A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)20180614233948
A Double Whammy for US Whisky Distillers (Episode 706: June 14, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 14, 2018@RoamerDC, @whisky_pete, #dadjokes, #Drams4Fams, A. Lambert Willett, Adam Spiegel, airport, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Baltimore, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Bardstown, beaver, Becle, Ben Nevis, Black Label Triple Cask, Blair Athol, Bob Corker, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Britt Kulsveen, Brown-Forman, Bruce Russell, Bushmills, butt crack, Campbell Brown, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cardhu, Casa Cuervo, Cask 88, castor sacs, castoreum, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Code of Federal Regulations, conflict, construction, dad jokes, David Gosnell, Dekantā, Diageo, Dom Pérignon, Donald Trump, Drew Kulsveen, Dufry, Dumbarton, Eau de Musc, economy, Eddie Russell, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, Eigashima, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, export, Father's Day, Federal Excise Tax, Few Spirits, Fishky, flavored whiskies, food banks, Fort Nelson, Frazier History Museum, Fred MacAulay, free trade, George Dickel, George Garvin Brown, Glenmorangie, Hennessy, Honours List, Hotaling & Co., import, Irish Whiskey, Japan, Japanese, Jeff Adams, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Magliocco, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ki, Kilmalid, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawson Whiting, Lee Younger, lobbying, Louisville, majority leader, Margie Lehrman, Mark Hoellinger, Martha Kulsveen, Master's Keep, Maurice Chevalier IV, Max Lents, Mexico, Michter's, Mitch McConnell, Möet & Chandon, Moet Hennessy, NAFTA, New Hampshire, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, North American Free Trade Agreement, OBE, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Order of the British Empire, Paisley, Paul Hletko, Pernod Ricard, Port Ellen, President's Choice, Queen Elizabeth, Revival, Russell's Reserve, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Folklore, Senate, senator, Seven Wood, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Spirit Drink, standards of identity, steel, Strathmill, Tabasco, tail, Tamworth Distilling, tariffs, tax reform, Tennessee, The WhiskyCast Story, Thomas Moradpour, Title 27, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, Travis Watt, Trump Administration, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willett, Woodford Reserve, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
Tax cuts that took effect at the start of 2018 encouraged many US whisky distillers to expand their facilities. Now, they’re caught in the middl...
There’s Whisky History Behind That Wall! (Episode 676: January 14, 2018)20180114175122
There’s Whisky History Behind That Wall! (Episode 676: January 14, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 14, 2018@ninja_padrino, @yerssot, A Chorus Line, additive, Alistair Reavey, anCnoc, arrest, aserone, Astil Dotonbori Hotel, auto racing, Ballantine's, Barbados, Bardstown, Ben-Burk, biobutanol, biofuel, Blair Athol, Blender's Batch, Blood Oath, Blue Label, bootleggers, bottle dipping, bottling workshop, Bourbon, Bourbon Country, Brent Hocking, Bruichladdich, building, calamus oil, calamus root, carcinogen, Cardhu, Carl Reavey, Catoctin Creek, Celtic Renewables, China, Chinese New Year, Claive Vidiz, cocaine, Cork, Dan Castellano, David Nicholson, Deanston, Diageo, diesel, distillery waste, Double Cask, draft, Drake, drugs, Dublin, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, elastic, extradition, Ezra Brooks, F1, farmland, flavorings, Fodors, Force India, Foreign Office, Formula One, Four In One, fraud, gasoline, Glencairn, Glentauchers, Grangemouth, Greg Trainor, H.C. Berkowitz, Hakushu, Heathrow, Hibiki, Highland Park, Honours List, Ileach, India, initial public offering, inmates, IPO, Ireland, Irwin Benjamin, Islay, Jameson, Jan Reavey, Japan, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, job training, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Magliocco, Justin Victor, Kelly Magyarics, Kentucky, Kingfisher Airlines, lanyard, London, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, magistrate, Maine, Maker's Mark, marijuana, Mark Dzindsio II, Martin Tangney, medicinal whiskey, MGP Ingredients, Michter's, money laundering, motorsport, Mount Gay, Mr. Boston, music, newspaper, OBE, obituary, Old Overholt, Old Pulteney, opium, Order of the British Empire, Osaka, Peatheart, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Community Corps, Philly Reclaim, Port Charlotte Hotel, pot ale, prescription, prison, Prohibition, Queen Elizabeth II, Quora, Rebel Yell, Royal Mile, Rye, salvage, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, sedative, severance, Springfield, stock market, Strathmill, Suntory, Sweden, The Dark, The Drinks Business, The Ileach, The Macallan, Tim Matthews, tourism, toxic, tranquilizer, Travel, travel retail, United Spirits, Urban Bourbon Trail, vending machine, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Virginia Black, warrant, weed, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Whyte & Mackay, Wiggly Bridge Distillery, Yamazaki, Year of the Dog0 comments
You never know what might be found behind the walls or under the floors of old houses and other buildings, especially those built during the Prohibiti...
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
A Peek Inside the Irish Whiskey Archive (Episode 674: December 31, 2017)20180101010623
A Peek Inside the Irish Whiskey Archive (Episode 674: December 31, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 1, 2018@jotterface, @JRR1234, @outofdoors, @snagsy1980, @Violent_Bob, 12K Giveaway, archives, Ardbeg, Beefeater Gin, bottles, Bourbon, brewers, Bruichladdich, Carol Quinn, CBEW, Christmas Eve, Congress, consumption, Cork, Corryvreckan, Cumbria, Desmond Payne, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, Dublin, Federal Excise Tax, Final Reserve, followers, Frazier History Museum, Glenmorangie, Glenmore Distillery, Grand Vintage Malt 1990, Green Spot, health, history, Honours List, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Archive, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Thompson & Brother, Jameson, John Jameson, John Robertson, Kentucky, Kinclaith, labels, Louisville, Mark Gorman, Matt Covington, MBE, Midleton, Mitchell & Son, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Nigel Mills, No. #1 Bond House, Old Midleton Distillery, Order of the British Empire, Owensboro, Powers, preservation, Queen Elizabeth II, Redbreast, Ryan Campbell, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Single Malts of Scotland, Speciality Drinks, Strathclyde, tax reform, The Lakes Distillery, Tomatin, Twitter, veterans, Washington, whiskey, whisky, winemakers0 comments
Much of whisky’s early history is documented only in tales, with few written records that have survived the centuries. In some cases, though, th...
A $60,000 Whisky Tasting: The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter 320171129133449
A $60,000 Whisky Tasting: The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter 3
Mark GillespieNovember 29, 2017David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Four Seasons Hotel, Gemma Paterson, Glenfiddich, Honours List, MBE, New York City, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch Whisky, The Balvenie, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
What’s it like to taste five rare whiskies worth $60,000? In our latest “One on One” tasting, we’ll sit down with Gemma Paters...
The Balvenie’s David Stewart Hono(u)red by Queen Elizabeth20160706104744
The Balvenie’s David Stewart Hono(u)red by Queen Elizabeth
Mark GillespieJuly 6, 2016Buckingham Palace, David Stewart, Honours List, MBE, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Simon Hunt, The Balvenie, The Palace of Holyrioodhouse, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
July 5, 2016 – The Balvenie’s longtime malt master, David Stewart, has virtually every award that can be presented to someone in the whisk...
Episode 596: July 3, 201620160703204946
Episode 596: July 3, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 3, 2016@BenWood40, @Misterpie, actor, ambassador, Annis Noe, Arkansas, Arran, Barack Obama, bartender, Beam, Ben Wood, Bloomberg, Bobby Gleason, Booker Noe, Booker's, Booker's Roundtable, Bourbon, Bourbon Brotherhood, Bovey Tracey, Brexit, Brooke Brown Barzun, Brown-Forman, Buckingham Palace, Caithness Viking Festival, campaign, Christy Brown, Cincinnati, clowns, cocktail, cognac, community shares, Compass Box, crowdfunding, Dartmoor, David Stewart, Denver, Devon, Diageo, Diamond Peak, Dingwall, dollar, election, Elliott Gillespie, England, European Union, exchange rate, expansion, fortune, Gerard Butler, gift voucher, Glen Wyvis, Glenturret, gold, Gold Bar Whiskey, Hadleigh Bailey, Hollywood, Honours List, investors, Ira Seligman, JA Mackay, Jake Norris, Jess Graber, Joshua Mercer, Jura, Justin Petszaft, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kickstarter, lease, Licking River, Linda Ruffenach, Little Rock, Lochranza, Louisville, luck, Manhattan, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Master of Malt, Matthew Barzun, MBE, Michter's, movies, Nashville, Nelson's Green Briar Distillery, New Riff, Newport, Norway, Order of the British Empire, Owsley Brown, Pam Heilemann, Perthshire, Phil Brandon, politics, pound, President, Proximo Spirits, Queen Elizabeth, relocation, Rob Dietrich, Rock Town, shaken, silent season, single malt, Snowflake, standards of identity, stirred, Stoke-on-Trent, Stranahan's, tax incentives, Tennessee, The Balvenie, The Bourbon Mixer, The Circus, The Famous Grouse Experience, Thurso, Toogie's Invitation, Tromsø, TTB, UK, United Kingdom, US1, WCPO-TV, Whisky Chicks, Willie Cochrane, Wolfburn, World Duty Free0 comments
Single malt whiskies have been sold in the US for decades, but technically, there’s no official definition for “single malt” in the ...
Episode 593: June 12, 201620160612173612
Episode 593: June 12, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016@clanwoodcock, @mcdblake, @Misterpie, @VancouverGuero, Aberlour, Allisa Henley, Arkansas, BenRiach, Billy Leighton, book, bookfinder.com, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brian Nation, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chita, Chris Morris, Dan Lundberg, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deconstructed Series, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Dominium, Early Days, Eddie Russell, endowment, engineering, Five Malt, Fortuna Meritas, Four Roses, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Ger Buckley, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenglassaugh, Graham Coull, Hakushu, Heather Bradley, Hibiki, HMRC, Honours List, House of Commons, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jan Westcott, John Shea, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Little Rock, Luceo, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Misako Udo, Morgan Blake, Nova Scotia, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Parliament, Phil Brandon, Queen Elizabeth, Regalis, retirement, Robert Burns, Rock Town Distillery, Rothes, scholarship, Scotch Whisky, Shelter Point Distillery, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Speyside, Spirits Canada, Suntory, Sweden, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Distiller's Safe, The Scottish Whisky Distilleries, Toki, travel retail, Two Brewers, University of Kentucky, Valour, Vancouver Island, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky, Whitehorse, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, Yamazaki, Yukon, Yukon Spirits0 comments
Many factors go into the decision to give a whisky brand a shakeup, and we’ll look at the factors behind two major facelifts announced in the la...
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm Hono(u)red on Queen’s Birthday List20160610221702
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm Hono(u)red on Queen’s Birthday List
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2016Balmenach, Campari, Dennis Malcolm, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Honours List, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth II, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speyside, UK, United Kingdom0 comments
June 10, 2016 – Longtime Glen Grant distillery manager Dennis Malcolm has been working in the Scotch Whisky industry almost as long as Queen Eli...
Blackened Whiskey Begins the Next Chapter (Episode 771: June 9, 2019)