Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
May 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)20190407193059
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)
April 7, 2019Adam Hannett. world record, affinity, Albert Baladi, American Whiskey Convention, April Fool's, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Balcones, Barley, Barrel 21, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Calvados, Canada, chairman, charity, collaboration, Compass Box, Cornwall, Cragganmore, Dad's Hat, Dan Jago, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, Domaine Christian Drouin, Douglas Taylor, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, English Whisky Company, environment, Exchequer Roll, executive, expansion, Feis Ile, Friar John Cor, Game of Thrones, Gary Haggart, gas, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Gothenburg, Heidi Grau, Herman Mihalich, House Greyjoy, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Japan, Jeffrey Lichtman, John Glaser, John Rempe, Kat Aagesen, Knappogue Castle, Komagatake, Le Papillon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Lindores Abbey, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lisa Roper Wicker, Lizzie Rudd, London, Luxco, maltings, mansplaining, Marco de Bartoli, Mars Shinsu, Marsala, Marsmalt, Matt Shattock, Michael Moore, Mike Smith, Mount Vernon, oil, Old Fitzgerald, Ontario, Pact No. 5, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Piggyback, renewable energy, Rob Schwartz, Rob Wiacek, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sexism, State College, Steve Bashore, Sweden, Talisker, The Whisky Show, tidal energy, University of Pennsylvania, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion Festival, whisky, Whistlepig, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodcock, Yakushima0 comments
Lindores Abbey has a unique place in whisky history, thanks to Friar John Cor and the aqua vitae he distilled for the King in 1494. Gary Haggart has a...
Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)20190224215912
Bourbon…Not Just for the Boys Any More! (Episode 756: February 24, 2019)
February 24, 2019"found barrels", @davidmarra, @hfs_houseofyork, @lwmooromsky1, @odysseusunbound, @ralfknoop, An Bord Pleanála, anniversary, appeal, Archangel, art, auction, Autumn Nethery, Balblair, Balcones, bar code, Benromach, binge drinking, Black Button Distilling, blender, Bloody Butcher, Bloody Butcher's Creed, blue corn, Bourbon, Bruce Nethery, Buffalo, Bulleit, Catoctin Creek, charity, chef, collecting, collection, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, copper works, Cotswolds Distillery, Dave Sweet, David Coulthard, David Marra, Diageo, distilling, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dumfries, F1, family, farming, flipping, Florida, Formula One, Founder's Choice, Galloway, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Gortinore, Grand Prix, Great Northern Distillery, Gunnar Nilsson, health, heirloom grain, Heritage Series, High West, Highland Park, Hunter Nethery, Interstate 64, inventory, Ireland, Jared Himstedt, Jeptha Creed, John Teeling, Joyce Nethery, Kentucky, L'Anima, Llandudno, London, Louisville, Louth, Martin MacDonald, Massimo Bottura, maturation complex, minimum unit pricing, Moonshine University, motorsports, National Gallery, Natterjack, New York, painting, Penderyn, planning, Prohibition, Quintessential Brands, racing, Ralf Knoop, Raphael, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, RFID, Saltire, Saltire Edition, Sarasota, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Sotheby's, Springbank, stillman, Swansea, Swansea Council, Sweden, Texas, Texas Pot Still Bourbon, The Dalmore, The Welsh Whisky Company, Tobias and the Angel, Tom Fredericks, Turner Moore, Utah, Verrochio, Viking Funeral, Virginia, Waco, warehouse, Waterford, Welsh Assembly, whiskey, Whiskey & Barrel Nite, Whiskey and Barrel Nite, Whiskey Obsession Festival, whisky, Whisky Live, World Whisky Day, zoning0 comments
There’s a long tradition of fathers and sons in whisky distilling, but Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery is one of the few distilleries w...
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)20180128223227
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)
January 28, 2018@jotterface, @whisky.wunders, 1792 Barton, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Adam Johnson, aging, Alan Park, André Girard, Andrew Tyler Higgs, Ann Arbor, Barley, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Bernheim, Bourbon & Beyond, brewery, British Columbia, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caribou Crossing, CBC, Champions Park, chocolate malt, Clynelish, Coffey Malt, craft distiller, David Brown, David Eby, David Robertson, development, Diageo, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, East Germany, Eden Mill Distillery, Edinburgh, Emerald Geishas, EU, European Union, experimentation, Famous Grouse, Final Fantasy, Forsyths, gaming, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Golden Geishas, golden ticket, Graeme Macaloney, Granton, Halewood, Holyrood Park Distillery, infusion, innovation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Reynolds, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Japan, Jeneen, John Crabbie, Karuizawa, KDA, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, laws, legislation, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mac na Braiche, marathon, Margarete Marie, memo, Metro UK, Michigan, Mike Nicolson, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nikka, Paul Miller, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Penderyn, planning permission, Poland, Portland, Private Edition, rappelling, Revival, roasting, Rob Carpenter, roller coaster, running, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Shinanoya, Signet, SMWS, Spencer Jacobsen, Spios, St. Andrew's, SWA, tax stamps, tequila, The Whisky Exchange, tickets, tourism, training, Travel, Twa Casks, Twa Dogs, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, video games, visitors, Wales, Wall Street Journal, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Three years ago, we introduced you to Graeme Macaloney, a Scottish-Canadian pharmaceutical engineer with a dream of making his own single malt whisky ...
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire20170830141325
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire
August 30, 2017Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Ian Chang, Kavalan, King Car, Lindores Abbey Distillery, memorial service, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Solist, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, tribute, whiskey, whisky, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
Taiwan’s King Car Distillery is only 10 years old, yet its Kavalan single malt whiskies have won worldwide acclaim. As the distillery enters its...
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)20170702153018
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)
July 2, 2017@anagram2112, @AxisofWhisky, @fields00, @scotchology1, Amontillado, Andy Davidson, Annabel Thomas, author, Bacardi, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, Black Bowmore, Black Label, Blood Oath, book, bottle, Bourbon, Box Distillery, brand ambassador, brand partner, Buffalo Trace, Canada 150, Canada Day, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Casey County, Catherine Carpenter, Charles Brown, Charleston, Chris Middleton, Col. EH Taylor Jr., commemorative, Confederation, conference center, contest, Cooley, copita, Crown Royal, crystal, David Stewart, Davin de Kergommeaux, decanter, distribution, Dr. James Crow, Dr. Jim Swan, Drimnin, Drimnin Estate, Dublin, Dunedin, Elijah Pepper, expansion, Filson Historical Society, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Frankfort, glass, Glencairn, Glenn's Creek Distillery, Gordon Dundas, Grimsby, Heritage, historical, importer, Infinium Spirits, investment, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Teeling, John Teeling, John Wendell, Johnnie Walker, journalism, Journeyman Distillery, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kingsbarns, London, Lot #40, Luxco, Manitoba, manufacturing, master blender, Michigan, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Ncn'ean, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Oban, OFC Distillery, Ontario, Oscar Pepper, Pact No. 3, patent, Paul Davidson, peaty cask, Rachel Barrie, Raymond Davidson, Redbreast, relocation, research, Reserve 101, retweet, Richard Paterson, Ron Welsh, rum, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scots Gaelic, Scott Davidson, Sherri Wong, single cask, Sour Mash, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Spirit Drink, sponsor, St. Andrew's, Stephen Teeling, stills, Sweden, Taiwan, Teeling Whiskey, The Baltimore Whiskey Company, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas Larsson, Tun 1509, Twitter, Union Collective, Versailles, visitor center, West Indies, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Weekend, Willowbank, WindyBore, wine glass, Woodford Reserve2 comments
When Raymond Davidson and his sons started marketing the Glencairn Whisky Glass in 2001, they thought the target audience was whisky blenders and indu...
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)20170409133557
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)
April 9, 2017@BetheneC, Adela, ADI, Alioth, American Distilling Institute, auction, Australia, Award, Belgium, Ben & Jerry's, benefit, Benromach, best of class, Bethene Campbell, bidding, Bill Ricker, Bladnoch, Bonnaroo Buzz, Boston, Bourbon, Bourye, Box Distillery, Brexit, Brora, Burn Stewart Distillers, Candela, Cedar Ridge Distillery, charity, Chris Zaborowski, competition, construction, coopers, cows, Dartmoor National Park, David Prior, Denmark, Devon, Diageo, Donald Tusk, Dr. Jim Swan, editor, Edrington, EU, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, farm, Fred Minnick, Generations, Glenn Hubbuch, Gordon & MacPhail, High West, Hong Kong, Hunmanby, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Iowa, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, J. Henry & Sons, James Campbell, John Hansell, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Lalique, Limeburners, Linda Ruffenach, Louisville, Lowlands, M. Shanken Communications, Malt Advocate, March for Babies, March of Dimes, MGP, Michael Moore, Michael Veach, Mortlach, Myrna Jensen, Nantucket, Northern Ireland, Patton Road Reserve, Paul Neave, Podblasts, Portland, premature birth, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Princetown Distillers, publisher, Pure Scot, Reese Hubbuch, Samsara, Scotch Whiskey, Scotland, Second Step, Seven Stars, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside Cooperage, Spirit of Hven, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit of Yorkshire, Stefaan Lesage, Strait of Öresund, Sweden, Systembolaget, Talia, Templeton Rye, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Notch, Theresa May, Tim Davis, Tom Mellor, Triple Eight Distillery, Urban Bourbon, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Chicks, Wigtown, world record0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, but the Lowlands distillery almost never made it to that milestone. W...
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)20170219142844
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)
February 19, 2017@AdventSpirits, @Maltbank_Herald, @MarieinDublin, Alistair Walker, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Anthony Wills, Arthur D. Little, ASCA, Auchentoshan, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, best in class, Billy Walker, Bluegrass Distillers, Boone County, bottler, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Camden, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, cat, CETA, competition, consultant, convention, Cooper River Bourbon, Cooper River Distillers, Cooper River Rye, Corby, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, craft tour, Crieff Hydro Hotel, Dave Broom, Decades, distillery cat, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew Dilkens, Eddie Russell, Egg Harbor Township, EU, European Union, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse Experience, geographical indicator, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenturret, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian_Appleton, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, James Yoakum, Jim Swan, Jonathan Bray, Josh Quinn, judging, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kilchoman, lexicon, Lexington, Louisville, luxury, Marie Byrne, Master's Keep, Matt Shattock, mayor, medal, memoir, Mingo Creek Craft Distillers, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Nashville, New Jersey, obituary, Ontario, Parker Beam, Penderyn, Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research, Pernod Ricard, Petty's Island, Philadelphia, Pineau des Charentes, Pittsburgh, porter, provincial, Rachel Barrie, Revival, rum, Scotch, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Seattle, Silvano Samaroli, single cask, Single Run Series, Sonoma County Distilling Company, spa, Stephen Davies, Still 630, Taste of Tennessee, Tatlock & Thompson, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Scotsman, The Welsh Whisky Company, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, tourism, trade, treaty, tribute, Tuckahoe Brewing Company, Turret, Virginia Distillery Company, Wemyss Malts, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Eretico, Whisky Heretic, whisky maker, Wild Turkey, Windsor, YouTube0 comments
Camden, New Jersey has a long manufacturing heritage dating back decades, but the city’s glory days ended decades ago – leaving behind emp...
Dr. Jim Swan: 1941-201720170215115520
Dr. Jim Swan: 1941-2017
February 15, 2017Caroline Swan, consultant, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin Distillery Company, Kavalan, King Car, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Milk & Honey, Penderyn, Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Tatlock & Thompson, Welsh Whisky Company, whisky0 comments
February 15, 2017 – Most whisky connoisseurs will likely have never heard of Dr. Jim Swan, but the longtime whisky industry consultant helped sh...
Taiwan’s King Car Unveils Massive Distillery Expansion20161216142838
Taiwan’s King Car Unveils Massive Distillery Expansion
December 16, 2016Dr. Jim Swan, Drink Fun, expansion, Flor de Cańa, Forsyths, Ian Chang, Kavalan, King Car, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, Nicaragua, Red on Tree, rum, Solist, Spain, T.T. Lee, Taiwan, whiskey, whisky, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
December 16, 2016 – Ten years ago, when Taiwanese industrialist Y.T. Lee turned the handle on the spirit safe for the first time at King Car Gro...