Tag: Derby

Episode 362: March 24, 201220120323232849

Episode 362: March 24, 2012

Mark GillespieMarch 23, 2012A. Smith Bowman, Arkansas, awards, Balblair, Beam, BenRiach, Berry Bros. & Rudd, blend, Bourbon, Bowman, Chris Morris, competition, Derby, Dublin, Gordon & MacPhail, Hickory, Highland, Ireland, John T. Stetson, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilmarnock, Kinloss, Maker's Mark, Michael Veach, Ouita Michel, Rocktown, Scotch, Scotland, Smoked, Speyside, Taoiseach, Tim Knittel, Titanic, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, whisky school, Woodford Reserve0 comments

Four times each year, Woodford Reserve master distiller Chris Morris becomes the headmaster of the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy. His students get ...

Episode 352: January 14, 201220120113235908

Episode 352: January 14, 2012

Mark GillespieJanuary 13, 2012bar, Bourbon, Canada, coopering, Derby, Don Ramsay, Duncan Taylor, Festival, Frank Murphy, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, history, House of Commons, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Society, Ken Storrie, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Leo Phelan, Louisville, Old Pulteney, Parliament, Port Askaig, pub, Scotland, The Pot Still, The Whisky Exchange, tourism, Travel, Victoria0 comments

A year ago, the owner of Glasgow’s Pot Still Bar, Ken Storrie, passed away. At first, Glasgow whisky lovers were sad…but they quickly beca...

Episode 315: May 8, 201120110508165200

Episode 315: May 8, 2011

Irish whiskies once ruled the world, and Dublin was the center of Ireland’s whisky industry. There are no distilleries left in Dublin, but there...

Episode 312: April 17, 201120110416200024

Episode 312: April 17, 2011

Mark GillespieApril 16, 2011ADI, Amrut, Antarctica, Australia, awards, bar, Bill Samuels Jr., Blended Scotch, charity, Chris Bunting, Chris Middleton, Derby, disaster, distillery, Dry Fly, earthquake, horse, India, Islay, Japan, Kilchoman, Lark, MacKinlay, Maker's Mark, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nonjatta, Prince William, pub, Rob Samuels, Royal Wedding, Scotland, Shackleton, single malt, Suntory, The Macallan, Wemyss, Whisky Fairy, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments

The last time we heard from Japanese whisky blogger Chris Bunting, he was in the middle of writing a book on Japan’s drinking culture. “Dr...

Episode 310: April 3, 201120110403215000

Episode 310: April 3, 2011

Mark GillespieApril 3, 2011Auchentoshan, awards, blog, Bonhams, charity, competition, Derby, disaster, earthquake, Edinburgh, exports, Four Roses, Glenlivet 70, Gordon & MacPhail, horse, Ian Chang, Japan, Jim Rutledge, Jim Swan, Kavalan, Keeneland, King Car, Lee, Maker's Mark, Matt Wooler, New York, photography, San Francisco, SWA, Taiwan, whisky club, Woodford Reserve0 comments

This week’s episode features one of the most mysterious single malt whiskies in the world. Taiwan’s Kavalan whisky has received awards in ...

Episode 303: February 13, 201120110213151630

Episode 303: February 13, 2011

Mark GillespieFebruary 13, 2011Alistair Longwell, Ardmore, art, Beam, Bert Forsyth, Bourbon, Celtic Heartlands, Derby, Diageo, distillery, distilling, Early Times, economy, Fred Noe, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Indiana, Irish, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Julio's, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knappogue Castle, Lexington, Maysville, Old Pogue, Old Pulteney, Paul Walsh, Pearse Lyons, Project, Ryan Maloney, TV0 comments

This week’s episode comes from Edinburgh…no, not THAT Edinburgh. I’m actually in Edinburgh, Indiana on family business, but talked w...

Episode 245: March 28, 201020100328195400

Episode 245: March 28, 2010

Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2010Alzheimer's, auction, author, blog, book, charity, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Derby, food, Four Roses, GlenDronach, Highland Park, Ken Goldenberg, Kevin Smith, Maker's Mark, Max Watman, moonshine, new make, Scotch Whisky Association, Sku, Steve Eury, SWA0 comments

We know it by many names…White Lightning and Corn Liquor to name a couple. Moonshine whiskey has been a part of American culture for generations...

Episode 197: April 26, 200920090426082100

Episode 197: April 26, 2009

Mark GillespieApril 26, 2009Alistair Darling, awards, Bacardi, Balvenie, Bourbon, Bourbon Country, Brown-Forman, Canada, charity, Chris Morris, competition, Dave Broom, David Mair, David Stewart, Derby, Diageo, events, Festival, Gavin Hewitt, horse, Louisville, LVMH, merger, mint julep, Scotch Whisky Association, Signature, Spirit of Toronto, stable, Stacey Yates, SWA, taxes, tourism, Travel, Urban Bourbon Trail, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards0 comments

Last week, Scotland…this week, Kentucky! We’ll look at plenty of vacation options in and around Louisville in the heart of Bourbon Country...

Episode 194: April 4, 200920090405005700

Episode 194: April 4, 2009

This has been a busy week for whisky lovers, with three major festivals in the past week. This week’s episode features special coverage from Whi...

Episode 142: April 27, 200820080426222800

Episode 142: April 27, 2008

Mark GillespieApril 26, 2008Ardbeg, author, bar, bartender, book, Burj al Arab Hotel, cocktail, Corryvreckan, David Jones, Derby, dispute, Dubai, Eric Blair, George Orwell, history, Jerry Slater, Kentucky, Lalique, Louisville, Mac Sinclair, Macallan, membership, Phillip Ivan Pietrusschka, Ron Givens, Scotch Whisky Association, Seelbach, SWA, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, World Whiskies Conference0 comments

This is Kentucky Derby week in Louisville, and that makes it a perfectly good time to focus on bourbon. We’ll hear from Ron Givens, author of th...