Episode 294: December 19, 201020101219010328
Episode 294: December 19, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 19, 2010airport, aroma, author, book, Bourbon, boycott, Celtic Whiskey Shop, competition, Dave Scheurich, distillery, Dominic Roskrow, Dublin, gift guide, Glen Grant, Heaven Hill, Ichiro Akuto, Ireland, Irish, Japan, Jura, Kawasaki, Ken Storrie, Kentucky, Kim Halford, Labrot & Graham, Midleton, milestone, nosing kit, photography, retirement, single cask, Speyside, The Pot Still, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Dominic Roskow took on a tough challenge for his latest book – identifying the world’s 750 best whiskies. We’ll hear from the author...
Episode 293: December 12, 201020101212013919
Episode 293: December 12, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 12, 2010Andrew Scott, artisan, Auchroisk, auction, Australia, awards, Beam, Boardwalk Empire, Bonhams, Canada, Canadian Whisky, classic malts, collecting, competition, Cooley, copper, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distillery, English Whisky Company, gift guide, Glen Spey, Greg Davis, HBO, Highland Spirit, import, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, Matt Wooler, Prohibition, regulation, single malt, Speyside, still, Thomas Hogue, Tomatin, TTB, Turf Mor, TV0 comments
Canadian whisky has been celebrating a renaissance of sorts, with shows like “Mad Men” and “Boardwalk Empire” renewing interes...
Episode 292: December 5, 201020101205014307
Episode 292: December 5, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 5, 2010Albert Watson, author, awards, bar, book, cameras, Canadian Whisky, competition, Dan Kleinman, Davin de Kergommeaux, gift guide, Gordon Bruce, Hotel, Johannes van den Heuvel, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Knockdhu, Macallan, Malt Maniacs, Neil Wilson, New York City, Panama, photography, pub, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, snow, South Korea, tourism, trade, Travel, Wallace Milroy, warehouse, weather0 comments
Each year, a dedicated group of maniacal whisky lovers takes on the challenge of tasting and judging the world’s best whiskies. The Malt Maniacs...
Episode 291: November 27, 201020101127010547
Episode 291: November 27, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2010accident, Amrut, Ardbeg, Armorik, auction, Australia, barrels, boiler, Bonhams, Brazil, Bruichladdich, Chieftain's, collecting, Compass Box, Distillerie Warenghem, distillery, Double Barrel, English Whisky Company, Flaming Heart, furniture, gift guide, GlenDronach, Gustaf Anders Rooth, Ian MacLeod, Iowa, Islay, Jim McEwan, Lark, McTears, Natu Nobilis, oak, Purple Valley Imports, regulation, Rye, single malt, Springbank, Templeton, TTB, Ugly Betty0 comments
The last time we heard from Jim McEwan, he was leading a toast at the end of his master class at Bruichladdich during Feis Ile in May. Jim’s bee...
Episode 290: November 20, 201020101120232200
Episode 290: November 20, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 20, 2010Alistair Walker, auction, Australia, awards, Black Grouse, Bonhams, Braeval, Bruichladdich, charity, Charity: Water, collecting, competition, David Cox, Douglas of Drumlanrig, energy, environment, events, export, Festival, gift guide, GlenDronach, Guinness, Hibiki, International Spirits Challenge, Jamie Ritchie, Ken Grier, Ken Hoenig, Lalique, Lark, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Macallan, Mahesh Patel, Mortlach, Old Pulteney, record, Scott Harrison, Scottish Field, Silvio Benz, Sotheby's, Spirit of Speyside, Suntory, Universal Whisky Experience0 comments
Whisky truly is the “water of life”, and as many as 60,000 people will benefit from the sale of one very special bottle of whisky this pas...
Episode 287: October 31, 201020101030234734
Episode 287: October 31, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 30, 2010Abaigeal Hendron, Aberlour, Alan Shayne, Angelo Veneziano, Arran, book club, Brian Kinsman, Christopher Winters, Cooley, Cutty Sark, distillery, extravaganza, Friends of Laphroaig, gift guide, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Jameson, Jura, Loch Chaim, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, Marie d'Ecosse, Michael Collins, Paris, Rob Samuels, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Serge Valentin, Simon Brooking, SMWS, Snow Phoenix, South Africa, Statue of Liberty, Stuart Nickerson, warehouse, weather, whisky club, Whisky Fun, winter0 comments
Serge Valentin takes whisky seriously…but not much else. His WhiskyFun.com website is among the world’s most popular whisky web sites, w...
Episode 286: October 24, 201020101023233900
Episode 286: October 24, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 20101792, Amrut, association, Bardstown, Barton, book, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart, Charity: Water, chill filtering, Chivas Brothers, contest, Deanston, distillery, gift guide, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Ian Buxton, import, India, Jason Peckman, John Walker, Knob Creek, Ledaig, LVMH, Mortlach 70, regulation, Ridgemont, Scotland, Singapore, single barrel, Sweden, theft, Tobermory, TTB, William Earle, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Ever wondered why the U.S. requires whisky to be sold in 750ml bottles, while most of the rest of the world sells 700ml bottles? We’ll get the d...