A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)20190922224646
A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2019"The Magic of the Cask", @ButlerB, @donaldhanna, Aidy Smith, Amazon Prime, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Ashley Cundiff, Ashley Penney, barrel aging, barrels, BBC, Ben Nevis, Benchmark, Bourbon Women, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bushmills, Caol Ila, Cascade Hollow, ceramic, Charles W. Medley, cognac, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colombia, contract, Crand Cru, Cream of Kentucky, cuvee, decanter, Diageo, Dictador Rum, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Donald Hanna, Drew Mayville, Eagle Rare, Ed Dodson, Edition No. 5, Elgin, evaporation, Even Kulsveen, Fay Coull, Frank McHardy, Garry Oak, Garryana, George T. Stagg, glazing, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, GMB, Graham Coull, Greg Butler, Greg David, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, Imperial, Indiana, induction, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, James Beam, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Katrina Egbert, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, La Martiniquaise, labor, labour, Larry Kass, lead, Lincoln Henderson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Lowlands, Martha Willett Kulsveen, maturation, MGP, negotiations, oxidation, Peggy Noe Stevens, Phil Brandon, plant-based, Preakness, Quora.com, Robbie Mattingly, Rock Town Distillery, rum, Sazerac, Sazerac Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, social media, Speyside, Springbank, strike, Supernova, Tennessee, The Glasgow Distillery Company, The Macallan, The Three Drinkers, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tracie Franklin, Two Masters, union, Unite, Wes Henderson, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, William Larue Weller, wood, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay0 comments
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him ...
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)20180617131923
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 2018@neubiee, @snapsguy, #metoo, accident, agriculture, airport, Alabama, appeal, Arkansas, astronomer, Australia, Balcones, Barnabé Fillion, Bartender of the Year, bartending, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Birmingham, blending, Bourbon, Brasil, Brazil, Breakthru, breast cancer, Bruichladdich, bulk, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Castle & Key, CEO, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Brothers, Civil War, Clarkson Hine, Clint Sample, Col. E.H. Taylor, commute, competition, Copenhagen, Customs, definition, Deirdre Mahlan, Denmark, Diageo, Dirk Rybinski, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Dufry, duty free, Einar, European Court of Justice, exports, fair use, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Fireball, Flask Collection, Fr. Oak, French Oak, Georgia, Germany, gin, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Hamburg, Harald, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, highway, Historic Royal Palaces, Hven, infringement, interim, Interstate 40, Islay, Ivy Mix, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jim Clerkin, Jouni Ritola, judge, Kalle Valkonen, Kentucky, Kew Palace, Kraig Naasz, Kyrö, Laura Newman, lawsuit, Liquor.com, London, loophole, Lynette Marrero, Lynn House, Marcus Christensson, mislead, Möet Hennessy USA, Nathan "Nearest"Green, Natu Nobilis, Nikka, Old Taylor Distillery, perfume, Peristyle, Pernod Ricard, podcast, Port Charlotte, President, Puerto Rico, Queen's Park, Rio de Janeiro, Royal Salute, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Sea Island, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, slave, Speed Rack, spill, Suntory, Svein, Swabia, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Texas, trade, trade war, trademark, travel retail, trucks, Trump Administration, Tycho Brahe, Tycho's Star, Uncle Nearest, USBG, Waco, Waldhirn Distillery, Wesly Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, women, World Class0 comments
There are plenty of cocktail competitions for bartenders, but Speed Rack was one of the first to highlight women working behind the bar. Lynette Marre...
A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)20180614233948
A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2018@RoamerDC, @whisky_pete, #dadjokes, #Drams4Fams, A. Lambert Willett, Adam Spiegel, airport, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Baltimore, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Bardstown, beaver, Becle, Ben Nevis, Black Label Triple Cask, Blair Athol, Bob Corker, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Britt Kulsveen, Brown-Forman, Bruce Russell, Bushmills, butt crack, Campbell Brown, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cardhu, Casa Cuervo, Cask 88, castor sacs, castoreum, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Code of Federal Regulations, conflict, construction, dad jokes, David Gosnell, Dekantā, Diageo, Dom Pérignon, Donald Trump, Drew Kulsveen, Dufry, Dumbarton, Eau de Musc, economy, Eddie Russell, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, Eigashima, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, export, Father's Day, Federal Excise Tax, Few Spirits, Fishky, flavored whiskies, food banks, Fort Nelson, Frazier History Museum, Fred MacAulay, free trade, George Dickel, George Garvin Brown, Glenmorangie, Hennessy, Honours List, Hotaling & Co., import, Irish Whiskey, Japan, Japanese, Jeff Adams, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Magliocco, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ki, Kilmalid, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawson Whiting, Lee Younger, lobbying, Louisville, majority leader, Margie Lehrman, Mark Hoellinger, Martha Kulsveen, Master's Keep, Maurice Chevalier IV, Max Lents, Mexico, Michter's, Mitch McConnell, Möet & Chandon, Moet Hennessy, NAFTA, New Hampshire, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, North American Free Trade Agreement, OBE, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Order of the British Empire, Paisley, Paul Hletko, Pernod Ricard, Port Ellen, President's Choice, Queen Elizabeth, Revival, Russell's Reserve, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Folklore, Senate, senator, Seven Wood, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Spirit Drink, standards of identity, steel, Strathmill, Tabasco, tail, Tamworth Distilling, tariffs, tax reform, Tennessee, The WhiskyCast Story, Thomas Moradpour, Title 27, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, Travis Watt, Trump Administration, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willett, Woodford Reserve, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
Tax cuts that took effect at the start of 2018 encouraged many US whisky distillers to expand their facilities. Now, they’re caught in the middl...
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)20180603182226
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2018airport, Alberta, aluminum, Andrew Ferguson, Anthony J. Bakker, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Arran, Australia, Ben Nevis, Bobby Parnell, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cask 88, Chris Morris, Commonwealth, court, Craftwork Spirits, crime, Cumbria, Customs, decanter, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Drykkrsvell, economist, economy, EU, European Union, excise tax, export, Faith, Feis Ile, Franklin County, Genesis, Geordie Moski, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, gleaming sword of drink, Golden Eagle, grand jury, Greg Butler, Grooves, hammer, Hope, import, importer, indictment, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, judge, Justin Trudeau, KDA, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Love, luck, Mark Sean Searcy, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Midleton, Millstone, Mjolnir, Mjølner, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Ontario, PappyGate, Paul Hansen, Prime Minister, proof gallons, prosecutor, public health, Quatrefoil Collection, Scotch, Scottish Folklore Series, sentencing, Sinn Fein, steel, Straight Malt, sword, tariff, tax, The Lakes Distillery, theft, Thor, Tim Matthews, trade, Trump Administration, valinch, Van Winkle, whiskey, whiskey thief, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, Zach Becker, Zuidam0 comments
Canada and the European Union are planning retaliatory tariffs on imports of Bourbon and other American whiskies after this week’s move by the T...
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)20170618153921
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2017@jefflincicome, @lphd, ALS, angels, anniversary, backset, Balcones, Bear Creek Distilling, Ben Nevis, Black Art, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cat, Charbay, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chip Tate, Clyde May's, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colorado, Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project, commemorative, Consortium of Cards Series, Cork, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, David Stewart, Deatsville, distilling, divorce, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. James Crow, Dublin, duty free, eclipse, Elixir Distillers, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, fermentation, Few Spirits, Forsyths, Four Kings, France, Fred Noe, G. Rozelieures, Game 7 Batch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenturret, Graham Coull, Heaven Hill, Ian Millar, Independent Stave, inner smartass, Ireland, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Lincicome, Jenni Karakasevic, Jim Beam, Journeyman Distillery, Karuizawa, Kentucky, King of the Hills, Knob Creek, Knockmealdowns, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Larry Kilbourne, Liberties, litigation, Lorraine, Mark Reynier, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, Miles Karakasevic, Mississippi River Distilling Company, mouser, O.F.C., Old Pulteney, Otto Radio, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, patent, peated, Quora, Rachel Barrie, Redemption Whiskey, Richard Forsyth, Sam Mead, Sam Simmons, Scotch Whisky, Snow Leopard Trust, solar eclipse, Speciality Drinks, spent mash, spiritual retreat, State 38 Distilling, Stephen Teeling, storage, Stuart Nickerson, Susan Karakasevic, T.W. Samuels Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, Texas, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Tipperary Distillery, Tom Bulleit, Tourbe Collection, Towser, travel retail, Vaios Vlahotasios, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinexpo, Waco, Watershed, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, World Series, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco...
A Passion for Whisky Becomes a Career (Episode 637: April 16, 2017)20170416185042
A Passion for Whisky Becomes a Career (Episode 637: April 16, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2017"The 62", airport, Alex Conyngham, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Ardmore, Australia, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Blair Bowman, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Business Growth Fund, Campbeltown, charity, Charleston, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Coleburn, construction, credit, crime, Dublin, Dufftown, Easter Elchies, Fore Burn, Girvan, Glen Elgin, Glen Mhor, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Glentauchers, Highland Park, Holdings Cancer Center, Ian Millar, Ian Rankin, Inner Circle, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Heritage, J. Rieger & Co., J&A Mitchell, Just a Drop, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kinclaith, Ladyburn, Lagavulin, Lego, Legoland, Limestone Branch, Louisville, Malt Mill, March of Dimes, Margaret Wallace, Mark Reynier, Masters of Photography, Meadow Brook, Meals on Wheels, MGP, Minor Case Beam, Minor Case Rye, mint julep, Monogram, novel, O.F.C. Vintages, OFC Vintages, Oregon, Paul Beam, Philadelphia, Portland, Project XX, raffle, Rebus, RebusFest, Rye, Sandy Hyslop, Sara Midda, Scotch Whisky, Scott Mansfield, Single Cask Nation, Slane Castle, Slane Whiskey, South Carolina, Spain, Spirit of Freedom, Steve Beam, Steven Klein, Tarland, The Folio, The Glenlivet, The Great Whisky Distillery Challenge, The Irish Whiskey Collection, The Logan, The Loop, The Macallan, tours, Tracie Franklin, Travel, travel retail, Ulster Bank, Ultimate Cask Collection, voters, water, water color, Watercairn, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Williams & Humbert, Willie Wallace, Windsor, Woodford Reserve, world record, World Whisky Day0 comments
This week, we’ll talk with two people who have turned their passion for whisky into careers. Tracie Franklin is one of the newest brand ambassad...
Tomatin Takes Top Honors in Scotland’s Icons of Whisky Awards20151204164953
Tomatin Takes Top Honors in Scotland’s Icons of Whisky Awards
Mark GillespieDecember 4, 2015Aberlour, Alan Winchester, Ardbeg, awards, Ballindalloch, Ben Nevis, Benromach, Bill Lumsden, Bruichladdich, Cadenhead's, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Charlie Smith, Colin Dunn, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, Independent Bottlers Challenge, James MacTaggart, Jan Beckers, John Carmichael, Keith Cruickshank, Malts of Scotland, Master of Malt, Neil Cameron, Peter Russell, Rikki Scott, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rupert Wheeler, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Adamson, Strathearn, Stuart Cassells, Tesco, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, Tomatin, whisky, Whisky Magazine, World of Whiskies0 comments
December 4, 2015 – Tomatin Distillery was named Distiller of the Year in the second round of Whisky Magazine’s annual Icons of Whisky Awar...
Episode 562: November 14, 201520151115013843
Episode 562: November 14, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 15, 2015.36 Single Barrel, age statement, Alistair Longwell, Amrut, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ash Whitaker, auction, Austria, Balblair, Ben Grayson, Ben Nevis, bidding, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Blair Athol, Boise, Bonhams, Booker's, Boone County, Boston, Bourbon, Boxing Hares, California, Cardrona, charity, Chivas Brothers, collecting, collector, Denison, deputy, Derek Sinclair, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, Edrington, effluent, environment, Family Casks, film, Gary D'Urso, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Herald Scotland, Ian Macleod Distillers, Idaho, Inver House, Ironroot Republic, Johnny Mitchell, Josef Litt, Josh Quinn, Kentucky, Kilted Whisky Man, Kirsten Mitchell, Klaus Doblmann, Larry Ebersold, location, Lochaber, Lord of the Rings, Los Angeles, Macallan, MGP, Michael Jackson, Millburn, Miltonduff, New York City, New Zealand, pollution, rainfall, Ranger Creek, Robertson & Baxter, Robertson Trust, Royal Lochnagar, San Antonio, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Seagram's, Sebastopol, SEPA, Sheriff, Smoky Goat, Spectrum, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit Works Distillery, Tamdhu, Texas, The 1833, The Glenlivet, The Hobbit, Tom Fischer's Tavern, Tullibardine, veterinary school, Victor Brierley, violations, Wanaka, water, watercourse, Westmont, whiskey, Whiskey Union, whisky, Whisky Ambassador Course, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy1 comment
As we begin the 11th year of WhiskyCast, we’re taking a look back this week to catch up with some of the friends we’ve made over the last ...
Episode 535: May 16, 201520150517002023
Episode 535: May 16, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 17, 2015age statement, Alan Winchester, Albert Einstein, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, art, Atlantic City, Austin Powers, author, bacon roll, Balmenach, Ben Nevis, Bernard Walsh, Bill Lumsden, Bill Ricker, book, Burn Stewart, Burns, Carlow, charity, comic, Compass Box, con, council, crash, Creative Whisky Company, Deanston, death, demand, design, dispute, Dornoch, Duthac, Eddie Russell, Eric Gregory, Ernest Hemingway, explosion, export, fantasy, fire, fundraiser, future, Gandalf, Gillian McDonald, Glenmorangie, goal, Hamish Torrie, Hardin, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, Hedonism, Hedonism Quindecimus, history, Hunter S. Thompson, infection, interview, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jackson Pollack, Jay Rogers, Jeffrey Lohr, Jimmy Russell, Kevin Smith, Kyle Rogers, La Santa, labels, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Master's Keep, Merlin, Mike Lord, Mini-Me, Nashville, Noah Rothbaum, overload, pairing, Peat Chimney, permit, Perpetuum, Philip Eagleton, Prohibition, projection, Quinta Ruban, science fiction, server, sewer, Signet, Silver Trail Distillery, Spice King, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stephen Hawking, support fund, The Glenlivet, The Hive, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, The White Knight, travel retail, Ulysses S. Grant, Vanderbilt, Verne Troyer, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, wastewater, water, web site, Wemyss Malts, Wild Turkey, William Shatner0 comments
The labels on whisky bottles often give us more than just the legal description of what’s inside the bottle. Good ones convey the character and ...