Episode 530: April 18, 201520150418233329
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2015A. Smith Bowman, Adrian Graham, Ambassador Cask, analysts, Anthony Russo, Aultmore, Australia, bail, Ballindalloch, basketball, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, blog, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, cave, Chapter 13, charity, China, Churchill Downs, court, Craig Beam, crime, critters, Crown Royal, Dewar's, Diageo, Duchess or Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, earnings, English Whisky Company, estate, Fairfax, Frankfort, Franklin County, Fredericksburg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gimli, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Grantown-on-Spey, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, historic, horse racing, Ian MacLeod, Ian Macleod Distillers, indictment, Jack Daniel's, Josh Hafer, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Last Great Malts of Scotland, lawschooldrunk, Lem Tolley, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, LVMH, Lynchburg, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, Martin, Master Distillers Series, mint julep, New South Wales, Northern Harvest, Odin, Old Taylor, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pat Melton, Peristyle, photography, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, renovations, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Brackla, running, sales, Sheriff, Speyside, St. George's Day, still, suspect, Sydney, Tamdhu, The Glenrothes, theft, Thoroughbred, Time For Whisky, tour, United Kingdom, University of Kentucky, Valhalla Collection, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vintage Reserve, Virginia, warehouse, wax dip, WhiskyFest, Wild Turkey, WLEX, Woodford Reserve, Wounded Warrior Equestrian Project1 comment
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, ...
Episode 526: March 21, 201520150321223424
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2015@Matthewthet, Abbas Kazerounian, accomplice, age statements, Akron, Anthony Bourdain, attorney, Award, Barack Obama, barrels, Beam Suntory, bedtime story, BenRiach, Bill Lark, bootlegger, Bourbon Summit, break-in, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Camp Nelson, Campari America, CEO, Chancellor, charged, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, City Club of Cleveland, class action, Cleveland, Cleveland State University, coalition, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, cured oak, daughter, Diageo, dismiss, Drew Kulsveen, drop the duty, duty, Edwin Vargas, election, Franklin County, George Dickel, George Osborne, Germany, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glentauchers, Goldilocks, Grand Central Station, Green Label, Hakushu, handcrafted, handmade, I.W. Harper, Ian Chang, Ian MacLeod, Icons of Whisky, incubator, intern, Irish Car Bomb, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, Jim Murray, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kazerouni Law Group, label, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, lobbying, London, MAGNET, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, manufacturing, Matt Wooler, Matthew T, MGP-I, Mitch McConnell, moonshine, motion, mystery, New Orleans, Nikka, Ohio, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parliament, Pat Melton, Popcorn Sutton, President, Presidential, process, puked, Pure Malt, Ray Surinick, Rosemary Gallagher, Schwetzingen, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Service, Seiichi Koshimizu, Sheriff, Shinji Fukyuo, Simon Marshall, Solist, St. George's, Stitzel-Weller, stolen property, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Suntory Holdings, suspect, SWA, Taiwan, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru, Tamdhu, taxes, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Lix, Vinho, warehouse, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Bible, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, White House, Wild Turkey, Willett, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki0 comments
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City Club of Cleveland....
Whisky & Water Use Criticized by Scottish Regulators20150120165233
Whisky & Water Use Criticized by Scottish Regulators
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2015Angus Dundee, Baxter's, Ben Nevis, Burn Stewart, Chivas Brothers, Cragganmore, Dailuane, Deanston, Diageo, environment, farms, Fochabers, Glencadam, Glengoyne, golf courses, Ian MacLeod, Ian MacMillan, Jura, Keith Miller, Kirin, leaks, Longmorn, Miltonduff, Port Ellen Maltings, river, Rob Edwards, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA, Speyside, Teaninich, water, water permits, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
January 20, 2015 – Scottish environmental regulators ranked eight whisky plants as “poor” for exceeding their allowed water usage du...
Glengoyne Releases 35-Year-Old Single Malt20131112065727
Glengoyne Releases 35-Year-Old Single Malt
November 11, 2013 – Glengoyne Distillery is following up on the 2009 release of a 40-year-old single malt with a new 35-year-old expression. Onl...
Revitalized Tamdhu Introduces New Malts20130504124652
Revitalized Tamdhu Introduces New Malts
Mark GillespieMay 4, 2013Ian MacLeod, Leonard Russell, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Tamdhu0 comments
May 4, 2013 – Tamdhu Distillery made its re-appearance on the whisky stage today during the Spirit of Speyside Festival with the release of its ...
Episode 372: June 3, 201220120602232900
Episode 372: June 3, 2012
Mark GillespieJune 2, 2012author, book, Bourbon, Chivas Brothers, Compass Box, Dalmore, Dominic Roskrow, Glen Keith, Highland Park, Ian Buxton, Ian MacLeod, Ireland, Isle of Skye, Jack Daniel's, John Glaser, Louisville, Macallan, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore, Queen Elizabeth, Ranger Creek, Scotch, Taoiseach, Tennessee, Texas, Thor, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Ian Buxton’s 2010 book “101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die” was a hit with whisky lovers around the world. Now, Ian has compiled a n...
Episode 323: July 3, 201120110702235600
Episode 323: July 3, 2011
Mark GillespieJuly 2, 2011Amrut, auto racing, Black Bull, Canada, Christchurch, Colorado, Crown Royal, Diageo, disaster, distillery, DramFest, Duncan Taylor, earthquake, European Union, expansion, Festival, Glenfarclas, Highland Park, Ian MacLeod, India, Jake Norris, Leonard Russell, Michael Fraser Milne, NASCAR, New Zealand, retail, Roseisle, Scotch Whisky Association, South Korea, Speyside, Stranahan's, SWA, Tamdhu, trade, Tweeddale, Whisky Galore, Wiser's0 comments
It’s been a little over four months since a massive earthquake destroyed much of Christchurch, New Zealand and claimed 181 lives. Today, the cit...
Episode 291: November 27, 201020101127010547
Episode 291: November 27, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2010accident, Amrut, Ardbeg, Armorik, auction, Australia, barrels, boiler, Bonhams, Brazil, Bruichladdich, Chieftain's, collecting, Compass Box, Distillerie Warenghem, distillery, Double Barrel, English Whisky Company, Flaming Heart, furniture, gift guide, GlenDronach, Gustaf Anders Rooth, Ian MacLeod, Iowa, Islay, Jim McEwan, Lark, McTears, Natu Nobilis, oak, Purple Valley Imports, regulation, Rye, single malt, Springbank, Templeton, TTB, Ugly Betty0 comments
The last time we heard from Jim McEwan, he was leading a toast at the end of his master class at Bruichladdich during Feis Ile in May. Jim’s bee...
Episode 271: July 25, 201020100724232700
Episode 271: July 25, 2010
Mark GillespieJuly 24, 2010Andrew Derbidge, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Australia, Balvenie, beer, Boston, Brewdog, Canadian Whisky, championship, cruise, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dr. Whisky, expedition, Federal, France, Glann ar Mor, Glengoyne, Ian MacLeod, India, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jean Donnay, Joe Howell, Kornog, Mark Weems, McTears, New York City, New Zealand, nosing, pole, Richard Paterson, roadkill, Sam Simmons, Schorschbrau, Shackleton, Smokehead, Whisky Guild, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
I met up with Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay at Boston’s Federal Wine & Spirits just as the news came from New Zealand that scientis...
Episode 518: January 24, 2015