I Spy a Bourbon (Episode 650: July 16, 2017)20170716173250
I Spy a Bourbon (Episode 650: July 16, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 16, 2017A.H. Hirsch, airline, airport, Alness, Alps, Anchor Distilling, anCnoc, arrests, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bags, Balblair, Beam Suntory, Beggar's Bush, BenRiach, Bill Lumsden, Billy Walker, Birthday Bourbon, Booker Noe, Booker's, bottling, Bourbon, Bourdega, Brett Carlile, Brianna Gillespie, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Campbell Brown, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Champ, Chapter 17, China, Chivas Brothers, Clark Butler, cognac, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., commerce, Congress, construction, Craigellachie, Craigslist, Crown Royal, Customs, Cyril Camus, Dan Cigno, Dave Pickerell, DCigno, dissertation, dogs, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dublin, duties, English Whisky Company, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Facebook, family, film, France, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, FTI Consulting, Girvan, Glen Grant, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Graham Stevenson, Hankey Bannister, honeymoon, imports, Inver House, Italy, Jack Ryan, Jackie Zykan, Jeff Bridges, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kingsman, Lidl, Little Book, lottery, Louisville, luggage, LVHM, Margaret Batt, Martin Leonard, Matthew Vaughn, McNair's, MGP, Moet Hennessy, movie, Nant Distillery, Nant Group, Nero, Obama Administration, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Orlin Sorenson, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Pernod Ricard, PLCB, Podcast Awards, Poppy, President, pub, Puni, Quentin Olde, Quora, quotas, rescue, Rescued Pets Movement, Reserve 101, retailer, Ryan Tarkowski, Ryan's Malt, Schafferstown, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Single Cask Nation, single grain, Sole, Speyburn, Speyside, spies, state police, Statesman, steel, subsidies, tariff, Tasmania, taxes, The Dalmore, The Glenrothes, Tom Clancy, Toronto, trade, Trisha Savage, Trump Administration, warehouse, Washington, Washington Post, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White Heather, Wilbur Ross, Wild Turkey, wine, Wiser's, Woodinville Whiskey Company0 comments
We’ve seen whisky and movie tie-ins before, but Old Forester’s new Statesman Bourbon is a bit different. It’s featured in the upcomi...
Episode 529: April 11, 201520150412004357
Episode 529: April 11, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2015@bethpaw, @G2Whisky, @mousseman, @zappafaye, Adolph Rupp. Dan Issel, Adrian Smith, Alonzo Shirley, American Prairie, American Prairie Reserve, Amrut, Bangalore, basketball, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Beth Flint, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Billy Walker, binge drinking, Blood Oath, Brown-Forman, Calvert, Chicago, Cliff Hagan, college, Craig Beam, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, doctors, dog, Donna, drinking age, Eric Gregory, European Court of Appeals, Ezra Brooks, flavored whiskey, Frank Ramsay, Full Throttle, George Dickel, Gerald Glavota, Hankey Bannister, health, Heaven Hill, Herky Rupp, High West, Hood River, horse racing, India, Jack Daniel's, Jackie Richardson, Jeff Arnett, Jesse James Dupree, John Butler, John Newfry, John Rempe, Jordan Haney, KDA, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawmakers, legislature, Loretto, Louisville, Luxco, Maker's 46 Mile, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Michael Ballard, Mike Richardson, military, minimum pricing, Naarangi, Paul Grant, Pendleton, Periscope, Raven's Lace, Rebel Yell, Regency, Rob Samuels, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Abney, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey Law, throwing up, Trimble, Twitter, University of Kentucky, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig, Wildcats, Wrangler National Patriot Project0 comments
This week, we’re on location at the Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky for the annual Maker’s Mark Handcraft Festival and ...
Episode 506: November 15, 201420141116003452
Episode 506: November 15, 2014
Mark GillespieNovember 16, 20141870 Original Batch, 1984, 354, airport, Amsterdam, anCnoc, Angus MacWhisky, anniversary, apology, arrests, author, Balblair, Balcones, Balmenach, Barack Obama, Black Bottle, blender, blending, bonded warehouse, Bourbon Summit, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, burglary, Burn Stewart, bylaws, Catto's, Chip Tate, Christopher Winters, Corryvreckan, court, Dave Greene, directors, Distiller's Art, Dornoch, Dornoch Castle Hotel, Douglas Laing & Co., Early Times, Early Times Kentucky Whiskey, East Kilbride, election, Eric Blair, Evgeny Vershinin, expansion, Exquisite, Facebook, George Orwell, Glasgow, Glasgow's Whisky Festival, Glenmorangie, Graham Brown, Greg Allen, Hankey Bannister, Inside Job, interview, Inver House, investors, Jeff Berlat, judge, Jura, Justin Victor, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, lawsuit, literary, Marine Conservation Society, Matt Wooler, Mitch McConnell, mystery, Nordicbarrel, novel, offend, Oklahoma City, Old Forester, Old Malt Cask, Old Pulteney, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, Phil Thompson, poem, poet, police, President, Republican, restraining order, River Spey, Robert Burns, ruling, Schiphol, Scottish Leader, Senate, senator, Sheriff, Simon Thompson, Spey Foundation, Speyburn, Stuart Harvey, suspects, theft, Thompson Brothers, Timorous Beastie, travel retail, warehouse, whirlpool. tuberculosis, Whiskey Row, Whisky Sponge, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
Stuart Harvey has been the master blender for Inver House for nearly 11 years, and he’s living proof that you don’t have to be born into t...
Interview: Inver House Master Blender Stuart Harvey20141115221143
Interview: Inver House Master Blender Stuart Harvey
Mark GillespieNovember 15, 2014Balblair, Balmenach, beer, blender, blending, brewing, Catto's, Edinburgh, Gordon Bruce, Hankey Bannister, Inver House, John MacDonald, Knockdhu, Malcolm Waring, Old Pulteney, Speyburn, Stuart Harvey1 comment
November 14, 2014 – Stuart Harvey has spent the last 11 years at Inver House as the Master Blender for the company’s entire range of Scotc...
Episode 445: September 29, 201320130929104846
Episode 445: September 29, 2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 2013Brendan Buckley, Bulleit, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Grimsby, Guardians, Hankey Bannister, Heart of Gold, Inver House, Irish Distillers, Islay, Jim Rutledge, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Lot B, Maker's Mark, Midleton, Miltonduff, Neil Bradbury, Newfoundland, Old Particular, Ontario, Ralfy, Redbreast, Richard Nagle, Rob Samuels, Single Pot Still, Stitzel-Weller, Stuart Harvey, The Glenlivet, Tom Bulleit, Van Winkle, Whisky Lassie, Whisky Live Paris0 comments
This week’s WhiskyCast comes from Forty Creek Distillery’s annual Whisky Weekend in Grimsby, Ontario. Forty Creek’s John Hall makes ...
40 Gets Better the Second Time Around for Hankey Bannister20130926175624
40 Gets Better the Second Time Around for Hankey Bannister
September 26, 2013 – Hankey Bannister’s first 40-year-old expression was released to excellent reviews in 2007, and Master Blender Stuart ...
Episode 430: June 23, 201320130622231708
Episode 430: June 23, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 22, 2013Adelphi, Angus, Anniston, Ardnamurchan, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, auto racing, Ballindalloch, Calgary, Canadian Whisky, classic malts, Craig Daniels, Duncan Taylor, Ecurie Ecosse, Ed Vargas, Edrington Group, Euan Shand, Falkirk, Fife, flooding, Glenrothes, Hankey Bannister, Heritage Blend, Honours List, Huntly, James Espey, Keepers of the Quaich, Le Mans, Malt Maniacs, motorsports, OBE, Port Ellen, Queen Elizabeth, Remy Cointreau, Rich Howard, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sydney0 comments
Here’s a challenge: Pick the whiskies for a wedding party, with an emphasis on quality over quantity, and you’re spending a lot of someone...
Hankey Bannister Returns to Roots with Heritage Blend20130621153257
Hankey Bannister Returns to Roots with Heritage Blend
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2013Balblair, Balmenach, Hankey Bannister, Heritage Blend, International Beverage, Knockdhu, Pulteney, Speyburn, Stuart Harvey0 comments
June 21, 2013 – Hankey Bannister, the International Beverages-owned blended Scotch brand, has a new limited-release expression that was created ...
Episode 369: May 13, 201220120513001413
Episode 369: May 13, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 13, 2012Australia, author, BBC, blend, book, Brewdog, Buffalo Trace, Chuck Cowdery, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Diageo, distillery, distilling, Drinks Business, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Hakushu, Hankey Bannister, Hibiki, Japan, Japanese, Jura, Lark, LaSalle, Macallan, Maker's Mark, McTears, Mike Miyamoto, New Jersey, nosing, Old Pogue, single malt, Speyside, Suntory, tasting, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, Yamazaki0 comments
Japanese whiskies have won numerous awards in whisky competitions over the last decade, yet many whisky lovers have yet to try them. Until now, very f...
Episode 136: March 16, 200820080316124900
Episode 136: March 16, 2008
Mark GillespieMarch 16, 20081608, Alistair Darling, Bank of Ireland, bartender, Blended Scotch, Bobby Gleason, Buffalo Trace, burglary, Bushmills, Castle Brands, Clontarf, Colum Egan, Coole Swan, Cooley, crystal malt, distillery, experiment, Forbes, fortune, French Oak, Glengoyne, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Hankey Bannister, Harlen Wheatley, Inver House, Ireland, Irish, Kelley Spillane, Knappogue Castle, Liqueur, notes, politics, pound, protests, record, richest, Stuart Harvey, taxes, theft, UK, Vijay Mallya0 comments
In Part 2 of our series on Irish Whiskeys, we’ll hear from Bushmills master distiller Colum Egan. Colum was under pressure to come up with a spe...