Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)20190414164633
Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 14, 2019"Mister Sam", @enternal_expanse, @mikeyjoedrum, @sailorretro, @ScotchTestDummies, @thehonorablej, @VinP27, @wessexwhisky, A.H. Hirsch, advertising, Advertising Standards Agency, AI, American Whiskey Convention, author, Bacardi, Bar 51, Blade & Bow, Bladnoch, Bob Dalgarno, Bob Dylan, Bomberger's, book, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Captain's Reserve, charity, Chatham Imports, Chris Morris, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, commercial, Compass Box, court, Coxs Creek, Craigellachie, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dingleberry, distillery, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co. Big Peat, Dragon's Legend, Drew Mayville, Edrington, Elizabeth McCall, Elm Street Church, Everett Beam, expansion, Feis Ile, Four Roses, gallery, Game of Thrones, Georgie Bell, Glencairn, Glengoyne, Glenturret, Hans Offringa, Hansjörg Wyss, Heaven's Door, Highland Park, history, House Greyjoy, Ian MacMillan, Islay, John Asher, journalism, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lalique, Lawrenceburg, legal, Lew Bryson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Louisville, machine learning, Martin Duffy, Michter's, mint julep, Montreal, Nashville, Neil Bulloch, New York, Nick Savage, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, reckless behavior, Sam Bronfman, Sazerac, Schafferstown, scholarships, Seagram's, Silvio Denz, Small Batch Select, spill, spires, Stitzel-Weller, Stoll & Wolfe, Talisker, Tasting Whiskey, Tennessee, The Beatrice Inn, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Story of the Spaniard, transcripts, Twisted Tattoo, University of Pennsylvania, waiter, Western Kentucky University, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Lew Bryson and Martin Duffy take their whisky seriously…but not much else! When they joined us at the recent American Whiskey Convention in Phil...
A New Tune for Dewar’s (Episode 761: March 31, 2019)20190330215734
A New Tune for Dewar’s (Episode 761: March 31, 2019)
Mark GillespieMarch 30, 2019@IrishLegs, accident, acidity, age statement, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, April Fool's Day, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Ardbeg Drum, Australia, author, Bagpiper, Balblair, Bardstown, Barley, bartender, Barton 1792 Distillery, beaver, beer well, BenRiach, biomass, blending, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, cancer, casks, castor sacs, castoreum, Celebrious, charring, Chicago, Chivas Regal, cocktail, Committee Edition, Compass Box, cooperage, de-char, Delilah's, Dewar's, Diageo, Distell, distiller, Double Double, dramming, Drum, Eau de Musc, Edition No. 4, farming, Fishky, Four Roses, Geert Bero, Geneva Conventions, Glaswegian, grasshopper, Gregg Glass, Hall of Fame, Heidi, herring, Hibiki, Ian Logan, Icons of Whisky Awards, Inver House, investigation, Islay, Jack's Lounge/Equus, Jamie Milne, Jim Swan, John Dewar & Sons, John MacDonald, John Rochfort, joke, Joy Perrine, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Peerless, King of Trees, Klaus Pinkernell, Lait de Romalea, Louisville, Mackmyra, maltings, Mark Reynier, Mclaren Vale, Michter's, New Hampshire, Nick Savage, obituary, Peerless, Perth, Peter Silver, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, planing, prank, Rachel Barrie, re-char, rejuvenated casks, renewable energy, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shore House Croft, Smith & Wollensky, Speyside, spill, Stephanie Macleod, Stewart Buchanan, stillman, STR Cask, Strathisla, Suntory, Surstromming, Susan Riegler, Suzanna, Sweden, Tamworth Distilling, tank, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, The Lakes Distillery, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tommy Smith, travel retail, vintages, Weller, Weller Full Proof, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whisky Works, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, wood, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Blending whiskies is both an art and a science, and Dewar’s could fairly be accused of focusing more on the science side in recent years with so...
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)20170903182419
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 20171792 Barton, agriculture, Alex Grelli, Ann Marshall, Anson Mills, artist, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benoit Bailey, BevCon, Birthday Bourbon, Blender's Batch, Bloodshot Records, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brent Elliott, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campbeltown, Canada, Champions Park, Charleston, Chicago, China, corn, crop, diplomacy, diplomatic, distilling, Dixon Dedman, Edition No. 3, Edition Series, Espresso Roast, Evanston, experiment, farm, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Flights of Bourbon, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Glenn Roberts, grain, Green Beret, Harvey, High Wire Distilling, Highland Park, hooch, Houston, Hurricane, Ian Logan, Illinois, Irish Whiskey, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Red, Joanna McDonough, John Hargrove, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Oliver, Kavalan, Keith Chong, Ken Pierce, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Owl, King Car, labeling, Larry Schoen, Limited Edition Small Batch, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Magnus, mash bill, Matthew Lurin, Max Kellas, Meredith Grelli, Michael McKenna, Mike Raymond, military, Monongahela, music, Old Forester, painting, Paul Drennan, Paul Hletko, Peat Week, Pennsylvania, perfume, Pittsburgh, province, provincial, Quebec, recognition, Reserve 101, Roja Dove, Rum Cask Blend, Ryan Engen, Rye, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, scrap iron, Singapore, slave, South Carolina, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Nally, Stoli Group, Taipei, Taiwan, terroir, The Balvenie, The Macallan, Tom Crume, Van Winkle, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wigle, wildlife, Wine Cask Blend0 comments
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a wh...
A Whisky Journey (Episode 626: January 29, 2017)20170128224227
A Whisky Journey (Episode 626: January 29, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2017@ECava, @WhiskyRI, #99 Red Cask, #thankyoutrump, Adam Caparelli, Adam Hannett, Adela, All-Star Game, André Girard, architecture, Asia-Pacific, Atlantic Sea Salt, ballot, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, Black Art, Bladnoch, Bob Dalgarno, Bogart's, Bond & Lillard, Bourbon, Bovey Tracey, Bowmore, Brexit, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, budget, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Campari America, Canada, Canadian, Casa Cuervo, Chancellor, charity, China, Chinese, craft, Dartmoor, Dartmoor Distillery, Dave Broom, David Prior, Devon, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Julio, Don Livermore, Double Double Oaked, economic impact, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edition #2, El Cellar de Can Roca, Emily Cavalier, England, Eric Gregory, excise taxes, exports, Fred Minnick, free trade, hockey, Humphrey Bogart, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Ileachs, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Heritage, Jimmy Russell, Joe Beatrice, John Campbell, John Paul DeJoria, Johnnie Walker, Joo Kim, Just-Drinks.com, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, Lisbon, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lunar New Year, Marcio Ramos, Master, Matthew Sammons, Michael Jacobsen, National Hockey League, NHL, Niagara, Nick Ligon, Old Ripy, Ontario, pagoda, Patron, Portugal, Pre-Prohibition, Prime Minister, Princetown, Princetown Distillers, Quebec, Rachel Barrie, Roca, ROK Drinks, Samsara, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish, scuba diving, single barrel, small batch, Spain, Steve Loiaconi, Talia, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Tim Knittel, Toronto, tourism, trade, trade agreements, trademark, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Travel, Tripp Stimson, Trump, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, Vault Editions, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Virginia, Wayne Gretzky, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Series, whisky, whisky.auction, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, winery, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Marcio Ramos started his whisky journey as a bartender in his hometown of Lisbon, Portugal…but thought he’d left the whisky business behin...
Episode 619: December 11, 201620161211123350
Episode 619: December 11, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 11, 2016@beastin25_8, @crewcutter, @WhiskyRI, 1903, absinthe, acquisition, Alameda, allocation, Anchor Distilling, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arran, Austin Nichols & Co., Award, Baller Single Malt, Bay Area, Beam Suntory, Bernard Walsh, bleep, blood vessels, Bob Dalgarno, Booger McFarland, Booker Noe, Booker's, Booker's Rye, Bottled in Bond, Bruce Joseph, California, carbon dating, Chapel Gate, Clear Creek, cold, Constellation Brands, consultant, core, counterfeit, craft distilling, cream liqueur, David Robertson, Dean McCarthy, doctors, dunnage warehouse, eau de vie, economic development, Edition No. 2, Edrington, El Cellar de Can Roca, ESPN Radio, fake, Fine & Rare Series, football, fraud, Fritz Maytag, fuck, Gary A. Turner, gin, Girona, government, Green Bay, Greg Parseghian, hallucinogenic, health, Health Services Executive, High West, Holstein, Hotaling's, hypothermia, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, J.J. Corry, Jim Murray, John Little, Joo Kim, Jörg Rupf, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kerrygold, labeling, Lance Winters, Laphroaig, Louise McGuane, Macallan, medical, Mike & Mike, monkey, NBV Investments, Old Potrero, Omar, Oxford, Pappy Van Winkle, polar vortex, pricing, rare whisky 101, Red Tape Follies, Remy Cointreau, Rhode Island, Roca, San Francisco, Scott Spolverino, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, St. George's Spirits, Steve McCarthy, Tag Galyean, tourism, TTB, Utah, value, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, weather, West Virginia, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Bible, whisky trail, Wild Turkey, winter, Yamazaki0 comments
A couple of weeks ago, we credited San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling with being the birthplace of the American craft distilling movement in 1993...
Episode 611: October 16, 201620161015233932
Episode 611: October 16, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 15, 2016@mischiefmags, @pkhtex, Alan Shayne, American Stillhouse, archaeological, author, bargaining, BBR, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Black Bull, Bob Dalgarno, book, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, brandy, Brandywine Creek, Brazil, Brexit, Britain, British, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, China, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Clermont, Col. E.H. Taylor, contract, David Frost, Doug McIvor, Duncan Taylor, European Union, exports, festivals, Frank McHardy, Glen Grant, historical, India, Ironroot Republic, IWSC Group, Janelle Mudd, Janet Patton, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Jonathan Likarish, Jura, Kentucky, labor, Lexington Herald-Leader, London, Longmorn, Madeline Shayne, Maggie Robinson, Martin Dolezal, Masters Collection, negotiations, Nicolas Laracuente, OFC, Paul Hansen, picket line, Republic of Texas, Revolutionary War, Robert Likarish, Schenley, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, SMWS, Spirit Imports, Springbank, Springbank Whisky School, St. James Place, Steffen Brauner, strike, Texas, Texas Legation, Texas Legation Bourbon, The Macallan, The Whisky Extravaganza, trade, UFCW, UK, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, whiskey, Whiskies of the World, whisky, WhiskyMax, Whiskypedia, Woodford County, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Charles Maclean is arguably one of the most prolific Scotch whisky writers around, and his years of research and writing have given him a unique histo...
Episode 510: December 8, 201420141208015758
Episode 510: December 8, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 8, 2014A. Smith Bowman, affidavits, allegations, architects, Atholl Crescent, attorney, Balcones, BenRiach, Benromach, blender, Bob Dalgarno, Box, buyout, Cadenhead's, Caramel, chill filtering, Chip Tate, Ciroc, Colin Ross, construction, court, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Dornoch, Edinburgh, Edrington, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, Gaelic, Geoff Bell, Georgie Crawford, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkeir Treasures, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, Hall of Fame, Ian Curle, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, imports, Inchgower, India, infused, Inver House, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Ken Grier, Lagavulin, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, Little Bay, Macallan, Mackmyra, Madagascar, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, mediation, memos, Michael Urquhart, Nate Arnold, negotiations, Oban, PE Investors II LLC, Pernod Ricard, Peter Gordon, Pierre Pringuet, PR agency, redacted, restraining order, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Mile Whiskies, running, Sandy Coutts, Sandy McIntyre, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, shopping, slander, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Stuart Harvey, Susan Colville, SWA, Sweden, Tamdhu, tariffs, taxes, Texas, The Whisky Shop, trade, vanilla, Virginia, Waco, Wayne Kieswetter, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, wife, William Grant & Sons0 comments
As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas ...
Hong Kong Macallan M Auction Shatters World Record20140120151100
Hong Kong Macallan M Auction Shatters World Record
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2014auction, Bob Dalgarno, charity, Charity: Water, collector, Edrington, Fabien Baron, Guinness, Hong Kong, investor, Lalique, Macallan, Macallan M, New York, record, Silvio Benz, Sotheby's0 comments
January 20, 2014 – Hong Kong charities will benefit from Saturday’s auction of a rare six-liter decanter of The Macallan M to the tune of ...
Episode 449: October 26, 201320131026213158
Episode 449: October 26, 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 26, 2013Andrina Fitzgerald, Arran, Astor Center, Austria, author, Ayrshire, Balvenie, Beam, Bob Dalgarno, book, Boutique, Bristol, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, Cooley, Dad's Hat, Daniel Kammer, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, Distillery Reserve, Dominic Roskrow, Dublin, Dufftown, Dundalk, editor, Elliott Erwitt, expansion, Family Reserve, Franklin County, Gavin Smith, Glenburgie, Glenfiddich, Grant's, Great Northern Brewery, Hans Offringa, Hazelwood, Herman Mihalich, Ian Buxton, Inchmurrin, Ireland, Irish, Jack Teeling, John Cooper, John Teeling, Jurgen Diebel, Kilbeggan, Kininvie, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Macallan, Masters of Malt, Masters of Photography, Michter's, Millennium, Millennium Casks, New Market Square, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Pennsylvania, Peter Mulryan, Petr Hosek, Philadelphia, photo, print, reward, Robin Robinson, Sheriff, smack down, smackdown, Stephen Teeling, Taiwan, Teeling, Teeling Whiskey, theft, Tom Bruce-Gardyne, Toronto, tourism, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vienna, visitors, Whiskey Row, Whisky Opus, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Whisky0 comments
Ireland’s Kilbeggan Distillery is said to be the world’s oldest whiskey distillery, and it’s now being run by what may well be one o...
The Macallan Releases Latest Masters of Photography Series20131026130733
The Macallan Releases Latest Masters of Photography Series
Mark GillespieOctober 26, 2013Albert Watson, Annie Leibovitz, Bob Dalgarno, Elliott Erwitt, Macallan, Masters of Photography, photo, print, Rankin0 comments
October 26, 2013 – The Macallan’s latest release in its Masters of Photography Series of limited-edition bottlings features legendary phot...