Episode 610: October 9, 201620161008235602
Episode 610: October 9, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 8, 2016#GrabWhiskey, 1792 Bourbon, 50 of 5 Whisky Club, AIG, Allt a'Bhainne, Amrut, Austria, author, Barton 1792, Bill Lark, Bill Newlands, Blended Malt, Bonhams, book, Braeval, Brendan Coyle, Buena Vista, Buffalo Trace, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Colin Scott, Colorado, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Corsair, David Perkins, Deerhammer, Dominic Roskrow, Donald Trump, Double Cask, Edinburgh, Edrington, Facebook, Glencairn, Glenfiddich, Hanshu, High West, Hudson Whiskey, Hurricane Matthew, India, insurance, Jane Perkins, Japan, Jimmy Russell, John Glaser, Lenny Eckstein, lewd, Limestone Branch, Longmorn, Macallan, Maple Cask Rye, maple syrup, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nobel, Olympic Peninsula, Outryder, Peat Week, Petr Hosen, pussy, Richard Paterson, Rye, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Seattle, Select Reserve, Springbank, Strathisla, Stuart MacPherson, Suntory, Tasmania, Tormore, transparency, Twitter, Ultis, Utah, Vermont, Vienna, Washington, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Japan, Wild Turkey, Wyoming Whiskey, Yamazaki, Yellowstone, Yoichi0 comments
Japanese whiskies have become harder to find as worldwide demand grows for them, but books about them are even harder to find. Longtime whisky writer ...
Corsair Artisan Distillery Expanding Again in Nashville20150805140626
Corsair Artisan Distillery Expanding Again in Nashville
Mark GillespieAugust 5, 2015Amy Lee Bell, Andrew Webber, Bells Bend Farm, Bowling Green, brandy, Corsair, Corsair Artisan Distillery, Darek Bell, Fast Company, funky, Nashville, smoked malt, smoker, Tennessee, Wedgewood-Houston0 comments
August 5, 2015 – Darek Bell, Andrew Webber, and Amy Lee Bell started Corsair Artisan Distillery in 2008 with a small space in Bowling Green, Ken...
Kentucky Bourbon Trail Sets New Record20150129191140
Kentucky Bourbon Trail Sets New Record
Mark GillespieJanuary 29, 2015Adam Johnson, Bowling Green, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cincinnati, Corsair, craft tour, Danville, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, Fourth Street Live, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Louisville, New Riff, Newport, Silver Trail, Stitzel-Weller, tourism, Travel, University of Louisville, Urban Studies Institute, visitors, Wilderness Trace0 comments
January 29, 2015 – With interest in Bourbon-related tourism at an all-time high, Kentucky distillers are reporting another double-digit increase...
Interview: Corsair Artisan Distillery’s Darek Bell20141012224111
Interview: Corsair Artisan Distillery’s Darek Bell
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2014Amy Lee Bell, Andrew Webber, author, book, cocktail, Corsair, craft distilling, Darek Bell, Fire Water, Malt, peat, recipe, smoke, wood0 comments
October 12, 2014 – Darek Bell and his colleagues at Corsair Artisan Distillery have become known throughout the craft distilling community for t...
Episode 501: October 11, 201420141012004602
Episode 501: October 11, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2014"Alt Whiskeys", 500th, acquisition, Alistair Abbott, American Spirit, Andrew Rankin, Arran, Artesian, author, Balcones, Balvenie, bar, Barrell Bourbon, bartender, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, book, Brora, Canada, chart, Chip Tate, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, Clynelish, cocktail, Colin Dunn, collecting, collective, contempt, corporate, Corsair, court, craft distilling, Darek Bell, David Stewart, Deerfield, Dewar's, Diageo, Difford's, Douglas Crawford, drinks, Drinks International, Dunedin, executive, Fire Water, flood, geek, George Grant, Glen Deveron, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Gourmet, graph, Groningen, hearing, Heathrow, Henk Seine, Iain McCallum, investing, investors, James Rodewald, Jim Beveridge, Jim Meyer, Joe Beatrice, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Keith, label, Lagavulin, Langham, lawsuit, London, Louis Royer, Macduff, Machrie Moor, Manhattan, Masters Collection, memories, merger, Mike Keiller, milestone, mixologist, Morrison Bowmore, Mozart Distillerie, Netherlands, New York City, New Zealand Whisky Company, Pam Witzinger, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Private Collection, raft, rankings, recipe, rescue, restraining order, River Isla, Sam Simmons, sentence, sentencing, Simon Brooking, smoke, social media, Sonoma-Cutrer, Special Releases, Speyside, Strathmill, Sukhinder Singh, Tap, Tap 357, Texas, The Dead Rabbit, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tokyo, transition, travel retail, Tun 1401, Tun 1509, vintage, Waco, wedding, Whisky Festival Noord Nederland, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whisky Day1 comment
This week, we’ll look at the growth of craft distilling through the eyes of veteran drinks writer James Rodewald and distiller Darek Bell. Rodew...
Episode 480: May 24, 201420140523124508
Episode 480: May 24, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 23, 2014administration, Armorik, Armstrong, Arran Brewery, Ayami Nakao, Beam Suntory, Beith, Bernheim, Billy Stitchell, black mold. baudonia, Bladnoch, Bowling Green, Breton, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Cairdeas, Caol Ila, Cedar Ridge, Chivas Brothers, Corsair, Crown Club, Crown Royal, Dan Garrison, David Wood, Diageo, Ernst & Young, Experimental Collection, Feis Ile, Fellowship of the Still, France, fungus, Garrison Brothers, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Houston, Iain McArthur, Ian Hunter, Iowa, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Daniel's, John Campbell, judge, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Leeds, Mexcor, Mike Raymond, Nashville, Orphan Barrel, Popcorn Sutton, Reserve 101, Rhetoric, Seiichi Koshimizu, Simon Brooking, Suntory, trademark, vapors, whisky club, Willowyard, Yamazaki0 comments
Seiichi Koshimizu has been making whisky at Suntory for 41 years, and became the company’s chief blender in 1991. Over the years, he’s bee...
Episode 475: April 19, 201420140419000235
Episode 475: April 19, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 19, 201421c Museum, acquisition, ad valorem, AMC, Andrea Duvall, Andrew Webber, Asia, austerity, Australia, author, Baron, barrel tax, Beam, bill, Bill Newlands, Bill Welter, Binny's, bookshelf, Bourbon, Brett Pontoni, Bulleit, Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, China, Clark Street Ale House, cocktails, commercial, cookbook, cooking, Corsair, counterfeit, court, craft distillers, craft distilling, creditors, Danny Williamson, Darek Bell, dedication, Delilah's, Dewar's, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, earnings, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, Few Spirits, Filson, Fountainhead, Four Kings, government, governor, India, investors, James Espey, Jeffrey Lohr, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Journeyman, Justin Victor, Karnataka, Kathleen Purvis, KDA, Ken Mack, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, law, Lawrenceburg, legislative, Leo Mierzwicki, local, Louisville, Mad Men, Making Your Marque, Meet the Baron, Mike Veach, Mississippi River Distilling Company, Paul Hletko, Philadelphia, profits, property tax, recipe, Remy Cointreau, Robert Probst, Rosemary Gallagher, Ryan Burchett, Scotch Whisky Association, sexism, shares, single barrel, Steve Beshear, stock, Suntory, SWA, The Bar on Buena, The Fat Ham, trademark, Travel, TV, United Spirits, University of North Carolina Press, visitors, visitors center. tourism, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Whisky has a place in the kitchen as well as the bar, and Bourbon may well be one of the most versatile spirits chefs can experiment with. It adds a s...
Craft Distillers Team Up For “Four Kings” Bourbon20140418122218
Craft Distillers Team Up For “Four Kings” Bourbon
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2014Andrew Webber, Bill Welter, Binny's, Brett Pontoni, Chicago, Clark Street Ale House, collaboration, Corsair, craft distillers, craft distilling, Delilah's, Few Spirits, Fountainhead, Iowa, Journeyman, Le Claire, Mississippi River Distilling Company, Paul Hletko, Ryan Burchett, The Bar on Buena1 comment
April 18, 2014 – Distillers have long been known for collaborating with each other on techniques, recipes, and even supplying spare parts or sti...
Episode 444: September 22, 201320130922222751
Episode 444: September 22, 2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2013Alltech, ALS, Balcones, Bardstown, Barton, Beam, Betty Jo Boone, Binny's, Booker Noe, Buffalo Trace, Buzick, Carlow, Cask Masters, Corsair, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dublin, Eric Leslie, Evgeny Vershinin, Filson, Five Fathers, Forgiven, Forty Creek, Fred Noe, George T. Stagg, Georgetown, Glenmorangie, Google, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, Ireland, James E. Pepper, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Fraser, Johanne McInnis, Justin Victor, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kim Bennett, Lebanon, Limestone Branch, Maker's Mark, Man Caves, Mark Coffman, Matt Shattock, Michael Veach, Old Punk, Oscar Getz Museum, Pappy Van Winkle, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Pearse Lyons, Pogue, Promise of Hope, Ranger Creek, Revenge, Rick Robinson, San Antonio, Taghta, Tom Blincoe, Town Branch, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the second of two episodes from this weekend’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, we’ll hear from the newest members of the Kentuc...
Whisky Magazine Names Parker Beam a 2014 U.S. Icons of Whisky Winner20130919104652
Whisky Magazine Names Parker Beam a 2014 U.S. Icons of Whisky Winner
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2013ALS, American Stillhouse, awards, Balcones, Bardstown, Binny's, Corsair, David Blackmore, Four Roses, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, International Spirits & Wines, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky, Kim Bennett, Oscar Getz Museum, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Southern Wine & Spirits, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 19, 2013 – In the first round of the 2014 Icons of Whisky Awards, Whisky Magazine has named its winners for the United States. The awa...