Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...
Amazon: Now Delivering Whisky Videos (Episode 755: February 17, 2019)20190217215804
Amazon: Now Delivering Whisky Videos (Episode 755: February 17, 2019)
Mark GillespieFebruary 17, 2019@BunkaiH, @CarlowTours, @davidmarra, #fridaynightdram, 3D glasses, Aidy Smith, aluminum, Amazon, Amazon Prime, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Award, backlog, BBC, beer, Bernheim, Bianka McDonagh, Big Peat, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon Salon, Bourbon Up!", Bow Street, Brown-Forman, budget, Canada, Catherine Ross, Catoctin Creek, China, Chris Montana, Christine LoCascio, Col. E.H. Taylor, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colorado, Columbus, Compass Box, Congress, construction, Coopers' Craft, Dave Pickerell, David Marra, Deerhammer, Deerhammer Distilling, Derek Smith, Diageo, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, economic, economy, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Council, Eight & Sand, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, fermenter, Fred Minnick, Germany, government, Graeme Littlejohn, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Hometown Rising, House of Fraser, imports, Indiana, interview, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, label approvals, Lawrenceburg, Ledaig, Lenny Eckstein, Louisville, mash, Mexico, MGP, Michael Veach, Middle West Spirits, Mike Veach, Mull, O.F.C. Distillery, Ohio, Old Taylor Distillery, Oxmoor Farm, OYO, Peat Week, planning permission, Princes Street, Roaming Man, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Harris, shutdown, Silver Dollar, slow-motion, Spirit Drink, steel, Stranger & Stranger, Sugarlands, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Three Drinkers, Tobermory, Top Gear, tourism, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, turkey, video, Virginia, visitors, visitors center, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky0 comments
Amazon delivers almost everything…even whisky in some places. Now, Amazon Prime Video is delivering content for whisky lovers. We’ll talk ...
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)20190119001516
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2019@MarkhamWhisky, @mythplaced, accident, Alumni Series, BC Liquor Stores, BCLDB, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bill Ashburn, border, Brexit, British Columbia, Brussels, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, cannabis, CEO, Chapel Gate Whiskey, chemical engineering, Competition Bureau, Corby, craft distilling, Customs, Dan Jago, David Eby, death, defeat, Dennis Layman, Dewar's, Dianne Berglund, distilling, Don Livermore, engineering, EU, European Union, executive, exports, fall, Fet's, Flintlock, Forty Creek, Gary Gillman, Glenmore., Global TV, Gooderham & Worts, graduate school, Graeme Littlejohn, Gritty, Guy LaFleur, hard border, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, imports, investigation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, John Hall, Kentucky, Kris Berglund, label approval, Lanny McDonald, Lansing, LCBO, Leila Wright, Leon Webb, Lizzy Rudd, Louise McGuane, Mark Reynier, mascot, Michigan, Michigan State University, Ministry of the Attorney General, Monfort, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, Nicole Shriner, Ninety Nine Proof, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Ottawa, Owensboro, Parliament, PhD, Philadelphia Flyers, Portwood, pound, Prime Minister, province, provincial, Red Cedar Spirits, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Shelter Point, shutdown, single malt, SMWS, students, SWA, Sweden, tariffs, terroir, Theresa May, Toronto, tourism, trade, TTB, Two Brewers, University of Luleå, unmalted barley, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors centers, walkway, Waterford Distillery, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky Estates, Wendel Clark, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, William Lavelle, Windsor, Yukon0 comments
This is the first of our two episodes from the 14th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. One of the highlights of the festiv...
To Whisky…And Beyond! (Episode 737: November 1, 2018)20181101223250
To Whisky…And Beyond! (Episode 737: November 1, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 1, 2018@thatsdramgood, 1910 Old Fine Whisky, Alumni Series, anniversary, auction, Australia, beer, Belfour Spirits, Bill Lark, blend, blending, blending kit, Bourbon, budget, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, Chivas, Chivas Regal, cold, Colin Scott, Colorado, Cork, Craigellachie, Dallas, David Stewart, David Vitale, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dayn Belfour, decanter, Denmark, Dewar's, Diageo, Distill Ventures, distilling, Don Livermore, Doublewood, duties, duty, duty freeze, Ed Belfour, Flintlock, Galway, George T. Stagg, goalie, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, Hall of Fame, hockey, House of Commons, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Just-Drinks.com, Kentucky, lab, Lanny McDonald, Laphroaig, London, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Marc Pagani, master blender, Melbourne, memorabilia, Midnight Blend, Milroy's of Soho, New Orleans, NHL, NHL Alumni, nose, noser, Nova, Old Forester Distillery, Omar Fitzell, Parliament, Philip Hammond, Private Collection, pub, Quantas, Rebecca Jago, Redbreast, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Solera, Sonny Malloy's Bar, spirits, Stanley Cup, Starward, Stauning, Stephanie Macleod, SWA, Tasmania, taxation, taxes, Texas, The Balvenie, The IWSR, The Last Drop Distillers, Tom's Blend No. 1, trade, transparency, Two-Fold, VAT, video, Wendell Clark, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Live Dublin, Whiskey Row Series, whisky, wine, Woody Creek Distillers0 comments
This time around, we’re blasting off with the crew of the USS Starward! OK, we’re talking with David Vitale, the founder of Australia̵...
UK Whisky Taxes Frozen For Second Consecutive Year20181029145230
UK Whisky Taxes Frozen For Second Consecutive Year
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2018beer, budget, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, cider, Conservative, duty, duty freeze, economy, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, House of Commons, Parliament, Philip Hammond, Revenue, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, spirits, SWA, taxes, whiskey, whisky, wine0 comments
October 29, 2018 – While announcing billions of pounds in new government spending, Great Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his co...
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)20181028204748
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 28, 2018@Bourbon_Racer, Allura Fergie, Australia, Bar 51, BCLDB, Beanie Espey, Black Rock, bottles, Brian Lopina, British Columbia, British Columbia Liquor Control Branch, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Canada, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Dickens, Club, cocktail, COLA, compliance, County Clare, Craigellachie, custom labels, David Eby, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, decanter, Devils Darling Bar, Dewar's, Diageo, Doug Burton, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Marathon, duty, duty freeze, Edinburgh, Edrington, enforcement, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Flintlock, gifts, Glenmorangie, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Britain, Hicken Report, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.J. Corry, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, James Espey, Jeff Arnett, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, lamps, Lexington, Little Jumbo, London, Lorne Cousin, Louise McGuane, luxury goods, Maker's Mark. gold wax, maple syrup, Mark Reynier, mass shooting, Mexico, Milroy's of Soho, ministry, Monmouth Whisky Club, Napoleon Hotel, New Jersey, New York Times, North British Distillery, obituary, Parliament, Peter Daamen, Philip Hammond, pirate, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Powers, raid, ready to drink, Rebecca Jago, recycling, Revenue, Royal Salute, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seizure, shipping, single grain, single malt, South Africa, SWA, synagogue, tanker, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, The Balvenie, The Dalmore, The Last Drop 1971, The Last Drop Distillers, The Netherlands, The Union Club, Thomas Aske, Three Swallow, tickets, Tom Jago, Tom's Blend No. 1, travel retail, Tristan Stephenson, USA, Vancouver, vending machine, Victoria, Walpole, Waterford, whiskey, whisky, Whisky-Me, Willett0 comments
Many whisky lovers consider the “water of life” to be a regular part of their lives, but there’s no arguing that whiskies are becomi...
Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains, But Outlook Is Uncertain20181023221150
Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains, But Outlook Is Uncertain
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2018Brexit, Chancellor, China, duty, emerging markets, European Union, exports, finance, France, freeze, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, HM Revenue & Customs, India, inflation, Japan, Mexico, Parliament, Philip Hammond, Revenue, sales, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, single malts, SWA, taxes, trade, UK, United States, whisky0 comments
October 23, 2018 – Scotch Whisky exports appear to be headed for a new record in 2018, based on statistics for the first half of the year releas...
A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)20181021204453
A Critical Time for the Scotch Whisky Industry (Episode 734: October 21, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 21, 2018@QMWS-Redlands, Adam Spiegel, Advent Calendar, agriculture, Arizona, Australia, bar, Barley, Beam Suntory, beer, blending, border, Bourbon, Breaking and Entering, Brexit, Brisbane, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, budget, Buena Vista, Caribbean Cask, Celtic Whiskey Club, ceremony, Chancellor, Charles Brown, Chris Fletcher, cider, Clermont, climate change, Colorado, construction, Cork Whiskey Society, Corn Whiskey, dam, Dave Smith, Deerhammer Distilling, Denver, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle Distillery, duties, emissions, environment, EU, European Union, experimental, exports, fish, fish pass, flask, Fort Nelson, fossil fuels, Founder's Reserve, Fourth Avenue Live, France, Galway Whiskey Trail, Garry Oak, Garryana, Glen Moray, global warming, gossip, Graeme Littlejohn, Graham Coull, grain, greenhouse gases, hard border, High Angel's Share Barrels, High West, Ian Macleod Distillers, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, Jack Daniel's, Jameson 18 Bow Street, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilbeggan Small Batch, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Knockando Burn, London, Louisville, Lynchburgh, Main Street, Marsha Hale, mash bill, mashbill, Michael Wilkinson, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy, Nathan Mueller, Nature, negotiations, New York, New York City, Northern Ireland, Pacific Northwest, Pam Heilmann, Parliament, Philip Hammond, poll, Prime Minister, protest, pub, Queensland Malt Whisky Society, recycling, Redbreast, referendum, regulations, research, River Spey, Rough & Tumble, Rye, sales, salmon, Sarah Mytych, Scarlet Barley, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, sea trout, Seattle, SEPA, Shively, single malt, Slane Castle, Slane Distillery, Smoked Hickory Finish, Sonoma Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Bourbon, Sonoma Cherrywood Rye, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Sonoma Distilling Company, Spey Fishery Board, Speyside, St. George Spirits, SWA, Tamdhu, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, Theresa May, Thistly Cross, trade, Twitter, University of California Irvine, value, Vince Oleson, volume, vote, weir, West of Kentucky Bourbon, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whitehall, Widow Jane, WindyBore0 comments
You might think this would be a great time to be in the Scotch Whisky business, right? This week, the Scotch Whisky Association released a new report ...
A Big Boost for Scotch Whisky Tourism (Episode 697: May 13, 2018)20180513130251
A Big Boost for Scotch Whisky Tourism (Episode 697: May 13, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 13, 2018@Drew7182, @Mike_W_Simpson, 50cl, ACSA, American Craft Spirits Association, April Fool's, Baltimore, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Beam Suntory, beer, Binny's, bottle size, Bourbon, Brett Pontoni, Bruichladdich, budget, cancer, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Caskmates, Chancellor, Chicago, chili pepper, Clynelish, collecting, Cooper Spirits, Cork, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Croftengea, Dave Broom, Dave Pickerell, DHL, Diageo, Dream Cask, duty, economic impact, Edinburgh, Eight Degrees Brewing, Epoch Rye, Ewan Gunn, Excheqeur, excise tax, FarmStock, Federal, FedEx, Four Corners, Franciscan Well Brewery, George Dickel, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, horse racing, hospice, Illinois, Indianapolis, Inferno, Interstate, investment, Irish Distillers, Islay Barley, Jameson, Japanese Whisky, Jim Cook, jobs, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Derby, lobbying, Loch Lomond, Lock Stock & Barrel, Louisiana, Margie Lehrman, Maryland, McIlhenny, O'Hare Airport, oncologist, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Philip Hammond, Pimlico, Pittsburgh, policy, politics, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte Scottish Barley, Port Rye, Preakness, Redbreast, regulations, Revenue, rumor, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Barley, Seattle, shipping, standards of fill, Suntory, SWA, Tabasco, tax cut, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, UPS, Vermont, Vintner's Reserve, visitor centers, visitor centres, visitors, Washington, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig, WhistlePig Farm, Wigle, Yamazaki0 comments
Scotland’s distilleries have been investing millions of pounds over the last several years to upgrade their visitor experiences as more tourists...
Sip, Sip, Sippin’ On Heaven’s Door… (Episode 695: May 6, 2018)20180505233924
Sip, Sip, Sippin’ On Heaven’s Door… (Episode 695: May 6, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2018@Mike_W_Williams, age, Alan Winchester, alcohol abuse, Angel's Envy, author, Barry Crockett, Bob Dylan, book, Bottled in Bond, Brexit, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Captain's Reserve, Charles Maclean, cigar barrels, Clan Fraser, Cork, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, distillery, duty free, English Whisky Company, EU, European Union, exports, Glenfarclas, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, Haneda Airport, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Howick, Immature Spirits Act of 1915, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Lower East Side, Maclean's Miscellany of Whisky, Marc Bushala, Meghan Markle, Mike Williams, minimum unit pricing, music, Nashville, Nikkei, Nobel, Old Fitzgerald, Omar Fitzell, Orphan Barrel, Peat Week, Prime Minister, Prince Harry, Rhetoric, Royal, Ryan Perry, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Scottish Borders, singer, songwriter, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirits Investment Partnership, Strath, Stuart Nickerson, Suntory, SWA, tariffs, Tennessee, The Balvenie, The Borders Distillery, The Glenlivet, The Way of Whisky, Theresa May, Tim Carton, trade, travel retail, Two Brewers, Victoria, wedding, whiskey, whisky, Yamazaki, Yukon Spirits0 comments
Bob Dylan is known for many things, but slapping his name onto a product to make a quick buck is definitely not one of them. In fact, the new Heaven...