Episode 576: February 14, 201620160214171541
Episode 576: February 14, 2016
Mark GillespieFebruary 14, 2016@williamberryiii, Ailsa Bay, Alasdair Day, Alaska, Alaska Highway, ambassador, Andy Simpson, auction, Ayrshire, Big Peat, Bonhams, Bozzy Karasu, Brian Kinsman, Buffalo Trace, Burn Stewart Distillers, Canada, Château Léoville Barton, code, collecting, correction, David Robertson, Douglas Laing, forests, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, gold, Green Spot, Hudson Baby Bourbon, Ian Millar, index, investing, investment, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Isle of Raasay, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Rye, Johnny Mitchell, Kevin Abrook, Kevin O'Gorman, Kilchoman, Kilted Whisky Man, Koval, Ledaig, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, McTears, Michter's, Midleton Dair Ghaelach, Mikkeller, Milsean, oil, palate, Prestige Whisky, Private Edition, R&B Distillers, rare whisky 101, Remarkable Regional Malts, Rested Rye, Rock Oyster, Ross Salchow, Rye, Scallywag, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, stocks, Tennessee, Timorous Beastie, Tobermory, Tomintoul, Tuthilltown, Two Brewers, Unaged Rye, value, Vision Wine & Spirits, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, William Berry, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt, Yukon Brewing0 comments
With oil prices in the doldrums, stocks sagging, and other forms of investments losing value, a number of investors are turning to rare whiskies as a ...
Episode 575: February 6, 201620160206232107
Episode 575: February 6, 2016
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2016A. Hardy USA, accountant, age statements, allegations, Amrut, Ash Whitaker, Aston Martin, Auckland, Australia, Balblair, Baltimore, bankruptcy, Beaverton, Bourbon, budget, Bulleit, buyback, Campbeltown, Cardrona, cask sales, Cask Strength Collection, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chris Bator, Christchurch, construction, contract, Crown Royal, David Dowd, David Ozgo, Denny Potter, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Douglas Laing, Dunedin, duty, earthquake, economy, Elijah Craig, Exchequer, exports, F1, Few Spirits, finance, Force India F1, Formula 1, Frankenstein, George Osborne, Gimli, Glen Scotia, Heaven Hill, India, Jim Murray, joint venture, Keith Batt, Kentucky, labor, Larry Kass, lawyer, liquidation, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond Group, Manitoba, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Miyamoto, motorsports, Nant Distillery, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka Whisky, Northern Harvest Rye, Oregon, paddock, Pappy, Pauline Rooney, Peter Wendel, recovery, Rock Oyster, sales, San Francisco, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Shelbyville Sentinel-Times, Sherry Cask 2016 Edition, Shinji Fukuyo, Spectrum, sponsorship, strike, Suntory, Sydney Morning Herald, taxes, Tim Meushaw, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, walkout, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whisky Galore, Willowbank, Yamazaki0 comments
One of the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest whisky festivals is coming up later this month, and DramFest 2016 caps off a busy few weeks for Michael...
Episode 552: September 12, 201520150912224908
Episode 552: September 12, 2015
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2015Abbey Whisky, aging, Alba Reserve, anniversary, Anon, Ardbeg, Arran, Ballantine's, BenRiach, Bladnoch, Bourbon Cask Reserve, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart Distillers, Ceòbanach, Chivas Brothers, Circular Blending, Cooley, corrections, Deanston, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Eagle Rare, errado, experiment, extraction, Extraordinary Cask, Fred Laing, George T. Stagg, Gordon Motion, Hibernia Distillers, Hyde, Ian MacMillan, Illicit Stills, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish, Islay, John Campbell, Kiln Embers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Latada, Ledaig, Luke Tegner, M.B. Roland, Madeira, maturation, maturity, MB Roland, Michter's, micro-gravity, NanoRacks, NASA, Norman Lao, Northern Ireland, nosing, Open Space Agency, Paul Tomaszewski, Port Dundas, Portugal, Portugese, primer, Rademon Estate Distillery, Reserve Collection, retirement, Richard Betts, Robur Reserve, Ronnie Cox, Royal Salute, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac Rye, science, Scott Rosenbaum, scratch and sniff, Seattle, Select Reserve, senses, Sherry Cask Reserve, Shortcross Gin, single grain, Smugglers Series, Space, space glass, Spain, Suntory, terpenes, The Antiquary, The Dalmore, The Eternal Reserve, The Glenrothes, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, US1, Vintage Reserve, webcast, Wemyss Malts, West Cork, Westland, William Larue Weller, zero gravity1 comment
The Glenrothes was one of the first Scotch Whisky distilleries to label its single malts with wine-style vintages instead of age statements. While the...
Douglas Laing Revives McGibbon’s Golf Range Whiskies20140924121313
Douglas Laing Revives McGibbon’s Golf Range Whiskies
Mark GillespieSeptember 24, 2014Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, Gleneagles, golf, McGibbon's, Queen's Award for Export Achievement, Ryder Cup0 comments
September 24, 2014 – On the eve of the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland, Douglas Laing & Co. has revived its classic McGibbon’...
Episode 491: August 8, 201420140808221944
Episode 491: August 8, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 8, 20141792 Barton, age statement, Anchor Distilling, appeal, architects, Auchentoshan, Aultmore, Baby Blue, Balcones, ban, Bardstown, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Canada, Cara Laing, cognac, competitions, conflict, construction, court, Customs, Dark Origins, Dave Greene, David Williamson, Diageo, Douglas Laing, earnings, economic, Edrington, Europe, expansion, exports, Forsyths, Fred Laing, Glen Elgin, Glen Garioch, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Graham Stirk, Highland Park, illicit, imports, Independent Spirits Challenge, Ireland, Irish, Israel, ITAR-TASS, John Paul DeJoria, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Kendrick, judge, Justin Victor, Ken Grier, Kentucky Gentleman, lawsuit, Lord of the Rings, Louvre, Macallan, Magnus Eunson, MGP-I, Michael Bendavid, Moray Council, Moscow, NAS, Old Particular, Patron, Paul Mitchell, phthalates, profits, Purple Valley Imports, RAF, Renaissance, Robertson Group, Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Air Force, ruling, Russia, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Shetlands, Single Cask Nation, Single Oak Project, sourced, Speyside, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tel Aviv, The Explorers Club, The Herald, The Malt Whisky Company, trade, trademark, travel retail, U.S. European Union, Uisce Beatha, Ukraine, Unst, US, valinch, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards, XO0 comments
Stuart Nickerson has kept a low profile since leaving Glenglassaugh Distillery following its sale last year, but he has several new projects coming on...
Episode 489: July 25, 201420140725234001
Episode 489: July 25, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2014Aberfeldy, academics, ACC, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, athletes, Atlantic Coast Conference, auction, auctions, Australian, Balvenie, Barley, Belgrove, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brora Rover, Bunnahabhain, Cardinals, cat, collecting, Commonwealth Games, contest, copper, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distillery cat, Douglas Laing, Dublin, Dufftown, Elijah, Eric Gregory, Evolution, farmer, giveaway, Glasgow, Glasgow 2014, Glen Scotia, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Glenturret, golf, grain, Hobart, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jameson, John's Lane, Kate Kellen, KDA, Kempton, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King of Scots, Kininvie, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Select, Lexington, Lexington Restaurant Week, Maker's Mark, Matt Wooler, McTears, Midleton, mourning, National College of Art & Design, New York, Oliver Klimek, Open Championship, peated rye, Peter Bignell, planners, Powers, profits, research, Revival, Robert Theakston, Rye, sale, scientists, Scott Rogers, Select, sports, Sydney, Taiwan, Tasmania, Taylor Made, The Famous Grouse, Tom Jurich, Torfa, tourism, tourist, travel retail, University of Louisville, University of Tasmania, Vaughan James, visitors, warehouses, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Tasmania’s distillers have been making some unusual and incredible whiskies in recent years, but many of them are flying under the radar of whis...
Redbreast 21 Gets 100 Points In Ultimate Spirits Challenge Judging20140320152453
Redbreast 21 Gets 100 Points In Ultimate Spirits Challenge Judging
Mark GillespieMarch 20, 2014100 points, Alberta Premium, Ballantine's, Big Peat, Bulleit, Bushmills, Coffey Grain, competition, Dark Horse, Douglas Laing, F. Paul Pacult, Forgiven, George T. Stagg, Glenmorangie, judging, Nikka, Redbreast, Tullamore Dew, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Wild Turkey0 comments
March 20, 2014 – For the second consecutive year, a whisky has received a perfect 100-point score from the judging panel for the Ultimate Spirit...
Episode 463: January 25, 201420140126004601
Episode 463: January 25, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 26, 2014accident, Anchor Distilling, auction, Bardstown, Bloomberg, Canada, Cardiff, Charles Maclean, chef, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Cobalt Brands, Colin Scott, craft tour, Daniel Boulud, Dave Greene, David Wallace, DIY Network, Douglas Laing, drama, environmental, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exchange rate, Finland, Fred Noe, Glen Catrine, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Guinness, Highland Park, Hong Kong, India, Japan, John Ross, Jon Birkbeck, Karnataka, Kaski, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, Lavinia Turnbull, Loch Lomond, Longmorn, Macallan, Magnus Hillman, Man Caves, Masataka Taketsuru, Massan, Matt Wooler, merger, Monkey Shoulder, movie, NHK, Niclas Gusta Gustafsson, Nikka, Quarter Cask, Richard Paterson, Rita Taketsuru, Royal Salute, Scandinavia, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Snow Phoenix, Sotheby's, Strathisla, Suntory, Supreme Court, takeover, Teerenpeli, The Glenlivet, The Macallan M, The Nose, The Snow Grouse, tourism, United Spirits, Usquaebach, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Wales, whisky club, Whyte & Mackay, world record, Yoichi0 comments
Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas...
Episode 456: December 14, 201320131214001721
Episode 456: December 14, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 14, 20131963, ad, advertising, agency, American Forests, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Arran, astronauts, auction, Bacardi, Baron, Barrel Drop, barrels, Brad Boswell, Braeval, Bulleit, Business Insider, Canada, charity, Charitybuzz, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey Company, chopper, Classic Malt, CMT, code, collecting, cooperage, Danville, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Drink BC, Exotic, export, Facebook, Ferm Solutions, Four Roses, Frank Coleman, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, gender, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gregor Mina, Guardians, Independent Stave Company, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish, Ivan Menezes, James MacTaggart, Jim Murray, Jim Rutledge, Johanne McInnis, KDA, Keith Wood, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Malt Maniacs, Marks & Spencer, Masters Collection, McTears, Meet the Baron, Michter's, Missouri, New Year's Eve, Oliver Klimek, Opperman Weiss, Orange County Choppers, Peat Hopper, Powers, Powers Gold Label, PR, RAF, rain, reality, Rocket, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, Scott Hartig, sexist, social media, Space, Spitfire, Stewart Laing, Straight Malt, sulfur, sulphur, Telegraph, The Whisky Exchange, Tullamore Dew, Twitter, video, weather, Whisky Bible, Wild Turkey, Wilderness Trace, women, Woodford Reserve, World War II, YouTube0 comments
Dewar’s was forced to remove an online video promotion from the Internet this week after a social media-fueled protest campaign over the portray...
Episode 450: November 2, 201320131103115318
Episode 450: November 2, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 3, 20131964, Alberta, Andrew Ferguson, Andy Dunn, app, Banff, Bardstown High School, Big Peat, Black Bowmore, Bowmore, Brasserie Kensington, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, bunker, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calgary, Canada, Canadian, Cara Laing, Chase, Chattanooga, Chris Pickett, Cold War, Diefenbunker, Douglas Laing, Experimental Collection, Fet's, Fino, Franklin County, Fred Laing, Geoff Skeggs, Glenfarclas, Gold Bowmore, Grant's, historic, Iain McCallum, investigation, Jack Teeling, Jim Murray, Joe Ledbetter, Kelly Carpenter, Kensington Wine Market, lawyer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lifford, Mark Rosauer, Michael Vander Hayden, Mission Main Street, Nuclear, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Quarter Casks, Rimrock Hotel, Rob Carpenter, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Scallywag, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, seasoning, single grain, SMWS, Springbank, staves, Strath, Teeling Whiskey, theft, Tim Piersant, trilogy, Vancouver, Victoria, Whisky Bible, White Bowmore0 comments
This week, we’re in Banff, Alberta for a very special Bowmore weekend in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. The “Bowmore on the Rockies...