A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)20180128223227
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2018@jotterface, @whisky.wunders, 1792 Barton, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Adam Johnson, aging, Alan Park, André Girard, Andrew Tyler Higgs, Ann Arbor, Barley, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Bernheim, Bourbon & Beyond, brewery, British Columbia, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caribou Crossing, CBC, Champions Park, chocolate malt, Clynelish, Coffey Malt, craft distiller, David Brown, David Eby, David Robertson, development, Diageo, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, East Germany, Eden Mill Distillery, Edinburgh, Emerald Geishas, EU, European Union, experimentation, Famous Grouse, Final Fantasy, Forsyths, gaming, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Golden Geishas, golden ticket, Graeme Macaloney, Granton, Halewood, Holyrood Park Distillery, infusion, innovation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Reynolds, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Japan, Jeneen, John Crabbie, Karuizawa, KDA, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, laws, legislation, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mac na Braiche, marathon, Margarete Marie, memo, Metro UK, Michigan, Mike Nicolson, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nikka, Paul Miller, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Penderyn, planning permission, Poland, Portland, Private Edition, rappelling, Revival, roasting, Rob Carpenter, roller coaster, running, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Shinanoya, Signet, SMWS, Spencer Jacobsen, Spios, St. Andrew's, SWA, tax stamps, tequila, The Whisky Exchange, tickets, tourism, training, Travel, Twa Casks, Twa Dogs, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, video games, visitors, Wales, Wall Street Journal, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Three years ago, we introduced you to Graeme Macaloney, a Scottish-Canadian pharmaceutical engineer with a dream of making his own single malt whisky ...
Episode 477: May 3, 201420140503220647
Episode 477: May 3, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2014age statement, album, Alex Salmond, ambassador, Amrut, Ardmore, author, awards, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Birthday, Blackadder, book, Bourbon Country, Canada, Copper Dogs, Court of Session, Cutty Sark, distillers, Edrington, Edrington Americas, European Court of Justice, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse, First Minister, Forres, Frank Scott, Frankfurt, Glenlivet, GQ, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Heinemann, Highland Park, Ian Macleod Distillers, Jacqui Scott, Jeffrey Murphy, John Campbell, Kathleen Purvis, Ken Goldenberg, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Knockomie Hotel, Laphroaig, LDI, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lunar Rogue, maltings, Matt Shattock, mayor, MGP-I, minimum pricing, Morrison Bowmore, music, nation of drunks, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Riff, Newport, O.K.I., Parker Beam, Paul Ross, Penny Ellis, Remy Cointreau, Sam Simmons, Sauternes, Scottish Government, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stacey Yates, Suntory, The Balvenie, The Fat Trout, The Macallan, The Party Source, tourism, Tullibardine, visitors0 comments
Most distillery startups these days come from entrepreneurs looking for a new challenge in life, and Ken Lewis is no different. His New Riff Distiller...
Episode 436: August 3, 201320130802215716
Episode 436: August 3, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 2, 20131964, acquisitions, Amsterdam, auction, Australia, Balvenie, bankrupt, Beam, Belgium, Ben Nevis, Bill Lark, Bill Samuels Jr., Birchwood, Bowmore, Breakout, Bulleit, Capital Brands, Cask Masters, charity, Chicago, Chris Mossop, Colin Ross, collecting, Compass Box, Cork, Dave Scheurich, Delilah's, designated driver, Diageo, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distribution, Dublin, Ed Piamo, Famous Grouse, finance, Frankfort, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, fundraiser, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Green Welly Stop, Hellyers Road, Henry Batt, Ireland, Ivan Menezes, Jailers, John Glaser, Keith Batt, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, Lark, lifeboat, logistics, Madagascar, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manzanilla, Mark Littler, Matt Shattock, Matt Wooler, McTears, Mike Miller, Mulberry Bank Auctions, Nant, Oban, Owl Distillery, Peat Monster, pregnant, Reunion Island, Schipol, Smoked Maple, Stagg Jr., Steffen Brauner, Stitzel-Weller, Tasmania, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee Spirits Company, The Gathering, The Loop, The Maltman, travel retail, Triple Cask, Wall Street Journal, Yamazaki0 comments
Keith Batt never dreamed of distilling whisky when he and his family bought the Nant Estate in Tasmania, but the farm had lots of barley and lots of w...
International Spirits Challenge Honors Barry Crockett, Presents Whisky Trophies20130718103639
International Spirits Challenge Honors Barry Crockett, Presents Whisky Trophies
Mark GillespieJuly 18, 2013Anna Malmhake, awards, Barry Crockett, Brian Nation, Chivas Regal 18, competition, Famous Grouse, Glenmorangie, Hibiki, International Spirits Challenge, Invergordon, Irish Distillers, Japan, Kingdom, Knob Creek Rye, Midleton, Signet, Suntory0 comments
July 17, 2013 – Retired Irish Distillers master distiller Barry Crockett was presented with the International Spirits Challenge’s 2013 Out...
Edrington Confirms Plans for New Units in US, Asia, & Middle East20130619154432
Edrington Confirms Plans for New Units in US, Asia, & Middle East
Mark GillespieJune 19, 2013Brugal, Cutty Sark, Edrington, Famous Grouse, FIX Wines & Spirits, Highland Park, Macallan, Remy, Remy Cointreau, Snow Leopard0 comments
June 19, 2013 – Edrington Group will end its U.S. distribution agreement with Rémy Cointreau at the end of March, 2014, and will form Edrington ...
Edrington To Cut Ties With Rémy Cointreau in US Market20130613143810
Edrington To Cut Ties With Rémy Cointreau in US Market
Mark GillespieJune 13, 2013Bruichladdich, Cutty Sark, Edrington Group, Famous Grouse, Highland Park, Macallan, Remy Cointreau0 comments
June 12, 2013 – Edrington Group will end its U.S. distribution agreement with Rémy Cointreau at the end of March, 2014. The two companies have w...
Episode 382: August 11, 201220120810184632
Episode 382: August 11, 2012
Mark GillespieAugust 10, 2012Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Beam, Bonhams, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian, Compass Box, craft distilling, distillery, English Whisky Company, Famous Grouse, Four Roses, Glenfarclas, Joe Hyman, Kentucky, Linlithgow, Louisville, Mortlach, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotland, Springbank, Still Waters, Tomatin, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Canadians Barry Bernstein and Barry Stein have made whisky their second careers. After starting out as Canada’s first independent Scotch Whisky ...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: November 201120111127171113
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: November 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011Ardmore, Blanton's, Christopher Winters, Famous Grouse, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Lex Tomaszewski, Rob Mark0 comments
This month’s panel of Rob Mark, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Christopher Winters, and Lex Tomaszewski spent some time pondering a variety of whiskies:...
Episode 235: January 16, 201020100116235000
Episode 235: January 16, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2010Aberfeldy, author, Barley, Blended Scotch, book, Brora, Classic Expressions, classic malts, curling, Dalwhinnie, Dewar's, Double Black, Ed Dodson, Ed Kohl, Famous Grouse, history, Ian Buxton, Ian MacLeod, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Simcox, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Mackmyra, Malt Maniacs, Marco Nijholt, minimum pricing, Neil Wilson, oak, peat, Phillipines, politics, regulation, rugby, Scotland, Signatory, smoke, Smokehead, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, storytelling, Sweden, taxes, Tommy Dewar, trade, U.S., whisky school, youth0 comments
Dewar’s is one of Scotland’s iconic whiskies, thanks to the efforts of generations of the Dewar family. Ian Buxton has just released a new...
Episode 205: June 21, 200920090621163800
Episode 205: June 21, 2009
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2009absinthe, auction, blender, Bonhams, Bourbon, caucus, collecting, Congress, drought, Edrington, F. Paul Pacult, Famous Grouse, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Highland Park, John Ramsay, Knob Creek, Macallan, Malt Master, Port Ellen, Roland van Bommel, Ronnie Cox, Sean Carley, Springbank, Stella David, Stephen Toernblom, William Grant & Sons0 comments
John Ramsay has turned over the duties of Master Blender for The Glenrothes and the Edrington Group’s other whiskies to Gordon Motion after 43 y...