Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)20190722035536
Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2019@Mike_W_Simpson, @pogues1977, @TheTracerBullet, age statement, Alan Winchester, Amrut, Atlas Bar, auction, Bartender at Large, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bonhams, breast cancer, Brian Treacy, Cairdeas, Cards Series, Chivas Brothers, Christina Philburn, Code of Federal Regulations, construction, contract, control state, Dante, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, distributor, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, Enigma, Feis Ile, fruits, Glass Revolution Imports, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Global Travel Retail, GMB, Hammer Head, Hanyu, Holyrood Distillery, Hong Kong, Huntly, Ian Stewart, Ichiro Akuto, importer, India, instructors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Ivy Mix, J. Rieger & Co., Jameson, Japan, Jerry O'Sullivan, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, label approvals, labor, labour, Laphroaig, LaSanta, Lebanon, Lynette Marrero, Massachusetts, Missouri, mystery, Nectar D'Or, negotiations, New Orleans, New Riff, New York City, Nikka Whisky, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, palate, Philadelphia, Philanthropy, photo, Portomento, produce, Prohibition, Purple Valley Imports, Quinta Ruban, R&D, Raj Sabharwal, retailer, Royal Salute, Ryan Maloney, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Singapore, single malt, sommelier, Speed Rack, spices, Spirited Awards, stained glass, strike, Sullivan's Cove, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, tasting, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Glenlivet, The Lakes Distillery, The Lost Blend, The Malts Blend, The One, The Party Source, The Signature Blend, three-tier, tied house, Title 27, Triple Triple, TTB, unions, Unite, vegetables, visitors center, visitors centre, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, whisky classes, Wigtown, Woodford Reserve, workers0 comments
Raj Sabharwal doesn’t make whiskies, but his role is critical in making sure you get to drink them. He’s one of the band of independent im...
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)20170409133557
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 9, 2017@BetheneC, Adela, ADI, Alioth, American Distilling Institute, auction, Australia, Award, Belgium, Ben & Jerry's, benefit, Benromach, best of class, Bethene Campbell, bidding, Bill Ricker, Bladnoch, Bonnaroo Buzz, Boston, Bourbon, Bourye, Box Distillery, Brexit, Brora, Burn Stewart Distillers, Candela, Cedar Ridge Distillery, charity, Chris Zaborowski, competition, construction, coopers, cows, Dartmoor National Park, David Prior, Denmark, Devon, Diageo, Donald Tusk, Dr. Jim Swan, editor, Edrington, EU, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, farm, Fred Minnick, Generations, Glenn Hubbuch, Gordon & MacPhail, High West, Hong Kong, Hunmanby, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Iowa, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, J. Henry & Sons, James Campbell, John Hansell, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Lalique, Limeburners, Linda Ruffenach, Louisville, Lowlands, M. Shanken Communications, Malt Advocate, March for Babies, March of Dimes, MGP, Michael Moore, Michael Veach, Mortlach, Myrna Jensen, Nantucket, Northern Ireland, Patton Road Reserve, Paul Neave, Podblasts, Portland, premature birth, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Princetown Distillers, publisher, Pure Scot, Reese Hubbuch, Samsara, Scotch Whiskey, Scotland, Second Step, Seven Stars, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside Cooperage, Spirit of Hven, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit of Yorkshire, Stefaan Lesage, Strait of Öresund, Sweden, Systembolaget, Talia, Templeton Rye, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Notch, Theresa May, Tim Davis, Tom Mellor, Triple Eight Distillery, Urban Bourbon, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Chicks, Wigtown, world record0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, but the Lowlands distillery almost never made it to that milestone. W...
A Whisky Journey (Episode 626: January 29, 2017)20170128224227
A Whisky Journey (Episode 626: January 29, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2017@ECava, @WhiskyRI, #99 Red Cask, #thankyoutrump, Adam Caparelli, Adam Hannett, Adela, All-Star Game, André Girard, architecture, Asia-Pacific, Atlantic Sea Salt, ballot, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, Black Art, Bladnoch, Bob Dalgarno, Bogart's, Bond & Lillard, Bourbon, Bovey Tracey, Bowmore, Brexit, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, budget, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Campari America, Canada, Canadian, Casa Cuervo, Chancellor, charity, China, Chinese, craft, Dartmoor, Dartmoor Distillery, Dave Broom, David Prior, Devon, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Julio, Don Livermore, Double Double Oaked, economic impact, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edition #2, El Cellar de Can Roca, Emily Cavalier, England, Eric Gregory, excise taxes, exports, Fred Minnick, free trade, hockey, Humphrey Bogart, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Ileachs, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Heritage, Jimmy Russell, Joe Beatrice, John Campbell, John Paul DeJoria, Johnnie Walker, Joo Kim, Just-Drinks.com, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, Lisbon, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lunar New Year, Marcio Ramos, Master, Matthew Sammons, Michael Jacobsen, National Hockey League, NHL, Niagara, Nick Ligon, Old Ripy, Ontario, pagoda, Patron, Portugal, Pre-Prohibition, Prime Minister, Princetown, Princetown Distillers, Quebec, Rachel Barrie, Roca, ROK Drinks, Samsara, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish, scuba diving, single barrel, small batch, Spain, Steve Loiaconi, Talia, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Tim Knittel, Toronto, tourism, trade, trade agreements, trademark, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Travel, Tripp Stimson, Trump, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, Vault Editions, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Virginia, Wayne Gretzky, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Series, whisky, whisky.auction, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, winery, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Marcio Ramos started his whisky journey as a bartender in his hometown of Lisbon, Portugal…but thought he’d left the whisky business behin...
Episode 621: December 25, 201620161224205805
Episode 621: December 25, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 24, 2016#12DramsofChristmas, A Glass Part, Adam Sable, Allisa Henley, Andrew Jeffords, Annasach, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, author, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Beam Suntory, Benoit Bailey, Bladnoch, Blended Malt, book, Booker's Bourbon, books, Brian Kinsman, Brian Treacy, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, capital projects, cellar, Chapel Gate, Charles Anderson, Christmas, classic malts, Dave Broom, David Daiches, David Prior, development, Diageo, Evan Williams Extra Aged, Fionnán O'Connor, Fireball, Fred Minnick, Gary Regan, Goldring, Goodness Nose, Heaven Hill, holidays, Houston, incentives, investors, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, John Lunn, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Kevin Plank, Laphroaig, limestone, Linda Peterson, Loretto, Louise McGuane, Louisville Courier-Journal, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Mark Brown, Maryland, Michael Collins, Michael Jackson, Michael McKenna, Nant, Newport, Patrick Maguire, Peat Smoke & Spirit, Pikesvile Rye, Popcorn Sutton, Port Covington, Port Ellen, Pure Scot, Rachel McCormack, rebates, Reserve 101, Richard Paterson, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Development, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Sazerac, Special Releases, Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania Distillery, tax credits, Tennessee, Tennessee Rye, Tennessee Whiskey, The Baltimore Whiskey Company, Under Armour, whiskey, Whiskey Women, whisky, whisky library, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
The founders of Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirits could have chosen to buy a distillery anywhere they wanted to, but they wanted to help revive Balti...
Australia’s Tasmania Distillery, Sullivan’s Cove Whisky Sold20161218192641
Australia’s Tasmania Distillery, Sullivan’s Cove Whisky Sold
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016Adam Sable, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bankruptcy, Bladnoch, David Prior, Keith Batt, Lark, Nant Distillery, Nant Group, Overeem, Patrick Maguire, private equity, Pure Scot, Redlands, Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
December 18, 2016 – Australia’s leading malt whisky distiller has been sold, with a family-controlled group acquiring the Tasmania Distill...
Diageo Open to Distilling at Dallas Dhu Museum20160725151846
Diageo Open to Distilling at Dallas Dhu Museum
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2016administration, Armstrong, Benromach, Bladnoch, Brora, covenants, Dallas Dhu, David Prior, deed restriction, Diageo, Gordon & MacPhail, historic, Historic Environment Scotland, Moray, MSP, museum, Parliament, Port Ellen, preservation, Press & Journal, Richard Lochhead, Rosebank, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Malt Distillers, Speyside, tourism, Wigtown1 comment
July 25, 2016 – After a Scottish parliamentarian’s suggestion that Diageo turn over the title and rights to the long-closed Dallas Dhu dis...
Episode 584: April 10, 201620160410013645
Episode 584: April 10, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 10, 2016@AxisofWhisky, @Sister_Ratched, American Distilling Institute. ADI, Angus MacRaild, Angus MacWhisky, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Bardstown, Beatson Cancer Charity, binding arbitration, Bladnoch, blog, blogger, Blood Oath, Bob Bobert, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, cancer, cat, Chivas Regal, competition, construction, Crown Royal, Dark Cove, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, donations, Ezra Brooks, family, Four Roses, Gimli, Highland Park, House Spirits, Ian MacMillan, ice, Islay, John MacLellan, John Rempe, Joseph Magnus, Jude, judging, Kentucky, Kilchoman, labor, labour, Laphroaig, Local 832, Lore, Lux, Luxco, Manitoba, Manitoba Labour Board, mayor, mediator, memorial, Millstone, Mimi, Mimi Petro, Oban, Oregon, People's Republic of Portland, Pernod Ricard USA, pet, Peter Mendel, planning, Portland, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Redbreast, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Scotch Whisky, St. Louis, strike, Tom Mooney, UFCW, union, Vancouver, Washington, whisky, Whisky Sponge, Wigtown, Woodinville, Zuidam0 comments
The Whisky Sponge has been puncturing egos and tweaking the Scotch Whisky industry with impunity – and relative anonymity – for nearly thr...
Episode 548: August 17, 201520150818023250
Episode 548: August 17, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2015Australia, author, Bladnoch, book, Bourbon Curious, brewery, Buffalo, Burn Stewart Distillers, Cairngorms, California, Cameronbridge, Caskmates, Catoctin Creek, charity, copper, Cork, court, Dalwhinnie, Dan Murphy's, David Prior, death, Douglas Laing & Co., Dwyer's Pub Scotch Club, earthquake, family, Florida, Fred Minnick, French Oak, Girvan, Glencairn, Glenglassaugh, hearing, Hoquiam, Hunter Smith, Ian MacMillan, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Justin Victor, Kansas City, Karuizawa, Lamb, London, lottery, Louisville, Manifesto, MGP, Mike Lisac, Nepal, New York, North British, North Tonawanda, Old Particular, relief, Revenoor Stills, Seattle, settlement, Shetland, Shetland Reel, Silver Trail Distillery, single grain, Speciality Drinks, Spencer Balentine, Strathclyde, Stuart Nickerson, Sullivan's Cove, Tampa Bay Whiskey Society, Tasmania, technology, Templeton Rye, Terrepure, Terry Wilhelm, The Whisky Cabinet, The Whisky Show, theft, travel retail, Unst, Virginia, Washington, Westland, whisky clubs, Winter Garden, Winter's Gold, worm tubs0 comments
The “Bourbon Boom” has led to a corresponding boom in the publishing industry, with almost as many new Bourbon books as there are Bourbons...
Ian Macmillan Heading to Bladnoch20150817140442
Ian Macmillan Heading to Bladnoch
Mark GillespieAugust 17, 2015administration, Armstrong, Bladnoch, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart Distillers, David Prior, Deanston, Distell, Ian MacMillan, Ledaig, Lowlands, Tobermory, Wigtown0 comments
August 17, 2015 – The one remaining secret about Bladnoch Distillery’s future is out. When Australian entrepreneur David Prior announced h...
Episode 546: August 1, 201520150801232210
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, Aberlour, accelerated, administration, Alltech, Andrew Purslow, appellation, Armstrong, Arthur Dobrucki, Australia, Bali, Baroda, Beam Suntory, Bladnoch, boiler, Breton Whisky, Brittany, building code, California, Charles Medley Distillery, Château Léoville Barton, chipotle, Christos Koulizakis, cider cask, class action, consumer, Contrasts, court, Cù Bòcan, Cuatro Series, daughter, Dave Pickerell, David Prior, dismissal, Dueling Barrels, entrepreneur, Eric Gregory, explosion, fatality, fire code, five:am, Florida, food, France, Gavin Hewitt, Glann ar Mor, Glen Garioch, Graham Eunson, Green Spot, Greg Metze, handmade, INAO, Indiana, Indonesia, initiative, inspectors, investigation, Ivan Stoler, James Espey, Jay Rogers, Jean Donnay, Jim Beam, John Houston, John Quinn, judge, Kazerouni Law Group, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, Last Drop Distillers, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington Brewing & Distilling, Lowlands, Maker's Mark, Martine Donnay, Melbourne, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, O.Z., Old Pogue, Old World, Oregon, Orkney, Owensboro, oxygenation, peppers, Peter Pogue, Pikesville, pony, pressure relief valve, prosecutors, protected geographical indicator, recording, regulators, Revenoor Stills, Rogue, ruling, safety, San Diego, Scapa, Silver Trail Distillery, Skiren, Spencer Balentine, Spey Foundation, State Fire Marshal, surfing, Terrepure, Terresentia, Terry Wilhelm, The Last Drop, The Pogues, Tom Jago, Tomatin, Town Branch, trademark, travel retail, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, ultrasonic waves, Vermont, vintage, vinyl, water heater, West Cork Distillers, Whisky Breton, Whistlepig, Wigtown0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the oldest Lowlan...