Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)20180421215431
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2018A. Smith Bowman, Aberlour, acquisition, Alan Hansen, Alan Winchester, ANBL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, app, Ardbeg, Atom Brands, Atom Group, Balcones, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, beer, Bernheim, Bob Baxter, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Catholic, chemistry, chill filtering, church, Col. E.H. Taylor, Dad's Hat, Dan Cohen, Daniel Brown, David Robertson, Diageo, Dominic Venegas, donation, Drew Quesada, e-commerce, Edinburgh, Edrington, education, Engine Shed Building, events, Feis Ile, flocculation, Four Grain, Glen Moray, Grooves, Herman Mihalich, Holyrood Distillery, hops, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Mayo, Jim Beam, Jim Sichko, Jud Laughter, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Petszaft, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Knoxville, Laphroaig, lawyers, legal, licenses, Louisville, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Missionaries of Mercy, Moine, Molson, museum, New Brunswick, Old Overholt, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, PLCB, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis. Father, Preston Van Winkle, priest, provincial, Quebec, Rhetoric, Rob Carpenter, rum, Rum Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Investment Bank, Shazam, Sisters of Loretto, Smokehead, Spey, Speyside, Speyside Distillery, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, technology, Tennessee, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Code, The Globe & Mail, tourism, trade, Truman Cox, Two Brewers, Vatican, venture capital, Virginia, Waco, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits, ZX Ventures0 comments
The Bible says “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” As proof, we have the story this week of Father Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Catholic ...
Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)20180304170259
Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 4, 2018@BrandZ77, @historyinflicks, @jotterface, @newbourbondrinker, @skusrecenteats, @whiskyslayer, #walkwithJane, 1792 Bourbon, 3 Hearts of Ireland, actually, aluminum, Amrut, AR-15, Ashford Castle, assessor, Australia, Balcones, barrels, Birthday, Bloodstone, border, Boston, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brandi, Brexit, California, Central Park, Champions Park, chefs, China, Customs, Czech, Danny Walsh, Danny Wimmer, Darryl McCarthy, Dave Pickerell, Democratic Unionist Party, Denison, Diageo, disclosure, Donal O'Gallachoir, Donald Trump, donation, Douglas Laing & Co. XOP, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, emoji, EU, European Union, exports, FedEx, Festival, Flaming Leprechaun, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, French Oak, Glass Revolution Imports, Glencairn, Glendalough, Glenmore Distillery, Go Whisk(e)y Weekend, Good Friday Agreement, guns, Hammer Head, Harley-Davidson, Hotel, Ian Thomas, Icarus, imports, India, Infinite Barrel Project, International Women's Month, inventory, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Day, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Otter, James Thompson & Brother, Jane Walker, Japan, Jason Hauser, jerk, Jim Swan, John Rochfort, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Likarish, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, label approval, Laphroaig, lawmakers, legislature, Lough Ree Distillery, Louisville, Luxco, Malcolm Brown Ltd., Mansion at Turtle Creek, Marcia Likarish, marketing, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matt Hofmann, Mclaren Vale, Metallica, Midleton Cask Circle, Midleton Very Rare, Mistress Miasma, Mitch McConnell, Mizunara, Monumental Women, Moore County, motorcycles, music, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ownesboro, paramilitary, Parliament, Paul Ryan, Peat Week, Peter Clancy, Phenostrus, Pradlo, President, Prime Minister, property taxes, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rebel Yell, rifles, Robert Likarish, Santa Monica, Sazerac, See Her Run, shelves, shipping, Spinther, Sports Dram, St. Patrick's Day, steel, Stephanie Jacoby, Steve Ury, Stock Spirits, Striding Man, suffragette, Susan B. Anthony, swiped, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Theresa May, Tom McGuinness, trade, trade war, trivial, Troubles, TTB, veterans, Virginia Distillery Company, Waterford Crystal, Westborough, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Wisconsin, World Whiskies Awards, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Irish Whiskey has been the fastest-growing segments of the global whiskey market for the last several years, and for many Irish entrepreneurs, it̵...
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)20170507163054
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 7, 2017@canlgetaP, 1968, Aberlour, acquisition, ambassador, Anchor Distilling, Andretti Autosport, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Ardor, awards, Ben Herrera, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Birthday, Brabazon, Braunstein, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Campbell Brown, Chris Morris, Copenhagen, Cutty Sark, Dalmore, Danish, Dario Franchitti, Denmark, Destilleri Nyborg, director, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Edrington, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ernest Shackleton, F1, Fernando Alonso, film, Formula 1, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant-Gordon, Hawaii, Heritage, Highland Park, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Jacques Villeneuve, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Brown, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kingsman, Kirkwall, Liberties, livery, Louisville, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mario Andretti, Martin Markvardsen, Matthew Vaughn, McLaren, Monique van Ensbergen, Morocco, motorsports, movie, Nyborg, Old Forester, Orkney, Pauly G, Rare Breed, Rebel Yell, rich list, Ronnie Cox, Sandy Herrera, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Shackleton, Single Cask Nation, Spirit of Speyside Festival, sponsor, St. Magnus Festival, Statesman, Stauning, surprise, SWA, Tamdhu, Teeling Whiskey, The Glenrothes, The Golden Circle, The Netherlands, The Secret Service, The Sunday Times, Times, U.S. Grand Prix, Valkyrie, Viking, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willem van Ensbergen, William Grant & Sons, Yvo van Ensbergen0 comments
Denmark is known for its beers and aquavit, but is starting to develop a reputation for whiskies as well with distilleries like Braunstein and Staunin...
Episode 616: November 20, 201620161120195716
Episode 616: November 20, 2016
Mark GillespieNovember 20, 2016@Neuro_Kellie, @pkhtex, @Whisky_Jean, @WomenWhoWhiskey, addiction, airport, Anchor Distilling, appeal, art, auction, author, Aviation Gin, bartender, binge drinking, Bobby G, Bobby Gleason, book, Bourbon, Canada, Celebration Sour Mash, cocktail, Compass Box, court, Court of Session, Davos Brands, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Distiller's Edition, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., drink, European Union, Extra Old Particular, Fred Minnick, Hotaling, House Spirits, Jasper Spears, Jewish Whisky Company, Julia Ritz Toffoli, Kellie Jaremko, LCBO, Magic Cask, Manhattan, marijuana, medical, medicine, Michter's, minimum pricing, minimum unit pricing, Monarch of the Glen, National Galleries of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, Old Particular, Old Potrero, Ontario, opioid, painting, Parliament, Paul Hansen, Portland, Prohibition, provenance, recovery, retirement, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shaken, Single Cask Nation, Sir Edwin Landseer, slavery, stirred, substance abuse, Supreme Court, Surgeon General, SWA, Talisker, taxes, The Irishman, The Singleton of Glendullan, Tom Mooney, Toronto, Vivek Murthy, vodka, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Willie Pratt, Writers Tears, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Bourbon’s history is as murky as a fermenter full of mash, and questions about the origins of Bourbon have led to more than a few arguments over...
Episode 568: December 26, 201520151226235510
Episode 568: December 26, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 26, 2015Alan Winchester, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angostura, appeal, auction, Bärnsten, bicycle, Burn Stewart Distillers, Callum Fraser, Canada, construction, cycling, David Williamson, discussion, donation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Frank Scott, Fredericton, fundraising, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Holyrood, Ian Millar, illness, J. Rieger & Co., James Coombe, Johanne McInnis, John Georges, John Grant, Kansas City, Kirstie McCallum, Kyoto, lawsuit, Lunar Rogue, Macallan, Mackmyra, mashman, match, minimum unit pricing, MND, MND Scotland, Moment, Motor Neuron Disease, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Omi, panel, Peter Mielszynski, Poland, rum, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shona Robison, Speyside, Suntory, SWA, Tamdhu, tour, Travel, warehouse, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky0 comments
There are a lot of issues facing the world of whisky and spirits these days, and we’ll discuss many of them on this week’s WhiskyCast. Dur...
Heaven Hill Continues ALS Battle With 2015 Parker’s Heritage Collection20150828225247
Heaven Hill Continues ALS Battle With 2015 Parker’s Heritage Collection
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2015ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, benefit, Bernheim, Craig Beam, Denny Potter, donation, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Straight Malt0 comments
August 28, 2015 – For the third consecutive year, Heaven Hill plans to donate part of the proceeds from the annual Parker’s Heritage Colle...
Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
Episode 487: July 11, 201420140712000358
Episode 487: July 11, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 12, 2014Alabama, Alex Salmond, Angus Robertson, Antony Barnett, Ardbeg, basketball, battle, Battle of Bannockburn, Bill Lumsden, birth rate, Bourbon barrels, Brown-Forman, campaign, Channel 4, chef, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Colorado, Commonwealth, cooperage, court, cuisine, David Frost, dinner, Dispatches, donation, Double Diamond, Downslope Distilling, Duke Bourbon, Duke Spirits, Duke University, Electoral Commission, England, Eric Burke, fact check, First Minister, Flatiron Room, Gavin Hewitt, Gavin McLachan, Glenmorangie, headache, Heather Greene, independence, International Paper, Islay, Jack Daniel Cooperage, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, James Beard House, jobs, John Wayne, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaSanta, lawsuit, lawyers, Louisville, Lynchburg, Macallan, movie, Old Pulteney, pairing, population, Pride 1978, quote, Ranald Watson, referendum, rifle, Robert the Bruce, Robin Burke, rums, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Rogers, Scottish National Party, Sherry Cask Reserve, skier, skiiing, SNP, Spirit of Freedom, Springbank, Stagecoach, Stephen Schulte, Susan Burdian, SWA, Tennessee, The Glenrothes, The Scotsman, trademark, Trinity, Twitter, war, Western, William Grant & Sons, yacht, Yes Argyll0 comments
Glenmorangie’s Dr. Bill Lumsden wanted to push the envelope 16 years ago when he got his hands on some French Oak barriques from an undisclosed ...
Episode 453: November 23, 201320131123170539
Episode 453: November 23, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 23, 2013@DrinkBC, @IgnoreMePleaz, @SweMaltMafia, 3D, 7 Crown, A. Smith Bowman, A9, Abraham Bowman, age statement, ALS, bartenders, BBC, Beam, Blade & Bow, Booker Noe Distillery, Brandy Library, Brian Prewitt, Brooks Brothers, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Buster Keaton, CaskStrength, charity, Charles McEwan, clingfilm, Compass Box, construction, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Doctor Who, donation, Dufftown, English Whisky Company, experimental, exports, Facebook, Ferintiosh, Four Roses, Gavin Hewitt, George Dickel, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Glenrothes, hashtag, Highland Council, Highlander Honey, Ivan Menezes, Jason Craig, Jimmy Russell, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Karuizawa, Kennetpans, Lavinia Turnbull, light, Lindores, Malt Mill, Manse Reserve, Matthew Crow, Michael Deresynski, Michter's, Neil Ridley, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, Pam Heilemann, Parker Beam, planning, Prohibition Edition, Promise of Hope, regulators, Repeal, road, Rye, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Shively, St. Magdalene, Stitzel-Weller, survey, SWA, Swedish Malt Mafia, Tain, Tardis, The General, Transport Scotland, Truman Cox, Virginia, Warehouse X, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt0 comments
Gavin Hewitt is stepping down next month after ten years as the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, balancing the needs of member whisky...