A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)20180708172755
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2018@JohnnietheScot, @laurieinseattle, @pleddy, @RealWhiskyDave, #freethewhisky, #GreatIslaySwim, Alaska, Amir Peay, Anthony Gismondi, Aultmore, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, auto racing, Bardstown, barrels, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Border Marches, bottles, Bourbon, Brad Halpin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buggalo Trace, Caribbean Cask Finish, Carn Mor, Catoctin Creek, Chairman's Reserve Rum, charring, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chivas XV, Chocolate Edition, Cincinnati, Col. E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving Bourbon, collapse, Compass Box, construction, contestant, cooperage, cowboy, Czech Republic, damage, Dario Franchitti, Dave Kearns, David Stewart, debris, Delilah's, Delilah's XXV, Denali, Department of Environmental Protection, Distilled Spirits Council, Double Oaked, Douglas Laing & Co., Duns, environment, exports, Family Reserve, fire, firefighters, fish, flame, Formula 1, Founder's Reserve, Gal Granov, Glenfiddich, Glenmore., Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grande Champagne Cognac, Grant's, Great Islay Swim, heat, Heaven Hill, Hickory, High West, Hockenheim, horse, Independent Stave Company, Indianapolis 500, inspection, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Israel, Jack McLaughlin, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jay Erisman, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Johnnie Mundell, Kelly Carpenter, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, labels, Lark Distillery, Larry Ebersold, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, limerick, Mairtin Seoighe, Mark Brown, Mark Hicken, Mark Reynier, Marriage 0962, MGP, Michter's, Mike Miller, Morrison & Mackay, museum, Nant Distillery, NDP, New Democratic Party, New Riff Distilling, New York City, Newport, NPR, O.K.I., Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Overeem Distillery, Paul Leddy, Petr Hosek, photography, province, radio, recovery, regulation, rickhouse, Rob Carpenter, Roundstone Rye, Rye, sample, Sazerac, Scallywag, Seppeltsfield Estate, Simon Brooking, Smokey Triple Reserve, SMWS Canada, Snow Phoenix, St. Lucia Distillers, Steamboat, Steel Bonnets, structural engineers, Sun Phoenix, swimming, tariffs. imports, Tasmania, The Balvenie, The Barber of Figaro, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The Lakes Distillery, The Party Source, Toasted Barrel Finish, toasting, tourists, tours, trade secret, trade war, Triple Wood, Trump Administration, University of Wyoming, Vancouver, voice mail, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Walsh Whiskey, Warren Randall, water, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Chocolate Day, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska’s Denali to owning one of Kentucky’s largest chains of liquor...
Jim Beam Returns to Indianapolis 50020170525145637
Jim Beam Returns to Indianapolis 500
Mark GillespieMay 25, 2017Andretti Green Racing, Australia, auto racing, Beam Suntory, Bourbon, Canadian Club, cancer, Colorado State University, Dallara, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Dick Johnson Racing, doctors, Fernando Alonso, Honda, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, IndyCar, James Hinchcliffe, Jay Howard, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Klein Tools, Marco Andretti, Michael Andretti, Mikhail Aleshin, motorsports, NASCAR, oncology, research, Robby Gordon, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Whisky, sponsorship, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Team One Cure, Team Penske, Tony Stewart Foundation, V8 Supercars, veterinarians0 comments
May 25, 2017 – When Jay Howard takes the green flag Sunday in his Honda-powered #77 Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports IndyCar for the Indianapolis 50...
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)20170507163054
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 7, 2017@canlgetaP, 1968, Aberlour, acquisition, ambassador, Anchor Distilling, Andretti Autosport, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Ardor, awards, Ben Herrera, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Birthday, Brabazon, Braunstein, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Campbell Brown, Chris Morris, Copenhagen, Cutty Sark, Dalmore, Danish, Dario Franchitti, Denmark, Destilleri Nyborg, director, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Edrington, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ernest Shackleton, F1, Fernando Alonso, film, Formula 1, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant-Gordon, Hawaii, Heritage, Highland Park, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Jacques Villeneuve, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Brown, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kingsman, Kirkwall, Liberties, livery, Louisville, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mario Andretti, Martin Markvardsen, Matthew Vaughn, McLaren, Monique van Ensbergen, Morocco, motorsports, movie, Nyborg, Old Forester, Orkney, Pauly G, Rare Breed, Rebel Yell, rich list, Ronnie Cox, Sandy Herrera, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Shackleton, Single Cask Nation, Spirit of Speyside Festival, sponsor, St. Magnus Festival, Statesman, Stauning, surprise, SWA, Tamdhu, Teeling Whiskey, The Glenrothes, The Golden Circle, The Netherlands, The Secret Service, The Sunday Times, Times, U.S. Grand Prix, Valkyrie, Viking, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willem van Ensbergen, William Grant & Sons, Yvo van Ensbergen0 comments
Denmark is known for its beers and aquavit, but is starting to develop a reputation for whiskies as well with distilleries like Braunstein and Staunin...
Johnnie Walker Part of Alonso’s Indianapolis 500 Bid20170503162658
Johnnie Walker Part of Alonso’s Indianapolis 500 Bid
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2017Andretti Autosport, Andretti Green Racing, auto racing, Canadian Club, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Emerson Fittipaldi, F1, Fernando Alonso, Formula 1, Graham Hill, Grand Prix, Honda, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar, Jacques Villeneuve, Jim Beam, Jim Clark, Johnnie Walker, Mario Andretti, McLaren, Michael Andretti, Monaco, motorsports, Renault, Scotch Whisky, sponsorship, United States Grand Prix, Verizon IndyCar Series, whiskey, whisky0 comments
May 3, 2017 – When two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso took to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today for his first testing sessi...
Episode 492: August 16, 201420140816195323
Episode 492: August 16, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 16, 2014Aaron Baxter, Ace, Andrew Weir, Andy Nelson, Arco, artisan, auction, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, author, auto racing, ban, Bardstown, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Benromach, bidding, Bonhams, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Straight, Bourbon: Strange, Bowmore, Brian Williams, Brown-Forman, Butte, Canadian Club, Caperdonich, cards, Carmel, Cascade, Charles Nelson, Charlie Nelson, Chuck Cowdery, collecting, collectors, construction, Courtney McKee, Craig Daniels, Czech, Czechoslovakia, Dario Franchitti, Dark Origins, Devil's cask, Discovery Channel, distiller, Dublin, Edinburgh, environment, Eric Burke, expansion, export, food safety, George Dickel, Glenglassaugh, Gordon & MacPhail, Hammer Head, handcrafted, Headframe Spirits, Highland Park, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt, import, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Jess Graber, John McKee, Justin Victor, K&L Wines, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Gentleman, Laguna Seca, Lalique, Macallan, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, MGP-I, mine, Montana, Montana Standard, Monterey, Morgan, Moscow Times, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Old Pulteney, Phil Lynch, playing card, poker, Prague, racing, Rare Craft Collection, Robin Burke, Royal Mile Whiskies, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scott Mansfield, shark, Shark Week, Six Pillars, Spirit of Whisky Fringe Award, Stock Spirits, Stranahan's, Superfund, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Honey, The Balvenie, Tin Cup, Tom Anderson, Tony Roberts, trade, Ukraine, warehouse, West Lothians, Whisky Fringe, Willett, writer, Yamazaki2 comments
Chuck Cowdery is regarded as one of the top Bourbon writers around, and is one of the few writers to be inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fam...
Racing Legend Franchitti Curates The Balvenie 2014 Rare Craft Collection20140812132416
Racing Legend Franchitti Curates The Balvenie 2014 Rare Craft Collection
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2014artisan, auto racing, Carmel, Dario Franchitti, handmade, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, motorsports, racing, Rare Craft Collection, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, The Balvenie, Todd Snyder0 comments
August 12, 2014 – The Balvenie is kicking off its second annual Rare Craft Collection tour in Carmel, California this weekend with a collection ...
Black Bull Teams Up With Ecurie Ecosse, Plans 2014 Le Mans Bid20130621133401
Black Bull Teams Up With Ecurie Ecosse, Plans 2014 Le Mans Bid
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2013auto racing, Black Bull, Dario Franchitti, Duncan Taylor, Ecurie Ecosse, Jim Clark, Le Mans, motorsports0 comments
June 21, 2013 – The 24 Hours of Le Mans kicks off Saturday, but Scotland’s Ecurie Ecosse racing team is already making plans for the 2014 ...
Episode 371: May 28, 201220120526200848
Episode 371: May 28, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 26, 2012auto racing, Caol Ila, Dario Franchitti, distillery, distilling, Frankfurt, Indianapolis, Indianapolis 500, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Jura, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, Lagavulin, Midleton, photography, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Speedway, Steve Beshear, Taiwan, Travel, whiskey, whisky, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week’s episode was recorded on location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the day before the 2012 Indianapolis 500 (won by Scotsman Dar...
Episode 98: July 1, 200720070630231800
Episode 98: July 1, 2007
Mark GillespieJune 30, 2007auto racing, book, Broxburn, Canadian Club, Charlie White, China, Classic Expressions, Dario Franchitti, dispute, editor, Edrington, European Union, exports, gauger, Glenmorangie, history, Ian Buxton, Ian MacDonald, India, Indianapolis 500, Joseph Pacy, Ken Grier, labor, prices, reprint, Smuggling, Talisker, tariff, The Scotsman, trade, Willie MacDougall0 comments
Last September, Ian Buxton gave us a preview of his “Classic Expressions” series of vintage whisky books, lovingly re-printed under the gu...