Episode 565: December 5, 201520151206024606
Episode 565: December 5, 2015
December 6, 2015Andrew Rankin, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, author, awards, Baiju, Ballindalloch, Bill Lumsden, book, Boone County, Bourbon, Bowmore, Cadenhead's, Campari, Canada, cancer, charity, Charlie Smith, cocktail, Colin Dunn, Corsair Artisan, Dad's Hat, David Urquhart, Deanston, death, Denmark, Dennis Malcolm, Devil's Casks, Diageo, Distell, Distill Ventures, Dorus Mor, drinks, Dufftown, Eddie Russell, editors, Edrington, expansion, family, Family Casks, Fiona Murdoch, food truck, footpath, French, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, grandmother, Haig Club, Hall of Fame, holiday, Iain McCallum, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indiegogo, International Wine & Spirits Competition, investment, Japan, Jeff Cioletti, Jeffrey Steubben, Jimmy Russell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, Joshua Quinn, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, labels, Lifetime Achievement Award, Mai Tai, Maker's Mark, Martin Vesterby, Martine Nouet, Massillon, Mike Drumm, Mizunara, moonshine, Moray Council, Neil Cameron, Nikka, nutters, Oatrage, Ohio, One Warm Coat, painting, perks, Peter Russell, Richard Urquhart, Rick Culver, road, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, shochu, soju, Speyside, spirits, Stauning, Strathearn, Stuart Cassells, Stuart Urquhart, Tempest, Tesco, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, The Year of Drinking Adventurously, Thomas William Foerster, tiki, Tomatin, tourism, tourists, tours, travel retail, tribute, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Yoichi1 comment
Every once in a while, you might want to step outside of your comfort zone and try something besides whisky. A WhiskyCast listener asked for suggestio...
Gordon & MacPhail’s David Urquhart: 1952-201520151202124856
Gordon & MacPhail’s David Urquhart: 1952-2015
December 2, 2015cancer, David Urquhart, death, Elgin, Ewen MacKintosh, Findhorn, Gordon & MacPhail, Michael Urquhart, obituary, Press & Journal, Richard Urquhart, Scotch, Scotland, Speyside, Stuart Urquhart, whisky0 comments
December 2, 2015 – David Urquhart, widely credited with helping his family’s Gordon & MacPhail spirits business achieve worldwide prom...
Episode 485: June 27, 201420140627210730
Episode 485: June 27, 2014
June 27, 2014album, Anchor Distilling, anniversary, Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, author, Banff, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon, Beam Suntory, Beer Barrel Bourbon, Ben Hogan, Black Barrel, Blaum Brothers, book, Bordeaux, Bourbon Capital of the World, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bowmore, Brianna Bailey, Bruichladdich, Byron Nelson, Campari, City Council, classic malts, Clermont, Dallas, David Urquhart, Deanston, Dewar's, Distilling Rob, Donna Nally, Dorus Mor, Duncan McGillivray, Elgin, Emerson Lamb, Excellence, explosion, family, family-owned, fire, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Galena, Glen Deveron, Glen Garden, Glen Garioch, Glenfiddich, golf course, Gordon & MacPhail, Harvest Bourbon Collection, Ian Urquhart, Ileach, Islay, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim McEwen, Justin Victor, Kentucky Whisky Chicks, Laura Urquhart, M.W. Blaum, Matt Hofmann, Michael Urquhart, Moore, Morrison Bowmore, music, neighbors, Nelson County, New Holland, Oklahoma, Old Pulteney, petition, Prince, protest, Purple Rain, Quarter Cask, Redemption Rye, retirement, River Deveron, Rob Gard, Rosemary Urquhart, Seattle, Signature Craft, Speyside, Spirited Debate, sprinklers, Steve Nally, Suntory, Tempest, Texas, Tulsa, Twister Distillery, Virgin Oak, Washington, Westland, WFAA, Wick, zoning0 comments
Michael Urquhart is retiring from Gordon & MacPhail in September, but the leader of the family-owned business calls it a natural “changing o...
Changing Of The Guard At Gordon & MacPhail20140624190258
Changing Of The Guard At Gordon & MacPhail
June 24, 2014Benromach, David Urquhart, Ewen MacKintosh, family, George Urquhart, Gordon & MacPhail, Ian Urquhart, Keepers of the Quaich, Michael Urquhart, Rosemary Urquhart, Scottish Council for Development & Industry, St. Andrews University1 comment
June 24, 2014 – Gordon & MacPhail Managing Director Michael Urquhart has announced his plans to retire in September, and for the first time ...
Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
March 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 417: March 23, 201320130323230427
Episode 417: March 23, 2013
March 23, 2013Amrut, Ardbeg, Ashok Chokalingham, Bain's Cape Mountain, Balcones, Bangalore, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Binny's, Blanton's, Bowmore, Caribou Crossing, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chancellor, charring, Cleveland, Craggan Mill Restaurant, Craig Beam, David Grant, David Urquhart, Dewar's, Diageo, Dickel, Eddie McAffer, Eleuthera, Exchequer, F. Paul Pacult, flamethrower, flask, flavorings, Fusion, Galileo, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Goerge Osborne, Graham Harvey, Greedy Angels, Haig, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, Iain McCallum, Ian Buxton, Ichiro Akuto, Icons of Whisky, India, Irish Distillers, Jackie Thomson, Jagdale, Japanese, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Macallan, Mars, Master of Malt, Mickey Hammond, milestone, Nick Morgan, Parker Beam, photo, Pitlochry, playing cards, Portonova, regulators, retailer, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, safety, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Seattle, Shapira, Stagg, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tomdachoille, Tullamore Dew, Two Continents, Ulf Buxrud, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards7 comments
This week’s episode required 35 hours of flying and 17,000 miles of round-trip travel, but it was well worth it to visit Amrut’s distiller...
Whisky Magazine Names Icons of Whisky, Hall of Fame Honorees20130322114624
Whisky Magazine Names Icons of Whisky, Hall of Fame Honorees
March 22, 2013Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, Ardbeg, Binny's, Bowmore, Celtic Whiskey Shop, David Grant, David Urquhart, Eddie McAffer, Hall of Fame, Iain McC, Icons of Whisky, Irish Distillers, Jackie Thomson, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Kavalan, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Master of Malt, Morrison Bowmore, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Experience, Whisky Magazine0 comments
March 22, 2013 – Whisky Magazine announced its annual Icons of Whisky Award winners and Hall of Fame honorees Thursday evening (March 21) at a b...
Episode 377: July 7, 201220120706235616
Episode 377: July 7, 2012
July 6, 2012Balblair, David Urquhart, Edrington, F. Paul Pacult, GlenDronach, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Ireland, Irish, Macallan, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, The Spirit Journal, Tomatin, whiskey, whisky, Yellow Spot0 comments
Each year, F. Paul Pacult takes all of the spirits he tastes during the year for the Spirit Journal and distills them down into the SJ 140, his list o...
Episode 307: March 13, 201120110312234907
Episode 307: March 13, 2011
March 12, 2011Alan Winchester, Albert Schmid, Ardmore, awards, Balvenie, Bill Ricker, blog, book, Boozehound, Bourbon, Charles Maclean, cocktails, contest, cookbook, cooking, David Urquhart, disaster, distillery, Dufftown, earthquake, ethics, Franklin, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenlivet 70, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Homer, Gourmand, Heaven Hill, history, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jason Wilson, journalism, Jura, Keir Sword, Kentucky, Michael, Michael Collins, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Philadelphia, photography, recipes, Sam Simmons, Singleton, Speyside, Spirit of Islay, spirits, Stuart Urquhart, Todd Richman, Trybox, Urquhart, video, Whisky Magazine, whisky school, white dog, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
1940 was a crucial moment in world history, as World War II was breaking out in Europe. That February, Gordon & MacPhail arranged to have 15 casks...
Episode 120: November 25, 200720071124222200
Episode 120: November 25, 2007
November 24, 2007Award, Balvenie, Benromach, blending, Clipper, David Stewart, David Urquhart, distillery, Duncan Taylor, Euan Shand, Four Roses, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, history, Huntly, Icons, interview, Jim Rutledge, Malt Advocate, Malt Master, Michael Urquhart, Mind of Men, NC2, podcast, race, Richard Urquhart, Rob Allanson, sailing, storytelling, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, yacht0 comments
Last month, Malt Advocate Magazine honored David Stewart of William Grant & Sons with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 45 years in the whisky ...