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Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)20190929192731

Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)

Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 2019@minter, @pintsandpoetry, @stuloosemore, Academy Awards, Airbus, Al Pacino, Alumni Whisky Series, announcer, Ardbeg, auction, Belfour Spirits, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, Blair Castle, Boeing, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brexit, Cannes, Carolina Hurricanes, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Swonger, Christie's, comic book, correction, Dave Keon, David DeFazio, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Deatsville, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donna Nally, Ed Belfour, Edrington, EU, European Union, fire, France, Frank Coleman, Glen Moray, Gordon & MacPhail, Gotham Hall, Graham Coull, H. Wade Minter, Highland Park, hockey, Hollywood, induction, Ireland, J.P. Wiser's, Joe Pesci, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Katrina Egbert, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Owl, lobbying, Lot #40, Mark Messier, Martin Scorsese, Michael Deresynski, movie, My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train, Neal Pyle, Nelson County, New York City, New York Film Festival, NHL, NHL Alumni, North Carolina, Old Pulteney, Oscars, Outryder, Peggy Noe Stevens, PNC Arena, politics, public address, railroad, Raleigh, Rebecca Jago, Rittenhouse Rye, Robert DeNiro, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Salute, Sam Heughan, Scottish Ballet, Speyside, Stone of Destiny, T.W. Samuels Distillery, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tax Free World Association, television, TFWA, The Balvenie, The Irishman, The Last Drop, The Walking Dead, Tilda Swinton, trade, Traigh Bhan, travel retail, Tribeca Productions, Trump Administration, TTB, Tun 1509, Walsh Whiskey, Washington, whiskey, whisky, WLKY, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey, Yvan Cournoyer0 comments

Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a...

Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621

Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)

Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments

It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...

Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)20190610034515

Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)

Mark GillespieJune 10, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @fr1day, Adroit Theory Brewing, allergic reaction, allergy, Andy Watts, Arkansas, Australia. Starward, Balcones, Barley, bartender, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, birch, Blackened American Whiskey, Blood Oath, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brewery, buyout, Cadenhead's, Canada, Canadian, Caribbean Reserve Rye, Catoctin Creek Distillery, charity, China, Chris Riesbeck, Colin Matthews, comment, Commonwealth Cooperage, Compass Box, competition, Crown Royal, cruise ship, Cunard, Dave Pickerell, David Vitale, Denver, Dia de los Muertos, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, doctor, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Eimverk Distillery, EU, European Union, Exponent, Five Lamps, Flóki, George Dickel, Glass Revolution Imports, Glen Scotia, gluten, grain, High Plains Texas Single Malt, Hill House Capital, Honours List, Iceland, incentives, Inchmurrin, independent bottler, Independent Stave, Ireland, Irish, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beveridge, jobs, Johnnie Walker, KEDFA, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Lisa Hawkins, Little Rock, Loch Lomond Distillers, Loch Lomond Distillery, London, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark @ WTF, Mark Watt, McLennan County, medical, Melbourne, Metallica, metric, Mexico, migration, Morehead, music, Noble Collection, O'Hara's Beer, OBE, Office of Management & Budget, Order of the British Empire, Pact No. 5, Peter Bowyer, private equity, Purcellville, Queen Elizabeth, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rascals Brewing, regulatory, Reykjavik, rigger, roadie, Rob Dietrich, Robert Mark, Rock Town Distillery, Rosey Mitchell, rulemaking, rum, Russian Imperial Stout, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Seafarer, Seattle, sheep dung, South Africa, stagehand, standards of fill, Stranahan's, Tamdhu, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tennessee, Texas, The Benevolent Society, The Circle, The Dubliner, The Scarf Community, Thomas Hogue, Three Sheets, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, unified agenda, Vermont, Virginia, Waco, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, WhistlePig Farm0 comments

Rock bands often sound differently after they replace a member, and the members of Metallica considered Master Distiller Dave Pickerell to be part of ...

Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)20190520001839

Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)

Mark GillespieMay 20, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @Drew7182, @friedcell, @mhanch, @thecocktailmaven, @TheTracerBullet, Aberdeen, aluminum, Andalucia, anniversary, bar, Bardstown, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Billy Leighton, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon & Beyond, British Airways, Cairdeas, Canada, Captain's Reserve, CASC, Cascade Hollow, Castle & Key, Centennial, Charbay, charity, China, Chris Morris, consulting, cooperage, Copper Alley, Cormac O'Connor, David McCabe, Diageo, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Dingle Whiskey, distillery, distilling, Dream Cask, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Elliott Hughes, EU, European Union, exports, Feis Ile, Fernand Schaack, Founding Fathers, Game of Thrones, geographical indicator, George Dickel, Great American Craft Spirits, Hotaling & Co., House Baratheon, Ian Logan, imports, InchDairnie, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Isaac Páez Gutiérrez, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Daniel's, Jerez de la Frontera, Jill Hawkins, Karakasevic, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Legacy Edition, Liam LaHart, Lisanna Byrd, Louisville, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, Marko Mrdjenovic, Mexico, Michael Mangeot, Nicole Austin, Noah Rothbaum, Northern California, Old Taylor Distillery, Oliver Hughes, Orange County, Peter Mosley, Porterhouse Brewery, Porterhouse Group, Racer 5 IPA, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, resignation, Royal Lochnagar, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, sherry, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Stand for Kindness, steel, tariffs, Tennessee, The Birdhouse, The Camp Fire, The Daily Beast, The Glenlivet, toneleria, Toneleria Antonio Paez, trade, Triple Cask, Trump Administration, turkey, Ukiah, WDRB, Wes Murry, Westland Distillery, whiskey, Whiskey Live Dublin, whisky, Whisky Club Luxembourg, wildfire, Will Arvin, wine, Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, World Whisky Day0 comments

Oliver Hughes and his partners in Ireland’s Porterhouse Group opened Dingle Distillery in late 2012, just as the Irish craft distilling boom was...

Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554

Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)

Mark GillespieMay 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments

Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...

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...

Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)20190407193059

Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)

Mark GillespieApril 7, 2019Adam Hannett. world record, affinity, Albert Baladi, American Whiskey Convention, April Fool's, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Balcones, Barley, Barrel 21, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Calvados, Canada, chairman, charity, collaboration, Compass Box, Cornwall, Cragganmore, Dad's Hat, Dan Jago, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, Domaine Christian Drouin, Douglas Taylor, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, English Whisky Company, environment, Exchequer Roll, executive, expansion, Feis Ile, Friar John Cor, Game of Thrones, Gary Haggart, gas, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Gothenburg, Heidi Grau, Herman Mihalich, House Greyjoy, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Japan, Jeffrey Lichtman, John Glaser, John Rempe, Kat Aagesen, Knappogue Castle, Komagatake, Le Papillon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Lindores Abbey, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lisa Roper Wicker, Lizzie Rudd, London, Luxco, maltings, mansplaining, Marco de Bartoli, Mars Shinsu, Marsala, Marsmalt, Matt Shattock, Michael Moore, Mike Smith, Mount Vernon, oil, Old Fitzgerald, Ontario, Pact No. 5, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Piggyback, renewable energy, Rob Schwartz, Rob Wiacek, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sexism, State College, Steve Bashore, Sweden, Talisker, The Whisky Show, tidal energy, University of Pennsylvania, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion Festival, whisky, Whistlepig, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodcock, Yakushima0 comments

Lindores Abbey has a unique place in whisky history, thanks to Friar John Cor and the aqua vitae he distilled for the King in 1494. Gary Haggart has a...

The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)20190324171915

The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)

Mark GillespieMarch 24, 2019@jad627, @Sea_nick63, @TMoore71, @whiskyphiles, Alan Winchester, Allura Fergie, anCnoc, auction, Austria, bags, Balcones Distilling, barrels, BC Ministry of the Attorney General, Beth Havers, Blackadder, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bourbon Barrel Reserve, Brexit, British Columbia, Bushmills, Canada, career, Caroline Martin, charity, China, Code of Federal Regulations, cooperage, Cornwall, costume, Cotswolds, Crown Royal, David Eby, death, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, dramsplaining, Dublin, economics, Eigashima, Eric Fergie, Erin Pike, EU, European Union, exports, fashion, Fet's, financial services, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Guinness, Guinness Storehouse, Hicken Report, Ian Bentley, Ian Chang, imports, insurance, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Arnett, Jill Day, Jim Swan, John McCheyne, Justerini & Brooks, Kat Aagesen, Kavalan, King Car, Knockdhu, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lora Hemy, mansplaining, memorial, Mexico, Mortlach, NAV Centre, Ontario, outfit, Pappy Van Winkle, Parliament, Petr Hosek, PMA, politics, Prime Minister, proposal, public comment, Quora, regulations, Reunion Barrel, Rich Oak, Roe & Co., Scotch Malt Whisky Society, sewing, Singapore, Singing Stills, SMWS, St. James's Gate, STR Cask, stroke, Taiwan, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, Texas, The Glenlivet, Theresa May, Title 27, Tom Moore, trade, travel retail, Treasury Department, TTB, Vancouver, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Vienna, vote, Waco, Wayne Pike, whiskey, whisky, Winchester Collection, winery, women, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wounded Warriors Canada, Zack Pilgrim0 comments

This week, we’re on location at the Wonderful World of Whisky Show in Cornwall, Ontario with everything from great whiskies and good friends to ...

Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)20190224215912

Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)

Mark GillespieFebruary 24, 2019"found barrels", @davidmarra, @hfs_houseofyork, @lwmooromsky1, @odysseusunbound, @ralfknoop, An Bord Pleanála, anniversary, appeal, Archangel, art, auction, Autumn Nethery, Balblair, Balcones, bar code, Benromach, binge drinking, Black Button Distilling, blender, Bloody Butcher, Bloody Butcher's Creed, blue corn, Bourbon, Bruce Nethery, Buffalo, Bulleit, Catoctin Creek, charity, chef, collecting, collection, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, copper works, Cotswolds Distillery, Dave Sweet, David Coulthard, David Marra, Diageo, distilling, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dumfries, F1, family, farming, flipping, Florida, Formula One, Founder's Choice, Galloway, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Gortinore, Grand Prix, Great Northern Distillery, Gunnar Nilsson, health, heirloom grain, Heritage Series, High West, Highland Park, Hunter Nethery, Interstate 64, inventory, Ireland, Jared Himstedt, Jeptha Creed, John Teeling, Joyce Nethery, Kentucky, L'Anima, Llandudno, London, Louisville, Louth, Martin MacDonald, Massimo Bottura, maturation complex, minimum unit pricing, Moonshine University, motorsports, National Gallery, Natterjack, New York, painting, Penderyn, planning, Prohibition, Quintessential Brands, racing, Ralf Knoop, Raphael, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, RFID, Saltire, Saltire Edition, Sarasota, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Sotheby's, Springbank, stillman, Swansea, Swansea Council, Sweden, Texas, Texas Pot Still Bourbon, The Dalmore, The Welsh Whisky Company, Tobias and the Angel, Tom Fredericks, Turner Moore, Utah, Verrochio, Viking Funeral, Virginia, Waco, warehouse, Waterford, Welsh Assembly, whiskey, Whiskey & Barrel Nite, Whiskey and Barrel Nite, Whiskey Obsession Festival, whisky, Whisky Live, World Whisky Day, zoning0 comments

There’s a long tradition of fathers and sons in whisky distilling, but Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery is one of the few distilleries w...

An Evening for HIAS With the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends20181130212234

An Evening for HIAS With the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends

When the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends invited us to come to their city and lead a benefit tasting in honor of the 11 people killed in the October 27, 20...