Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)20170409133557
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 9, 2017@BetheneC, Adela, ADI, Alioth, American Distilling Institute, auction, Australia, Award, Belgium, Ben & Jerry's, benefit, Benromach, best of class, Bethene Campbell, bidding, Bill Ricker, Bladnoch, Bonnaroo Buzz, Boston, Bourbon, Bourye, Box Distillery, Brexit, Brora, Burn Stewart Distillers, Candela, Cedar Ridge Distillery, charity, Chris Zaborowski, competition, construction, coopers, cows, Dartmoor National Park, David Prior, Denmark, Devon, Diageo, Donald Tusk, Dr. Jim Swan, editor, Edrington, EU, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, farm, Fred Minnick, Generations, Glenn Hubbuch, Gordon & MacPhail, High West, Hong Kong, Hunmanby, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Iowa, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, J. Henry & Sons, James Campbell, John Hansell, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Lalique, Limeburners, Linda Ruffenach, Louisville, Lowlands, M. Shanken Communications, Malt Advocate, March for Babies, March of Dimes, MGP, Michael Moore, Michael Veach, Mortlach, Myrna Jensen, Nantucket, Northern Ireland, Patton Road Reserve, Paul Neave, Podblasts, Portland, premature birth, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Princetown Distillers, publisher, Pure Scot, Reese Hubbuch, Samsara, Scotch Whiskey, Scotland, Second Step, Seven Stars, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside Cooperage, Spirit of Hven, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit of Yorkshire, Stefaan Lesage, Strait of Öresund, Sweden, Systembolaget, Talia, Templeton Rye, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Notch, Theresa May, Tim Davis, Tom Mellor, Triple Eight Distillery, Urban Bourbon, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Chicks, Wigtown, world record0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, but the Lowlands distillery almost never made it to that milestone. W...
Episode 410: February 2, 201320130201215918
Episode 410: February 2, 2013
Mark GillespieFebruary 1, 2013ALS, An Cnoc, Andrew Ferguson, Auchentoshan, awards, Balvenie, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Hanger, Boutique, Brown-Forman, Calgary, charity, Chris Goins, David Stewart, entertaining, Evan Williams, Gehrig, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Heritage, John Hansell, John Laun, Kensington Wine Market, Knappogue Castle, Knockdhu, Lagavulin, Lorne Cousins, Master of Malt, Mike Veach, Millstone, Parker Beam, party, Shane Fraser, Super Bowl, Thurso, Tim Laird, Tom Diana, Twin Wood, Whisky Advocate, William Grant & Sons, Wolfburn0 comments
It’s hard to keep things quiet in the close-knit Scotch Whisky industry, but that’s exactly what the owners of the new Wolfburn Distillery...
Episode 409: January 26, 201320130126005233
Episode 409: January 26, 2013
Mark GillespieJanuary 26, 201312 Grain, Age of Discovery, awards, Balvenie, Beam, blooper, Brian Glenn, Brown-Forman, Calvert, China, Cooper's Choice, Corsair, counterfeit, Daniel Olofsson, Darek Bell, David Stewart, Diageo, dissertation, environment, George Dickel, Georgina Bell, Glenfiddich, Glenn Todd, Hotel Grand Pacific, Insane in the Grain, Jack Daniel's, John Hansell, John Lunn, Karuizawa, Kensington Wine Market, lawsuit, Lochside, Louisville, Luxco, nose, nosing, Number One Drinks Company, Rebel Yell, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, SMWS, Stitzel-Weller, SWA, tasting, The Whisky Exchange, Tun 1401, Victoria, Whisky Advocate0 comments
Georgina Bell is part of a new generation of whisky connoisseurs, and is already making her place in the whisky industry as an ambassador for the Scot...
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 384: August 25, 201220120825001112
Episode 384: August 25, 2012
Mark GillespieAugust 25, 2012agriculture, apple, art, auction, Australia, Bardstown, Barley, Benromach, Bonhams, Bourbon, brandy, charity, Compass Box, corn, Craig Beam, distillery, drought, Evan Williams, Family Casks, farm, farmer, Flaming Heart, flood, Glenfarclas, Great King Street, Heaven Hill, Heritage, John Glaser, John Hansell, Kentucky, Lark, Master of Malt, Oak Barrel, Par Caldenby, Parker Beam, retail, Scotland, single malt, Smögen, Speyside, Springbank, Sweden, Sydney, weather, Whisky Advocate, whisky school, WhiskyFest0 comments
Par Caldenby caught the whisky bug at an early age, but built a career as a lawyer in Sweden. The whisky bug first inspired him to write the book R...
Episode 336: September 26, 201120110926183300
Episode 336: September 26, 2011
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2011Aberlour, Alistar MacDonald, Ann Miller, Australia, Beam, Bill Lark, Blended Scotch, Bonhams, Chivas Brothers, Compass Box, Daina Paulin, Dave Broom, Dennis Malcolm, Didier Ghorbanzadeh, event, Festival, France, Fred Laing, French, Glann ar Mor, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King Street, Ian Logan, Jean Donnay, John Glaser, John Hansell, John McLellan, Just-Drinks.com, Kilchoman, La Maison du Whisky, Laing, Last Vatted Malt, Lisa Collins, Mackmyra, Malt Advocate, Michael Urquhart, Nikka, Paris, Robert Hicks, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, women0 comments
In our final episode from Whisky Live Paris, we’ll get updates on the process of exporting Nikka’s Japanese whiskies to the U.S. for the f...
Episode 305: February 26, 201120110226214356
Episode 305: February 26, 2011
Mark GillespieFebruary 26, 2011Antarctica, awards, barrels, Bourbon, Bourye, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Canadian, casks, Charbay, Christchurch, Col. E.H. Taylor, Collingwood, competition, Cooley, cooperage, coopering, disaster, DramFest, earthquake, Greg Roshkowski, Harrison, Heritage, High West, Indiana, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, John Hansell, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Koval, Louisville, Louisville Slugger, maple, Michael Fraser Milne, millet, Mint Julep Tours, New Zealand, oak, oats, Shackleton, single malt, spelt, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Taiwan, thieves, tourism, Travel, wheat, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Galore, wood, Woodford Reserve, yeast0 comments
Brown-Forman’s cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky has an impact on whiskies all over the world. The cooperage makes all of the barrels for Jack D...
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 266: June 20, 201020100619224600
Episode 266: June 20, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 19, 2010Alasdair Day, auction, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Campbeltown, Caspar MacRae, collecting, Cooley, cruise, distillery, Frank McHardy, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeff Bower, Jim Beam, John Hansell, Kilbeggan, Kimbal Weber, Malt Advocate, Mandarin Oriental, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Pioneer, sale, Seattle, Shanken, Signature, single grain, speakers, Springbank, Tullamore Dew, Tweeddale, water, Whisky Guild, whisky school, Yamazaki0 comments
Glenfiddich will be releasing just 50 bottles of its 50-year-old single malt a year for the next 10 years, and opened one of the first 5 U.S. bottles ...
Episode 240: February 21, 201020100221000100
Episode 240: February 21, 2010
Mark GillespieFebruary 21, 2010Ardbeg, auction, Bonhams, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian, Caribou Crossing, collecting, Compass Box, contest, Dalmore, Decadence, Denver, Edinburgh, extravaganza, goldfish, Highland Park, horse, Jason Peckman, John Hansell, Jon Wright, Lavinia Turnbull, London, Maker's Mark, Mortlach, Ralfy, reviews, Richard Stridmark, Rollercoaster, SMWS, Sweden, trip, video, Visit Scotland, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Live0 comments
We’ve seen an explosion in the number of whisky bloggers over the past year, and one of the most popular is Ralfy Mitchell of Ralfy.com. His whi...