Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)20190715015549
Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 15, 2019@Andrew_leets, @Head_Stone, 1792 Aged Twelve Years, 1792 Bourbon, amaranth, Andrew Leets, bacteria, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bend, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Black Rock Bar, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colin Montgomerie, court, Delaware, Denver, Diageo, Don Julio, environment, Eric Rubin, fines, fire, fish, Gareth Moore, geographical indicators, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glenn's Creek, Glenury Royal, golf, governor, grain, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hotel, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, John Mura, Johnnie Walker, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, Lagavulin, law, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lawyers, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Loch Lomond, London, Loretto, Los Altos, Madison, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, McGinnis Wood Products, MGP, Michael Henry, Mike Parson, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Crow, Oregon Spirit Distillers, oxygen, Pittyvaich, private barrel, Private Select, Prohibition, Remus Volstead Reserve, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Portrush, Ryder Cup, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Speyburn, sprinkler, sugar, SWA, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, tequila, The Open Championship, travel retail, Triple Triple, TTB, Versailles, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, Volstead Act, WBRB, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wisconsin0 comments
60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of...
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...
Celebrating Canada’s 150 Years Whisky Style (Episode 647: June 25, 2017)20170624234435
Celebrating Canada’s 150 Years Whisky Style (Episode 647: June 25, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 24, 2017@daw816, @jesslionsmane, @lloyd927, @That_Whisky_Guy, Agriculture Department, Andy Nelson, anniversary, Arctic, Arran, Balcones, bidders, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brooks Koepka, Brown-Forman, budget, Canada, Canada Day, Canadian Whisky, Chancery Court, Charlie Nelson, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Evison, Claret Jug, cocktails, Confederation Oak, contract, craft distillers, Crown Royal, Daniel Weber, Dave Pickerell, Delaware, DISCUS< lobbying, dissertation, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Dumbarton, Early Times, Erin Hills, European Union, exports, Federal Excise Tax, FET, Fireball, Forty Creek, Glasgow, golf, Heaven Hill, Hibernia Distillers, Hyde, industrial action, Iowa, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jared Himstedt, Jess, John Hall, Kavalan, labor union, labour, lawsuit, legislation, Lloyd Fink, Madison Single Malt Society, map, Mark Gorman, Market Access Program, mediation, Michelob Ultra, move, Nashville, Nelson's First 108, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Newfoundland, One Fifty Commemorative, Paisley, Raj Bhakta, Royal Birkdale, Royal Salute, Russ Kempton, sale, sales, Scotch Whisky, Scotland Food & Drink, single malt, Smugglers Series, South Carolina, Spirits Europe, St. John's, Steve Ury, strike, Taiwan, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Texas, The Exciseman, The Flask Edition, The Open Championship, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Squad, tour, trade, Treasury Department, Triple Barrel Rye, trophy, Trump, Trump Administration, TTB, Two Brewers, U.S. Open, Unite, Vermont, Waco, Washington, water, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig, Whitehorse, Wilco Faessen, Wine Barrel Finished, Wisconsin, Yukon Spirits0 comments
July 1 is Canada Day, and this year it’s even more of a holiday than usual. Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary this Saturday, and Hiram Wal...
Bringing Whisky to Ballindalloch20150616122207
Bringing Whisky to Ballindalloch
Mark GillespieJune 16, 2015Ballindalloch, Brian Robinson, Cardhu, Charlie Smith, Cragganmore, estate, Glenfiddich, golf, Macpherson-Grant, Oliver Russell, Pittyvaich, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Talisker0 comments
The Macpherson-Grant family has owned Scotland’s Ballindalloch Estate for 469 years, so short-term thinking isn’t in their DNA. The family...
Episode 509: December 6, 201420141207010959
Episode 509: December 6, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 7, 2014affidavit, Allt om Whisky, Arctic Circle, Balcones, Bombay Sapphire, Box, brewery, Bruichladdich, cave, Chip Tate, conflict, Dant, Diageo, dispute, distillery, divorce, Emma Andersson, Famous Moose, Fellowship of the Still, Fife, Fionnán O'Connor, Garda, Gardai, Glencairn, golf, Greg Allen, Guinness, Hälge, Herno, investors, Ireland, Irish, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Kingsbarns, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, Leeds, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, Luxco, Mackmyra, Magnus Dandanell, Mark Reynier, memo, Moose, non-compete, Open Championship, Parliament, Paul Beam, police, Precinct No. 6, restraining order, robbery, Roger Melander, settlement, St. Andrew's, Steve Beam, Stockholm, Stockholm Wine Lab, Sweden, Swedish, Systembolaget, Texas, theft, Twitter, Waco, warehouse, Waterford, Wemyss Malts, William Wemyss, Yellowstone0 comments
In the first of this week’s two episodes of WhiskyCast, we’ll travel to Sweden to look at two of the country’s whisky distilleries. ...
Episode 498: September 26, 201420140926213705
Episode 498: September 26, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2014Alan Winchester, Alex Salmond, anCnoc, Angel's Envy, Angry Salmond, Ardbeg, attorney, auction, auctioneer, Bonhams, Boston, Bremont, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Caramel, Cask Masters, charity, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chris Morris, Christopher McNair, claims, class action, Cleveland, Compass Box, Cook County Chancery Court, data, David DeFazio, Douglas Laing & Co. McGibbon's, Early Times, Edelson, Eleuthera, experiment, export, Feis Ile, First Minister, France, fraud, Friends of Laphroaig, George T. Stagg, Gleneagles, Glenmorangie, golf, Harrod's, HM Revenue & Customs, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, job swap, Joe Hyman, John Campbell, Joseph Hyman, Keith Kerkhoff, KFC Yum! Center, Kirby, labeling, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisville, Louisville Slugger Field, Main Street, Mike Barber, natural color, Nicola Sturgeon, Old Forester, orbit, Richard Paterson, Ryder Cup, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Bush, Scott Spolverino, Simon Brooking, Skinner, Space, Stockholm, Supernova, Sweden, Taghta, Templeton Rye, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tom Lix, trade, TTB, Vinopolis, vintage, Whiskey Row, Winchester Collection, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
With all of the issues being raised over whisky labeling in the US and a new lawsuit challenging claims on Templeton Rye’s labels, we’ll h...
Douglas Laing Revives McGibbon’s Golf Range Whiskies20140924121313
Douglas Laing Revives McGibbon’s Golf Range Whiskies
Mark GillespieSeptember 24, 2014Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, Gleneagles, golf, McGibbon's, Queen's Award for Export Achievement, Ryder Cup0 comments
September 24, 2014 – On the eve of the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland, Douglas Laing & Co. has revived its classic McGibbon’...
Episode 489: July 25, 201420140725234001
Episode 489: July 25, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2014Aberfeldy, academics, ACC, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, athletes, Atlantic Coast Conference, auction, auctions, Australian, Balvenie, Barley, Belgrove, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brora Rover, Bunnahabhain, Cardinals, cat, collecting, Commonwealth Games, contest, copper, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distillery cat, Douglas Laing, Dublin, Dufftown, Elijah, Eric Gregory, Evolution, farmer, giveaway, Glasgow, Glasgow 2014, Glen Scotia, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Glenturret, golf, grain, Hobart, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jameson, John's Lane, Kate Kellen, KDA, Kempton, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King of Scots, Kininvie, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Select, Lexington, Lexington Restaurant Week, Maker's Mark, Matt Wooler, McTears, Midleton, mourning, National College of Art & Design, New York, Oliver Klimek, Open Championship, peated rye, Peter Bignell, planners, Powers, profits, research, Revival, Robert Theakston, Rye, sale, scientists, Scott Rogers, Select, sports, Sydney, Taiwan, Tasmania, Taylor Made, The Famous Grouse, Tom Jurich, Torfa, tourism, tourist, travel retail, University of Louisville, University of Tasmania, Vaughan James, visitors, warehouses, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Tasmania’s distillers have been making some unusual and incredible whiskies in recent years, but many of them are flying under the radar of whis...
Episode 486: July 4, 201420140704203330
Episode 486: July 4, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 4, 2014aircraft carrier, Allan Anderson, American Prairie Reserve, American Revolution, Andrew Morrison, Antonio Flores, Atlantic City, Barley, Barrell Bourbon, bars, Beam, Bill Ricker, Boston, Bourbon, Bowmore, British Open, buckwheat, Canterbury, Cardrona, Chris Uhde, contest, Cooley, corn, Dark Origins, Dave Pickerell, Desiree Reid, distilling, Eric Ludwig, excisemen, farmers, Fellowship of the Still, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Glen Moore, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, golf, Gonzalez Byass, grain, High West, Highland Park, historic, Hydro Arena, Impex, Independence Day, Jewish, Jim Beam, Joe Beatrice, Justin Victor, King George, Kininvie, Kirkwall, Kosher, Lord Henry Mount Charles, Magnus Eunson, Maker's Mark, milestone, Miner's Delight Inn, Morrison Bowmore, Mount Vernon, New Zealand, Nomad, oats, Orkney, Patricia Retson, perfume, Philadelphia, Pump House, Quarter Cask, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Riverside Museum, rose, Rosyth, Royal Navy, Rye, Second Saturday, shipyard, Signature Craft, Slane Castle, Spain, Stanley Morrison, Taiwan, Taylor Made, Tennessee, The Open, Tim Morrison, travel retail, Tulsa, Utah, wheat, whisky club, William Grant & Sons, Worshipful Company of Distillers, Wyoming, Yorkshire, Zescent Group0 comments
Corn farmers have a saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” to gauge whether their crop will be a good one, and we’ll look at the g...
Episode 488: July 18, 2014