On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)20180426150644
On the Road – And at the Pub in Dublin (Episode 692: April 26, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 26, 2018@drunkenmeeples, @travlecrazy, 1823, Adam Bradshaw, Alabama, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Ardbeg, assessor, attorney general, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Barber, Bardstown, Becle, Benromach, bill, Bill Haslam, Bill Lumsden, Billy Leighton, biological clock, book, Bourbon, Bow Street, Bowmore, Bozzy Karatsu, Brian Nation, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Caledonian MacBrayne, Callum Fraser, CalMac, Celtic Whiskey Shop. The Sexton, Ciaran Mulgrew, construction, Cork, Dave Broom, Dave Pickerell, Derry, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Eden Mill Distillery, Elgin, Elixir Distillers, Epoch Rye, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Excise Act, exciseman, Feis Ile, ferry, festival bottling, Fife, Forres, gauger, George Smith, Glasgow Edition, Glen Garioch, Glenfarclas, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, governor, Grooves, Henry Donnelly, Hip Flask Series, history, Ian Newton, illicit distilling, IndyCar, inventory, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Jose Cuervo, Karen Cotter, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, legislaton, legislature, Littlemill, Louisville Slugger Field, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark Williams, Maryland, Metallica, Method & Madness, Michter's, Midleton, Moore County, music, NASCAR, Niche Drinks, Nine Below, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, opening, Paul Miller, planning permission, Port Ellen, Powers, property tax, Proximo Spirits, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Raj Singh, Ryan Burnett, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, ship, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Andrew's, St. Brendan's, St. Louis, Sukhinder Singh, Tennessee, The Epicurean, The Quiet Man, The Way of Whisky, whiskey, Whiskey Row, Whisky Fairy, Whisky Leprechaun, Whisky Squad, winner0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Dublin for the launch of the first cask-strength Jameson Irish Whiskey, the new Jameson Bow Street 18. It’s als...
Boom Days for Bourbon (Episode 644: June 4, 2017)20170604143251
Boom Days for Bourbon (Episode 644: June 4, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 4, 20171792 Bourbon, Al Young, American Epic Sessions, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, auction, Austria, author, auto racing, Bardstown, Barton, Bernie Taupin, bill, blogger, blues, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, British Airways, Carla Carlton, debate, Douglas Laing & Co., Elton John, experiment, farm, Feis Ice, festival bottling, foam, Four Roses, Garryana, governor, Heaven Hill, heirloom corn, Houston, Indianapolis 500, International Space Station, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack White, Japan, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Jim Murray, Joel Harrison, Karuizawa, Kelpie, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Klaus Doblmann, Kwikpac, legislation, legislature, Limited Edition Small Batch, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Marquess Series, Matt Bevin, Matt Hofmann, motorsports, music, Neil Ridley, Noh, Number One Drinks Company, Pacific Northwest. Scotch Whisky, packaging, PBS, plant, recording, Remarkable Regional Malts, Reserve 101, retailers, Robert Mark, Rock Oyster, Sazerac, Seattle, Sir Douglas Murray, song, Space, statehood, Takuma Sato, tasting, The Bourbon Babe, The Murray, The Sun, Timorous Beastie, Tullibardine, Two Fingers of Whiskey, Voice O Graph, Washington, weather balloon, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Wilderness Trail1 comment
Bourbon’s growing global profile is at its highest in decades, and that’s good news in Kentucky. Even though Bourbon can be made anywhere ...
Episode 539: June 13, 201520150614001706
Episode 539: June 13, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2015£501, 1792, acquisition, anniversary, Ardmore, author, Bardstown Barrel Selections, Barton, Bernie Lubbers, blues, book, book signing, Bottled in Bond, Brown-Forman, Burns, Cabernet Sauvignon, cask supplies, charity, Chris Morris, Compass Box, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Schmier, David Stirk, death, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Downsized, explosion, festival bottling, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Grant, Groth, Hardin, independent bottler, Invergordon, Islay, Jan Mohr, Jay Rogers, Jefferson's, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, John Grant, Joy Perrine, Kentucky Dram, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Lew Bryson, Louisville, Matt Hofmann, MGP-I, Michael Kandar, MP3, music, Napa Valley, Old Forester, Oregon Oak, Original Moonshine, Peat Monster, Redemption Rye, Reid Mitenbuler, Roger Wade, Sally Van Winkle Campbell, Sazerac, Seattle, Silver Trail Distillery, song, Strathclyde, Sweet Wheat, Tom Steffanci, travel retail, Vanderbilt, Westland Whiskey, Westport Whiskey & Wine, Whiskey Row, Whisky Drinking Woman, Whisky Jewbilee0 comments
Dave Schmier and Michael Kandar started Bardstown Barrel Selections five years ago to bottle some casks of good whiskey they’d come across from ...
Episode 533: May 2, 201520150502203644
Episode 533: May 2, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2015Aberlour, Award, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Birthday, Burn Stewart Distillers, Canadian, Carole King, Charlie McCarron, community, concert, Dave Greene, Dave Worthington, David Bowie, Dennis Malcolm, Douglas Laing & Co., dramming, Dunder, Dùsgadh, Elgin, Embassy, Feis Ile, festival bottling, fiddle, Fleming Hall, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Ian Millar, Joel Harrison, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Johnny Cash, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Linda Mellis, Martine Nouet, Mull, music, Neil Ridley, Old Particular, Robb Report, Sam Speers, Scotch Test Dummies, Scott Rogers, service, Spirit of Speyside Festival, The Who, theft, Tobermory, Washington0 comments
Lots of people try to pair whiskies with foods, but pairing whiskies with music? That’s the challenge Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison took on when...