Forty Creek “Evolves” With 2014 Limited Edition20140511192918
Forty Creek “Evolves” With 2014 Limited Edition
Mark GillespieMay 11, 2014Evolution, Forty Creek, Grimsby, Gruppo Campari, Heart of Gold, John Hall, Ontario0 comments
May 11, 2014 – There’s no “creationism vs. evolution” debate in the world of whisky. Great whisky makers create their whiskies...
Episode 461: January 17, 201420140118030256
Episode 461: January 17, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2014Adam Edwards, Alberta Distillers, Alex Luxenberg, Allied Domecq, Ardbeg, Beam, Bill Ackman, Bill Lark, Bill Newlands, Bill Ricker, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Casey Overeem, Clynelish, cognac, Corby, Crown Royal, Dave Weaver, Devil's cask, Diageo, Diamonds, download, Evan Williams, Fortune Brands, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Glen Ord, golden ticket, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, hedge fund, Hiram Walker, Hobart, Jane Overeem, Japanese, Japanese flag, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, John Hall, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirin, Knob Creek, konichiwa, Laphroaig, Lark, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, Limousin, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Lyn Lark, Maker's Mark, Masterson's, Matthew T, merger, Morrison Bowmore, Old Hobart, Overeem, Pernod Ricard, private equity, Rachel Barrie, Richard Zeller, Rising Sun, Sazerac, Scott Hartig, shareholder, Suntory, Tasmania, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Wild Turkey, William Ackman, xenophobia, XO0 comments
This is the first of two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, where Canadian whisky was featured on openin...
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year20140117142041
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 17, 201435 Maple Street, André Girard, Blair Phillips, Canadian Whisky, Chip Dykstra, Corby, Dave Weaver, Davin de Kergommeaux, Don Livermore, Forty Creek, Graham MacKenney, Heart of Gold, Hiram Walker, Jason Debly, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, Kris Shoemaker, Last Mountain, Lot No. 40, Masterson's, Mike Booth, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Still Waters, Victoria Whisky Festival, Windsor0 comments
January 16, 2014 – The 2012 edition of Corby’s Lot No. 40 took top honors as Canadian Whisky of the year in the 2013 Canadian Whisky Award...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: Forty Creek Special20131008172929
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: Forty Creek Special
Mark GillespieOctober 8, 2013Barrel Select, Canadian, Confederation Oak, Copper Pot, Davin de Kergommeaux, Double Barrel, Forty Creek, Heart of Gold, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, Ontario0 comments
This special episode of WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings was recorded on location at Canada’s Forty Creek Distillery during its annual “Whisky ...
Forty Creek’s Whisky Weekend20131006192047
Forty Creek’s Whisky Weekend
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 2013Canada, Canadian, Davin de Kergommeaux, Forty Creek, Gary Fife, Grimsby, Heart of Gold, John Hall, Matthew McKenzie, Ontario, Ottawa0 comments
Canadian whisky lovers converge on the Forty Creek Distillery in Grimsby, Ontario on the final weekend of September each year. That’s when Forty...
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 ...
Episode 433: July 13, 201320130713233622
Episode 433: July 13, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 13, 2013100% Islay, Alan Winchester, Angel's Envy, angel's share, Angelo Veneziano, bars, Basil Hayden's, Beam, Blackheath, Brandy Library, Buffalo Trace, Camus Cognac, Canada, Cask Masters, Chivas Brothers, Chris Eattock, Cooley, David Blackmore, Dawn Lambert, Diageo, Ed Vargas, Experimental Collection, Forty Creek, Glen Keith, GlenDronach, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Google, Google Maps, Heart of Gold, Imperial, India, Ireland, Islay, Jefferson's Reserve, Jimmy Russell, John Hall, John Maxwell, Jura, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Larceny, Lord Henry Mount Charles, Louisville, maps, Mike Farley, Mount Charles, New York City, Office of Fair Trading, Ontario, Ray Kassekert, regulators, Rob Bruce, Rockside Farm, Russell's Reserve, Slane Castle, Strathisla, Tom Fahey, underwater, United Spirits, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
What goes into reviving a distillery that’s been closed for 14 years? That was the question from WhiskyCast listener Scott Mansfield after Chiva...
Episode 425: May 19, 201320130518235211
Episode 425: May 19, 2013
Mark GillespieMay 18, 20131983, Alex Nicol, Alpha, Ardbeg, Ardbog, Army, baggage, Ballantine's, Belfast, Benromach, Brilliance, Bushmills, Canadian, Chivas Brothers, Crumlin Road, Derry, Edited, Feis Ile, Fort Knox, Forty Creek, Generations, gold, Gordon & MacPhail, Heart of Gold, Ian Macleod Distillers, India, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, John Distillers, John Hall, Keith Raker, Kircubbin. Londonderry, Marcin Kwasek, Michael Urquhart, Miltonduff, Niche Spirits, Northern Ireland, Paul John, Pig's Nose, Portaferry, Saber & Quill., Sheep Dip, Specialty Drinks, Spencerfield, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Exchange, Travel, vault, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Gordon & MacPhail has released thousands of single cask bottlings over the years, including the two oldest whiskies ever bottled: 70-year-old cask...
Forty Creek Unveils 2013 Limited Release: Heart of Gold20130516214525
Forty Creek Unveils 2013 Limited Release: Heart of Gold
Mark GillespieMay 16, 2013Forty Creek, Grimsby, Heart of Gold, John Hall, Ontario, Spirit of Toronto0 comments
May 16, 2013 – Canada’s award-winning Forty Creek Distillery traditionally announces its annual limited edition release each May, and John...
Episode 424: May 12, 201320130513161243
Episode 424: May 12, 2013
Mark GillespieMay 13, 201335 Maple Street, Aceo, Adelphi, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, Ardnamurchan, Australia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, basketball, Berkeley, bet, bib and tucker, Bib n'Tucker, Black Dog, Boy Scouts, Brisbane, Bruichladdich, California, Canada, charity, Charles Maclean, Charles Thibadeau, Ciorby, Concord, contract, Copper Pot Reserve, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diurach, Diurachs' Own, Don Livermore, Elixir, Eric Gingras, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams, Final Four, Forty Creek, Francois Cote, Graeme Bowie, Greg Fischer, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, Hobart, India, Isle of Jura, John Hall, Jura, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, labor, labour, LCBO, Lot #40, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Mackmyra, Maker's Mark, Mark Reynier, Masterson's, mayor, Moments, Murray McDavid, Nant, NCAA, Ontario, Origin, Pike Creek, Ralfy, Richard Zeller, Rick Pitino, Spirit of Toronto, Stalk & Barrel, steaks. wine, Still Waters, strike, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Toronto, tourism, Travel, Tyler Allison, union, United Spirits, University of Louisville, Vijay Mallya, wager, Whiskey Row, Whistlepig, Wichita, Wiser's2 comments
One of the fun things about WhiskyCast has been the opportunity to watch dreams come true, and that’s the case with this week’s episode. B...