Episode 475: April 19, 201420140419000235
Episode 475: April 19, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 19, 201421c Museum, acquisition, ad valorem, AMC, Andrea Duvall, Andrew Webber, Asia, austerity, Australia, author, Baron, barrel tax, Beam, bill, Bill Newlands, Bill Welter, Binny's, bookshelf, Bourbon, Brett Pontoni, Bulleit, Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, China, Clark Street Ale House, cocktails, commercial, cookbook, cooking, Corsair, counterfeit, court, craft distillers, craft distilling, creditors, Danny Williamson, Darek Bell, dedication, Delilah's, Dewar's, Diageo, Diamond Anniversary, earnings, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, Few Spirits, Filson, Fountainhead, Four Kings, government, governor, India, investors, James Espey, Jeffrey Lohr, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Journeyman, Justin Victor, Karnataka, Kathleen Purvis, KDA, Ken Mack, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, law, Lawrenceburg, legislative, Leo Mierzwicki, local, Louisville, Mad Men, Making Your Marque, Meet the Baron, Mike Veach, Mississippi River Distilling Company, Paul Hletko, Philadelphia, profits, property tax, recipe, Remy Cointreau, Robert Probst, Rosemary Gallagher, Ryan Burchett, Scotch Whisky Association, sexism, shares, single barrel, Steve Beshear, stock, Suntory, SWA, The Bar on Buena, The Fat Ham, trademark, Travel, TV, United Spirits, University of North Carolina Press, visitors, visitors center. tourism, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Whisky has a place in the kitchen as well as the bar, and Bourbon may well be one of the most versatile spirits chefs can experiment with. It adds a s...
Episode 466: February 15, 201420140216002012
Episode 466: February 15, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 16, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, Barterhouse, Beam, Bernheim, Booker Noe, Booker's, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, China, Chivas Brothers, Christchurch, Companta, counterfeit, Dalmore, David Blackmore, David Stewart, Diageo, DramFest, earthquake, Ewan Morgan, Experimental Collection, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hawaii, Houston, India, investment bankers, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jim Beveridge, John Walker & Sons, Karnataka, Kieran Folliard, Louisville, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Raymond, New Zealand, Odyssey, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peat Freak, Pernod Ricard, regulators, Reserve 101, Russia, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Tamnavulin, The Balvenie, Tun 1401, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
There have been many more questions than answers about Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range of whiskies…until now. Diageo’s Ewan Morgan ...
India’s Supreme Court Delays Hearings On Diageo-United Spirits Case20140211123037
India’s Supreme Court Delays Hearings On Diageo-United Spirits Case
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2014Diageo, India, Karnataka, Kingfisher Airlines, State Bank of India, Supreme Court, UB Group, United Breweries, United Spirits, USL, Vijay Mallya0 comments
February 11, 2014 – India’s Supreme Court has delayed hearings until April on an appeal from Diageo and United Spirits of a Karnataka stat...
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...
Force India F1’s 2014 Car Debuts Without Whyte & Mackay20140128203444
Force India F1’s 2014 Car Debuts Without Whyte & Mackay
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2014auto racing, competition, court, Dalmore, Diageo, F1, Force India, Formula One, India, Johnnie Walker, Karnataka, Kingfisher, McLaren, Mercedes, motorsports, Office of Fair Trading, Paul di Resta, regulators, Royal Challenge, Sahara, Spyker, Tamnavulin, UB Group, UB Holdings, United Spirits, USL, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
January 28, 2014 – Sahara Force India, the Formula One team led by Vijay Mallya, made its 2014 pre-season testing debut today in Jerez, Spain. I...
Episode 463: January 25, 201420140126004601
Episode 463: January 25, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 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 462: January 19, 201420140120013851
Episode 462: January 19, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2014Alberta, anniversary, auction, Barry Wilde, Beam, Black Bull, blender, Bowmore, British Columbia, Business Standard, Calgary, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky Awards, casks, charity, Charity: Water, collector, Colorado, coronation, Cù Bòcan, Dalmore, Dave Mason, David Cox, Dennie Hammer, Denver, Diageo, disaster, Douglas Campbell, Duncan Taylor, Fabien Baron, flooding, Frank McHardy, frustration, Gavin MacLachan, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Eunson, Guinness, Harbour Inn, High River, Highwood, Highwood Distillers, Hong Kong, Hotel, Huntly, India, Islay, Jess Graber, Jim Beam, John Lark, Karnataka, Knob Creek, Kyloe, Lalique, Longrow, merger, Michael Urquhart, Morrison Bowmore, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Mortlach, Office of Fair Trading, Peter Currie, Proximo, record, recovery, regulators, Richard Paterson, Sotheby's, Speciality Drinks, Springbank, Stranahan's, Suntory, Tamnavulin, The Macallan, The Macallan M, Tincup, Tish Harcus, Tomatin, United Spirits, Valerie Bradshaw, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, wood management0 comments
More coverage of the Victoria Whisky Festival in this bonus edition of WhiskyCast, with details on new and upcoming releases from Springbank, Duncan T...
Episode 458: December 29, 201320131228235611
Episode 458: December 29, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 28, 2013Aberdeen University, aid, Arizona, arsenic, artist, Auchentoshan, awards, Bangladesh, barrel head, Belgian Owl, Benromach, Brian O'Neill, Canadian Whisky, Charles Gordon, Christmas, Cork, Dalmore, daughters, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, DRAM, Edgar Bronfman, emergency, Etienne Bouillon, Fettercairn, filter, Forrest Kulwin, Four Roses, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham MacKenny, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish, Johanne McInnis, Jura, Karnataka, Kavalan, Kilchoman, Kinsale, Leigh Cassidy, local, Martha Philburn, Mary O'Neill, Michael Urquhart, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, NGO, Office of Fair Trading, Old Pulteney, organic, Pappy Van Winkle, pub, Redbreast, regulators, Seagram, Solist, stroke, Suntory, symptoms, Talisker, Tamnavulin, Tap Tavern, The Whisky Exchange, Tony McIntosh, trivia, Twitter, United Spirits, Vasari, Vivian Imerman, water, Whisky Advocate, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Wiser's, yeast0 comments
The classic Irish pub is becoming an endangered species, thanks to a combination of progress and the economy. There are some pubs that still cling to ...
Episode 457: December 21, 201320131221004439
Episode 457: December 21, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 21, 2013ad, American Stillhouse, Angus, Arkansas, Bacardi, Balblair, bankers, barrel sales, beer, Belgium, Benromach, Canadian Whisky, capacity, carols, Chancellor, Chris Killilea, Christmas, Claire Forlani, classic malts, Clermont, Code of Responsible Practices, Colton Smith, competition, court, creditors, Dalmore, David Fenkell, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, duty, Easter Elchies, escalator, Etienne Bouillon, Fred Noe, Gavin Hewitt, George Osborne, Georgie Bell, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Dundas, Graham MacKenny, Iain Kerr, Iain McCallum, investment, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Johanne McInnis, Karnataka, Kingfisher, Knappogue Castle, Lalique, lawsuit, Liege, Macallan, Matt Rosenfeld, Meet the Baron, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, New York, Office of Fair Trading, online, Opperman Weiss, Owl, Pappy, Powers Gold Label, regulators, Rock Town, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean McMillan, sexism, Shane Fraser, Sid Lee, singing, single barrel, SMWS, SWA, Taipei, Talisker, Tamnavulin, taxes, Thurso, trivia, Tweet, Twin Wood, Twitter, United Breweries, United Spirits, Van Winkle, video, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Lassie, Whyte & Mackay, Wolfburn, women, Writers Tears, yeast0 comments
Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well, and Etienne B...