The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Challenging Whisky’s Norms at Eden Mill (Episode 694: May 3, 2018)20180503011500
Challenging Whisky’s Norms at Eden Mill (Episode 694: May 3, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2018@luvthemstillers, #winwinsituation, American Whiskey, Angel's Envy, auctions, Balblair, bar, Big Peat, Black Barrel, boat tour, Bob Dylan, Bodega Series, Boulevardier, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brandy Library, brewery, Buffalo Trace, Canoe Kentucky, Char No. 4, Chattanooga Whiskey Company, chocolate malt, Churchill Downs, cocktail, crystal malt, Curtis Grant, Dalbeallie, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., Dufftown, Eden Mill, Feis Ile, Fife, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenfarclas, golf, Gordon Dundas, H. Hemphill, Haig, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door, HMS Pappyfore, horse racing, Hot Toddy, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Jason Horn, John Grant, Just Whisky, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky River, Kingsbarns, Kraig Naasz, Lynn House, Marc Bushala, minimum unit pricing, mint julep, music, Nashville, New York City, Nobel, Old Course, Old Pulteney, Paul Miller, Pete Coors, Peter Cressey, recipe, Rhonda Moore, River Eden, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Ferguson, Scott Ritenbaugh, Scottish Government, Seggie, small batch, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirits Investment Partnership, St. Andrew's, SWA, Talisker, Tamdhu, Tennessee, The Dandy, The Flatiron Room, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Exchange, Thoroughbred, University of St. Andrews, Vintner's Series, Ward III, whiskey, Whiskey McWhiskeyFace, whisky, Zac DeLong0 comments
The area around St. Andrews was home to Scotch Whisky’s Haig family and their Seggie Distillery, but after it closed in 1850, the whisky industr...
Diageo Unveils New 2014 John Walker Private Collection & Diageo Special Releases20141010125316
Diageo Unveils New 2014 John Walker Private Collection & Diageo Special Releases
Mark GillespieOctober 10, 2014Benrinnes, Blue Label, Brora, classic malts, Clynelish, Diageo, Ewan Morgan, Glendullan, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, King George V, Lagavulin, Odyssey, Port Ellen, Special Releases, Strathmill0 comments
October 10, 2014 – Diageo has has released the latest in a series of high-end John Walker & Sons blended Scotch whiskies, with the US arriva...
Diageo Selects Teaninich Site for New Malt Distillery20130403111723
Diageo Selects Teaninich Site for New Malt Distillery
Mark GillespieApril 3, 2013Alness, biofuel, Brian Higgs, Diageo, Dufftown, Glendullan, Highlands, Mortlach, Teaninich0 comments
April 3, 2013 – Diageo has selected a site next to the existing Teaninich Distillery in the Highlands for its newest malt whisky distillery. The...
Episode 209: July 18, 200920090718113800
Episode 209: July 18, 2009
Mark GillespieJuly 18, 2009Aberlour, Al Capone, Banff, blend, bootlegger, Bowmore, Canada, Canadian Club, Caol Ila, Cooley, Dalmore, Denmark, Detroit, Dewar Rattray, distillery, Glen Mhor, GlenDronach, Glendullan, Glenfiddich, Hans-Henrik Hansen, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker, history, Laphroaig, MacArthur, Miltonduff, Ontario, Parker's Whisky, Prohibition, Purple Gang, storytelling, Suntory, The Scotsman, Tish Harcus, Tullibardine, Walkerville, Windsor0 comments
On the road in Michigan this week, but had the chance to sneak across the Detroit River to Windsor, Ontario…where Canadian Club has been produce...
Episode 169: October 18, 200820081018132600
Episode 169: October 18, 2008
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2008Arran, author, belated, Bible, Birthday Bourbon, Bologna, book, Brianna Gillespie, Bruichladdich, Burns, charity, Claive Vidiz, collecting, collection, dry, Dufftown, economy, George Garvin Brown, Giuseppe Begnoni, glass, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Goodness Nose, Guinness, Haddonfield, history, Italy, Jim Murray, Jonathan Goldstein, memoir, Old Forester, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, recession, record, Repeal, retailers, Richard Paterson, Singleton, storytelling, The Gathering, Whisky Paradise, WhiskyFest0 comments
Many of us think of ourselves as whisky collectors, but Giuseppe Begnoni is in a league of his own. Begnoni is regarded as one of the world’s le...
Episode 139: April 6, 200820080405223400
Episode 139: April 6, 2008
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2008awards, Brian Dvorat, classic malts, cooperage, distiller, distillery, Douglas Taylor, Dufftown, Duncan Taylor, economy, Euan Shand, Evan Cattanach, exports, France, Francois Freres Tonellerie, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenrothes, Huntly, Icons, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jimmy Bedford, Jonathan Goldstein, Kosher, New York, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Quarter Casks, recession, retirement, Ronnie Cox, Scott's Selection, Singleton, Speyside Cooperage, Tennessee, The Speyside, Tomintoul, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine0 comments
It’s been a busy week for whisky festivals from coast to coast in the US, with events in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. In this episode, ...
Episode 92: May 20, 200720070520123900
Episode 92: May 20, 2007
Mark GillespieMay 20, 2007Ardmore, awards, Beam, Benromach, bowing, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Chris Morris, classic malts, David Williamson, Derby, Diageo, distillery, Dublin, Evan Cattanach, Famous Grouse, Famous Grouse Experience, Glendullan, Glentauchers, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, India, Invergordon, J.H. Richards, Lagavulin, Linlithgow, Melissa Cattanach, merger, Michael Urquhart, Old Jameson Distillery, organic, protocol, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch Whisky Association, Singleton, SWA, Teacher's, tourism, Travel, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, visitor, Vivian Imerman, whisky school, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Evan Cattanach has seen a world of changes since he got his first distillery job in 1961. Over the years, he worked at Linlithgow, Glentauchers, Caol ...
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 518: January 24, 2015