A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)20190922224646
A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2019"The Magic of the Cask", @ButlerB, @donaldhanna, Aidy Smith, Amazon Prime, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Ashley Cundiff, Ashley Penney, barrel aging, barrels, BBC, Ben Nevis, Benchmark, Bourbon Women, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bushmills, Caol Ila, Cascade Hollow, ceramic, Charles W. Medley, cognac, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colombia, contract, Crand Cru, Cream of Kentucky, cuvee, decanter, Diageo, Dictador Rum, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Donald Hanna, Drew Mayville, Eagle Rare, Ed Dodson, Edition No. 5, Elgin, evaporation, Even Kulsveen, Fay Coull, Frank McHardy, Garry Oak, Garryana, George T. Stagg, glazing, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, GMB, Graham Coull, Greg Butler, Greg David, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, Imperial, Indiana, induction, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, James Beam, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Katrina Egbert, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, La Martiniquaise, labor, labour, Larry Kass, lead, Lincoln Henderson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Lowlands, Martha Willett Kulsveen, maturation, MGP, negotiations, oxidation, Peggy Noe Stevens, Phil Brandon, plant-based, Preakness, Quora.com, Robbie Mattingly, Rock Town Distillery, rum, Sazerac, Sazerac Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, social media, Speyside, Springbank, strike, Supernova, Tennessee, The Glasgow Distillery Company, The Macallan, The Three Drinkers, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tracie Franklin, Two Masters, union, Unite, Wes Henderson, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, William Larue Weller, wood, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay0 comments
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him ...
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)20190106165051
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2019Aberfeldy, Abhainn Dearg, acquisition, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, application, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bain's, Beam Suntory, Bicentenary, Big Five Duty Free, Black Prince, Booker Noe Distillery, Bourbon, Brent Stewart, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Calgary, Cambus, Canada, Canadian Club, Chicago, Christopher Winters, competition, construction, Daniel Marlowe, Dave Pickerell, DC, Diageo, District of Columbia, Donegal, Douglas Laing & Co., East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Feis Ile, first dram, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Fritz Farm, Gaja Capital, Georgie Crawford, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, hockey, Imperial. @lawschooldrunk, India, Indiana, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Lewis, James Sedgewick Distillery, Jim Beam Distillery, Johannesburg, John Distilleries, John Newfry, Johnnie Walker, Kent Crittenden, Kentucky, Kentucky for Kentucky, Kilchoman, Laddie Classic, Lagavulin, Last Dram, Lexington, liquor agency, Little Book, lottery, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's Mark, Maryland, moonshine, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Year's, NHL, nosing, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Ohio, palate, Palmetto Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul John, planning approval, planning permission, Port Ellen, R.J. Hodges, Raj Singh, Ryan Campbell, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky. expansion, Scotland, shares, single grain, South Africa, South Carolina, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, stake, Stanley Cup, Star Industries, Sukhinder Singh, tasting, The Balvenie, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Deveron, The Whisky Exchange, Three Chord Bourbon, Tim Knittel, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Virginia, visitors centers, Washington, Washington Capitals, whiskey, Whiskey Bear, whisky, world champions, Zionsville0 comments
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far between...
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)20181209123051
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)
Mark GillespieDecember 9, 2018@BDP514AM, @BourbonScript, @whiskeycat1324, Alaska, Allison Parc, Allison Patel, Anchorage, artist, assets, Augusta, Balcones, banks, Bardstown, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bernard Walsh, Bill Ashburn, Bill Newlands, Billy Leighton, blending, Bobby Parnell, Bond & Lillard, Boo, border, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brenne Whiskey, Brexit, Brian Belmore, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Cask Masters, Catoctin Creek Distillery, CEO, cognac, competition, Constellation Brands, consulting, contest, contract, councils, court, craft distilling, Cutty Sark, Damian Riley-Smith, Dave Sweet, David Marra, definition, design, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, distilling, divorce, Dr. George Moore, Dundalk, earthquake, Eddie Russell, Edrington, Enda Kenny, ennis, events, executive, extradition, Facebook, festivals, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Forty Creek Whisky Weekend, France, fraud, French, Gareth Moore, geographical indicator, George Washington's Distillery, Georgia, GI, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Great Northern Brewery, Great Northern Distillery, Grimsby, Guess the Distillery, Hall of Fame, health warnings, Heaven's Door, heritage grains, Hibernia, Ian Curle, India, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, John Teeling, Journey Cask Collection, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Keri Scruggs, Kingfisher Airlines, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Label of 5 World Tour, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, Lawson Whiting, Lebanon, Leo Varadkar, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lisa Wicker, Lovingston, money laundering, Mongolian Oak, Mount Vernon, New Brunswick, New York, Northern Ireland, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, Oban, Old Charter Oak, Old Ripy, Ontario, Pappy Van Winkle, Paragraph Publishing, Paul Varga, Peterson Farms, politics, producer, prosecutors, public comment, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), quote, Rachel Barrie, Rami Mouallem, regulations, reporter, retirement, Rob Sands, Robert Polson II, Samson & Surrey, Scott Harris, Scott McCroskie, single malt, slow-motion, spirit safe, stumped, Taghta, Talisker, Taoiseach, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, The Drinks Business, The Macallan, TTB, U.S. Treasury Department, United Spirits, Unity, Victoria Caledonian, Vijay Mallya, vintage, Virginia, Virginia Distillery Company, W.B. Saffell, Walsh Whiskey Company, warehouse, Washington Post, whiskey, Whiskey & Barrel Nite, Whiskey Barons, whisky, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, winner, Writers Tears, Zach McCabe0 comments
Irish Whiskey continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the whisky business around the world, but the distilleries in Ireland and Norther...
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)20170219142844
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2017@AdventSpirits, @Maltbank_Herald, @MarieinDublin, Alistair Walker, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Anthony Wills, Arthur D. Little, ASCA, Auchentoshan, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, best in class, Billy Walker, Bluegrass Distillers, Boone County, bottler, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Camden, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, cat, CETA, competition, consultant, convention, Cooper River Bourbon, Cooper River Distillers, Cooper River Rye, Corby, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, craft tour, Crieff Hydro Hotel, Dave Broom, Decades, distillery cat, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew Dilkens, Eddie Russell, Egg Harbor Township, EU, European Union, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse Experience, geographical indicator, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenturret, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian_Appleton, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, James Yoakum, Jim Swan, Jonathan Bray, Josh Quinn, judging, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kilchoman, lexicon, Lexington, Louisville, luxury, Marie Byrne, Master's Keep, Matt Shattock, mayor, medal, memoir, Mingo Creek Craft Distillers, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Nashville, New Jersey, obituary, Ontario, Parker Beam, Penderyn, Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research, Pernod Ricard, Petty's Island, Philadelphia, Pineau des Charentes, Pittsburgh, porter, provincial, Rachel Barrie, Revival, rum, Scotch, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Seattle, Silvano Samaroli, single cask, Single Run Series, Sonoma County Distilling Company, spa, Stephen Davies, Still 630, Taste of Tennessee, Tatlock & Thompson, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Scotsman, The Welsh Whisky Company, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, tourism, trade, treaty, tribute, Tuckahoe Brewing Company, Turret, Virginia Distillery Company, Wemyss Malts, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Eretico, Whisky Heretic, whisky maker, Wild Turkey, Windsor, YouTube0 comments
Camden, New Jersey has a long manufacturing heritage dating back decades, but the city’s glory days ended decades ago – leaving behind emp...
Episode 606: September 11, 201620160911121834
Episode 606: September 11, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2016@Justin83793724, actor, anCnoc, Angel's Envy, Angel's Share Glass, anniversary, auction, Aurora, Bardstown, Beanie Espey, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Big Peat, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Kunce-Concewitz, Brexit, Bruce Russell, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Campbeltown, Cannes, Chapel Gate, Christmas Edition, collection, Craoi na Móna, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Perkins, Donald Pennington, Doug Haslam, Douglas Laing & Co., dunnage, Eagle Rare 17, Eddie Russell, European Union, exchange rates, Forty Creek, George T. Stagg, Glen Scotia, Grand Marnier, Gruppo Campari, Health Services Executive, High West, Ikea, Inverness, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Espey, Jewish Whisky Company, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Russell, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Joseph Magnus, Joshua Hatton, Justin Victor, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Last Drop Distillers, Lincoln Henderson, Loch Lomond, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Luxco, Martyn Simpson, Massachusetts, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Matthew McConaughey, MGP, Milroy's of Soho, movies, Newton, Old Forester, Paddy, Park City, Peaty Collection, Pernod Ricard, Peter Wendel, podcast, Rebecca Jago, Rebel Yell, Red Tape Follies, regulators, Richard Paterson, Rob Beaton, rock star, Russell's Reserve, sale, Sazerac, Sazerac 18, server, Single Cask Nation, Southern Comfort, speculation, Spencer Jacobsen, Stack, statistics, Stitcher, television, TFWA, The Nose, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Jago, Tomatin, traditional, travel retail, Tuaca, UBS, Utah, Wanship, Wes Henderson, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Jewbilee, Whisky Live Paris, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Wolfburn0 comments
Eddie Russell has been working in the shadow of his father, Wild Turkey’s legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell, for the last 35 years. Now, ...
Buffalo Trace Releases 2016 Antique Collection Whiskies20160907115636
Buffalo Trace Releases 2016 Antique Collection Whiskies
Mark GillespieSeptember 7, 2016Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Eagle Rare 17, George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, stainless steel, tanks, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, William Larue Weller0 comments
September 7, 2016 – Buffalo Trace is out with the 2016 edition of its highly-regarded Antique Collection, including the first new edition of 18-...
Episode 552: September 12, 201520150912224908
Episode 552: September 12, 2015
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2015Abbey Whisky, aging, Alba Reserve, anniversary, Anon, Ardbeg, Arran, Ballantine's, BenRiach, Bladnoch, Bourbon Cask Reserve, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart Distillers, Ceòbanach, Chivas Brothers, Circular Blending, Cooley, corrections, Deanston, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Eagle Rare, errado, experiment, extraction, Extraordinary Cask, Fred Laing, George T. Stagg, Gordon Motion, Hibernia Distillers, Hyde, Ian MacMillan, Illicit Stills, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish, Islay, John Campbell, Kiln Embers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Latada, Ledaig, Luke Tegner, M.B. Roland, Madeira, maturation, maturity, MB Roland, Michter's, micro-gravity, NanoRacks, NASA, Norman Lao, Northern Ireland, nosing, Open Space Agency, Paul Tomaszewski, Port Dundas, Portugal, Portugese, primer, Rademon Estate Distillery, Reserve Collection, retirement, Richard Betts, Robur Reserve, Ronnie Cox, Royal Salute, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac Rye, science, Scott Rosenbaum, scratch and sniff, Seattle, Select Reserve, senses, Sherry Cask Reserve, Shortcross Gin, single grain, Smugglers Series, Space, space glass, Spain, Suntory, terpenes, The Antiquary, The Dalmore, The Eternal Reserve, The Glenrothes, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, US1, Vintage Reserve, webcast, Wemyss Malts, West Cork, Westland, William Larue Weller, zero gravity1 comment
The Glenrothes was one of the first Scotch Whisky distilleries to label its single malts with wine-style vintages instead of age statements. While the...
Episode 498: September 26, 201420140926213705
Episode 498: September 26, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2014Alan Winchester, Alex Salmond, anCnoc, Angel's Envy, Angry Salmond, Ardbeg, attorney, auction, auctioneer, Bonhams, Boston, Bremont, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Caramel, Cask Masters, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chris Morris, Christopher McNair, claims, class action, Cleveland, Compass Box, Cook County Chancery Court, data, David DeFazio, Douglas Laing & Co. McGibbon's, Early Times, Edelson, Eleuthera, experiment, export, Feis Ile, First Minister, France, fraud, Friends of Laphroaig, George T. Stagg, Gleneagles, Glenmorangie, golf, Harrod's, HM Revenue & Customs, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, job swap, Joe Hyman, John Campbell, Joseph Hyman, Keith Kerkhoff, KFC Yum! Center, Kirby, labeling, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisville, Louisville Slugger Field, Main Street, Mike Barber, natural color, Nicola Sturgeon, Old Forester, orbit, Richard Paterson, Ryder Cup, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Bush, Scott Spolverino, Simon Brooking, Skinner, Space, Stockholm, Supernova, Sweden, Taghta, Templeton Rye, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tom Lix, trade, TTB, Vinopolis, vintage, Whiskey Row, Winchester Collection, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
With all of the issues being raised over whisky labeling in the US and a new lawsuit challenging claims on Templeton Rye’s labels, we’ll h...
About to Buy a Rare Whisky? It Could Be a Fake! (Episode 747: December 30, 2018)