Episode 612: October 23, 201620161023212057
Episode 612: October 23, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2016@chicagobars, airport, Alan Winchester, Alberta, Alfred Barnard, An Ard Ri, appeal, Ardbeg, Arran, auction, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's Rye, Boston, Brian Neely, British Columbia, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Celtic Whiskey, charity, Chris Ratliff, Christie's, classic malts, Clermont, Clootie Dumpling, Constellation Brands, contest, contract, Court of Session, Crown Royal, David Frost, Denmark, dessert, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle, Distiller's Edition, Dublin, Dugas, Dunville's, European Court of Justice, Feis Ile, Fred Noe, Georgie Crawford, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Harrod's, High West, Hotel Grand Pacific, Hugh Jones, Hunter Laing & Co., Iain McArthur, Ileach, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Collection, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, James Shanks, Japan, Japan/America Society, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Murray, Kentucky, Knappogue Castle, labor, Lagavulin, Ledaig, Lethbridge, Lexington, Local 111-D, Loch Lomond, Malt Mill, Master of Malt, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, Nate Darling, negotiations, New York City, Nick Morgan, Northern Harvest Rye, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, overtime, Paris, Patrick's Bar, Peat Chimney, Peter Mackie, Port Charlotte Hotel, Port Ellen, prize, Redbreast, Rune Lauridsen, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Jones, Single Cask Nation, Smugglers Series, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, Speyburn, Spice King, Stewart Laing, Sticky Toffee Pudding, strike, Suntory Holdings, Supreme Court, SWA, Takeshi Niinami, Teeling, The Crafts Council, The Glenlivet, The High Seas, The Hive, The Irishman, The Strath, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, Tullamore, UFCW, Usquaebach, Victoria Whisky Festival, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, William Larue Weller, Winchester Collection, wine0 comments
Lagavulin Distillery is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Islay distillery hasn’t changed all that much over the years –...
Episode 534: May 9, 201520150510014013
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 10, 201560 Minutes, Aberlour, airport, arraignment, arrest, Atlantic City, attorney, Avianna Wolfe, awards, bacon, bacon roll, Ballindalloch, Barbara Townsend, Barrelhound, Baton Rouge, Benrinnes, Benromach, Billy Leighton, Blade and Bow, Bob Simon, Bob Townsend, Bomberger's, Bomberger's Declaration, Brian Nation, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, castle, CBS News, charges, Chatham Imports, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, class action, Colin Scott, correction, court, Craigellachie, Dave Quinn, David Bowie, Dewar's, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dismissal, Dubai, Dublin, Dufftown, Duthac, duty free, estate, Family Cask, Federal, Florida, football, Frankfort, George Grant, Ger Buckley, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glemorangie, Glen Spey, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Google, guilty, haggis, handmade, Hangout, Heathrow, Hillrock Estate, indictment, infusion, Islay, Jim Beam, John Harvey McDonough, Joseph Magliocco, judge, Kentucky Dram, Kevin O'Gorman, Kingussie, Last Great Malts, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisiana, Maker's Mark, Manchester United, Michael Owen, Michael Shaun Ballard, Mike Lord, Mike Wells, Miner's Delight Inn, music, Nancy Guillory, Newcastle, officer, Oliver Russell, organized crime, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, Pink Floyd, police, prosecutors, Real Madrid, Redbreast, resignation, resigned, Richard Hinkle, Ronnie Lee Hubbard, ruling, Scratched Cask, Second Saturday, Skye, soccer, Solera, Spey, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Duthac, St. James Hall, steroids, Stitzel-Weller, Strathisla, surprise, Tain, Taipei, Talisker, Tallahassee, Tamdhu, The Icon, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, theft, Thistle Finch, Tim Howard, Tom Lindner, trademark, travel retail, U.S. 1, Vicky Keough, Warren Marsden, Whisky Island, White Label, Wild Turkey, Wyoming0 comments
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The for...
Episode 501: October 11, 201420141012004602
Episode 501: October 11, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2014"Alt Whiskeys", 500th, acquisition, Alistair Abbott, American Spirit, Andrew Rankin, Arran, Artesian, author, Balcones, Balvenie, bar, Barrell Bourbon, bartender, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, book, Brora, Canada, chart, Chip Tate, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, Clynelish, cocktail, Colin Dunn, collecting, collective, contempt, corporate, Corsair, court, craft distilling, Darek Bell, David Stewart, Deerfield, Dewar's, Diageo, Difford's, Douglas Crawford, drinks, Drinks International, Dunedin, executive, Fire Water, flood, geek, George Grant, Glen Deveron, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Gourmet, graph, Groningen, hearing, Heathrow, Henk Seine, Iain McCallum, investing, investors, James Rodewald, Jim Beveridge, Jim Meyer, Joe Beatrice, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Keith, label, Lagavulin, Langham, lawsuit, London, Louis Royer, Macduff, Machrie Moor, Manhattan, Masters Collection, memories, merger, Mike Keiller, milestone, mixologist, Morrison Bowmore, Mozart Distillerie, Netherlands, New York City, New Zealand Whisky Company, Pam Witzinger, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Private Collection, raft, rankings, recipe, rescue, restraining order, River Isla, Sam Simmons, sentence, sentencing, Simon Brooking, smoke, social media, Sonoma-Cutrer, Special Releases, Speyside, Strathmill, Sukhinder Singh, Tap, Tap 357, Texas, The Dead Rabbit, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tokyo, transition, travel retail, Tun 1401, Tun 1509, vintage, Waco, wedding, Whisky Festival Noord Nederland, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whisky Day1 comment
This week, we’ll look at the growth of craft distilling through the eyes of veteran drinks writer James Rodewald and distiller Darek Bell. Rodew...
Diageo Unveils New 2014 John Walker Private Collection & Diageo Special Releases20141010125316
Diageo Unveils New 2014 John Walker Private Collection & Diageo Special Releases
Mark GillespieOctober 10, 2014Benrinnes, Blue Label, Brora, classic malts, Clynelish, Diageo, Ewan Morgan, Glendullan, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, King George V, Lagavulin, Odyssey, Port Ellen, Special Releases, Strathmill0 comments
October 10, 2014 – Diageo has has released the latest in a series of high-end John Walker & Sons blended Scotch whiskies, with the US arriva...
Episode 499: October 4, 201420141004201207
Episode 499: October 4, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 4, 201435 Maple Street, accident, Amrut, Andrew Laing, Angus MacRaild, auctions, Benrinnes, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bib & Tucker, Blended Malt, Cameronbridge, Charlie Downs, Chivas Brothers, Cleveland, Clynelish, Compass Box, cooperage, criticism, Dan Witzinger, death, Des McCaugherty, distillery, Doug McIvor, Dufftown, Edradour, Edrington, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, expansion, fatality, feedback, fire, Four Roses, Generations, Glasgow Blend, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King Street, Greedy Angels, Highland Journey, Hunter Laing, Ian Logan, Imperial, India, Jim Beam, John DeYoung, Jon Birkbeck, Justin Victor, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Laphroaig, Linkwood, London, Louisville, MGP, Michael Urquhart, Mortlach, movie, North British, Old Malt Cask, paramedics, Parkmore, planning, Private Collection, Rare Cask, retirement, Rick Jagdale, safety, Scott Laing, Signature Craft, single grain, Small Batch Limited Edition, South Wales Whisky Interest Group, Speyside, Stewart Laing, Strathisla, The 87, The Eighty Seven, The Faerie Flag, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tom Lix, Urquhart, whisky clubs1 comment
This is the first of two episodes this weekend from The Whisky Show in London, and we’ll be looking at some of the new whiskies that made their ...
Episode 478: May 10, 201420140511001945
Episode 478: May 10, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 11, 2014100% Islay, Alliance Global, Ancient Ancient Age, Andrew Tan, Ardbeg, Auriverdes, Balvenie, barrels, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Bill Ricker, Boston, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Charter, cooperage, Dalmore, Darkness, Diageo, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Elmer T. Lee, Emperador, forest, Four Roses, Glen Moray, Glenlivet, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, Ichiro Akuto, India, Jack Teeling, Japan, Japanese, Jim Beveridge, Jim Rutledge, John Ellwood, John Malatino, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kilchoman, Macallan, Mark Brown, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Michael Urquhart, Mizunara, Moray, Nadurra, Nate Berman, Neyah White, OESF, Orphan Barrel, Private Collection, regulators, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Eddins, sale, Sazerac, Seiichi Koshimizu, shortage, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Solomon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Suntory, Tamdhu, Tamnavulin, Tampa, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Loop, The Nose, Triple A, Twitter, United Spirits, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, Weller, Westborough, Whyte & Mackay2 comments
Mark Brown heads up Buffalo Trace and its parent company, Sazerac, and he’s known for speaking his mind even when it goes against the rest of th...
This Week’s New Whiskies20140508131116
This Week’s New Whiskies
Mark GillespieMay 8, 2014100% Islay, Ardbeg, Benrinnes, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Darkness, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Glenfarclas, Gold Reserve, investment, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Collection, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Karuizawa, Kilchoman, Macallan, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Platinum Reserve, Poland, Singapore, Teeling, The Loop, Wealth Solutions0 comments
May 10, 2014 – Distilleries are preparing for a new round of releases, and here’s the latest that we have confirmation on… Diageo is...
Moray Golf Club Tees Up With Gordon & MacPhail20140505144109
Moray Golf Club Tees Up With Gordon & MacPhail
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2014Benrinnes, Cardhu, Dailuane, Elgin, Glen Craig, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenlossie, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Henry Cotton, John Ellwood, John Fleetwood Cumming, John Harr, Linkwood, Lossiemouth, Macallan, Moray, Moray Golf Club, Morayshire, Old Tom Morris, R.I. Cameron, Stephen Rankin, Tamdhu, Teaninich0 comments
May 5, 2014 – Scotland, Golf, and Whisky: three words that just go together naturally. The Moray Golf Club in Lossiemouth has a history that dat...
Episode 301: January 30, 201120110130014438
Episode 301: January 30, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2011Auchentoshan, auction, Benrinnes, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Burns, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar Rattray, DISCUS, export, Forty Creek, Glen Garioch, Greenore, Highland Park, Highwood, Ireland, Irish, Jamie MacKenzie, Jane Cameron, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Las Vegas, Mahesh Patel, McTears, Scotch, Scotland, single grain, single malt, Stronachie, Tempest, tourism, Travel, Universal Whisky Experience, Wemyss, White Owl0 comments
Canadian whisky seldom gets its fair share of credit, since many whisky drinkers perceive it as something best mixed into a cocktail. While that’...
Episode 185: February 1, 200920090131220100
Episode 185: February 1, 2009
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2009Benrinnes, blog, Cameronbridge, Canada, collecting, Dewar Rattray, Diageo, Dutch, economy, energy, environment, Frances DePuy, Glen Breton, Glenora, grain, Hans Offringa, James Robertson, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Marcel van Gils, Netherlands, recession, sales, Sarah Lacamoire, Scotch Whisky Association, Stronachie, SWA, Tullibardine0 comments
Marcel Van Gils has been collecting Laphroaig expressions since 1997, and the Dutch dentist has what is likely the world’s largest collection of...