The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)20190811202820
The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)
Mark GillespieAugust 11, 2019@sailorretro, acquisition, amaranth, attitudes, Australia, Barley Exploration Series, bars, bartenders, beer, Bere Barley, Bere Barley 2010, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon's Bistro, Bowmore, bricks, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt, California, Caol Ila, Cardhu, chimney, China, Civil War, Clynelish, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Conservative, construction, Cork, Cornerstone Rye, Creation, Cù Bòcan, Dayton, Diageo, distilling, doormen, Dragon Edition, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, El Paso, Elmer T. Lee, Elmer T. Lee 100 Year Tribute, Evan Williams, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Frankfort, Gallup, Gilroy, Glen Garden, Glenkinchie, Global Travel Retail, golf course, history, Hobart, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Islay, Islay Barley 2011, Isokyrö, Jack Daniel, Joe Head, Johnnie Walker Experience, Jordan Oeler, Kalle Valkonen, Ken Golden, Kentucky, Kyoto, Kyrö, Kyröfest, Larry Rice, Leonard Firestone, liquor, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark 101 Proof, Margo McMillen, mass shootings, Master's Keep, meetup, Melbourne, Michael Veach, Michter's, Moray Council, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Ohio, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Omi, Oxmoor Farm, Pappy Van Winkle, Pernod Ricard, planning permission, podcast, pricing, private barrel, private selection, progressive, race, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Sea Dragon, security, shooting, slavery, Speyside, Starward, strategy, Suntory, survey, Sydney, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Texas, The Century, The Gallup Poll, The Organic 2010, The Pearl, The Silver Dollar, Toasted Barrel Finish, Tomatin, tourism, travel retail, Traveler's Edition, Troy Robertson, Uncle Nearest, US1, Veterans of Foreign Wars, visitors center, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Ranch, whisky, Whistlepig, Wild Turkey, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, wine0 comments
“Private Selection” bottlings are the rage today, and it almost seems like an arms race as bars and retailers try to outdo each other with...
The Uncle Nearest Story: A Timeless Lesson for Modern Times (Episode 779: August 4, 2019)20190804174027
The Uncle Nearest Story: A Timeless Lesson for Modern Times (Episode 779: August 4, 2019)
Mark GillespieAugust 4, 2019"The Road Home", Adam Keele, agriculture, analysts, Armagnac, auction, Australia, backstop, Baker's Bourbon, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, beer, black market, Booker Noe, Booker's, brewer, Brexit, budget, bulk whiskey, Caleb Kilburn, capital, Chinkapin Oak, Cigar Blend Bourbon, Civil War, Clermont, Clonakilty Distillery, collecting, collectors, cooperage, Copper Mule Distillery, Corky Taylor, crackdown, Dallas Dhu, David McEldowney, DC, Derek Maclean, Diageo, DIGI, distillery, Don Gosen, Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, Dublin, earnings, Esquire, EU, European Union, excise taxes, Facebook, farmers, Fawn Weaver, finance, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, Gus Griffin, hard border, Hermann, history, Hobart, investors, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distilling Company, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Kevin Hogan, Knob Creek, law, lawmakers, legislature, Little Book, Longmorn, Lynchburg, meetup, Melbourne, MGP Ingredients, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Missouri Craft Distillers Guild, Morehead State University, Nancy Fraley, Nathan Nearest Green, Northern Ireland, Oban, Old Teddy, online, Prime Minister, Private Collection, race, racism, Rosemary Garth, Scotch Whisky Auctions, shares, slavery, St. Magdalene, Starward, stock market, STR Casks, Sydney, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Teddy Maclean, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, Tennessee Whiskey, The Glenlivet, trade, Travel, Uncle Nearest, Uncle Nearest 1884, Uncle Nearest Distillery, Victoria Eady-Butler, visitors center, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments
If the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green and Jack Daniel was made into a movie, critics might describe it as “a feel-good story for th...
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)20180617131923
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 2018@neubiee, @snapsguy, #metoo, accident, agriculture, airport, Alabama, appeal, Arkansas, astronomer, Australia, Balcones, Barnabé Fillion, Bartender of the Year, bartending, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Birmingham, blending, Bourbon, Brasil, Brazil, Breakthru, breast cancer, Bruichladdich, bulk, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Castle & Key, CEO, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Brothers, Civil War, Clarkson Hine, Clint Sample, Col. E.H. Taylor, commute, competition, Copenhagen, Customs, definition, Deirdre Mahlan, Denmark, Diageo, Dirk Rybinski, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Dufry, duty free, Einar, European Court of Justice, exports, fair use, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Fireball, Flask Collection, Fr. Oak, French Oak, Georgia, Germany, gin, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Hamburg, Harald, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, highway, Historic Royal Palaces, Hven, infringement, interim, Interstate 40, Islay, Ivy Mix, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jim Clerkin, Jouni Ritola, judge, Kalle Valkonen, Kentucky, Kew Palace, Kraig Naasz, Kyrö, Laura Newman, lawsuit, Liquor.com, London, loophole, Lynette Marrero, Lynn House, Marcus Christensson, mislead, Möet Hennessy USA, Nathan "Nearest"Green, Natu Nobilis, Nikka, Old Taylor Distillery, perfume, Peristyle, Pernod Ricard, podcast, Port Charlotte, President, Puerto Rico, Queen's Park, Rio de Janeiro, Royal Salute, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Sea Island, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, slave, Speed Rack, spill, Suntory, Svein, Swabia, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Texas, trade, trade war, trademark, travel retail, trucks, Trump Administration, Tycho Brahe, Tycho's Star, Uncle Nearest, USBG, Waco, Waldhirn Distillery, Wesly Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, women, World Class0 comments
There are plenty of cocktail competitions for bartenders, but Speed Rack was one of the first to highlight women working behind the bar. Lynette Marre...
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
12 Years of Whisky Podcasts…and We’re Still Here! (Episode 667: November 12, 2017)20171111234544
12 Years of Whisky Podcasts…and We’re Still Here! (Episode 667: November 12, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 11, 2017@bdp415am, 1939, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, American Whiskey, Amir Peay, anniversary, Augusta National Golf Club, Australia, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, BBC News, Beaumont Inn, BenRiach, Big Peat, Black Label, black market, Blended Malts, Bobby Parnell, bootlegging, Bourbon, Bourbon Capital of the World, break-in, Brown-Forman, burglary, C.M. Dedman, Canada, Carlow, Carlow Brewing Company, Chattanooga Whiskey, Churchill Downs, Colorado, Colosseum, Diageo, diplomacy, diplomat, Dixon Dedman, Dmitry Efimov, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, economic development, Embassy, Fawn Weaver, film, Fredericton, Generations, Georgetown Trading Company, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Gordon & MacPhail, Harrodsburg, Highland Park, Hyon Ki-Yong, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Inner Circle, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Isaac Bowman, Islamabad, Islay, J.D. Tolley, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, James E. Pepper Distillery, John's Lane, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kentucky Owl, Kentucky Owl Park, Keystones Series, Kingsman, Lagavulin, Lexington, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Lynchburg, Matt Wooler, Matthew Vaughn, MGP, Midleton, Mortlach, movie, Muslim, Nathan Nearest Green, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New York City, Nick Morgan, North Korea, Pakistan, Pakistan Daily, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons Distillery, police, Port Ellen, Powers, Prohibition, Proximo Spirits, Quercus, Redbreast, Reuters, Rome, Rose Bowl, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2009, Scotland, Signatory, slavery, Stewart Buchanan, Stoli Group, Stolichnaya, Svend Jansen, Tennessee, Texas, The Masters, The Original, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Tincup, Vatican City, Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Yankee Stadium0 comments
The very first episode of WhiskyCast was on November 12, 2005, and twelve years later, we’ve been around long enough to have an age statement! B...
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)20171105214430
The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 5, 2017@donaldhanna, @Eric_Howell, @miwilliams283, @theweedramgirl, ACSA, airport, American Craft Spirits Association, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Bourbon, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Brussels, budget, Canada, Chambers Bay Distillery, Chancellor, Civil War, Classic Cut, Clay Risen, Colin Dunn, Collectivum, Colorado, Compass Box, Confederation of British Industry, Congress, Copper Dog Whisky, Cork, counterfeit, craft distillers, Craft Spirits Data Project, Craigellachie Hotel, Dan Coll, data, David Robertson, Denzel Washington, Diageo, Donald Hanna, duties, duty free, economic, Emancipation Proclamation, Empire Rye, Eric Howell, EU, European Union, exchange rates, excuse, exports, fake, Fawn Weaver, film, Fort Collins, Franciscan Well Brewery, Fred Minnick, Fredericton, Full Volume, George Washington's Distillery, Greg Metze, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, Hollywood, Huber's Starlight Distillery, Idris Elba, Indiana, IPA Edition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Pale Ale, IWSR, J.D. Tolley, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jameson Caskmates, John Glaser, Latvia, Lawrenceburg, Lem Tolley, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, MGP, Michael Williams, Mount Vernon, movie, Nathan Green, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Nearest Green Foundation, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New York, New York Times, No Name, note, Old Elk, Oxford, Park Street, Peatheart, Phenomenology, Philip Hammond, rare whisky 101, Riga, Roseisle, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sanctions, scandal, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, sexual harassment, slavery, Special Releases, Speyside, Stuart Morrison, SWA, Swiss, Switzerland, taxes, Ted Huber, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Distiller's Safe, The Guardian, The Hilhaven House, The Macallan, trade, Travel, travel retail, Waldhaus am See Hotel, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky0 comments
In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distillin...
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)20171029191449
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2017@miwillians283, @toddshissler, 666, A. Smith Bowman, Angel's Envy, Annis Noe, ashes, barrel sales, Basil Hayden, Basil Hayden's Dark Rye, blender, bonder, Booker Noe, Bourbon Country, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Chapel Gate Whiskey, Churchill Downs, Colin Anderson, column stills, Commerce Department, data, Dave Pickerell, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Devil, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Donald Campbell, Dublin, Dunblane, estate, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Fawn Weaver, Four Seasons, Fourth Street Live, fox, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Fredericksburg, George Washington, George Washington's Distillery, grain whiskey, grandchildren, grandfather, Halloween, henhouse, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, horse racing, Huber's Starlight Winery & Distillery, Indiana, International Trade Commission, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.J. McCorry, Jack Daniel, Jim Beam, Joe Dangler, Joseph A. Magnus, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kraig Naasz, Kris Comstock, Kyle Henderson, Laphroaig, Licensed Vintners Association, Lisa Roper Wicker, list price, Little Book, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Madison, Marcel Dion, Michael Williams, Mike Sherman, Mount Vernon, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green Foundation, New York City, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Powers, Powers 1817 Release, presenting sponsor, Proof on Main, Roe & Co., Rye Whiskey, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, slavery, slaves, Small Batch Collection, Steve Bashore, The Balvenie, The Gael, The Long Hall Pub, Thomas Anderson, Thoroughbred, Todd Shissler, Tom Sherman, trade, Travel, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore D.E.W. XO, Tuthilltown Spirits, Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey, Van Winkle, Vendome, Virginia, Voyage of the Raven, warehouse, Wes Henderson, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Distillers from around the United States gathered at Virginia’s Mount Vernon this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of G...