Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)20190722035536
Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2019@Mike_W_Simpson, @pogues1977, @TheTracerBullet, age statement, Alan Winchester, Amrut, Atlas Bar, auction, Bartender at Large, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bonhams, breast cancer, Brian Treacy, Cairdeas, Cards Series, Chivas Brothers, Christina Philburn, Code of Federal Regulations, construction, contract, control state, Dante, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, distributor, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, Enigma, Feis Ile, fruits, Glass Revolution Imports, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Global Travel Retail, GMB, Hammer Head, Hanyu, Holyrood Distillery, Hong Kong, Huntly, Ian Stewart, Ichiro Akuto, importer, India, instructors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Ivy Mix, J. Rieger & Co., Jameson, Japan, Jerry O'Sullivan, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, label approvals, labor, labour, Laphroaig, LaSanta, Lebanon, Lynette Marrero, Massachusetts, Missouri, mystery, Nectar D'Or, negotiations, New Orleans, New Riff, New York City, Nikka Whisky, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, palate, Philadelphia, Philanthropy, photo, Portomento, produce, Prohibition, Purple Valley Imports, Quinta Ruban, R&D, Raj Sabharwal, retailer, Royal Salute, Ryan Maloney, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Singapore, single malt, sommelier, Speed Rack, spices, Spirited Awards, stained glass, strike, Sullivan's Cove, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, tasting, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Glenlivet, The Lakes Distillery, The Lost Blend, The Malts Blend, The One, The Party Source, The Signature Blend, three-tier, tied house, Title 27, Triple Triple, TTB, unions, Unite, vegetables, visitors center, visitors centre, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, whisky classes, Wigtown, Woodford Reserve, workers0 comments
Raj Sabharwal doesn’t make whiskies, but his role is critical in making sure you get to drink them. He’s one of the band of independent im...
The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)20190324171915
The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)
Mark GillespieMarch 24, 2019@jad627, @Sea_nick63, @TMoore71, @whiskyphiles, Alan Winchester, Allura Fergie, anCnoc, auction, Austria, bags, Balcones Distilling, barrels, BC Ministry of the Attorney General, Beth Havers, Blackadder, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bourbon Barrel Reserve, Brexit, British Columbia, Bushmills, Canada, career, Caroline Martin, charity, China, Code of Federal Regulations, cooperage, Cornwall, costume, Cotswolds, Crown Royal, David Eby, death, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, dramsplaining, Dublin, economics, Eigashima, Eric Fergie, Erin Pike, EU, European Union, exports, fashion, Fet's, financial services, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Guinness, Guinness Storehouse, Hicken Report, Ian Bentley, Ian Chang, imports, insurance, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Arnett, Jill Day, Jim Swan, John McCheyne, Justerini & Brooks, Kat Aagesen, Kavalan, King Car, Knockdhu, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lora Hemy, mansplaining, memorial, Mexico, Mortlach, NAV Centre, Ontario, outfit, Pappy Van Winkle, Parliament, Petr Hosek, PMA, politics, Prime Minister, proposal, public comment, Quora, regulations, Reunion Barrel, Rich Oak, Roe & Co., Scotch Malt Whisky Society, sewing, Singapore, Singing Stills, SMWS, St. James's Gate, STR Cask, stroke, Taiwan, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, Texas, The Glenlivet, Theresa May, Title 27, Tom Moore, trade, travel retail, Treasury Department, TTB, Vancouver, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Vienna, vote, Waco, Wayne Pike, whiskey, whisky, Winchester Collection, winery, women, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wounded Warriors Canada, Zack Pilgrim0 comments
This week, we’re on location at the Wonderful World of Whisky Show in Cornwall, Ontario with everything from great whiskies and good friends to ...
Episode 545: July 25, 201520150726000446
Episode 545: July 25, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 26, 2015111 Whiskey Row, 1792 Barton, Aberlour, anti-Semitism, AP Indy, app, apple, Apple News, Ardbeg, attorney, author, Ballantine's, Black Snake, Blackadder, Blanton's, book, Bourbon Empire, Bowmore, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, ceremony, change.org, charity, Chivas Brothers, civil service, claim, class action, corruption, court, CS Taylor, Disney, Double Double Oaked, Dublin Airport, facade, fire, Glenfiddich, government, Greg Metze, groundbreaking, Heaven Hill, help wanted, High West, history, horse racing, I.W. Bernheim, Indiana, International Wine & Spirit Competition, iOS, Irish Whiskey Collection, Jim Briggs, Joan Gotschall, job, Joel Harrison, Joseph Greenhut, judge, Keeneland, Keith Kerkhoff, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington, litigation, Louisville, Lure, Maker's Mark, Mark Bylok, Masters Collection, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, MP3, music, Neil Ridley, New York, Old Forester, Old Pogue, Park City, Peoria, Personal Ensign, Powers, prejudice, Raw Cask, Real Mans Man, recording, records, Reid Mitenbuler, rock, Sainsbury's, Scott Bush, Seagram, settlement, Shapira, Spirit of Speyside, Sweet Mash Redux, Sweet Wheat, Taste of Aberlour, Taste the Difference", Templeton Rye, The Glenrothes, The Pogues, The Scotch Charter, The Whisky Topic, Thoroughbred, Three Ships, TTB, Ulysses S. Grant, Utah, Victor Brierley, vintage, Vintage Reserve, vinyl, Voice O Graph, Wendy Treinen, West Cork Distillers, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Row, Whiskey Trust, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The history of Bourbon is filled with enough myths to make a dozen Disney movies, enough crimes for years of True Detective, and enough mysteries to m...
Kavalan Takes Top Honors In 2014 Malt Maniacs Awards20141215094456
Kavalan Takes Top Honors In 2014 Malt Maniacs Awards
Mark GillespieDecember 15, 2014Adelphi, Award, BenRiach, Blackadder, Bowmore, competition, contest, Glen Grant, Glengoyne, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Inchmurrin, Karuizawa, Kavalan, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Lagavulin, Malt Maniacs, medal, Nantou, Nikka, Smoking Islay, Solist, Taiwan, Yoichi1 comment
December 15, 2014 – A Kavalan single malt from Taiwan’s King Car Distillery took the overall “Supreme Champion” award in the 2...
Episode 494: August 30, 201420140830181307
Episode 494: August 30, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 30, 2014Alberta Distillers, ALS, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bill Lumsden, Blackadder, bottling, Breaker Bourbon, Bulleit, Bulleit Experience, Bulleit Rye, Canada, challenge, Charbay, Chasing Shackleton, Chivas Brothers, class action, cost cutting, crisps, damage, Dave Schmier, David Perkins, Diageo, documentary, earthquake, Edelson, Elijah Craig, experiment, Florida, George Dickel Rye, haggis, Heaven Hill, High West, ice, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Irish Distillers, Jeffrey Knott, Jeffrey Lohr, jobs, John Bernasconi, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, KGB Spirits, labeling, lawyers, layoffs, Loretto, Mackie's, Maker's Mark, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, MGP-I, Napa Valley, Netflix, Old Hickory Bar, orbit, Pensacola, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, potato chips, Raj Bhakta, Rancho de Los Luceros Destileria, Redemption Rye, Richard Paterson, Rob Samuels, Ryan Maloney, Scott Bush, Seagram's, small batch, Small Batch Collection, snack, Steve Gertman, Stitzel-Weller, Strathmill, Supernova, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tim Jarvis, TTB, Tullamore Dew, Vern Underwood, Wes Henderson, Whistlepig, Willett, William Grant & Sons, winery5 comments
Steve Gertman of California’s Ascendant Spirits produces Breaker Bourbon, and his brand is one of those targeted by a Chicago-based law firm tha...
Episode 477: May 3, 201420140503220647
Episode 477: May 3, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2014age statement, album, Alex Salmond, ambassador, Amrut, Ardmore, author, awards, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Birthday, Blackadder, book, Bourbon Country, Canada, Copper Dogs, Court of Session, Cutty Sark, distillers, Edrington, Edrington Americas, European Court of Justice, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse, First Minister, Forres, Frank Scott, Frankfurt, Glenlivet, GQ, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Heinemann, Highland Park, Ian Macleod Distillers, Jacqui Scott, Jeffrey Murphy, John Campbell, Kathleen Purvis, Ken Goldenberg, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Knockomie Hotel, Laphroaig, LDI, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lunar Rogue, maltings, Matt Shattock, mayor, MGP-I, minimum pricing, Morrison Bowmore, music, nation of drunks, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Riff, Newport, O.K.I., Parker Beam, Paul Ross, Penny Ellis, Remy Cointreau, Sam Simmons, Sauternes, Scottish Government, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stacey Yates, Suntory, The Balvenie, The Fat Trout, The Macallan, The Party Source, tourism, Tullibardine, visitors0 comments
Most distillery startups these days come from entrepreneurs looking for a new challenge in life, and Ken Lewis is no different. His New Riff Distiller...
Episode 476: April 26, 201420140426122507
Episode 476: April 26, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 26, 20141792 Barton, 21C Museum Hotel, Aberfeldy, acquisition, anCnoc, Australia, Award, Ballantine's, Balvenie Castle, Balvenie Single Barrel, bar, Bardstown, bass, bass player, Beam, Blackadder, Blairfindy, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, budget, Buffalo Trace, Cat Spencer, CD, Charles Maclean, Clermont, competition, concert, contest, Copper Dogs, Cù Bòcan, Dave Broom, David Stewart, Dewar's, European Commission, expansion, Filson, Fireball, Flaughter, Frankfort, Glenburgie, Glenmorangie, Glenmore., Glentauchers, Halifax, Historic Scotland, Houston, Hunter Laing, Ian Chang, Indianapolis, Jim Beam, joke, Justin Cox, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Lossie Beach, maltings, Matt Wooler, merger, Mike Raymond, milestone, Miltonduff, Motown, music, My Girl, Nadurra, Neil Ridley, Nick Morgan, Owensboro, Patrick Maguire, pizza, Port Ellen, Purple Valley Imports, Raj Sabharwal, regulator, Reserve 101, Rob Allanson, Sam Simmons, Sazerac, Scapa, shutdown, Signature Distillery, Simon Roser, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stewart Laing, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Tasmania Distillery, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Balvenie, The Balvenie Maltings Sessions, The Glenlivet, Tom Helt, Tomatin, trivia, TTB, Tun 1401, Twitter, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards1 comment
Whisky has inspired many musicians over the years, but Copper Dogs is turning that around. Four whisky industry veterans have turned to performing, th...
The Latest Whisky Releases20140303143950
The Latest Whisky Releases
Mark GillespieMarch 3, 2014Arran, Black Snake, Blackadder, Compass Box, Devil's Punch Bowl, First Venom, Second Venom, The General0 comments
March 3, 2014 – Here’s an update on new whiskies hitting the market or receiving additional distribution. Compass Box has released The Gen...
Episode 361: March 17, 201220120317115513
Episode 361: March 17, 2012
Mark GillespieMarch 17, 2012Andy Simpson, awards, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blackadder, Col. St.. James, collecting, competition, David Byrne, distillery, Dublin, F. Paul Pacult, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, investing, Ireland, Jameson, Johnnie Walker, Liam Donegan, Midleton, Paul Daly, Paul Driscoll, radio, Randy Malloy, Redbreast, St. Patrick's Day, tourism, Travel, whiskey, whisky0 comments
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and we’re in Dublin for the annual Jameson Global Broadcast from the Old Jameson Distillery. Each year, radi...
Potential Changes in U.S. Spirits Sizes Draw Mixed Reactions