Episode 353: January 22, 201220120122205300
Episode 353: January 22, 2012
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2012Andrew Ferguson, Artein, awards, Balvenie, Beam, BenRiach, Bible, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Club, competition, Cooley, Crown Royal, Daily Meal, Dan Tullio, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, event, Festival, George S. Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Highwood, Ireland, Irish, Jim Murray, John Cashman, John T. Stetson, Kentucky, Masterson's, Richard Zeller, Ron Carpenter, Ron Stothers, Rye, Sam Simmons, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, single cask, SMWS, Tish Harcus, Victoria, whisky, White Owl0 comments
The end of January means many things, but in the whisky world, it means a trip to the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The VWF is one of ...
Episode 341: October 30, 201120111029223839
Episode 341: October 30, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2011awards, Ballantine's, Bible, Bon Accord, Bourbon, chefs, Chris Morris, Chuck Miller, competition, cooking, distillery, Edradour, Glenmorangie, International Spirits Challenge, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Laphroaig, meal, Midleton, moonshine, Old Pulteney, Ouita Michel, Simon Brooking, single malt, Single Oak Project, Stagg, Van Winkle, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Each autumn, Woodford Reserve releases its Masters Collection whiskey, a variation on one of the five elements of Bourbon defined by Oscar Pepper and ...
Episode 302: February 6, 201120110206014946
Episode 302: February 6, 2011
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2011airport, Andrew Ferguson, Antarctica, Ballantine's, Beam, Bible, blending lab, book, Calgary, contest, Cooley, Costco, counterfeit, Delhi, distillery, Dublin, DYC, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, golf, Graeme McDowell, Grant's, Greenore, India, Ireland, Irish, Jameson, Jim Murray, Jura, Just-Drinks.com, Kensington, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Marcus Fraser, Mark Dermul, Michael Collins, Michael Fraser Milne, Midleton, Octomore, photography, Rachel Quinn, Sandy Hyslop, single cask, single grain, sulfur, sulphur, taint, Tullamore Dew, Whisky Galore, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Jim Murray isn’t one to hold his tongue when he doesn’t like something, and the man behind the Whisky Bible shares some of the things that...
Episode 236: January 23, 201020100123202200
Episode 236: January 23, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 23, 2010Andrew Gray, Bible, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Club, Companions of the Quaich, Dan Tullio, Davin de Kergommeaux, Ed Patrick, energy, environment, events, experiment, Festival, Glenglassaugh, issues, Jim Murray, location, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniac, panel, Quaich, regulation, Stuart Nickerson, taxes, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, waste0 comments
This time around, I’m on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, and I’m joined by a panel of whisky experts to disc...
Episode 221: October 10, 200920091009230100
Episode 221: October 10, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 2009author, Bible, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Chase, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, Chieftain's, Encore, experiment, Glengoyne, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Harlen Wheatley, Ian MacLeod, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jim Murray, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Quaich, ratings, Sirius, The Dalmore0 comments
Jim Murray’s 2010 Whisky Bible is out, and let the second-guessing begin. Jim’s annual guide to the world’s whiskies generates contr...
Episode 178: December 20, 200820081219231100
Episode 178: December 20, 2008
Mark GillespieDecember 19, 2008auto racing, awards, Bible, book, Brian Ellison, Bruichladdich, Colorado, craft distilling, Death's Door, Glenlivet, Gourmand, holiday, James Espey, Japanese, Jay Harmon, Jess Graber, Jim Beam, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Malt Advocate, Malt Maniacs, Nantucket, NASCAR, Nielsen, Octomore, peat, Robby Gordon, sales, Stranahan's, Sweden, The Last Drop, The Notch, Tom Jago, Ulf Buxrud, vodka, Wemyss, William Wemyss, Wisconsin, X40 comments
A double feature this time around: William Wemyss shares his family’s Scottish heritage with a line of single cask and blended malts named to de...
Episode 172: November 9, 200820081109051500
Episode 172: November 9, 2008
Mark GillespieNovember 9, 2008(ri)1, Ardmore, author, Beam, Bible, blending, book, Bruichladdich, Cairdeas, Canada, cancer, charity, Diageo, Glenglassaugh, history, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Laphroaig, Mara Melamed, Movember, PC7, Port Charlotte, Richard Paterson, Robert Hicks, Rye, storytelling, Teacher's0 comments
Robert Hicks tried to retire a couple of years ago as the Master Blender at Teacher’s, Laphroaig, and Ardmore…but he’s busier than e...
Episode 169: October 18, 200820081018132600
Episode 169: October 18, 2008
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2008Arran, author, belated, Bible, Birthday Bourbon, Bologna, book, Brianna Gillespie, Bruichladdich, Burns, charity, Claive Vidiz, collecting, collection, dry, Dufftown, economy, George Garvin Brown, Giuseppe Begnoni, glass, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Goodness Nose, Guinness, Haddonfield, history, Italy, Jim Murray, Jonathan Goldstein, memoir, Old Forester, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, recession, record, Repeal, retailers, Richard Paterson, Singleton, storytelling, The Gathering, Whisky Paradise, WhiskyFest0 comments
Many of us think of ourselves as whisky collectors, but Giuseppe Begnoni is in a league of his own. Begnoni is regarded as one of the world’s le...
Episode 113: October 14, 200720071013224600
Episode 113: October 14, 2007
Mark GillespieOctober 13, 2007Ardbeg, auction, Balvenie, Bible, Blended Malt, book, Bruichladdich, Cask No. 16, cask sales, Christie's, collecting, Crown Royal, Diageo, distillery, editor, exports, Gavin Hewitt, Islay, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Justin Christoph, Lochindaal, Malt Advocate, New York, Old Pulteney, Parliament, politics, regulation, Roseisle, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Speyside, SWA, taxes0 comments
It’s a good time to be in the whisky business. Scotch whisky exports are growing by 4 percent a year, and added up to $5 billion last year world...
Episode 112: October 7, 200720071006222300
Episode 112: October 7, 2007
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 2007anniversary, Antique Collection, author, Bible, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bush, Canadian, Chivas Regal, DISCUS, distillery, Eagle Rare, expansion, Forty Creek, George Washington's Distillery, Glenora, Handy, Harlen Wheatley, Highland Park, Icons, Jim Murray, John Hall, John Hansell, Kentucky, Kittling Ridge, Kris Comstock, Macallan, Malt Advocate, Mount Vernon, Peter Cressy, Presidents, Rye, Sazerac, Shanken, Stagg, Washington, Weller, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible is almost required reading for serious whisky lovers, and the 2008 edition of the Bible is on its way to booksellers n...