Episode 608: September 25, 201620160925114827
Episode 608: September 25, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 25, 2016@JohnnieStumbler, @MaltReview, @smokshootr2, @whiskyexperts, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Spa, Aberfeldy, Acts of Union, age statement, age statements, airport, American Whiskey, Anki Ulvmane, Ardbeg, Ardbeg 21, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, auction, Australia, auto racing, Baccarat, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Black Bull, BMW, Bourbon Bill, British GT Championship, Buffalo Trace, burglary, Calum Fraser, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chuck Cowdery, Col. E.H. Taylor, Colin Scott, construction, crystal, Custodian Master Blender, Custodian's Club, Denmark, Diageo, Duncan Taylor, duty free, Ecurie Ecosse, Euan Shand, fakes, Frank McHardy, Fred Noe, Gavin Birnie, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glansa, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery, Heaven Hill, hockey, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Jaguar, Justine Hazelhurst, Kevin Balmforth, Kilchoman, Kilkerran, King James VI, King of Scots, Knob Creek, lawmakers, LCBO, legislature, Mark@Malt-Review.com, McLaren, Meldrum House, Moji Shand, motorsports, mystery, New Brunswick, Niagara-by-the-Lake, Number 99 Red Cask, O.F.C., O.F.C. Distillery, Oldmeldrum, Ontario, Orkney, Orphan Barrel, Perth, photo, planning, Police Scotland, Port Askaig, raithrover, Redaktion, regulations, retired, retirement, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, Rune Lauridsen, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Scapa, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shit, Springbank, stolen, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Dalmore, theft, travel retail, Tullibardine, Union of the Crowns, vintage, Wayne Gretzky, West Cork Distillers, Whippersnapper, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Rover, Whoop & Holler, Whyte & Mackay, Willett, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in whisky an...
Duncan Taylor & Ecurie Ecosse Mark 60 Years On the Track20160922045115
Duncan Taylor & Ecurie Ecosse Mark 60 Years On the Track
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 201624 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Spa, Abe Rosenberg, Aberdeenshire, Alzheimer's, auction, auto racing, Black Bull, BMW, charity, Duncan Taylor, Ecurie Ecosse, Euan Shand, F1, F1 World Champion, Ford, Gavin Birnie, Helen Stewart, Hugh McCaig, Huntly, Ivan Bueb, Jackie Stewart, Jaguar, Jim Clark, John Lawrence, McLaren, Moji Shand, motorsports, Ninian Sanderson, Oldmeldrum, Race Against Dementia, retirement, Ron Flockhart, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, SingleMaltsDirect.com, sports car, whiskey, whisky0 comments
September 22, 2016 – While the focus of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was centered on the 50th anniversary of Ford’s legendary dom...
The Glenrothes Releases 1969 Single Cask20140219144217
The Glenrothes Releases 1969 Single Cask
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2014Abe Rosenberg, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Duncan Taylor, Euan Shand, Extraordinary Cask, Glenrothes, Ronnie Cox0 comments
February 19, 2014 – The Glenrothes has released the second in its “Extraordinary Cask” series of single cask bottlings – a mal...
WhiskyCast Episode 432: July 7, 201320130706212939
WhiskyCast Episode 432: July 7, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 6, 2013Aberdeenshire, Alberta, Angels & Devils, Arran, Bobby Gleason, BoldSky.com, Brugal, California, Cameronbridge, Canada, cocktail, cocktails, Devil's Punch Bowl, Diageo, Director's Cut, Douglas Laing, Douglas of Drumlanrig, Duncan Taylor, duty free, Edrington, Edward Snowden, Euan Shand, flooding, Forty Creek, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, grain whisky, Highland Park, Highwood Distillers, Huntly, Imperial, India, Invergordon, Isle of Arran, John Hall, Larry Rice, Levi Beckley, Maxim, Moscow, North British, NSA, Pasadena, regulators, Samaroli, Scott Rogers, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Duncan Taylor’s Euan Shand is in the middle of what he calls the company’s busiest year in its 75-year history. He’s just started wo...
Duncan Taylor Moving Ahead With Huntly Distillery20130703141438
Duncan Taylor Moving Ahead With Huntly Distillery
July 3, 2013 – After years of planning and discussions, work is getting underway on Duncan Taylor’s new distillery in Huntly, Aberdeenshir...
Episode 430: June 23, 201320130622231708
Episode 430: June 23, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 22, 2013Adelphi, Angus, Anniston, Ardnamurchan, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, auto racing, Ballindalloch, Calgary, Canadian Whisky, classic malts, Craig Daniels, Duncan Taylor, Ecurie Ecosse, Ed Vargas, Edrington Group, Euan Shand, Falkirk, Fife, flooding, Glenrothes, Hankey Bannister, Heritage Blend, Honours List, Huntly, James Espey, Keepers of the Quaich, Le Mans, Malt Maniacs, motorsports, OBE, Port Ellen, Queen Elizabeth, Remy Cointreau, Rich Howard, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sydney0 comments
Here’s a challenge: Pick the whiskies for a wedding party, with an emphasis on quality over quantity, and you’re spending a lot of someone...
Episode 317: May 22, 201120110522001431
Episode 317: May 22, 2011
Mark GillespieMay 22, 2011Auchentoshan, Billy Stitchell, Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, casks, cooperage, coopering, Cutty Sark, distillery, Duncan Taylor, Edrington, English Whisky Company, Euan Shand, events, F. Paul Pacult, Feis Ile, Festival, Ger Buckley, Huntly, Iain MacArthur, Ileachs, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Lagavulin, Lem Motlow, Mark Reynier, Midleton, music, Old Pulteney, Remy Cointreau, Robin Laing, The Spirit Journal, video0 comments
This is a big weekend on Islay, and not only because it’s the first weekend of the Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Bruichladdich is celebrat...
Episode 239: February 14, 201020100214001500
Episode 239: February 14, 2010
Mark GillespieFebruary 14, 2010Andrew Nelstrop, Ardbeg, awards, Black Bull, buyout, Club, competition, cork taint, corks, Diageo, distillery, Doug Stone, England, English Whisky Company, Euan Shand, family, finalists, For Scotch Lovers, Gentleman Jack, Glenfiddich, golf, Jack Daniel's, Johan Rosengren, John Hansell, Kilmarnock, law, Malt Advocate, Norfolk, regulation, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, St. George's, TCA, Trevor Immelman, Victoria, Wikipedia0 comments
English farmers send barley north to Scotland, and sooner or later, the Scots send it back as whisky. The Nelstrop family has been growing barley for ...
Episode 194: April 4, 200920090405005700
Episode 194: April 4, 2009
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2009Abaigeal Hendron, April Fool's, Ardbeg, Ardmore, art, Beam, beer, Bill Lumsden, Billy Walker, Black Bull, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, cutbacks, Derby, Dewar Rattray, Diageo, Duncan Taylor, Edrington, Euan Shand, events, Festival, GlenDronach, golf, Gordon Dundas, Highland Park, Irish, Jason McClellan, Jim Barrett, Keeneland, Kevin Smith, Laphroaig, Lombard, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Margaret Lombard-Chibnall, Michael Collins, peat, Pebble Beach, photography, Rankin, Richard Lombard, Simon Brooking, Supernova, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
This has been a busy week for whisky lovers, with three major festivals in the past week. This week’s episode features special coverage from Whi...
Episode 143: May 4, 200720080503220900
Episode 143: May 4, 2007
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2008accident, Alistair Longwell, Ardmore, awards, Balvenie, barrels, Beam, blog, casks, Clydeside, distillery, Double Barrel, Duncan Taylor, Euan Shand, exports, Forty Creek, Glasgow, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Highland, Huntly, John Hall, John Hansell, Kevin Stanton, Malt Advocate, Marc Foner, Nadurra, Portwood, Scotch Whisky Association, shipping, spill, Spirit of Speyside Festival, staves, SWA, Teacher's, tourism, trade, traditional, Travel, truck, visitors0 comments
Good things take time, and after 109 years, Ardmore is finally being released as a single malt. Until now, all of the Aberdeenshire distillery’s...