A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)20170618153921
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2017@jefflincicome, @lphd, ALS, angels, anniversary, backset, Balcones, Bear Creek Distilling, Ben Nevis, Black Art, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cat, Charbay, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chip Tate, Clyde May's, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colorado, Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project, commemorative, Consortium of Cards Series, Cork, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, David Stewart, Deatsville, distilling, divorce, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. James Crow, Dublin, duty free, eclipse, Elixir Distillers, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, fermentation, Few Spirits, Forsyths, Four Kings, France, Fred Noe, G. Rozelieures, Game 7 Batch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenturret, Graham Coull, Heaven Hill, Ian Millar, Independent Stave, inner smartass, Ireland, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Lincicome, Jenni Karakasevic, Jim Beam, Journeyman Distillery, Karuizawa, Kentucky, King of the Hills, Knob Creek, Knockmealdowns, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Larry Kilbourne, Liberties, litigation, Lorraine, Mark Reynier, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, Miles Karakasevic, Mississippi River Distilling Company, mouser, O.F.C., Old Pulteney, Otto Radio, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, patent, peated, Quora, Rachel Barrie, Redemption Whiskey, Richard Forsyth, Sam Mead, Sam Simmons, Scotch Whisky, Snow Leopard Trust, solar eclipse, Speciality Drinks, spent mash, spiritual retreat, State 38 Distilling, Stephen Teeling, storage, Stuart Nickerson, Susan Karakasevic, T.W. Samuels Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, Texas, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Tipperary Distillery, Tom Bulleit, Tourbe Collection, Towser, travel retail, Vaios Vlahotasios, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinexpo, Waco, Watershed, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, World Series, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco...
The Story of Green Spot Irish Whiskey20170317135041
The Story of Green Spot Irish Whiskey
Mark GillespieMarch 17, 2017Blue Spot, Bordeaux, Bow Street, Château Léoville Barton, Dublin, France, Grafton Street, Green Spot, Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Kildare Street, merchants, Mitchell & Son, Red Spot, Robert Mitchell, whiskey, whiskey bonding, whisky, wine, Yellow Spot0 comments
For years, whiskey lovers spoke of a mysterious Irish Whiskey that could generally be found only in Ireland. Green Spot is a single pot still Irish Wh...
Episode 603: August 21, 201620160821000822
Episode 603: August 21, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 20161920 Prohibition Edition, 291 Colorado Whiskey, 9/11, Adelphi, Alasdair Day, Aspen, BenRiach, Birthday, Booker's, Bordeaux, Brown-Forman, camera, Canada, Colin Taylor, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Copperworks Distilling, darkroom, David Robertson, Diageo, Distillery 291, Edinburgh, Engine Shed, Family Collector, Fireball, George S. Grant, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hanyu, Highland Park, Hobbister, Holyrood Park Distillery, Inner Circle, Instagram, Japan, Jason Craig, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Longmorn, Masters of Whisky, medicinal, Michael Myers, New York City, Old Forester, online, Orkney, Paul Hambrick, photographer, photography, Prohibition, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rob Carpenter, Rob Dietrich, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Seattle, September 11, sfmarv, Steve Beal, Stranahan's, TBG & Co., The Dalmore, The Glover, The Tweedale Blend, Triple Bourbon Finish, Tweedale, whiskey, Whiskey Row Series, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, World Trade Center, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
After years of working with supermodels and high-strung art directors in New York City, Michael Myers lives a much simpler – and more rewarding ...
Episode 538: June 6, 201520150607023547
Episode 538: June 6, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 7, 2015Angel's Envy, anniversary, Ardmore, Arkansas, Bacardi, Barry Stewart, Beam Suntory, Bernard Walsh, Bernheim, Blended Malt, Bordeaux, Bottled in Bond, Brendan Buckley, Brewdog, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, California, Cecelia Henderson, charges, Château Léoville Barton, Chris Ratcliff, Chuck Cowdery, class action, construction, consumer, Conyngham, Cooley, court, Creative Whisky Company, crowdfunding, David Stirk, defendant, Diageo, dispute, Douglas Laing & Co., Equity for Punks, estate, executor, experiment, family, Flora & Fauna, Forty Creek, Gilbert Curtsinger, Green Spot, Grimsby, guilty, Harlen Wheatley, hug, indictment, Invergordon, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey Association, Jim Beam, Joe Hyman, John Hall, Justin Victor, Kazerouni Law Group, Klaus Doblmann, labeling, Lane Castle, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lee Tatum, Leslie Wright, Lincoln Henderson, Linkwood, litigation, Little Rock, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Midleton, Mount Charles, Ontario, organized crime, pallet, Pappy Van Winkle, Phil Brandon, plea, racketeering, ringleader, Rock Town Distillery, Ronnie Eddins, Scallywag, Shelby County, Single Oak Project, Single Pot Still, Spirited Brands, Teun Van Wel, theft, Three Grain Harmony, Triple Wood, W.L. Weller, Wes Henderson, will, Zsoka McDonald0 comments
This week, we’re looking at the end of an experiment nearly 14 years in the making…Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project. The attempt t...
Episode 508: November 29, 201420141130005910
Episode 508: November 29, 2014
Mark GillespieNovember 30, 2014Allen key, audio, bad jokes, Balcones, Bardstown, barrel, Beam, Benromach, Bill Ricker, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bordeaux, Box, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Campbeltown, cask, Chinese, Chip Tate, Cissac, dispute, Dublin, Fiddlers Inn, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, French Oak, Gal Granov, GlenDronach, Gordon & MacPhail, Haut-Médoc, Hebrew, Hermitage, Herno, Ikea, independence, investors, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey Association, Israel, Jameson, Janne Groth, Jared Himstedt, Jim Lynch, Johnny, Jon Beach, judge, Loch Ness, loyalty, Lyndsey Gray, Mark Reynier, Mattias Johanneson, organic, Peter Morehead, pun, Rachel MacNeill, Redbreast, referendum, Remy Cointreau, restraining order, Rhône, Sauternes, Scottish, Spirit of Freedom, Springbank, square, startup, Sweden, Systembolaget, Teeling, The Challenger, The Pioneer, Tullamore Dew0 comments
Irish Whiskey has been leading the global growth in whisky sales for the last several years, posting double-digit gains every year. That growth is bei...
Episode 485: June 27, 201420140627210730
Episode 485: June 27, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2014album, Anchor Distilling, anniversary, Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, author, Banff, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon, Beam Suntory, Beer Barrel Bourbon, Ben Hogan, Black Barrel, Blaum Brothers, book, Bordeaux, Bourbon Capital of the World, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bowmore, Brianna Bailey, Bruichladdich, Byron Nelson, Campari, City Council, classic malts, Clermont, Dallas, David Urquhart, Deanston, Dewar's, Distilling Rob, Donna Nally, Dorus Mor, Duncan McGillivray, Elgin, Emerson Lamb, Excellence, explosion, family, family-owned, fire, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Galena, Glen Deveron, Glen Garden, Glen Garioch, Glenfiddich, golf course, Gordon & MacPhail, Harvest Bourbon Collection, Ian Urquhart, Ileach, Islay, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim McEwen, Justin Victor, Kentucky Whisky Chicks, Laura Urquhart, M.W. Blaum, Matt Hofmann, Michael Urquhart, Moore, Morrison Bowmore, music, neighbors, Nelson County, New Holland, Oklahoma, Old Pulteney, petition, Prince, protest, Purple Rain, Quarter Cask, Redemption Rye, retirement, River Deveron, Rob Gard, Rosemary Urquhart, Seattle, Signature Craft, Speyside, Spirited Debate, sprinklers, Steve Nally, Suntory, Tempest, Texas, Tulsa, Twister Distillery, Virgin Oak, Washington, Westland, WFAA, Wick, zoning0 comments
Michael Urquhart is retiring from Gordon & MacPhail in September, but the leader of the family-owned business calls it a natural “changing o...