Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)20180826165313
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 26, 2018@ButlerB, @KYWhisky, @PhilCatelinet, @turnipwhiskery, #HPSummerPhoto, Adam Hannett, alcohol fuel plant, Arran, arrest, author, azeotropic limit, bail, Balcones, Barley, blend, Bob Dylan, book, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon Curious, Brian Kinsman, Brimstone, Bruichladdich, Champions Park, counterfeit, court, Creative Whisky Company, Dallas Dhu, David Stirk, DSP, E85, editor, Emily Ivers, ethanol, ethyl alcohol, Euan Mitchell, Faraday Still, farmer, farms, Festival, Fistful of Bourbon, fraud, Fred Minnick, fuel, Gordon Working, Greg Butler, Heather Antoine, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door, Historic Environment Scotland, Indy Racing Experience, IndyCar, infringement, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Jaclyn Minnick, Jimmy Russell, Kelsey McKechnie, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kingsbarns, lade, lawsuit, lawyers, litigation, loch, London, Louisville, magazine, Malcolm Waring, Marc Bushala, Mario Andretti, MGP, Michter's, Ministry of Defence, museum, music, Old Fitzgerald, Old Pulteney, Penderyn, Phil Catelinet, Pocono Raceway, police, publisher, rainfall, Ryan Perry, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shane Baker, skip, Straight Edge Bourbon, SWA, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Splinter Group, The Whisky Exchange, trademark, US Patent & Trademark Office, water, Weapon of Mass Distraction, weather, Whipsaw Rye, Whiskery Turnip, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, Wick, Wilderness Trail, William Grant & Sons, WMD, X4, Yellow Submarine0 comments
If Fred Minnick had any more balls in the air right now, the circus would be calling him with a job offer as a juggler. He’s launching the new B...
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards20150224180327
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieFebruary 24, 2015Baby Blue, Bainbridge, Balcones, Battle Point, Bernheim, Brimstone, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, Confederation Oak, Elijah Craig, Forty Creek, Four Roses, judging, Knob Creek, Mellow Corn, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Redemption Rye, Rittenhouse, Rogue Dead Guy, Sonoma Rye, Sons of Liberty, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, W.L. Weller, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, Whisky Magazine, William Larue Weller, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
February 24, 2015 – Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20-year-old was named Best Bourbon in the 2015 World Whiskies Awards presented by Whisky Mag...
Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014administration, Alberta Premium, Ardbeg, Australia, author, awards, Balcones, beer, Big Peat, bill, Bladnoch, book, Brimstone, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, budget, Bulleit, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Catoctin Creek, Chancellor, Chip Tate, cider, Cocke County, cocktail, Coffey Grain, Colin Armstrong, competition, court, Dark Horse, Dave Broom, Dave Greene, David Frost, David Grant, David Urquhart, David Wishart, Dennie Hammer, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, duties, editor, escalator, Exchequer, exports, Forgiven, General Assembly, George Dickel, George Osborne, George T. Stagg, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, guide, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, history, Icons, Icons of Whisky, independence, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim McEwan, L. Mulligan, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, law, legislation, legislature, manual, Mark Green, Master of Malt, Michael Foggarty, Mickey Heads, moonshine, Nikka, Octomore, Patrick Maguire, perfect score, Pike Creek, Popcorn Sutton, Raymond Armstrong, receiver, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Paterson, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Scottish National Party, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, SNP, St. Patrick's Day, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Swallow, Taketsuru, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, taxes, Teeling, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tish Harcus, Torfa, trade, Twitter, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Waco, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Dave Broom has written and edited many books on whisky and other spirits, but none quite like his latest book. “Whisky: The Manual” is for...
Aussie Malt Wins “World’s Best” in World Whiskies Awards20140321095256
Aussie Malt Wins “World’s Best” in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2014Australia, awards, Balcones, Brimstone, competition, French Oak Cask, Hobart, judging, Lost Distilleries Blend, Master of Malt, Nikka, Patrick Maguire, Pike Creek, Pumpkin Spice, Redbreast, Resurrection, Rob Allanson, Sazerac, Sons of Liberty, Sullivan's Cove, Taketsuru, Tasmania Distillery, Teeling, The Blended Whisky Company, Thomas H. Handy, Whisky Live London, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
March 21, 2014 – Call it an upset…call it a surprise…call it what you will, but the reputation of Australian whisky has received a m...
Episode 357: February 18, 201220120217223314
Episode 357: February 18, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 17, 2012"99 Pot Stills", "Alt Whiskeys", Adelphi, ADI, Alex Bruce, Ardnamurchan, artisan, Balcones, Balvenie, Bill Owens, book, Brimstone, Chip Tate, Corsair, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Cutty Sark, Darek Bell, distillery, distilling, football, Glengoyne, Jason Craig, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, Nashville, Pendleton, rugby, Talisker, Tennessee0 comments
Craft distillers make whisky as much out of passion as a desire to make money, and that gives them the freedom to try different things…just beca...
Episode 319: June 4, 201120110603235458
Episode 319: June 4, 2011
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2011Arkansas, Balcones, Belfast, Brimstone, Cairdeas, Chip Tate, craft distilling, Dry Fly, Glen Garioch, Ileach, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jack Daniel's, John Campbell, Kavalan, King Car, Knappogue Castle, Laphroaig, Macallan, Peter Lavery, Phil Brandon, Rocktown, single malt, Taiwan, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, Waco, Washington, wheat, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the last episode, I mentioned the Balcones Brimstone blue corn whiskey from Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas…and how the corn was smoked ov...
Episode 318: May 29, 201120110528211832
Episode 318: May 29, 2011
Mark GillespieMay 28, 2011auction, author, Balcones, Beam, Bonhams, book, Bourbon, Brimstone, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Canada, China, Chuck Cowdery, Col. E.H. Taylor, David Wishart, Devil's Cut, Diageo, distillery, Early Times, energy, environment, history, Hong Kong, Ileach, Islay, Jim Beam, John Campbell, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Laphroaig, Luxco, Mackmyra, Rebel Yell, Shanghai, single malt, Speyside, Sweden, Weller, Whisky Classified0 comments
Chuck Cowdery was writing about Bourbon back in the days when few people were paying attention to America’s Native Spirit, and his work has earn...