Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014administration, Alberta Premium, Ardbeg, Australia, author, awards, Balcones, beer, Big Peat, bill, Bladnoch, book, Brimstone, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, budget, Bulleit, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Catoctin Creek, Chancellor, Chip Tate, cider, Cocke County, cocktail, Coffey Grain, Colin Armstrong, competition, court, Dark Horse, Dave Broom, Dave Greene, David Frost, David Grant, David Urquhart, David Wishart, Dennie Hammer, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, duties, editor, escalator, Exchequer, exports, Forgiven, General Assembly, George Dickel, George Osborne, George T. Stagg, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, guide, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, history, Icons, Icons of Whisky, independence, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim McEwan, L. Mulligan, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, law, legislation, legislature, manual, Mark Green, Master of Malt, Michael Foggarty, Mickey Heads, moonshine, Nikka, Octomore, Patrick Maguire, perfect score, Pike Creek, Popcorn Sutton, Raymond Armstrong, receiver, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Paterson, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Scottish National Party, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, SNP, St. Patrick's Day, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Swallow, Taketsuru, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, taxes, Teeling, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tish Harcus, Torfa, trade, Twitter, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Waco, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Dave Broom has written and edited many books on whisky and other spirits, but none quite like his latest book. “Whisky: The Manual” is for...
Whisky Magazine Names 2014 Scottish Icons of Whisky Winners20131205201928
Whisky Magazine Names 2014 Scottish Icons of Whisky Winners
Mark GillespieDecember 5, 2013Ardbeg, Chivas Brothers, David Mair, Diageo, Drinkmonger, Elgin, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Icons, Icons of Whisky, Icons of Whisky Awards, Laphroaig, Mickey Heads, Patricia Retson, Royal Mile Whiskies, The Balvenie, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons0 comments
December 5, 2013 – Whisky Magazine has completed the second of three rounds in the 2014 Icons of Whisky Awards with the announcement of the winn...
Episode 390: September 22, 201220120922004736
Episode 390: September 22, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 20121957, Aria, Asahi, auction, awards, Beam, Benromach, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brendan Buckley, Brown-Forman, Burgundy Cask, charity, Colton, Corsair, Dave Broom, David Blackmore, David Bowman, David McLeod, Des McCaugherty, Edradour, Four Roses, France, Gable Erenzo, Glann ar Mor, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Davis, Hammer Head, Harvies, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hunter, Icons, Irish Distillers, Japan, Jean Donnay, Jeff Weber, Jose Cervio, Julio's, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laura Davies, Lynne Grant, Maker's Mark, Marcin Miller, Michael Urquhart, Nimrod Rosenblatt, Number One Drinks Company, Paris, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Penderyn, pinot noir, Purple Valley Imports, Redbreast, Sassicaia, Serge Valentin, Speyside, Stock Spirits, Suntory, Tuthilltown, Vancouver, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week, we’re catching up with old friends and on new whiskies. After two full weeks on the road, there was much more to talk about than what...
Episode 387: September 9, 201220120909180715
Episode 387: September 9, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2012Aberlour, Ann Miller, Ardbeg, awards, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Cadenhead's, Daryl Haldane, Doug McIvor, Drinkmonger, Eddie McAffer, Edrington, France, Gavin Ryan Thomson, Ger Buckley, Glen Scotia, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Dundas, Highland Park, Iain McCallum, Icons, Ireland, Jackie Thomson, La Maison du Whisky, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Mackmyra, Mark Watt, mesquite, Michael Urquhart, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore, Paris, Ranger Creek, Rimfire, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Speyside, Sweden, Tempest, Texas, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine0 comments
More from Whisky Live Paris in this special episode…we’ll hear from David Roussier of France’s Distillerie Warenghem, which marks it...
Episode 345: November 27, 201120111127012600
Episode 345: November 27, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011awards, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, Bourbon, Bulleit, David Blackmore, Diageo, film, Filson, Gavin Hewitt, gifts, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Hanse Spirit, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, Icons, Jim Martin, Jimmy Russell, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, Louisville, Macduff, Malt Maniacs, Malted Muse, Master of Malt, Michael Veach, Nectar of the Daily Drams, Obama, Pappy Van Winkle, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, royal warrant, Serge Valentin, St. Isidore, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, SWA, Tom Bulleit, turkeys, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of...
Episode 343: November 13, 201120111113225819
Episode 343: November 13, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 13, 2011Amy Preske, awards, Balcones, Bonhams, Buffalo Trace, Chip Tate, craft distilling, Damian Riley-Smith, distillery, Elmer T. Lee, Evan Williams, Four Roses, ghosts, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Grand Traverse, Heaven Hill, Highland, Icons, Jim Rutledge, Jura, Larry Kass, Louisville, Macallan, Michigan, Noah Rothbaum, photography, Picard, Ronnie Cox, Scottish Field, single cask, Springbank, SWA, Tullibardine, Whisky Magazine0 comments
Whisky Magazine announced its U.S. Icons of Whisky Awards this week in Louisville, and I was on hand for the ceremonies. Four Roses won Distiller of t...
Episode 306: March 5, 201120110305012200
Episode 306: March 5, 2011
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2011Alistair Longwell, Ardmore, awards, big band, Blue Nitrous, Bulleit, Cadenhead's, Cardhu, competition, craft distilling, Dalwhinnie, David Perkins, Evan Cattanach, Georgie Crawford, Glenglassaugh, High West, Icons, jazz, Julio's, Kingsbarns, Lagavulin, music, nightclub, Park City, Peter Campbell, Peter Silver, Project, Ryan Maloney, Rye, Stuart Nickerson, The Bitter End, Tom Bulleit, Utah, Walter Grant, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
David Perkins has been getting a lot of attention for his High West whiskies. Malt Advocate just named him its Industry Pioneer of the Year, and two w...
Episode 296: January 2, 201120110102000017
Episode 296: January 2, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 2, 2011accident, Black Bowmore, book, Bowmore, Catoctin Creek, Chris Bunting, competition, contest, Dewar Rattray, distillery, Duncan Taylor, family, Hakushu, history, Ian Buxton, Icons, Islay, Japan, Jura, Karuizawa, Lonach, Morrison Bowmore, Nonjatta, photography, Ralph Erenzo, Shinsu, single malt, storytelling, Strathisla, Tim Morrison, trivia, Tuthilltown, Virginia, Whisky Magazine0 comments
We’ll start off the New Year with a rare interview with Tim Morrison, managing director of A. Dewar Rattray and the son of Morrison Bowmore foun...
Episode 278: September 12, 201020100912133700
Episode 278: September 12, 2010
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2010Alasdair Day, app, awards, Birthday Bourbon, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, cask strength, Christchurch, Claive Vidiz, collection, Compass Box, display, earthquake, Edinburgh, Flaming Heart, George Garvin Brown, Glasgow, Icons, Julie Hunter, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Mark Reynier, museum, Old Forester, rumor, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, single barrel, Stranahan's, The Irishman, tour, tourism, Travel, Tweeddale, Victor Brierley, Whisky Magazine0 comments
This week’s episode comes from the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been completely renovated to provide state of the ...
Episode 241: February 28, 201020100227215800
Episode 241: February 28, 2010
Mark GillespieFebruary 27, 2010Abhainn Dearg, Amrut, An G'wech, Australia, awards, baseball, Bourbon, Brittany, Celtic Connexion, competition, Cruzan, David Kiley, Denny Potter, distillery, France, French, Girvan, Glann ar Mor, Glasgow, horse, Icons, Isle of Lewis, Jean Donnay, Kevin Smith, Kornog, Maker's Mark, Martine Nouet, Milroy's, Old Crow, Ralfy, Scott Brisbane, Serge Valentin, single grain, Sullivan's Cove, Tyler Allison, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
France is known more for wine and cognac than whisky, but Jean Donnay hopes to change that perception. Jean’s Glann ar Mor Distillery on the Bri...