British Columbia’s Whisky Controversy Enters Year Two (Episode 751: January 20, 2019)20190121022653
British Columbia’s Whisky Controversy Enters Year Two (Episode 751: January 20, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 21, 2019@BrandZ77, 1948, ABV, Alasdair Stevenson, alcohol by volume, Allura Fergie, Arran, attorney general, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, Billy Walker, book, boyfriend, Brandi, British Columbia, British Proof, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Canadian, cannabis, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, commissioning, Competition Bureau, Concept No. 1, David Eby, David Ferguson, David Marra, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, duty free, Eric Fergie, expedition, Fets Whisky Kitchen, fire, France, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Stevenson, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Islay Swim, Hicken Report, Hotel Grand Pacific, Ireland, Islay, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, Johnnie Mundell, labor union, labour, Lagg Distillery, Leila Wright, lifeboats, liquor inspectors, Little Jumbo, London, Louise McGuane, Mark Reynier, Marsala, Matt Hofmann, MC-01 2009, Mendy Berkowitz, Ministry of the Attorney General, Normandy Rye, Old Forester, Old Forester Rye, Ontario, Peat Week, Port Charlotte, Private Collection, proof, raid, RNLI, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Rye, Seattle, seizure, Sicilian, Single Cask Nation, Spanish Oak, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, taxes, terroir, The Macallan, tickets, tourism, travel retail, Tricia Savage, Trillium, Union Club, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors center, visitors centre, Waterford Distillery, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Yves Cosentino0 comments
In our second of two episodes from this week’s Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, we’ll talk with Eric and Allura Fer...
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)20171118223040
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2017"The Squirrel", 1792 Bourbon, 1960, Ace of Spades, alcohol abuse, Andy Watts, Aoife Keane, Ardgowan, Bacardi, Bain's, Bardstown, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Bluebell Wood, Blunden, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brand ambassador, British Embassy, Bunnahabhain, burglary, Canada, Canadian Club Heritage Center, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Caskers of Ottawa, chill filtering, Chinese, Consortium of Cards, Corby, counterfeit, cricket, Dair Ghaelach, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Deconstructed Series, Delta Fredericton, Distell, Distiller's Cut, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Easter Elchies, Edrington, expedition, Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation, forests, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Grant, Grinnell's Wood, health, Heathrow Airport, Hotel, Inverclyde, Inverkip, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jameson, Jameson Round, Jerez, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Jim Stanski, Karen Betts, Karuizawa, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, La Maison du Whisky, LCBO, Ledaig, Lee Behar, legislation, London, Macallan, Marcio Ramos, Martin McGowan, Midleton, Mike Brisebois, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, netsuke, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Border Collection, Old Particular, Ontario, Ontario Parliament, Ottawa, Paris, Park Lane, Pinotage, polar, police, Portugal, Robert Swan, Rue d'Anjou, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, South Pole, Spain, SWA, Switzerland, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Revival, theft, Three Ships, Tish Harcus, Tobermory, tourism, tours, Travel, travel retail, UK Supreme Court, Vancouver, visitors center, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Windsor0 comments
This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a l...
Episode 452: November 16, 201320131117174539
Episode 452: November 16, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 17, 2013anniversary, Antarctica, author, Balblair, Bardstown, blending, book, Bourbon Heritage Center, Bourbon Row, Buffalo Trace, Chase, Commonwealth, Compass Box, Dark Storm, Diageo, Diamond Jubilee, Double Black, Drummuir Castle, editor, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, expedition, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Heaven Hill, Ingvar Ronde, Jeff Berlat, Jim Beveridge, Jim Ely, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Louisville, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Matthew Crow, military, Mission Main Street, Peat Monster, PhilCon, Port Ruighe, Queen Elizabeth, Rob Wallace, science fiction, Shapira, Single Oak Project, soldiers, South Pole, Spirit of a Nation, Talisker, Talisker Storm, tourism, Virgin Oak, visitors, Walking With The Wounded, Whiskey Row0 comments
Dr. Matthew Crow of Diageo is one of Scotch Whisky’s up-and-coming blenders. Working under Dr. Jim Beveridge, he helped create Johnnie Walker Do...
Glenfiddich Releases “Spirit of a Nation” Malt To Support Wounded Warriors20131114192954
Glenfiddich Releases “Spirit of a Nation” Malt To Support Wounded Warriors
Mark GillespieNovember 14, 2013Alexander Skarsgard, Alexandre Beaudin Danjou, Antarctica, Chris Downey, combat, Conrad Dickinson, Dominic West, Duncan Slater, Ed Parker, Eric Phillips, expedition, Glenfiddich, Guy Disney, Heath Jamieson, Ibrar Ali, Inge Solheim, Ivan Castro, Kate Philp, Margaux Mange, Mark Wise, Prince Harry, Richard Eyre, Seamus Donaghue, Simon Daglish, soldier, South Pole, Spirit of a Nation, Therese Frentz, veteran, Walking With The Wounded0 comments
November 14, 2013 – Four wounded British soldiers leave this weekend for Antarctica, where they will compete against teams from the US, Australi...
Episode 427: June 1, 201320130601003723
Episode 427: June 1, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 1, 2013100 Pipers, Alasdair Day, altitude, Angel's Envy, antitrust, archive, art, author, Beam, BenRiach, Bernard Vianen, Bill Samuels, book, Bowmore, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Business Standard, Cameronbridge, Chivas Brothers, Clyde Sterner, collector, competition, Dewar's, Diageo, Douglas Laing, economic development, Ewan Morgan, exhibit, expansion, expedition, Feis Ile, flavorings, Fred Laing, Fred Minnick, Gavin Smith, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Hall of Fame, Helen Potter, Highlander Honey, history, India, Invergordon, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, John Grant, Kenneth Gunn, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knockdhu, labeling, LCBO, Ledaig, Lincoln Henderson, Longmorn, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Mitchell Library, Mount Everest, Mull, museum, Nicola Young, North British, Office of Fair Trade, Ontario, Pali Fukatsch, photo, Rebecca Stephens, rinse, Rob Samuels, Scott Mansfield, Seagram, Shelter Point, Slovakia, Stewart Laing, stories, storytelling, summit, SWA, Sweden, The Famous Grouse, Times of India, Tobermory, Tweedale, Tweeddale Blend, United Spirits, warehouse, Wes Henderson, Whyte & Mackay, women0 comments
Stories are what give whisky its unique place in the drinks world, and this week, we’ll hear from two authors of new books on the stories and hi...
Episode 395: October 27, 201220121027223010
Episode 395: October 27, 2012
Mark GillespieOctober 27, 2012A. Smith Bowman, Albany, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Australia, BenRiach, Canadian, classic malts, Corby, Corsair, DeFazio, Diageo, Don Livermore, Emiko Kaji, expedition, Explorer's Club, Glen Ord, Glenglassaugh, Jack Daniel's, Jacob Beam, Jacob's Ghost, Jeffrey Steubben, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Hatton, Lester Katz, MacKinlay, Masters Collection, moonshine, Nick Morgan, Nikka, Old Pulteney, Pumpkin, Revival, Richard Paterson, Shackleton, Sinatra, Single Cask Nation, Speyside, Sullivan's Cove, Tim Jarvis, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Walter O'Hara, Whyte & Mackay, Wiser's, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Lots to talk about this week, with new whiskies and a new version of a very old whisky. Whyte & Mackay is producing a new release of MacKinlayR...
Episode 339: October 16, 201120111016005905
Episode 339: October 16, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 16, 2011Aberlour, Adelphi, Allt om Whisky, Antonia Bruce, auction, Bonhams, brands, Bunnahabhain, Club, collecting, DISCUS, Edinburgh, expedition, Glasgow, Glenlivet, Hakushu, Islay, IWSR, Johnnie Walker, Liddesdale, Lochside, Malcolm Waring, Mike Miyamoto, Mount Vernon, Old Pulteney, pole, Sedgwick, South Africa, Suntory, Sweden, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Virginia, Washington0 comments
Adelphi’s history dates back to 1826 and the old Adelphi Distillery in Glasgow. Descendants of the distillery’s owners revived the name as...
Episode 331: August 27, 201120110827185240
Episode 331: August 27, 2011
Mark GillespieAugust 27, 2011auction, Beam, BenRiach, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Bushmills, Colum Egan, Dalmore, Dewar's, distillery, expedition, Four Roses, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Isle of Skye, Jim Rutledge, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Linda Harrison, McTears, Old Pulteney, Paul Neep, Paul Skipworth, pole, Quarter Cask, Scotch, Scotland, single cask, single malt, Trinitas0 comments
The Kentucky Bourbon Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary three weeks from now, and we’ll discuss this year’s Festival and its history...
Episode 298: January 16, 201120110116001813
Episode 298: January 16, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2011Antarctica, Australia, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Chris Morris, Christchurch, cocktails, competition, Crow, Dave Scheurich, Della Scheurich, disaster, distillery, Early Times, English Whisky Company, expedition, exports, flooding, Gable Erenzo, Glenrothes, history, Islay, Jura, Kentucky, Kevin Campbell, Labrot & Graham, Lagavulin, Loretto, MacKinlay, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, New Zealand, Old Pulteney, Pepper, photography, Pillaged Malt, pole, Ralph Erenzo, Ranald Watson, Rob Samuels, Royal Wedding, Scott Mansfield, Shackleton, Springbank, Tuthilltown, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Your boss wants you to take on a massive project…restoring a distillery that was abandoned for more than 20 years. Dave Scheurich of Brown-Forma...
Episode 283: October 3, 201020101003105400
Episode 283: October 3, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2010Android, app, Ballantine's, Benromach, blend, Blended Scotch, blending lab, Bruichladdich, charity, Charity: Water, Chivas Brothers, Diageo, Double Black, expedition, Gerry Tosh, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Highland Park, Jeffrey Topping, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Johnnie Walker, Kilmarlid, Malt Advocate, Michael Urquhart, new make, nosing, Old Pulteney, pole, ratings, Roseisle, Sandy Hyslop, scores, Speyside, test, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Bible, Wild Scotsman0 comments
No journalist has ever been allowed inside the Chivas Brothers blending lab in Kilmarlid, Scotland…which means whisky lovers have never gotten a...