Winner Picked in Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project20150607154228
Winner Picked in Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project
Mark GillespieJune 7, 2015Buffalo Trace, Christopher Null, Chuck Cowdery, DrinkHacker.com, experiment, F. Paul Pacult, Gary Regan, Habamus Bourbon, Habamus Papum, Harlen Wheatley, Holy Grail, Jason Wilson, Jim Murray, Jim Myers, Lew Bryson, Liza Weisstuch, Mark Brown, Mark Gillespie, Pope, Ronnie Eddins, Single Oak Project, Spirit Journal, Sue Woodley, tasting panel, The Chuck Cowdery Blog, The Tennessean, Vatican, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine0 comments
June 7, 2015 – Habamus Bourbon. That play on the Vatican’s traditional announcement of a new Pope was the way one whisky writer at the ta...
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Winners Announced20150325191412
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Winners Announced
Mark GillespieMarch 25, 2015A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Andy Seymour, Armorik, awards, Bushmills, Chairman's Trophy, competition, Dale DeGroff, Dan Nicolaescu, Dewar's, Douglass Miller, F. Paul Pacult, Francis Schott, Geoffrey Kleinman, George Dickel, Gregg Glaser, James Conley, Jameson, Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, Lone Elm, Pappy Van Winkle. Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Penderyn, Redbreast, Sheep Dip, Steve Olson, Tad Carducci, Tap Rye, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Will Shine0 comments
March 25, 2015 – The Ultimate Spirits Challenge competition led by Spirit Journal editor F. Paul Pacult has announced its 2015 winners in whiski...
Redbreast 21 Gets 100 Points In Ultimate Spirits Challenge Judging20140320152453
Redbreast 21 Gets 100 Points In Ultimate Spirits Challenge Judging
Mark GillespieMarch 20, 2014100 points, Alberta Premium, Ballantine's, Big Peat, Bulleit, Bushmills, Coffey Grain, competition, Dark Horse, Douglas Laing, F. Paul Pacult, Forgiven, George T. Stagg, Glenmorangie, judging, Nikka, Redbreast, Tullamore Dew, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Wild Turkey0 comments
March 20, 2014 – For the second consecutive year, a whisky has received a perfect 100-point score from the judging panel for the Ultimate Spirit...
Lincoln Henderson: 1938-201320130911120218
Lincoln Henderson: 1938-2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2013Angel's Envy, Brown-Forman, F. Paul Pacult, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, Kyle Henderson, Lincoln Henderson, Louisville Distilling Co., Spirit Journal, Wes Henderson, Woodford Reserve0 comments
September 11, 2013 – Lincoln Henderson, the longtime Master Distiller at Brown-Forman and creator of Angel’s Envy Bourbon, passed away Tue...
Episode 429: June 16, 201320130615235928
Episode 429: June 16, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 15, 2013Angel's Envy, author, Award, Balvenie, Beam, Benromach, Blake Johnson, Blavod, book, Bruichladdich, Campbeltown, Chivas Brothers, Clan MacGregor, Cooley, crash, David Stewart, DC, Dublin, Edison, Edrington, expansion, F. Paul Pacult, Fairfax, fire, Frank McHardy, Glen Keith, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Iain Banks, Iain M. Banks, Ireland, Jack Teeling, Jason Johnstone-Yellin, Jewish Whisky Company, Joshua Hatton, Keith, Lindsay McHardy, Michael Deresynski, Michael Urquhart, mothball, New Jersey, Paul LaGrange, Raw Spirit, Remy Cointreau, Single Cask Nation, Spirit Journal, Springbank, Stephen Teeling, Strathisla, tanker, Teeling, truck, Tun 1401, Virginia, William Grant & Sons, Woodbridge0 comments
When Beam acquired Ireland’s Cooley Whiskey at the end of 2011, Cooley Managing Director Jack Teeling had the chance to stay on at the company h...
Whiskies Dominate Spirit Journal’s Annual Top Spirits List20130611112700
Whiskies Dominate Spirit Journal’s Annual Top Spirits List
Mark GillespieJune 11, 2013Angel's Envy, Bowmore, Brugal, Buffalo Trace, Calvados, Chivas Brothers, Christian Drouin, Col. E.H. Taylor, Colonel, Dorus Mor, Elijah Craig, F. Paul Pacult, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Longmorn, Papa Andres, Parker's, Spirit Journal, St. George's Spirits, Stagg, Tempest0 comments
June 11, 2013 – F. Paul Pacult of the Spirit Journal has released his annual list of the world’s top spirits, with whiskies dominating the...
Episode 417: March 23, 201320130323230427
Episode 417: March 23, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 23, 2013Amrut, Ardbeg, Ashok Chokalingham, Bain's Cape Mountain, Balcones, Bangalore, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Binny's, Blanton's, Bowmore, Caribou Crossing, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chancellor, charring, Cleveland, Craggan Mill Restaurant, Craig Beam, David Grant, David Urquhart, Dewar's, Diageo, Dickel, Eddie McAffer, Eleuthera, Exchequer, F. Paul Pacult, flamethrower, flask, flavorings, Fusion, Galileo, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Goerge Osborne, Graham Harvey, Greedy Angels, Haig, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, Iain McCallum, Ian Buxton, Ichiro Akuto, Icons of Whisky, India, Irish Distillers, Jackie Thomson, Jagdale, Japanese, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Macallan, Mars, Master of Malt, Mickey Hammond, milestone, Nick Morgan, Parker Beam, photo, Pitlochry, playing cards, Portonova, regulators, retailer, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, safety, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Seattle, Shapira, Stagg, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tomdachoille, Tullamore Dew, Two Continents, Ulf Buxrud, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards7 comments
This week’s episode required 35 hours of flying and 17,000 miles of round-trip travel, but it was well worth it to visit Amrut’s distiller...
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Announces Winners20130322111805
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Announces Winners
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2013awards, Balcones, Blanton's, Caribou Crossing, competition, Dale DeGroff, Dan Nicolaescu, David Wondrich, Dickel, F. Paul Pacult, Haig, Highland Park, Jack Robertiello, Jacques Bezuidenhout, James Conley, Jameson, Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, Jim Meehan, Julie Reiner, Katie Stipe, Knob Creek, Redbreast, Royal Salute, Steve Olson, Tad Carducci, Tullamore Dew, Ultimate Spirits Challenge2 comments
March 22, 2013 – 11 whiskies from around the world received Chairman’s Trophy honors in the fourth annual Ultimate Spirits Challenge held ...
Episode 377: July 7, 201220120706235616
Episode 377: July 7, 2012
Mark GillespieJuly 6, 2012Balblair, David Urquhart, Edrington, F. Paul Pacult, GlenDronach, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Ireland, Irish, Macallan, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, The Spirit Journal, Tomatin, whiskey, whisky, Yellow Spot0 comments
Each year, F. Paul Pacult takes all of the spirits he tastes during the year for the Spirit Journal and distills them down into the SJ 140, his list o...
Episode 361: March 17, 201220120317115513
Episode 361: March 17, 2012
Mark GillespieMarch 17, 2012Andy Simpson, awards, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blackadder, Col. St.. James, collecting, competition, David Byrne, distillery, Dublin, F. Paul Pacult, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, investing, Ireland, Jameson, Johnnie Walker, Liam Donegan, Midleton, Paul Daly, Paul Driscoll, radio, Randy Malloy, Redbreast, St. Patrick's Day, tourism, Travel, whiskey, whisky0 comments
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and we’re in Dublin for the annual Jameson Global Broadcast from the Old Jameson Distillery. Each year, radi...