Episode 460: January 11, 201420140112014537
Episode 460: January 11, 2014
January 12, 2014750ml, Adam Edwards, Anchor Distilling, Andrea Wilson, apology, Authenticus, Bardstown, beer, BenRiach, Bill Sheckles, Bourbon Affair, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canada Gold, Canadian, Chris Morris, coalition, Companta, Conservative, craft distillers, Creative Whisky Company, Customs, Darren Rook, David Stirk, Diageo, Emerson Lamb, escalator clause, European Union, export, Festival, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Frank Murphy, Gavin Hewitt, geographical identity, George Osborne, Glenmorangie, Green Spot, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, HMRC, Horizons, independence, Infinium, ITV, Jack Teeling, Jim Swan, Joe Fraser, John McDougall, John Rhea, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, London, London Distillery Company, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Masterson's, Matt Hofmann, mayor, mistakes, news, Nicky Morgan, Parliament, Private Edition, Redbreast, referendum, regulators, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Rick Robinson, Rob Samuels, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Seattle, Septendecim, shoe, SMWS, SoDo, Solstice, South Africa, Stephen Teeling, SWA, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, tips, Tory, Travel, TV, verification, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Washington, Westland, wheat, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
London and Seattle have a few things in common: reputations for foggy, rainy weather…a vibrant cultural scene…and now, craft distilleries....
Interview: The London Distillery Company’s Darren Rook20140111215313
Interview: The London Distillery Company’s Darren Rook
January 11, 2014craft distilling, Customs, Darren Rook, Jim Swan, John McDougall, London, Master of Malt, regulators, Scotch Malt Whisky Society0 comments
January 11, 2014 – London hadn’t had a whisky distillery for nearly 100 years until Darren Rook and his partners opened the London Distill...
Whisky Distilling Returns To London After 100 Years20140106144220
Whisky Distilling Returns To London After 100 Years
January 6, 2014craft distilling, Darren Rook, England, gin, HM Revenue & Customs, Jim Swan, John McDougall, London, London Distillery Company0 comments
January 6, 2014 – London was once a major distilling center, though primarily focused on gin and rum production. Over the years, spirits compani...
Episode 402: December 15, 201220121215000959
Episode 402: December 15, 2012
December 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 401: December 8, 201220121208220657
Episode 401: December 8, 2012
December 8, 2012Astor Center, auction, Beam, Bits of Strange, charity, Charles Epperson, China, competition, Cooley, Dingle, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing, Edwin Vargas, Evan Williams, Found, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Greg Ramsay, Hurricane, Ireland, Irish, John McDougall, Johnnie Walker, Kavalan, Keith Wood, Kieran Folliard, Kilbeggan, King Car, King Creosote, Krishna Nukala, Malt Maniacs, Matt Wooler, Michael Forbes, New York, New Zealand, Old Malt Cask, Robin Robinson, Royal Lochnagar, Sandy, South Island, Stephen Wilson, Taiwan, The Guardian, Trump, Two Gingers, Wyoming0 comments
For the 10th year, the Malt Maniacs are honoring some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. Maniacs Keith Wood of Germany a...
Episode 269: July 11, 201020100710224000
Episode 269: July 11, 2010
July 10, 2010Ardbeg, art, auto racing, Bill Samuels Jr., Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Bruce MacLean, Cardhu, Chivas, Chivas Regal, Compass Box, Cooley, Denny Potter, distillery, Formula One, Four Roses, grain, Greenore, Greg Davis, heat, Hebrides, Hedonism, history, Ian MacLeod, Islay, Jeff Lessard, Jim Rutledge, John McDougall, Keith, Kentucky, Lord Robertson, Luizzi, Maker's Mark, Martine Nouet, Master of Malt, Paul di Resta, photography, Richard Paterson, Scotland, Six Isles, Speyside, Stornoway, Strathisla, Sutil, Tommy Smith, weather, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Tommy Smith worked at Strathisla Distillery in Speyside for 27 years before taking “early retirement.” He’s put in another eight yea...
Episode 192: March 22, 200920090321210100
Episode 192: March 22, 2009
March 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 103: August 5, 200720070805095900
Episode 103: August 5, 2007
August 5, 2007An Cnoc, Bacardi, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Carnoustie, Centenary, charity, classic malts, Dewar's, Diageo, expansion, firefighters, forum, Glenfiddich, golf, Iain Henderson, Inver House, Jim Beam, John McDougall, K Club, Laphroaig, Links, Nick Morgan, Open, podcast, resort, Ryder Cup, Scotchcast, Turnberry, Westin, whisky school, Wild Scotsman0 comments
Nick Morgan of Diageo has the job most of us would love…next to running a distillery of our own. As Global Marketing Director for Diageo’s...
Episode 100: July 15, 200720070715092400
Episode 100: July 15, 2007
July 15, 2007Aria, auction, Bible, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Brianna Gillespie, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, charity, Christina, Classic Malts Cruise, Dalmore, dispute, distillery, Elmer T. Lee, family, fiasco, final dram, finish, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Grand Central Station, Groningen, India, Islay, James Andrew, Jim Cryle, Jim McEwan, Jim Murray, John McDougall, Jura, lesson, Netherlands, New York, Nick Morgan, PC5, photos, Port Charlotte, pronunciation, retrospective, sailing, tariff, Tessa, Tom Bulleit, trade, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
It’s a milestone episode for WhiskyCast, and to mark the occasion, I’ve selected a few of my favorite moments from the first 99 episodes. ...
Episode 49: July 15, 200620060715005800
Episode 49: July 15, 2006
July 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...