A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)20180310192808
A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 10, 2018"Kathleen's Batch", #OurWhisky, Alltech, aluminum, Ashley Hamilton, Ashley Penney, assessor, Atom Brands, attorney general, Australia, Balcones, Beam Suntory, Becky Paskin, BenRiach, Blended Grain, Bloodstone, Booker's, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brianna Gillespie, Brown-Forman, Cameron Syme, Cascade Distillery, Cascade Hollow, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Compass Box, Craft Works Distillery, Crafty, Craig Field, Darkest Winter, Daryl Haldane, David Stewart, death, Dewar's, Diageo, Diurachs' Own, diversity, Donald Trump, Dublin, Elbon Rye, EU, European Union, exports, Festival, funeral, Gemma Paterson, gender, George Dickel, Georgie Bell, Great Southern Distilling Company, Hedonism, Herbert Slaterty, illness, imports, inventory, Ireland, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel's, Jared Himstedt, Jill-Ann Stolley Mark, John Glaser, John Rochfort, Jura, Jura Journey, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kings County Distillery, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Limeburners, Mark Lyons, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McLaren Vale Distillery, Melbourne, Moore County, Muscat, Neill Murphy, New South Wales, New York, Nicole Austin, obituary, Origin, Paul Varga, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, pet peeves, Pilot Project, politics, Prohibition, property taxes, Prophecy, race, rants, Ross Salchow, RyeFest, Sam Simmons, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Scott Wooler, Seven Wood, sexism, social media, South Australia, Starward, steel, Sullivan's Cove, Superstition, Sweden, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Balvenie, The Muse, Town Branch, trade, Trump Administration, Tullahoma, Tullamore D.E.W., Victoria, Waco, Western Australia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, WhiskyBros, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, wine, women0 comments
This week, we’re on the road in Waco, Texas for the inaugural RyeFest at Balcones Distilling, where they’re releasing their first-ever Rye...
Episode 595: June 25, 201620160625224737
Episode 595: June 25, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 25, 2016@MilesDeighton, @Monty4Cruz, @ScotchClubYEG, 13th Amendment, 1792, 1792 Barton, Alberta, anniversary, Bardstown, barrel hunt, Beverly Hills, book, Boone County, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brian Farkes, Buffalo Trace, Calvados, Civil War, Clay Risen, Compton MacKenzie, Cooley, currency, Dan Coll, David Cameron, David Williamson, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Dublin, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exchange rates, exports, film, Fred Minnick, Geordie Moski, Graham Logan, Harvey's of Edinburgh, Heritage, history, independence, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Japonica, John Teeling, Jura, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Mark Kaufman, Miles Harrison, Monty Whisenhunt, movie, Nearis Green, negotiations, New York Times, politics, Prime Minister, referendum, Richard Paterson, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seoul, shipwreck, slave, slavery, SNP, South Korea, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Stephen Teeling, Stuart Nickerson, Svend Jansen, SWA, tariffs, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, trade, Twitter, UK, United Kingdom, vote, Wemyss Malts, whisky, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, Willie Cochrane0 comments
Willie Cochrane retired last month after 39 years at Jura Distillery, and spent the last 11 of them as the manager of the Isle of Jura’s largest...
Episode 590: May 22, 201620160522213002
Episode 590: May 22, 2016
Mark GillespieMay 22, 2016@Markm19682002, @samdave69, @wknock, 1792 Barton, arrest, attorneys, author, book, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Buffalo Trace, Burlington Free Press, Christopher Evison, cocktail, collie, Colombia, court, Dan D’Ambrosio, Delaware, dissident, Douglas Laing & Co., drinks, DUI, economy, Elliott's Select, equity, expansion, exports, Fife, Fly's 16 Master's Edition, Four Roses, fraud, Geordie Moski, Glen Turner, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Glenturret, Graham Logan, Grand Macnish, Greg Metze, HM Revenue & Customs, Ian Palmer, InchDairnie, Indiana, investment, investors, Irish Distillers, Islay Mist, Isle of Jura, Jim Rutledge, John Fergus, Jura, Ken Pearce, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Revenue, Kilchoman, Kyndal, La Martiniquaise, Lalique, Lauder's, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Louisiana, Macduff International, Metze's Select, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dietsch, Midleton, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, raithrover, Raj Peter Bhakta, recipes, Remarkable Regional Malts, retirement, SABMiller, Sanaig, Santo Domingo, Sazerac, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Seagram, Six Pillars, Strathenry, SWA, Tarlogan, The Macallan, The Whisky Whisperer, trade, Vermont, whiskey, Whiskey: A Spirited Story, whisky, Whistlepig, Whyte & Mackay, Wilco Faessen, Willie Cochrane, Willie Tait0 comments
One of Scotland’s newest distilleries opened its doors for the first time to visitors this week, though opportunities to visit InchDairnie Disti...
Jura’s Willie Cochrane Retires After 39 Years of Making Scotch Whisky20160519173838
Jura’s Willie Cochrane Retires After 39 Years of Making Scotch Whisky
Mark GillespieMay 19, 2016Feis Ile, Graham Logan, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Jura, Tastival, Whyte & Mackay, Willie Cochrane, Willie Tait0 comments
May 19, 2016 – On the eve of the year’s biggest week for Scotland’s Isle of Jura, the veteran manager of the island’s only whi...
Episode 537: May 30, 201520150531030701
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2015@whiskysec, actress, adult film, Alasdair Day, alleged, anCnoc, Ardbeg, arraignment, artisan, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, barbecue sauce, Bernard Walsh, Bill Dobbie, Billy Walker, Blade & Bow, blast, Bob Townsend, body blended, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt County, Burns, Carlow, chocolate, cooper, Cork, court, Coxs Creek, death, Derek Mather, development, Dover, drought, Dublin, Dustin Adkins, economic impact, environment, expansion, explosion, export, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, flooding, Four Roses, Frankfort, Gilbert Curtsinger, GlenDronach, Hardin, Hielan, Highland Council, Ian Chang, infrastructure, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Isle of Raasay, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, Jura, Katy Willis, Kavalan, Kent, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, King Car, Kirin, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Lawrenceburg, lorries, Mark S. Searcy, Master Distiller's Reserve, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Miner's Delight Inn, Nashville, not guilty, organized crime, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, planning, plea, porn star, prosecutors, pub crawl, R&B Distillers, Raasay, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rachel McCormack, racketeering, Rebel Yell. Luxco. porn, recipe, review, ringleader, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Silver Trail Distillery, Skye, solar, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sydney, Taiwan, Talisker, Tastival, Terry Wilhelm, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Hague, The Irishman, theft, trade, travel retail, trucks, Tweedale Blend, Utah, Vanderbilt, Whisky By X, Whisky Live Holland, Wild Turkey, Wishaw, Writers Tears, Wyoming0 comments
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now...
Episode 424: May 12, 201320130513161243
Episode 424: May 12, 2013
Mark GillespieMay 13, 201335 Maple Street, Aceo, Adelphi, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, Ardnamurchan, Australia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, basketball, Berkeley, bet, bib and tucker, Bib n'Tucker, Black Dog, Boy Scouts, Brisbane, Bruichladdich, California, Canada, charity, Charles Maclean, Charles Thibadeau, Ciorby, Concord, contract, Copper Pot Reserve, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diurach, Diurachs' Own, Don Livermore, Elixir, Eric Gingras, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams, Final Four, Forty Creek, Francois Cote, Graeme Bowie, Greg Fischer, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, Hobart, India, Isle of Jura, John Hall, Jura, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, labor, labour, LCBO, Lot #40, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Mackmyra, Maker's Mark, Mark Reynier, Masterson's, mayor, Moments, Murray McDavid, Nant, NCAA, Ontario, Origin, Pike Creek, Ralfy, Richard Zeller, Rick Pitino, Spirit of Toronto, Stalk & Barrel, steaks. wine, Still Waters, strike, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Toronto, tourism, Travel, Tyler Allison, union, United Spirits, University of Louisville, Vijay Mallya, wager, Whiskey Row, Whistlepig, Wichita, Wiser's2 comments
One of the fun things about WhiskyCast has been the opportunity to watch dreams come true, and that’s the case with this week’s episode. B...
Episode 57: September 11, 200620060910204100
Episode 57: September 11, 2006
Mark GillespieSeptember 10, 2006Campbeltown, crystal, decanter, distillery, Frank McHardy, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Isle of Jura, Jason Craig, lead, lodge, Matt Bergink, Orkney, Rittenhouse Rye, Russell Anderson, Scott Davidson, Springbank, Stuart Robertson, whisky school0 comments
In the last episode, I had hints about changes at Highland Park. Now, we get the complete details, courtesy of Highland Park global controller Jason C...