A Cask-Strength Celestial Spectacle (Episode 656: August 27, 2017)20170827202105
A Cask-Strength Celestial Spectacle (Episode 656: August 27, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 27, 2017@FormerCruzGuy, @shanna_farrell, @skusrecenteats, Allness, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, An Oa, Andy Nelson, Ardbeg, Aria Gillespie, Aria Gillespie-Smith, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bart Watson, beer, BevCon, Bothwell, Bourbon, boxing, Brewers Association, Brown-Forman, California, camping, Charleston, Christian Krogstad, Colorado, Colton Smith, Conor McGregor, Corryvreckan, craft brewing, Cromarty Firth, Diageo, Diane Farrell, director, disaster, Dixon Dedman, Donald Colville, Dublin, economic, Few Spirits, fight, film, flooding, Floyd Mayweather, fraud, Fred Minnick, GlenDronach, High Wire Distilling, Highlands, House Spirits, Hugh Munro, Hunter Smith, Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, Inverness, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Justin Victor, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl, Kingsman, Lance Winters, Las Vegas, Liberties, Margaret Batt, Matthew Vaughn, MB Roland, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, MMA, Monty, movie, Mull of Oa, Nant, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Notorious, Oklahoma, Old Forester, Oregon, Paul Hletko, Paul Tomaszewski, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Pembroke, Portland, Rachel Barrie, receivership, relief, Reserve 101, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, Shanna Farrell, shorts, solar eclipse, South Carolina, St. George, St. George Spirits, St. James Church, standard of identity, Statesman, Steve Ury, Stoli Group, Suzanne Redmond, Tasmania Police, Tax & Trade Bureau, Teaninich, Texas, Treasury Department, TTB, Tulsa, Uigedahl, Uigedail, weather, Westward, whiskey, whisky, Woody Creek Distillers, Woody Creek Rye, writer1 comment
Around 6,000 people combined last Monday’s total solar eclipse with whiskey – watching the celestial spectacle from the fields around MB R...
Celebrating the World’s Whiskies in Dublin (Episode 653: August 6, 2017)20170806120633
Celebrating the World’s Whiskies in Dublin (Episode 653: August 6, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 6, 2017"Bourbon Pompeii", Anchor Brewing & Distilling, Anchor Distilling, Anchor Steam, archaeology, beer, Bib & Tucker, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Lopina, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Canadian Whisky Awards, Cher, Christina Philburn, Col. E.H. Taylor, construction, contract, Cooper's Choice, Dave Broom, David Mundell, DC, Dennis Carr, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, discrimination, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Whiskey Festival, equality, exports, Facebook, family, Frankfort, gay, Glencadam, Glencairn, historical, Hollis Bulleit, Hunter Smith, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, John Burke, Kavalan, Keith Greggor, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lesbian, LGBT, Littlemill, Loch Lomond, Lochside, magazine, Masterson's Rye, medicine, Meredith Moody, National Register of Historic Places, negotiations, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka, nominations, O.F.C., Old Potrero, Pittyvaich, Podcast Awards, Potrero Hill, ratings, Re-Awakening, Rock Oyster, San Francisco, Sapporo, scoring, Scotch Whisky, Scott Rogers, Scottish Secretary, Seagram, Sebastiani, tariffs, Tasmanian Whisky Week, tasting notes, The Cask, Three Badge Beverage, Tom Bulleit, Tony Foglio, tour, tourism, trade, Travel, Virginia, visitors, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Wisconsin0 comments
Whiskies are celebrated at festivals all over the world these days, but there’s no place quite like Ireland when it comes to whisk(e)y. The inau...
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)20170101000114
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 1, 2017@dramgoodwhisky, @IrishLegs, @MarlynnL, @muzzman78, anniversary, aroma, bastard child, blending, Bob Dixon, Bowmore, brandy, Brewdog, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Campfire, Canada, Cascades Whiskey Bar, CBC News, charity, Colorado, consultant, Diageo, Dr. McGillicuddy's, Dunyvaig Castle, Estes Park, final dram, Finlaggan Trust, first dram, fundraising, Germain-Robin, Greg Lipin, High West, highway sign, Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter Smith, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Islay Heritage, J. Henry & Sons, James Watt, Jody Miall, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Kildalton, Lagavulin, lawsuit, LCBO, Linda Peterson, Loch Lomond, logo, Lone Wolf Distillery, Marlynn Luhrsen, Martin Dickie, master blender, McTaggart Lesiure Center, MGP, Ministry of Transportation, Murray Hassan, Nancy Fraley, Nic Stilton-Massey, North of 7 Distillery, nosing, O.F.C. Vintages, Ontario, Ottawa, Outryder, Peter Grasson, Port Ellen Maltings, Red Tape Follies, Richard Lewis, RSPB, Sam Mead, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, smell, Stanley Hotel, Suzanna, SWA, The Whisky Exchange, Tim Meushaw, trademark, Uncle Duke's, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Blending is part art and part science, and unless you’re drinking a single cask whisky, every dram you try has been tweaked by the nose of an ex...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Episode 548: August 17, 201520150818023250
Episode 548: August 17, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2015Australia, author, Bladnoch, book, Bourbon Curious, brewery, Buffalo, Burn Stewart Distillers, Cairngorms, California, Cameronbridge, Caskmates, Catoctin Creek, charity, copper, Cork, court, Dalwhinnie, Dan Murphy's, David Prior, death, Douglas Laing & Co., Dwyer's Pub Scotch Club, earthquake, family, Florida, Fred Minnick, French Oak, Girvan, Glencairn, Glenglassaugh, hearing, Hoquiam, Hunter Smith, Ian MacMillan, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Justin Victor, Kansas City, Karuizawa, Lamb, London, lottery, Louisville, Manifesto, MGP, Mike Lisac, Nepal, New York, North British, North Tonawanda, Old Particular, relief, Revenoor Stills, Seattle, settlement, Shetland, Shetland Reel, Silver Trail Distillery, single grain, Speciality Drinks, Spencer Balentine, Strathclyde, Stuart Nickerson, Sullivan's Cove, Tampa Bay Whiskey Society, Tasmania, technology, Templeton Rye, Terrepure, Terry Wilhelm, The Whisky Cabinet, The Whisky Show, theft, travel retail, Unst, Virginia, Washington, Westland, whisky clubs, Winter Garden, Winter's Gold, worm tubs0 comments
The “Bourbon Boom” has led to a corresponding boom in the publishing industry, with almost as many new Bourbon books as there are Bourbons...
Episode 473: April 5, 201420140405235915
Episode 473: April 5, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2014administration, April Fool's, Armstrong, Army Air Corps, Auchnagie, auction, Balmoral, Benromach, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, Black Rock, Bladnoch, Blake Johnson, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Chichibu, Commerce Clause, Constitutiion, contract, court, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, Ernst & Young, family, Federal, George Dickel, Gerston, Gill Heart Institute, Glenglassaugh, Gold Reef, Gordon & MacPhail, grandson, horse racing, Hunter Smith, Ichiro Akuto, interstate commerce, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeffrey Karlovitch, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Karuizawa, Keeneland, Keith Bell, Laphroaig, lawsuit, legal, Lost Distilleries Blend, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mark Stoops, Master of Malt, Mendy Berkowitz, Michael Urquhart, Mickey Hammond, Nikka, Pope Francis, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, receiver, Rob Samuels, Royal Lochnagar, Storage Statute, Stratheden, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, The Knot. liqueur, The Lost Distillery Company, Tullahoma, UDV, University of Kentucky, Vatican, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, White Sands, William Grant & Sons, World War II0 comments
Many of Scotland’s historic distilleries have faded into history, to be remembered only by archivists and the occasional whisky lover. While the...
New Host Named for WhiskyCast20140401125512
New Host Named for WhiskyCast
Mark GillespieApril 1, 2014April Fool's, Aria Gillespie-Smith, CaskStrength Media, Christina, Hunter Smith, Mark Gillespie, Tooth Fairy, Whisky Fairy0 comments
April 1, 2014 – CaskStrength Media is pleased to welcome a new host for WhiskyCast, as Hunter Smith will replace Mark Gillespie starting with th...