From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)20190915232029
From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 15, 2019@BunkaiH, @michaeldrumm, @VinP27, #randomactofkindness, anniversary, auction, Bacardi, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Commission, Ben Milam Distillery, Binny's, Blanco, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cameronbridge, Caribbean Smooth, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado, Conor McGregor, contract, convection oven, Dallas Stars, Danny Wimmer Presents, David Mundell, Dayn Belfour, Dewar's, Diageo, distillery, distilling, Ed Belfour, Fife, Fine & Rare, finish, GMB, Heather Greene, hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame, Hometown Rising, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jimmy Russell, John Laun, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kirk Pearson, labor, labour, Leven, Louder than Life, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Maker's Mark, Mark Erwin, Mary Gratzer, memorabilia, Mike Mangeot, Milam & Greene, Moonshine University, National Hockey League, NHL, Ohio, Olympic, pecan, Private Select, Proper Twelve, Reaghan Belfour, restaurant, Robert Polson, rum, Rye, Scott Burnside, Shieldhall, Stanley Cup, Stave Profile RC6, Stephanie Macleod, Steve Nally, strike, Talnua Distillery, Texas, The Athletic, The Macallan, union, Unite, visitors, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, wood, Wood Finishing Series, yeast0 comments
Ed Belfour has every honor a hockey player could dream of, including a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and the ultimate: being named to the Hockey...
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)20190407193059
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 7, 2019Adam Hannett. world record, affinity, Albert Baladi, American Whiskey Convention, April Fool's, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Balcones, Barley, Barrel 21, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Calvados, Canada, chairman, charity, collaboration, Compass Box, Cornwall, Cragganmore, Dad's Hat, Dan Jago, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, Domaine Christian Drouin, Douglas Taylor, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, English Whisky Company, environment, Exchequer Roll, executive, expansion, Feis Ile, Friar John Cor, Game of Thrones, Gary Haggart, gas, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Gothenburg, Heidi Grau, Herman Mihalich, House Greyjoy, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Japan, Jeffrey Lichtman, John Glaser, John Rempe, Kat Aagesen, Knappogue Castle, Komagatake, Le Papillon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Lindores Abbey, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lisa Roper Wicker, Lizzie Rudd, London, Luxco, maltings, mansplaining, Marco de Bartoli, Mars Shinsu, Marsala, Marsmalt, Matt Shattock, Michael Moore, Mike Smith, Mount Vernon, oil, Old Fitzgerald, Ontario, Pact No. 5, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Piggyback, renewable energy, Rob Schwartz, Rob Wiacek, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sexism, State College, Steve Bashore, Sweden, Talisker, The Whisky Show, tidal energy, University of Pennsylvania, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion Festival, whisky, Whistlepig, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodcock, Yakushima0 comments
Lindores Abbey has a unique place in whisky history, thanks to Friar John Cor and the aqua vitae he distilled for the King in 1494. Gary Haggart has a...
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)20180415152829
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 15, 20188 Oaks Craft Distillers, American Whiskey Convention, Bardstown, Blood Oath, Bloody Butcher, Bourbon, Bourye, Brooklyn, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, cerification, chemical weapons, Chris Inscore, Chuck Schumer, Churchill Downs, classic malts, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Dave Broom, David Stein, Diageo, diplomacy, Donald Colville, Doublewood, economics, Eddie Russell, education, European Union, exports, Ezra Brooks, FedEx, governor, Heaven Hill, Hidden Still Spirits, High West, House Bill 400, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Jimmy Russell, Jo Graham, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Latvia, Lebanon, legislation, legislature, Liberty Pole Spirits, Logan Snyder, Longbranch, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Madeira, Marquess Collection, Matt Bevin, Matthew McConaughey, mesquyite, MGP, Mitch McConnell, New Jersey, New Tripoli, New York, North Carolina, O.Z. Tyler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pinot Bourbon, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Rebel Yell, Russia, sanctions, Scale, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Senate, senator, shipping, Sir William Murray, Special Releases, Stave & Thief, Sue Beatt, Syria, Talisker, Terressentia, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenrothes, The Murray, The Telegraph, tourism, trade, training, Tullibardine, Tyrconnell, University of Louisville, Vince Oleson, visitors center, Wapsie Valley, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Ambassador, Wild Turkey, World Masterclass of Whisky0 comments
Every distillery opens as a dream, with the backers hoping to become the next Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, or one of countless other mainstays of the whi...
Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)20180318132954
Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 18, 2018@WhiskyNeighbour, @WWWTwinCities, accident, agriculture, Alberta, Alltech, aluminum, An Gardaí Síochána, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Austin, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, ballot, Bardstown, Baring, Barley, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, biodynamics, Blood Oath, Bluebell Forest, bonding, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, botas, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, buyout, Camus, Canada, Capitol Hill, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, chill filtering, CIL, Clermont, cognac, crashed, Dair Ghaelach, death, Deirdre Lyons, dispute, Dominic Hughes, Donal O'Gallachoir, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dungourney, e-commerce, Edmonton, Elijah Craig, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, farming, fatality, fertilizers, forestry, forklift, Fred Noe, Glasgow, Glendalough, Glenmorangie, grand opening, Grenada, Grinnell's Wood, Grooves, Health & Safety Authority, Heaven Hill, imports, investigation, investors, Ireland, Ireland's Ancient East, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J. Rieger & Co., J.J. Corry, Jameson, Jean-Christophe Coutures, Jim Beam, John Moriarty, John Rempe, Kansas City, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky, Lambay Island, Lambay Whiskey, Lark Distillery, Leo Varadkar, Lexington, Louise McGuane, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark Reynier, Midleton, milestone, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Spirits Fest, Monogram, nature sanctuary, organic, Pact No. 4, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, pesticides, Philadelphia, police, Prime Minister, provenance, Remy Cointreau, Renegade Rum, Renegade Spirits, Revelstoke Trust, Sabine Sheehan, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, servers, shareholders, shares, Single Pot Still, South by Southwest Festival, Spain, Spotify, steel, stock, Super Bowl, sustainable, Taoiseach, tariffs, Texas, The Coastal Collection, The Gael, The Glasgow Distillery Company, Town Branch Distillery, trade, Trinity Well, Washington, Waterford, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, White House, Wild Atlantic Way, Williams & Humbert, Women Who Whiskey0 comments
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and while we cover Irish Whiskey all year-round, it’s worth paying special attention to the fastest-...
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)20170312003902
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 12, 2017@DecadentDram, @fr1day, #trypod, afrikaans, alcohol, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Balblair, Banshee, Birthday, Black Sea, blender, Blood Oath, Boys and Girls Club, breath test, breathalyser, Breathalyzer, Brora, Brothership, budget, Bushmills, Caledonian MacBrayne, CalMac, Caol Ila, Casa Cuervo, Cecil Corbett, Chancellor, Chris Malcolm, classic malts, Clynelish, community service, Connacht Whiskey Company, court, Cragganmore, crew, crime, development, Diageo, dog show, Double Double Oaked, Dublin, duties, Edinburgh, Ellie Tam, Exchequer, Feis Ile, ferries, ferry, Five Virtues, Grangemouth, Green Spot, Harbor, Harlem, Harlem Whiskey Renaissance, HR, Ian Stirling, inflation, International Women's Day, investors, Ireland, Irish Wolfhound, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Jim Beveridge, John Carroll, John Rempe, Johnnie Walker, Kak, Keith Batt, Kelpie, Kennacraig, Kenneth Maclean, Lagavulin, landlord, lawyer, Leith, Lustau, Luxco, Margaret Batt, Mark @ WTF, Maureen Robinson, Mickey Heads, Mitchell & Sons, Nant, New Liberty, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ocean Terminal, passengers, Patrick Fletcher, Philadelphia, Philip Hammond, planning, podcasts, police, Port Ellen, Port of Leith, Quora, Red Bush, Redbreast, Redbreast Lustau Edition, rent, Robert Cassell, Rosemary Gallagher, Scotch & Scribes, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, solicitor, St. Patrick's Day, stolen property, SWA, Swanson Vineyards, Tanya Robinson, Tasmania, taxes, Todd Haberkorn, Tomatin, Twitter, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, Writer's Bone, writers0 comments
Whisky was historically thought of as a “man’s drink” – but today, not only are more women drinking whisky, but women make up ...
Episode 584: April 10, 201620160410013645
Episode 584: April 10, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 10, 2016@AxisofWhisky, @Sister_Ratched, American Distilling Institute. ADI, Angus MacRaild, Angus MacWhisky, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Bardstown, Beatson Cancer Charity, binding arbitration, Bladnoch, blog, blogger, Blood Oath, Bob Bobert, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, cancer, cat, Chivas Regal, competition, construction, Crown Royal, Dark Cove, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, donations, Ezra Brooks, family, Four Roses, Gimli, Highland Park, House Spirits, Ian MacMillan, ice, Islay, John MacLellan, John Rempe, Joseph Magnus, Jude, judging, Kentucky, Kilchoman, labor, labour, Laphroaig, Local 832, Lore, Lux, Luxco, Manitoba, Manitoba Labour Board, mayor, mediator, memorial, Millstone, Mimi, Mimi Petro, Oban, Oregon, People's Republic of Portland, Pernod Ricard USA, pet, Peter Mendel, planning, Portland, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Redbreast, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Scotch Whisky, St. Louis, strike, Tom Mooney, UFCW, union, Vancouver, Washington, whisky, Whisky Sponge, Wigtown, Woodinville, Zuidam0 comments
The Whisky Sponge has been puncturing egos and tweaking the Scotch Whisky industry with impunity – and relative anonymity – for nearly thr...
Episode 549: August 22, 201520150823015507
Episode 549: August 22, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 23, 2015Annasach, Avianna Wolfe, Benromach, BevMo, Binny's, Blood Oath, Bomberger, Bowmore, Brent Elliott, Brian Kinsman, Chatham Imports, Chief Rabbinate, David Tjeder, Emerson Lamb, Finger Lake Distilling, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Fujikai, Ghosted Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, Hoquiam, IBBL Spirits, Israel, Italy, Jewish, Jim Rutledge, John Rempe, Johnnie Walker, Kashrut, Kingsbarns, Kosher, Limited Edition Small Batch, Linlithgow, Littlemill, Matt Hofmann, Mizunara, Monde Shuzo, OK Kosher Organization, Olympic Peninsula, Panecco, peat, Puni, rabbi, Rare Cask Reserves, Rebel Yell, Seattle, Sjoerd de Haan, Skagit Valley, SoDo, Spec's, St. Magdalene, Stockholm, Stoll & Wolfe, Suntory, Sweden, Total Wine, Tracie Franklin, Trader Joe's, Washington, Washington State University, Westland, Whisky-Ji, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Many American craft distillers produce single malt whiskies, but Seattle’s Westland Distillery is one of the few that only produces single malts...
Episode 529: April 11, 201520150412004357
Episode 529: April 11, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2015@bethpaw, @G2Whisky, @mousseman, @zappafaye, Adolph Rupp. Dan Issel, Adrian Smith, Alonzo Shirley, American Prairie, American Prairie Reserve, Amrut, Bangalore, basketball, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Beth Flint, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Billy Walker, binge drinking, Blood Oath, Brown-Forman, Calvert, Chicago, Cliff Hagan, college, Craig Beam, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, doctors, dog, Donna, drinking age, Eric Gregory, European Court of Appeals, Ezra Brooks, flavored whiskey, Frank Ramsay, Full Throttle, George Dickel, Gerald Glavota, Hankey Bannister, health, Heaven Hill, Herky Rupp, High West, Hood River, horse racing, India, Jack Daniel's, Jackie Richardson, Jeff Arnett, Jesse James Dupree, John Butler, John Newfry, John Rempe, Jordan Haney, KDA, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawmakers, legislature, Loretto, Louisville, Luxco, Maker's 46 Mile, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Michael Ballard, Mike Richardson, military, minimum pricing, Naarangi, Paul Grant, Pendleton, Periscope, Raven's Lace, Rebel Yell, Regency, Rob Samuels, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Abney, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey Law, throwing up, Trimble, Twitter, University of Kentucky, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig, Wildcats, Wrangler National Patriot Project0 comments
This week, we’re on location at the Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky for the annual Maker’s Mark Handcraft Festival and ...