Whiskies From a Land Down Under (Episode 781: August 19, 2019)20190821111733
Whiskies From a Land Down Under (Episode 781: August 19, 2019)
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 2019abuse, acquisition, Alberta, allegations, assault, Australia, Baudonia, Bill Lark, black mold, Black Velvet, blog, Bonnybridge, brownies, Bulleit Bourbon, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Clay Whittaker, Conor McGregor, court, David Vitale, Diageo, distilling, Dublin, Edinburgh, fungus, Gail Chambers, Gary Harris-Newsham, Heaven Hill, Hellyers Road, Hobart, Hollis Bulleit, Hollis Worth, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Iron House, Josh Hafer, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, lawyer, Lethbridge, Levenmouth, Lexington Herald-Leader, Mark Littler, Melbourne, mixed martial arts, Nick Turner, Overeem, Patrick Maguire, podcast, police, Proper No. Twelve, pub, punch, Scotland, single malt, Starward, Sullivan's Cove, Tasman Whisky, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Tassie, Ted Matthews, The Spirits Business, Thomas Chambers, Tom Bulleit, UFC, video, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Waffle0 comments
This time around, we’re in Australia as Tasmania’s distillers wrap up the third annual Tasmanian Whisky Week. It’s been 27 years sin...
Episode 561: November 7, 201520151108020549
Episode 561: November 7, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 8, 2015@ScotchTestDummies, @talesofthegrape, age statements, Amaretto, Andrew Nelstrop, Angel's Envy, angel's share, anniversary, appeal, apple cider, Art of Auchentoshan, artists, Auchentoshan, Ballantine's, Baltimore Whiskey Company, bartenders, Baudonia, Benromach, Benromach 100º Proof, Benromach Imperial Proof, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Label, Braveheart, Brooklyn, Chapter 10, Christina Philburn, Clean Air Act, clothing, Clover Club, Colin Fultz, Compass Box, court, data, David and Goliath, Diageo, dick, Dry Fly, Dublin, Edrington, emissions, English Whisky Company, exports, family, Flaming Heart, fungus, Germany, glass blowing, Glenturret, Goa, Hard Fired, heavy cream, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Ian Newton, India, Islay, Ivy Mix, James Bond, James Espey, Jeff Weber, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Kentucky, Kentucky Mist, Kevin Plank, KREM-TV, label approval, lawsuit, lawyers, Leyenda, litigation, Louisville, Mark@Malt-Review.com, Marks & Spencer, Masters Collection, Mel Gibson, movies, O'Danagher's Hibernian Whiskey, opinion, Paul John, Peated Cask Reserve, Portlanc Institute of Contemporary Art, Revival, Robin Nance, Ronnie Cox, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Spokane, Steffen Brauner, Stitzel-Weller, Stuart Cassells, SWA, t-shirts, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Famous Grouse, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Glenrothes, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tim Danagher, trade, trademark, transparency, TTB, Under Armour, United Distillers, University of Kentucky, Urban Glass, vapors, Washington, whiskey, whisky, whisky fungus, Wildcats, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection 1838 Style White Corn0 comments
Scotland’s Glenturret Distillery celebrated its 240th anniversary this week by gathering 240 people at The Famous Grouse Experience for a toast,...
Episode 484: June 20, 201420140620225502
Episode 484: June 20, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 20, 201424 Hours of Whisky, accounting, acquisition, Andrew Mackay, anniversary, Asia, Auchentoshan, auction, Austin, beer keg, Bill Samuels, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brianna Bailey, Canada, Catoctin Creek, charcoal., collectors, commercial, Compass Box, construction, Crown Royal, David Perkins, Diageo, distillery, dock, Doug Clement, explosion, Fife, film, fire, fungus, Galway, Germany, Glenfiddich, High West, horses, Iain McCallum, India, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Thurmon, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam Rye, Joshua Hatton, Jr., Kentucky, Kingsbarns, Laimrig, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Lexington, light whiskey, Lincoln County Process, Loretto, Louisville, Ludwigshafen, Macallan, Maker's Mark, McTears, MGP-I, Millennium, Monarch, Moore, New York City, Nun's Island, Oklahoma, Old No. 27, Park City, Peat Monster, Persse's, Peter Holroyd, Preussischer, Rob Samuels, safety, Scott Harris, sexism, shares, Shelby County Planning Commission, Shelbyville, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, St. Andrew's, stillhouse, stock, Strathhaven Ales, The Oklahoman, The Whisky Shop, Tito's, Tomatin, Twister Distillery, United Spirits, Utah, video, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, visitors center, vodka, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Jewbilee, William Wemyss, women0 comments
Distilling is serious business, and safety is paramount. Brianna Bailey of The Oklahoman can testify to that…she was an eyewitness to an explosi...
Diageo’s Kentucky Distillery Gets Planning Approval20140618140303
Diageo’s Kentucky Distillery Gets Planning Approval
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2014court, Diageo, economic development, Federal, fungus, Guy Smith, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, lawsuit, Lexington, Louisville, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Shively, Stitzel-Weller, WAVE-TV0 comments
June 18, 2014 – Diageo’s planned $115 million dollar Bourbon distillery has received approval from the Shelby County Planning Commission f...
Episode 480: May 24, 201420140523124508
Episode 480: May 24, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 23, 2014administration, Armorik, Armstrong, Arran Brewery, Ayami Nakao, Beam Suntory, Beith, Bernheim, Billy Stitchell, black mold. baudonia, Bladnoch, Bowling Green, Breton, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Cairdeas, Caol Ila, Cedar Ridge, Chivas Brothers, Corsair, Crown Club, Crown Royal, Dan Garrison, David Wood, Diageo, Ernst & Young, Experimental Collection, Feis Ile, Fellowship of the Still, France, fungus, Garrison Brothers, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Houston, Iain McArthur, Ian Hunter, Iowa, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Daniel's, John Campbell, judge, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Leeds, Mexcor, Mike Raymond, Nashville, Orphan Barrel, Popcorn Sutton, Reserve 101, Rhetoric, Seiichi Koshimizu, Simon Brooking, Suntory, trademark, vapors, whisky club, Willowyard, Yamazaki0 comments
Seiichi Koshimizu has been making whisky at Suntory for 41 years, and became the company’s chief blender in 1991. Over the years, he’s bee...
WSJ: Diageo Not Ruling Out Bid for Beam20130801101045
WSJ: Diageo Not Ruling Out Bid for Beam
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2013air quality, antitrust, Beam, Bulleit, Bushmills, competition, Cooley, Diageo, fungus, Ireland, Ivan Menezes, Kilbeggan, Louisville, Matt Shattock, Millers Lane, pollution, Stitzel-Weller, takeover, United Spirits, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
August 1, 2013 – Diageo may consider a takeover bid for Beam Inc. as a way to strengthen its position in the North American market, according to...
Diageo To Move Whiskey Barrels in Louisville20130728165529
Diageo To Move Whiskey Barrels in Louisville
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2013air quality, Bulleit, Courier-Journal, Diageo, Dickel, fungus, Louisville, Mary Woolridge, Millers Lane, pollution, regulators, Stitzel-Weller0 comments
July 27, 2013 – Diageo and Louisville’s Air Pollution Control District have reached an agreement to resolve air quality complaints filed a...
Episode 435: July 27, 201320130728001225
Episode 435: July 27, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 20132 Gingers, 2Gingers, air quality, Asahi, awards, Balvenie, Beam, Ben Nevis, Boutique, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Chris Garner, Colin Ross, competition, Courier-Journal, Diageo, Eagle Rare, fungus, George T. Stagg, Georgie Crawford, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Grant's, International Spirits Challenge, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Japan, Kavalan, Kilbeggan, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mary Woolridge, Master of Malt, mold, Nikka, Office of Fair Trading, Oloroso, Pedro Ximenez, pollution, regulators, sherry, Signet, Solist, Stagg Jr., Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Taketsuru, Tormore, trophy, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Ask a Scot about Ben Nevis, and you’re more likely to hear about the highest peak in Scotland than the whisky of the same name. However, the Ben...
Episode 388: September 15, 201220120915200642
Episode 388: September 15, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 15, 2012Alan Walker, Alltech, Amarone, An Cnoc, Arran, Bardstown, biofuel, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Lekan, Bowmore, Brian Glenn, Brown-Forman, Bw1, Carlow, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Darren Phelan, Diageo, Elements, environment, family, finish, fungus, George Garvin Brown, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kevin Smith, lawsuit, Lexington, Limestone Branch, Linda Harrison, Manitoba, Marcus Wright, Mark Hoffman, Mark Metzger, Master of Malt, Matt Wooler, moonshine, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pearse Lyons, Peter Arkle, Redbreast, Silver Trail, single cask, Spencer Balentine, Steve Beam, tourism, Town Branch, visitors, Whisky Exchange, Wilson & Morgan0 comments
This weekend, I’m in Bardstown for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival. There’s a legitimate claim that this could be the world’s l...
Episode 385: September 1, 201220120901002518
Episode 385: September 1, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 1, 2012Aberfeldy, Alexandre Ricard, Auchroisk, Baudonia, Beam, BenRiach, Bernie Lubbers, Billy Walker, Blended Scotch, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campari, Caol Ila, Cask of Dreams, cask strength, Chivas, classic malts, Compass Box, Corsair, craft distilling, Dalwhinnie, Daniele Ricard, Darek Bell, Dewar's, distillery, English Whisky Company, Entertainer, ethanol, Explorers, exports, fungus, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, Highlands, Howard Gerson, Jack Daniel's, James Martin's, Jameson, Jim Beveridge, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Magnus Hillman, Malt Master's Edition, Master of Malt, merger, Michael Jackson, Mitch Bechard, Neil Ridley, Odyssey, Oliver Klimek, Paris, Patrick Ricard, PC10, Pierre Pringuet, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Quinoa, Remy Cointreau, Scotland, Selfridge's, Swing, Talisker, tourism, trade, Travel, visitors, warehouse, Whisky Live, Wild Turkey0 comments
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this we...