The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)20170820174609
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 20, 2017An Cladach, Angarna, Astar, auction, baby, Baring, Ben Dean, Birthday Bourbon, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Camus, Canton, Caol Ila, Carl Reavey, Chivas Brothers, cognac, collecting, Collectivum, contract, Cyril Camus, Dalmore, Diageo, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Dumbarton, Dunedin, duty free, Edinburgh, Europe, European Union, Evelyn Drumm, exports, Federation of Food & Drink, Food & Drink Federation, football, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, goalkeeper, Gordon Casey, Hanyu, Heaven Hill, Hong Kong, Ian Chang, Irish Whiskey, IVF, Jackie Zykan, James Eadie, Jim Swan, Julio's Liquors, Karuizawa, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kilmalid, King Car, labor, labour, Lalique, Lambay, Lambay Island, Laurent Lacassagne, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Macallan, Manzanilla, Massachusetts, McTears, Megan Drumm, Michael Williams, Mike Drumm, Missouri, negotiations, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Octomore, Ohio, Old Forester, Old Rip Van Winkle, Oldham, Otago, Ozark, Paisley, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, pound, Revelstoke Trust, Robin Laing, Roseisle, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, second-fill virgin cask, soccer, Solist, Special Releases, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, Stockholm, Sweden, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, Talisker, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, union, Unite, Victoriana, Virgin Oak, Walsall FC, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies...
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)20170702153018
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 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...
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 512: December 20, 201420141220221517
Episode 512: December 20, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2014Aultmore, Aultmore XO, awards, Coffey Rye, competition, Crown Club, Crown Royal, damages, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Dunedin, friends, Gimli, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, holiday, Houston, Israel, Japan, Journeyman, jury, Kavalan, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, lawsuit, Malt Maniacs, Masters Collection, memories, Mexcor, Michael Arnoni, Michael Bendavid, Mike Arnoni, name change, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka, Peter Silver, pinot noir, Ranger Creek, Robert Karlson, San Antonio, Serge Valentin, Shapira, sharing, single barrel, small caliber, Sonoma-Cutrer, Taiwan, Texas, The Glenrothes, TLV, trademark, US Olympic Committee, verdict, Whisky Olympics, Willowbrook, Woodford Reserve, Yoichi0 comments
Each year, the Malt Maniacs honor some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. This year, for the first time, the overall win...
Episode 501: October 11, 201420141012004602
Episode 501: October 11, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2014"Alt Whiskeys", 500th, acquisition, Alistair Abbott, American Spirit, Andrew Rankin, Arran, Artesian, author, Balcones, Balvenie, bar, Barrell Bourbon, bartender, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, book, Brora, Canada, chart, Chip Tate, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, Clynelish, cocktail, Colin Dunn, collecting, collective, contempt, corporate, Corsair, court, craft distilling, Darek Bell, David Stewart, Deerfield, Dewar's, Diageo, Difford's, Douglas Crawford, drinks, Drinks International, Dunedin, executive, Fire Water, flood, geek, George Grant, Glen Deveron, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Gourmet, graph, Groningen, hearing, Heathrow, Henk Seine, Iain McCallum, investing, investors, James Rodewald, Jim Beveridge, Jim Meyer, Joe Beatrice, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Keith, label, Lagavulin, Langham, lawsuit, London, Louis Royer, Macduff, Machrie Moor, Manhattan, Masters Collection, memories, merger, Mike Keiller, milestone, mixologist, Morrison Bowmore, Mozart Distillerie, Netherlands, New York City, New Zealand Whisky Company, Pam Witzinger, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Private Collection, raft, rankings, recipe, rescue, restraining order, River Isla, Sam Simmons, sentence, sentencing, Simon Brooking, smoke, social media, Sonoma-Cutrer, Special Releases, Speyside, Strathmill, Sukhinder Singh, Tap, Tap 357, Texas, The Dead Rabbit, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tokyo, transition, travel retail, Tun 1401, Tun 1509, vintage, Waco, wedding, Whisky Festival Noord Nederland, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whisky Day1 comment
This week, we’ll look at the growth of craft distilling through the eyes of veteran drinks writer James Rodewald and distiller Darek Bell. Rodew...
Latest New Whiskies From Around the World20141009134225
Latest New Whiskies From Around the World
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 2014Alberta Distillers, Arran, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bunnahabhain, Calgary, Canadian Club, Doug McIvor, Dunedin, Exceptional Casks, Girvan, Glenlivet, Islay, Japan, Kay Hansen, Kevin Abrook, Kilchoman, London, Machrie Moor, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka, No. 4 Apps, North British, Rare Cask, rum, single grain, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Nikka, The Whisky Show, Vintage Reserve, Whisky Live Paris, William Grant & Sons0 comments
October 9, 2014 – Here’s an update on some of the new whiskies released over the last week around the world: Nikka: Nikka is adding to a n...
Episode 440: August 31, 201320130831170017
Episode 440: August 31, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 31, 201359 Parks, 59Parks.com, ALS, ALS Association, Balcones, Balvenie, Barry Crockett, Ben Lee, Benjamin Lee, Billy Walker, Buffalo Trace, Cententary, Chip Tate, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Cork, Doublewood, Dunedin, Family Reserve, Glenglassaugh, Greg Ramsay, Heaven Hill, Irish Distillers, Julian Van Winkle, Julio's, lawsuit, lawyers, London, lottery, Lou Gehrig, Louisville, Massachusetts, Midleton, motorcycle, Navigator, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Old Pulteney, Old Rip Van Winkle, Paddy, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, park, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Preston Van Winkle, Promise of Hope, Ryan Maloney, sailing, Stitzel-Weller, Texas, trademark, Waco, Weller, Westborough, William Grant & Sons, Willowbrook, yacht0 comments
Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbons may well be some of the hardest whiskies to find, and hundreds of people call the Old Rip Van Winkle ...
Episode 439: August 25, 201320130825023517
Episode 439: August 25, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 25, 2013Al Pacino, ALS, Amrut, Amrut 100, Balvenie, Barry Crockett, Beam, Billy Leighton, Bristol, Brown-Forman, Catoctin Creek, Chichibu, Colorado, Cooley, cooperage, Corleone, Curtis Kimm, Dad's Hat, Delaware, Diageo, Dundalk, Dunedin, Dunedin Doublewood, Family Reserve, Godfather, Great Northern Brewery, Greg Ramsay, Grundy Mill, Guinness, Harp Lager, Heaven Hill, Herman Mihalich, history, Ichiro Akuto, India, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Jake Norris, Japan, John Cooper, John Teeling, Jourmeyman, Justin Victor, Karl Kadar, lawsuit, Lou Gehrig, Lounge Lizards, Lynchburg, Michigan, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, music, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Newark, Olympic, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Promise of Hope, Rye, Stephen Teeling, Stranahan's, Tennessee, trademark, vermouth, Virginia, William Grant & Sons0 comments
When Kentucky was still a wilderness in Colonial days, Pennsylvania was a hotbed of whiskey distilling. Back then, the Keystone State was known for it...
What’s In A Name? In New Zealand, A Potential Lawsuit20130822191012
What’s In A Name? In New Zealand, A Potential Lawsuit
Mark GillespieAugust 22, 2013Auckland, Balvenie, Doublewood, Dunedin, Greg Ramsay, lawsuit, New Zealand Whisky Company, Olympic, Simpson Grierson, Whisky Olympics, William Grant & Sons0 comments
August 22, 2013 – The upstart New Zealand Whisky Company has been making headlines for its occasionally controversial promotions, such as the ...
Episode 97: June 24, 200720070623215800
Episode 97: June 24, 2007
Mark GillespieJune 23, 2007Australia, Bill Lark, blender, blending, book, Buffalo Trace, Caramel, Compass Box, David Williamson, distillery, Dunedin, European Union, history, Japan, John Glaser, Lark, law, Mig Bonnefoy, New Zealand, Oak Cross, Parliament, peated, regulation, running, Scotch Whisky Association, Southern Hemisphere, Spice Tree, Stuart Perry, SWA0 comments
John Glaser of Compass Box is one of the whisky industry’s leading innovators, and in this episode of WhiskyCast, we’ll find out what he...