On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)20180122015330
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 201811 Orphans, Adam Hannett, Alan Hansen, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Allura Fergie, Arctic, Australia, awards, Balblair, Balcones, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Belfast, BenRiach, Benromach, Black Art, Black Velvet, Bob Baxter, Brazil, Brexit, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, budget, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Canadian Whisky of the Year, Central City, charity, coffee, Corby, Crown Roya, Dave Mason, Dave Mitton, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Decennary, Diageo, disclaimer, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Company, Duncan Ayre, enforcement, Eric Fergie, EU, European Union, Eva Pang, excise taxes, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Fine & Rare Series, First Minister, Forty Creek, Gibson's, Gooderham & Worts, Gordon & MacPhail, government, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hyde, Irish Coffee, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jan Westcott, Jane Walker, Jeremy Scott, Jim Stanski, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Bray, judging, Kelly Carpenter, Lawrence Graham, lawyer, legal, lifetime achivement award, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Little Trinity, Lohin McKinnon, Lot #40, Lot 40 Cask Strength, master class, Mike Brisebois, Ministry of the Attorney General, Miriam Karp, Nanaimo, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Border Collection, OBA, Octomore, Ohishi, Parliament, Pike Creek, province, provincial, raid, refunds, regulators, Richard Urquhart, Rick Murphy, Rob Carpenter, Rock Oyster, Root & Branch, Rye, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Secret Spirits, single market, special orders, Spirits Canada, Springbank, Sullivan's Cove, Susie Sirri, SWA, tastings, taxes, Texas, The Grand Hotel, The Macallan, The Union Club, Tim Vickers, TMZ, trade, trademark, Trudeau, Two Brewers, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, undercover, Vancouver, Vicky Miller, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Waco, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, Yukon0 comments
This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the 13th annual Victoria Whisky Festival – just as the Canadian province’s liquor...
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)20170219142844
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2017@AdventSpirits, @Maltbank_Herald, @MarieinDublin, Alistair Walker, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Anthony Wills, Arthur D. Little, ASCA, Auchentoshan, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, best in class, Billy Walker, Bluegrass Distillers, Boone County, bottler, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Camden, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, cat, CETA, competition, consultant, convention, Cooper River Bourbon, Cooper River Distillers, Cooper River Rye, Corby, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, craft tour, Crieff Hydro Hotel, Dave Broom, Decades, distillery cat, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew Dilkens, Eddie Russell, Egg Harbor Township, EU, European Union, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse Experience, geographical indicator, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenturret, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian_Appleton, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, James Yoakum, Jim Swan, Jonathan Bray, Josh Quinn, judging, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kilchoman, lexicon, Lexington, Louisville, luxury, Marie Byrne, Master's Keep, Matt Shattock, mayor, medal, memoir, Mingo Creek Craft Distillers, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Nashville, New Jersey, obituary, Ontario, Parker Beam, Penderyn, Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research, Pernod Ricard, Petty's Island, Philadelphia, Pineau des Charentes, Pittsburgh, porter, provincial, Rachel Barrie, Revival, rum, Scotch, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Seattle, Silvano Samaroli, single cask, Single Run Series, Sonoma County Distilling Company, spa, Stephen Davies, Still 630, Taste of Tennessee, Tatlock & Thompson, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Scotsman, The Welsh Whisky Company, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, tourism, trade, treaty, tribute, Tuckahoe Brewing Company, Turret, Virginia Distillery Company, Wemyss Malts, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Eretico, Whisky Heretic, whisky maker, Wild Turkey, Windsor, YouTube0 comments
Camden, New Jersey has a long manufacturing heritage dating back decades, but the city’s glory days ended decades ago – leaving behind emp...
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards20161218144027
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016Adelphi, Amrut, bronze medal, Chieftain's, competition, Drink Fun, GlenDronach, gold medal, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, malt whisky, Millstone, Nantou, Omar, Patrick Brossard, Port Askaig, Red on Tree, Seattle, silver medal, single malt, Speciality Drinks, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Zuidam0 comments
December 18, 2016 – For the third consecutive year, a whisky from Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery has taken overall top honors in the Malt Man...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Scotch Whiskies Dominate International Wine & Spirit Competition20160727133026
Scotch Whiskies Dominate International Wine & Spirit Competition
Mark GillespieJuly 27, 2016A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Balblair, Ballantine's, competition, Doublewood, Ewan Lacey, Glenfiddich, International Wine & Spirit Competition, Jim Beam, judging, Kavalan, Kilchoman, Knob Creek, medals, Monarch of the Glen, Sanaig, Scotch Whisky, Solist, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Balvenie, The Golden Age Blend, trophy, whisky0 comments
July 27, 2016 – Scotch whiskies were the overall winner in the 2016 International Wine & Spirit Competition, with more than 400 gold medals ...
Episode 588: May 7, 201620160508001914
Episode 588: May 7, 2016
Mark GillespieMay 8, 2016@Justin83793724, @WhiskyLadyIN, 1792 Barton, Alberta, Amir Peay, arbitration, awards, Beam Suntory, British Columbia, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Camden, Canada, Canadian Club, capital, Carissa Hickling, cask, Chairman's Select, Chris Kelly, cigar, Cologne, contract, Cooper River Distillers, Cork Distilleries Company, Cragganmore, crowdfunding, Crown Royal, Dave Scheurich, Diageo, Distillery District, Drew Estate, financing, Georgetown Trading Co., Germany, Gimli, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Greg Davis, hemlock, Hillrock Estate, Hochstadter's, India, Indiegogo, inventory, investment, investors, Irish Distillers, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, James E. Pepper, James Marinus, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jim Marinus, Jim Rutledge, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, judging, Julian Van Winkle, Justin, Ken Pearce, labor, Las Vegas, Lexington, Lock Stock & Barrel, Manitoba, Mark Brown, MGP, Michael Collins, Midleton, milestone, million, Mumbai, Murphy, negotiations, New Jersey, Nicaragua, Paddy, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick Evans, Pedro Ximenez, Pernod Ricard, Philadelphia, Powers, restoration, retirement, Rob Cooper, Saint-Germain, Sazerac, Scotia Spirit, Shelter Point, Socrates, Spirit of Speyside Festival, strike, UFCW, United Food & Commercial Workers, Vancouver Island, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Jonathan Drew wants to take his success in the cigar business and expand into the spirits industry, and he plans to do it with the same unique style a...
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 578: February 28, 201620160228163223
Episode 578: February 28, 2016
Mark GillespieFebruary 28, 2016@MaltReview, @WhiskyDiscovery, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, Akashi, Allisa Henley, Allison Patel, Annasach, Aspen, auction, Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Organic Distillers, Balcones, Bernheim Original, Bourbon, Brenne, campaign, Canada, Chip Tate, Chris Ratcliff, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Compass Box, competition, Dallas, Dave Worthington, Diageo, Dickel, Distillery 291, drinks, Ed Belfour, Eric Gregory, F1, Far North Spirits, Force India, Formula One, France, George Dickel, George Dickel Superior #12, goalie, Hallock, Hillsburgh, hockey, Hokkaido, Houston, Ian Millar, India, International Wine & Spirits Report, James Earley, Jameson, Japan, Jared Himstedt, John Little, John Lunn, judging, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Last Straw Distillery, lawsuit, litigation. White Oak Distillery, Lot No. 40, Mark Meek, medal, MGP, Michael Swanson, Minnesota, Mizunara Oak, motorsports, OId Scout, Olympic, Ontario, ouster, Pappy Van Winkle, petition, Pikesville Rye, Pioneer Spirit, Popcorn Sutton, racing, Reserve 101, Røknar, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch, settlement, Sheffield, Skagit Valley, Smirnoff, Smooth Ambler, sourced whisky, SpiritusNZ, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beal, Tate & Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Pogues, Tony K's, transparency, True Blue, Tullahoma, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Waco, Washington, West Cork Distillers, West Virginia, whiskey, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards, Yama2 comments
There’s been a lot of attention paid recently to women working in the whisky industry, but when Allisa Henley was promoted to Head Distiller at ...
Lot 40 Wins Canadian Whisky of the Year Honours20160115013922
Lot 40 Wins Canadian Whisky of the Year Honours
Mark GillespieJanuary 15, 2016blind, Brown-Forman, Canadian Club, Canadian Rockies, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Collingwood, competition, Corby Spirit & Wine, Crown Royal, Davin de Kergommeaux, Don Livermore, dry hopping, export, Fountana, Gooderham & Worts, Hiram Walker Distillery, Jan Westcott, judging, Lot No. 40, Northern Harvest Rye, Ontario, Spirits Canada, Still Waters Distillery, Taiwan, Tish Harcus, Toronto, Victoria Whisky Festival, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
January 14, 2016 – While Crown Royal’s Northern Harvest Rye may be the most-discussed Canadian Whisky in recent memory, Corby’s Lot ...
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards20150224180327
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieFebruary 24, 2015Baby Blue, Bainbridge, Balcones, Battle Point, Bernheim, Brimstone, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, Confederation Oak, Elijah Craig, Forty Creek, Four Roses, judging, Knob Creek, Mellow Corn, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Redemption Rye, Rittenhouse, Rogue Dead Guy, Sonoma Rye, Sons of Liberty, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, W.L. Weller, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, Whisky Magazine, William Larue Weller, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
February 24, 2015 – Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20-year-old was named Best Bourbon in the 2015 World Whiskies Awards presented by Whisky Mag...