Episode 274: August 15, 201020100815004300
Episode 274: August 15, 2010
Mark GillespieAugust 15, 2010Alexander Trochut, Alltech, Amrut, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, auction, Balblair, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Berry's Own Selection, Charity: Water, Chivas Regal, Chloe Kelbie, Compass Box, Cooper's Choice, Czech, Douglas Laing, Douglas XO, expedition, Family Casks, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Hakushu, Hammer Head, Iain MacArthur, Imperial, Ireland, Japan, Japanese, Lady Luck, Lagavulin, Lexington, Loch Dhu, Mortlach, Nigel Watson, Pearse Lyons, Petr Hosek, ringtone, Scott Harrison, Shackleton, Suntory, Tom Ollieuz, Water of Life, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
There’s no doubting that Kentucky makes great bourbons, but a single malt? That hasn’t happened since 1919…until now. Dr. Pearse Lyo...
Episode 246: April 4, 201020100403230000
Episode 246: April 4, 2010
Mark GillespieApril 3, 2010Alzheimer's, auction, awards, Berry's Own Selection, Casa Cuervo, charity, competition, environment, Fiona Hyslop, Glenmorangie, Ian Chang, Jack Daniel's, Kavalan, Kevin Smith, lawsuit, Macduff, Maker's Mark, Minister, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Parker Shelato, red wax, San Francisco, Scottish, Taiwan, tequila, tourism, trademark, Travel, trees, trip, Visit Scotland, visitors, Yoichi0 comments
It’s the start of the festival season in Scotland, which saw gains in tourism last year despite the global recession. Scottish Minister of Cultu...
Episode 242: March 7, 201020100307012900
Episode 242: March 7, 2010
Mark GillespieMarch 7, 2010Ardbeg, Balmenach, Berry's Own Selection, Bill Lumsden, book, Bourbon, Braunstein, Chicago, Copper Fox, Denmark, Dominic Roskrow, Dorothy Bakker Lee, Douglas Laing, Douglas of Drumlanrig, editors, European Union, Garrison Brothers, Gavin Smith, Herve Fritsch, Islay, Jeffrey Karlovitch, John McLellan, Kent Stephens, Kilchoman, Michael Jackson, minimum pricing, New Jersey, Paul Monda, Port Ellen, regulation, Rick Wassmund, Robert Moore, Rollercoaster, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, Texas, Virginia, Whisky Guild, William Meyers0 comments
This episode includes highlights from the Whisky Guild’s annual Whisky Classic event in Morristown, New Jersey. Ardbeg’s Rollercoaster mad...
Episode 225: November 8, 200920091108002600
Episode 225: November 8, 2009
Mark GillespieNovember 8, 2009American Distilling Institute, Amrut, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Berry's Own Selection, Bill Owens, Blended Grain, Blended Malt, Blended Scotch, Campbeltown, Canada, CBC, craft distilling, Diageo, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Elements of Islay, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Highlands, impersonator, Islay, law, Lowlands, Master of Malt, Movember, mustaches, New Brunswick, Philadelphia, politics, Port Ellen, regulations, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, single grain, single malt, Speyside, SWA, The Whisky Exchange, Tracy Seng, Twitter, WhiskyFest0 comments
America is in the forefront of a global micro-distilling boom, with more than 200 licensed artisanal distilleries. 42 of them are producing whisky, an...
Episode 215: August 28, 200920090828012300
Episode 215: August 28, 2009
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2009Alex Salmond, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Berry's Own Selection, Blair Athol, Bonhams, Bruichladdich, canal, collecting, Connemara, Cooley, Diageo, dispute, Dublin, Folsom, Heidi Donelon, history, Infinity, Invergordon, Ireland, Ireland Whiskey Trail, Johnnie Walker, Kilbeggan, Kilmarnock, labor, Locke's, Michael Slevin, Rittenhouse Rye, single grain0 comments
A bit of Irish distilling history is being brought back to life this weekend, if only for one day. Commercial shipping along Ireland’s Grand Can...