Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)20190617030046
Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 17, 20191205 Distillery, Absolut, age statement, Alexandre Ricard, Alumni Whisky Series, Ardgowan, Arran, Aspen, Baker Beam, Baker's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Birthday Bourbon, bottling size, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Carlton Welch, casks, celebration, centre, Charbay, Chuck Cowdery, Cincinnati, Clydebuilt, Colorado, Colorado Springs, coppersmith, Corky Taylor, Distillery 291, Douglas Laing & Co., Dry Fly Distilling, Dublin, Easter Rising, Edrington, Ernst & Young, EU, European Union, Father's Day, flavored whiskey, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, George T. Stagg, Granholm, Guinness, Hall of Fame, hockey, hops, Indiana, Indianapolis, Inverkip, investors, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, J.P. Wiser's, Jeff Agdern, John Little, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Knob Creek, Lagg, Larry Robinson, Louisville, Luke Waddell, Marrowbone Lane Edition, Martin McAdam, Max McFarlane, metric, Midleton, NHL Alumni, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paris, Pernod Ricard, poll, pricing, Prohibition, proposal, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Racer 5 IPA, retailers, Robby Fabbri, Roe & Co., rule making, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelbyville, shipping, Smooth Ambler, Spokane, Springbank, St. James's Gate, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup, states, Supreme Court, technical file, Tennessee, tequila, The Black Series, TMZ, tourism, TTB, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, visitors centers, Washington, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, World War I, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the Bluegr...
An Evening for HIAS With the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends20181130212234
An Evening for HIAS With the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends
Mark GillespieNovember 30, 2018ABA, Amrut, benefit, Bobby Long, charity, Christian Kahle, Dad's Hat, Elks Club, Fusion, Glass Revolution, Gritty, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Herman Mihalich, HIAS, hockey, Indianapolis, John Cooper, Liberty Pole Spirits, mass shooting, NHL, peated bourbon, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard USA, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Condors, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, PNC Park, Powers, Raj Sabharwal, refugees, Rick Seback, Scotch Drinkers Book Club, Scott Ritenbaugh, Sidney Crosby, Super Bowl, Three Swallow, Tree of Life Synagogue, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments
When the Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends invited us to come to their city and lead a benefit tasting in honor of the 11 people killed in the October 27, 20...
A Big Boost for Scotch Whisky Tourism (Episode 697: May 13, 2018)20180513130251
A Big Boost for Scotch Whisky Tourism (Episode 697: May 13, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 13, 2018@Drew7182, @Mike_W_Simpson, 50cl, ACSA, American Craft Spirits Association, April Fool's, Baltimore, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Beam Suntory, beer, Binny's, bottle size, Bourbon, Brett Pontoni, Bruichladdich, budget, cancer, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Caskmates, Chancellor, Chicago, chili pepper, Clynelish, collecting, Cooper Spirits, Cork, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Croftengea, Dave Broom, Dave Pickerell, DHL, Diageo, Dream Cask, duty, economic impact, Edinburgh, Eight Degrees Brewing, Epoch Rye, Ewan Gunn, Excheqeur, excise tax, FarmStock, Federal, FedEx, Four Corners, Franciscan Well Brewery, George Dickel, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, horse racing, hospice, Illinois, Indianapolis, Inferno, Interstate, investment, Irish Distillers, Islay Barley, Jameson, Japanese Whisky, Jim Cook, jobs, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky Derby, lobbying, Loch Lomond, Lock Stock & Barrel, Louisiana, Margie Lehrman, Maryland, McIlhenny, O'Hare Airport, oncologist, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Philip Hammond, Pimlico, Pittsburgh, policy, politics, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte Scottish Barley, Port Rye, Preakness, Redbreast, regulations, Revenue, rumor, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Barley, Seattle, shipping, standards of fill, Suntory, SWA, Tabasco, tax cut, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, UPS, Vermont, Vintner's Reserve, visitor centers, visitor centres, visitors, Washington, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig, WhistlePig Farm, Wigle, Yamazaki0 comments
Scotland’s distilleries have been investing millions of pounds over the last several years to upgrade their visitor experiences as more tourists...
On the Road in Bourbon Country (Episode 659: September 17, 2017)20170917215602
On the Road in Bourbon Country (Episode 659: September 17, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2017@jpr9954, Alabama, Anchor Distilling, Angel's Envy, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown Capital Community Alliance, barrel, Beam Suntory, bicycle, Bill Samuels Jr., Booker Noe, bootlegger, Bourbon, Boyd's Jig & Reel Pub, Brown-Forman, Brown-Forman Cooperage, California, cancer, Changhi Airport, Charlie Downs, Chris Morris, Cincinnati, Clyde May's, collaboration, Conecuh Ridge, Consortium of Cards, Copper & Kings, country music, David Mundell, David Shapira, Dawn Pryztal, Deerhammer, Douglas Laing & Co., Elizabeth McCall, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, expansion, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Remus, Gerry Nichols, Glenmorangie, Harry Shapira, heart, heart attack, Heaven Hill, Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center, hospital, Indiana, Indianapolis, inductee, Islay, Islay Jazz Festival, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye, Japan, Jerry Summers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, John Hayes, John Richardson, Jud Laughter, Judy Shapira, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Colonel, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Tourism Industry Association, Kingsman, Knoxville, Lagavulin, Lawrenceburg, layoffs, Lenny Eckstein, Limited Edition Small Batch, Little Book, Louisville, Maker's Mark, marketing, Max Shapira, MGP, Mizunara, Montgomery Gentry, music, Nashville, Nick Nicholson, nosing, Old Forester, Old Potrero, oncologist, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Polo Edition, Port Dundas, Prohibition, Renovo, retirement, rocket scientist, Royal Salute, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Seattle, senses, Shinji Fukuyo, Singapore, sinus, SMWS, Solid Light, Speyburn, spies, spy, staves, Stuart Harvey, Suntory, surgery, Tennessee, The CrackerJack, The Golden Circle, Tom Helt, Travel, Troy Gentry, union, Westland, whiskey, whisky, wooden, Woodford Reserve0 comments
This week, we’re on the road at the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky! We’ll have highlights from the festival throu...
Malting Barley the Old School Way (Episode 641: May 14, 2017)20170514193411
Malting Barley the Old School Way (Episode 641: May 14, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 14, 2017@cocktail_maven, @SuprCityIndyFan, #saveourscotch, #supportscotch, Abhainn Dearg, Alan Eunson, Ardbeg, auction, Austin, Bali, Balvenie, Bardstown, Barley, Bernheim, Big Peat, Big Peat's Pals, Bill Lumsden, Blender's Batch, Blender's Batch Bourbon & Rye Cask Finish, Bonhams, Boston, bottling, Bowmore, Brattzoo, Brora, Brothership, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, camp, campaign, candidate, chariot, Charles Doig, chimney, collectors, Crown Royal, Darek Linklater, Deep Eddy, Denny Potter, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., duty, election, Elijah Craig, Experimental Collection, exports, Fargo, Feis Ile, floor maltings, geology, glen, Glen Fargo, Glenfiddich, GNS, Graham Garriock, grain neutral spirits, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hobbister Moor, Hong Kong, Indianapolis, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indonesia, Irish Whiskey, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, It's the Liquor Talking, jobs, Joel Kath, Johnnie Walker, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Jura, Kilchoman, kiln, labor union, Laphroaig, Liqueur, Macallan, Malt, malting, maltman, Manifesto, Marie Stanton, Mark Kleinman, Massachusetts, Millstone Spirits, New Hampshire, Noble Collection, North Dakota, Organic Six Grain Whiskey, Orkney, pagoda, Parliament, party, Paul Manson, peat, Philadelphia, platform, podcast, Prizefight, promotion, Proof Artisan Distillers, provenance, radio, rake, Randall Bird, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, RSPB, RV, Ryan Maloney, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, shovel, single malt, Southern Comfort, Spencer Jacobsen, Springbank, SWA, Tamworth Distilling, Tastival, taxes, Texas, The Balvenie, The Cocktail Maven, Tracie Franklin, trademark, tradition, union, Unite, vodka, weather, West Cork Distillers, Westborough, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Most Scotch Whisky distilleries source their malted barley from large commercial maltsters today, but a handful of distilleries still maintain their o...
The 24 Hours of Whisky20140615132619
The 24 Hours of Whisky
Mark GillespieJune 15, 201424 Hours, Amrut, Anchorman, Andretti, Armorik, Arran, Australia, auto racing, Balblair, Bhutan, Buffalo Trace, bull fighting, Canada, checkered flag, Col. E.H. Taylor, Crozes-Hermitage, Cutty Sark, Dad's Hat, Daytona, Family Reserve, Foyt, France, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Odin's Raven, Handy, Hemingway, Himalayan, India, Indianapolis, J.R. Ewing, Jack Brabham, Japan, K5, knight, Kristensen, Label 5, Lark, Le Mans, Macallan, MaQintosh, marathon, Michelone, Middle West Spirits, motorsports, mountain climbing, Nikka, Ohio, OYO, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, quote, racing, Ron Burgundy, Sazerac, Stauning, Texas, Thomas H. Handy, Toyota, Wiser's, Yoichi, Zuidam0 comments
June 15, 2014 – If you’re a longtime WhiskyCast listener, you’re probably aware that motorsports is one of my other passions. I̵...
Episode 476: April 26, 201420140426122507
Episode 476: April 26, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 26, 20141792 Barton, 21C Museum Hotel, Aberfeldy, acquisition, anCnoc, Australia, Award, Ballantine's, Balvenie Castle, Balvenie Single Barrel, bar, Bardstown, bass, bass player, Beam, Blackadder, Blairfindy, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, budget, Buffalo Trace, Cat Spencer, CD, Charles Maclean, Clermont, competition, concert, contest, Copper Dogs, Cù Bòcan, Dave Broom, David Stewart, Dewar's, European Commission, expansion, Filson, Fireball, Flaughter, Frankfort, Glenburgie, Glenmorangie, Glenmore., Glentauchers, Halifax, Historic Scotland, Houston, Hunter Laing, Ian Chang, Indianapolis, Jim Beam, joke, Justin Cox, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Lossie Beach, maltings, Matt Wooler, merger, Mike Raymond, milestone, Miltonduff, Motown, music, My Girl, Nadurra, Neil Ridley, Nick Morgan, Owensboro, Patrick Maguire, pizza, Port Ellen, Purple Valley Imports, Raj Sabharwal, regulator, Reserve 101, Rob Allanson, Sam Simmons, Sazerac, Scapa, shutdown, Signature Distillery, Simon Roser, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stewart Laing, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Tasmania Distillery, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Balvenie, The Balvenie Maltings Sessions, The Glenlivet, Tom Helt, Tomatin, trivia, TTB, Tun 1401, Twitter, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards1 comment
Whisky has inspired many musicians over the years, but Copper Dogs is turning that around. Four whisky industry veterans have turned to performing, th...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: May 201220120528163940
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: May 2012
Mark GillespieMay 28, 2012Amrut, Ardbeg, Canada, Christopher Winters, Crown Royal, Green Spot, India, Indianapolis, Ireland, Josh Scott, Midleton, Tom Helt0 comments
This month, our tasting panel gathered at the home of WhiskyCast listener Christopher Winters in the Indianapolis suburbs. It’s the first time w...
Episode 371: May 28, 201220120526200848
Episode 371: May 28, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 26, 2012auto racing, Caol Ila, Dario Franchitti, distillery, distilling, Frankfurt, Indianapolis, Indianapolis 500, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Jura, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, Lagavulin, Midleton, photography, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Speedway, Steve Beshear, Taiwan, Travel, whiskey, whisky, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week’s episode was recorded on location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the day before the 2012 Indianapolis 500 (won by Scotsman Dar...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)