Tag: Blanton’s

About to Buy a Rare Whisky? It Could Be a Fake! (Episode 747: December 30, 2018)20181230172430

About to Buy a Rare Whisky? It Could Be a Fake! (Episode 747: December 30, 2018)

Mark GillespieDecember 30, 2018@Cori_Paige, @Mac_a2, @McGovernCF, @rossgalbraith, @TheEtherMan, @tmaher103, Aberlour, agency, Aidan McGovern, Alumni Series, Alumni Whisky Series, anniversary, assets, atomic testing, auction, Australia, backlog, bankruptcy, Basil Hayden's, Bay of Fundy, Blanton's, blood-alcohol level, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bruichladdich, budget, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Cairdeas, campaign, Carbon 14, cask strength, Caskmates, Chapter 11, Chris Tatzenko, Christy McFarlane, collecting, collector, Colorado, Congress, Cori Paige, counterfeit, court, Dancing Goat Distillery, Dave Pickerell, David Robertson, Death's Door Spirits, definitions, distiller, Douglas Taylor, drunk driving, economy, Evan Haskill, fake, Five Lions, forger, forgery, Fort Nelson, Fred Noe, Gordon Cook, government, grand opening, Guy LaFleur, hockey, housing, Ileach, infrastructure, Islay, Islay: Badge or Provenance, J.P. Wiser's, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, La Maison du Whisky, label approvals, laboratory, Lagavulin, Lanny McDonald, Laphroaig, legislation, Louisville, Madison, Main Street, marketing, Michter's, New Year, NHL Alumni, No. 27 Gold, Nuclear, P.T. Wood, Pam Heilmann, Pappy, Patrick Putt, permits, professor, public comment, radiocarbon dating, rare whisky 101, Redbreast, regulations, regulatory, retired, Ross Galbraith, Sawatch, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, secondary market, shutdown, small batch, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tim Maher, tourism, travel retail, Travis Haase, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, under the influence, Utah, visitors, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White House, Wisconsin, Wood's High Mountain Distillery0 comments

2018 may go down in whisky history as the “Year of the Collector” as whisky collecting became popular not only among connoisseurs, but wit...

The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)20180524164749

The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)

Mark GillespieMay 24, 2018@bigbadchef, @CentralKYTours, @jimcronin, #Drams4Fams, Age International, aging, architect, auction, auto racing, Big Red Liquors, Blanton's, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brora, Central Kentucky Tours, charity, Clynelish, Colin Gordon, Colorado State University, deficit, Diageo, Discovery Series, donations, Dublin, Edmonton Scotch Club, Edrington, Egypt, Emperador, European Union, exports, food bank, fundraiser, geographic indicators, Georgie Crawford, Giza, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Great Pyramid, Halewood Wines & Spirits, history, Hong Kong, Hungarian Oak, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Jay Howard, Jim Cronin, John Crabbie & Co., John Currence, Ken Grier, Kentucky, label, Lagavulin, laser, lions, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Matt Colglazier, Method And Madness, Mississippi, Move On Up Mississippi, negotiations, Notre Dame, One Cure, Oxford Bourbon Festival and Auction, Paris, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, Private Select, Richard Paterson, River Spey, Rosebank, rumor, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shortage, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside, Springbank, Stephen Rankin, Stewart Duncan, SWA, tariff war, The Drinks Business, The Guardian, The Macallan, trade, trade barriers, trade deficit, U.S. Trade Representative, UFO, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, YouTube0 comments

Edrington first announced plans for The Macallan’s new distillery in 2012, but the planning process on what may be one of the longest distillery...

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...

Sainsbury’s House Highland Malt Wins IWSC Trophy20150723171321

Sainsbury’s House Highland Malt Wins IWSC Trophy

July 23, 2015 – Ever looked at a “house brand” whisky and wondered whether it was worth buying, even at a lower price than official ...

Episode 434: July 20, 201320130720221152

Episode 434: July 20, 2013

Mark GillespieJuly 20, 2013ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Atlantis, auction, Award, Balcones, Barry Crockett, BenRiach, Blanton's, Bonhams, brand loyalty, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, charity, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, CIA, Craig Beam, Dawn Lambert, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, English Whisky Company, Eric Mortensen, Frankfort, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glenmore., Google, Google Maps, Harrod's, Heaven Hill, history, International Spirits Challenge, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jeremy Spikes, Jimmy Russell, Jorge Gutierrez, Jura, Lavinia Turnbull, Master Distillers' Unity, Matt Wooler, Meadowside, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, New York, Norfolk, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Paterson Collection, Richard Paterson, Rob Bruce, Rosenstihl, Sazerac, Schenley, Scott Hartig, Smokery, spy, Stiff Wind, storytelling, submarine, Texas, The Dalmore, The Maltman, Tide, Tullamore Dew, United Spirits, Virgin Oak, Waco, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyFest, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, WMD, Woodford Reserve, Zombie0 comments

The whisky world lost one of the legends this week with the passing of Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee. Not only was he responsib...

Episode 417: March 23, 201320130323230427

Episode 417: March 23, 2013

Mark GillespieMarch 23, 2013Amrut, Ardbeg, Ashok Chokalingham, Bain's Cape Mountain, Balcones, Bangalore, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Binny's, Blanton's, Bowmore, Caribou Crossing, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chancellor, charring, Cleveland, Craggan Mill Restaurant, Craig Beam, David Grant, David Urquhart, Dewar's, Diageo, Dickel, Eddie McAffer, Eleuthera, Exchequer, F. Paul Pacult, flamethrower, flask, flavorings, Fusion, Galileo, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Goerge Osborne, Graham Harvey, Greedy Angels, Haig, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, Iain McCallum, Ian Buxton, Ichiro Akuto, Icons of Whisky, India, Irish Distillers, Jackie Thomson, Jagdale, Japanese, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Macallan, Mars, Master of Malt, Mickey Hammond, milestone, Nick Morgan, Parker Beam, photo, Pitlochry, playing cards, Portonova, regulators, retailer, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, safety, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Seattle, Shapira, Stagg, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tomdachoille, Tullamore Dew, Two Continents, Ulf Buxrud, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards7 comments

This week’s episode required 35 hours of flying and 17,000 miles of round-trip travel, but it was well worth it to visit Amrut’s distiller...

Ultimate Spirits Challenge Announces Winners20130322111805

Ultimate Spirits Challenge Announces Winners

March 22, 2013 – 11 whiskies from around the world received Chairman’s Trophy honors in the fourth annual Ultimate Spirits Challenge held ...

WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: November 201120111127171113

WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: November 2011

Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011Ardmore, Blanton's, Christopher Winters, Famous Grouse, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Lex Tomaszewski, Rob Mark0 comments

This month’s panel of Rob Mark, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Christopher Winters, and Lex Tomaszewski spent some time pondering a variety of whiskies:...

Episode 297: January 9, 201120110109010347

Episode 297: January 9, 2011

Mark GillespieJanuary 9, 2011accident, Arran, Barley, Blanton's, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Bowmore, Charity: Water, competition, Cream of the Barley, distillery, Early Times, Gaelic, Gideon Fleischmann, history, Iain Noble, Isle of Skye, Israel, James Shanks, Jura, Kentucky, photography, Praban na Lynne, Ralph Erenzo, Ricard Soderberg, sales, Shai Gilboa, Simon Seaton, single malt, Stewart's, Te Bheag, Tempest, Tuthilltown, Water of Life0 comments

Whisky lovers take their passion into all sorts of areas. Shai Gilboa decided to look into the history of a fairly obscure blended Scotch whisky after...

Episode 282: September 27, 201020100927171100

Episode 282: September 27, 2010

Mark GillespieSeptember 27, 2010Aberfeldy, absinthe, Arran, bartender, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Big Peat, Blanton's, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Carlos Madrid, cocktail, cocktails, competition, Dennis Malcolm, Dewar's, Doug McIvor, Douglas Laing, Euan Mitchell, events, Festival, France, Glann ar Mor, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Japan, Japanese, Jean Donnay, John Shutt, Kentucky, La Maison du Whisky, Lisa Collins, Mackmyra, Nikka, Paris, Scapa, single malt, Speyside, Speyside's Finest, Stanislav Vadrna, Stephen Marshall, Stewart Laing, Suntory, Sweden, Whisky Live, Yamazaki, Yoichi0 comments

This is the third and final episode from Whisky Live Paris, where I was honored to be a judge in the Nikka Perfect Serve competition for bartenders fr...