Whisky & Chocolate: A Divine Combination (Episode 680: February 11, 2018)20180211170355
Whisky & Chocolate: A Divine Combination (Episode 680: February 11, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2018@believablebaker, @Ikonoclast, @sanjieB, ABV, age, airports, Alan Wright, Alberta, Alex Mellon, Andy Simpson, Angie Ball, asset-backed, auction, author, Bacardi, Billy Walker, Bitcoin, blockchain, Bob Kunce-Concewitz, Bourbon Review, Brewers Batch, Brexit, cacao, Cadbury, Campari, Campbeltown, Canada, Caribbean Rum Cask Finish, Carolans, CaskCoin, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, Chivas Brothers, chocolate, Chris Long, Christian Svantesson, Classic Cut, Claudine O'Sullivan, cocoa beans, collecting, Conor McQuaid, Crown Royal, cryptocurrency, Dairy Milk, David Robertson, debenture, Deep Tasting, Dennis Malcolm, design, distribution, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dundalk, Eagles, Eden Campus, Eden Mill, Elgin Classic, Estonia, EU. Latvia, European Union, executive, exports, Fife, Fife Council, flu, football, France, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, Glenallachie, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Graeme Littlejohn, Grandeur, Great Northern Distillery, Guardbridge, Heaven Hill, Hershey, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, investment, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Mist, Irish Whiskey, Jack McGarry, Jack Teeling, Jameson, Jean-Christophe Coutures, John Teeling, Justin Sloan, Justin Thompson, Justins' House of Bourbon, Kentucky, Kevin Baker, Laurent Lacassagne, law, Leonn Ward, Liberties, Louise McGuane, Madison, Moyvore, New England Patriots, New York City, Newmarket Square, NFC, NFL, North of Scotland Distilling Company, parade, parents, Paul Miller, Pernod Ricard, Philadelphia, planning permission, premiumization, Quintessential Spirits, R.M. Peluso, rare whisky 101, rejection, Ricky Christie, Robin Coupar, Russia, sanctions, Saskatchewan, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, shove it, Spios, St. Patrick's Day, Stephen Teeling, Super Bowl, SWA, Sweden, swimming, tariffs, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Dead Rabbit, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Single Malt Fund, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Three Notch'd Brewing, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, University of St. Andrews, Victoria Whisky Festival, vintage, Virginia Distillery Company, warehouses, Westmeath County Council, whiskey, whisky, Willow Park Wines & Spirits, World of Whiskies0 comments
With apologies to the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns, “whisky and chocolate gang tegither!” Good whiskies and fine chocolates actual...
Silent Scotch Whisky Stills Coming Back to Life (Episode 663: October 15, 2017)20171016214743
Silent Scotch Whisky Stills Coming Back to Life (Episode 663: October 15, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 16, 2017@AmateurDrammer, @bigjoebob, @canlgetaP, @RamboDoc, Adam Spiegel, Alastair Higgins, archives, author, Baltimore, Bernheim, book, Booker's Rye, Bourbon, Brora, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Calistoga, Campbeltown, Canada, Cardinal, cellar, Chancellor, Chateau Montelena, Clynelish, Col. E.H. Taylor, Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, Dallas Dhu, damage, Dave Broom, DCL, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distillers Company Limited, distillery, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, duties, expansion, Falkirk, fermenters, Forth & Clyde Canal, Gatlinburg, Gauldrons, Glen Grant, Glenfyne, Glenlochy, Gordon Doctor, Great Britain, Green Spot, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hiram Walker Distillery, historian, history, Honours, Ian Macleod Distillers, Inverness, Irish Distillers, Islay, Ivan Stoler, J.P. Wiser's, Japan, Japanese, Jim Murray, Joe Galbraith, John Ross, John's Lane, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, Kobus Van Zyk, Lagavulin, Leonard Russell, Limestone Branch, Lossit, lost distilleries, Lost Distillery Company, Louisville, Lowland, Luke Gough, Marc Zeiler, Michael Moss, Michter's, Milburn, Napa, Nick Morgan, OBE, Octomore, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, Philip Hammond, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Powers, Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, research, Revival, Roaming Man, Rome, Rosebank, Sagamore Spirit, Santa Rosa, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Watson, Scottish Canals, Scottish Malt Distillers, Son of a Witch, Sonoma, Sonoma County Distilling Company, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sugarlands, SWA, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, The Way of Whisky, Towiemore, UK, University of Glasgow, Vatican, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, wildfire, Windsor, Wiser's, Yellowstone0 comments
Christmas came a couple of months early for some Scotch Whisky lovers with word that the iconic Port Ellen, Brora, and Rosebank distilleries will be r...
Whisky Tasting at Houston’s Reserve 10120170908120428
Whisky Tasting at Houston’s Reserve 101
Mark GillespieSeptember 8, 2017Adam Spiegel, Allison Parc, Allison Patel, Bill Lumsden, Brenne, California, Cherrywood Rye, Christa Havican, cognac, Dennis Malcolm, flood, France, French, Glen Grant, Glenmorangie, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Harvey, Houston, Hurricane, Mike Raymond, Nath Pizzolatto, recovery, Reserve 101, Rye, Scotch Whisky, single malt, Sonoma County Distilling, storm, Texas, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar0 comments
We’re back with a new name, but with the same goal of opening up whisky conversation as regular whisky lovers taste, rate, and debate whiskies f...
Episode 593: June 12, 201620160612173612
Episode 593: June 12, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016@clanwoodcock, @mcdblake, @Misterpie, @VancouverGuero, Aberlour, Allisa Henley, Arkansas, BenRiach, Billy Leighton, book, bookfinder.com, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brian Nation, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chita, Chris Morris, Dan Lundberg, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deconstructed Series, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Dominium, Early Days, Eddie Russell, endowment, engineering, Five Malt, Fortuna Meritas, Four Roses, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Ger Buckley, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenglassaugh, Graham Coull, Hakushu, Heather Bradley, Hibiki, HMRC, Honours List, House of Commons, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jan Westcott, John Shea, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Little Rock, Luceo, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Misako Udo, Morgan Blake, Nova Scotia, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Parliament, Phil Brandon, Queen Elizabeth, Regalis, retirement, Robert Burns, Rock Town Distillery, Rothes, scholarship, Scotch Whisky, Shelter Point Distillery, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Speyside, Spirits Canada, Suntory, Sweden, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Distiller's Safe, The Scottish Whisky Distilleries, Toki, travel retail, Two Brewers, University of Kentucky, Valour, Vancouver Island, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky, Whitehorse, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, Yamazaki, Yukon, Yukon Spirits0 comments
Many factors go into the decision to give a whisky brand a shakeup, and we’ll look at the factors behind two major facelifts announced in the la...
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm Hono(u)red on Queen’s Birthday List20160610221702
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm Hono(u)red on Queen’s Birthday List
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2016Balmenach, Campari, Dennis Malcolm, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Honours List, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth II, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speyside, UK, United Kingdom0 comments
June 10, 2016 – Longtime Glen Grant distillery manager Dennis Malcolm has been working in the Scotch Whisky industry almost as long as Queen Eli...
Episode 567: December 19, 201520151220015600
Episode 567: December 19, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2015airport, Anne Hill, Annie Hill, anniversary, Australia, awards, Ballindalloch, bank, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Budgie, capital, CEO, charity, coat, David Mandel, Denmark, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distill Ventures, Drambuie, Dublin, Duncan Macgillivray, Duncan Mcfadden, Feis Ile, financing, food truck, Frank Lampen, Get Cozy, Give Cozy, Glen Grant, Heaven Hill, Heriot-Watt University, Icons of Whisky Awards, International Centre for Brewing & Distilling, International Wine & Spirits Competition, investment, investors, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Collection, Islay, Islay Barley, Jennifer Stoddard, Jim McEwan, John Rennie, Lifetime Achievement, Limestone Branch, Live Oak Bank, Maker's Mark, managing editor, Marcus Niemann, Mark Reynier, MGP Ingredients, obituary, One Warm Coat, option, Paul Beam, Powers, private equity, Rupert Wheeler, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, seed capital, Seth DeBolt, shares, Simon Hunt, Single Pot Still, stake, Starward, Stauning, Stella David, Steve Beam, Tamdhu, terms, Thoroughbred Spirits Group, Thoroughbred Spirits Partners, Three Swallow, Tullamore Dew, University of Kentucky, venture capital, Walsh Whiskey Company, welcome, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, winter coats, Writers Tears, Yellowstone Bourbon0 comments
This week, we’ll look at the business behind the whiskies we drink – and investors hope to profit from. More investors are looking serious...
Episode 565: December 5, 201520151206024606
Episode 565: December 5, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 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...
Spirit of Speyside Festival Visitors Pick Winning Whiskies20150505090734
Spirit of Speyside Festival Visitors Pick Winning Whiskies
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2015Aberlour, Award, Benromach, Cardhu, Chivas Brothers, competition, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Festival, Glen Grant, Glen Spey, Glenfiddich, Linda Mellis, Martine Nouet, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Strathisla0 comments
May 4, 2015 – Chivas Brothers distilleries took two of the three awards in the 2015 Spirit of Speyside Festival Whisky Awards. Festival visitors...
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...
Episode 502: October 18, 201420141019023114
Episode 502: October 18, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 19, 2014advertising, anniversary, appeal, approval, auction, Balcones, Bill Clinton, Birthday Bourbon, blending lab, bloggers, censor, charity, Chip Tate, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, COLA, Columbus Barrel Company, Compass Box, contempt, court, crowdfunding, custom, Cutty Sark, Dalmunach, Daniel Weber, defense fund, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, donations, Dublin, English Whisky Company, European Court of Justice, fashion, Festival, Finland, Finnish, Generic Surplus, George Washington's Rye, Glasgow Blend, Glen Grant, Go Fund Me, Great King Street, Gregg Glass, Haig Club, Hanyu, Hedonism, Helsinki, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, interview, investors, Ireland, Japan, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Meyer, John Glaser, Joker, Jubilee, judge, Knob Creek, Kyrö, labeling, Lahti, lawsuit, legal, London, Louisville, Luke Winter, Mikko Koskinen, minimum pricing, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Old Forester, Party Mart, Poppy Appeal, President, Queen Elizabeth, recycling, regulators, regulatory, restraining order, River Spey, Robert Mondavi, Royal British Legion, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, shoes, Single Cask Nation, sneakers, Speyside Way, sunglasses, SWA, Teeling, Teeling Whiskey Company, Teerenpeli, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, throne, Timo Kuorahjarvi, TTB, Tun 1509, Waco, Washington, waste, Westland, Whiskey Live, Woodzee, World War I, Wounded Warriors Family Support0 comments
Finland has a love-hate relationship with whisky. Finns love it, and the Finnish government hates it. Distilled spirits advertising is banned, and reg...