To Whisky…And Beyond! (Episode 737: November 1, 2018)20181101223250
To Whisky…And Beyond! (Episode 737: November 1, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 1, 2018@thatsdramgood, 1910 Old Fine Whisky, Alumni Series, anniversary, auction, Australia, beer, Belfour Spirits, Bill Lark, blend, blending, blending kit, Bourbon, budget, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, Chivas, Chivas Regal, cold, Colin Scott, Colorado, Cork, Craigellachie, Dallas, David Stewart, David Vitale, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dayn Belfour, decanter, Denmark, Dewar's, Diageo, Distill Ventures, distilling, Don Livermore, Doublewood, duties, duty, duty freeze, Ed Belfour, Flintlock, Galway, George T. Stagg, goalie, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, Hall of Fame, hockey, House of Commons, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Just-Drinks.com, Kentucky, lab, Lanny McDonald, Laphroaig, London, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Marc Pagani, master blender, Melbourne, memorabilia, Midnight Blend, Milroy's of Soho, New Orleans, NHL, NHL Alumni, nose, noser, Nova, Old Forester Distillery, Omar Fitzell, Parliament, Philip Hammond, Private Collection, pub, Quantas, Rebecca Jago, Redbreast, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Solera, Sonny Malloy's Bar, spirits, Stanley Cup, Starward, Stauning, Stephanie Macleod, SWA, Tasmania, taxation, taxes, Texas, The Balvenie, The IWSR, The Last Drop Distillers, Tom's Blend No. 1, trade, transparency, Two-Fold, VAT, video, Wendell Clark, Westland, whiskey, Whiskey Live Dublin, Whiskey Row Series, whisky, wine, Woody Creek Distillers0 comments
This time around, we’re blasting off with the crew of the USS Starward! OK, we’re talking with David Vitale, the founder of Australia̵...
UK Whisky Taxes Frozen For Second Consecutive Year20181029145230
UK Whisky Taxes Frozen For Second Consecutive Year
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2018beer, budget, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, cider, Conservative, duty, duty freeze, economy, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, House of Commons, Parliament, Philip Hammond, Revenue, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, spirits, SWA, taxes, whiskey, whisky, wine0 comments
October 29, 2018 – While announcing billions of pounds in new government spending, Great Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his co...
Episode 594: June 18, 201620160619002026
Episode 594: June 18, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 19, 201628/10 Whisky Club, Aberlour, Adam Spiegel, airport, Alasdair Day, Allisa Henley, Australia, Benoit Bailey, Bill Lark, Black Truffle Rye, blending, Busch Gardens, California, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cherry wood, Colonial Williamsburg, Copper Fox, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Douglas Laing & Co., Eddie Russell, Extra Old Particular, frequent flyer, Garryana, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Girvan, Glasgow, Grant's, Hellyers Road, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Hobart, House of Commons, Invergorden, Isle of Raasay, J.C. Phaneuf, Jane Overeem, Jewish Whisky Company, John Lunn, Joshua Hatton, Ken Goldenberg, lab, Lark, Matt Hofmann, Miles & More, moving, Nova Scotia, Old Particular, Overeem, Patrick Maguire, Perigord, politics, Port Dundas, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rick Wassmund, samples, Scotland, senator, Single Cask Nation, single grain, Sonoma County Distilling, Speaker's Selection, Sperryville, Star Alliance, storage, Swiss Airlines, Switzerland, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tasmania Whisky Week, Travel, truffle, Virginia, Westland, whisky bar, Whisky Jewbilee, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Williamsburg, Zurich0 comments
Moving is one of those things that no one really enjoys…let alone when one has to move hundreds of rare whisky samples to a new home. Whyte &...
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...
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch20160612111817
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch
Mark GillespieJune 12, 2016Aberlour, Andrew Scheer, Canada, CanadianWhisky.org, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dalwhinnie, Davin de Kergommeaux, Geoff Regan, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Heather Bradley, House of Commons, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Parliament, Peter Milliken, Robert Burns, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Talisker, taxpayers, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits1 comment
June 11, 2016 – Imagine the outcry in France if politicians served a California sparkling wine instead of Champagne at official events? While Ca...
“Drop the Duty” Campaign Works As UK Cuts Whisky Taxes20150318121127
“Drop the Duty” Campaign Works As UK Cuts Whisky Taxes
Mark GillespieMarch 18, 2015activists, alcohol abuse, austerity, budget, Chancellor, coalition, Conservative, drop the duty, duty, economic, economy, Exchequer, George Osborne, health, House of Commons, labour, Liberal Democrats, Parliament, Rosemary Gallagher, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, SNP, SWA, taxes0 comments
March 18, 2015 – The “Drop the Duty” campaign led by the Scotch Whisky Association and other UK spirits industry leaders has claimed...
Episode 352: January 14, 201220120113235908
Episode 352: January 14, 2012
Mark GillespieJanuary 13, 2012bar, Bourbon, Canada, coopering, Derby, Don Ramsay, Duncan Taylor, Festival, Frank Murphy, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, history, House of Commons, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Society, Ken Storrie, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Leo Phelan, Louisville, Old Pulteney, Parliament, Port Askaig, pub, Scotland, The Pot Still, The Whisky Exchange, tourism, Travel, Victoria0 comments
A year ago, the owner of Glasgow’s Pot Still Bar, Ken Storrie, passed away. At first, Glasgow whisky lovers were sad…but they quickly beca...