Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)20181118002710
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2018@mikeyjoedrum, @whiskeryturnip, A Fine Christmas Dram 2018, Aerstone, Ailsa Bay, Alan Winchester, apology, auction, Australia, Australia Distillers Association, backstop, Bardstown, Barley Batch Limited Edition, bidding, Blue Spot, Bobby Parnell, Bonhams, border, bottling, Bowmore, brands, Brexit, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, cask, Cedar Creek Quarry, Christmas cake, Chronicles, closed distilleries, Conor McGregor, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Delta Hotel Fredericton, Democratic Unionist Party, Diageo, Distiller of the Year, Dmitry Efimov, election, Elixir Distillers, EU, European Union, excise tax, Fistful of Bourbon, flavor, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, fruitcake, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Great Britain, Green Spot, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, HIAS, history, Hong Kong, Ian Millar, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jackie Scott, John Begg, Jonathan Mitchell, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl Park, Kevin O'Gorman, Kirsten Grant Meikle, Knob Creek, Ladyburn, Lorraine Winchester, Marsala, Mitchell & Son, mixed martial arts, MMA, Montreal, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Tourism, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, No. #1 Vaults, Northern Ireland, peat, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, prank, Prime Minister, projections, Proper No. Twelve, Red Spot, rent, Sazerac, Seagram's, Seagram's 5 Star, Seagram's 83, Seagram's VO, Shigeru Ban Architects, shooting, Sicily, Sukhinder Singh, supply shortage, tasting note, The Glenlivet, The Glenrothes, The IWSC, The Macallan, The Shout, The Stoli Group, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Tish Harcus, Tom Diana, trade, Tree of Life Synagogue, Tuthilltown Spirits, Vaults Collection, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Yellow Spot0 comments
Back on the road again, and this episode comes from the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick! We’ll have highlights from...
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)20170618153921
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2017@jefflincicome, @lphd, ALS, angels, anniversary, backset, Balcones, Bear Creek Distilling, Ben Nevis, Black Art, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cat, Charbay, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chip Tate, Clyde May's, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colorado, Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project, commemorative, Consortium of Cards Series, Cork, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, David Stewart, Deatsville, distilling, divorce, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. James Crow, Dublin, duty free, eclipse, Elixir Distillers, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, fermentation, Few Spirits, Forsyths, Four Kings, France, Fred Noe, G. Rozelieures, Game 7 Batch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenturret, Graham Coull, Heaven Hill, Ian Millar, Independent Stave, inner smartass, Ireland, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Lincicome, Jenni Karakasevic, Jim Beam, Journeyman Distillery, Karuizawa, Kentucky, King of the Hills, Knob Creek, Knockmealdowns, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Larry Kilbourne, Liberties, litigation, Lorraine, Mark Reynier, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, Miles Karakasevic, Mississippi River Distilling Company, mouser, O.F.C., Old Pulteney, Otto Radio, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, patent, peated, Quora, Rachel Barrie, Redemption Whiskey, Richard Forsyth, Sam Mead, Sam Simmons, Scotch Whisky, Snow Leopard Trust, solar eclipse, Speciality Drinks, spent mash, spiritual retreat, State 38 Distilling, Stephen Teeling, storage, Stuart Nickerson, Susan Karakasevic, T.W. Samuels Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, Texas, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Tipperary Distillery, Tom Bulleit, Tourbe Collection, Towser, travel retail, Vaios Vlahotasios, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinexpo, Waco, Watershed, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, World Series, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco...
A Passion for Whisky Becomes a Career (Episode 637: April 16, 2017)20170416185042
A Passion for Whisky Becomes a Career (Episode 637: April 16, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2017"The 62", airport, Alex Conyngham, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Ardmore, Australia, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Blair Bowman, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Business Growth Fund, Campbeltown, charity, Charleston, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Coleburn, construction, credit, crime, Dublin, Dufftown, Easter Elchies, Fore Burn, Girvan, Glen Elgin, Glen Mhor, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Glentauchers, Highland Park, Holdings Cancer Center, Ian Millar, Ian Rankin, Inner Circle, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Heritage, J. Rieger & Co., J&A Mitchell, Just a Drop, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kinclaith, Ladyburn, Lagavulin, Lego, Legoland, Limestone Branch, Louisville, Malt Mill, March of Dimes, Margaret Wallace, Mark Reynier, Masters of Photography, Meadow Brook, Meals on Wheels, MGP, Minor Case Beam, Minor Case Rye, mint julep, Monogram, novel, O.F.C. Vintages, OFC Vintages, Oregon, Paul Beam, Philadelphia, Portland, Project XX, raffle, Rebus, RebusFest, Rye, Sandy Hyslop, Sara Midda, Scotch Whisky, Scott Mansfield, Single Cask Nation, Slane Castle, Slane Whiskey, South Carolina, Spain, Spirit of Freedom, Steve Beam, Steven Klein, Tarland, The Folio, The Glenlivet, The Great Whisky Distillery Challenge, The Irish Whiskey Collection, The Logan, The Loop, The Macallan, tours, Tracie Franklin, Travel, travel retail, Ulster Bank, Ultimate Cask Collection, voters, water, water color, Watercairn, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Williams & Humbert, Willie Wallace, Windsor, Woodford Reserve, world record, World Whisky Day0 comments
This week, we’ll talk with two people who have turned their passion for whisky into careers. Tracie Franklin is one of the newest brand ambassad...
Inver House Named Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Scotland Round20161202114358
Inver House Named Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Scotland Round
Mark GillespieDecember 2, 2016Aberlour, Alan Winchester, author, awards, Benromach, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Charles Maclean, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, George Grant, Glasgow Distillery Company, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Ian Millar, Icons of Whisky, Independent Bottlers Challenge, International Beverage, Inver House, Keith Cruickshank, Malts of Scotland, Rikki Scott, Robert Graham, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Tesco, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenlivet, Tomatin, Vintage Malt Whisky Company, Whisky Magazine, World of Whiskies0 comments
December 2, 2016 – International Beverage’s Inver House Distillers division took Distiller of the Year honors in the Scotland round of Whi...
Episode 578: February 28, 201620160228163223
Episode 578: February 28, 2016
Mark GillespieFebruary 28, 2016@MaltReview, @WhiskyDiscovery, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, Akashi, Allisa Henley, Allison Patel, Annasach, Aspen, auction, Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Organic Distillers, Balcones, Bernheim Original, Bourbon, Brenne, campaign, Canada, Chip Tate, Chris Ratcliff, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Compass Box, competition, Dallas, Dave Worthington, Diageo, Dickel, Distillery 291, drinks, Ed Belfour, Eric Gregory, F1, Far North Spirits, Force India, Formula One, France, George Dickel, George Dickel Superior #12, goalie, Hallock, Hillsburgh, hockey, Hokkaido, Houston, Ian Millar, India, International Wine & Spirits Report, James Earley, Jameson, Japan, Jared Himstedt, John Little, John Lunn, judging, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Last Straw Distillery, lawsuit, litigation. White Oak Distillery, Lot No. 40, Mark Meek, medal, MGP, Michael Swanson, Minnesota, Mizunara Oak, motorsports, OId Scout, Olympic, Ontario, ouster, Pappy Van Winkle, petition, Pikesville Rye, Pioneer Spirit, Popcorn Sutton, racing, Reserve 101, Røknar, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch, settlement, Sheffield, Skagit Valley, Smirnoff, Smooth Ambler, sourced whisky, SpiritusNZ, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beal, Tate & Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Pogues, Tony K's, transparency, True Blue, Tullahoma, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Waco, Washington, West Cork Distillers, West Virginia, whiskey, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards, Yama2 comments
There’s been a lot of attention paid recently to women working in the whisky industry, but when Allisa Henley was promoted to Head Distiller at ...
Episode 576: February 14, 201620160214171541
Episode 576: February 14, 2016
Mark GillespieFebruary 14, 2016@williamberryiii, Ailsa Bay, Alasdair Day, Alaska, Alaska Highway, ambassador, Andy Simpson, auction, Ayrshire, Big Peat, Bonhams, Bozzy Karasu, Brian Kinsman, Buffalo Trace, Burn Stewart Distillers, Canada, Château Léoville Barton, code, collecting, correction, David Robertson, Douglas Laing, forests, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, gold, Green Spot, Hudson Baby Bourbon, Ian Millar, index, investing, investment, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Isle of Raasay, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Rye, Johnny Mitchell, Kevin Abrook, Kevin O'Gorman, Kilchoman, Kilted Whisky Man, Koval, Ledaig, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, McTears, Michter's, Midleton Dair Ghaelach, Mikkeller, Milsean, oil, palate, Prestige Whisky, Private Edition, R&B Distillers, rare whisky 101, Remarkable Regional Malts, Rested Rye, Rock Oyster, Ross Salchow, Rye, Scallywag, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, stocks, Tennessee, Timorous Beastie, Tobermory, Tomintoul, Tuthilltown, Two Brewers, Unaged Rye, value, Vision Wine & Spirits, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, William Berry, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt, Yukon Brewing0 comments
With oil prices in the doldrums, stocks sagging, and other forms of investments losing value, a number of investors are turning to rare whiskies as a ...
Episode 568: December 26, 201520151226235510
Episode 568: December 26, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 26, 2015Alan Winchester, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angostura, appeal, auction, Bärnsten, bicycle, Burn Stewart Distillers, Callum Fraser, Canada, construction, cycling, David Williamson, discussion, donation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Frank Scott, Fredericton, fundraising, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Holyrood, Ian Millar, illness, J. Rieger & Co., James Coombe, Johanne McInnis, John Georges, John Grant, Kansas City, Kirstie McCallum, Kyoto, lawsuit, Lunar Rogue, Macallan, Mackmyra, mashman, match, minimum unit pricing, MND, MND Scotland, Moment, Motor Neuron Disease, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Omi, panel, Peter Mielszynski, Poland, rum, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shona Robison, Speyside, Suntory, SWA, Tamdhu, tour, Travel, warehouse, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky0 comments
There are a lot of issues facing the world of whisky and spirits these days, and we’ll discuss many of them on this week’s WhiskyCast. Dur...
Episode 533: May 2, 201520150502203644
Episode 533: May 2, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2015Aberlour, Award, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Birthday, Burn Stewart Distillers, Canadian, Carole King, Charlie McCarron, community, concert, Dave Greene, Dave Worthington, David Bowie, Dennis Malcolm, Douglas Laing & Co., dramming, Dunder, Dùsgadh, Elgin, Embassy, Feis Ile, festival bottling, fiddle, Fleming Hall, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Ian Millar, Joel Harrison, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Johnny Cash, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Linda Mellis, Martine Nouet, Mull, music, Neil Ridley, Old Particular, Robb Report, Sam Speers, Scotch Test Dummies, Scott Rogers, service, Spirit of Speyside Festival, The Who, theft, Tobermory, Washington0 comments
Lots of people try to pair whiskies with foods, but pairing whiskies with music? That’s the challenge Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison took on when...