Episode 519: January 31, 201520150201004952
Episode 519: January 31, 2015
February 1, 2015.36, 4-Consulting, Ace Hotel, Allardice, anatomical, anCnoc, anniversary, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, Bob Lekan, Bob Townsend, body shot, British Columbia, Bruce Russell, budget, Cavaliers, Chancellor, Christophe Dupic, Claudio Arato, Cleveland, consolidation, Crystal Gardens, Daniel Adams, David Williamson, Diageo, Distell, drugs, Dundee, duties, duty, earnings, economic, economy, Eddie Russell, Exchequer, family, fermentation, flask, Forgiven, Four Roses, France, Fumé, G. Rozelieures, George Osborne, Glencairn, GlenDronach, Graeme Macaloney, Heritage BC, historic, honeymoon, Hotel Grand Pacific, Ian Chang, Icons of Whisky Awards, infographic, Ivan Menezes, Jenn Adams, Jim Swan, Jimmy Russell, Johnnie Walker, Jon Birkbeck, Kavalan, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King Car, Knockdhu, Lilly, Lorraine, Maker's Mark, Mike Nicolson, Miner's Delight Inn, NBA, pengdio, Pfizer, pharmaceutical, poll, Pope, Pope Francis, pricing, Ranger Creek, research, Rome, Russell's Reserve, sales, San Antonio, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Sean Connery, slump, South Africa, South Wales Whisky Interest Group, Spirit of Speyside Festival, sporran, survey, SWA, Taiwan, Texas, The Green Welly Stop, tourism, Tyndrum, Vatican, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, wax, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Winston Churchill, World War II, Wyoming0 comments
Graeme Macaloney gave up a secure career in the pharmaceutical industry to pursue his dream of making whisky, and the Scottish expat is getting closer...
Episode 514: January 3, 201520150103221243
Episode 514: January 3, 2015
January 3, 2015Anne Marsden, anniversary, Asahi, Balcones, Ben Nevis, birth, Brian Nation, British Columbia, buyout, Chip Tate, Christina Philburn, construction, dispute, distillery, Dublin, Facebook, financing, Friends of Laphroaig, Glencairn, GlenDronach, Green Spot, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, John Campbell, Jon Birkbeck, Kamloops, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Laurie Harder, likes, Little Bay, Masataka Taketsuru, meeting, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, Mitchell & Son, Miyagikyo, New Year's, Nikka, Oban, obituary, Pierre Weydert, Rhode Island, Rita Taketsuru, Robert Chesney, Robert Mitchell, Rose Blackmore, Scott Mansfield, social media, South Wales Whisky Interest Group, Spokane Whisky Club, Stockholm, Switzerland, Takeshi Taketsuru, Tate & Company, Twitter, Waco, whisky clubs, whiskytalks, Yellow Spot, Zurich0 comments
Irish whiskey will take another step in 2015 with the first exports of Yellow Spot to the US market, still the strongest market in the world for Irish...
Episode 501: October 11, 201420141012004602
Episode 501: October 11, 2014
October 12, 2014"Alt Whiskeys", 500th, acquisition, Alistair Abbott, American Spirit, Andrew Rankin, Arran, Artesian, author, Balcones, Balvenie, bar, Barrell Bourbon, bartender, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, book, Brora, Canada, chart, Chip Tate, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, Clynelish, cocktail, Colin Dunn, collecting, collective, contempt, corporate, Corsair, court, craft distilling, Darek Bell, David Stewart, Deerfield, Dewar's, Diageo, Difford's, Douglas Crawford, drinks, Drinks International, Dunedin, executive, Fire Water, flood, geek, George Grant, Glen Deveron, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Gourmet, graph, Groningen, hearing, Heathrow, Henk Seine, Iain McCallum, investing, investors, James Rodewald, Jim Beveridge, Jim Meyer, Joe Beatrice, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Keith, label, Lagavulin, Langham, lawsuit, London, Louis Royer, Macduff, Machrie Moor, Manhattan, Masters Collection, memories, merger, Mike Keiller, milestone, mixologist, Morrison Bowmore, Mozart Distillerie, Netherlands, New York City, New Zealand Whisky Company, Pam Witzinger, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Private Collection, raft, rankings, recipe, rescue, restraining order, River Isla, Sam Simmons, sentence, sentencing, Simon Brooking, smoke, social media, Sonoma-Cutrer, Special Releases, Speyside, Strathmill, Sukhinder Singh, Tap, Tap 357, Texas, The Dead Rabbit, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tokyo, transition, travel retail, Tun 1401, Tun 1509, vintage, Waco, wedding, Whisky Festival Noord Nederland, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whisky Day1 comment
This week, we’ll look at the growth of craft distilling through the eyes of veteran drinks writer James Rodewald and distiller Darek Bell. Rodew...
Episode 499: October 4, 201420141004201207
Episode 499: October 4, 2014
October 4, 201435 Maple Street, accident, Amrut, Andrew Laing, Angus MacRaild, auctions, Benrinnes, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bib & Tucker, Blended Malt, Cameronbridge, Charlie Downs, Chivas Brothers, Cleveland, Clynelish, Compass Box, cooperage, criticism, Dan Witzinger, death, Des McCaugherty, distillery, Doug McIvor, Dufftown, Edradour, Edrington, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, expansion, fatality, feedback, fire, Four Roses, Generations, Glasgow Blend, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King Street, Greedy Angels, Highland Journey, Hunter Laing, Ian Logan, Imperial, India, Jim Beam, John DeYoung, Jon Birkbeck, Justin Victor, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Laphroaig, Linkwood, London, Louisville, MGP, Michael Urquhart, Mortlach, movie, North British, Old Malt Cask, paramedics, Parkmore, planning, Private Collection, Rare Cask, retirement, Rick Jagdale, safety, Scott Laing, Signature Craft, single grain, Small Batch Limited Edition, South Wales Whisky Interest Group, Speyside, Stewart Laing, Strathisla, The 87, The Eighty Seven, The Faerie Flag, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tom Lix, Urquhart, whisky clubs1 comment
This is the first of two episodes this weekend from The Whisky Show in London, and we’ll be looking at some of the new whiskies that made their ...
Episode 483: June 13, 201420140613222449
Episode 483: June 13, 2014
June 13, 201424 Hours of Whisky, Aberdeenshire, Alix Dunn, ambassador, Anchorman, Andy Flatt, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, auto racing, Balblair, bar, BBC News, beer keg, Bunnahabhain, Burns, Caol Ila, Cardiff, China, cigar, co-driver, Crown Royal, Dallas, Dalwhinnie, David Blackmore, Diageo, Dickel, Downing Street Pub, Elements of Islay, explosion, films, fire, forklift, Fred Minnick, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Great Odin's Raven, Hollywood, hospital, Houston, Ian Macleod Distillers, J.R. Ewing, Japan, Jeff Berlat, Jeff Thurmon, Jon Birkbeck, Keith Bell, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Le Mans, Louisville, Maker's Mark, makeshift, Moore, movies, New Jersey, Norway, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, pallet, Passion Vines, photo, police, regulators, Ron Burgundy, Shelby County, Somers Point, Southfork, Speciality Drinks, stills, Stitzel-Weller, Strong Spirits, Sukhinder Singh, Taipei, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcohol Beverage Commission, The Fat Trout, The Whisky Exchange, theft, tornado, Travel, Twister, visitors center, vodka, Wales, Whisky Advocate0 comments
David Blackmore spends most of his year on the road as the brand ambassador for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, and was in Taipei for Ardbeg Day 2014 in what...
Episode 473: April 5, 201420140405235915
Episode 473: April 5, 2014
April 5, 2014administration, April Fool's, Armstrong, Army Air Corps, Auchnagie, auction, Balmoral, Benromach, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, Black Rock, Bladnoch, Blake Johnson, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Chichibu, Commerce Clause, Constitutiion, contract, court, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, Ernst & Young, family, Federal, George Dickel, Gerston, Gill Heart Institute, Glenglassaugh, Gold Reef, Gordon & MacPhail, grandson, horse racing, Hunter Smith, Ichiro Akuto, interstate commerce, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeffrey Karlovitch, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Karuizawa, Keeneland, Keith Bell, Laphroaig, lawsuit, legal, Lost Distilleries Blend, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mark Stoops, Master of Malt, Mendy Berkowitz, Michael Urquhart, Mickey Hammond, Nikka, Pope Francis, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, receiver, Rob Samuels, Royal Lochnagar, Storage Statute, Stratheden, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, The Knot. liqueur, The Lost Distillery Company, Tullahoma, UDV, University of Kentucky, Vatican, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, White Sands, William Grant & Sons, World War II0 comments
Many of Scotland’s historic distilleries have faded into history, to be remembered only by archivists and the occasional whisky lover. While the...
Episode 469: March 8, 201420140308222841
Episode 469: March 8, 2014
March 8, 2014A95, apprentice, Arran, bottles, Bozeman, Brad Halpin, brothers, Brown-Forman, Bulloch, Cardiff, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Winters, Churchill Downs, Daftmill, Danny Williamson, David Lavin, David O. Schuster, Diageo, Donna Nally, Douglas Campbell, Dufftown, earnings, Elizabeth Serage, Exponent, Flower Show, Four Roses, Gaelic, Glen Catrine, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Graham Eunson, Harris, Harris Distillery, Hearach, High Commissioner, Highland Park, Highlands & Islands, Isle of Harris, Jack Daniel's, Jim Rutledge, Jon Birkbeck, Kentucky Derby, Kevin Lavin, Lexington, Llanfrechfra, Loch Lomond, luxury, Montana, Mortlach, Nick Morgan, Old Forester, Orkney, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PLCB, Portvadie, private equity, profits, Raison Pure, sales, Sandy Bulloch, Scapa, Scottish Government, Scottish Investment Bank, Seattle, Simon Erlanger, Singleton, Sir Albert Richardson, Speyburn, Speyside, Stephanie Buchert, Steve Nally, Sunray, Tailfire, Talisker, Talisker Storm, Tomatin, Tormore, Town Branch, Wales, Washington, Welsh, Westland, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Graham Eunson has seen a lot during his career in the Scotch whisky industry. He shed a tear or two when he was assigned to close Scapa and Glendronac...
Episode 463: January 25, 201420140126004601
Episode 463: January 25, 2014
January 26, 2014accident, Anchor Distilling, auction, Bardstown, Bloomberg, Canada, Cardiff, Charles Maclean, chef, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Cobalt Brands, Colin Scott, craft tour, Daniel Boulud, Dave Greene, David Wallace, DIY Network, Douglas Laing, drama, environmental, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exchange rate, Finland, Fred Noe, Glen Catrine, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Guinness, Highland Park, Hong Kong, India, Japan, John Ross, Jon Birkbeck, Karnataka, Kaski, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, Lavinia Turnbull, Loch Lomond, Longmorn, Macallan, Magnus Hillman, Man Caves, Masataka Taketsuru, Massan, Matt Wooler, merger, Monkey Shoulder, movie, NHK, Niclas Gusta Gustafsson, Nikka, Quarter Cask, Richard Paterson, Rita Taketsuru, Royal Salute, Scandinavia, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Snow Phoenix, Sotheby's, Strathisla, Suntory, Supreme Court, takeover, Teerenpeli, The Glenlivet, The Macallan M, The Nose, The Snow Grouse, tourism, United Spirits, Usquaebach, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Wales, whisky club, Whyte & Mackay, world record, Yoichi0 comments
Colin Scott is celebrating two anniversaries — his 40th anniversary in the whisky business and 25th anniversary as the Master Blender for Chivas...
Episode 455: December 8, 201320131208010424
Episode 455: December 8, 2013
December 8, 20131963, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, American Forests, Anchorman, Ardbeg, Arkansas, auction, awards, Ballantine's, Balvenie, Billy Walker, Brasil, Brazil, Buffalo Trace, Cardiff, charity, Charitybuzz, Chuck Epperson, competition, Daily Dram, David Blackmore, David Cox, David Mair, Diageo, Drinkmonger, Elgin, Fab Arm, Fabien Baron, Foundation Recipe, Frank Sinatra, Franklin County, George Dickel, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Icons of Whisky, investigation, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Cobleigh, Jamieson Cobliegh, Jon Birkbeck, judging, Karuizawa, Kavalan, Keith Wood, Lalique, Laphroaig, law, lawmakers, legislation, Little Rock, Macallan, Macallan M, Malt Maniacs, Mickey Heads, Mortlach, movie, Number One Drinks Company, Oliver Klimek, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Patricia Retson, Phil Brandon, reward, Riviera Imports, Rock Town, Ron Burgundy, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sean Phillips, Sheriff, Sinatra, Sinatra Select, Solist, Teeling, Tennessee Whiskey, Toulouse, unaged, Wales, warehouse, Wee Witchie, Wee Wizard, Whisky Magazine, white whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
The Malt Maniacs announced the results of the 11th annual Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards this week, and a 1973 Karuizawa single cask from Japan ended Glen...