A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)20180128223227
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2018@jotterface, @whisky.wunders, 1792 Barton, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Adam Johnson, aging, Alan Park, André Girard, Andrew Tyler Higgs, Ann Arbor, Barley, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Bernheim, Bourbon & Beyond, brewery, British Columbia, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caribou Crossing, CBC, Champions Park, chocolate malt, Clynelish, Coffey Malt, craft distiller, David Brown, David Eby, David Robertson, development, Diageo, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, East Germany, Eden Mill Distillery, Edinburgh, Emerald Geishas, EU, European Union, experimentation, Famous Grouse, Final Fantasy, Forsyths, gaming, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Golden Geishas, golden ticket, Graeme Macaloney, Granton, Halewood, Holyrood Park Distillery, infusion, innovation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Reynolds, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Japan, Jeneen, John Crabbie, Karuizawa, KDA, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, laws, legislation, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mac na Braiche, marathon, Margarete Marie, memo, Metro UK, Michigan, Mike Nicolson, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nikka, Paul Miller, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Penderyn, planning permission, Poland, Portland, Private Edition, rappelling, Revival, roasting, Rob Carpenter, roller coaster, running, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Shinanoya, Signet, SMWS, Spencer Jacobsen, Spios, St. Andrew's, SWA, tax stamps, tequila, The Whisky Exchange, tickets, tourism, training, Travel, Twa Casks, Twa Dogs, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, video games, visitors, Wales, Wall Street Journal, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Three years ago, we introduced you to Graeme Macaloney, a Scottish-Canadian pharmaceutical engineer with a dream of making his own single malt whisky ...
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)20170402140734
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 2, 2017@ForzaUnion, @OldBurbonGangsta, @TeresaDeck81, #trypod, 100% Islay, A.D. Laws, airport, Amarone, Amazon, ambassador, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Article 50, Artist's Blend, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bainbridge, Balblair, Battle Point, Beam, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, BenRiach, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, bill, Bill Lark, Birmingham, Bladnoch, Bond & Lillard, Brexit, Brian, buyout, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, Carlow, CBC News, Celtic Whiskey Shop, chairman, Chichibu, Chris Malcolm, Colorado, Compass Box, competition, Cooley, court order, craft distillers, Craigellachie, Dail, David G, delivery, dissertation, Drew Dilkens, Dublin, Eclipx, editor, England, English Whisky Company, EU, European Union, exports, farm gate, Federal Court of Australia, Feis Ile, First Minister, Flaming Heart, Forty Creek, free movement, Fuji-Gotemba, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Gooderam & Worts, Grant's, Great Britain, Great King Street, Green Label, Hall of Fame, Heathrow, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hopped, Hubris, ice cream, Imperial, independence, India, investigation, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Isle of Arran, J. Rieger & Co., J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Rieger, James Campbell, John Distilleries, John Hall, Johnnie Walker, Jota Tanaka, JP Wiser's, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kirin, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, labels, Lark Distillery, Lawrenceburg, legislation, licensing, liens, Lifetime Achievement, Lisa Ryan, Lisbon Treaty, Loch Gorm, London, Macallan, Malt 'n Rye, managing editor, Margaret Batt, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matsuri, Matt Jones, mayor, Missouri, Monogram, Morocco, Nant, negotiations, Nicola Sturgeon, Noel Sweeney, Ontario, Overeem, Paris, Parliament, Paul John, Percy Hatfield, Pernod Ricard, podcasting, podcasts, police, politics, Powerscourt, Prime Minister, private cask, receiver, Redbreast, Redlands, referendum, retailer, Rieger, Rivals, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sassicaia, Scale, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, securities, shares, Single Marrying Cask, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, stake, Steph, Stuart Wilson, Suntory, Suzanne Redmond, Suzi Redmond, SWA, Talia, tariffs, Tasmania, Teaninich, Teresa Deck, The Glenrothes, The Norfolk, theft, Theresa May, Tim Herlihy, tourism, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, UK, Urban Bourbon, Val, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, vintage, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterford, West Midlands Police, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Collection, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wine 2 5, Wine Merchants Collection, Wine Two Five, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, writer1 comment
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of this month in Scotla...
Episode 603: August 21, 201620160821000822
Episode 603: August 21, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 20161920 Prohibition Edition, 291 Colorado Whiskey, 9/11, Adelphi, Alasdair Day, Aspen, BenRiach, Birthday, Booker's, Bordeaux, Brown-Forman, camera, Canada, Colin Taylor, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Copperworks Distilling, darkroom, David Robertson, Diageo, Distillery 291, Edinburgh, Engine Shed, Family Collector, Fireball, George S. Grant, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hanyu, Highland Park, Hobbister, Holyrood Park Distillery, Inner Circle, Instagram, Japan, Jason Craig, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Longmorn, Masters of Whisky, medicinal, Michael Myers, New York City, Old Forester, online, Orkney, Paul Hambrick, photographer, photography, Prohibition, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rob Carpenter, Rob Dietrich, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Seattle, September 11, sfmarv, Steve Beal, Stranahan's, TBG & Co., The Dalmore, The Glover, The Tweedale Blend, Triple Bourbon Finish, Tweedale, whiskey, Whiskey Row Series, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, World Trade Center, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
After years of working with supermodels and high-strung art directors in New York City, Michael Myers lives a much simpler – and more rewarding ...
George Grant Gets Promotion at Family-Owned Glenfarclas20130605123155
George Grant Gets Promotion at Family-Owned Glenfarclas
June 5, 2013 – George S. Grant has been named a director of J&G Grant, the family business that owns Glenfarclas Distillery in Speyside. He&...
Episode 411: February 9, 201320130209211155
Episode 411: February 9, 2013
Mark GillespieFebruary 9, 2013Adam England, Amrut, archives, bar, Barry Crockett, Bill Samuels Jr., Billowing Embers, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Buffalo Trace, craft distillers, Cutty Sark, Danny Williamson, David Ozgo, Diageo, DISCUS, Doug Stone, Drammies, economic, economy, Elijah Craig, exports, For Whiskey Lovers, Fruit Bonbons, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Gold Label Reserve, Hugh Morris, India, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jameson, Jersey Artisan Distilling, Joanne McCutcher, John L.S. Grant, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Maker's Mark, Mellow Mariner, Menstrie, Midleton, Millennium, New Jersey, Noah's Mill, passport, Platinum Label, Prohibition, pub, Redbreast, Rob Samuels, sales, Single Oak Project, Summer Orchard, Wemyss Malts, Willett, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey2 comments
It’s been a big week for Barry Crockett. Midleton Distillery’s Master Distiller was named this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award win...
Episode 355: February 5, 201220120205001324
Episode 355: February 5, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 5, 2012Australia, Balvenie, barbecue, Bernie Lubbers, Bill Lumsden, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Cask of Dreams, cooking, Davin de Kergommeaux, DISCUS, Dr. Whisky, export, Festival, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, India, Jimmy Russell, jokes, Laphroaig, Master of Malt, memories, Michael Urquhart, Old Forester, recipe, religion, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Cox, Sam Simmons, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Single Oak Project, stories, storytelling, Thor, Tish Harcus, trade, Victoria, Vijay Mallya, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
Whisky stories can make you smile, laugh, or even shed a tear once in a while, and we have stories to make you do all three in this episode. Some of w...
Episode 353: January 22, 201220120122205300
Episode 353: January 22, 2012
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2012Andrew Ferguson, Artein, awards, Balvenie, Beam, BenRiach, Bible, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Club, competition, Cooley, Crown Royal, Daily Meal, Dan Tullio, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, event, Festival, George S. Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Highwood, Ireland, Irish, Jim Murray, John Cashman, John T. Stetson, Kentucky, Masterson's, Richard Zeller, Ron Carpenter, Ron Stothers, Rye, Sam Simmons, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, single cask, SMWS, Tish Harcus, Victoria, whisky, White Owl0 comments
The end of January means many things, but in the whisky world, it means a trip to the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The VWF is one of ...
Episode 300: January 23, 201120110123210510
Episode 300: January 23, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 23, 2011Andrew Hogan, Angelo Veneziano, Arran, Australia, blending, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian, Compass Box, Costco, events, exports, Festival, Forty Creek, George S. Grant, Gillian Howell, Gillian McDonald, Glenfarclas, Guy Thornhill, Harlen Wheatley, Highwood, Hotel Grand Pacific, James Robertson, Jamie MacKenzie, Jimmy Johnson, John Glaser, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Lawrence Graham, Macallan, Noel Buckley, Orangerie, Patrick Maguire, Penderyn, Ricard Soderberg, single cask, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Tasmania, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Welsh, White Owl0 comments
Plenty of highlights at this year’s Victoria Whisky Festival, and we’ll have all of the details in this episode recorded on location in Vi...
Episode 110: September 23, 200720070923111400
Episode 110: September 23, 2007
Mark GillespieSeptember 23, 2007Armagnac, auto racing, Balvenie, bottling, Canto, cellarmaster, cognac, Cognac Le Reviseur, Compass Box, Diageo, estate, F. Paul Pacult, Family Casks, Flaming Heart, Formula One, France, Frederic Renault, French, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Hedonism, Hedonism Maximus, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, La Maison du Whisky, Marcel Trepout, Milroy's of Soho, Morpheus, Paris, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Shieldhall, Simon Powell, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
For the first time, we’ll talk about something other than whiskies on WhiskyCast! There’s a new trend toward single-estate Cognacs and Arm...
Episode 102: July 29, 200720070728165900
Episode 102: July 29, 2007
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2007Australia, awards, Baron of Glenguin, Beam, Bourbon, Brandy Library, Diageo, distillery, family, Family Casks, finish, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenguin, Grant, Heaven Hill, Heritage, history, Japan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Loretto, LVMH, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, New York City, Parker Beam, Parker's, Pernod Ricard, profits, Robin Tedder, Shiraz, Speyside, storytelling, Suntory, tour, tourism, Travel, visitors, Whyte & Mackay, wine, Yamazaki0 comments
The Grant family bought Speyside’s Glenfarclas distillery in 1865, and six generations of Grants have worked at the distillery since then. Georg...