Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)20190106165051
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2019Aberfeldy, Abhainn Dearg, acquisition, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, application, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bain's, Beam Suntory, Bicentenary, Big Five Duty Free, Black Prince, Booker Noe Distillery, Bourbon, Brent Stewart, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Calgary, Cambus, Canada, Canadian Club, Chicago, Christopher Winters, competition, construction, Daniel Marlowe, Dave Pickerell, DC, Diageo, District of Columbia, Donegal, Douglas Laing & Co., East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Feis Ile, first dram, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Fritz Farm, Gaja Capital, Georgie Crawford, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, hockey, Imperial. @lawschooldrunk, India, Indiana, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Lewis, James Sedgewick Distillery, Jim Beam Distillery, Johannesburg, John Distilleries, John Newfry, Johnnie Walker, Kent Crittenden, Kentucky, Kentucky for Kentucky, Kilchoman, Laddie Classic, Lagavulin, Last Dram, Lexington, liquor agency, Little Book, lottery, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's Mark, Maryland, moonshine, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Year's, NHL, nosing, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Ohio, palate, Palmetto Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul John, planning approval, planning permission, Port Ellen, R.J. Hodges, Raj Singh, Ryan Campbell, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky. expansion, Scotland, shares, single grain, South Africa, South Carolina, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, stake, Stanley Cup, Star Industries, Sukhinder Singh, tasting, The Balvenie, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Deveron, The Whisky Exchange, Three Chord Bourbon, Tim Knittel, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Virginia, visitors centers, Washington, Washington Capitals, whiskey, Whiskey Bear, whisky, world champions, Zionsville0 comments
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far between...
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)20170108154634
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 8, 2017@feeriaunique, @trebond09, A Dram a Day, Aberdeenshire, acquisition, airport, Alexander Murray & Co., allocation, Arranta, auction, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bowers, Beth Havers, bidding, blogger, Book & Bourbon, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, Bourbon, bread, Brian Treacy, bubble gum, Cafe Royal Circle Bar, cash flow, cask, Catoctin Creek, chairman, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Clonakilty Black Pudding, Coffey Still, concept, concession, Connemara, Constellation Brands, Costco, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, education, first dram, Four Roses, France, Fujikai, Gaelic, Glen Alba, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, grain, guest, haggis, haggis war of 2017, heart, High West, HMSHost, home brand, hospital, house brand, Huffington Post, ice cream, inauguration, investment, Irish Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Julio's Liquors, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirkland, Lagavulin, Laurie Black, Leah Pilcer, Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Lidl, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Maker's Mark, margin, Mark Bylok, Massachusetts, McTears, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nikka, North of Scotland, Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick McCarthy, PMA Canada, podcast, POTUS, President, pricing, profit, Purcellville, regulators, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, retailer, Rob Samuels, Ryan Ashley, Ryan Maloney, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Spirit, Sarajevo, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Seattle, secondary market, single malt, Sophie Maulevrier, Speyburn, SRF, stake, Standiford Field, Steve Lipp, store brand, Stuart MacNamara, The Balvenie, The Whisky Topic, three-tier system, Thrillist, trademark, Tre Bond, Trump International Golf Links, Turf Mor, unfollow, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, vice chairman, Virginia, Wal-Mart, welcome, Westborough, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holi...
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)20170101000114
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 1, 2017@dramgoodwhisky, @IrishLegs, @MarlynnL, @muzzman78, anniversary, aroma, bastard child, blending, Bob Dixon, Bowmore, brandy, Brewdog, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Campfire, Canada, Cascades Whiskey Bar, CBC News, charity, Colorado, consultant, Diageo, Dr. McGillicuddy's, Dunyvaig Castle, Estes Park, final dram, Finlaggan Trust, first dram, fundraising, Germain-Robin, Greg Lipin, High West, highway sign, Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter Smith, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Islay Heritage, J. Henry & Sons, James Watt, Jody Miall, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Kildalton, Lagavulin, lawsuit, LCBO, Linda Peterson, Loch Lomond, logo, Lone Wolf Distillery, Marlynn Luhrsen, Martin Dickie, master blender, McTaggart Lesiure Center, MGP, Ministry of Transportation, Murray Hassan, Nancy Fraley, Nic Stilton-Massey, North of 7 Distillery, nosing, O.F.C. Vintages, Ontario, Ottawa, Outryder, Peter Grasson, Port Ellen Maltings, Red Tape Follies, Richard Lewis, RSPB, Sam Mead, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, smell, Stanley Hotel, Suzanna, SWA, The Whisky Exchange, Tim Meushaw, trademark, Uncle Duke's, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Blending is part art and part science, and unless you’re drinking a single cask whisky, every dram you try has been tweaked by the nose of an ex...