A is for Australia, B is for Bourbon…20171017213840
A is for Australia, B is for Bourbon…
Mark GillespieOctober 17, 2017Al Young, Angel's Envy, Australia, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Chris Tatzenko, Colton Smith, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kyle Henderson, Lilith Morgan, Melbourne, Old Forester, Weller, Wes Henderson, whiskey, whisky0 comments
No, we’re not tasting Australian Bourbons…we have Australians tasting Bourbons this time around! Lilith Morgan and Chris Tatzenko make the...
A Cask-Strength Celestial Spectacle (Episode 656: August 27, 2017)20170827202105
A Cask-Strength Celestial Spectacle (Episode 656: August 27, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 27, 2017@FormerCruzGuy, @shanna_farrell, @skusrecenteats, Allness, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, An Oa, Andy Nelson, Ardbeg, Aria Gillespie, Aria Gillespie-Smith, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bart Watson, beer, BevCon, Bothwell, Bourbon, boxing, Brewers Association, Brown-Forman, California, camping, Charleston, Christian Krogstad, Colorado, Colton Smith, Conor McGregor, Corryvreckan, craft brewing, Cromarty Firth, Diageo, Diane Farrell, director, disaster, Dixon Dedman, Donald Colville, Dublin, economic, Few Spirits, fight, film, flooding, Floyd Mayweather, fraud, Fred Minnick, GlenDronach, High Wire Distilling, Highlands, House Spirits, Hugh Munro, Hunter Smith, Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, Inverness, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Justin Victor, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl, Kingsman, Lance Winters, Las Vegas, Liberties, Margaret Batt, Matthew Vaughn, MB Roland, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, MMA, Monty, movie, Mull of Oa, Nant, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Notorious, Oklahoma, Old Forester, Oregon, Paul Hletko, Paul Tomaszewski, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Pembroke, Portland, Rachel Barrie, receivership, relief, Reserve 101, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, Shanna Farrell, shorts, solar eclipse, South Carolina, St. George, St. George Spirits, St. James Church, standard of identity, Statesman, Steve Ury, Stoli Group, Suzanne Redmond, Tasmania Police, Tax & Trade Bureau, Teaninich, Texas, Treasury Department, TTB, Tulsa, Uigedahl, Uigedail, weather, Westward, whiskey, whisky, Woody Creek Distillers, Woody Creek Rye, writer1 comment
Around 6,000 people combined last Monday’s total solar eclipse with whiskey – watching the celestial spectacle from the fields around MB R...
Episode 457: December 21, 201320131221004439
Episode 457: December 21, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 21, 2013ad, American Stillhouse, Angus, Arkansas, Bacardi, Balblair, bankers, barrel sales, beer, Belgium, Benromach, Canadian Whisky, capacity, carols, Chancellor, Chris Killilea, Christmas, Claire Forlani, classic malts, Clermont, Code of Responsible Practices, Colton Smith, competition, court, creditors, Dalmore, David Fenkell, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, duty, Easter Elchies, escalator, Etienne Bouillon, Fred Noe, Gavin Hewitt, George Osborne, Georgie Bell, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Dundas, Graham MacKenny, Iain Kerr, Iain McCallum, investment, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Johanne McInnis, Karnataka, Kingfisher, Knappogue Castle, Lalique, lawsuit, Liege, Macallan, Matt Rosenfeld, Meet the Baron, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, New York, Office of Fair Trading, online, Opperman Weiss, Owl, Pappy, Powers Gold Label, regulators, Rock Town, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean McMillan, sexism, Shane Fraser, Sid Lee, singing, single barrel, SMWS, SWA, Taipei, Talisker, Tamnavulin, taxes, Thurso, trivia, Tweet, Twin Wood, Twitter, United Breweries, United Spirits, Van Winkle, video, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Lassie, Whyte & Mackay, Wolfburn, women, Writers Tears, yeast0 comments
Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well, and Etienne B...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: December 201320131220140735
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: December 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2013Chris Killilea, Colton Smith, family, friends, Gold Label, holidays, Knappogue Castle, Marines, orthopedic, Powers, Sean McMillan, surgeon, Writers Tears0 comments
The holidays are here, and that means gathering for a dram with family and friends. This month, Mark’s joined by his son-in-law, Colton Smith, D...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: September 201320130916142130
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: September 2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 16, 2013Bushmills, Christopher Moon, Colton Smith, family, Georgia, Hardcore Cider, Irish Honey, Jack Daniel's, Joe Clark, Kings Bay, Knob Creek, Marines, Naval, Navy, Red Stag, Smoked Maple, St. Mary's, Tennessee Honey0 comments
This month features our annual “Friends & Family” tasting panel, and comes to you from St. Mary’s, Georgia. Mark’s son-in-...
Episode 442: September 15, 201320130916002111
Episode 442: September 15, 2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 16, 2013Angel's Envy, anniversary, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, camouflage, casks, Colton Smith, cooper, cooperage, Cork, coronation, Decatur, Devil's Casks, Eagle Rare, Early Times, Eddie Russell, Elmer T. Lee, Forgiven, Freddy May, Gartbreck, George T. Stagg, Georgia, Ger Buckley, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Harlen Wheatley, hunters, hunting, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Andrews, Justin Victor, Kilchoman, Killian O'Mahony, Kyle Henderson, Lincoln Henderson, Mac McGee's Irish Pub, Marines, Mickey Hammond, Midleton, Monkey Shoulder, Phoenix, Preston Van Winkle, Queen Elizabeth, Sazerac Rye, Simon Coughlin, St. Mary's, The Irishman, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tullamore Dew, Wes Henderson, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, William Larue Weller, Woodford Reserve, Writers Tears0 comments
Ger Buckley is the fifth-generation cooper at Ireland’s Midleton Distillery, but had no one to pass the torch to. In fact, there hadn’t be...