Episode 561: November 7, 201520151108020549
Episode 561: November 7, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 8, 2015@ScotchTestDummies, @talesofthegrape, age statements, Amaretto, Andrew Nelstrop, Angel's Envy, angel's share, anniversary, appeal, apple cider, Art of Auchentoshan, artists, Auchentoshan, Ballantine's, Baltimore Whiskey Company, bartenders, Baudonia, Benromach, Benromach 100º Proof, Benromach Imperial Proof, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Label, Braveheart, Brooklyn, Chapter 10, Christina Philburn, Clean Air Act, clothing, Clover Club, Colin Fultz, Compass Box, court, data, David and Goliath, Diageo, dick, Dry Fly, Dublin, Edrington, emissions, English Whisky Company, exports, family, Flaming Heart, fungus, Germany, glass blowing, Glenturret, Goa, Hard Fired, heavy cream, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Ian Newton, India, Islay, Ivy Mix, James Bond, James Espey, Jeff Weber, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Kentucky, Kentucky Mist, Kevin Plank, KREM-TV, label approval, lawsuit, lawyers, Leyenda, litigation, Louisville, Mark@Malt-Review.com, Marks & Spencer, Masters Collection, Mel Gibson, movies, O'Danagher's Hibernian Whiskey, opinion, Paul John, Peated Cask Reserve, Portlanc Institute of Contemporary Art, Revival, Robin Nance, Ronnie Cox, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Spokane, Steffen Brauner, Stitzel-Weller, Stuart Cassells, SWA, t-shirts, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Famous Grouse, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Glenrothes, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tim Danagher, trade, trademark, transparency, TTB, Under Armour, United Distillers, University of Kentucky, Urban Glass, vapors, Washington, whiskey, whisky, whisky fungus, Wildcats, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection 1838 Style White Corn0 comments
Scotland’s Glenturret Distillery celebrated its 240th anniversary this week by gathering 240 people at The Famous Grouse Experience for a toast,...
Episode 461: January 17, 201420140118030256
Episode 461: January 17, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2014Adam Edwards, Alberta Distillers, Alex Luxenberg, Allied Domecq, Ardbeg, Beam, Bill Ackman, Bill Lark, Bill Newlands, Bill Ricker, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Casey Overeem, Clynelish, cognac, Corby, Crown Royal, Dave Weaver, Devil's cask, Diageo, Diamonds, download, Evan Williams, Fortune Brands, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Glen Ord, golden ticket, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, hedge fund, Hiram Walker, Hobart, Jane Overeem, Japanese, Japanese flag, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, John Hall, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirin, Knob Creek, konichiwa, Laphroaig, Lark, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, Limousin, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Lyn Lark, Maker's Mark, Masterson's, Matthew T, merger, Morrison Bowmore, Old Hobart, Overeem, Pernod Ricard, private equity, Rachel Barrie, Richard Zeller, Rising Sun, Sazerac, Scott Hartig, shareholder, Suntory, Tasmania, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Wild Turkey, William Ackman, xenophobia, XO0 comments
This is the first of two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, where Canadian whisky was featured on openin...
Episode 444: September 22, 201320130922222751
Episode 444: September 22, 2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2013Alltech, ALS, Balcones, Bardstown, Barton, Beam, Betty Jo Boone, Binny's, Booker Noe, Buffalo Trace, Buzick, Carlow, Cask Masters, Corsair, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dublin, Eric Leslie, Evgeny Vershinin, Filson, Five Fathers, Forgiven, Forty Creek, Fred Noe, George T. Stagg, Georgetown, Glenmorangie, Google, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, Ireland, James E. Pepper, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Fraser, Johanne McInnis, Justin Victor, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kim Bennett, Lebanon, Limestone Branch, Maker's Mark, Man Caves, Mark Coffman, Matt Shattock, Michael Veach, Old Punk, Oscar Getz Museum, Pappy Van Winkle, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Pearse Lyons, Pogue, Promise of Hope, Ranger Creek, Revenge, Rick Robinson, San Antonio, Taghta, Tom Blincoe, Town Branch, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the second of two episodes from this weekend’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, we’ll hear from the newest members of the Kentuc...
Episode 397: November 10, 201220121110224152
Episode 397: November 10, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 10, 2012Antique Collection, Arran, Atlantic City, Bardstown, Beam, BenRiach, Bob Townsend, Bourbon, Breakout, Buffalo Trace, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Dave Scheurich, Diageo, Dry Fly, election, history, India, Jailers, Jeff Weber, Jim Fenton, Jim Murray, Kent Fleischmann, Kentucky, Kirby, Larceny Bourbon, Los Angeles, Louisville, Madison, maltings, maple, Mary Ellyn Hamilton, Michael Deresynski, Miner's Delight Inn, Oscar Getz Museum, Russell's Reserve, Scotch Whisky Association, Seven Grand, Stagg, Steve Nally, SWA, Tennessee, Thermopolis, Tom Helt, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Washington, Weller, Whisky Bible, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming0 comments
Kentucky is synonymous with Bourbon, but few places maintain the history of Bourbon in the Bluegrass State like the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey Histo...
Episode 396: November 3, 201220121103005634
Episode 396: November 3, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 3, 2012A. Smith Bowman, Amrut, Anchor, auction, Balblair, Bill Lumsden, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brendan Buckley, Buffalo Trace, charity, Dave Pickerell, David King, Dickel, Ealanta, Evan Williams, family, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hurricane, Ian Logan, India, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jeff Weber, John Hansell, John MacDonald, Ledaig, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore, New York City, Nikka, Rick Jagdale, Robbo McClelland, Rye, Sandy, single cask, Single Oak Project, Solera, Speyburn, The Glenlivet, Truman Cox, Virginia0 comments
This week, we promise a politics-free episode! We’ll look at the history and future of India’s Amrut Distillery with third-generation Amru...
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 389: September 16, 201220120916194235
Episode 389: September 16, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 16, 2012archaeology, auction, Bardstown, barrel rolling, book, Booker Noe, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Brandi Daniels, Buck Cheatham, casks, Cynthia Torp, Evan Williams, events, family, Fred Noe, French Oak, Getz, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, history, I.W. Bernheim, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Michael Veach, Michter's, museum, Peggy Noe Stevens, Pepper, race, Ransom's, storytelling, Tom Block, University, W.L. Weller, Willie Pratt, women, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Bonus coverage in this special episode from the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, with highlights from the Bourbon Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the le...