On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)20190119001516
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2019@MarkhamWhisky, @mythplaced, accident, Alumni Series, BC Liquor Stores, BCLDB, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bill Ashburn, border, Brexit, British Columbia, Brussels, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, cannabis, CEO, Chapel Gate Whiskey, chemical engineering, Competition Bureau, Corby, craft distilling, Customs, Dan Jago, David Eby, death, defeat, Dennis Layman, Dewar's, Dianne Berglund, distilling, Don Livermore, engineering, EU, European Union, executive, exports, fall, Fet's, Flintlock, Forty Creek, Gary Gillman, Glenmore., Global TV, Gooderham & Worts, graduate school, Graeme Littlejohn, Gritty, Guy LaFleur, hard border, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, imports, investigation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, John Hall, Kentucky, Kris Berglund, label approval, Lanny McDonald, Lansing, LCBO, Leila Wright, Leon Webb, Lizzy Rudd, Louise McGuane, Mark Reynier, mascot, Michigan, Michigan State University, Ministry of the Attorney General, Monfort, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, Nicole Shriner, Ninety Nine Proof, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Ottawa, Owensboro, Parliament, PhD, Philadelphia Flyers, Portwood, pound, Prime Minister, province, provincial, Red Cedar Spirits, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Shelter Point, shutdown, single malt, SMWS, students, SWA, Sweden, tariffs, terroir, Theresa May, Toronto, tourism, trade, TTB, Two Brewers, University of Luleå, unmalted barley, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors centers, walkway, Waterford Distillery, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky Estates, Wendel Clark, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, William Lavelle, Windsor, Yukon0 comments
This is the first of our two episodes from the 14th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. One of the highlights of the festiv...
The Power(s) of Irish Whiskey Lore (Episode 741: November 25, 2018)20181125232550
The Power(s) of Irish Whiskey Lore (Episode 741: November 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 25, 2018"Salty and Peaty", @balsir, #paternityleave, 1926 Macallan, Aeneas MacDonald, Anthony Rivera, Arlene Foster, auction, Australia, author, backstop, bankruptcy, Bardstown, BBC, Bernard Walsh, Black Friday, book, border, bottling strength, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Ellison, Buffalo Trace, Carol Quinn, Chapter 11, Christie's, Ciaran Mulgrew, collectors, construction, Cork, court, Customs, Death's Door Spirits, debt, Democratic Unionist Party, Derry, Dingle, domestic, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, DUP, EU, European Union, event, expansion, export, exports, Fanny Power, Festival, First Minister, Glengoyne, Great Britain, hard border, Heaven Hill, Herbert O'Reilly, holiday, Ian Buxton, Ireland, Irish Coffee, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Power, Jameson, Japan, Jason Johnstone-Yellin, Jean-Baptiste Leonis, Jewish Whisky Company, John Power, John Power & Sons, John's Lane, Joshua Hatton, Kentucky, L. Mulligan Grocer, lawschooldrunk, Liberties, London, Londonderry, Los Angeles, Luxco, Macallan, Madison.com, Maker's Mark, Michael Carr, Michael Dillon, Midleton, Murphy, National College of Art & Design, NCAD, New York, Niche Drinks, Nicola Sturgeon, Nikka, Northern Ireland, O.F.C. Vintages, Orkney, Parliament, politics, port, Powers, Powers Quarter, Powers Three Swallow, Prime Minister, Prohibition, record, Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sabbath, Sarah Guerin, Scallywag, Scotch, Scotland, Serallés USA, Single Cask Nation, Single Pot Still, Sir Peter Blake, Speyside, tariffs, taxes, Teapot Dram, The Oak, The Quiet Man, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Thomas Street, tourism, trade, Valerio Adami, vault, Vintner's Trilogy, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterstone's, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Jewbilee, WhiskyFest, Wisconsin, Yoichi0 comments
Ireland’s Power family dominated the Irish Whiskey industry almost from the day innkeeper James Power started making whiskey behind his inn on D...
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)20181118002710
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2018@mikeyjoedrum, @whiskeryturnip, A Fine Christmas Dram 2018, Aerstone, Ailsa Bay, Alan Winchester, apology, auction, Australia, Australia Distillers Association, backstop, Bardstown, Barley Batch Limited Edition, bidding, Blue Spot, Bobby Parnell, Bonhams, border, bottling, Bowmore, brands, Brexit, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, cask, Cedar Creek Quarry, Christmas cake, Chronicles, closed distilleries, Conor McGregor, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Delta Hotel Fredericton, Democratic Unionist Party, Diageo, Distiller of the Year, Dmitry Efimov, election, Elixir Distillers, EU, European Union, excise tax, Fistful of Bourbon, flavor, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, fruitcake, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Great Britain, Green Spot, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, HIAS, history, Hong Kong, Ian Millar, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jackie Scott, John Begg, Jonathan Mitchell, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl Park, Kevin O'Gorman, Kirsten Grant Meikle, Knob Creek, Ladyburn, Lorraine Winchester, Marsala, Mitchell & Son, mixed martial arts, MMA, Montreal, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Tourism, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, No. #1 Vaults, Northern Ireland, peat, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, prank, Prime Minister, projections, Proper No. Twelve, Red Spot, rent, Sazerac, Seagram's, Seagram's 5 Star, Seagram's 83, Seagram's VO, Shigeru Ban Architects, shooting, Sicily, Sukhinder Singh, supply shortage, tasting note, The Glenlivet, The Glenrothes, The IWSC, The Macallan, The Shout, The Stoli Group, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Tish Harcus, Tom Diana, trade, Tree of Life Synagogue, Tuthilltown Spirits, Vaults Collection, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Yellow Spot0 comments
Back on the road again, and this episode comes from the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick! We’ll have highlights from...
Celebrating 13 Years of WhiskyCast! (Episode 739: November 11, 2018)20181112015727
Celebrating 13 Years of WhiskyCast! (Episode 739: November 11, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 12, 2018@crispiism, @Mark_Whiskey, 101 Whiskies, advert, Aeneas MacDonald, Aerstone, age statement, Ailsa Bay, Alfred Barnard, American Cancer Society, anniversary, archivist, auction, author, Ballyhoo, Billy Walker, blending, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Crusaders, Canadian Club, Carol Quinn, Christina Philburn, Christoph, Clonakilty, Connacht Whiskey Company, Conor McGregor, Cork, cruise ship, Crumlin, Customs, Cyril Briscoe, Dave Pickerell, Dingle, Drew Kulsveen, Dublin, Dublin 12, Dublin Airport, Dylan Whiskey Bar, Eddie Langton, Eire Born Spirits, Elliott Hughes, experimental, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, George Thomson, gin, Girvan, Glenallachie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Ha'Penny Irish Whiskey, HIAS, Ian Buxton, Inverleven, Ireland, Irish Coffee, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Collection, islands, Islay, Isle of Lewis, Jack Teeling, Jim Rafferty, John Quinn, Kevin Abrook, KFC Yum! Center, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Kulsveen, Land Cask, Langton House Hotel, Louisville, MacNair's Lum Reek, Mark McLaughlin, Marriott, mass shooting, measurement, memorial service, Micah Pickerell, Midleton Very Rare, mixed martial arts, MMA, obituary, Orkney, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Porterhouse, postal code, Powers, PPM, Private Collection, Proper No. Twelve, regulators, RMS Mauretania, rum, Scotch Whisky, Sea Cask, single malt, Single Pot Still, sponsor, SPPM, stateroom, tax-free, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tesco, The Dead Rabbit, The Loop, The Oak, The Sunday Times, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Tree of Life Synagogue, Tullamore Dew, Walsh Whiskey, whiskey, Whiskies Galore, whisky, Wikipedia, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Writers Tears0 comments
This episode marks our 13th anniversary of the very first WhiskyCast episode on November 12, 2005, and we’re celebrating with an old friend! Ian...
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)20180617131923
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 2018@neubiee, @snapsguy, #metoo, accident, agriculture, airport, Alabama, appeal, Arkansas, astronomer, Australia, Balcones, Barnabé Fillion, Bartender of the Year, bartending, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Birmingham, blending, Bourbon, Brasil, Brazil, Breakthru, breast cancer, Bruichladdich, bulk, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Castle & Key, CEO, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Brothers, Civil War, Clarkson Hine, Clint Sample, Col. E.H. Taylor, commute, competition, Copenhagen, Customs, definition, Deirdre Mahlan, Denmark, Diageo, Dirk Rybinski, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Dufry, duty free, Einar, European Court of Justice, exports, fair use, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Fireball, Flask Collection, Fr. Oak, French Oak, Georgia, Germany, gin, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Hamburg, Harald, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, highway, Historic Royal Palaces, Hven, infringement, interim, Interstate 40, Islay, Ivy Mix, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jim Clerkin, Jouni Ritola, judge, Kalle Valkonen, Kentucky, Kew Palace, Kraig Naasz, Kyrö, Laura Newman, lawsuit, Liquor.com, London, loophole, Lynette Marrero, Lynn House, Marcus Christensson, mislead, Möet Hennessy USA, Nathan "Nearest"Green, Natu Nobilis, Nikka, Old Taylor Distillery, perfume, Peristyle, Pernod Ricard, podcast, Port Charlotte, President, Puerto Rico, Queen's Park, Rio de Janeiro, Royal Salute, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Sea Island, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, slave, Speed Rack, spill, Suntory, Svein, Swabia, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Texas, trade, trade war, trademark, travel retail, trucks, Trump Administration, Tycho Brahe, Tycho's Star, Uncle Nearest, USBG, Waco, Waldhirn Distillery, Wesly Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, women, World Class0 comments
There are plenty of cocktail competitions for bartenders, but Speed Rack was one of the first to highlight women working behind the bar. Lynette Marre...
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)20180603182226
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2018airport, Alberta, aluminum, Andrew Ferguson, Anthony J. Bakker, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Arran, Australia, Ben Nevis, Bobby Parnell, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cask 88, Chris Morris, Commonwealth, court, Craftwork Spirits, crime, Cumbria, Customs, decanter, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Drykkrsvell, economist, economy, EU, European Union, excise tax, export, Faith, Feis Ile, Franklin County, Genesis, Geordie Moski, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, gleaming sword of drink, Golden Eagle, grand jury, Greg Butler, Grooves, hammer, Hope, import, importer, indictment, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, judge, Justin Trudeau, KDA, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Love, luck, Mark Sean Searcy, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Midleton, Millstone, Mjolnir, Mjølner, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Ontario, PappyGate, Paul Hansen, Prime Minister, proof gallons, prosecutor, public health, Quatrefoil Collection, Scotch, Scottish Folklore Series, sentencing, Sinn Fein, steel, Straight Malt, sword, tariff, tax, The Lakes Distillery, theft, Thor, Tim Matthews, trade, Trump Administration, valinch, Van Winkle, whiskey, whiskey thief, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, Zach Becker, Zuidam0 comments
Canada and the European Union are planning retaliatory tariffs on imports of Bourbon and other American whiskies after this week’s move by the T...
Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)20180304170259
Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 4, 2018@BrandZ77, @historyinflicks, @jotterface, @newbourbondrinker, @skusrecenteats, @whiskyslayer, #walkwithJane, 1792 Bourbon, 3 Hearts of Ireland, actually, aluminum, Amrut, AR-15, Ashford Castle, assessor, Australia, Balcones, barrels, Birthday, Bloodstone, border, Boston, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brandi, Brexit, California, Central Park, Champions Park, chefs, China, Customs, Czech, Danny Walsh, Danny Wimmer, Darryl McCarthy, Dave Pickerell, Democratic Unionist Party, Denison, Diageo, disclosure, Donal O'Gallachoir, Donald Trump, donation, Douglas Laing & Co. XOP, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, emoji, EU, European Union, exports, FedEx, Festival, Flaming Leprechaun, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, French Oak, Glass Revolution Imports, Glencairn, Glendalough, Glenmore Distillery, Go Whisk(e)y Weekend, Good Friday Agreement, guns, Hammer Head, Harley-Davidson, Hotel, Ian Thomas, Icarus, imports, India, Infinite Barrel Project, International Women's Month, inventory, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Day, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Otter, James Thompson & Brother, Jane Walker, Japan, Jason Hauser, jerk, Jim Swan, John Rochfort, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Likarish, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, label approval, Laphroaig, lawmakers, legislature, Lough Ree Distillery, Louisville, Luxco, Malcolm Brown Ltd., Mansion at Turtle Creek, Marcia Likarish, marketing, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matt Hofmann, Mclaren Vale, Metallica, Midleton Cask Circle, Midleton Very Rare, Mistress Miasma, Mitch McConnell, Mizunara, Monumental Women, Moore County, motorcycles, music, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ownesboro, paramilitary, Parliament, Paul Ryan, Peat Week, Peter Clancy, Phenostrus, Pradlo, President, Prime Minister, property taxes, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rebel Yell, rifles, Robert Likarish, Santa Monica, Sazerac, See Her Run, shelves, shipping, Spinther, Sports Dram, St. Patrick's Day, steel, Stephanie Jacoby, Steve Ury, Stock Spirits, Striding Man, suffragette, Susan B. Anthony, swiped, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Theresa May, Tom McGuinness, trade, trade war, trivial, Troubles, TTB, veterans, Virginia Distillery Company, Waterford Crystal, Westborough, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Wisconsin, World Whiskies Awards, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Irish Whiskey has been the fastest-growing segments of the global whiskey market for the last several years, and for many Irish entrepreneurs, it̵...
Women in Whiskey, Sisters in Suds (Episode 671: December 10, 2017)20171210180404
Women in Whiskey, Sisters in Suds (Episode 671: December 10, 2017)
Mark GillespieDecember 10, 2017@177MilkStreet, @aantommaria, @PhilCatelinet, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Anchor Distilling, Armand Antommaria, Basil Hayden's, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blenders Pride, border, brewing, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Buena Vista, Calgary, Campbeltown, Canada, Cash Moore, Colorado, Cotswolds Distillery, Crown Royal, crystals, Customs, Dark Rye, DC, Deerhammer, Denizens Brewing, Denver, dessert, Diageo, discussion, distilling, earnings, England, Entrapment, EU, European Union, Ewan Morgan, exports, Florida, Fort Walton Beach, Garrett Peck, Great Britain, Haig, High West, Imperial Blue, India, investment, Ireland, Ivy City, Jack Daniel's, Jennifer Steinhauer, Jim Beam, Julie Verratti, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Las Vegas, Len Eckstein, local barley, Lot #40, Manitoba, Master of Malt, Nevada, New York Times, Northern Border Collection, Northern Ireland, Old Forester, opossum, organized crime, Orphan Barrel, Pernod Ricard, port, Prohibition, Rachel Gardner, Redbreast, Republic Restoratives, Royal Stag, Rye, San Francisco, Sapporo, shares, Shayne Holden, Snowflake, solution, speakeasy, Springbank, Sticky Toffee Pudding, stock, Stranahan's, The Mob Museum, trade, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Wiser's, women, Woodford Reserve0 comments
This week, the New York Times marked the anniversary of the end of Prohibition with a special event at one of America’s few women-owned distille...
I Spy a Bourbon (Episode 650: July 16, 2017)20170716173250
I Spy a Bourbon (Episode 650: July 16, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 16, 2017A.H. Hirsch, airline, airport, Alness, Alps, Anchor Distilling, anCnoc, arrests, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bags, Balblair, Beam Suntory, Beggar's Bush, BenRiach, Bill Lumsden, Billy Walker, Birthday Bourbon, Booker Noe, Booker's, bottling, Bourbon, Bourdega, Brett Carlile, Brianna Gillespie, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Campbell Brown, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Champ, Chapter 17, China, Chivas Brothers, Clark Butler, cognac, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., commerce, Congress, construction, Craigellachie, Craigslist, Crown Royal, Customs, Cyril Camus, Dan Cigno, Dave Pickerell, DCigno, dissertation, dogs, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dublin, duties, English Whisky Company, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Facebook, family, film, France, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, FTI Consulting, Girvan, Glen Grant, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Graham Stevenson, Hankey Bannister, honeymoon, imports, Inver House, Italy, Jack Ryan, Jackie Zykan, Jeff Bridges, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kingsman, Lidl, Little Book, lottery, Louisville, luggage, LVHM, Margaret Batt, Martin Leonard, Matthew Vaughn, McNair's, MGP, Moet Hennessy, movie, Nant Distillery, Nant Group, Nero, Obama Administration, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Orlin Sorenson, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Pernod Ricard, PLCB, Podcast Awards, Poppy, President, pub, Puni, Quentin Olde, Quora, quotas, rescue, Rescued Pets Movement, Reserve 101, retailer, Ryan Tarkowski, Ryan's Malt, Schafferstown, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Single Cask Nation, single grain, Sole, Speyburn, Speyside, spies, state police, Statesman, steel, subsidies, tariff, Tasmania, taxes, The Dalmore, The Glenrothes, Tom Clancy, Toronto, trade, Trisha Savage, Trump Administration, warehouse, Washington, Washington Post, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White Heather, Wilbur Ross, Wild Turkey, wine, Wiser's, Woodinville Whiskey Company0 comments
We’ve seen whisky and movie tie-ins before, but Old Forester’s new Statesman Bourbon is a bit different. It’s featured in the upcomi...
Heaven Hill Planning Another Bernheim Expansion To Meet Projected Demand for Bourbon20150628154920
Heaven Hill Planning Another Bernheim Expansion To Meet Projected Demand for Bourbon
Mark GillespieJune 28, 20151996, Australia, Bardstown, Bernheim, Brown-Forman, Buenos Aires, Customs, Denny Potter, DISCUS, Dixie Highway, economy, Evan Wlliams Single Barrel, expansion, export, family, fire, France, Germany, Heaven Hill, Japan, London, Louisville, Max Shapira, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sydney, Tennessee Whiskey, The Netherlands, trade, UK0 comments
June 28, 2015 – While the exact timetable hasn’t been set, Heaven Hill is planning the third phase in its expansion of the Bernheim Distil...