Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)20180729211127
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2018. Life Without Bars, @drmattdreamboat, @yerssot, American Craft Spirits Association, Aoife Clarke, Australia, Basil Hayden's. 2X2 Rye, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Blue Label, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Kinsman, Brussels, Bushmills, Canada, cancer, Casa Cuervo, China, Chris Liro, Cowie's Blue Seal, Craft Spirits Bill, Dail, David Wondrich, Denmark, Diageo, Distiller's Dram, Donald Trump, Dublin, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Edrington, Einar, Elsie Escobar, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Evan Williams Master's Blend, Experimental Series, export, Fire and Cane, Frazier History Museum, Ghost & Rare, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Grant, Guinness, Harald, health labels, High West, Highland Park, import, Ireland, Irish Spirits Association, Jan Westcott, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jason Craig, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker, Jun Tanaka, Karen Betts, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawyer, Life Behind Bars, Louisville, Loyalty of the Wolf, Margie Lehrman, Master's Keep 1894, Matt Baglole, Mexico, Mike Joachim, Mitch Bechard, Mortlach, New Orleans, Noah Rothbaum, Old Overholt, Philadelphia, Pikesville Rye, podcast movement, podcasters, Port Ellen, President, prison, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, resolution, Roe & Co., Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sarah Dickson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Sean MacCready, souvenir, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirit of the Bear, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, St. James's Gate, summit, Svein, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, The Last Drop, trade, trade war, travel retail, turkey, Valkyrie, W.L. Weller, W9, warning label, Warrior Series, Washington, Wee Witchie, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White House, Wild Turkey, Wings of the Eagle, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
Global trade has helped the whisky industry expand massively over the last two decades. With the ongoing trade dispute between the US and its key trad...
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)20171118223040
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2017"The Squirrel", 1792 Bourbon, 1960, Ace of Spades, alcohol abuse, Andy Watts, Aoife Keane, Ardgowan, Bacardi, Bain's, Bardstown, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Bluebell Wood, Blunden, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brand ambassador, British Embassy, Bunnahabhain, burglary, Canada, Canadian Club Heritage Center, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Caskers of Ottawa, chill filtering, Chinese, Consortium of Cards, Corby, counterfeit, cricket, Dair Ghaelach, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Deconstructed Series, Delta Fredericton, Distell, Distiller's Cut, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Easter Elchies, Edrington, expedition, Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation, forests, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Grant, Grinnell's Wood, health, Heathrow Airport, Hotel, Inverclyde, Inverkip, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jameson, Jameson Round, Jerez, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Jim Stanski, Karen Betts, Karuizawa, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, La Maison du Whisky, LCBO, Ledaig, Lee Behar, legislation, London, Macallan, Marcio Ramos, Martin McGowan, Midleton, Mike Brisebois, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, netsuke, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Border Collection, Old Particular, Ontario, Ontario Parliament, Ottawa, Paris, Park Lane, Pinotage, polar, police, Portugal, Robert Swan, Rue d'Anjou, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, South Pole, Spain, SWA, Switzerland, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Revival, theft, Three Ships, Tish Harcus, Tobermory, tourism, tours, Travel, travel retail, UK Supreme Court, Vancouver, visitors center, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Windsor0 comments
This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a l...
Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery20170731160631
Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery
Mark GillespieJuly 31, 2017Andrew Laing, Ardnahoe, Big Peat, bottling hall, brothers, Cara Laing, Coleburn, construction, Dale Winchester, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Elgin, FPMC, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, Glasgow, Grant, Hunter Laing, Islay, Jim McEwan, Lowland, Mark Winchester, Pacific Quay, River Clyde, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, Scottish Government, Stewart Laing, The Epicurean, Timorous Beastie, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 31, 2017 – Douglas Laing & Co. will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2018, and the family-owned Scotch Whisky blender and independent ...
All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)20170730172740
All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2017@GCPepperGuy, @pkhtex, @ra_mki, Aceo, Alltech, Amrut, Andrew Laing, appeal, Ardnahoe, Australia, Beaumont, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Brexit, bucket list, Bulleit, Campari, Cara Laing, Carolans, Chivas Brothers, Cigar Malt, Coleburn, contract, court, Court of Session, Dale Winchester, Denison, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dumbarton, Elgin, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, free trade, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Grant, Grant Cummings, Harbinger, Heaven Hill, Houston, Hubris, Hyderabad, Inchmoan, India, infringement, Irish Mist, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jonathan Likarish, Joseph A. Magnus, Keith Brown, Kilmalid, labor, labour, lawsuit, Liam Fox, Liberties, Loch Lomond, London, Longmorn, Marcia Likarish, Mark Winchester, Mike Raymond, minimum pricing, Murray McDavid, Nancy Fraley, negotiations, overtime, Pacific Quay, Paisley, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, pence, Ramki Sreenivasan, Rampur, Redemption, Reserve 101, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Robert Likarish, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Laing, Scott Mansfield, Sean Murphy, Secretary, Speyside, St. James Church, Stewart Laing, strike, Supreme Court, SWA, Sweden, Texas, Texas Legation, The Dalmore, The Scotsman, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, trade, trademark, Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership, Trump Administration, TTIP, union, Unite, Ursula Mueller, Vijaywada, whiskey, whisky0 comments
The Likarish family opened Ironroot Republic Distillery in Denison, Texas in 2013. Brothers Jonathan and Robert Likarish handle the distilling, while ...
Episode 601: August 7, 201620160806230034
Episode 601: August 7, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 6, 2016@geoterrain, @Midleton_Rare, A. Overholt, actor, Aeneas Coffey, Ali Cattanach, Amanda Swift, Annis Noe, anniversary, Armand Antommaria, Baker Beam, Baker's, Barry Walsh, Big Peat, biology, Birthday, Black Bull, Booker Noe, Booker's, Boris Johnson, Bowmore, Brendan McNulty, Brexit, Brian DeFoe, Brussels, Bucks County, Buffalo Trace, California, Cardhu, Cask Evolution, Cincinnati, classic malts, Clubman, Colin Poppy, competition, contest, creative director, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Beckham, David de Kergommeaux, David Frost, death, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, diplomacy, Dock Distillery, Double Oak, Douglas Laing & Co., Dripping Springs, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Elijah Cherweznik, EU, European Union, Evan Cattanach, exchange rates, fire ants, followers, Foreign Minister, Fred Noe, Fringe Festival, Garry Oak, Garryana, Giovanni Sanchez, Glenfarclas, Grant, Gregor Cattanach, Haig Club, Impex, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Shanks, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, John O'Connell, Kentucky Bourbon Mashoree, Kilchoman, Krista Galbraith, Laura Patrizio, Lorna Macdonald, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Matthew McConaughey, MB Roland, Melissa Cattanach, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, milestone, Molson, Montreal, music, negotiations, New Brunswick, Nick Morgan, Nick Swift, Oakland, obituary, Old Overholt, Oliver Hughes, Paul Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania, Porterhouse Group, Prime Minister, Redbreast, Robert Cattanach, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Van Ordstrand, Speyburn, St. John, SWA, Swift Distillery, Texas, The Dingle Whiskey Bar, The Pogues, Theresa May, time machine, Tomatin, Toogie's Invitation, trade, Twitter, United Distillers, West Cork Distillers, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
We’ve packed this week’s WhiskyCast full of cask-strength conversation from around the world! Texas distillers Amanda and Nick Swift will ...
Penderyn Considering Second Distillery in Wales20160531161706
Penderyn Considering Second Distillery in Wales
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2016copper, Grant, Hafod Morfa Copperworks, Heritage Lottery Fund, industrial, Penderyn, revitalization, River Tawe, Stephen Davies, Swansea, Swansea Council, Swansea University, The Welsh Whisky Company, Wales0 comments
May 31, 2016 – Wales’ only whisky distillery may be about to expand its presence outside of the town of Penderyn as part of a revitalizati...
Episode 574: January 30, 201620160131001119
Episode 574: January 30, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 20161920 Commemorative Edition, age statements, Amsterdam, Annabel Thomas, Armed Services YMCA, Arran, auction, banjo, Barrett-Jackson, Bern's Steak House, Bernheim, Black & White, bluegrass music, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Bruadar, Bruichladdich, Buchanan's, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Christ Church, Compass Box, contest, currency, Dalwhinnie, Dean Hurst, Denny Potter, Diageo, Distillery Series, Douglas Fitchett, Drimnin Distillery, Drimnin Estate, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, exchange rates, expansion, finance, flooding, Florida, forecast, Frosty Four Wood, Geoff Tudor, Girvan, Glencadam, Grant, Gregg Glass, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indian, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jud Laughter, Kathryn Mikells, Keble College, Kenny Mackay, Kentucky, Larry Kass, Las Vegas, local barley, Max Shapira, military, Morrison & Mackay, motorcycle, Nikka, Octomore, Old Perth, Operation Ride Home, Oxford, Oxford Today, Perthshire, Schipohl, Scotch, Scottish Government, Scottsdale, Springbank, storms, Strathclyde, Tampa, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, University of Tennessee, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Willow Collection, Woodford Reserve, World War II2 comments
The debate over age statements on whiskies shows no sign of going away, but how does a brand decide to remove the age statement from its whiskey? Earl...
Episode 539: June 13, 201520150614001706
Episode 539: June 13, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2015£501, 1792, acquisition, anniversary, Ardmore, author, Bardstown Barrel Selections, Barton, Bernie Lubbers, blues, book, book signing, Bottled in Bond, Brown-Forman, Burns, Cabernet Sauvignon, cask supplies, charity, Chris Morris, Compass Box, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Schmier, David Stirk, death, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Downsized, explosion, festival bottling, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Grant, Groth, Hardin, independent bottler, Invergordon, Islay, Jan Mohr, Jay Rogers, Jefferson's, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, John Grant, Joy Perrine, Kentucky Dram, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Lew Bryson, Louisville, Matt Hofmann, MGP-I, Michael Kandar, MP3, music, Napa Valley, Old Forester, Oregon Oak, Original Moonshine, Peat Monster, Redemption Rye, Reid Mitenbuler, Roger Wade, Sally Van Winkle Campbell, Sazerac, Seattle, Silver Trail Distillery, song, Strathclyde, Sweet Wheat, Tom Steffanci, travel retail, Vanderbilt, Westland Whiskey, Westport Whiskey & Wine, Whiskey Row, Whisky Drinking Woman, Whisky Jewbilee0 comments
Dave Schmier and Michael Kandar started Bardstown Barrel Selections five years ago to bottle some casks of good whiskey they’d come across from ...
Episode 355: February 5, 201220120205001324
Episode 355: February 5, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 5, 2012Australia, Balvenie, barbecue, Bernie Lubbers, Bill Lumsden, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Cask of Dreams, cooking, Davin de Kergommeaux, DISCUS, Dr. Whisky, export, Festival, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, India, Jimmy Russell, jokes, Laphroaig, Master of Malt, memories, Michael Urquhart, Old Forester, recipe, religion, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Cox, Sam Simmons, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Single Oak Project, stories, storytelling, Thor, Tish Harcus, trade, Victoria, Vijay Mallya, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
Whisky stories can make you smile, laugh, or even shed a tear once in a while, and we have stories to make you do all three in this episode. Some of w...
Episode 102: July 29, 200720070728165900
Episode 102: July 29, 2007
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2007Australia, awards, Baron of Glenguin, Beam, Bourbon, Brandy Library, Diageo, distillery, family, Family Casks, finish, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenguin, Grant, Heaven Hill, Heritage, history, Japan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Loretto, LVMH, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, New York City, Parker Beam, Parker's, Pernod Ricard, profits, Robin Tedder, Shiraz, Speyside, storytelling, Suntory, tour, tourism, Travel, visitors, Whyte & Mackay, wine, Yamazaki0 comments
The Grant family bought Speyside’s Glenfarclas distillery in 1865, and six generations of Grants have worked at the distillery since then. Georg...