Episode 572: January 17, 201620160118024549
Episode 572: January 17, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2016Aberlour, Adam McDowell, age statements, Alwynne Gwilt, Avril Scott, baby, baby name, Barack Obama, beer, Benromach, Beth Havers, bill, blender, Bourbon, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace. Col. E.H. Taylor, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Canadian Whisky, Caolila Scott, Chivas Brothers, Dalmunach, daughter, Distiller's Masterpiece, Don Livermore, Drew Mayville, dry hopping, exports, Founder's Reserve, Fountana Group, Graeme Macaloney, Guinness, Highwood Distillers, Hopped Whisky, hops, Ian Chapman, Ian Logan, IPA, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jan Westcott, Jeremy Scott, Jim Beam, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, legislation, legislature, Liqueur, liquor by the drink, Longmorn, Miss Whisky, Nadurra, National Post, Pacific Rim, Parliament, Peak Oil, Peak Speyside Single Malt, PMA, President, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Senate, Simon Brooking, Southern Comfort, Spirits Canada, stout, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Pacific Rim Hotel, theft, Thomas Chen, Tormore, tourism, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Tuaca, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, welly boots, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyFest New York, William Grant & Sons0 comments
One of the most-discussed topics at this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival was a National Post feature on whisky questioning the future of vint...
Episode 462: January 19, 201420140120013851
Episode 462: January 19, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2014Alberta, anniversary, auction, Barry Wilde, Beam, Black Bull, blender, Bowmore, British Columbia, Business Standard, Calgary, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky Awards, casks, charity, Charity: Water, collector, Colorado, coronation, Cù Bòcan, Dalmore, Dave Mason, David Cox, Dennie Hammer, Denver, Diageo, disaster, Douglas Campbell, Duncan Taylor, Fabien Baron, flooding, Frank McHardy, frustration, Gavin MacLachan, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Eunson, Guinness, Harbour Inn, High River, Highwood, Highwood Distillers, Hong Kong, Hotel, Huntly, India, Islay, Jess Graber, Jim Beam, John Lark, Karnataka, Knob Creek, Kyloe, Lalique, Longrow, merger, Michael Urquhart, Morrison Bowmore, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Mortlach, Office of Fair Trading, Peter Currie, Proximo, record, recovery, regulators, Richard Paterson, Sotheby's, Speciality Drinks, Springbank, Stranahan's, Suntory, Tamnavulin, The Macallan, The Macallan M, Tincup, Tish Harcus, Tomatin, United Spirits, Valerie Bradshaw, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, wood management0 comments
More coverage of the Victoria Whisky Festival in this bonus edition of WhiskyCast, with details on new and upcoming releases from Springbank, Duncan T...
WhiskyCast Episode 432: July 7, 201320130706212939
WhiskyCast Episode 432: July 7, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 6, 2013Aberdeenshire, Alberta, Angels & Devils, Arran, Bobby Gleason, BoldSky.com, Brugal, California, Cameronbridge, Canada, cocktail, cocktails, Devil's Punch Bowl, Diageo, Director's Cut, Douglas Laing, Douglas of Drumlanrig, Duncan Taylor, duty free, Edrington, Edward Snowden, Euan Shand, flooding, Forty Creek, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, grain whisky, Highland Park, Highwood Distillers, Huntly, Imperial, India, Invergordon, Isle of Arran, John Hall, Larry Rice, Levi Beckley, Maxim, Moscow, North British, NSA, Pasadena, regulators, Samaroli, Scott Rogers, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Duncan Taylor’s Euan Shand is in the middle of what he calls the company’s busiest year in its 75-year history. He’s just started wo...
Episode 431: June 29, 201320130629120436
Episode 431: June 29, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 29, 2013Alberta, Allison Patel, Bernhard Schafer, Black & White, Booker Noe, Bourbon, Brenne, Brown-Forman, Buchanan's, Canada, Carin Luna-Ostaseski, Cask of Dreams, craft whiskey, Dark Storm, disaster, expansion, Fabien Baron, flavorings, flooding, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, Glenfiddich, High River, Highwood Distillers, history, Jarrod Grant, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Honey, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Lalique, Macallan, Nordic Oak, Red Seal, SIA, Slate, Smoked Maple, standard, Talisker, TTB, Versailles, Viking Line, Whisky Magazine, whisky specialty, Wild Turkey, women, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Women are changing whisky history every day as distillery managers, master blenders, and some entrepreneurs are even creating their own brands. Earlie...
Calgary Distillery Reopens After Flooding, Highwood Still Closed20130625155115
Calgary Distillery Reopens After Flooding, Highwood Still Closed
Mark GillespieJune 25, 2013Alberta, Alison Redford, Beam, Calgary, Canada, High River, Highwood Distillers, Jarrod Grant, Paula Erickson0 comments
June 25, 2013 – One of the two whisky distilleries closed as a result of massive flooding in southern Alberta has re-opened. Alberta Distillers ...
Alberta Flooding Forces Distillery Shutdowns20130624122328
Alberta Flooding Forces Distillery Shutdowns
Mark GillespieJune 24, 2013Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Andrew Ferguson, Beam, Black Velvet, Canada, Canadian, Centennial, Century Reserve, Chelsey Coulson, Chris Spearman, disaster, flooding, High River, Highwood, Highwood Distillers, Jarrod Grant, Kensington Wine Market, Lethbridge, Paula Erickson, Potter's, river, White Owl, Willow Park0 comments
Updated June 25, 2013 – Massive flooding along several rivers in Alberta have claimed at least three lives, caused millions of dollars in damage...