John Gromer, Justin Helton, Leith, MBE, Members Rooms, Mortlach, music, Neil Boyd, new oak, New York City, Paul Hletko, pound, psychedelic, PVI Global, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Street, Raj Sabharwal, remodeling, Rob Dietrich, Sandy Hyslop, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotland, Scottish Leader, Signatory, single malt, South Africa, standards of identity, Steve Hawley, Sullivan's Cove, Tamdhu, Tax & Trade Bureau, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Balvenie, The Vaults, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas Hogue, Three Ships, Tobermory, Tomatin, Treasury Department, TTB, used oak, Westland, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, yen0 comments
The push by distillers for US Government recognition of an “American Single Malt Whisky” definition would also have an impact on single ma...
Episode 588: May 7, 201620160508001914
Episode 588: May 7, 2016
Mark GillespieMay 8, 2016@Justin83793724, @WhiskyLadyIN, 1792 Barton, Alberta, Amir Peay, arbitration, awards, Beam Suntory, British Columbia, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Camden, Canada, Canadian Club, capital, Carissa Hickling, cask, Chairman's Select, Chris Kelly, cigar, Cologne, contract, Cooper River Distillers, Cork Distilleries Company, Cragganmore, crowdfunding, Crown Royal, Dave Scheurich, Diageo, Distillery District, Drew Estate, financing, Georgetown Trading Co., Germany, Gimli, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Greg Davis, hemlock, Hillrock Estate, Hochstadter's, India, Indiegogo, inventory, investment, investors, Irish Distillers, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, James E. Pepper, James Marinus, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim Marinus, Jim Rutledge, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, judging, Julian Van Winkle, Justin, Ken Pearce, labor, Las Vegas, Lexington, Lock Stock & Barrel, Manitoba, Mark Brown, MGP, Michael Collins, Midleton, milestone, million, Mumbai, Murphy, negotiations, New Jersey, Nicaragua, Paddy, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick Evans, Pedro Ximenez, Pernod Ricard, Philadelphia, Powers, restoration, retirement, Rob Cooper, Saint-Germain, Sazerac, Scotia Spirit, Shelter Point, Socrates, Spirit of Speyside Festival, strike, UFCW, United Food & Commercial Workers, Vancouver Island, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Jonathan Drew wants to take his success in the cigar business and expand into the spirits industry, and he plans to do it with the same unique style a...
Glenfiddich Sweeps Spirit of Speyside Festival Whisky Awards20160502150746
Glenfiddich Sweeps Spirit of Speyside Festival Whisky Awards
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2016awards, Cologne, competition, Cragganmore, Dufftown, Elgin, Germany, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, James Campbell, Scotia Spirit, Scotland, Spirit of Speyside Festival, William Grant & Sons0 comments
May 2, 2016 – Glenfiddich Distillery has swept the annual Spirit of Speyside Festival Whisky Awards in results announced Sunday night at the fes...