A Big Bourbon Weekend in Mississippi (Episode 693: April 29, 2018)20180429144448
A Big Bourbon Weekend in Mississippi (Episode 693: April 29, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 29, 2018@#I_Laddie, @bigbadchef, @iamandyhaskins, @mikeyjoedram, @willrunforwhisky, 21 Fir, airplane, airport security, Andy Haskins, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, artist, auction, Blenders' Mash, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon Mash, Bruichladdich, Canada, Canadian Whisky, chef, chefs, children, collector, concert, cooking, Corby, Crown Royal, cuisine, Dad's Hat, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dill, dinners, distillery, Don Livermore, Dubai, Dubai Duty Free, Dublin, Dublin Airport, duty free, education, Edward Lee, Elixir Distillers, emotional support flask, environment, flask, Forty Creek, fossil fuels, Gimli, greenhouse gases, Grimsby, health, Herman Mihalich, High Wire Distilling, hunger, Hunter Laing & Co., Irish Whiskey Collection, Islay, Jameson, Jameson Bow Street 18, John Currence, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, label approval, Lalique, Lancaster County, Laphroaig, Le Clos, Le Creuset, Liberties, Lot #40, lottery, Manitoba, Marsala, Michter's, Mississippi, Move On Up Mississippi, music, Newmarket Square, obesity, Octomore, Ontario, Oxford, Oxford Bourbon Festival and Auction, Pappy Van Winkle, peat, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Turnpike, pickle juice, Pickleback, pickles, Pittsburgh, planning, Port Ellen, Raj Singh, recycled content, recycling, renewable energy, Revival, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Brock, service animal, Shannon, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, Stoll & Wolfe, Sukhinder Singh, sulfur, sulphur, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Caledonian, The Irishman, The Loop, The Macallan, The Organic, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Fahey, Tony Folino, Toronto, Travel, travel retail, TSA, TTB, Unity, Valerio Adami, Walsh Whiskey, water, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky bars, Wigle, Wilderness Trail0 comments
Oxford, Mississippi is known for many things, but Bourbon isn’t usually the first thing you think of. Chef John Currence and his friends might j...
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)20180421215431
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2018A. Smith Bowman, Aberlour, acquisition, Alan Hansen, Alan Winchester, ANBL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, app, Ardbeg, Atom Brands, Atom Group, Balcones, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, beer, Bernheim, Bob Baxter, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Catholic, chemistry, chill filtering, church, Col. E.H. Taylor, Dad's Hat, Dan Cohen, Daniel Brown, David Robertson, Diageo, Dominic Venegas, donation, Drew Quesada, e-commerce, Edinburgh, Edrington, education, Engine Shed Building, events, Feis Ile, flocculation, Four Grain, Glen Moray, Grooves, Herman Mihalich, Holyrood Distillery, hops, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Mayo, Jim Beam, Jim Sichko, Jud Laughter, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Petszaft, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Knoxville, Laphroaig, lawyers, legal, licenses, Louisville, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Missionaries of Mercy, Moine, Molson, museum, New Brunswick, Old Overholt, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, PLCB, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis. Father, Preston Van Winkle, priest, provincial, Quebec, Rhetoric, Rob Carpenter, rum, Rum Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Investment Bank, Shazam, Sisters of Loretto, Smokehead, Spey, Speyside, Speyside Distillery, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, technology, Tennessee, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Code, The Globe & Mail, tourism, trade, Truman Cox, Two Brewers, Vatican, venture capital, Virginia, Waco, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits, ZX Ventures0 comments
The Bible says “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” As proof, we have the story this week of Father Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Catholic ...
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 465: February 8, 201420140209003206
Episode 465: February 8, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 9, 2014Adelphi, airline, airplane, Alton Brown, ambassador, Anthony Wills, Barterhouse, brand ambassador, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Club, cancer, certification, competition, Court of Session, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Parker, David Stirk, Dermot Flynn, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Dublin, Edmonton, European Union, Evan Williams Single Barrel, exports, Food Network, frequent flier, Gavin Ballas, geographical protection, Gordon & MacPhail, Happy Harbor Comics, Harlen Wheatley, HMRC, Hotel, India, Irish Spirits Association, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Presidential Select, John Cashman, Julian Van Winkle, Karnataka, Ken Goldenberg, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Larceny Bourbon, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Maker's Mark, marathon, Michael Urquhart, minimum pricing, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peter Cressy, Peter Wills, Ranald Watson, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Brooking, Single Oak Project, Springbank, St. Patrick's Day, Stitzel-Weller, Sullivan's Cove, Supreme Court, SWA, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Team in Training, Terlato Wines, The Browncast, Tish Harcus, trade, Travel, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, W.L. Weller, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Whisky’s brand ambassadors roam the world, racking up tens or hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles every year and spending up to half t...
Episode 448: October 19, 201320131019235527
Episode 448: October 19, 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 19, 2013Aberlour-Glenlivet, Age of Discovery, airport, ALS, America's Test Kitchen, anCnoc, aroma, auction, Australia, auto racing, barbecue, Bernard Walsh, Bonhams, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Carlow, charity, City of London, Clyde, collecting, Dalmore, Daniel Weber, David Stewart, Explorer's Club, Family Reserve, Formula One, Forsyths, Franklin County, Glasgow, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gold Label, Gold Label Reserve, Hazelwood, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, Hellyers Road, Hot Toddy, Illva Saronno Holdings, Ireland, Irishman, Jackie Stewart, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jim Clark, John F. Kennedy, Johnnie Walker, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Victor, Kansas City, Ken Goldenberg, Knockdhu, livery, Master Distillers' Unity, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore, Newark, nose, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Pat Melton, Peter Arkle, President, Preston Van Winkle, Promise of Hope, Queen's Dock, Scott Mansfield, senses, sensory, Shannon, Speyburn, taste, The Balvenie, The Royal Route, theft, Tim Morrison, Travel, Tun 1401, Van Winkle, William Grant, William Grant & Sons, Worshipful Company of Distillers, Writers Tears0 comments
The most secure jobs in the whisky business may be the coppersmiths at Forsyth’s of Rothes in Scotland, since almost all of the major distillery...
Search Continues for Stolen Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon20131018134310
Search Continues for Stolen Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2013Buffalo Trace, Franklin County, Julian Van Winkle, Mark Brown, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Preston Van Winkle, Sheriff, theft0 comments
October 18, 2013 – Sheriff’s deputies in Frankfort, Kentucky are still looking for clues and suspects in the theft of approximately $26,00...
2013 Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Could Be Last Of Its Kind20130901174056
2013 Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Could Be Last Of Its Kind
Mark GillespieSeptember 1, 2013Buffalo Trace, Family Reserve, Julian Van Winkle, Louisville, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Preston Van Winkle, Stitzel-Weller0 comments
August 31, 2013 – While the annual release of the Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve series of Bourbons always draws overwhelming response ...
Episode 440: August 31, 201320130831170017
Episode 440: August 31, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 31, 201359 Parks, 59Parks.com, ALS, ALS Association, Balcones, Balvenie, Barry Crockett, Ben Lee, Benjamin Lee, Billy Walker, Buffalo Trace, Cententary, Chip Tate, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Cork, Doublewood, Dunedin, Family Reserve, Glenglassaugh, Greg Ramsay, Heaven Hill, Irish Distillers, Julian Van Winkle, Julio's, lawsuit, lawyers, London, lottery, Lou Gehrig, Louisville, Massachusetts, Midleton, motorcycle, Navigator, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Old Pulteney, Old Rip Van Winkle, Paddy, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, park, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Preston Van Winkle, Promise of Hope, Ryan Maloney, sailing, Stitzel-Weller, Texas, trademark, Waco, Weller, Westborough, William Grant & Sons, Willowbrook, yacht0 comments
Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbons may well be some of the hardest whiskies to find, and hundreds of people call the Old Rip Van Winkle ...
Episode 345: November 27, 201120111127012600
Episode 345: November 27, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011awards, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, Bourbon, Bulleit, David Blackmore, Diageo, film, Filson, Gavin Hewitt, gifts, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Hanse Spirit, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, Icons, Jim Martin, Jimmy Russell, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, Louisville, Macduff, Malt Maniacs, Malted Muse, Master of Malt, Michael Veach, Nectar of the Daily Drams, Obama, Pappy Van Winkle, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, royal warrant, Serge Valentin, St. Isidore, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, SWA, Tom Bulleit, turkeys, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of...
Episode 614: November 6, 2016