Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)20180218163956
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 18, 2018@non_Chillfilter, @pkhtex, @ScotchClubYEG, #Drams4Fams, advertising, Alberta, Alexandra, Allisa Henley, Alltech, Andy Watts, bar, Beam Suntory, Belfast, Bere Barley, Berglen, Betty Maul, Bill Lumsden, Black Bull, Breckenridge, Brendan McCarron, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Canada, Cape Town, Cherry Hill, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Colorado, commemorative, Congress, Coral Gables, court, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dail, Darryl McNally, disaster, Distell, Drammers Club, Drew Mayville, drought, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dublin Liberties Whiskey, Duncan Taylor, Durban, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Commission, European Court of Justice, European Union, expansion, Florida, food bank, free trade, Game 7 Batch, Gangs of New York, George Dickel, Germany, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Graeme Macaloney, Highland Council, hospital, hunger, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack McGarry, James Sedgwick Distillery, Jillian Vose, Jim Beam, Johannesburg, John Lunn, John Morrissey, label approval, labeling, LaSalle, law firm, lawyer, Leo Varadkar, LewisFox, licensing, Marlon Tulazsewski, Montreal, New Jersey, New York City, Newmarket Square, NFL, Northern Ireland, Octomore, Old Montreal Distillery, Oregon, organic, Paul Hansen, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, Philadelphia Eagles, Popcorn Sutton, pub, Quebec, Quintessential Brands, rain, Red Head, Robert Lewis, Rogue, Rogue Dead Guy, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, South Africa, street gangs, Super Bowl, SWA, Tain, Taoiseach, team partner, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, The Dead Rabbit, The Dead Rabbits, The Dubliner, tourism, trade, trademark, Travis Watt, treatment, Twa Dogs, Tyrconnell, Victoria Caledonian, visitors centre, Waldhorn, Walsh Whiskey Company, wastewater, water, Water Street, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs, William Lavelle, World Series, Writers Tears0 comments
Five years ago, Irish expats Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon bet their futures on opening an Irish pub in New York City’s Financial District. Sinc...
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)20170527225059
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 27, 2017@lwars85, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, advice, Andretti, Ardbeg, Ardnahoe, aroma, auto racing, Barley, Barrel Proof, Boston, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bridgend, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Campbeltown, Canada, Canada Day, Caol Ila, CNBC, Confederation, Constellation Brands, Distillery Series, Drexel University, drought, Elijah Craig, family, farmers, Feis Ile, Fernando Alonso, Festival, food science, George Garvin Brown IV, Glen Scotia, Honda, Hunter Laing & Co., Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Ira Seligman, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Israel, It's the Liquor Talking, J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Lahne, Jay Howard, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Johnnie Walker, Julio's Liquors, Kaveh Zamarian, Kilchoman, Kinship, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Mark Williams, mash bill, mashbill, McLaren, Milk & Honey Distillery, motorsports, nose, nosing, Orphan Barrel, Paul Varga, phenols, Philadelphia, podcast, Port Askaig, Port Charlotte, Rabbit Hole Distilling, radio, rain, Randall Bird, research, Rhetoric, Ryan Maloney, Rye, Sazerac, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sensory, Sequential Series, shares, smell, sponsor, stocks, study, Tel Aviv, The 150, The Courier, transparency, trust, Virginia, Virginia Tech, weather, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Woodford Reserve2 comments
You may be able to tell different styles of whiskies apart by nosing them – when you know what you’re nosing to begin with. When it comes ...
Knob Creek Bourbon to Lose Age Statement20160923144540
Knob Creek Bourbon to Lose Age Statement
Mark GillespieSeptember 23, 2016age statement, Beam Suntory, Booker Noe, Bourbon, drought, Fred Noe, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Knob Creek, whiskey0 comments
September 23, 2016 – Ever since the late Booker Noe created the original Knob Creek Bourbon in 1992, the whiskey has carried an age statement: n...
Episode 537: May 30, 201520150531030701
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2015@whiskysec, actress, adult film, Alasdair Day, alleged, anCnoc, Ardbeg, arraignment, artisan, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, barbecue sauce, Bernard Walsh, Bill Dobbie, Billy Walker, Blade & Bow, blast, Bob Townsend, body blended, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt County, Burns, Carlow, chocolate, cooper, Cork, court, Coxs Creek, death, Derek Mather, development, Dover, drought, Dublin, Dustin Adkins, economic impact, environment, expansion, explosion, export, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, flooding, Four Roses, Frankfort, Gilbert Curtsinger, GlenDronach, Hardin, Hielan, Highland Council, Ian Chang, infrastructure, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Isle of Raasay, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, Jura, Katy Willis, Kavalan, Kent, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, King Car, Kirin, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Lawrenceburg, lorries, Mark S. Searcy, Master Distiller's Reserve, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Miner's Delight Inn, Nashville, not guilty, organized crime, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, planning, plea, porn star, prosecutors, pub crawl, R&B Distillers, Raasay, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rachel McCormack, racketeering, Rebel Yell. Luxco. porn, recipe, review, ringleader, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Silver Trail Distillery, Skye, solar, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sydney, Taiwan, Talisker, Tastival, Terry Wilhelm, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Hague, The Irishman, theft, trade, travel retail, trucks, Tweedale Blend, Utah, Vanderbilt, Whisky By X, Whisky Live Holland, Wild Turkey, Wishaw, Writers Tears, Wyoming0 comments
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now...
Episode 421: April 20, 201320130419233700
Episode 421: April 20, 2013
Mark GillespieApril 19, 2013Aberlour, Andrew Nelstrop, app, Balcones, Bill Haslam, Bowmore, Brenne, Bryan Boulette, Burn Stewart Distillers, Caroline Snyman, charity, Chattanooga, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Churchill Downs, CL Financial, commando, contest, Diageo, Dingle, Distell Group, Double Black, drought, Duncansby Head, England, English Whisky Company, Explorer's Club, Glenmorangie, Gold Route, golf, Hadrian's Wall, Helgi's, Highland Park, horse racing, Imperial, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Joe Ledbetter, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Derby, Legacy, Lexington, Lighthouse, Louisville, Mary Quinn Ramer, Master of Malt, mint julep, Moray, Mull, Noss Head, Old Pulteney, Oliver Hughes, Open Championship, Orkney, Pentland Skerries, photo, Port Ruighe, rain, Redbreast, regulators, Richard Walker, Royal Liverpool. John McDougall, Single Pot Stills, South Africa, St. George's, storm, Talisker, Tennessee, Thoroughbred, Tim Piersant, Tobermory, Tomatin, tourism, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The English Whisky Company has been distilling since 2006, and while it may not be able to claim the title of “England’s only whisky disti...
Drought Ends at Tobermory, Distilling to Resume20130416134918
Drought Ends at Tobermory, Distilling to Resume
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2013Burn Stewart, Distell, drought, Ian MacMillan, Ledaig, Mull, rain, Tobermory, water0 comments
April 16, 2013 – After the second consecutive year in which a lack of rainfall has forced production to be halted, Tobermory Distillery on Scotl...
Episode 384: August 25, 201220120825001112
Episode 384: August 25, 2012
Mark GillespieAugust 25, 2012agriculture, apple, art, auction, Australia, Bardstown, Barley, Benromach, Bonhams, Bourbon, brandy, charity, Compass Box, corn, Craig Beam, distillery, drought, Evan Williams, Family Casks, farm, farmer, Flaming Heart, flood, Glenfarclas, Great King Street, Heaven Hill, Heritage, John Glaser, John Hansell, Kentucky, Lark, Master of Malt, Oak Barrel, Par Caldenby, Parker Beam, retail, Scotland, single malt, Smögen, Speyside, Springbank, Sweden, Sydney, weather, Whisky Advocate, whisky school, WhiskyFest0 comments
Par Caldenby caught the whisky bug at an early age, but built a career as a lawyer in Sweden. The whisky bug first inspired him to write the book R...
Episode 224: October 31, 200920091030172800
Episode 224: October 31, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 30, 2009Ardbeg, auction, Blended Scotch, blender, blending, Bonhams, Bourbon, Buchanan's, casks, Christie's, Clermont, collecting, coppersmith, David Fenkell, Dennis McBain, Diageo, drought, English Whisky Company, Evan Williams, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Jim Rutledge, Johnnie Walker, Keith Law, Kentucky, Kildalton, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, McTears, nosing, single barrel, St. George's, tourism, visitors0 comments
Whisky is a treat for many of us, but the trick is finding the right one (obligatory Halloween reference). Keith Law is one of the master blenders for...
Episode 223: October 25, 200920091025112500
Episode 223: October 25, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 200921C Museum Hotel, Amrut, Andrew Rankin, auction, Aureole, Australia, Balvenie, bar, Bardstown, Ben Smith, blending, Bourbon, Bowmore Trilogy, Burnfoot, Charlie Palmer, chefs, Christie's, collecting, cooking, David Stewart, drought, Eddie McAffer, Elmer T. Lee, food, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Gold Bowmore, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, India, Jim Rutledge, Knob Creek, location, Louisville, Max Schapira, meals, Michael Deresynski, Michael Veach, New York, Parker Beam, Proof on Main, pub, regulations, Simon Seaton, single malt, Sullivan's Cove, Travel, TTB, William Grant & Sons0 comments
This week, I’m on the road at Proof on Main in Louisville! Heaven Hill is celebrating Parker Beam’s 50th anniversary as a distiller this w...