Episode 559: October 24, 201520151025021719
Episode 559: October 24, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2015@ScotchBlog, Amber Rock, Andrew Buchanan, Andrew Smith, Andy Cant, Baccarat, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bourbon County, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Jardine, Caledonian, Cannes, Caol Ila, Cardhu, CBC, cease and desist, chemistry, Chris Morris, clothing, Colin Fultz, conflict of interest, crystal, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, Deconstructed Series, Devil's Casks, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Double the Devil, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Elementary, Elements, expansion, First Chapter, France, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Washington's Distillery, gift, Girvan, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Golden Age of Travel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, Greg Metze, groin punch, Gus Griffin, Hartfield & Company, Hartfield and Company, Heaven Hill, House of Hazelwood, Iain MacArthur, Indiana, infringment, IPO, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jardine Reserve, John Campbell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, John MacDougall, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Mist, Kininvie, Kirsty Clarke, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lauchie MacLean, law, Lawrenceburg, lawyers, legend, Lifehacker, Louis Royer, Lucy Doland, Masters Collection, media kit, Metze's Select, MGP, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, myth, Nordic, Norse, Nova Scotia, Old Fitzgerald, periodic table, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Rare Cask Black, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, seal, shares, shirts, Solera, Special Releases, Speyside, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory Holdings, swag, Sweet Corn, Takeshi Niinami, The Cally, The Gentleman Distillery, The Macallan, Torii, trademark, travel retail, Tsingtao, University of Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia Gentleman, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, WKYT, Woodford Reserve, Yoav Gelbfish, Yula1 comment
Andy Cant has been a Scotch Whisky nomad for nearly four decades, working at distilleries and maltings all over Scotland. He’s done everything f...
Kininvie 17 Released In Taiwan20140723220219
Kininvie 17 Released In Taiwan
Mark GillespieJuly 23, 2014Balvenie, Dufftown, Glenfiddich, Hazelwood, Janet Sheed Roberts, Kininvie, Taiwan, travel retail, William Grant & Sons0 comments
July 23, 2014 – William Grant & Sons has released a new batch of Kininvie single malt, and once again, Taiwan is the launch market for the 1...
First Official Kininvie Bottling Appears in Taiwan20131026140804
First Official Kininvie Bottling Appears in Taiwan
Mark GillespieOctober 26, 2013Balvenie, Brian Kinsman, Dufftown, Glenfiddich, Ho-Cheng Yao, Janet Sheed Roberts, Kininvie, Malt Maniacs, Taiwan, William Grant & Sons0 comments
October 26, 2013 – Kininvie was the “secret distillery” at the William Grant & Sons campus in Dufftown that is home to Glenfiddi...
Episode 448: October 19, 201320131019235527
Episode 448: October 19, 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 19, 2013Aberlour-Glenlivet, Age of Discovery, airport, ALS, America's Test Kitchen, anCnoc, aroma, auction, Australia, auto racing, barbecue, Bernard Walsh, Bonhams, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Carlow, charity, City of London, Clyde, collecting, Dalmore, Daniel Weber, David Stewart, Explorer's Club, Family Reserve, Formula One, Forsyths, Franklin County, Glasgow, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gold Label, Gold Label Reserve, Hazelwood, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, Hellyers Road, Hot Toddy, Illva Saronno Holdings, Ireland, Irishman, Jackie Stewart, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jim Clark, John F. Kennedy, Johnnie Walker, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Victor, Kansas City, Ken Goldenberg, Knockdhu, livery, Master Distillers' Unity, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore, Newark, nose, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Pat Melton, Peter Arkle, President, Preston Van Winkle, Promise of Hope, Queen's Dock, Scott Mansfield, senses, sensory, Shannon, Speyburn, taste, The Balvenie, The Royal Route, theft, Tim Morrison, Travel, Tun 1401, Van Winkle, William Grant, William Grant & Sons, Worshipful Company of Distillers, Writers Tears0 comments
The most secure jobs in the whisky business may be the coppersmiths at Forsyth’s of Rothes in Scotland, since almost all of the major distillery...
Episode 402: December 15, 201220121215000959
Episode 402: December 15, 2012
Mark GillespieDecember 15, 2012Ardbeg, auction, Beam, Bernard Vianen, Bloomberg News, bottles, Campbeltown, charity, David Onkst, Deerhammer, Diageo, Dingle, Down Time, English Whisky Company, Glenfiddich, Glengyle, Hazelburn, Iain Henderson, Ireland, Irish, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jeffrey Topping, Jenny Karlsson, John McDougall, Kilkerran, Laphroaig, Lenny Eckstein, Longrow, Malt Maniacs, merger, Mitch Bechard, Mitchell, Morrison Bowmore, Nelstrop, Oliver Hughes, Poitin, Ranald Watson, regulators, Specialty Bottle, Springbank, Suntory, takeover, Teeling, Telegraph, Wild Scotsman, Woodford Reserve, World Duty Free0 comments
John McDougall’s years of experience as a distillery manager in all five of Scotland’s whisky regions have made him a sought-after consult...
Episode 394: October 20, 201220121020004901
Episode 394: October 20, 2012
Mark GillespieOctober 20, 2012Alyssa Henley, Arran, Auchentoshan, Blended Malt, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Chivas Brothers, Col. E.H. Taylor, David Stewart, Diageo, distillery, Douglas Laing, fire, Firestone & Robertson, Freddy May, Gable Erenzo, George Dickel, Glen Garioch, Glen Ord, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Iain McCallum, Imperial, Indiana, James Mac, Janet Sheed Roberts, Marty Kari, McGibbon's, Michael Deresynski, Monkey Shoulder, Morrison Bowmore, Port Ellen, provenance, Rye, Speyside, Steve Nally, Tennessee, Texas, The Balvenie, Toronto, Tun 1401, Tuthilltown, Wyoming0 comments
The pre-holiday rush of new whiskies is in full swing, and we’ll sit down with Iain McCallum of Morrison Bowmore to taste and talk about new sin...
Episode 134: March 2, 200820080302001800
Episode 134: March 2, 2008
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2008Ari White, author, awards, book, Braeval, Chivas Brothers, Dominic Roskrow, editor, Festival, Gemma White, Glen Ord, Hazelwood, Heathrow, Icons, Inver House, Jack Daniel's, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jimmy Bedford, John Ramsay, Kininvie, Kosher, Kosher Whisky Festival, London, retirement, Singleton, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Duty Free0 comments
Dominic Roskrow is the former editor of Whisky Magazine, and he’s written a new book on whiskies from around the world. “From Confused to ...