A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)20190922224646
A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2019"The Magic of the Cask", @ButlerB, @donaldhanna, Aidy Smith, Amazon Prime, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Ashley Cundiff, Ashley Penney, barrel aging, barrels, BBC, Ben Nevis, Benchmark, Bourbon Women, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bushmills, Caol Ila, Cascade Hollow, ceramic, Charles W. Medley, cognac, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colombia, contract, Crand Cru, Cream of Kentucky, cuvee, decanter, Diageo, Dictador Rum, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Donald Hanna, Drew Mayville, Eagle Rare, Ed Dodson, Edition No. 5, Elgin, evaporation, Even Kulsveen, Fay Coull, Frank McHardy, Garry Oak, Garryana, George T. Stagg, glazing, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, GMB, Graham Coull, Greg Butler, Greg David, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, Imperial, Indiana, induction, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, James Beam, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Katrina Egbert, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, La Martiniquaise, labor, labour, Larry Kass, lead, Lincoln Henderson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Lowlands, Martha Willett Kulsveen, maturation, MGP, negotiations, oxidation, Peggy Noe Stevens, Phil Brandon, plant-based, Preakness, Quora.com, Robbie Mattingly, Rock Town Distillery, rum, Sazerac, Sazerac Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, social media, Speyside, Springbank, strike, Supernova, Tennessee, The Glasgow Distillery Company, The Macallan, The Three Drinkers, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tracie Franklin, Two Masters, union, Unite, Wes Henderson, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, William Larue Weller, wood, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay0 comments
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him ...
A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)20181021204453
A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 21, 2018@QMWS-Redlands, Adam Spiegel, Advent Calendar, agriculture, Arizona, Australia, bar, Barley, Beam Suntory, beer, blending, border, Bourbon, Breaking and Entering, Brexit, Brisbane, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, budget, Buena Vista, Caribbean Cask, Celtic Whiskey Club, ceremony, Chancellor, Charles Brown, Chris Fletcher, cider, Clermont, climate change, Colorado, construction, Cork Whiskey Society, Corn Whiskey, dam, Dave Smith, Deerhammer Distilling, Denver, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle Distillery, duties, emissions, environment, EU, European Union, experimental, exports, fish, fish pass, flask, Fort Nelson, fossil fuels, Founder's Reserve, Fourth Avenue Live, France, Galway Whiskey Trail, Garry Oak, Garryana, Glen Moray, global warming, gossip, Graeme Littlejohn, Graham Coull, grain, greenhouse gases, hard border, High Angel's Share Barrels, High West, Ian Macleod Distillers, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, Jack Daniel's, Jameson 18 Bow Street, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilbeggan Small Batch, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Knockando Burn, London, Louisville, Lynchburgh, Main Street, Marsha Hale, mash bill, mashbill, Michael Wilkinson, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy, Nathan Mueller, Nature, negotiations, New York, New York City, Northern Ireland, Pacific Northwest, Pam Heilmann, Parliament, Philip Hammond, poll, Prime Minister, protest, pub, Queensland Malt Whisky Society, recycling, Redbreast, referendum, regulations, research, River Spey, Rough & Tumble, Rye, sales, salmon, Sarah Mytych, Scarlet Barley, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, sea trout, Seattle, SEPA, Shively, single malt, Slane Castle, Slane Distillery, Smoked Hickory Finish, Sonoma Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Rye, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Sonoma Distilling Company, Spey Fishery Board, Speyside, St. George Spirits, SWA, Tamdhu, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, Theresa May, Thistly Cross, trade, Twitter, University of California Irvine, value, Vince Oleson, volume, vote, weir, West of Kentucky Bourbon, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whitehall, Widow Jane, WindyBore0 comments
You might think this would be a great time to be in the Scotch Whisky business, right? This week, the Scotch Whisky Association released a new report ...
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)20180818215314
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2018@stlrrw, 1943, Aberfeldy, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arkansas, Arran, auction, barking, Barton 1792, Bear, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon & Beyond, Bowmore, Brazil, Breeder's Cup, Brexit, Brodick Bay, Bryan Donaghey, Castle & Key, Castle Brands, cats, Champions for Charity, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, cleanup, collapse, collecting, Colorado, construction, Craigellachie, critters, cutbacks, D. Wayne Lukas, Daftmill, David Robertson, debut, development, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Douglas Laing & Co., Draken, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, English, Euan Mitchell, exports, Fine & Rare, flip, Fred Laing, Garryana, Garryana Oak, geese, Genesis, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, GMB Union Highlands, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Omand, guard, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hong Kong, horse racing, Howell Wright, Huddart, imports, Indiana, Invergordon, Iowa, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, jobs, justice, Karuizawa, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Museum, Lagg, Little Rock, Liz Gordon, Lochranza, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mark Shilling, master distiller, McTears, MGP, mice, Missoula, Missouri, Mizunara Oak, Montana, Montgomery, Montgomery Distillery, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center, Old Pulteney, Old Taylor, Orange Curaçao, Pacific Quay, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, pests, Phil Brandon, planning, police, politics, pornography, Port Ellen, Portland, Potter Stewart, Press & Journal, Private Collection, Rafael Franz, rare whisky 101, restoration, Rick Wright, rickhouse, River Clyde, Rock Town Distillery, Rosebank, Royal Mile Whiskies, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Sour Mash, Special Releases, Speyside, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, St. Louis, Supreme Court, Sweet Mash, tariffs, tasting pack, Templeton Rye, Texas, Thoroughbred, Tomatin, tour, tours, trade, traffic jam, trainer, travel retail, union, video, Viking, Washington, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Whyte & Mackay, Wick, Wilderness Trail, Yamazaki0 comments
It’s been a hot, dry summer in Scotland, and Euan Mitchell isn’t complaining a bit. The managing director of Isle of Arran Distillers is o...
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)20170708201749
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2017@aantommaria, @allthingswhisky, @BirmingDram, @jtigtorn, @whiskywithward, Andrew Brown, Appropriations Committee, Arizona, astronomy, Auchentoshan, Australia, Avonak, Balcones Distilling, bars, bartenders, Beam Suntory, biobutanol, biofuel, Bourbon, budget, Bunnahabhain, camping, Canadian Club, car, Cara Laing, Casey Jones Distillery, Celtic Renewables, Chip Tate, Chris Walker, Christian County, Clan Denny, competition, Congress, construction, cottages, Curt Robinson, dairy, Daniel Mathers, David Taylor, Derek Scott, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Plant, Donald Trump, Douglas McGibbon & Co., draw, DSP, eclipse, Eclipse Edition, Ed Dodson, Edinburgh Napier University, Eich Bhana Lìr, emoji, energy, Eric Gregory, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, funding, G20, Gaelic, Garryana, Germany, Glasgow, Glass Revolution, Glen Moray, Glencairn Crystal, Glendale, Gordon Homer, Graham Coull, Hamburg, Hannah Whisky Merchants, High West, Hopkinsville, House, imports, Islay, Israel, Jason LeBlanc, John Tigtorn, Jura, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirby, label approvals, Lady of the Glen, license, Martin Tangney, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Mastery, MB Roland, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, Milk & Honey Distillery, Mitch McConnell, Monmouth Whisky Club, mythology, New Jersey, on-trade, orange juice, Paul Tomaszewski, Pembroke, permit, Peter Grasso, Podcast Awards, pot ale, President, Reb Mordechai, rental, Richard Paterson, Robert Brown, Robert Theakston @roberttheakston, Sam Mead, science, Scotland, Scott Davidson, Senate, solar eclipse, Speyside, steel, summit, tariffs, Tasmania, Tate & Company, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Dalmore, The W Bar, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullibardine, visitors center. pier, Waco, Ward Council, warehouses, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21, there’...
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 601: August 7, 201620160806230034
Episode 601: August 7, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 6, 2016@geoterrain, @Midleton_Rare, A. Overholt, actor, Aeneas Coffey, Ali Cattanach, Amanda Swift, Annis Noe, anniversary, Armand Antommaria, Baker Beam, Baker's, Barry Walsh, Big Peat, biology, Birthday, Black Bull, Booker Noe, Booker's, Boris Johnson, Bowmore, Brendan McNulty, Brexit, Brian DeFoe, Brussels, Bucks County, Buffalo Trace, California, Cardhu, Cask Evolution, Cincinnati, classic malts, Clubman, Colin Poppy, competition, contest, creative director, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Beckham, David de Kergommeaux, David Frost, death, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, diplomacy, Dock Distillery, Double Oak, Douglas Laing & Co., Dripping Springs, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Elijah Cherweznik, EU, European Union, Evan Cattanach, exchange rates, fire ants, followers, Foreign Minister, Fred Noe, Fringe Festival, Garry Oak, Garryana, Giovanni Sanchez, Glenfarclas, Grant, Gregor Cattanach, Haig Club, Impex, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Shanks, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, John O'Connell, Kentucky Bourbon Mashoree, Kilchoman, Krista Galbraith, Laura Patrizio, Lorna Macdonald, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Matthew McConaughey, MB Roland, Melissa Cattanach, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, milestone, Molson, Montreal, music, negotiations, New Brunswick, Nick Morgan, Nick Swift, Oakland, obituary, Old Overholt, Oliver Hughes, Paul Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania, Porterhouse Group, Prime Minister, Redbreast, Robert Cattanach, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Van Ordstrand, Speyburn, St. John, SWA, Swift Distillery, Texas, The Dingle Whiskey Bar, The Pogues, Theresa May, time machine, Tomatin, Toogie's Invitation, trade, Twitter, United Distillers, West Cork Distillers, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
We’ve packed this week’s WhiskyCast full of cask-strength conversation from around the world! Texas distillers Amanda and Nick Swift will ...
Episode 594: June 18, 201620160619002026
Episode 594: June 18, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 19, 201628/10 Whisky Club, Aberlour, Adam Spiegel, airport, Alasdair Day, Allisa Henley, Australia, Benoit Bailey, Bill Lark, Black Truffle Rye, blending, Busch Gardens, California, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cherry wood, Colonial Williamsburg, Copper Fox, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Douglas Laing & Co., Eddie Russell, Extra Old Particular, frequent flyer, Garryana, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Girvan, Glasgow, Grant's, Hellyers Road, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Hobart, House of Commons, Invergorden, Isle of Raasay, J.C. Phaneuf, Jane Overeem, Jewish Whisky Company, John Lunn, Joshua Hatton, Ken Goldenberg, lab, Lark, Matt Hofmann, Miles & More, moving, Nova Scotia, Old Particular, Overeem, Patrick Maguire, Perigord, politics, Port Dundas, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rick Wassmund, samples, Scotland, senator, Single Cask Nation, single grain, Sonoma County Distilling, Speaker's Selection, Sperryville, Star Alliance, storage, Swiss Airlines, Switzerland, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tasmania Whisky Week, Travel, truffle, Virginia, Westland, whisky bar, Whisky Jewbilee, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Williamsburg, Zurich0 comments
Moving is one of those things that no one really enjoys…let alone when one has to move hundreds of rare whisky samples to a new home. Whyte &...