New Scotch Whiskies From Dewar’s & Grant’s20151116190121
New Scotch Whiskies From Dewar’s & Grant’s
Mark GillespieNovember 16, 2015ale, Ale Cask, beer, Blended Scotch, Changhi, Dewar's, DFS, Grant's, Innis & Gunn, Ne Plus Ultra, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Singapore, Stephanie Macleod, travel retail, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
November 16, 2015 – The holidays are bringing more new whiskies, with new releases announced from Dewar’s and Grant’s at both ends o...
The Jim Beveridge Interview20151015212631
The Jim Beveridge Interview
Mark GillespieOctober 15, 2015aroma, Blended Scotch, blending, chemistry, cocktails, Diageo, drinks, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker, New York City, nose, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth II, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, smell, The Explorers Club, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Dr. Jim Beveridge has been blending the Johnnie Walker whiskies for most of his 36 years in the whisky business, but it’s rare to find him outsi...
Duncan Taylor Releases Smokin’ Blended Scotch20130225204228
Duncan Taylor Releases Smokin’ Blended Scotch
The “Smokin” in the headline isn’t an adjective, but the actual name for the new Blended Scotch whisky from Duncan Taylor. In an ema...
Episode 385: September 1, 201220120901002518
Episode 385: September 1, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 1, 2012Aberfeldy, Alexandre Ricard, Auchroisk, Baudonia, Beam, BenRiach, Bernie Lubbers, Billy Walker, Blended Scotch, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campari, Caol Ila, Cask of Dreams, cask strength, Chivas, classic malts, Compass Box, Corsair, craft distilling, Dalwhinnie, Daniele Ricard, Darek Bell, Dewar's, distillery, English Whisky Company, Entertainer, ethanol, Explorers, exports, fungus, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, Highlands, Howard Gerson, Jack Daniel's, James Martin's, Jameson, Jim Beveridge, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Magnus Hillman, Malt Master's Edition, Master of Malt, merger, Michael Jackson, Mitch Bechard, Neil Ridley, Odyssey, Oliver Klimek, Paris, Patrick Ricard, PC10, Pierre Pringuet, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Quinoa, Remy Cointreau, Scotland, Selfridge's, Swing, Talisker, tourism, trade, Travel, visitors, warehouse, Whisky Live, Wild Turkey0 comments
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this we...
Episode 345: November 27, 201120111127012600
Episode 345: November 27, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011awards, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, Bourbon, Bulleit, David Blackmore, Diageo, film, Filson, Gavin Hewitt, gifts, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Hanse Spirit, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, Icons, Jim Martin, Jimmy Russell, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, Louisville, Macduff, Malt Maniacs, Malted Muse, Master of Malt, Michael Veach, Nectar of the Daily Drams, Obama, Pappy Van Winkle, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, royal warrant, Serge Valentin, St. Isidore, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, SWA, Tom Bulleit, turkeys, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of...
Episode 340: October 23, 201120111023001400
Episode 340: October 23, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2011Andrew Weir, artisan, Balvenie, Blended Scotch, Bon Accord, Bourbon, Chuck Miller, craft, craft distilling, Drinkmonger, Glasgow, Glengoyne, Indiana, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Lexington, MGP, Mike Miyamoto, moonshine, New York, Pearse Lyons, pub, Royal Mile Whiskies, Shackleton, Shem Blum, Suntory, Tipsy Parson, Town Branch, Virginia, Yamazaki0 comments
Chuck Miller describes himself as “America’s First Craft Distiller”. He’s been making moonshine legally at his Stillhouse Dist...
Episode 338: October 9, 201120111008231407
Episode 338: October 9, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 8, 2011An Cnoc, auction, Australia, Balblair, Blended Scotch, blending, Blogger's Blend, book, Brian Kinsman, Bunnahabhain, collecting, Dalmore, Double Black, Edinburgh, energy, environment, George Washington, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Hakushu, Highlands, Ingvar Ronde, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker, Lark, Malt Master, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Master of Malt, McTears, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, port, Royal Mile, Rye, single cask, St. Isidore, Suntory, tourism, Travel, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Jim Beveridge is the master blender for Diageo’s Johnnie Walker whiskies, which means he’s responsible for some of the world’s best-...
Episode 337: October 2, 201120111002001412
Episode 337: October 2, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 2, 2011A. Smith Bowman, Alan McConachie, Balblair, Balvenie, Beam, Berry, Blended Scotch, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, charity, David Stewart, Double Black, Doug McIvor, Emiko Kaji, Fabio Rossi, Festival, Gerry Tosh, Gillian McDonald, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Highland Park, Howell, Ian Torrance, Japan, Japanese, Joe Dangler, Johnnie Walker, Julie Torrance, Laphroaig, London, MacKinlay, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Owsley Brown, Paris, Penderyn, Red Stag, Richard Paterson, Russell Anderson, Scotch, Scotland, Shackleton, single malt, Teacher's, Tempest, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tim Forbes, tourism, Travel, Truman Cox, Tun 1401, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Wales, Whisky Live, Whisky Show, Whyte & Mackay, Wilson & Morgan, Yoichi0 comments
Back at home, but with Paris still on my mind, and plenty of news to catch up on! We’ll catch up with more news on new releases from Whisky Live...
Episode 336: September 26, 201120110926183300
Episode 336: September 26, 2011
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2011Aberlour, Alistar MacDonald, Ann Miller, Australia, Beam, Bill Lark, Blended Scotch, Bonhams, Chivas Brothers, Compass Box, Daina Paulin, Dave Broom, Dennis Malcolm, Didier Ghorbanzadeh, event, Festival, France, Fred Laing, French, Glann ar Mor, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King Street, Ian Logan, Jean Donnay, John Glaser, John Hansell, John McLellan, Just-Drinks.com, Kilchoman, La Maison du Whisky, Laing, Last Vatted Malt, Lisa Collins, Mackmyra, Malt Advocate, Michael Urquhart, Nikka, Paris, Robert Hicks, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, women0 comments
In our final episode from Whisky Live Paris, we’ll get updates on the process of exporting Nikka’s Japanese whiskies to the U.S. for the f...
Episode 331: August 27, 201120110827185240
Episode 331: August 27, 2011
Mark GillespieAugust 27, 2011auction, Beam, BenRiach, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Bushmills, Colum Egan, Dalmore, Dewar's, distillery, expedition, Four Roses, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Isle of Skye, Jim Rutledge, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Linda Harrison, McTears, Old Pulteney, Paul Neep, Paul Skipworth, pole, Quarter Cask, Scotch, Scotland, single cask, single malt, Trinitas0 comments
The Kentucky Bourbon Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary three weeks from now, and we’ll discuss this year’s Festival and its history...