The 24 Hours of Whisky20140615132619
The 24 Hours of Whisky
Mark GillespieJune 15, 201424 Hours, Amrut, Anchorman, Andretti, Armorik, Arran, Australia, auto racing, Balblair, Bhutan, Buffalo Trace, bull fighting, Canada, checkered flag, Col. E.H. Taylor, Crozes-Hermitage, Cutty Sark, Dad's Hat, Daytona, Family Reserve, Foyt, France, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Odin's Raven, Handy, Hemingway, Himalayan, India, Indianapolis, J.R. Ewing, Jack Brabham, Japan, K5, knight, Kristensen, Label 5, Lark, Le Mans, Macallan, MaQintosh, marathon, Michelone, Middle West Spirits, motorsports, mountain climbing, Nikka, Ohio, OYO, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, quote, racing, Ron Burgundy, Sazerac, Stauning, Texas, Thomas H. Handy, Toyota, Wiser's, Yoichi, Zuidam0 comments
June 15, 2014 – If you’re a longtime WhiskyCast listener, you’re probably aware that motorsports is one of my other passions. I̵...
Episode 393: October 13, 201220121012005901
Episode 393: October 13, 2012
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 20121957, Antique Collection, Ardbeg, auction, Ballantine's, Bonhams, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, charity, Charity: Water, Chivas Brothers, collecting, craft distillers, DISCUS, distillery, Edinburgh, Ethiopia, Evolution, Francesco Binetti, George Dickel, George Washington's Distillery, Handy, Imperial, Italy, Jack Daniel's, Jim Murray, Jura, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Maeve Gillies, McTears, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, New York, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Redbreast, Rye, Samaroli, Speyside, St. Columba's, Tomintoul, Van Winkle, Wade Woodard, Weller, Whisky Bible0 comments
Italians are known for their wine, but one Italian firm helped pioneer the concept of single cask whiskies. Silvano Samaroli started bottling his own ...
Episode 332: September 4, 201120110903230833
Episode 332: September 4, 2011
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 2011Alligator, Antique, Ardbeg, Balvenie, Birthday, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, David Stewart, Eagle Rare, George Garvin Brown, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Guinness, Handy, health, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Kentucky, Kris Comstock, Old Forester, record, Rye, Sam Simmons, Sazerac, Scotland, Stagg, Tomintoul, Trump, Tun 1401, Weller0 comments
Every September, whiskey lovers start prowling their favorite liquor stores for the arrival of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection whiskies. This yea...
Episode 284: October 10, 201020101009235700
Episode 284: October 10, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 2010Antique Collection, auction, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Blackberry, Blended Scotch, blending, Bourbon, Brian Kinsman, Buffalo Trace, cocktail, cocktails, David Stewart, Dewar's, DISCUS, Eagle Rare, English Whisky Company, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Handy, Malt Master, Manhattan, Mount Vernon, Paris, Rye, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, single cask, single malt, Stagg, The Balvenie, Washington, Wayne Rose, Weller, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Every master has an apprentice learning the tricks of the trade and preparing to fill the master’s shoes one day. Brian Kinsman served as David ...
Episode 219: September 26, 200920090926171200
Episode 219: September 26, 2009
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2009An Cnoc, Antique Collection, auto racing, Benromach, Big Peat, blend, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Compass Box, Crown Royal, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Eagle Rare, editor, Handy, Hibiki, Ingvar Ronde, Inver House, Jack Daniel's, Japanese, Jefferson's, Jim Beam, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Mackmyra, magazine, Malt Advocate, Malt Whisky Yearbook, McLain & Kyne, Mikael Mossvall, NASCAR, Rye, San Francisco, Sazerac, Spice Tree, Stagg, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Sweden, Weller, Whisky Bible, WhiskyFest, white dog, Yamazaki0 comments
A double feature this week…the latest issue of Malt Advocate is out. John Hansell will give us a preview, and we’ll also talk about next m...
Episode 213: August 15, 200920090815201400
Episode 213: August 15, 2009
Mark GillespieAugust 15, 2009Antique Collection, Belgium, Birthday, Blanton's, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Chris Morris, distiller, distillery, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Eagle Rare, Elmer T. Lee, Evan Williams, experiment, George Garvin Brown, GlenDronach, Handy, history, Isle of Skye, Kentucky, Liqueur, Littlemill, Lowland, Old Forester, retailers, Rye, Sazerac, Signatory, single cask, Stagg, storytelling, The Whisky Exchange, Weller, Whisky Society0 comments
Today marks the birthday of a legend in the bourbon business. Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee turns 90 today, and his friends mar...
Episode 167: October 5, 200820081005120500
Episode 167: October 5, 2008
Mark GillespieOctober 5, 2008angel's share, Antique Collection, Apple Store, Ardmore, artist, Bardstown, Bernard Walsh, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blended Scotch, Blue Hanger, Bourbon, Bowmore, Braeval, Brave Spirits, Buffalo Trace, buried, Cherry Hill, Dave Dyment, distillery, Douglas Laing, Eagle Rare, election, equipment, Four Roses, Glenfiddich, Handy, Heaven Hill, heirs, Heritage, Highland Park, India, iPod, Ireland, Irish, Jim Rutledge, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kevin Smith, Khoday India, Knappogue Castle, Larry Kass, lawsuit, Linkwood, Longmorn, Loretto, Maker's Mark, military, Miltonduff, Mortlach, Parker's, Peter Scot, Rosebank, Rye, Samuels, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, soldiers, Stagg, SWA, The Irishman, trade, Truman Cox, Weller, Wild Geese0 comments
Bourbon’s big, baby! So big that we’ve crammed four of Kentucky’s best distilleries into one big episode of WhiskyCast. We’ll ...
Episode 112: October 7, 200720071006222300
Episode 112: October 7, 2007
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 2007anniversary, Antique Collection, author, Bible, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bush, Canadian, Chivas Regal, DISCUS, distillery, Eagle Rare, expansion, Forty Creek, George Washington's Distillery, Glenora, Handy, Harlen Wheatley, Highland Park, Icons, Jim Murray, John Hall, John Hansell, Kentucky, Kittling Ridge, Kris Comstock, Macallan, Malt Advocate, Mount Vernon, Peter Cressy, Presidents, Rye, Sazerac, Shanken, Stagg, Washington, Weller, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible is almost required reading for serious whisky lovers, and the 2008 edition of the Bible is on its way to booksellers n...
Episode 61: October 8, 200620061007233800
Episode 61: October 8, 2006
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2006Antique Collection, Australia, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Caol Ila, classic malts, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Eagle Rare, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Handy, Lagavulin, Macallan, Patrick Maguire, Port Ellen, Rye, Sazerac, Speymalt, Stagg, Sullivan's Cove, Talisker, Tasmania, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Weller, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Last time, Sweden…this time, Australia. They’re about as far apart as you can get physically, but both countries share a love of whisky. T...