Tag: Family Casks

WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)20181207014258

WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)

Mark GillespieDecember 7, 20181926, ACSA, Afghanistan, age statement, agency, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, Anthony Burnet, Ardbeg, artist, auction, Balcones, bar, barrels, Bernheim Distillery, Blackened American Whiskey, Bottled in Bond, bottling strength, brand ambassador, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campari, Canada, Caol Ila, Christie's, Christy McFarlane, Colorado, Compass Box, construction, craft distillers, Darryl McNally, Dave Pickerell, Denver, design, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dylan Strang, earnings, Easter Elchies House, economic development, Eden Mill, Elijah Craig, European Union, Evan Holt, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Family Casks, finishing, Fortnum & Mason, Fountain Square, French Oak, funding, geographical protection, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, Hilary Barnes, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hotel Tango, incentives, Indiana, Indianapolis, investors, Ireland, Islay, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jared Himstedt, Jim Rutledge, John Glaser, Juveniles, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaGrange, LCBO, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Marriott Marquis, Michael Dillon, military, NATO, New York City, New Zealand, news release, Oldham County, Ontario, painter, Paris, Paul Miller, phonetic alphabet, Pod Architecture + Design, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010. Bordeaux, Private Collection, proposal, PTSD, public comment, quarter, Rabbit Hole Distillery, regulations, Rob Dietrich, Robert Polson II, Robin Coupar, rule making, sales, Scotland, single malt, Sir Peter Blake, Snowflake, Speyside, St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's Day, Stranahan's, Stranger & Stranger, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, TBI, Texas, The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey, The Dubliner, The Macallan, Thomas Hogue, Timorous Beastie, Title 27, Toronto, trade, traumatic brain injury, Travis Barnes, Treasury Department, tribute, trunk, TTB, unaged whiskey, Valerio Adami, Waco, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye, white whiskey, world record, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments

Whisky Advocate’s annual WhiskyFest took over the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square Tuesday night, and we’ll have som...

Episode 565: December 5, 201520151206024606

Episode 565: December 5, 2015

Mark GillespieDecember 6, 2015Andrew Rankin, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, author, awards, Baiju, Ballindalloch, Bill Lumsden, book, Boone County, Bourbon, Bowmore, Cadenhead's, Campari, Canada, cancer, charity, Charlie Smith, cocktail, Colin Dunn, Corsair Artisan, Dad's Hat, David Urquhart, Deanston, death, Denmark, Dennis Malcolm, Devil's Casks, Diageo, Distell, Distill Ventures, Dorus Mor, drinks, Dufftown, Eddie Russell, editors, Edrington, expansion, family, Family Casks, Fiona Murdoch, food truck, footpath, French, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, grandmother, Haig Club, Hall of Fame, holiday, Iain McCallum, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indiegogo, International Wine & Spirits Competition, investment, Japan, Jeff Cioletti, Jeffrey Steubben, Jimmy Russell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, Joshua Quinn, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, labels, Lifetime Achievement Award, Mai Tai, Maker's Mark, Martin Vesterby, Martine Nouet, Massillon, Mike Drumm, Mizunara, moonshine, Moray Council, Neil Cameron, Nikka, nutters, Oatrage, Ohio, One Warm Coat, painting, perks, Peter Russell, Richard Urquhart, Rick Culver, road, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, shochu, soju, Speyside, spirits, Stauning, Strathearn, Stuart Cassells, Stuart Urquhart, Tempest, Tesco, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, The Year of Drinking Adventurously, Thomas William Foerster, tiki, Tomatin, tourism, tourists, tours, travel retail, tribute, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Yoichi1 comment

Every once in a while, you might want to step outside of your comfort zone and try something besides whisky. A WhiskyCast listener asked for suggestio...

Canadians Celebrate As Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Wins Whisky Bible Honors20151119202351

Canadians Celebrate As Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Wins Whisky Bible Honors

Mark GillespieNovember 19, 2015Award, book, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Crown Royal, Dair Ghaelach, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Family Casks, Fredericton, Gimli, Glenfarclas, Heaven Hill, Jim Murray, LCBO, Manitoba, Midleton, Mizunara, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Harvest Rye, Pikesville Rye, Stuart Brown, Suntory, Toronto, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, William Larue Weller, Yamazaki0 comments

November 19, 2015 – Canadians are cheering the selection of Crown Royal’s Northern Harvest Rye as the 2016 Whisky Bible’s overall &#...

Episode 562: November 14, 201520151115013843

Episode 562: November 14, 2015

Mark GillespieNovember 15, 2015.36 Single Barrel, age statement, Alistair Longwell, Amrut, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ash Whitaker, auction, Austria, Balblair, Ben Grayson, Ben Nevis, bidding, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Blair Athol, Boise, Bonhams, Booker's, Boone County, Boston, Bourbon, Boxing Hares, California, Cardrona, charity, Chivas Brothers, collecting, collector, Denison, deputy, Derek Sinclair, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, Edrington, effluent, environment, Family Casks, film, Gary D'Urso, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Herald Scotland, Ian Macleod Distillers, Idaho, Inver House, Ironroot Republic, Johnny Mitchell, Josef Litt, Josh Quinn, Kentucky, Kilted Whisky Man, Kirsten Mitchell, Klaus Doblmann, Larry Ebersold, location, Lochaber, Lord of the Rings, Los Angeles, Macallan, MGP, Michael Jackson, Millburn, Miltonduff, New York City, New Zealand, pollution, rainfall, Ranger Creek, Robertson & Baxter, Robertson Trust, Royal Lochnagar, San Antonio, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Seagram's, Sebastopol, SEPA, Sheriff, Smoky Goat, Spectrum, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit Works Distillery, Tamdhu, Texas, The 1833, The Glenlivet, The Hobbit, Tom Fischer's Tavern, Tullibardine, veterinary school, Victor Brierley, violations, Wanaka, water, watercourse, Westmont, whiskey, Whiskey Union, whisky, Whisky Ambassador Course, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy1 comment

As we begin the 11th year of WhiskyCast, we’re taking a look back this week to catch up with some of the friends we’ve made over the last ...

Karuizawa Takes Top Honors in Malt Maniacs Awards20131203112837

Karuizawa Takes Top Honors in Malt Maniacs Awards

Mark GillespieDecember 3, 2013A'Bunadh, Aberlour, awards, competition, Family Casks, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Japan, Karuizawa, Kavalan, La Maison du Whisky, Malt Maniacs, Number One Drinks Company, Solist, Yamazaki0 comments

December 3, 2013 – A Karuizawa single malt from Number One Drinks Company has ended GlenDronach’s three-year streak of top honors in the 1...

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 274: August 15, 201020100815004300

Episode 274: August 15, 2010

There’s no doubting that Kentucky makes great bourbons, but a single malt? That hasn’t happened since 1919…until now. Dr. Pearse Lyo...

Episode 272: August 1, 201020100731230100

Episode 272: August 1, 2010

Mark GillespieJuly 31, 2010Australia, author, Balvenie, book, Bourbon, Christopher Winters, Clinton, cruise, David Stewart, distillery, Doug Stone, Family Casks, Festival, For Scotch Lovers, Glen Elgin, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenrothes, Heather Greene, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Highland Park, Ian Buxton, Indiana, Iowa, Islay, jazz, Jim Martin, Joe Howell, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Lark, Mezvinsky, Monkey Shoulder, music, Parker Beam, Sam Simmons, Scott's Selection, Shai Gilboa, Sydney, Templeton Rye, Timboon, Tun 1401, Warehouse 24, wedding, wheat, Whisky Guild0 comments

Heather Greene works two jobs…as a singer and as one of the U.S. brand ambassadors for Glenfiddich. It’s the second job that has made her ...

Episode 110: September 23, 200720070923111400

Episode 110: September 23, 2007

For the first time, we’ll talk about something other than whiskies on WhiskyCast! There’s a new trend toward single-estate Cognacs and Arm...

Episode 102: July 29, 200720070728165900

Episode 102: July 29, 2007

Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2007Australia, awards, Baron of Glenguin, Beam, Bourbon, Brandy Library, Diageo, distillery, family, Family Casks, finish, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenguin, Grant, Heaven Hill, Heritage, history, Japan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Loretto, LVMH, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, New York City, Parker Beam, Parker's, Pernod Ricard, profits, Robin Tedder, Shiraz, Speyside, storytelling, Suntory, tour, tourism, Travel, visitors, Whyte & Mackay, wine, Yamazaki0 comments

The Grant family bought Speyside’s Glenfarclas distillery in 1865, and six generations of Grants have worked at the distillery since then. Georg...