Episode 520: February 7, 201520150208002445
Episode 520: February 7, 2015
Mark GillespieFebruary 8, 2015#28DramsIn28Days, abstraction, age statements, Andy Watts, Angel's Envy, Baptists, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Black Bottle, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, bulk, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart, California, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Caol Ila, Ceòbanach, Chicago, Chivas Brothers, colds, commemorative, commerce, contract, court, data, David Ozgo, Deanston, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, economic, economy, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, experiment, exports, Extraordinary Cask Collection, Federal, football, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Founder's Reserve, Gaelic, Glencadam, grandmother, Greenore, hearing, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hot Toddy, Huffington Post, Ian MacMillan, illness, Inverleven, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, Jimmy Russell, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, John Ramsay, Jura, Ken Goldenberg, Kilbeggan, Kilmarnock, Kyle Henderson, lawsuit, Ledaig, Lincoln Henderson, London, London Bridge, Louisville Distilling Company, Maker's Mark, Mano a Lámh, Marc Bushala, Mark Reynier, mediation, medicinal, MGP-I, Moine, Mull, New England, pastor, Patriots, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte Scottish Barley, RebelRunnerGirl, Redbreast, remedy, sales, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Scottish Leader, SEPA, single cask, single grain, Single Oak Project, South Africa, Southern Baptist, Special Releases, sports, statistics, stills, Sukhinder Singh, Sunday Herald, Sunday School, Super Bowl, Tam Carr, Taryn Denman, Templeton Rye, The Glenlivet, The Glenrothes, The Stillhouse, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Thijs Klaverstijn, Tobermory, trade, Trader Joe's, travel retail, Vinopolis, water, Waterford, Welly, Wes Henderson, Wild Turkey, Wiser's, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Straight Rye, Words for Whisky2 comments
Ian MacMillan has been overseeing the whiskies from Deanston, Tobermory, and Bunnahabhain for years…but Cognac cask finishes were one thing he h...
William Grant & Sons Dominates IWSC Whisky Trophies20130725172440
William Grant & Sons Dominates IWSC Whisky Trophies
Mark GillespieJuly 25, 2013awards, Balvenie, Barry Crockett, Ben Nevis, Buffalo Trace, competition, Eagle Rare, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glöd, Grant's, Greenore, Hudson Baby Bourbon, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jim Beam, Kavalan, Kilbeggan, King Car, Legacy, Lidl, Mackmyra, Midleton, Signet, Solist, Three Ships, Vinho Barrique, Western Gold, William Grant & Sons, Yellow Spot0 comments
July 25, 2013 – William Grant & Sons, the family-owned company responsible for Glenfiddich, The Balvenie, and Grant’s whiskies, led tr...
Episode 351: January 7, 201220120106220300
Episode 351: January 7, 2012
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2012Clynelish, contest, Cooley, Dublin, Grant's, Greenore, Highland Park, Ireland, Ireland Whiskey Trail, Irish, Irish Whiskey Society, Jameson, Kilbeggan, Leo Phelan, Masterson's, Midleton, Monkey Shoulder, Redbreast, Rye, The Whisky Exchange, tourism, Travel, trivia, Vijay Mallya, Villeroy & Boch, whiskey, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Irish whiskey is enjoyed around the world, but perhaps not with as much passion as in Dublin. Leo Phelan is the president of Dublin’s Irish Whis...
Episode 302: February 6, 201120110206014946
Episode 302: February 6, 2011
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2011airport, Andrew Ferguson, Antarctica, Ballantine's, Beam, Bible, blending lab, book, Calgary, contest, Cooley, Costco, counterfeit, Delhi, distillery, Dublin, DYC, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, golf, Graeme McDowell, Grant's, Greenore, India, Ireland, Irish, Jameson, Jim Murray, Jura, Just-Drinks.com, Kensington, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Marcus Fraser, Mark Dermul, Michael Collins, Michael Fraser Milne, Midleton, Octomore, photography, Rachel Quinn, Sandy Hyslop, single cask, single grain, sulfur, sulphur, taint, Tullamore Dew, Whisky Galore, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Jim Murray isn’t one to hold his tongue when he doesn’t like something, and the man behind the Whisky Bible shares some of the things that...
Episode 301: January 30, 201120110130014438
Episode 301: January 30, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2011Auchentoshan, auction, Benrinnes, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Burns, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar Rattray, DISCUS, export, Forty Creek, Glen Garioch, Greenore, Highland Park, Highwood, Ireland, Irish, Jamie MacKenzie, Jane Cameron, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Las Vegas, Mahesh Patel, McTears, Scotch, Scotland, single grain, single malt, Stronachie, Tempest, tourism, Travel, Universal Whisky Experience, Wemyss, White Owl0 comments
Canadian whisky seldom gets its fair share of credit, since many whisky drinkers perceive it as something best mixed into a cocktail. While that’...
Episode 269: July 11, 201020100710224000
Episode 269: July 11, 2010
Mark GillespieJuly 10, 2010Ardbeg, art, auto racing, Bill Samuels Jr., Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Bruce MacLean, Cardhu, Chivas, Chivas Regal, Compass Box, Cooley, Denny Potter, distillery, Formula One, Four Roses, grain, Greenore, Greg Davis, heat, Hebrides, Hedonism, history, Ian MacLeod, Islay, Jeff Lessard, Jim Rutledge, John McDougall, Keith, Kentucky, Lord Robertson, Luizzi, Maker's Mark, Martine Nouet, Master of Malt, Paul di Resta, photography, Richard Paterson, Scotland, Six Isles, Speyside, Stornoway, Strathisla, Sutil, Tommy Smith, weather, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Tommy Smith worked at Strathisla Distillery in Speyside for 27 years before taking “early retirement.” He’s put in another eight yea...
Episode 234: January 10, 201020100110001400
Episode 234: January 10, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 10, 2010Ardbeg, Australia, blenders, Caol Ila, China, Chivas Brothers, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, cold, Connemara, Cooley, Dalmore, damage, Diageo, distillery, expansion, Gordon & MacPhail, GPS, Greenore, Harrod's, Highland Park, Ian Chang, Irish, Jim Swan, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, King Car, Kristy Booth, Lark, Macallan, magazine, Manager's Choice, nose, Rajan Talwar, Ralfy, Richard Paterson, Scott Mansfield, Selene, snow, Solist, Taiwa, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Tom, Tumbler, Tyrconnell, warehouses, weather, Wild Turkey0 comments
China may well become the world’s largest whisky market over the next decade, and Ian Chang is hoping his Kavalan single malt becomes the choice...
Episode 164: September 21, 200820080921192800
Episode 164: September 21, 2008
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2008Anthony Wills, author, BenRiach, Billy Walker, book, Caperdonich, Cooley, Dennis Malcolm, France, French, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Greenore, Hans Offringa, Ireland, Islay, Japan, Japanese, Kilchoman, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, Marcel van Gils, Michael Urquhart, new make, Paris, Stephen Teeling, Strathisla, Ulf Buxrud, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine0 comments
Time now for part two of WhiskyCast’s special coverage of Whisky Live Paris! We’ll get an update on Islay’s newest distillery, Kilch...
Episode 145: May 18, 200820080517231500
Episode 145: May 18, 2008
Mark GillespieMay 17, 2008airport, Ann Patrick, Antiquary, Arran, Autogrill, bar, Beaches, Beam, Ben Wyvis, Blended Scotch, blog, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Carollyne Yardley, collection, Cooley, Cutty Sark, Douglas Davidson, Ed Patrick, Euan Mitchell, European Union, Glen Flagler, Greenore, Ian Innes, Ireland, Irish, James MacTaggart, Jimmy Johnson, John Hansell, Lawrence Graham, Malt Advocate, menu, Old Forester, politics, pub, Regis LeMaitre, Regis Whisky Mad, retailers, Spirit of Toronto, Springbank, stake, Sweden, The Feathers, Tomatin, Toronto, Tullamore Dew, Wendy Harker, World Duty Free0 comments
One of the world’s great whisky bars sits in between a stationery store and a restaurant in Toronto’s Beaches neighborhood. Ian Innes has ...
Episode 116: October 31, 200720071031123800
Episode 116: October 31, 2007
Mark GillespieOctober 31, 2007Alistair Walker, BenRiach, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Caesar's Palace, Cooley, David Stewart, Four Roses, Greenore, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Highland Park, Ian MacLeod, Ireland, Irish, Jack Teeling, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, John Hansell, Las Vegas, Maker's Mark, Malt Advocate, New York, Parker Beam, Parker's, Rittenhouse Rye, Roderick MacKenzie, Russell's Reserve, Rye, single grain, Smokehead, WhiskyFest, William Grant & Sons0 comments
This is a special episode of WhiskyCast with highlights from Tuesday night’s Malt Advocate WhiskyFest in New York City. It’s the 10th anni...