The Worst #@*$ Whisky I’ve Ever Tasted!20190328143946
The Worst #@*$ Whisky I’ve Ever Tasted!
Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2019Austria, Balblair, Berlin, Bowmore Hotel, Bruichladdich, Cadenhead's, Campbeltown, Edderton, finishing, fish, Fishky, Germany, Glencairn, herring, Inferno, Invergordon Distillers, Islay, Jim McEwan, John MacDonald, Klaus Pinkernell, Louisiana, Mark Reynier, Norwegian, pepper sauce, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, prank, recask, Salzburg, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Tabasco, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky0 comments
March 28, 2019 – “What have you done!” My mouth was puckering, trembling, and shivering all at the same time as a briny, fishy taste...
Irish Whiskey on the Comeback Trail (Episode 759: March 17, 2019)20190317221636
Irish Whiskey on the Comeback Trail (Episode 759: March 17, 2019)
Mark GillespieMarch 17, 2019@katfoodbreath, @realsuwilliams, @whiskeryturnip, admissions, Allied Lomar, author, Ballyhoo, Bardstown, Barrell Craft Spirits, Basic Alcohol Permit, Beam Suntory, Bellevoye, Bellevoye Noir, Ben Milam Distillery, Blanco, book, Booker Noe, Booker's, border, Bradley Beach, Brexit, Brian Nation, Brianna Gillespie, bribery, Bushmills, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Caribbean, Chancellor, character, coaches, college, Connacht Whiskey Company, Conor Kelly, consulate, conviction, criminal, David Stapleton, Deerhammer Distilling, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Plant, dramsplaining, EU, European Union, exports, Federal, felony, France, French, geographical indication, Germany, gin, Glen Buchenbach, guide, hard border, Heather Greene, Heaven Hill, indictment, intellectual property, InterBev, International Beverage, International Beverage Holdings, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Isetan Mitsukoshi, Isetan Tartan, IWSR, Jack McGarry, Japan, Kat Aagesen, Kentucky, law, lawyers, legal, Lenny Eckstein, Louisiana, Marci Palatella, Marlene Holmes, Marsha Milam, Method & Madness, Michael Dodd, Midleton, Milam & Greene, Mitchell & Sons, New York City, Nikka, Nikka Days, Northern Ireland, Old Fitzgerald, Parliament, permits, Philip Hammond, Preservation Distillery, Prime Minister, prosecutors, pubs, Red Spot, revocation, sales, scandal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, sexism, Singapore, spit take, Springbank, SWA, tartan, Tax & Trade Bureau, Teresa Wittemer, Teresa's Batch, testing, Texas, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The IWSR, Theresa May, ThiaBev, Thomas Hogue, Tim Herlihy, trademark, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, University of Southern California, USC, Walsh Whiskey Company, whiskey, whisky, women, writer0 comments
Irish Whiskey’s resurgence is only now beginning to make up for decades of obscurity over the last century, but with 23 active distilleries in I...
Amazon: Now Delivering Whisky Videos (Episode 755: February 17, 2019)20190217215804
Amazon: Now Delivering Whisky Videos (Episode 755: February 17, 2019)
Mark GillespieFebruary 17, 2019@BunkaiH, @CarlowTours, @davidmarra, #fridaynightdram, 3D glasses, Aidy Smith, aluminum, Amazon, Amazon Prime, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Award, backlog, BBC, beer, Bernheim, Bianka McDonagh, Big Peat, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon Up!", Bow Street, Brown-Forman, budget, Canada, Catherine Ross, Catoctin Creek, China, Chris Montana, Christine LoCascio, Col. E.H. Taylor, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colorado, Columbus, Compass Box, Congress, construction, Coopers' Craft, Dave Pickerell, David Marra, Deerhammer, Deerhammer Distilling, Derek Smith, Diageo, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, economic, economy, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Council, Eight & Sand, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, fermenter, Fred Minnick, Germany, government, Graeme Littlejohn, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Hometown Rising, House of Fraser, imports, Indiana, interview, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, label approvals, Lawrenceburg, Ledaig, Lenny Eckstein, Louisville, mash, Mexico, MGP, Michael Veach, Middle West Spirits, Mike Veach, Mull, O.F.C. Distillery, Ohio, Old Taylor Distillery, Oxmoor Farm, OYO, Peat Week, planning permission, Princes Street, Roaming Man, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Harris, shutdown, Silver Dollar, slow-motion, Spirit Drink, steel, Stranger & Stranger, Sugarlands, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Three Drinkers, Tobermory, Top Gear, tourism, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, turkey, video, Virginia, visitors, visitors center, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky0 comments
Amazon delivers almost everything…even whisky in some places. Now, Amazon Prime Video is delivering content for whisky lovers. We’ll talk ...
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)20190113220906
Your Tax Dollars…Not at Work! (Episode 749: January 13, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 13, 2019@seriousabtplay, @SML917, @thewhiskymaker, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, Ardmore, Ardnahoe Distillery, Argyll & Bute Council, Beam Suntory, Bobby Parnell, Brian Canning, Brown-Forman, budget, Bunnahabhain, Canada, cannabis, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, chemistry, Chita, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, COLA, Colorado, Congress, Cooley, Craigellachie, Cumria, David Monahan, David Ozgo, Dewar's, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., expansion, Flintlock, Germany, Glen Garioch, Glengoyne, government, Hakushu, Highland Park, Hunter Laing & Co., Ireland, Irish Whiskey Awards, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Japan, Jim Beam, Jim Hough, job opening, Johnnie Walker, label approval, labeling, Liberty Pole Spirits, Louise McGuane, Lunar New Year, marijuana, Milk & Honey, Mizunara, Moine, Old Particular, Oregon, Orkney, packaging, Pennsylvania, politics, Reverie, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Scott Laing, Scott Lowery, Seattle, shutdown, Slane Distillery, South Africa, Suntory, Suntory AO, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tel Aviv, The Lakes Distillery, The Last One, Three Chord Bourbon, travel retail, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Twelve Bar Reserve, Washington, Washington State, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion, whisky, XOP, Xtra Old Particular, Yamazaki, Year of the Pig0 comments
The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government is now the longest on record, and it is having an impact on the whisky business. Two whisky makers...
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)20180617131923
Speed Rack: Women Shaking Cocktails for a Cause (Episode 707: June 17, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 2018@neubiee, @snapsguy, #metoo, accident, agriculture, airport, Alabama, appeal, Arkansas, astronomer, Australia, Balcones, Barnabé Fillion, Bartender of the Year, bartending, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Birmingham, blending, Bourbon, Brasil, Brazil, Breakthru, breast cancer, Bruichladdich, bulk, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Castle & Key, CEO, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Brothers, Civil War, Clarkson Hine, Clint Sample, Col. E.H. Taylor, commute, competition, Copenhagen, Customs, definition, Deirdre Mahlan, Denmark, Diageo, Dirk Rybinski, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Dufry, duty free, Einar, European Court of Justice, exports, fair use, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Fireball, Flask Collection, Fr. Oak, French Oak, Georgia, Germany, gin, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Hamburg, Harald, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, highway, Historic Royal Palaces, Hven, infringement, interim, Interstate 40, Islay, Ivy Mix, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jim Clerkin, Jouni Ritola, judge, Kalle Valkonen, Kentucky, Kew Palace, Kraig Naasz, Kyrö, Laura Newman, lawsuit, Liquor.com, London, loophole, Lynette Marrero, Lynn House, Marcus Christensson, mislead, Möet Hennessy USA, Nathan "Nearest"Green, Natu Nobilis, Nikka, Old Taylor Distillery, perfume, Peristyle, Pernod Ricard, podcast, Port Charlotte, President, Puerto Rico, Queen's Park, Rio de Janeiro, Royal Salute, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Sea Island, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, slave, Speed Rack, spill, Suntory, Svein, Swabia, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Texas, trade, trade war, trademark, travel retail, trucks, Trump Administration, Tycho Brahe, Tycho's Star, Uncle Nearest, USBG, Waco, Waldhirn Distillery, Wesly Murry, whiskey, whisky, Will Arvin, women, World Class0 comments
There are plenty of cocktail competitions for bartenders, but Speed Rack was one of the first to highlight women working behind the bar. Lynette Marre...
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)20180510193948
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 10, 2018"The Amber Light", Alan Winchester, aluminum, Andrew Mansinne, archive, Ashton Cigar Bar, auction, Australia, Austria, author, Avengers, Award, Balblair, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Berlin, Bill Grant Smith, Billy Leighton, Bloomberg News, book, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Bruichladdich, Brussels, Bushmills, Cadenhead's, Camden, Captain's Reserve, Chichibu, closing, Colum Egan, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dave Broom, David Jacob, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Donald Trump, Dream Cask, Ed Dodson, Eden Mill, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, Ewan Gunn, export, fish, Fishky, Founder's Reserve, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Germany, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Graham Coull, Great Britain, Hanyu, hard border, Heaven's Door, herring cask, Hombo Shuzo, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt & Grain, import, Indiana, Infinity Stones, Infinity War, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Japan, Japanese Whisky, John Grant, John MacDonald, Johnnie Walker, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawrenceburg, Marc Bushala, Mars Komagatake, Mars Shinsu, Martin Kenney, Masataka Taketsuru, MGP Ingredients, movie, negotiations, New Jersey, Nikka, Northern Ireland, Parliament, party, Paul LaGrange, Philadelphia, Photoshop, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, politics, prank, President, quotas, Redbreast, Reserva, Rita Taketsuru, Rob Whitinger, Rossville Union, Ryan Perry, Rye, Salzburg, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sinn Fein, social media, Spirit of Speyside Festival, spoiler, steel, Strathisla, stupidcask.de, Suntory, Taketsuru, tariffs, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, tease, television, Thanos, The Birdhouse, The Glenlivet, The Way of Whisky, Tom Brim, trade, United Kingdom, voting, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyAuctioneer.com, White Walker, William Grant Smith, World Whisky Day, Yamazaki0 comments
Dave Broom has been one of Japanese whisky’s most passionate observers for many years, and his latest book “The Way of Whisky” delve...
Taking Time Out of the Whisky Bottle (Episode 688: April 8, 2018)20180408181108
Taking Time Out of the Whisky Bottle (Episode 688: April 8, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 8, 2018"The Amber Light", @GregsWhiskyG, @notrpodcast, @webdevgeek, Adalen, aluminum, anniversary, archives, auction, auto racing, Bardstown, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Binny's, Blade & Bow, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Canada, Canadian, charity, Charles Medley Distillery, Charleston, chemist, Chicago, China, Chris Zaborowski, Classic Cut, closing, Clynelish, Compass Box, compliment, congeners, control state, Cooper River Distillers, Cornwall, crowdfunding, Dave Broom, David Snodgrass, Denison, Diageo, distilling, documentary, Donald Trump, e-commerce, Earl Hewlette, English Whisky Company, Eric Gregory, esters, exports, F1, fermentation, film, filtering, Formula 1, Formula 2, Gatlinburg, Germany, Glenmorangie, Gold Standard, governor, Gregg Glass, Gregoire Sarafian, Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery, Harold Binstein, High Coast Distilery, Highland Park, Hockenheim, hockey, Illinois, Indianapolis 500, inventor, Ironroot Republic, James Yoakum, Jan Groth, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Jonathan Likarish, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kickstarter, lawmakers, legislature, London, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Maker's Mark, malting floor, Matt Bevin, MGP, Morrison & Mackay, motorsports, name change, Neatly on the Rocks, New Jersey, Niagara, No. #1 Bond House, No. 99 Ice Cask, North Carolina, North of 7 Distillery, O.F.C. Vintages, O.Z. Tyler, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Ontario, Ottawa, Owensboro, Page Denny, podcast, President, Rebel Yell, Republic of Texas, retailers, Roaming Man, Robert Likarish, scientist, Scotch Whisky, shipping, South Carolina, steel, Stitzel-Weller Distillery Experience, Strathclyde, Sugarlands, Sweden, tariffs, technology, Tennessee, Terrepure, Terressentia, Texas Legation, The Distillers’ Charity, The Macallan, tourism, trade, ultrasonic, ultrasound, United Parcel Service, UPS, veto, visitors center, Wayne Gretzky, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Worshipful Company of Distillers0 comments
Whisky makers have tried for decades to come up with ways of making young whiskies taste like older ones, but whisky purists will argue that there is ...
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)20180218163956
Celebrating 5 Years at The Dead Rabbit (Episode 681: February 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 18, 2018@non_Chillfilter, @pkhtex, @ScotchClubYEG, #Drams4Fams, advertising, Alberta, Alexandra, Allisa Henley, Alltech, Andy Watts, bar, Beam Suntory, Belfast, Bere Barley, Berglen, Betty Maul, Bill Lumsden, Black Bull, Breckenridge, Brendan McCarron, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Canada, Cape Town, Cherry Hill, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Colorado, commemorative, Congress, Coral Gables, court, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dail, Darryl McNally, disaster, Distell, Drammers Club, Drew Mayville, drought, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dublin Liberties Whiskey, Duncan Taylor, Durban, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Commission, European Court of Justice, European Union, expansion, Florida, food bank, free trade, Game 7 Batch, Gangs of New York, George Dickel, Germany, Glen Breton, Glen Buchenbach, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Graeme Macaloney, Highland Council, hospital, hunger, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack McGarry, James Sedgwick Distillery, Jillian Vose, Jim Beam, Johannesburg, John Lunn, John Morrissey, label approval, labeling, LaSalle, law firm, lawyer, Leo Varadkar, LewisFox, licensing, Marlon Tulazsewski, Montreal, New Jersey, New York City, Newmarket Square, NFL, Northern Ireland, Octomore, Old Montreal Distillery, Oregon, organic, Paul Hansen, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, Philadelphia Eagles, Popcorn Sutton, pub, Quebec, Quintessential Brands, rain, Red Head, Robert Lewis, Rogue, Rogue Dead Guy, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, South Africa, street gangs, Super Bowl, SWA, Tain, Taoiseach, team partner, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, The Dead Rabbit, The Dead Rabbits, The Dubliner, tourism, trade, trademark, Travis Watt, treatment, Twa Dogs, Tyrconnell, Victoria Caledonian, visitors centre, Waldhorn, Walsh Whiskey Company, wastewater, water, Water Street, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs, William Lavelle, World Series, Writers Tears0 comments
Five years ago, Irish expats Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon bet their futures on opening an Irish pub in New York City’s Financial District. Sinc...
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’...
Bourbon Potential European Union Target in Trade Dispute20170707162652
Bourbon Potential European Union Target in Trade Dispute
Mark GillespieJuly 7, 2017Bourbon, China, CNN, Congress, defense, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donald Trump, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, exports, Financial Times, G20, Germany, Great Britain, infrastructure, Jean-Claude Juncker, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, military, Mitch McConnell, Netherlands, President, security, Senate, Spain, steel, summit, tariffs, trade, Trump Administration, U.S., whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 7, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to imports of European-produced steel could spark a backlash against Bourbon and othe...