On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)20180923173116
On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 23, 2018@BunkaiH, @jerrydmann, Address to the Haggis, African-American, Albert Blanton, Ancient Age, anniversary, Architectural Digest, architecture, AT&T, auction, Barrel Proof, bass, Beam Suntory, Belle Meade Bourbon, Bernie Lubbers, bidding, black, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbonism, brandy, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Calvados, Campbell Brown, Canada, Castle & Key, Champions Park, charity, chemistry, China, Chuck Cowdery, collectors, color, Companions of the Quaich, contract, Coxs Creek, Daily Dram, Danny Wimmer Presents, Dave Pickerell, Deanson, disability, Distell, Donald Trump, economic development, Ed Patrick, education, elderly, Elijah Craig, exports, Ezra Brooks, Family Reserve, Festival, flood, food, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, Glenfarclas, Glenfarclas 105, Grace Jones, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Hemphill, hertz, history, Hometown Rising, Houston, imports, investment, Jeff Royalty, Jerry Mann, Jimmie Johnson Sr., Jimmy Johnson, jobs, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirin, labor, Lawrenceburg, Ledaig, Little Book, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, Louder than Life, Louisville, Luxco, Main Street, Marianne Eaves, Mark Brown, mayor, Metallica, Meyer Sound, molecules, mud, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, network, Noe Simple Task, Ohio River, Old Ezra, Old Forester Distillery, organic, Pappy Van Winkle, patent, picket, picket line, playlist, President, President's Choice, Rabbit Hole Distillery, race, racism, rain, research, restoration, Robert Burns, rock, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, sick leave, sound, sound waves, speakers, Speed Art Museum, strike, tariffs, Texas, The Art of Bourbon, The Famous Grouse, The Spirit of Mauve, Tobermory, tourism, trade, transducer, Trump Administration, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, vibrations, visitors, water, weather, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Live Paris, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
Severe weather forced Louisville’s annual Bourbon & Beyond music, food, and whiskey festival to end a day earlier than planned, but the heav...
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)20180708172755
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2018@JohnnietheScot, @laurieinseattle, @pleddy, @RealWhiskyDave, #freethewhisky, #GreatIslaySwim, Alaska, Amir Peay, Anthony Gismondi, Aultmore, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, auto racing, Bardstown, barrels, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Border Marches, bottles, Bourbon, Brad Halpin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buggalo Trace, Caribbean Cask Finish, Carn Mor, Catoctin Creek, Chairman's Reserve Rum, charring, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chivas XV, Chocolate Edition, Cincinnati, Col. E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving Bourbon, collapse, Compass Box, construction, contestant, cooperage, cowboy, Czech Republic, damage, Dario Franchitti, Dave Kearns, David Stewart, debris, Delilah's, Delilah's XXV, Denali, Department of Environmental Protection, Distilled Spirits Council, Double Oaked, Douglas Laing & Co., Duns, environment, exports, Family Reserve, fire, firefighters, fish, flame, Formula 1, Founder's Reserve, Gal Granov, Glenfiddich, Glenmore., Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grande Champagne Cognac, Grant's, Great Islay Swim, heat, Heaven Hill, Hickory, High West, Hockenheim, horse, Independent Stave Company, Indianapolis 500, inspection, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Israel, Jack McLaughlin, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jay Erisman, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Johnnie Mundell, Kelly Carpenter, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, labels, Lark Distillery, Larry Ebersold, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, limerick, Mairtin Seoighe, Mark Brown, Mark Hicken, Mark Reynier, Marriage 0962, MGP, Michter's, Mike Miller, Morrison & Mackay, museum, Nant Distillery, NDP, New Democratic Party, New Riff Distilling, New York City, Newport, NPR, O.K.I., Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Overeem Distillery, Paul Leddy, Petr Hosek, photography, province, radio, recovery, regulation, rickhouse, Rob Carpenter, Roundstone Rye, Rye, sample, Sazerac, Scallywag, Seppeltsfield Estate, Simon Brooking, Smokey Triple Reserve, SMWS Canada, Snow Phoenix, St. Lucia Distillers, Steamboat, Steel Bonnets, structural engineers, Sun Phoenix, swimming, tariffs. imports, Tasmania, The Balvenie, The Barber of Figaro, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The Lakes Distillery, The Party Source, Toasted Barrel Finish, toasting, tourists, tours, trade secret, trade war, Triple Wood, Trump Administration, University of Wyoming, Vancouver, voice mail, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Walsh Whiskey, Warren Randall, water, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Chocolate Day, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska’s Denali to owning one of Kentucky’s largest chains of liquor...
Episode 558: October 17, 201520151018022113
Episode 558: October 17, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2015A.M. Swope, Adam Hannett, Allan Logan, Andy Cant, anonymous, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Arran, attorney general, auction, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Billy Leighton, Boston, bottling plant, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campari America, caption, Carl Reavey, charity, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, crash, Cumbria, Dave Pickerell, David Frost, David Stewart, Dick Mack's, Dingle, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Elgin, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, Family Reserve, George Washington, Gerald Glavota, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glenmorangie, GNS, grain neutral spirits, Heaven Hill, history, Houston, indictment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Conway, James Anderson, Jim Beveridge, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, John Campbell, Joseph Hyman, judge, Julian Van Winkle III, Kansas, kilt, Laphroaig, lawyer, Lee Behar, Mark Williams, Matthijs van den Nouland, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Midleton Very Rare, Mike Raymond, Mount Vernon, Nikka, O.F.C., Old Rip Van Winkle, overturn, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peter Cressy, prosecutors, Redbreast, Reserve 101, retirement, Richard Paterson, Royal Brackla, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, shortage, single malt, Skinner, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steve Bashore, Susann Estle-Cronau, tanker, text, The Balvenie, The Bothy, The DCS Compendium, The Lakes Distillery, The One, The Whisky Show London, theft, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Thomas Wingate, tip, Tullamore Dew, vintage, vodka, Volkswagen, whiskey, Whyte & McKay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons0 comments
George Washington’s Scottish distiller never made single malt whisky at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century, but Scottish distillers John Campbell,...
“Pappy” Mania Likely To Reach New Levels With 2015 Releases20151014151148
“Pappy” Mania Likely To Reach New Levels With 2015 Releases
Mark GillespieOctober 14, 2015alcohol, angel's share, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Family Reserve, Julian Van Winkle III, Kentucky, liquor, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 14, 2015 – Perhaps one should shed a tear this fall for the whiskey sellers of the world…those poor, downtrodden souls who will be...
1960 Karuizawa Sets Japanese Whisky Auction Record at Bonhams20150828221611
1960 Karuizawa Sets Japanese Whisky Auction Record at Bonhams
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2015auction, bidding, Bonhams, Cards Series, collectors, Eos, Family Reserve, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Karuizawa, netsuke, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, playing cards, Springbank, The Cockerel, The Dalmore0 comments
August 28, 2015 – A 1960 Karuizawa Japanese single malt whisky has set what’s being claimed as the highest price ever paid at auction for ...
Glenfarclas Marks 150th Anniversary of Family Ownership20150608142441
Glenfarclas Marks 150th Anniversary of Family Ownership
Mark GillespieJune 8, 2015anniversary, family, Family Reserve, Generations, George Grant, Glenfarclas, history, John Grant, Speyside0 comments
June 8, 2015 – Six generations of Grants have kept the family’s tradition alive at Speyside’s Glenfarclas Distillery since John Gran...
The 24 Hours of Whisky20140615132619
The 24 Hours of Whisky
Mark GillespieJune 15, 201424 Hours, Amrut, Anchorman, Andretti, Armorik, Arran, Australia, auto racing, Balblair, Bhutan, Buffalo Trace, bull fighting, Canada, checkered flag, Col. E.H. Taylor, Crozes-Hermitage, Cutty Sark, Dad's Hat, Daytona, Family Reserve, Foyt, France, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Odin's Raven, Handy, Hemingway, Himalayan, India, Indianapolis, J.R. Ewing, Jack Brabham, Japan, K5, knight, Kristensen, Label 5, Lark, Le Mans, Macallan, MaQintosh, marathon, Michelone, Middle West Spirits, motorsports, mountain climbing, Nikka, Ohio, OYO, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, quote, racing, Ron Burgundy, Sazerac, Stauning, Texas, Thomas H. Handy, Toyota, Wiser's, Yoichi, Zuidam0 comments
June 15, 2014 – If you’re a longtime WhiskyCast listener, you’re probably aware that motorsports is one of my other passions. I̵...
Episode 454: December 2, 201320131202080050
Episode 454: December 2, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 2, 2013age statements, antitrust, Barack Obama, Bardstown, Barterhouse, Berry Bros. & Rudd, blending, Blue Hanger, Bow & Blade, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Celebration Sour Mash, Chris Pickett, competition, construction, Dalmore, Diageo, Doug McIvor, Dufftown, Easter Elchies, Edrington, Elgin, Elizabethtown, embargo, ethics, Family Reserve, farm, Fettercairn, Franklin County, Gavin Ballas, George Dickel, gift, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, holiday, India, Inside Job, Invergordon, investigation, Jim Eaton, Johnnie Walker, journalism, Jura, Larceny, Linkwood, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mannochmore, Mark Reynier, Matthew Crow, Michter's, Mortlach, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, pardon, Pat Melton, principles, Quarter Casks, raithrover, Rare Old, Rare Old Special Strength, regulators, Scottish Thistle Awards, Sean Phillips, Sheriff, Speyside, Steve McGingle, Tamnavulin, Thanksgiving, theft, tourism, Tullahoma, turkey, United Spirits, video, Vijay Mallya, Visit Scotland, visitor, W.L. Weller, wheated Bourbon, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt0 comments
There’s one question Diageo’s whisky team has been asked for years — why can’t we have more Mortlach single malt bottlings? Th...
Bardstown Principal Cleared As Suspect in Pappy Theft20131123181409
Bardstown Principal Cleared As Suspect in Pappy Theft
Mark GillespieNovember 23, 2013Buffalo Trace, Chris Pickett, Family Reserve, Franklin County, investigation, lawyer, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Sheriff, theft, Van Winkle0 comments
November 23, 2013 – Franklin County (Kentucky) sheriff’s deputies have cleared Bardstown High School principal Chris Pickett as a suspect ...
Man Wanted For Questioning in Pappy Theft Comes Forward20131103161025
Man Wanted For Questioning in Pappy Theft Comes Forward
Mark GillespieNovember 3, 2013Bardstown High School, Buffalo Trace, Chris Pickett, Family Reserve, Franklin County, investigation, Kentucky, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Sheriff, theft0 comments
November 3, 2013 – The man shown in a surveillance camera video from a liquor store in Elizabethtown, Kentucky has come forward and met with inv...