Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)20190722035536
Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)
July 22, 2019@Mike_W_Simpson, @pogues1977, @TheTracerBullet, age statement, Alan Winchester, Amrut, Atlas Bar, auction, Bartender at Large, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bonhams, breast cancer, Brian Treacy, Cairdeas, Cards Series, Chivas Brothers, Christina Philburn, Code of Federal Regulations, construction, contract, control state, Dante, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, distributor, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, Enigma, Feis Ile, fruits, Glass Revolution Imports, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Global Travel Retail, GMB, Hammer Head, Hanyu, Holyrood Distillery, Hong Kong, Huntly, Ian Stewart, Ichiro Akuto, importer, India, instructors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Ivy Mix, J. Rieger & Co., Jameson, Japan, Jerry O'Sullivan, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, label approvals, labor, labour, Laphroaig, LaSanta, Lebanon, Lynette Marrero, Massachusetts, Missouri, mystery, Nectar D'Or, negotiations, New Orleans, New Riff, New York City, Nikka Whisky, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, palate, Philadelphia, Philanthropy, photo, Portomento, produce, Prohibition, Purple Valley Imports, Quinta Ruban, R&D, Raj Sabharwal, retailer, Royal Salute, Ryan Maloney, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Singapore, single malt, sommelier, Speed Rack, spices, Spirited Awards, stained glass, strike, Sullivan's Cove, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, tasting, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Glenlivet, The Lakes Distillery, The Lost Blend, The Malts Blend, The One, The Party Source, The Signature Blend, three-tier, tied house, Title 27, Triple Triple, TTB, unions, Unite, vegetables, visitors center, visitors centre, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, whisky classes, Wigtown, Woodford Reserve, workers0 comments
Raj Sabharwal doesn’t make whiskies, but his role is critical in making sure you get to drink them. He’s one of the band of independent im...
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)20180510193948
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)
May 10, 2018"The Amber Light", Alan Winchester, aluminum, Andrew Mansinne, archive, Ashton Cigar Bar, auction, Australia, Austria, author, Avengers, Award, Balblair, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Berlin, Bill Grant Smith, Billy Leighton, Bloomberg News, book, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Bruichladdich, Brussels, Bushmills, Cadenhead's, Camden, Captain's Reserve, Chichibu, closing, Colum Egan, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dave Broom, David Jacob, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Donald Trump, Dream Cask, Ed Dodson, Eden Mill, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, Ewan Gunn, export, fish, Fishky, Founder's Reserve, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Germany, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Graham Coull, Great Britain, Hanyu, hard border, Heaven's Door, herring cask, Hombo Shuzo, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt & Grain, import, Indiana, Infinity Stones, Infinity War, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Japan, Japanese Whisky, John Grant, John MacDonald, Johnnie Walker, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawrenceburg, Marc Bushala, Mars Komagatake, Mars Shinsu, Martin Kenney, Masataka Taketsuru, MGP Ingredients, movie, negotiations, New Jersey, Nikka, Northern Ireland, Parliament, party, Paul LaGrange, Philadelphia, Photoshop, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, politics, prank, President, quotas, Redbreast, Reserva, Rita Taketsuru, Rob Whitinger, Rossville Union, Ryan Perry, Rye, Salzburg, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sinn Fein, social media, Spirit of Speyside Festival, spoiler, steel, Strathisla, stupidcask.de, Suntory, Taketsuru, tariffs, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, tease, television, Thanos, The Birdhouse, The Glenlivet, The Way of Whisky, Tom Brim, trade, United Kingdom, voting, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyAuctioneer.com, White Walker, William Grant Smith, World Whisky Day, Yamazaki0 comments
Dave Broom has been one of Japanese whisky’s most passionate observers for many years, and his latest book “The Way of Whisky” delve...
Live at The Whisky Show in London (Episode 661: October 1, 2017)20171001182013
Live at The Whisky Show in London (Episode 661: October 1, 2017)
October 1, 2017Aberlour, Ann Miller, Anthony Wills, Ballantine's, Bardstown, beer, Blended Malt, book, Bourbon, Bowmore, Box Distillery, Burkay Adalig, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chichibu, Compass Box, Corby, Dalmore, Dave Mitton, Dewar's, Dixon Dedman, editor, Elixir Distillers, England, Erdogan, expansion, France, freedom of expression, fudge, Glen Moray, Glenburgie, Glentauchers, Gooderham & Worts, Ichiro Akuto, Ingvar Ronde, IPA, Islam, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Japan, John Glaser, Jura, KEFDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kentucky Owl, Kilchoman, Little Trinity, London, Lot #40, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Mastery, Meleklerin Payı, Miltonduff, No Name, Northern Border Collecton, Old Pulteney, Oliver Chilton, Peat Monster, Phenomenology, Pike Creek, publisher, Richard Paterson, Roger Melander, Royal Brackla, Sarah Temple, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, secular, Shackleton, Signatory, Single Malt Series, Speciality Drinks, Stoli Group USA, Stuart Harvey, Sweden, Taiwan, tax incentives, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, turkey, Turkish. blogger, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wick0 comments
This week, we’re in London for the annual Whisky Show at Old Billingsgate on the banks of the River Thames! We’ll catch up with a lot of f...
Episode 585: April 17, 201620160417192240
Episode 585: April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016age statements, Annabel Meikle, bill, Brett Hocking, Brett Ratner, Brown-Forman, Brown-Forman Cooperage, Bulleit Bourbon, Cameronbridge, Canada, cocktails, Compass Box, Coopers' Craft, Cornerstone Blend, Crown Royal, David Beckham, Diageo, Drake, dry, earthquake, Eric Gregory, Eric Swanson, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Gimli, Globe & Mail, governor, Greg Roshkowski, Haig Club, Hombo Shizu, Ichiro Akuto, Impex, Islay, Jackie Scott, Japan, John MacLellan, Just-Drinks.com, Kagoshima, KDA, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kiichiro Iwai, Kilchoman, Kumamoto, law, LCBO, legislation, Loch Gorm, Louisville, Manitoba, Mars Maltage, Mars Whisky, Masataka Taketsuru, Master of Malt, Matt Bevin, Maverick Drinks, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Noble Collection, Peter Mielszynski, PMA Canada, precinct, Saki Umemura, Sam Filmus, Sanaig, Shinshu, Simon Fuller, strike, Summerhill, surprise, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, Tokiwa Imports, Toronto, transparency, Virginia Black, visitors centers, wet-dry election, Yamanashi, yellow card, Yuno Hayashi0 comments
Japan’s Hombo Shuzo has been making whiskies off and on since 1949, and the company’s whisky heritage claims a critical link to Masataka T...
Episode 557: October 10, 201520151011000058
Episode 557: October 10, 2015
October 11, 2015A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aaron Barker, Andy Cant, appeal, Armagnac, Armagnac Castarède, auction, bar, Beam, Beam Suntory, Benjamin Herrera, Bill Lumsden, Booker's, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Cabinet, Calumet Farm, Cardhu, charity, Christmas Book, Christopher Winters, David Frost, David Perkins, Diageo, European Court of Justice, Florence Castarède, France, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Global Alcohol Policy Conference, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, High West, holiday, Ichiro Akuto, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Brown, Jefferson's Ocean, Jimmy Russell, John Campbell, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Klaus Doblmann, Laphroaig, luxury, Mackmyra, Maureen Robinson, Michael Collins, minimum unit pricing, Mount Vernon, Neiman-Marcus, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Orphan Barrel, Pappy, Parker Beam, Philadelphia, politics, pricing, Romeo and Juliet, ruling, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shakespeare, Shinji Fukuyo, Sidney Frank Importing Company, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Stagg, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Svensk Ek, Sweden, The Singleton of Glendullan, Tom Helt, trademark, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are...
Ichiro Akuto: Japanese Whisky’s Rock Star20151010161301
Ichiro Akuto: Japanese Whisky’s Rock Star
October 10, 2015"On the Way", Cards Series, Chichibu, cooperage, coopers, distilling, drinks, Hanyu, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, Japan, liquor, Mt. Kobu, playing cards, rock star, sake, shochu, Tokyo, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live Paris, Yumi Yoshikawa1 comment
October 10, 2015 – As a rule, Japanese whisky makers tend to blend into the crowd at whisky festivals. For instance, Nikka chief blender Tadashi...
Episode 555: September 28, 201520150928165533
Episode 555: September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015@bethpaw, Ann Miller, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Bart Simpson, beer, Beth Flint, Big Peat, Bourbon, Bretagne, Breton, brewer, brewery, Brittany, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Campbeltown, Caskmates, Chivas Brothers, Chris Maybin, Compass Box, Cork, Cotswolds, Creative Whisky Company, Daniel Szor, Dave Quinn, David Roussier, David Stirk, dispute, Distillerie Warenghem, Douglas Laing & Co., Duff Beer, Euan Mitchell, European Union, expansion. Dr. Jim Swan, Experimental Collection, Flaming Heart, Flotilla, France, Franciscan Well, Frank Sinatra, Fred Laing, geographical indicator, Girvan, Glann ar Mor, Glasgow Distillery Company, Glen Scotia, Glengarry, Hanyu, Homer Simpson, Ian Chang, Ichiro Akuto, Inchmurrin, Irish, Jack Daniel's, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, James Wills, Jameson, Jan Beckers, Jean Donnay, John Glaser, Kavalan, Kilchoman, King Car, Kyrö, La Maision du Whisky, law, Law360.com, legal, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Machrie Moor, Magritte, maturation, Miltonduff, Old Pulteney, Paris, Peter Wills, Petr Hosek, Pierre Weydert, Scotch, Scott Dickson, Shane Long, Sinatra Century, single grain, Smugglers Series, Sour Mash, Space, Springbank, T.T. Lee, Taiwan, The Shed Distillery, The Simpsons, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tormore, trademark, Twentieth-Century Fox, vending machine, Vienna, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, Whisky Live Paris, Wolfburn, works in progress, Y.T. Lee0 comments
In this special bonus episode from Whisky Live Paris, we’ll have more highlights from one of Europe’s top whisky festivals. We’ll lo...
Episode 550: August 29, 201520150829222310
Episode 550: August 29, 2015
August 29, 20152 Gingers, Akashi, ALS, ALS Association, Antarctica, artifact, artists, auction, Beam Suntory, Birthday Bourbon, Bonhams, bridge, Brittany, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Cards Series, Chapel Gate Distillery, Chris Morris, Clare, collectors, construction, Cooley, Craig Beam, David Robertson, Denny Potter, Dewar's, Edinburgh, Eigashima Shuzo, fishing boat, Four Roses, France, George Garvin Brown, Heaven Hill, Highland Folk Museum, Holyrood Park Distillery, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jana Obscura, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, John Teeling, Karuizawa, Karuizawa Nepal Appeal, Kieran Folliard, Kingussie, Kyle Rogers, Last Great Malts of Scotland, Limestone Branch, Limited Edition Small Batch, London, Luke Winter, Luxco, Maker's Mark, Mark Pozlep, Maxime Berthou, Nepal, netsuke, Noel Sweeney, North British, Old Forester, OMG, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Paul Beam, peat, Promise of Hope, Royal Brackla, Seattle, Shackleton, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Stephen Marshall, Steve Beam, sunglasses, Tampa, The Cockerel, The Whisky Show, time capsule, Tracie Franklin, trade. swap, Two Gingers, Westland, White Oak, wildfires, Woodzee, Yellowstone0 comments
Kieran Folliard is a native son of Ireland, but calls Minnesota his home now. While running a group of Irish pubs in Minneapolis, he and his staff dec...
1960 Karuizawa Sets Japanese Whisky Auction Record at Bonhams20150828221611
1960 Karuizawa Sets Japanese Whisky Auction Record at Bonhams
August 28, 2015auction, bidding, Bonhams, Cards Series, collectors, Eos, Family Reserve, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Karuizawa, netsuke, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, playing cards, Springbank, The Cockerel, The Dalmore0 comments
August 28, 2015 – A 1960 Karuizawa Japanese single malt whisky has set what’s being claimed as the highest price ever paid at auction for ...
Ichiro’s Royal Flush Leads Bonhams Bidding in Hong Kong20150530161108
Ichiro’s Royal Flush Leads Bonhams Bidding in Hong Kong
May 30, 2015auction, Bonhams, collecting, collectors, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, Lalique, Macallan, Mars, Nikka, playing cards, poker, royal flush, Sakura, spades, Suntory, Yamazaki0 comments
May 29, 2015 – A royal flush beats every other hand in poker, and a royal spade flush of Ichiro’s Malts beat all of the other lots in bidd...