30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)20180517153600
30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)
May 17, 2018Andy Treinen, anniversary, Ardbeg, aroma, auto racing, awards, Balcones, Barb Helt, Beam Suntory, Big Level, Big Red Liquors, Blade & Bow, Blenders' Mash, Bourbon, Buddy Thompson, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, cancer, charity, Chita, Christopher Winters, Colorado State University, conductor, contest, Contradiction, Corryvreckan, Courtney Howard, Croftengea, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark Prohibition, Denis Lynch, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, exhibit, Final Reserve, Frazier History Museum, Glencadam, Grand Macnish, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Henry McKenna, Hibiki, Highland Park, hospice, I.W. Harper, ice, Indiana, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Irish Whiskey, James Thompson & Brother, Jan Westcott, Japan, Jay Howard, Jeff Timi, Jim Beam, John Foster, Johnnie Walker, Jon Miller, Julie Trevisan Hunter, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Lauder's, LCBO, Loch Lomond Distillers, logo, Louisville, Macduff International, Mark McAlister, Matt Colglazier, motorsports, Nikka, oncology, One Cure, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, pizza, Powers John's Lane, research, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile, Royal Salute, Royal Wedding, Rye Whiskey, sales, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, senses, Shelbyville, shortages, Six Cask Edition, Smokey, Smooth Ambler, Spirits Canada, sponsorship, Stitzel-Weller Experience, Suntory, supply, Talisker, taste, Texas, The Dark, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, Travel, Tyrconnell, visitors, visitors center, W. Brendan Waller, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
In May of 1988, the Scotch Whisky Experience opened its doors on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, next to Edinburgh Castle. Over the last 30 years, milli...
Episode 584: April 10, 201620160410013645
Episode 584: April 10, 2016
April 10, 2016@AxisofWhisky, @Sister_Ratched, American Distilling Institute. ADI, Angus MacRaild, Angus MacWhisky, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Bardstown, Beatson Cancer Charity, binding arbitration, Bladnoch, blog, blogger, Blood Oath, Bob Bobert, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, cancer, cat, Chivas Regal, competition, construction, Crown Royal, Dark Cove, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, donations, Ezra Brooks, family, Four Roses, Gimli, Highland Park, House Spirits, Ian MacMillan, ice, Islay, John MacLellan, John Rempe, Joseph Magnus, Jude, judging, Kentucky, Kilchoman, labor, labour, Laphroaig, Local 832, Lore, Lux, Luxco, Manitoba, Manitoba Labour Board, mayor, mediator, memorial, Millstone, Mimi, Mimi Petro, Oban, Oregon, People's Republic of Portland, Pernod Ricard USA, pet, Peter Mendel, planning, Portland, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Redbreast, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Scotch Whisky, St. Louis, strike, Tom Mooney, UFCW, union, Vancouver, Washington, whisky, Whisky Sponge, Wigtown, Woodinville, Zuidam0 comments
The Whisky Sponge has been puncturing egos and tweaking the Scotch Whisky industry with impunity – and relative anonymity – for nearly thr...
Episode 516: January 17, 201520150117211324
Episode 516: January 17, 2015
January 17, 2015Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Alberta Rye Dark Batch, Allied Domecq, Award, Beam Suntory, Big Peat, Bond Street Whisky Appreciation Society, Brett Burnes, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Burns Night, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chairman's Select, Chase Stampe, competition, contract, Corby, crime, Crown Royal, Dan Tullio, Dark Horse, David Dobbin, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edinburgh, Forty Creek, Gbuschrist, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Harold Ferguson, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, holdup, Hotel Grand Pacific, ice, investigation, Jack Phillips, Jim Beam Rye, Jimmy Russell, Johanna Ngoh, John Hall, John Richardson, Las Vegas, Lawrence Graham, letsgojets, Lifetime Achievement, Masterson's, missedlitterbox, Montreal, negotiations, Neil Barrie, Ontario, Prohibition, R_E_Thomas, recommendation, robbery, Robert Burns, Rock Oyster, Roy Thomson Hall, Royal Mile Whiskies, SAQ, Scallywag, single barrel, skating, Spirit of Toronto, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Taghta, Texas, The Balvenie, theft, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, Torfa, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Walkerville, whisky bar, whisky club, Windsor, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Jets0 comments
We’re on the road for the first time in 2015 this weekend, with the first of two episodes from the 10th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victo...
Episode 494: August 30, 201420140830181307
Episode 494: August 30, 2014
August 30, 2014Alberta Distillers, ALS, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bill Lumsden, Blackadder, bottling, Breaker Bourbon, Bulleit, Bulleit Experience, Bulleit Rye, Canada, challenge, Charbay, Chasing Shackleton, Chivas Brothers, class action, cost cutting, crisps, damage, Dave Schmier, David Perkins, Diageo, documentary, earthquake, Edelson, Elijah Craig, experiment, Florida, George Dickel Rye, haggis, Heaven Hill, High West, ice, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Irish Distillers, Jeffrey Knott, Jeffrey Lohr, jobs, John Bernasconi, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, KGB Spirits, labeling, lawyers, layoffs, Loretto, Mackie's, Maker's Mark, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, MGP-I, Napa Valley, Netflix, Old Hickory Bar, orbit, Pensacola, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, potato chips, Raj Bhakta, Rancho de Los Luceros Destileria, Redemption Rye, Richard Paterson, Rob Samuels, Ryan Maloney, Scott Bush, Seagram's, small batch, Small Batch Collection, snack, Steve Gertman, Stitzel-Weller, Strathmill, Supernova, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tim Jarvis, TTB, Tullamore Dew, Vern Underwood, Wes Henderson, Whistlepig, Willett, William Grant & Sons, winery5 comments
Steve Gertman of California’s Ascendant Spirits produces Breaker Bourbon, and his brand is one of those targeted by a Chicago-based law firm tha...
Episode 493: August 22, 201420140823014208
Episode 493: August 22, 2014
August 23, 2014Alexander Gorelin, ALS, ALS Association, author, benzyl benzoate, Big Peat, Birthday, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Strange, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, Canada, Cara Laing, caretaker, challenge, Chuck Cowdery, Clermont, Colonel Jim Beam, Companions of the Quaich, consumer protection, contract, Craigellachie XO, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edgar Bronfman, Four Roses, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, ice, Ice Bucket Challenge, Iowa, ITAR-TASS, Ivo Fanotti, Jack Daniel's, James Beam, Jeff Karpinski, Jim Beam, Josh Hafer, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, labeling, Larry Kass, Linda Beam, Markham, message, MGP-I, moonshine, Ontario, Parker Beam, Patrick Stewart, Paul Santos, Popcorn Sutton, Promise of Hope, Richard Paterson, Rittenhouse Rye, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Bronfman, sanctions, Scallywag, Seagram's, Shelby County, statue, Striped Pig, Striped Shine, Sverdlovsk, tainted, Templeton Rye, Tom Bulleit, Toronto, trade, TTB, Ukraine, whisky club, Whisky Ice Challenge, writer0 comments
This week, we’ll wrap up our conversation with Bourbon Hall of Fame member Chuck Cowdery, author of the new book “Bourbon: Strange” ...
Episode 479: May 17, 201420140517163117
Episode 479: May 17, 2014
May 17, 20141948, Alex Salmond, Austin, Austria, Balcones, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Bernheim, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Campari, Campari America, Chip Tate, collectors, Customs, Dan Garrison, David Frost, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, Diamonds, Dràm an Stiùreadair, economic development, Eddie Russell, Elgin, European Commission, European Union, Evolution, exports, Feis Ile, Forty Creek, France, Gaelic, Garrison Brothers, Glen Grant, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Grimsby, Hibiki, Hidetsugu Ueno, Hill Country, Hye, ice, ice carving, Ileach, independence, India, Indian Whisky, investing, Islay, Jimmy Russell, Joe The Bluesman, John Ellwood, John Hall, Jose Manuel Barroso, Klaus Doblmann, Las Vegas, Mark Brown, Michael Urquhart, Moray Golf Club, Morrison Bowmore, Old Blowhard, Old Taylor, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, Peristyle, Poland, Ranger Creek, Rebecca Creek, referendum, Reid Mitenbuler, Rhetoric, San Antonio, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Single Oak Project, Spain, Steve Beshear, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, SWA, tax incentives, Texas, The Netherlands, trade, Twitter, Washington, Wealth Solutions, Westering Home, Wild Turkey, Yellow Rose0 comments
The old saying goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Dan Garrison’s life was full of lemons back in 2003, and he decided...
Episode 154: July 20, 200820080720115400
Episode 154: July 20, 2008
July 20, 2008abuse, Aeneas MacDonald, Andrew Jefford, Auchentoshan, author, book, Braeval, British Columbia, Canada, chefs, Chivas Brothers, distillery, F. Paul Pacult, Famous Grouse, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Harrison, ice, Jimmy Bradley, Michael Beamish, Misako Udo, New York, Red Cat, report, responsibility, restaurant, sale, Shelter Point, Snow Grouse, Speyside, tasting panel, The Scotsman, Tullibardine, web site0 comments
Almost every whisky lover has dreamed of getting the call from a distillery to serve on an exclusive tasting panel to select a special release. Jimmy ...
Episode 152: July 6, 200820080706125200
Episode 152: July 6, 2008
July 6, 2008anniversary, Balvenie, Barley, Black Label, blog, bottling, Broxburn, Bruichladdich, Dr. Whisky, economy, Edinburgh, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Ian MacMillan, ice, Johnnie Walker, peat, Rocks, Sam Simmons, shutdown, Speyside, Springbank, Tobermory0 comments
Last fall, I mentioned The Balvenie’s search for a brand ambassador to represent the single malt in the US. Now, the lucky person has been chose...