Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...
Episode 494: August 30, 201420140830181307
Episode 494: August 30, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 30, 2014Alberta Distillers, ALS, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bill Lumsden, Blackadder, bottling, Breaker Bourbon, Bulleit, Bulleit Experience, Bulleit Rye, Canada, challenge, Charbay, Chasing Shackleton, Chivas Brothers, class action, cost cutting, crisps, damage, Dave Schmier, David Perkins, Diageo, documentary, earthquake, Edelson, Elijah Craig, experiment, Florida, George Dickel Rye, haggis, Heaven Hill, High West, ice, Indiana, International Space Station, Iowa, Irish Distillers, Jeffrey Knott, Jeffrey Lohr, jobs, John Bernasconi, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, KGB Spirits, labeling, lawyers, layoffs, Loretto, Mackie's, Maker's Mark, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, MGP-I, Napa Valley, Netflix, Old Hickory Bar, orbit, Pensacola, Pernod Ricard, Pernod Ricard USA, potato chips, Raj Bhakta, Rancho de Los Luceros Destileria, Redemption Rye, Richard Paterson, Rob Samuels, Ryan Maloney, Scott Bush, Seagram's, small batch, Small Batch Collection, snack, Steve Gertman, Stitzel-Weller, Strathmill, Supernova, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, Tim Jarvis, TTB, Tullamore Dew, Vern Underwood, Wes Henderson, Whistlepig, Willett, William Grant & Sons, winery5 comments
Steve Gertman of California’s Ascendant Spirits produces Breaker Bourbon, and his brand is one of those targeted by a Chicago-based law firm tha...
Episode 493: August 22, 201420140823014208
Episode 493: August 22, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 23, 2014Alexander Gorelin, ALS, ALS Association, author, benzyl benzoate, Big Peat, Birthday, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Strange, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, Canada, Cara Laing, caretaker, challenge, Chuck Cowdery, Clermont, Colonel Jim Beam, Companions of the Quaich, consumer protection, contract, Craigellachie XO, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edgar Bronfman, Four Roses, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, ice, Ice Bucket Challenge, Iowa, ITAR-TASS, Ivo Fanotti, Jack Daniel's, James Beam, Jeff Karpinski, Jim Beam, Josh Hafer, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, labeling, Larry Kass, Linda Beam, Markham, message, MGP-I, moonshine, Ontario, Parker Beam, Patrick Stewart, Paul Santos, Popcorn Sutton, Promise of Hope, Richard Paterson, Rittenhouse Rye, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Bronfman, sanctions, Scallywag, Seagram's, Shelby County, statue, Striped Pig, Striped Shine, Sverdlovsk, tainted, Templeton Rye, Tom Bulleit, Toronto, trade, TTB, Ukraine, whisky club, Whisky Ice Challenge, writer0 comments
This week, we’ll wrap up our conversation with Bourbon Hall of Fame member Chuck Cowdery, author of the new book “Bourbon: Strange” ...
Episode 481: May 31, 201420140530175744
Episode 481: May 31, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 30, 2014Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auchentoshan, Auriverdes, Austin, banjo, bar, Bar High Five, Best Of The Best, Billy Leighton, Brazil, Brendan Buckley, Buchanan's, Bulleit, cabin, cat, Celtic Whiskey Shop, code, collector, Companta, contract, counterfeit, couple, cow's arse, Crimea, currency, David Frost, Diageo, driving, Dublin, Duchess, Duke, England, Eric Burke, Euromonitor, European Union, Famous Grouse Experience, Feis Ile, football, Four Roses, free trade, Ginza, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Grant's, Grant's Signature, Hamish Torrie, Hibiki, Hidetsugo Ueno, independence, India, Irish Distillers, Islay, Ivan Menezes, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kate Middleton, Ken Grier, Macallan, magazine, Massachusetts, Massandra, Master, McDowell's, Michter's, Mickey Heads, New York, Officer's Choice, penalties, Peter Beaulieu, Prince George, Prince William, professor, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rob Rothenburger, Robb Report, Robin Burke, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Shelly Brisbin, soccer, Stephen Hawking, Suntory, SWA, Tawny Port, taxes, Tesco, Texas, The Spirits Business, Tokyo, Tomatin, trade, Twitter, Ukraine, Westborough, winery, Woodford Reserve, World Cup, Yalta0 comments
Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar...
Episode 478: May 10, 201420140511001945
Episode 478: May 10, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 11, 2014100% Islay, Alliance Global, Ancient Ancient Age, Andrew Tan, Ardbeg, Auriverdes, Balvenie, barrels, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Bill Ricker, Boston, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Charter, cooperage, Dalmore, Darkness, Diageo, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Elmer T. Lee, Emperador, forest, Four Roses, Glen Moray, Glenlivet, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, Ichiro Akuto, India, Jack Teeling, Japan, Japanese, Jim Beveridge, Jim Rutledge, John Ellwood, John Malatino, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kilchoman, Macallan, Mark Brown, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Michael Urquhart, Mizunara, Moray, Nadurra, Nate Berman, Neyah White, OESF, Orphan Barrel, Private Collection, regulators, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Eddins, sale, Sazerac, Seiichi Koshimizu, shortage, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Solomon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Suntory, Tamdhu, Tamnavulin, Tampa, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Loop, The Nose, Triple A, Twitter, United Spirits, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, Weller, Westborough, Whyte & Mackay2 comments
Mark Brown heads up Buffalo Trace and its parent company, Sazerac, and he’s known for speaking his mind even when it goes against the rest of th...
Episode 446: October 5, 201320131006000113
Episode 446: October 5, 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 201359Parks.com, Anchor Distilling, Baker Beam, Baker's, Bardstown, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, beer, Benjamin Lee, Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Hanger, Booker Noe, Boston, Boston Beer Company, budget, campus, Canada, Carl Beam, chemistry, Clermont, Collegian, Cù Bòcan, Dave Schmier, Estate Cask, Fred Noe, Glenfiddich, government, Ian Chang, Icons of Whisky Awards, Iowa, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jennifer Sutherland, Jim Beam, Julio's, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, King Car, label, Massachusetts, Master Distillers Series, MGP, Michael Killmer, moonshine, Ontario, park, Redemption Rye, retailer, Richmond, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Adams, Select Cask, shutdown, Sinatra Select, Solera, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, storm, Taiwan, Talisker, Templeton, Templeton Rye, Tomatin, TTB, University of Richmond, Vaughan, Vintage Cask, Virginia, Washington, Westborough, Whisky Live0 comments
Baker Beam comes from one of Kentucky’s legendary Bourbon families. However, the grand-nephew of Jim Beam and cousin to Booker Noe, Fred Noe, an...
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 414: March 2, 201320130302012047
Episode 414: March 2, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2013accident, American Distilling Institute, artist, author, awards, Balcones, bald, Balvenie, Beam, bearded, Bill Lumsden, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., book, Booker Noe, Bourbon Balls, Bourbon Classic, Bourbon Review, Bulleit, Canadian Whisky, Cask Masters, Chip Tate, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, Culinary, Dan Issel, Danny Williamson, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dumbarton, Edrington, environment, Eric Bowman, fire, Gable Erenzo, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, Gourmand, Greg Davis, Health & Safety Executive, Heather Greene, Hollis Bulleit, horse racing, Islay, John Campbell, Julio's, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Loretto, Louisville, Machir Bay, Maker's Mark, Marjorie Samuels, Matt Wooler, painting, pollution, Ray Lewis, recipe, safety, Sam Simmons, Scottish Water, Seth Thompson, sewer, Super Bowl, Tom Bulleit, Tuthilltown, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, water, Whisky Live New York, women, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Conference1 comment
Whisky has historically been thought of as a “man’s drink”, but thankfully, that’s changing. Not only are more women drinking ...
Episode 413: February 24, 201320130225004253
Episode 413: February 24, 2013
Mark GillespieFebruary 25, 2013ABV, Angel's Envy, Balcones, Beam, Ben Silva, Bill Samuels, Bill Samuels Jr., Bulloch, Chip Tate, controversy, DAN QUINTEL, DONALD JAMES, Einar, fire, Gable Erenzo, Glen Scotia, Harald, Highland Park, Islay, Jack Romano, Julio's, Lincoln Henderson, Loch Lomond, Maker's Mark, Massachusetts, Masterson's, Mike Reppucci, Nick Nastasi, Old Forester, Port Askaig, protests, Rob Samuels, Ryan Maloney, Shane Hendrick, Sons of Liberty, Spirits of the Americas, Steve LaFerriere, storm, Svein, Talisker, Texas, The Scotsman, The Whisky Exchange, Tuthilltown, Uprising, Valhalla, Waco, Warrior, Westborough0 comments
Chip Tate of Balcones Distillery in Texas is winning even more awards for his whiskies, with two gold medals in the inaugural Spirits of the Americas ...
Episode 390: September 22, 201220120922004736
Episode 390: September 22, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 20121957, Aria, Asahi, auction, awards, Beam, Benromach, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brendan Buckley, Brown-Forman, Burgundy Cask, charity, Colton, Corsair, Dave Broom, David Blackmore, David Bowman, David McLeod, Des McCaugherty, Edradour, Four Roses, France, Gable Erenzo, Glann ar Mor, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Davis, Hammer Head, Harvies, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hunter, Icons, Irish Distillers, Japan, Jean Donnay, Jeff Weber, Jose Cervio, Julio's, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laura Davies, Lynne Grant, Maker's Mark, Marcin Miller, Michael Urquhart, Nimrod Rosenblatt, Number One Drinks Company, Paris, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Penderyn, pinot noir, Purple Valley Imports, Redbreast, Sassicaia, Serge Valentin, Speyside, Stock Spirits, Suntory, Tuthilltown, Vancouver, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week, we’re catching up with old friends and on new whiskies. After two full weeks on the road, there was much more to talk about than what...