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...
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch20160612111817
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016Aberlour, Andrew Scheer, Canada, CanadianWhisky.org, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dalwhinnie, Davin de Kergommeaux, Geoff Regan, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Heather Bradley, House of Commons, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Parliament, Peter Milliken, Robert Burns, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Talisker, taxpayers, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits1 comment
June 11, 2016 – Imagine the outcry in France if politicians served a California sparkling wine instead of Champagne at official events? While Ca...
Episode 559: October 24, 201520151025021719
Episode 559: October 24, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2015@ScotchBlog, Amber Rock, Andrew Buchanan, Andrew Smith, Andy Cant, Baccarat, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bourbon County, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Jardine, Caledonian, Cannes, Caol Ila, Cardhu, CBC, cease and desist, chemistry, Chris Morris, clothing, Colin Fultz, conflict of interest, crystal, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, Deconstructed Series, Devil's Casks, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Double the Devil, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Elementary, Elements, expansion, First Chapter, France, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Washington's Distillery, gift, Girvan, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Golden Age of Travel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, Greg Metze, groin punch, Gus Griffin, Hartfield & Company, Hartfield and Company, Heaven Hill, House of Hazelwood, Iain MacArthur, Indiana, infringment, IPO, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jardine Reserve, John Campbell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, John MacDougall, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Mist, Kininvie, Kirsty Clarke, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lauchie MacLean, law, Lawrenceburg, lawyers, legend, Lifehacker, Louis Royer, Lucy Doland, Masters Collection, media kit, Metze's Select, MGP, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, myth, Nordic, Norse, Nova Scotia, Old Fitzgerald, periodic table, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Rare Cask Black, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, seal, shares, shirts, Solera, Special Releases, Speyside, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory Holdings, swag, Sweet Corn, Takeshi Niinami, The Cally, The Gentleman Distillery, The Macallan, Torii, trademark, travel retail, Tsingtao, University of Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia Gentleman, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, WKYT, Woodford Reserve, Yoav Gelbfish, Yula1 comment
Andy Cant has been a Scotch Whisky nomad for nearly four decades, working at distilleries and maltings all over Scotland. He’s done everything f...
Episode 453: November 23, 201320131123170539
Episode 453: November 23, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 23, 2013@DrinkBC, @IgnoreMePleaz, @SweMaltMafia, 3D, 7 Crown, A. Smith Bowman, A9, Abraham Bowman, age statement, ALS, bartenders, BBC, Beam, Blade & Bow, Booker Noe Distillery, Brandy Library, Brian Prewitt, Brooks Brothers, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Buster Keaton, CaskStrength, charity, Charles McEwan, clingfilm, Compass Box, construction, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Doctor Who, donation, Dufftown, English Whisky Company, experimental, exports, Facebook, Ferintiosh, Four Roses, Gavin Hewitt, George Dickel, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Glenrothes, hashtag, Highland Council, Highlander Honey, Ivan Menezes, Jason Craig, Jimmy Russell, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Karuizawa, Kennetpans, Lavinia Turnbull, light, Lindores, Malt Mill, Manse Reserve, Matthew Crow, Michael Deresynski, Michter's, Neil Ridley, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, Pam Heilemann, Parker Beam, planning, Prohibition Edition, Promise of Hope, regulators, Repeal, road, Rye, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Shively, St. Magdalene, Stitzel-Weller, survey, SWA, Swedish Malt Mafia, Tain, Tardis, The General, Transport Scotland, Truman Cox, Virginia, Warehouse X, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt0 comments
Gavin Hewitt is stepping down next month after ten years as the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, balancing the needs of member whisky...
Scotch Whisky Association Names New CEO As Hewitt Prepares To Step Down20130916150644
Scotch Whisky Association Names New CEO As Hewitt Prepares To Step Down
Mark GillespieSeptember 16, 2013ambassador, Canada, David Frost, diplomat, exports, Gavin Hewitt, Glen Breton, Glenora, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, trade0 comments
September 16, 2013 – Sir Gavin Hewitt, the Scotch Whisky Association’s chief executive officer, will step down at the end of the year. The...
Episode 265: June 13, 201020100613111900
Episode 265: June 13, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 13, 2010Auchentoshan, Bill Andrews, blending lab, Bowmore, Canada, craft distilling, Diageo, English Whisky Company, Fife, Florette Hyman, Glasgow, Glen Breton, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Hans-Henrik Hansen, Ho-Cheng Yao, Hudson, Iain McCallum, Islay, Kosher, lawsuit, Maker's Mark, Michael Halpern, Morrison Bowmore, nosing, Scotland, SWA, Travel, Tuthilltown, William Grant & Sons, World Cup0 comments
Time for another trip inside the blending lab, and Iain McCallum of Morrison Bowmore is our host. He’ll take us through some old Auchentoshans a...
Episode 204: June 14, 200920090613223700
Episode 204: June 14, 2009
Mark GillespieJune 13, 2009"99 Drams", anniversary, author, blender, book, Canada, Canadian, China, Chivas, Chivas Regal, counterfeit, Dennis Malcolm, distillery, Douglas Laing, exports, ferry, Glen Breton, Glenfarclas, Glenora, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Hedonist, John Ramsay, Jura, Kate Hopkins, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Macallan, Malt Master, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, single cask, Supreme Court, SWA, tour, trade, trademark, Travel0 comments
Kate Hopkins’ new book “99 Drams of Whiskey: The Accidental Hedonist’s Quest for the Perfect Shot and the History of the Drink”...
Episode 186: February 8, 200920090208005700
Episode 186: February 8, 2009
Mark GillespieFebruary 8, 2009advice, Arran, Belgium, Canada, craft distilling, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Euan Mitchell, events, Festival, Ghent, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Guinness, India, Johanna Ngoh, Khoday, Lawrence Graham, lawsuit, Malt Advocate, Merle Giles, Peter Scot, Quentin Hodgson, Rajan Talwar, Ralph Erenzo, record, Scotch Whisky Association, Sonnalta, Spirit of Toronto, SWA, tasting, Tuthilltown, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, water0 comments
A double feature this time around! If you’ve ever wanted to make your own whisky, the folks at New York’s Tuthilltown Spirits are willing ...
Episode 185: February 1, 200920090131220100
Episode 185: February 1, 2009
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2009Benrinnes, blog, Cameronbridge, Canada, collecting, Dewar Rattray, Diageo, Dutch, economy, energy, environment, Frances DePuy, Glen Breton, Glenora, grain, Hans Offringa, James Robertson, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Marcel van Gils, Netherlands, recession, sales, Sarah Lacamoire, Scotch Whisky Association, Stronachie, SWA, Tullibardine0 comments
Marcel Van Gils has been collecting Laphroaig expressions since 1997, and the Dutch dentist has what is likely the world’s largest collection of...
WhiskyCast Episode 184: January 26, 200920090126043800
WhiskyCast Episode 184: January 26, 2009
Mark GillespieJanuary 26, 2009Arran, bagpipe, Brian Habbick, Burns, Canada, Canadian, Euan Mitchell, Gathering, Glasgow Girl, Glen Breton, Glenora, Homecoming, Joann Gilmartin, lawsuit, Saltire Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, Victoria Whisky Festival0 comments
Bonus coverage from the Victoria Whisky Festival, as the local Scottish community gathered to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert B...