Collingwood Rye Named Canadian Whisky of the Year20150116013653
Collingwood Rye Named Canadian Whisky of the Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2015Alberta Distillers, awards, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chase Stampe, Collingwood Rye, competition, Crown Royal, David Dobbin, Davin de Kergommeaux, Forty Creek, Gruppo Campari, Harold Ferguson, Highwood, John Hall, judging, Masterson's, Ontario, Peach Mist, Royal Canadian, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Tap 357, The Other Guys, Wiser's0 comments
January 15, 2015 – Brown-Forman’s Collingwood Rye 21-year-old whisky was named Canadian Whisky of the Year tonight in the fifth annual Can...
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...
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...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: January 201320130122222918
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: January 2013
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2013Alberta Premium, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian, Century Reserve, Forty Creek, Gibson's, Graham MacKenny, Hanna Raskin, Highwood, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, Seattle, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival0 comments
This month, our tasting panel gathered at the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. Hanna Raskin, Johanne McInnis, and Graham MacKen...
Episode 407: January 18, 201320130118222951
Episode 407: January 18, 2013
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2013Alberta Premium, anniversary, Balcones, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Calgary Stampede, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Chip Tate, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Experimental Collection, Forty Creek, Gibson's, Glenfarclas, Grey Cup, Highwood, James Marinus, Jim McEwan, John Hall, Knappogue Castle, Lex Tomaszewski, Masterson's, Mike Nicolson, Nadia Iadisernia, New York Times, Patrick Evans, regulators, Royal Mail, Shelter Point, shipping, Sortilege, Twin Wood, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival0 comments
It’s time for one of the world’s top whisky festivals…the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The festival kicked off with...
Episode 398: November 17, 201220121117002753
Episode 398: November 17, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 17, 2012Alaska Outlaw, Alex Espinosa, Alltech, anniversary, author, awards, Balblair, Bardstown, book, Campari, Canadian Rockies, Charles Maclean, Cindi McIntosh, competition, Cutty Sark, decanter, Diageo, Dominic Roskrow, Edwin Foote, Glen Ord, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Mencie, Hall of Fame, Highwood, history, Homestead, India, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jimmy Russell, King Car, Lexington, Mackmyra, Miner's Delight Inn, Nomura, Obama, Old Fitzgerald, Oscar Getz Museum, Pearse Lyons, Singleton, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, Taiwan, Thanksgiving, Town Branch, turkey, Uisge Source, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, water, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming0 comments
Edwin Foote started his distilling career in the old Henry McKenna Distillery, and wound up as the Master Distiller at the legendary Stitzel-Weller an...
Episode 353: January 22, 201220120122205300
Episode 353: January 22, 2012
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2012Andrew Ferguson, Artein, awards, Balvenie, Beam, BenRiach, Bible, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Club, competition, Cooley, Crown Royal, Daily Meal, Dan Tullio, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, event, Festival, George S. Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Highwood, Ireland, Irish, Jim Murray, John Cashman, John T. Stetson, Kentucky, Masterson's, Richard Zeller, Ron Carpenter, Ron Stothers, Rye, Sam Simmons, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, single cask, SMWS, Tish Harcus, Victoria, whisky, White Owl0 comments
The end of January means many things, but in the whisky world, it means a trip to the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The VWF is one of ...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings, December 201120111220220422
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings, December 2011
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2011Buffalo Trace, Canada, Culpeper, Highwood, Jeff Steubben, Kevin Andresen, moonshine, Original Moonshine, Simon Seaton, white dog, White Owl, white whiskey0 comments
There may not be a “White Christmas” in many parts of the world this month, but we’ll have one on this episode of WhiskyCast Virtual...
Episode 301: January 30, 201120110130014438
Episode 301: January 30, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2011Auchentoshan, auction, Benrinnes, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Burns, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar Rattray, DISCUS, export, Forty Creek, Glen Garioch, Greenore, Highland Park, Highwood, Ireland, Irish, Jamie MacKenzie, Jane Cameron, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Las Vegas, Mahesh Patel, McTears, Scotch, Scotland, single grain, single malt, Stronachie, Tempest, tourism, Travel, Universal Whisky Experience, Wemyss, White Owl0 comments
Canadian whisky seldom gets its fair share of credit, since many whisky drinkers perceive it as something best mixed into a cocktail. While that’...
Episode 300: January 23, 201120110123210510
Episode 300: January 23, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 23, 2011Andrew Hogan, Angelo Veneziano, Arran, Australia, blending, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian, Compass Box, Costco, events, exports, Festival, Forty Creek, George S. Grant, Gillian Howell, Gillian McDonald, Glenfarclas, Guy Thornhill, Harlen Wheatley, Highwood, Hotel Grand Pacific, James Robertson, Jamie MacKenzie, Jimmy Johnson, John Glaser, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Lawrence Graham, Macallan, Noel Buckley, Orangerie, Patrick Maguire, Penderyn, Ricard Soderberg, single cask, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Tasmania, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Welsh, White Owl0 comments
Plenty of highlights at this year’s Victoria Whisky Festival, and we’ll have all of the details in this episode recorded on location in Vi...