Episode 526: March 21, 201520150321223424
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2015@Matthewthet, Abbas Kazerounian, accomplice, age statements, Akron, Anthony Bourdain, attorney, Award, Barack Obama, barrels, Beam Suntory, bedtime story, BenRiach, Bill Lark, bootlegger, Bourbon Summit, break-in, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Camp Nelson, Campari America, CEO, Chancellor, charged, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, City Club of Cleveland, class action, Cleveland, Cleveland State University, coalition, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, cured oak, daughter, Diageo, dismiss, Drew Kulsveen, drop the duty, duty, Edwin Vargas, election, Franklin County, George Dickel, George Osborne, Germany, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glentauchers, Goldilocks, Grand Central Station, Green Label, Hakushu, handcrafted, handmade, I.W. Harper, Ian Chang, Ian MacLeod, Icons of Whisky, incubator, intern, Irish Car Bomb, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, Jim Murray, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kazerouni Law Group, label, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, lobbying, London, MAGNET, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, manufacturing, Matt Wooler, Matthew T, MGP-I, Mitch McConnell, moonshine, motion, mystery, New Orleans, Nikka, Ohio, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parliament, Pat Melton, Popcorn Sutton, President, Presidential, process, puked, Pure Malt, Ray Surinick, Rosemary Gallagher, Schwetzingen, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Service, Seiichi Koshimizu, Sheriff, Shinji Fukyuo, Simon Marshall, Solist, St. George's, Stitzel-Weller, stolen property, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Suntory Holdings, suspect, SWA, Taiwan, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru, Tamdhu, taxes, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Lix, Vinho, warehouse, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Bible, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, White House, Wild Turkey, Willett, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki0 comments
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City Club of Cleveland....
Episode 247: April 12, 201020100412094400
Episode 247: April 12, 2010
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2010Alzheimer's, An Cnoc, Ardbeg, auction, Balblair, Bayway, Belhaven, Brown-Forman, Cabin Fever, Canada, Canadian, Caribou Crossing, charity, Charity: Water, chopper, classic malts, Diageo, distillery, Dorothy Bakker Lee, Early Times, exports, Gavin Hewitt, George Dickel, Glen Garioch, industry, Jason Blumenthal, Jason Crawford, John Lunn, Jonathan Goldstein, Kirsteen Beeston, Lalique, law, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Manager's Choice, maple, Melissa Robillard, motorcycle, New York, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Pat McCarthy, regulation, Royal Canadian, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, Tennessee, traditional, trip, Visit Scotland, Whisky Live0 comments
The whisky business is in good shape despite the global recession. That’s the view of Sir Gavin Hewitt, CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association. I ...
Episode 220: October 3, 200920091003204000
Episode 220: October 3, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2009Andrew Ford, Benromach, blender, blending, Brandy Library, Compass Box, Diageo, Ethan Kelley, Glengoyne, Gordon & MacPhail, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Michael Urquhart, nosing, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Spice Tree, Sweden, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange0 comments
Johnnie Walker sells more Scotch whisky than anyone in the world, and Diageo is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Johnnie Walker Black Label in...
Episode 211: August 2, 200920090801215500
Episode 211: August 2, 2009
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2009auto racing, bartender, blender, Cigar Malt, Crown Royal, Dalmore, Diageo, exports, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Gran Reserva, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hjarta, Jonathan Goldstein, Mark Connelly, master class, NASCAR, New York City, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Richard Paterson, Suntory, The Nose, Tuthilltown, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
If you’ve never had a chance to attend a master class with Whyte & Mackay’s Richard Paterson, you’re missing out on an education...
Episode 195: April 11, 200920090411022100
Episode 195: April 11, 2009
Mark GillespieApril 11, 2009Aberlour, Alex Salmond, Blended Scotch, blending, Bourbon, Campari, China, Chivas Regal, Colin Scott, counterfeit, Dennis Malcolm, Dewar's, distillery, exports, glasses, Glen Grant, Glencairn, Glenlivet, guide, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jimmy Russell, Jonathan Goldstein, New York City, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, peat, pronunciation, Scott Davidson, Strathisla, trade, Wild Turkey0 comments
Colin Scott has been the Master Blender at Chivas Brothers for years, overseeing the consistency of Chivas Regal Scotch. He’s also created the C...
Episode 169: October 18, 200820081018132600
Episode 169: October 18, 2008
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2008Arran, author, belated, Bible, Birthday Bourbon, Bologna, book, Brianna Gillespie, Bruichladdich, Burns, charity, Claive Vidiz, collecting, collection, dry, Dufftown, economy, George Garvin Brown, Giuseppe Begnoni, glass, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Goodness Nose, Guinness, Haddonfield, history, Italy, Jim Murray, Jonathan Goldstein, memoir, Old Forester, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, recession, record, Repeal, retailers, Richard Paterson, Singleton, storytelling, The Gathering, Whisky Paradise, WhiskyFest0 comments
Many of us think of ourselves as whisky collectors, but Giuseppe Begnoni is in a league of his own. Begnoni is regarded as one of the world’s le...
Episode 139: April 6, 200820080405223400
Episode 139: April 6, 2008
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2008awards, Brian Dvorat, classic malts, cooperage, distiller, distillery, Douglas Taylor, Dufftown, Duncan Taylor, economy, Euan Shand, Evan Cattanach, exports, France, Francois Freres Tonellerie, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenrothes, Huntly, Icons, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jimmy Bedford, Jonathan Goldstein, Kosher, New York, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Quarter Casks, recession, retirement, Ronnie Cox, Scott's Selection, Singleton, Speyside Cooperage, Tennessee, The Speyside, Tomintoul, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine0 comments
It’s been a busy week for whisky festivals from coast to coast in the US, with events in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. In this episode, ...
Episode 95: June 10, 200720070609230100
Episode 95: June 10, 2007
Mark GillespieJune 9, 2007Abhainn Dearg, Authenticus, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Brandy Library, Caramel, chill filtering, Curiositas, distillery, finish, Isle of Lewis, Jonathan Goldstein, Lalique, Macallan, Mark Tayburn, New York City, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Preiss Imports, Steve Fox0 comments
It’s a rare road trip for WhiskyCast, with a special episode taped on location at the Brandy Library in New York City. We’ll get an update...
Episode 58: September 18, 200620060917230300
Episode 58: September 18, 2006
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2006awards, Bayway, Cadenhead's, Charles Maclean, competition, Dewar Rattray, Duncan Taylor, Fred Prince, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham McPherson, Ian MacLeod, Independent Bottlers Challenge, Jonathan Goldstein, nosing, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Pat McCarthy, retailers, Rob Allanson, Signatory, single cask, Single Malt TV, Whisky Magazine0 comments
There are distillery bottlings, independent bottlings…and then, there are bottlings that you’ll only find at one retailer. Whisky speciali...