Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)20180418233735
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2018@miwilliams283, @n1vux, ancestry, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, Atom Brands, Atom Group, auction, Barbara Bush, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Box Distillery, Brandy Library, Brown-Forman, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Chivas Brothers, Clynelish, Compass Box, Connoisseurs Choice, Craft Beverage Corporation, Craigellachie, Declaration of Independence, Diageo, Discovery Range, Distiller's Cut, Distillery Labels, Dublin, Earl Hewlette, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, First Lady, Founding Fathers, Fredericton, fundraiser, Generations, George Urquhart, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkinchie, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Haddonfield, Henry Overholt, High Coast, Holyrood Distillery, Holyrood Park Distillery, Ian MacMillan, Indian King Tavern, investment, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jessica Kadie-Barclay, Jim Beam, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, judgingf, Lum Reek, Lunar Rogue Pub, Mark Norman, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McNair's, Michael Williams, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York City, Nikka, O.Z. Tyler, obituary, Old Overholt, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, portfolio, Private Collection, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Revolution, Rob Carpenter, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Shyamal Ramachandran, Spencer Jacobsen, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Awards, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stephen Rankin, Sweden, Terrepure, Terressentia, The Glenallachie Consortium, tourism, treason, venture capital, visitors centers, West Overton, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, White Heather, Yoichi, ZX Ventures0 comments
Billy Walker could have walked away from the Scotch Whisky business last year after he and his partners sold the BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassa...
Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
Episode 437: August 12, 201320130812224552
Episode 437: August 12, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2013100% Rye, Ashwin Malik, Atlantic City, Auchentoshan, awards, Ayani Nedungani, Barbara Townsend, Bin 22, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Lick, Bob Townsend, book, Brad Mead, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Cameron, Canadian Whisky, Capital Brands, Carissa, Cheyenne, cinnamon, cleanse, Corsair, David DeFazio, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Donna Nally, Elijah Craig, Fireball, Firejam, Four Roses, Gavin Fine, George Dickel, George Garvin Brown, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, gold, Haddonfield, Heartland Distillers, Heaven Hill, Indiana, Jack Daniel's, Jackson Hole, Jailers, Jameson, John Beard, Kate Mead, Keith Raker, Kirby, Log & Copper, Matt Colglazier, mine, Miner's Delight Inn, Office of Fair Trading, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, palate, Pinky G's Pizzeria, rodeo, Runrig, Ryemageddon, Single Malts Direct, Single Oak Project, South Pass, Steve Nally, still, Stuart Hobson, Taste Canada, Tennessee, Travis Goodman, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virgin Oak, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming0 comments
Last December, Wyoming Whiskey made its debut with thousands of whiskey lovers descending on the tiny town of Kirby, Wyoming. Kirby’s quiet agai...
Episode 237: January 30, 201020100130221300
Episode 237: January 30, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2010A'Bunadh, Aberlour, auctions, Bill Samuels Jr., Black Bottle, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, charity, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Club, contest, Doug Stone, earthquake, English Whisky Company, Feis Ile, Food Network, For Scotch Lovers, Gillian Howell, Gillian McDonald, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Haddonfield, Haiti, Ian Chang, Islay, James Robertson, Japan, Japanese, Johan Rosengren, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, law, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Penderyn, Press & Journal, regulations, repairs, Ronnie Cox, single malt, snow, Sweden, Taiwan, Taketsuru, The Strath, Times of London, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, warehouses, weather, Whyte & Mackay, William Delaney0 comments
As I reported in the last episode, Maker’s Mark is working on a new bourbon. This time around, Master Distiller Kevin Smith sits down with me to...
Episode 169: October 18, 200820081018132600
Episode 169: October 18, 2008
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2008Arran, author, belated, Bible, Birthday Bourbon, Bologna, book, Brianna Gillespie, Bruichladdich, Burns, charity, Claive Vidiz, collecting, collection, dry, Dufftown, economy, George Garvin Brown, Giuseppe Begnoni, glass, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Goodness Nose, Guinness, Haddonfield, history, Italy, Jim Murray, Jonathan Goldstein, memoir, Old Forester, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, recession, record, Repeal, retailers, Richard Paterson, Singleton, storytelling, The Gathering, Whisky Paradise, WhiskyFest0 comments
Many of us think of ourselves as whisky collectors, but Giuseppe Begnoni is in a league of his own. Begnoni is regarded as one of the world’s le...