Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)20170319145746
Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2017"Gillespie the Gauger", @6Pod4, @jotterface, @ratherbeonislay, @rmculver, #trypod, Aaron Schorsch, ABC News, Adam Spiegel, age statement, American Craft Spirits Association, Amir Peay, ancestor, ancestry, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Award, Beam Suntory, Benoit Bailey, best in class, bill, birth certificate, Black Truffle Rye, Blender's Batch, Blender's Batch Red Rye Finish, Blender's Batch Three Grain American Oak, blending, blog, Blue Spot, bond store, bonders, bonding, Brian DeFoe, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Bulleit Rye, canister, Cardhu, Carlton Welch, chewing, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, Col. E.H. Taylor, Columbus, commemorative, competition, confectioner, Cooley, Dave Pickerell, David Byrne, Diageo, distiller, distillery, Dublin, Eclipx, excise, exciseman, Facebook, FarmStock, finish, Four Grain Bourbon, France, FTI Consulting, Gavin Smith, Gold Label, governor, Grafton Street, Green Spot, Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton, hanged, Harlen Wheatley, history, HoochLaw, horse racing, investors, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James E. Pepper, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Mitchell, Jude, Kavalan, Keith Batt, Kelpie, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Whiskey, Kildare Street, lawmakers, lawyer, LCBO, legal, legislature, Lexington, Liberties, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, loophole, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Matt Bevin, McDonald's, Melbourne, Method And Madness, MGP, Midleton, Mitchell & Son, Mortlach, Nant, Nant Whisky Bar, Ohio, Old Mill Street, Ontario, paint, painting, Pareau des Charentes, Platinum Label, Prohibition, puppy, Quentin Olde, Quintessential, rebranding, receiver, Red Spot, Revival, Rick Culver, Robert Mitchell, Samuel Adams, ScotchWhisky.com. Malcolm Gillespie, Sheepdog, Shelbyville, Single Pot Still, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Taiwan, Tasmania, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Dubliner, Thomas Allen Pauly, Triple Crown, Tyrconnell, Vermont, water spirit, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Daddy, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, Woodford Reserve, workout, Yellow Spot0 comments
For years, whisky connoisseurs whispered about a mysterious Irish whiskey called Green Spot and begged friends traveling to Ireland to track down a bo...
Episode 554: September 26, 201520150926192922
Episode 554: September 26, 2015
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 20151970's Collection, A. Gillies & Company, Adam Spiegel, Adrian Bosner, Allison Patel, anniversary, ANZAC, Ardbeg, Australia, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benromach, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Brendan Buckley, Brenne, Brian Nation, Broxburn, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, construction, Dad's Hat, Diggers & Ditches, distillation, Dry Fly, expansion, experiment, find, France, Germany, Glenmorangie, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Hedley Wright, Herman Mihalich, Hermitage, Icons of Whisky Awards, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish Distillers, John Quinn, Karen Cotter, Kent Fleischmann, Kentucky, La Maison du Whisky, Lark Distillery, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, microdistillery, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, news release, Old Midleton Distillery, Paris, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pope Francis, Ranald Watson, Richard Paterson, Sassicaia, soldiers, Sonoma County Distilling, Springbank, Steve Nally, Supernova, Tasmania, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, warehouse, Washington, Westland, Whisky Live, Whisky Live Paris, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, World War I2 comments
This time around, we’re in Paris for the first of two episodes this weekend from Whisky Live Paris! Each year, Whisky Live Paris draws whisky fa...
Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards20150926175111
Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2015Allison Patel, ambassador, Astor Wines & Spirits, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bourbon, Brenne, Buffalo Trace, Chris Riesbeck, Classic Imports, David Perkins, Dee Ford, DFS Group, Diageo, distiller, distillery, duty free, Duty Free Americas, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Ewan Morgan, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, Greg Davis, Gregor Cattanach, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, High West, Icons of Whisky Awards, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Liquor Barn, Maker's Mark, Matt Higgins, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Scotch, Seattle, Simin Brooking, spirits, Tim Herlihy, Todd Roe, tourism, Travel, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Tuthilltown Spirits, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
September 24, 2015 – Heaven Hill Brands led the list of winners in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky Awards US round, winning Distill...
Winner Picked in Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project20150607154228
Winner Picked in Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project
Mark GillespieJune 7, 2015Buffalo Trace, Christopher Null, Chuck Cowdery, DrinkHacker.com, experiment, F. Paul Pacult, Gary Regan, Habamus Bourbon, Habamus Papum, Harlen Wheatley, Holy Grail, Jason Wilson, Jim Murray, Jim Myers, Lew Bryson, Liza Weisstuch, Mark Brown, Mark Gillespie, Pope, Ronnie Eddins, Single Oak Project, Spirit Journal, Sue Woodley, tasting panel, The Chuck Cowdery Blog, The Tennessean, Vatican, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine0 comments
June 7, 2015 – Habamus Bourbon. That play on the Vatican’s traditional announcement of a new Pope was the way one whisky writer at the ta...
Episode 538: June 6, 201520150607023547
Episode 538: June 6, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 7, 2015Angel's Envy, anniversary, Ardmore, Arkansas, Bacardi, Barry Stewart, Beam Suntory, Bernard Walsh, Bernheim, Blended Malt, Bordeaux, Bottled in Bond, Brendan Buckley, Brewdog, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, California, Cecelia Henderson, charges, Château Léoville Barton, Chris Ratcliff, Chuck Cowdery, class action, construction, consumer, Conyngham, Cooley, court, Creative Whisky Company, crowdfunding, David Stirk, defendant, Diageo, dispute, Douglas Laing & Co., Equity for Punks, estate, executor, experiment, family, Flora & Fauna, Forty Creek, Gilbert Curtsinger, Green Spot, Grimsby, guilty, Harlen Wheatley, hug, indictment, Invergordon, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey Association, Jim Beam, Joe Hyman, John Hall, Justin Victor, Kazerouni Law Group, Klaus Doblmann, labeling, Lane Castle, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lee Tatum, Leslie Wright, Lincoln Henderson, Linkwood, litigation, Little Rock, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Midleton, Mount Charles, Ontario, organized crime, pallet, Pappy Van Winkle, Phil Brandon, plea, racketeering, ringleader, Rock Town Distillery, Ronnie Eddins, Scallywag, Shelby County, Single Oak Project, Single Pot Still, Spirited Brands, Teun Van Wel, theft, Three Grain Harmony, Triple Wood, W.L. Weller, Wes Henderson, will, Zsoka McDonald0 comments
This week, we’re looking at the end of an experiment nearly 14 years in the making…Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project. The attempt t...
Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...
Episode 465: February 8, 201420140209003206
Episode 465: February 8, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 9, 2014Adelphi, airline, airplane, Alton Brown, ambassador, Anthony Wills, Barterhouse, brand ambassador, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Club, cancer, certification, competition, Court of Session, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Parker, David Stirk, Dermot Flynn, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Dublin, Edmonton, European Union, Evan Williams Single Barrel, exports, Food Network, frequent flier, Gavin Ballas, geographical protection, Gordon & MacPhail, Happy Harbor Comics, Harlen Wheatley, HMRC, Hotel, India, Irish Spirits Association, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Presidential Select, John Cashman, Julian Van Winkle, Karnataka, Ken Goldenberg, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Larceny Bourbon, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Maker's Mark, marathon, Michael Urquhart, minimum pricing, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peter Cressy, Peter Wills, Ranald Watson, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Brooking, Single Oak Project, Springbank, St. Patrick's Day, Stitzel-Weller, Sullivan's Cove, Supreme Court, SWA, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Team in Training, Terlato Wines, The Browncast, Tish Harcus, trade, Travel, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, W.L. Weller, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Whisky’s brand ambassadors roam the world, racking up tens or hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles every year and spending up to half t...
Buffalo Trace Releases Batch #12 Of Single Oak Project Bourbons20140207163247
Buffalo Trace Releases Batch #12 Of Single Oak Project Bourbons
Mark GillespieFebruary 7, 2014barrels, Buffalo Trace, esters, experiment, Harlen Wheatley, lignins, oak, Ronnie Eddins, Single Oak Project, staves, tannins, tree, vanilla, vanillin0 comments
February 7, 2014 – 12 down, just four to go…as Buffalo Trace releases the latest batch in the Single Oak Project series of experimental Bo...
Buffalo Trace Stave Experiment Focuses on Drying Time20131029142447
Buffalo Trace Stave Experiment Focuses on Drying Time
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2013Buffalo Trace, Experimental Collection, Harlen Wheatley, Independent Stave, seasoning2 comments
October 29, 2013 – The latest Experimental Collection release from Buffalo Trace compares a little-considered factor in the final taste of a whi...
Episode 444: September 22, 201320130922222751
Episode 444: September 22, 2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2013Alltech, ALS, Balcones, Bardstown, Barton, Beam, Betty Jo Boone, Binny's, Booker Noe, Buffalo Trace, Buzick, Carlow, Cask Masters, Corsair, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dublin, Eric Leslie, Evgeny Vershinin, Filson, Five Fathers, Forgiven, Forty Creek, Fred Noe, George T. Stagg, Georgetown, Glenmorangie, Google, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, Ireland, James E. Pepper, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Fraser, Johanne McInnis, Justin Victor, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kim Bennett, Lebanon, Limestone Branch, Maker's Mark, Man Caves, Mark Coffman, Matt Shattock, Michael Veach, Old Punk, Oscar Getz Museum, Pappy Van Winkle, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Pearse Lyons, Pogue, Promise of Hope, Ranger Creek, Revenge, Rick Robinson, San Antonio, Taghta, Tom Blincoe, Town Branch, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the second of two episodes from this weekend’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, we’ll hear from the newest members of the Kentuc...