Highland Park Adds Freya To Valhalla Collection20140131130448
Highland Park Adds Freya To Valhalla Collection
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2014Freya, Gerry Tosh, goddess, Goddess of Love, Highland Park, legend, Loki, mythology, Nordic, Norse, Orkney, Thor, trickster, Valhalla Collection, Warrior0 comments
January 31, 2014 – Thor was the warrior, Loki the trickster. Now, Highland Park is expanding its Valhalla Collection of single malts with Freya,...
Episode 422: April 28, 201320130428001740
Episode 422: April 28, 2013
Mark GillespieApril 28, 2013ABV, Amrut, Ballantine's, bone, Bourbon, Brian Struyk, Canada, Chattanooga, Churchill Downs, Clem Ryan, Cork, crime, Dennie Hammer, Dewar's, Dilbert, Dublin, Four Roses, George Dickel, Gerry Tosh, Glen Deveron, GlenDronach, Glenliver, golf, Greedy Angels, Heather McGregor, Highland Park, horse racing, Ian Chang, Irish Distillers, Jack Daniel's, Jagdale, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Ryan, John's Lane, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Laphroaig, LCBO, legislature, luge, Macduff, marrow, Midleton, moonshine, Ontario, Paddy, Pennsylvania, Penny Chenery, Philadelphia, police, Port Ruighe, Powers, Quercus, Redbreast, regulators, restaurant, Rob Allanson, Sandy Hyslop, Secretariat, Sir John Power, South Korea, St. Magdalene, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Shop, theft, Toronto, Triple Crown, violation, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig, white whiskey, World Duty Free, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
When Ireland’s distillers joined forces in 1966 to merge their struggling distilleries into one company, they placed their bet on Jameson as the...
Episode 416: March 16, 201320130316193529
Episode 416: March 16, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 16, 2013Arran, auction, Australia, Barley, Bere, Brisbane, Bruichladdich, Bryan Davis, Buffalo Trace, California, Cleveland, collectors, Dallas Dhu, Dalmore, Dewar's, Douglas Laing, education, flavored, George T. Stagg, George Washington's Distillery, Gerry Tosh, Gordon Mitchell, Highland Park, historic, Historic Scotland, honey, Interior Department, Islay, landmark, Leviathan, Loki, Lost Spirits, maturation, McTears, Michael Chang, Monterey, Mount Vernon, museum, obituary, Paradiso, peated, Port Dundas, Qatar, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, Seascape, shipwreck, single grain, Speyside, SWA, Thor, tourism, Valhalla, Valour, Virginia, Wallachia0 comments
This week’s episode comes from Frankfurt, Germany…during a layover on my trip to visit the Amrut Distillery in Bangalore, India. However, ...
Interview: Highland Park’s Gerry Tosh20130316033445
Interview: Highland Park’s Gerry Tosh
Mark GillespieMarch 16, 2013Edrington, Gerry Tosh, Highland Park, Loki, Max McFarlane, Orkney, Thor, Valhalla0 comments
During the launch party for Highland Park’s Loki single malt in New York City on March 12, 2013, I had a chance to talk with Gerry Tosh. He̵...
Highland Park Introduces Loki at New York Launch Party20130313082014
Highland Park Introduces Loki at New York Launch Party
Mark GillespieMarch 13, 2013Foundry, Gerry Tosh, Highland Park, Loki, Max McFarlane, Orkney, Thor, Valhalla Collection, Vikings0 comments
March 13, 2013 – Highland Park’s latest expression in the Valhalla Collection was unveiled Tuesday (March 12) during a global launch party...
Highland Park Launches Warrior Series20130222150407
Highland Park Launches Warrior Series
Mark GillespieFebruary 22, 2013Einar, Gerry Tosh, Harald, Highland Park, Loki, Orkney, Svein, Thor, travel retail, Valhalla, Vikings, Warrior0 comments
First, Highland Park launched a series of single malts honoring Orkney legends like Earl Haakon. Then came the Valhalla Collection, starting with Thor...
Episode 337: October 2, 201120111002001412
Episode 337: October 2, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 2, 2011A. Smith Bowman, Alan McConachie, Balblair, Balvenie, Beam, Berry, Blended Scotch, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, charity, David Stewart, Double Black, Doug McIvor, Emiko Kaji, Fabio Rossi, Festival, Gerry Tosh, Gillian McDonald, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Highland Park, Howell, Ian Torrance, Japan, Japanese, Joe Dangler, Johnnie Walker, Julie Torrance, Laphroaig, London, MacKinlay, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Owsley Brown, Paris, Penderyn, Red Stag, Richard Paterson, Russell Anderson, Scotch, Scotland, Shackleton, single malt, Teacher's, Tempest, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tim Forbes, tourism, Travel, Truman Cox, Tun 1401, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Wales, Whisky Live, Whisky Show, Whyte & Mackay, Wilson & Morgan, Yoichi0 comments
Back at home, but with Paris still on my mind, and plenty of news to catch up on! We’ll catch up with more news on new releases from Whisky Live...
Episode 283: October 3, 201020101003105400
Episode 283: October 3, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2010Android, app, Ballantine's, Benromach, blend, Blended Scotch, blending lab, Bruichladdich, charity, Charity: Water, Chivas Brothers, Diageo, Double Black, expedition, Gerry Tosh, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Highland Park, Jeffrey Topping, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Johnnie Walker, Kilmarlid, Malt Advocate, Michael Urquhart, new make, nosing, Old Pulteney, pole, ratings, Roseisle, Sandy Hyslop, scores, Speyside, test, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Bible, Wild Scotsman0 comments
No journalist has ever been allowed inside the Chivas Brothers blending lab in Kilmarlid, Scotland…which means whisky lovers have never gotten a...
Episode 87: April 15, 200720070415000300
Episode 87: April 15, 2007
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2007Ambassador's Cask, Ardbeg, dispute, distillery, Dufftown, European Union, Evan Cattanach, Four Roses, Gerry Tosh, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenrothes, Highland Park, India, Iowa, Islay, Jim Rutledge, Julian Van Winkle, Keith Kerkhoff, Mor, New York, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Ronnie Cox, Scotland, Singleton, tariff, Templeton Rye, tourism, trade, Travel, US, Whisky Coast, Whisky Live, World Trade Organization0 comments
It’s whisky festival season, and that always means new bottlings, along with unusual whiskies that come out of the woodwork to make their debut....
Episode 45: June 21, 200620060621145300
Episode 45: June 21, 2006
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2006Balvenie, Bowmore, distillery, Gerry Tosh, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Highland Park, Ian Millar, Japan, Sarah Bottomley, Scotch Whisky Association, Suntory, SWA, tourism, Travel, visitors, Yamazaki0 comments
It’s the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and many whisky lovers are thinking of their summer vacations. More Scotch distilleries...