Episode 533: May 2, 201520150502203644
Episode 533: May 2, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2015Aberlour, Award, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Birthday, Burn Stewart Distillers, Canadian, Carole King, Charlie McCarron, community, concert, Dave Greene, Dave Worthington, David Bowie, Dennis Malcolm, Douglas Laing & Co., dramming, Dunder, Dùsgadh, Elgin, Embassy, Feis Ile, festival bottling, fiddle, Fleming Hall, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Ian Millar, Joel Harrison, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Johnny Cash, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Linda Mellis, Martine Nouet, Mull, music, Neil Ridley, Old Particular, Robb Report, Sam Speers, Scotch Test Dummies, Scott Rogers, service, Spirit of Speyside Festival, The Who, theft, Tobermory, Washington0 comments
Lots of people try to pair whiskies with foods, but pairing whiskies with music? That’s the challenge Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison took on when...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: April 201520150420114150
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: April 2015
Mark GillespieApril 20, 2015age statement, Bond Street Whisky Appreciation Society, Brett Burnes, Brett Gordon, Brianna Gillespie, Chris Anderson, Dave Greene, Laphroaig Select, Las Vegas, NAS, Pat Goodfellow, storm, Talisker, Tampa Bay Whiskey Society, The Glenrothes, Vintage Reserve0 comments
We’re back after a winter hiatus, and diving right into the controversy over “no-age-statement” whiskies. Our tasting panel takes on...
Episode 506: November 15, 201420141116003452
Episode 506: November 15, 2014
Mark GillespieNovember 16, 20141870 Original Batch, 1984, 354, airport, Amsterdam, anCnoc, Angus MacWhisky, anniversary, apology, arrests, author, Balblair, Balcones, Balmenach, Barack Obama, Black Bottle, blender, blending, bonded warehouse, Bourbon Summit, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, burglary, Burn Stewart, bylaws, Catto's, Chip Tate, Christopher Winters, Corryvreckan, court, Dave Greene, directors, Distiller's Art, Dornoch, Dornoch Castle Hotel, Douglas Laing & Co., Early Times, Early Times Kentucky Whiskey, East Kilbride, election, Eric Blair, Evgeny Vershinin, expansion, Exquisite, Facebook, George Orwell, Glasgow, Glasgow's Whisky Festival, Glenmorangie, Graham Brown, Greg Allen, Hankey Bannister, Inside Job, interview, Inver House, investors, Jeff Berlat, judge, Jura, Justin Victor, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, lawsuit, literary, Marine Conservation Society, Matt Wooler, Mitch McConnell, mystery, Nordicbarrel, novel, offend, Oklahoma City, Old Forester, Old Malt Cask, Old Pulteney, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, Phil Thompson, poem, poet, police, President, Republican, restraining order, River Spey, Robert Burns, ruling, Schiphol, Scottish Leader, Senate, senator, Sheriff, Simon Thompson, Spey Foundation, Speyburn, Stuart Harvey, suspects, theft, Thompson Brothers, Timorous Beastie, travel retail, warehouse, whirlpool. tuberculosis, Whiskey Row, Whisky Sponge, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
Stuart Harvey has been the master blender for Inver House for nearly 11 years, and he’s living proof that you don’t have to be born into t...
Episode 491: August 8, 201420140808221944
Episode 491: August 8, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 8, 20141792 Barton, age statement, Anchor Distilling, appeal, architects, Auchentoshan, Aultmore, Baby Blue, Balcones, ban, Bardstown, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Canada, Cara Laing, cognac, competitions, conflict, construction, court, Customs, Dark Origins, Dave Greene, David Williamson, Diageo, Douglas Laing, earnings, economic, Edrington, Europe, expansion, exports, Forsyths, Fred Laing, Glen Elgin, Glen Garioch, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Graham Stirk, Highland Park, illicit, imports, Independent Spirits Challenge, Ireland, Irish, Israel, ITAR-TASS, John Paul DeJoria, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Kendrick, judge, Justin Victor, Ken Grier, Kentucky Gentleman, lawsuit, Lord of the Rings, Louvre, Macallan, Magnus Eunson, MGP-I, Michael Bendavid, Moray Council, Moscow, NAS, Old Particular, Patron, Paul Mitchell, phthalates, profits, Purple Valley Imports, RAF, Renaissance, Robertson Group, Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Air Force, ruling, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Shetlands, Single Cask Nation, Single Oak Project, sourced, Speyside, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tel Aviv, The Explorers Club, The Herald, The Malt Whisky Company, trade, trademark, travel retail, U.S. European Union, Uisce Beatha, Ukraine, Unst, US, valinch, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards, XO0 comments
Stuart Nickerson has kept a low profile since leaving Glenglassaugh Distillery following its sale last year, but he has several new projects coming on...
Episode 490: August 1, 201420140801225852
Episode 490: August 1, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2014Adam Shepherd, Adelphi, Alex Bruce, Angus MacDonald, Ar4, Ardbeg, Ardnamurchan, Arran, Australia, Baiju, Balblair, Barclays, Bardstown, barrels, Beam, Bernheim, Bill Sheckles, Black Widow Bourbon, blog, Bluestill, Bourbon, Bourbon Capital, Bowmore, casks, cat, Chiapas, China, cooper, cooperage, Coppersea, craft distillers, Daniel Durham, Dave Greene, Dave Liberman, Devil's Punch Bowl, Diageo, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, economy, Elements of Islay, Elijah, Elijah Craig, environment, Eric Felton, European Union, feud, Fiendish Finale, finance, Financial Times, forests, Frank Coleman, Gordon MacKenzie, Graeme Bowie, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Hudson River Valley, Hudson Valley, income, independence, Inver House, Ivan Menezes, John MacDonald, KDA, Ken Goldenberg, Kenneth Sundby, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kristin Meadors, local, Louisville, Mark Armin Giesler, mayor, MGP-I, Missouri, Napa Valley, New York, Norway, oak, Oslo, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pernod Ricard, referendum, sales, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Rogers, Scottish, small batch, sourced, stocks, summit, Suntory, SWA, taxes, tequila, The Daily Beast, tourism, trade, trademark, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Scotland’s newest distillery has opened on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula along the western coast, and the first casks of spirit were filled on Thur...
Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014administration, Alberta Premium, Ardbeg, Australia, author, awards, Balcones, beer, Big Peat, bill, Bladnoch, book, Brimstone, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, budget, Bulleit, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Catoctin Creek, Chancellor, Chip Tate, cider, Cocke County, cocktail, Coffey Grain, Colin Armstrong, competition, court, Dark Horse, Dave Broom, Dave Greene, David Frost, David Grant, David Urquhart, David Wishart, Dennie Hammer, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, duties, editor, escalator, Exchequer, exports, Forgiven, General Assembly, George Dickel, George Osborne, George T. Stagg, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, guide, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, history, Icons, Icons of Whisky, independence, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim McEwan, L. Mulligan, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, law, legislation, legislature, manual, Mark Green, Master of Malt, Michael Foggarty, Mickey Heads, moonshine, Nikka, Octomore, Patrick Maguire, perfect score, Pike Creek, Popcorn Sutton, Raymond Armstrong, receiver, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Paterson, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Scottish National Party, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, SNP, St. Patrick's Day, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Swallow, Taketsuru, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, taxes, Teeling, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tish Harcus, Torfa, trade, Twitter, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Waco, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Dave Broom has written and edited many books on whisky and other spirits, but none quite like his latest book. “Whisky: The Manual” is for...
Episode 463: January 25, 201420140126004601
Episode 463: January 25, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 26, 2014accident, Anchor Distilling, auction, Bardstown, Bloomberg, Canada, Cardiff, Charles Maclean, chef, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Cobalt Brands, Colin Scott, craft tour, Daniel Boulud, Dave Greene, David Wallace, DIY Network, Douglas Laing, drama, environmental, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exchange rate, Finland, Fred Noe, Glen Catrine, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Guinness, Highland Park, Hong Kong, India, Japan, John Ross, Jon Birkbeck, Karnataka, Kaski, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, Lavinia Turnbull, Loch Lomond, Longmorn, Macallan, Magnus Hillman, Man Caves, Masataka Taketsuru, Massan, Matt Wooler, merger, Monkey Shoulder, movie, NHK, Niclas Gusta Gustafsson, Nikka, Quarter Cask, Richard Paterson, Rita Taketsuru, Royal Salute, Scandinavia, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Snow Phoenix, Sotheby's, Strathisla, Suntory, Supreme Court, takeover, Teerenpeli, The Glenlivet, The Macallan M, The Nose, The Snow Grouse, tourism, United Spirits, Usquaebach, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Wales, whisky club, Whyte & Mackay, world record, Yoichi0 comments
Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas...
The Richard Paterson Interview, Part 220140124003450
The Richard Paterson Interview, Part 2
Mark GillespieJanuary 24, 2014Caramel, chill filtering, Dalmore, Dave Greene, Don Kerr, Erik Burgess, Facebook, Gavin Ryan Thomson, ice, Jura, Lavinia Turnbull, listener, questions, Richard Paterson, Scotch, Tyler Allison, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
In Part 1 of Mark Gillespie’s interview during the Victoria Whisky Festival with Whyte & Mackay Master Blender Richard Paterson, the man kno...