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 283: October 3, 201020101003105400
Episode 283: October 3, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2010Android, app, Ballantine's, Benromach, blend, Blended Scotch, blending lab, Bruichladdich, charity, Charity: Water, Chivas Brothers, Diageo, Double Black, expedition, Gerry Tosh, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Highland Park, Jeffrey Topping, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Johnnie Walker, Kilmarlid, Malt Advocate, Michael Urquhart, new make, nosing, Old Pulteney, pole, ratings, Roseisle, Sandy Hyslop, scores, Speyside, test, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Bible, Wild Scotsman0 comments
No journalist has ever been allowed inside the Chivas Brothers blending lab in Kilmarlid, Scotland…which means whisky lovers have never gotten a...
Episode 192: March 22, 200920090321210100
Episode 192: March 22, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2009Berry Bros. & Rudd, book, Bristow, Bushmills, charity, Colum Egan, Compass Box, Dingle, distillery, dog names, Doug McIvor, editor, grain, Hedonism, Ian Buxton, Ireland, Jeffrey Topping, John McDougall, Michael Jackson, New York, puppy, Scotland, Sheepdog, St. Patrick's Day, tourism, Travel, tribute, Wild Scotsman0 comments
It’s been about a year and a half since we lost Michael Jackson, and his friends are honoring the best whisky and beer writer of all time with a...
Episode 191: March 15, 200920090314224900
Episode 191: March 15, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 14, 2009888, Angostura, Ardbeg, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blended Scotch, book, Burn Stewart Distillers, charity, CL Financial, collection, committee, Dave Brook, distillery, Doug McIvor, Heidi Donelon, Ian Buxton, Indiana, Ireland, Ireland Whiskey Trail, Jack Daniel's, Jeffrey Topping, Michael Jackson, pub, Royal Lochnagar, single cask, Sunday Times, Thailand, tourism, Travel, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
It wouldn’t be March without a look at Irish whiskies, and Heidi Donelon gives us a look at the history of Irish distilling. Her new Ireland Whi...
Episode 190: March 7, 200920090307144900
Episode 190: March 7, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 7, 2009Ardbeg, auction, Austin Lounge Lizards, Bayway, Bonhams, Boomer Esiason, charity, collecting, Copper Fox, distillery, Dorothy Bakker Lee, Falkirk, firefighters, horse, Jeffrey Karlovitch, Jeffrey Topping, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Keeneland, Kosher, L'Chaim, Loch Chaim, Lowlands, Maker's Mark, music, Pat McCarthy, Rick Wassmund, Rosebank, Supernova, Turfway, Virginia, Whisky Guild, Wild Scotsman, Wild Turkey0 comments
This week’s episode features special coverage from the Whisky Classic festival in Morristown, New Jersey. We’ll hear from Wild Turkey Mast...
Episode 78: February 11, 200720070211202400
Episode 78: February 11, 2007
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2007Alistair Darling, Bardstown, Bernheim, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, carbon, Chris Morris, collecting, distillery, environment, Evan Williams, fire, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, history, Ileach, Islay, Jeffrey Topping, Jim McEwan, LCBO, Mark Reynier, Men of Tain, Ontario, Parker Beam, Pauline Ogilvie, Port Charlotte, Russia, single barrel, Spirit of Toronto, taxes, Toronto, Whisky Live, whisky school, Wild Scotsman, Woman of Tain, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The guys at Bruichladdich have never shied away from a challenge, and their latest goal is to bring whisky distilling back to the nearby town of Port ...
Episode 49: July 15, 200620060715005800
Episode 49: July 15, 2006
Mark GillespieJuly 15, 2006Air India, Bladnoch, Chris Morris, Classic Malts Cruise, George Garvin Brown, International Spirits Competition, Jeffrey Topping, John McDougall, Old Forester, Pat Roberts, politics, Raymond Armstrong, sailing, theft, whisky school, Wild Scotsman, yachts0 comments
I’ll admit to skipping a few classes now and then in college, but then, none of my classes were held in a distillery! Jeff Topping of Wild Scots...
Episode 48: July 8, 200620060707211500
Episode 48: July 8, 2006
Mark GillespieJuly 7, 2006Ardbeg, arts, author, Bladnoch, book, brewer, charity, Compass Box, David Williamson, Famous Grouse, Festival, firefighters, Glengoyne, Highland Park, Jeffrey Topping, Jim Beam, John Glaser, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Orkney, Par Caldenby, Ron Low, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Whisky Association, Spice Tree, SWA, Terry Farrell, traditional practice, web site, Wendy Cormack, Wild Scotsman whisky school0 comments
There’s no arguing that John Glaser of Compass Box is one of the whisky industry’s leading innovators, but John’s latest creation ha...
Episode 36: April 24, 200620060424094400
Episode 36: April 24, 2006
Mark GillespieApril 24, 2006auto racing, Bladnoch, charity, Craigellachie, Crown Royal, Derby, distillery, Don Philburn, Highlander Inn, Indiana, Jeffrey Topping, Jim Cryle, John McDougall, Lawrenceburg, mint julep, NASCAR, Pernod Ricard, Richmond, Seagram, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Virginia, whisky school, Wild Scotsman, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Jeff Topping traveled from Ohio to Scotland to explore his family’s heritage, and wound up as the “Wild Scotsman” with his own line ...
Episode 35: April 19, 200620060418173400
Episode 35: April 19, 2006
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2006Bladnoch, Buffalo Trace, dispute, Experimental Collection, gardening, Hillary Lamont, India, Jack McConnell, Jeffrey Topping, John McDougall, Mallya, Scotch Whisky Association, Springbank, SWA, tariff, trade, whiskey school, Whisky Nose, Wild Scotsman, WTO0 comments
There’s only one man living who can claim to have managed distilleries in all five of Scotland’s whisky-producing regions, and you’l...