Tag: Icons of Whisky

It’s Allta ‘Bout the Yeast! (Episode 753: February 3, 2019)20190203230124

It’s Allta ‘Bout the Yeast! (Episode 753: February 3, 2019)

Mark GillespieFebruary 3, 2019@edgylassie, @TheTracerBullet, @whiskeyfodder, 500 Main, affinity group, Agriculture Department, Allta, Angel's Envy, Argyll & Bute Council, Barley, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Cadboll, Cadboll Farm, Canada, Chicago, China, cognac, community, Congress, Conor O'Driscoll, construction, Crystal Coverdale, Daftmill, Dave Pickerell, Delilah's, Denny Potter, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, European Union, Experimental Collection, export, Falkirk, farmer, fermentation, Forty Creek, Glenmorangie, government, Graeme Macaloney, Gulf of Mexico, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, Illva Saronno, Islay, Jefferson's, John Hall, Journey, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, label approval, Leonard Russell, London, Louisville, Lydia Calhoologan, Maker's Mark, master distiller, Mexico, Mike Miller, Mike Nicolson, Mississippi River, Ohio River, peat, planning permission, Port Ellen, Private Edition, public comment, Revival, Rosebank, Royal Oak, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Canals, seasoned, shutdown, smoker soaker, Spirit of Speyside Festival, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tickets, tours, trade, travel retail, Treasury Department, Trey Zoeller, Trump Administration, TTB, Victoria Caledonian, Victoria Whisky Festival, Walsh Whiskey Company, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Writers Tears, yeast0 comments

Glenmorangie unveiled its 10th Private Edition release this week in London, and we were there as Allta marked a new style of single malt for Glenmoran...

Virginia: A Place for Whiskey Lovers (Episode 722: September 2, 2018)20180902191633

Virginia: A Place for Whiskey Lovers (Episode 722: September 2, 2018)

Mark GillespieSeptember 2, 2018@odysseusunbound, @RealWhiskyDave, A. Smith Bowman, Adelaide, agriculture, Alexandre Ricard, aluminum, Anthony Bakker, Australia, backset, Bardstown, Bare Knuckle, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, Belmont Farm Distillery, Bettina Ring, Bill Karlson, Blended Malt, Blenders' Mash, Booker Noe Distillery, bootlegger, Boston, Bourbon, Bourbon Cask, Bourbon Mash, Bourbon Wood Reserve, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Canada, Catoctin Creek, Charlottesville, China, Chris Ratcliff, Chuck Miller, Clermont, Clutha, Connoisseurs Choice, construction, cooperage, Crown Royal, Culpeper, Darwin, Dave Kearns, Diageo, Discovery Series, distiller, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., earnings, economic development, ethanol, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, fermentation, forestry, Four Roses, fuel, Gareth Moore, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Greaves Motorsport, Hall of Fame, Icons of Whisky, imports, incentives, IndyCar, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James May, Jameson, Jeanette Miller, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, John O'Mara, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, KO Distilling, Lawson Whiting, lawyers, Limited Edition Small Batch, Lovingston, Manassas, Mario Andretti, Mexico, Midleton, moonshine, Mount Vernon, Noble Collection, Oz Clarke, Pacific Quay, Patrick Maguire, Patrick Small, Pernod Ricard, Private Stock, profits, Prohibition, Ragged Branch, Repeal Batch, River Clyde, Roundstone Rye, sales, Sazerac, Scotch, Scott Harris, Secretary, Sour Mash, sourdough, Speyside Cooperage, Springbank, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, Sweet Mash, tariffs, Tasmania, Tawny Port, taxes, The Glenrothes, The Independent, trade, trade war, Travis Hill, TTB, Virginia, Virginia ABC, Virginia Distillers Association, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, whisky wingman, Wilderness Trail, Woodford Reserve, X4, yeast0 comments

Virginia’s distilling history dates back to at least 1620, and while many whiskey lovers know about George Washington’s Distillery at Moun...

Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)20170910211330

Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)

Mark GillespieSeptember 10, 2017age statement, agent, Andrea Wilson, Angel's Envy, aroma, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, author, Award, Bardstown, barrel sales, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Benromach, BevCon, blogger, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Cabrach Trust, Canada, car, Charleston, China, Chivas Brothers, Christa Havican, chug, cocktail, coffee, Columbus, ComicCon, concierge, Diageo, Distilled Sunshine, distillery, dollar, drinks, drunk, Dublin, economy, Ellen DeGeneres, euro, exhibit, flavor, Forgotten Drop Series, Founder's Reserve, fraud, Frazier History Museum, Gerry Nicholls, Glen Grant, Glen Grant Collection, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, Halle Berry, heirloom grains, Highland Park, historical, Houston, ice cream, Icons of Whisky, illicit distilling, Inverharrock Farm, investment, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye, Jeni's, Kavalan, KDA, Keith Batt, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King Car, Kingsman, Laurent Lacassagne, Lois Mateus, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Michter's, Middle West Spirits, Mike Raymond, Moray Council, Nant Distillery, Nant Estate, Nantou, Nath Pizzolatto, neuroscience, New Zealand, Ohio, Omar, open records, OYO, Pam Heilmann, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Pat Retson, Patricia Retson, planning, police, pound, provincial, Quebec, Renaud Dugas, Reserve 101, Robert Kaiser, Robert Simonson, Rotorua, sale, SAQ, science, scientists, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, senses, sensory, Singleton of Glen Old, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, South Carolina, Speyside, SWA, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tasmania Police, taste, terroir, The Glenlivet, Tocade, tourism, tourists, triple distilled, Urban Bourbon, US 1, visitors, visitors center, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments

Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee...

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

December 2, 2016 – International Beverage’s Inver House Distillers division took Distiller of the Year honors in the Scotland round of Whi...

Heaven Hill Named World Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Awards20160318104018

Heaven Hill Named World Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Awards

Mark GillespieMarch 18, 2016airport, Amrut, Ardbeg, Ashok Chokalingam, awards, Bernheim Original Wheat, Bernie Lubbers, Bill Lumsden, Brown-Forman, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Chris Morris, Cooley, Craig Beam, Denny Potter, DFS Group, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, global, Great Northern Distillery, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, Ireland, John Quinn, John Teeling, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Koichi Inatomi, Koichi Nishikawa, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, Lifetime Achievement, London, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, New York City, Nikka, Paris, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pikesville Rye, Sainsbury's, Scotland, Seattle, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Stuart Cassells, Suntory, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Famous Grouse Experience, Tomatin, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Westland, whiskey, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Live London, Whisky Magazine, Yoichi0 comments

March 18, 2016 – After winning the American round as “Distiller of the Year” last fall, Heaven Hill Distillers was named the global ...

Nikka Takes Top Honors in Icons of Whisky Awards20160129165529

Nikka Takes Top Honors in Icons of Whisky Awards

Mark GillespieJanuary 29, 2016Andy Watts, Ashok Chokalingam, Australia, awards, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Beth Havers, Canada, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Dan Murphy's, David McCabe, DFS, Distell, Dublin, France, Germany, Glendalough, Heathrow, Hugh Gaynor, Icons of Whisky, India, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Academy, Irish Whiskey Collection, James Goggin, James Sedgwick Distillery, Japan, John Quinn, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kilbeggan, King Car, Koichi Nishikawa, La Maison du Whisky, Mary Hensey, Master of Malt, Matt Jones, Maverick Drinks, Midleton, Nikka Whisky, Owl, Paris, Picardi Rebel, PMA, Sainsbury's, Shinki Fukuyo, Singapore, South Africa, Stephen Teeling, Still Waters Distillery, Suntory, Taiwan, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, Vom Fass, Waitrose, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyBrother, William Grant & Sons, World of Whiskies, Yoichi0 comments

January 29, 2016 – Japan’s Nikka Whisky was the big winner in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky final preliminary round, winnin...

Episode 566: December 13, 201520151213185700

Episode 566: December 13, 2015

Mark GillespieDecember 13, 2015Amateur Drammer, Ardbeg, Award, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barley, BBC News, Beckmann, Billy Walker, Box Distillery, Box Early Days, brewery, Bruce Willis, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, California, catchphrase, Coppersea Distillery, Demolition Dave, Diageo, Die Hard, Dumbarton, Excelsior Bourbon, expansion, Ezra Brooks, farmers, Finger Lakes Distilling, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Guinness, High West, Icons of Whisky, incentives, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Jeff Cioletti, Jim Beam, John McLellan, Jose Cuervo, Kavalan, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kilchoman, King Car, Limestone Branch, Lisa Ryan, Luxco, Macallan, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, Mark Reynier, Maureen Reynier, McKenzie, Neist Point, Nelson County, Nelson County Gazette, New York, New York State, packaging, Paul McCusker, Peter Grasso, Pure Pot Still, Rebel Yell, remix, Remy Cointreau, Renegade Spirits, Ruari Reynier, single malt, Single Pot Still, soju, Solist, Supernova, Sweden, Syrah, Taiwan, Talisker, Teeling, The Year of Drinking Adventurously, Tomatin, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Utah. Yippie-Ki-Yay, vermouth, Waterford, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, Yellowstone0 comments

This week, we’ll give you a glimpse at something rarely seen…the very first still run at a new distillery. This week, the stills at Irelan...

Tomatin Takes Top Honors in Scotland’s Icons of Whisky Awards20151204164953

Tomatin Takes Top Honors in Scotland’s Icons of Whisky Awards

December 4, 2015 – Tomatin Distillery was named Distiller of the Year in the second round of Whisky Magazine’s annual Icons of Whisky Awar...

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 Magazine Announces World Icons of Whisky Winners20150129163230

Whisky Magazine Announces World Icons of Whisky Winners

January 29, 2015 – South African-based Distell has taken top honors as Distiller of the Year in the third round of Whisky Magazine’s 2015 ...