Whisky Tasting at Houston’s Reserve 10120170908120428
Whisky Tasting at Houston’s Reserve 101
Mark GillespieSeptember 8, 2017Adam Spiegel, Allison Parc, Allison Patel, Bill Lumsden, Brenne, California, Cherrywood Rye, Christa Havican, cognac, Dennis Malcolm, flood, France, French, Glen Grant, Glenmorangie, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Harvey, Houston, Hurricane, Mike Raymond, Nath Pizzolatto, recovery, Reserve 101, Rye, Scotch Whisky, single malt, Sonoma County Distilling, storm, Texas, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar0 comments
We’re back with a new name, but with the same goal of opening up whisky conversation as regular whisky lovers taste, rate, and debate whiskies f...
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)20170903182419
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 20171792 Barton, agriculture, Alex Grelli, Ann Marshall, Anson Mills, artist, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benoit Bailey, BevCon, Birthday Bourbon, Blender's Batch, Bloodshot Records, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brent Elliott, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campbeltown, Canada, Champions Park, Charleston, Chicago, China, corn, crop, diplomacy, diplomatic, distilling, Dixon Dedman, Edition No. 3, Edition Series, Espresso Roast, Evanston, experiment, farm, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Flights of Bourbon, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Glenn Roberts, grain, Green Beret, Harvey, High Wire Distilling, Highland Park, hooch, Houston, Hurricane, Ian Logan, Illinois, Irish Whiskey, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Red, Joanna McDonough, John Hargrove, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Oliver, Kavalan, Keith Chong, Ken Pierce, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Owl, King Car, labeling, Larry Schoen, Limited Edition Small Batch, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Magnus, mash bill, Matthew Lurin, Max Kellas, Meredith Grelli, Michael McKenna, Mike Raymond, military, Monongahela, music, Old Forester, painting, Paul Drennan, Paul Hletko, Peat Week, Pennsylvania, perfume, Pittsburgh, province, provincial, Quebec, recognition, Reserve 101, Roja Dove, Rum Cask Blend, Ryan Engen, Rye, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, scrap iron, Singapore, slave, South Carolina, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Nally, Stoli Group, Taipei, Taiwan, terroir, The Balvenie, The Macallan, Tom Crume, Van Winkle, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wigle, wildlife, Wine Cask Blend0 comments
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a wh...
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...
Episode 401: December 8, 201220121208220657
Episode 401: December 8, 2012
Mark GillespieDecember 8, 2012Astor Center, auction, Beam, Bits of Strange, charity, Charles Epperson, China, competition, Cooley, Dingle, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing, Edwin Vargas, Evan Williams, Found, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Greg Ramsay, Hurricane, Ireland, Irish, John McDougall, Johnnie Walker, Kavalan, Keith Wood, Kieran Folliard, Kilbeggan, King Car, King Creosote, Krishna Nukala, Malt Maniacs, Matt Wooler, Michael Forbes, New York, New Zealand, Old Malt Cask, Robin Robinson, Royal Lochnagar, Sandy, South Island, Stephen Wilson, Taiwan, The Guardian, Trump, Two Gingers, Wyoming0 comments
For the 10th year, the Malt Maniacs are honoring some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. Maniacs Keith Wood of Germany a...
Episode 400: December 1, 201220121201220718
Episode 400: December 1, 2012
Mark GillespieDecember 1, 2012airport, Alan Shayne, Aldi, bar, Bob Townsend, Bourbon, charity, Colorado, Craig Beam, Deerhammer, DeFazio, distillery, Evgeny Vershinin, eyesight, family, Glenkinchie, Gordon & MacPhail, High West, Hurricane, Johnnie Walker, Kirby, Laphroaig, Las Vegas, Ledaig, Lidl, Mead, Moscow, New Zealand, Philadelphia, pub, retailer, Salt Lake City, Sandy, Simon Brooking, SMWS, Steve Nally, Utah, Whisky Live, Wyoming1 comment
We’re marking one milestone with another…this week’s episode was recorded on location in Kirby, Wyoming, the home of Wyoming’s...
Episode 399: November 24, 201220121124001725
Episode 399: November 24, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 24, 2012Aldi, Angel's Envy, Arran, Barley, benefit, Bere, Bloomberg, Bruichladdich, charity, Colleen Rice, craft distilling, Crown Royal, David Jacob, Distilled Spirits Epicenter, Douglas Laing, education, Hurricane, Jameson, Jimmy Russell, Jonas Ostberg, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Louisville, maple, moonshine, Moscow, Obama, Old Malt Cask, Pat Jones, Ralfy, Robin Robinson, Royal Lochnagar, Russia, Sandy, Single Cask Nation, Speyside, Springbank, Thanksgiving, turkey, Wes Henderson, Whisky Live, Wild Turkey0 comments
Most whisky lovers dream of making their own whiskies, but that’s easier said than done, since building a distillery takes a lot of time and eve...
Episode 396: November 3, 201220121103005634
Episode 396: November 3, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 3, 2012A. Smith Bowman, Amrut, Anchor, auction, Balblair, Bill Lumsden, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brendan Buckley, Buffalo Trace, charity, Dave Pickerell, David King, Dickel, Ealanta, Evan Williams, family, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hurricane, Ian Logan, India, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jeff Weber, John Hansell, John MacDonald, Ledaig, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore, New York City, Nikka, Rick Jagdale, Robbo McClelland, Rye, Sandy, single cask, Single Oak Project, Solera, Speyburn, The Glenlivet, Truman Cox, Virginia0 comments
This week, we promise a politics-free episode! We’ll look at the history and future of India’s Amrut Distillery with third-generation Amru...
Episode 161: September 6, 200820080906170500
Episode 161: September 6, 2008
Mark GillespieSeptember 6, 2008abuse, bar, Bardstown, Bernie Lubbers, binge, Canada, Canadian, Dale DeGroff, damage, distillery, food, Gustav, Hiram Walker, Hurricane, Jerry Abramson, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knob Creek, Lexington, Louisville, Museum of the American Cocktail, New Orleans, Pearse Lyons, Pernod Ricard, pub, regulation, restaurant, Ryder Cup, Scotland, single malt, storm, tourism, Travel, trip, Valhalla, visit, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
We’re just a week or so away from a week that may make Derby Week look routine in Louisville…the combination of Ryder Cup week and Kentuck...
Episode 160: August 30, 200820080830130900
Episode 160: August 30, 2008
Mark GillespieAugust 30, 2008Balblair, bar, barley prices, BenRiach, Brown-Forman, cocktail, cocktails, Dale DeGroff, Diageo, distillery, economy, Edinburgh, GlenDronach, Gustav, Highland, history, Hurricane, James Espey, Katrina, Museum of the American Cocktail, New Orleans, Pernod Ricard, recipe, retailers, Royal Mile Whiskies, sale, Sazerac, specialist, Steve McGee, storytelling, The Last Drop, Thomas Maufer, Tom Jago, Whisky Fringe0 comments
Three years ago this weekend, New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast were in ruins after Hurricane Katrina. It’s only been in the last couple of...
Episode 3: November 19, 200520051119000100
Episode 3: November 19, 2005
Mark GillespieNovember 19, 2005auto racing, Crown Royal, Dalmore, David Robertson, Diageo, Easy Drinking Whisky Company, Gulf Coast, Hurricane, Jack Roush, Kurt Busch, Macallan, NASCAR, Phoenix, police, rebate, Robbo, sales, suspension0 comments
Dave “Robbo” Robertson of Jon, Mark, & Robbo’s Easy Drinking Whisky Company explains the philosophy behind JMR’s line of v...