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The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)20190811202820

The Back Stories Behind Picking Private Barrels (Episode 780: August 11, 2019)

Mark GillespieAugust 11, 2019@sailorretro, acquisition, amaranth, attitudes, Australia, Barley Exploration Series, bars, bartenders, beer, Bere Barley, Bere Barley 2010, Birthday Bourbon, Bourbon, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon's Bistro, Bowmore, bricks, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt, California, Caol Ila, Cardhu, chimney, China, Civil War, Clynelish, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Conservative, construction, Cork, Cornerstone Rye, Creation, Cù Bòcan, Dayton, Diageo, distilling, doormen, Dragon Edition, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, El Paso, Elmer T. Lee, Elmer T. Lee 100 Year Tribute, Evan Williams, Fawn Weaver, Finland, Firestone & Robertson, Fort Worth, Frankfort, Gallup, Gilroy, Glen Garden, Glenkinchie, Global Travel Retail, golf course, history, Hobart, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Islay, Islay Barley 2011, Isokyrö, Jack Daniel, Joe Head, Johnnie Walker Experience, Jordan Oeler, Kalle Valkonen, Ken Golden, Kentucky, Kyoto, Kyrö, Kyröfest, Larry Rice, Leonard Firestone, liquor, Loretto, Louisville, Maker's Mark 101 Proof, Margo McMillen, mass shootings, Master's Keep, meetup, Melbourne, Michael Veach, Michter's, Moray Council, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Ohio, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Omi, Oxmoor Farm, Pappy Van Winkle, Pernod Ricard, planning permission, podcast, pricing, private barrel, private selection, progressive, race, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Sea Dragon, security, shooting, slavery, Speyside, Starward, strategy, Suntory, survey, Sydney, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, Texas, The Century, The Gallup Poll, The Organic 2010, The Pearl, The Silver Dollar, Toasted Barrel Finish, Tomatin, tourism, travel retail, Traveler's Edition, Troy Robertson, Uncle Nearest, US1, Veterans of Foreign Wars, visitors center, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Ranch, whisky, Whistlepig, Wild Turkey, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, wine0 comments

“Private Selection” bottlings are the rage today, and it almost seems like an arms race as bars and retailers try to outdo each other with...

Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)20190722035536

Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)

Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2019@Mike_W_Simpson, @pogues1977, @TheTracerBullet, age statement, Alan Winchester, Amrut, Atlas Bar, auction, Bartender at Large, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bonhams, breast cancer, Brian Treacy, Cairdeas, Cards Series, Chivas Brothers, Christina Philburn, Code of Federal Regulations, construction, contract, control state, Dante, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, distributor, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, Enigma, Feis Ile, fruits, Glass Revolution Imports, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Global Travel Retail, GMB, Hammer Head, Hanyu, Holyrood Distillery, Hong Kong, Huntly, Ian Stewart, Ichiro Akuto, importer, India, instructors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Ivy Mix, J. Rieger & Co., Jameson, Japan, Jerry O'Sullivan, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, label approvals, labor, labour, Laphroaig, LaSanta, Lebanon, Lynette Marrero, Massachusetts, Missouri, mystery, Nectar D'Or, negotiations, New Orleans, New Riff, New York City, Nikka Whisky, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, palate, Philadelphia, Philanthropy, photo, Portomento, produce, Prohibition, Purple Valley Imports, Quinta Ruban, R&D, Raj Sabharwal, retailer, Royal Salute, Ryan Maloney, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Singapore, single malt, sommelier, Speed Rack, spices, Spirited Awards, stained glass, strike, Sullivan's Cove, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, tasting, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Glenlivet, The Lakes Distillery, The Lost Blend, The Malts Blend, The One, The Party Source, The Signature Blend, three-tier, tied house, Title 27, Triple Triple, TTB, unions, Unite, vegetables, visitors center, visitors centre, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, whisky classes, Wigtown, Woodford Reserve, workers0 comments

Raj Sabharwal doesn’t make whiskies, but his role is critical in making sure you get to drink them. He’s one of the band of independent im...

Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)20190708030028

Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)

Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2019@derbycityphil, @ionosaurus, @whiskyranker, 1792 Bourbon, 6'5" Rye, Airbus, Alan Winchester, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, alcohol, ambulance, American Brands, Ann Marshall, Bardstown, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, BevCon, Black Label Origin Series, Bodega Series, Boeing, bottle size, Bottled in Bond, building codes, Bunnahabhain, California, Canada, Caribbean Reserve Rye, Charbay, Charleston, Chivas Brothers, Colorado, David DeFazio, Deanston, Delgado Zuleta, Denver, Diageo, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, distillery, distilling, Drew Chandler, economic incentives, educational distillery, El Paso, Elixir Distillers, environment, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, FarmStock, fire, firefighters, Firehouse Whiskey, fish, found_art_whisky, George Washington's Distillery, Glenallachie, Glenmorangie, Glenn's Creek, Glentauchers, Global Travel Retail, Grand Vintage Malt 1991, heat, High Wire Distilling, hops, imports, insurance, investment, Irish Whiskey, Jim Beam, Jimmy Red, jobs, Johnnie Walker, Karl Von Rimkus, Kentucky, Kentucky River, Koval, Laws Whiskey House, Ledaig, Lux Row Distillers, McCracken Pike, medics, Mount Vernon, No. #1 Bond House, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Ohio River, Old Crow, Old Overholt, Outryder, Overholt, Owensboro, Pennsylvania, Phil Kollin, photo, Prohibition, public comment, R5, Racer 5 IPA, rickhouse, Robert Maron, safety, Sagamore Spirit, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Blackwell, Single Malts of Scotland, South Carolina, Spain, spirit safe, sprinkler, standards of fill, Steve Nally, subsidies, supply shortage, Sweden, Talisker, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet 12, The Glenlivet Enigma, Tobermory, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, U.S. Trade Representative, Versailles, West Overton Village, whiskey, whisky, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, wildfire, Woodford County, Woodford County Emergency Management, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments

The husband and wife team of Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall opened High Wire Distilling six years ago in Charleston, South Carolina to make whiskey,...

Episode 598: July 17, 201620160717000905

Episode 598: July 17, 2016

Mark GillespieJuly 17, 2016A Dram a Day, AH Hardy USA, Allentown, American Revolution, Australia, Austria, Ben Bowers, Caramel, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Cleveland, cognac, Colorado, Colorado Distiller's Guild, convention, County Seat Spirits, cowboy, Darren Schilberg, David Culver, David Montalvo, Democrat, Denison, Denmark, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Dstill, Dunrobin Castle, duty free, E150a, Eddie Russell, Finger Lakes, Florian Passera, Fort Worth, Four Grain, Frank Maestri, Germany, glass, glassware, Glencairn, Global Travel Retail, God Bless America, GOP, Hidden Copper Bourbon, Highland Park, Hobbister, Hubris, Huxley Rare Genus, Inchmurrin, Ironroot Republic, John Myer, Keystones Series, label, Liberty Bell, Likarish, Loch Lomond Distillers, Maker's Mark, Master's Keep, Myer Farm Distillers, New York, Norlan, Old County Courthouse, Orkney, Ovid, P.T. Wood, party, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Republican, Revolutionary War, Rob Dietrich, Rune Lauridsen, Salida, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Second Amendment, Sheridan, Stranahan's, Sutherland, Texas, Throttle to Bottle, Tobermory, travel retail, Venturi Brands, Vicomte, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, World Café Live, Wyoming0 comments

There are lots of whiskies to choose from, and there’s a story behind each one. This time around, we’ll talk with the entrepreneurs behind...

Laphroaig’s 200th Anniversary Releases Continue With 16-Year-Old Single Malt20150907211223

Laphroaig’s 200th Anniversary Releases Continue With 16-Year-Old Single Malt

Mark GillespieSeptember 7, 2015anniversary, Beam Suntory, Friends of Laphroaig, Global Travel Retail, Islay, John Campbell, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Michael Cockram3 comments

September 7, 2015 – As Laphroaig Distillery prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary later this month, the Beam Suntory-owned Islay distiller...