Episode 573: January 23, 201620160124004813
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 24, 20161792 Barton, Adelphi, age statement, Andrew Laing, Angus MacDonald, anniversary, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran, Avril Scott, baby name, Bill Lumsden, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bronfman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Caolila Scott, CBC News, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Coppersea, Crown Royal, Distiller's Choice, Drew Mayville, Eaglesgate, Elijah Craig, Eric Gregory, Excelsior, Fred Minnick, Gartbreck Farm, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Guardians, Highland Queen, Hudson Valley, Hunter Laing & Co., illness, interview, Islay, James Robertson, James Wills, Jean Donnay, Jeremy Scott, John McLellan, John Medley, Jon Wells, Julian Van Winkle III, Karl Ejnar Christensen, Keith Raker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kristie Byer, live, Longmorn, Mark Brown, Milsean, New York, obituary, Ohio, Ontario, opinion, Pappy Van Winkle, Peak Whisky, Perthshire, Port Askaig, Private Edition, Ranald Watson, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Federation, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Laing, Seagram, Springbank, Stewart Buchanan, Stewart Laing, television, The Exchange, The Glenlivet, The Hielan', tourism, tourists, Truman Cox, Tullibardine, Vancouver Whisky Festival, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky school0 comments
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blen...
Episode 517: January 18, 201520150119014546
Episode 517: January 18, 2015
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2015@DrinkBC, @whiskeywhynot, acquisition, Alliance Global, Alness, American, Andrew Tan, Beth Havers, blend, British Columbia, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky Awards, Collingwood, competition, construction, Corby, Craigdarroch, Dalmore, Dave Alcock, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, domestic, Don Kerr, Don Livermore, Dramalista, environment, farewell tour, Fettercairn, flavored, flavored whiskey, Forty Creek, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hazelburn, Highland Queen, Hotel Grand Pacific, Inver House, investigation, investment, James Robertson, John Spencer, judging, Jura, Justin Victor, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Longrow, Maker's Mark, Michael Urquhart, Michel Picard, misconceptions, Montreal, myths, Oklahoma City, Ontario, organic, Pernod Ricard, Peter Hunt, PMA, Port Ellen Maltings, press tour, Quebec, Ranald Watson, regulators, report, results, retirement, Richard Paterson, robbery, Rolling Stones, SAQ, scores, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA, sick, Speyside, Springbank, stability, stolen, Sunday Herald, Tamnavulin, Teaninich, The Balvenie, theft, Toronto, Tullibardine, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Spirits, Victoria Whisky Festival, water, Whyte & Mackay, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
In the second of our two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival, we’ll catch up on more of the week’s news – in...
John Black: 1942-201320130918232017
John Black: 1942-2013
September 18, 2013 – Longtime Scottish distillery manager John Black died today following a lengthy illness at the age of 72. He worked at 12 di...
Episode 408: January 20, 201320130122225405
Episode 408: January 20, 2013
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 201335 Maple Street, Alberta, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Benromach, Black Bull, Black Velvet, blues, Bob Townsend, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Club, Craigellachie, Crown Royal, Duncan Taylor, Elgin, Forty Creek, Frank McHardy, Georgina Bell, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Huntly, Jack Smith, James Robertson, John Black, Jubilee, Kilkerran, Lauter, Lord Calvert, MacKinlay, mash tun, Masterson's, Michael Urquhart, Michigan Curve, Mike Nicolson, Miner's Delight Inn, Peter Currie, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, Richard Zeller, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Shackleton, SMWS, Springbank, Tish Harcus, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Time for our second episode of the weekend with highlights from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival! We’ll get the latest on new whisk...
Episode 300: January 23, 201120110123210510
Episode 300: January 23, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 23, 2011Andrew Hogan, Angelo Veneziano, Arran, Australia, blending, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian, Compass Box, Costco, events, exports, Festival, Forty Creek, George S. Grant, Gillian Howell, Gillian McDonald, Glenfarclas, Guy Thornhill, Harlen Wheatley, Highwood, Hotel Grand Pacific, James Robertson, Jamie MacKenzie, Jimmy Johnson, John Glaser, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Lawrence Graham, Macallan, Noel Buckley, Orangerie, Patrick Maguire, Penderyn, Ricard Soderberg, single cask, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Tasmania, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Welsh, White Owl0 comments
Plenty of highlights at this year’s Victoria Whisky Festival, and we’ll have all of the details in this episode recorded on location in Vi...
Episode 237: January 30, 201020100130221300
Episode 237: January 30, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2010A'Bunadh, Aberlour, auctions, Bill Samuels Jr., Black Bottle, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, charity, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Club, contest, Doug Stone, earthquake, English Whisky Company, Feis Ile, Food Network, For Scotch Lovers, Gillian Howell, Gillian McDonald, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Haddonfield, Haiti, Ian Chang, Islay, James Robertson, Japan, Japanese, Johan Rosengren, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, law, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Penderyn, Press & Journal, regulations, repairs, Ronnie Cox, single malt, snow, Sweden, Taiwan, Taketsuru, The Strath, Times of London, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, warehouses, weather, Whyte & Mackay, William Delaney0 comments
As I reported in the last episode, Maker’s Mark is working on a new bourbon. This time around, Master Distiller Kevin Smith sits down with me to...
Episode 185: February 1, 200920090131220100
Episode 185: February 1, 2009
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2009Benrinnes, blog, Cameronbridge, Canada, collecting, Dewar Rattray, Diageo, Dutch, economy, energy, environment, Frances DePuy, Glen Breton, Glenora, grain, Hans Offringa, James Robertson, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Marcel van Gils, Netherlands, recession, sales, Sarah Lacamoire, Scotch Whisky Association, Stronachie, SWA, Tullibardine0 comments
Marcel Van Gils has been collecting Laphroaig expressions since 1997, and the Dutch dentist has what is likely the world’s largest collection of...