The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)20170820174609
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 20, 2017An Cladach, Angarna, Astar, auction, baby, Baring, Ben Dean, Birthday Bourbon, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Camus, Canton, Caol Ila, Carl Reavey, Chivas Brothers, cognac, collecting, Collectivum, contract, Cyril Camus, Dalmore, Diageo, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Dumbarton, Dunedin, duty free, Edinburgh, Europe, European Union, Evelyn Drumm, exports, Federation of Food & Drink, Food & Drink Federation, football, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, goalkeeper, Gordon Casey, Hanyu, Heaven Hill, Hong Kong, Ian Chang, Irish Whiskey, IVF, Jackie Zykan, James Eadie, Jim Swan, Julio's Liquors, Karuizawa, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kilmalid, King Car, labor, labour, Lalique, Lambay, Lambay Island, Laurent Lacassagne, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Macallan, Manzanilla, Massachusetts, McTears, Megan Drumm, Michael Williams, Mike Drumm, Missouri, negotiations, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Octomore, Ohio, Old Forester, Old Rip Van Winkle, Oldham, Otago, Ozark, Paisley, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, pound, Revelstoke Trust, Robin Laing, Roseisle, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, second-fill virgin cask, soccer, Solist, Special Releases, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, Stockholm, Sweden, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, Talisker, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, union, Unite, Victoriana, Virgin Oak, Walsall FC, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies...
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)20170702153018
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 2, 2017@anagram2112, @AxisofWhisky, @fields00, @scotchology1, Amontillado, Andy Davidson, Annabel Thomas, author, Bacardi, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, Black Bowmore, Black Label, Blood Oath, book, bottle, Bourbon, Box Distillery, brand ambassador, brand partner, Buffalo Trace, Canada 150, Canada Day, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Casey County, Catherine Carpenter, Charles Brown, Charleston, Chris Middleton, Col. EH Taylor Jr., commemorative, Confederation, conference center, contest, Cooley, copita, Crown Royal, crystal, David Stewart, Davin de Kergommeaux, decanter, distribution, Dr. James Crow, Dr. Jim Swan, Drimnin, Drimnin Estate, Dublin, Dunedin, Elijah Pepper, expansion, Filson Historical Society, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Frankfort, glass, Glencairn, Glenn's Creek Distillery, Gordon Dundas, Grimsby, Heritage, historical, importer, Infinium Spirits, investment, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Teeling, John Teeling, John Wendell, Johnnie Walker, journalism, Journeyman Distillery, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kingsbarns, London, Lot #40, Luxco, Manitoba, manufacturing, master blender, Michigan, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Ncn'ean, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Oban, OFC Distillery, Ontario, Oscar Pepper, Pact No. 3, patent, Paul Davidson, peaty cask, Rachel Barrie, Raymond Davidson, Redbreast, relocation, research, Reserve 101, retweet, Richard Paterson, Ron Welsh, rum, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scots Gaelic, Scott Davidson, Sherri Wong, single cask, Sour Mash, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Spirit Drink, sponsor, St. Andrew's, Stephen Teeling, stills, Sweden, Taiwan, Teeling Whiskey, The Baltimore Whiskey Company, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas Larsson, Tun 1509, Twitter, Union Collective, Versailles, visitor center, West Indies, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Weekend, Willowbank, WindyBore, wine glass, Woodford Reserve2 comments
When Raymond Davidson and his sons started marketing the Glencairn Whisky Glass in 2001, they thought the target audience was whisky blenders and indu...
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)20170115135937
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 15, 2017@BourbonFanboy, @RealWhiskeyDave, #poursforparker, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aberdeen, Air Canada, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angus MacRaild, auction, Baccarat, Ben & Jerry's, Black Bowmore, Bon Vivant, Booker Noe, Brian Shemwell, Bristol, Burns Night, charity, cocktail, Colin Plint, collectors, college, Craig Beam, Dad's Hat, Dave Kearns, Dave Schmier, David Faughn, DelVal, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, Elijah Fontenot, Ezra Brooks, genetic, Glasgow, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grand Central Hotel, haggis, Heaven Hill, Herman Mihalich, High West, ice cream, inauguration, Inchmurrin, Jimmy Russell, Jonny McMillan, Joseph A. Magnus, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, La Maison du Whisky, Laurie Black, legal, Lifetime Achievement, Linda Beam, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Luxco, Macallan, Madeira, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, McTears, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Nancy Fraley, NUBPL Foundation, O.F.C. Vintages, offal, Parker Beam, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, POTUS, President-elect, Presidential Dram, Promise of Hope, Proof and Wood Ventures, Redemption Rye, repository, Richard Paterson, Robert Burns, Rosen Rye, Rye Whiskey, Seattle Whiskey Collective, seed, Springbank, Stacey Yates, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, trademark, Trump International Golf Links, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, USDA. agriculture, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
This week, we’ll tell you about two upcoming opportunities to taste rare whiskies in Scotland and Kentucky. David Faughn and Brian Shemwell will...
Ardbeg 1965 Tops McTear’s March Auction20150327183243
Ardbeg 1965 Tops McTear’s March Auction
Mark GillespieMarch 27, 2015Ardbeg, auction, bidding, Black Bowmore, collecting, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Jason Craig, John Grant, Macallan, McTears, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, rare0 comments
March 27, 2015 – A rare Ardbeg 1965 took top bid honors during the monthly auction of rare whiskies Wednesday at McTear’s in Glasgow with ...
Episode 489: July 25, 201420140725234001
Episode 489: July 25, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2014Aberfeldy, academics, ACC, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, athletes, Atlantic Coast Conference, auction, auctions, Australian, Balvenie, Barley, Belgrove, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brora Rover, Bunnahabhain, Cardinals, cat, collecting, Commonwealth Games, contest, copper, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distillery cat, Douglas Laing, Dublin, Dufftown, Elijah, Eric Gregory, Evolution, farmer, giveaway, Glasgow, Glasgow 2014, Glen Scotia, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Glenturret, golf, grain, Hobart, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jameson, John's Lane, Kate Kellen, KDA, Kempton, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King of Scots, Kininvie, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Select, Lexington, Lexington Restaurant Week, Maker's Mark, Matt Wooler, McTears, Midleton, mourning, National College of Art & Design, New York, Oliver Klimek, Open Championship, peated rye, Peter Bignell, planners, Powers, profits, research, Revival, Robert Theakston, Rye, sale, scientists, Scott Rogers, Select, sports, Sydney, Taiwan, Tasmania, Taylor Made, The Famous Grouse, Tom Jurich, Torfa, tourism, tourist, travel retail, University of Louisville, University of Tasmania, Vaughan James, visitors, warehouses, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Tasmania’s distillers have been making some unusual and incredible whiskies in recent years, but many of them are flying under the radar of whis...
Bowmore Trilogy Leads Bidding at Bonhams20140301170513
Bowmore Trilogy Leads Bidding at Bonhams
Mark GillespieMarch 1, 2014auction, bid, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bowmore, collecting, collector, Gold Bowmore, Lalique, Macallan, Six Pillars, trilogy, White Bowmore0 comments
February 28, 2014 – A complete set of the 2007-2009 Bowmore Trilogy series brought the high bid at Bonhams during Wednesday’s auction of r...
Episode 450: November 2, 201320131103115318
Episode 450: November 2, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 3, 20131964, Alberta, Andrew Ferguson, Andy Dunn, app, Banff, Bardstown High School, Big Peat, Black Bowmore, Bowmore, Brasserie Kensington, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, bunker, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calgary, Canada, Canadian, Cara Laing, Chase, Chattanooga, Chris Pickett, Cold War, Diefenbunker, Douglas Laing, Experimental Collection, Fet's, Fino, Franklin County, Fred Laing, Geoff Skeggs, Glenfarclas, Gold Bowmore, Grant's, historic, Iain McCallum, investigation, Jack Teeling, Jim Murray, Joe Ledbetter, Kelly Carpenter, Kensington Wine Market, lawyer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lifford, Mark Rosauer, Michael Vander Hayden, Mission Main Street, Nuclear, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Quarter Casks, Rimrock Hotel, Rob Carpenter, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Scallywag, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, seasoning, single grain, SMWS, Springbank, staves, Strath, Teeling Whiskey, theft, Tim Piersant, trilogy, Vancouver, Victoria, Whisky Bible, White Bowmore0 comments
This week, we’re in Banff, Alberta for a very special Bowmore weekend in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. The “Bowmore on the Rockies...
1964 Bowmores Dominate Bidding at McTear’s20130801214945
1964 Bowmores Dominate Bidding at McTear’s
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 20131946, 1964, Ardbeg, auction, Benromach, bidding, Black Bowmore, Bowmore, collecting, Glenfarclas, investment, Macallan, McTears, Poland, trilogy, Wealth Solutions, White Bowmore, Yamazaki0 comments
August 1, 2013 – Bowmores from the legendary year of 1964 dominated the bidding at McTear’s during its July 31 whisky auction in Glasgow. ...
Episode 373: June 10, 201220120609235705
Episode 373: June 10, 2012
Mark GillespieJune 9, 2012auction, Belgium, Black Bowmore, Cabin Fever, Caol Ila, China, Chivas Brothers, classic malts, Diageo, distillery, Duncan Taylor, Firestone & Robertson, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Highlands, Ireland, Irish, Japan, Kawasaki, Legionnaire's Disease, Mark Watt, McTears, Niche Drinks, North British, Scotch, Scotland, single grain, Speyside, Texas, The Whisky Exchange, whiskey, whisky0 comments
How do you spend a billion and a half dollars? Believe it or not, it’s hard to spend that much money. Diageo’s Dr. Nick Morgan and his col...
Episode 614: November 6, 2016