Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)20190929192731
Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 2019@minter, @pintsandpoetry, @stuloosemore, Academy Awards, Airbus, Al Pacino, Alumni Whisky Series, announcer, Ardbeg, auction, Belfour Spirits, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, Blair Castle, Boeing, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brexit, Cannes, Carolina Hurricanes, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Swonger, Christie's, comic book, correction, Dave Keon, David DeFazio, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Deatsville, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donna Nally, Ed Belfour, Edrington, EU, European Union, fire, France, Frank Coleman, Glen Moray, Gordon & MacPhail, Gotham Hall, Graham Coull, H. Wade Minter, Highland Park, hockey, Hollywood, induction, Ireland, J.P. Wiser's, Joe Pesci, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Katrina Egbert, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Owl, lobbying, Lot #40, Mark Messier, Martin Scorsese, Michael Deresynski, movie, My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train, Neal Pyle, Nelson County, New York City, New York Film Festival, NHL, NHL Alumni, North Carolina, Old Pulteney, Oscars, Outryder, Peggy Noe Stevens, PNC Arena, politics, public address, railroad, Raleigh, Rebecca Jago, Rittenhouse Rye, Robert DeNiro, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Salute, Sam Heughan, Scottish Ballet, Speyside, Stone of Destiny, T.W. Samuels Distillery, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tax Free World Association, television, TFWA, The Balvenie, The Irishman, The Last Drop, The Walking Dead, Tilda Swinton, trade, Traigh Bhan, travel retail, Tribeca Productions, Trump Administration, TTB, Tun 1509, Walsh Whiskey, Washington, whiskey, whisky, WLKY, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey, Yvan Cournoyer0 comments
Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a...
Episode 586: April 23, 201620160424223028
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 24, 2016@meljkim, age statements, American Pharoah, Amrut, André Girard, Angus MacRaild, Balcones, Barack Obama, Barbara Sweetman, Beach Whiskey, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Brora Rover, Chicago, Chip Tate, cigars, Compass Box, construction, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distillers, Craig Wolf, Dave Schmier, David Cameron, distributors, Doug French, Douglas Laing & Co., Drake, Drew Estate, Egan's, EU, European Union, Evanston, exports, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Four Kings, Frank Scott, geographical protection, George Racz, Glencadam, Glencadam Origin 1825, horse racing, Illinois, Independent Spirits Expo, India, Indian, Ireland, Jackie Scott, Jake Owen, Japan, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, Journeyman Distillery, Kaliningrad, Keepers of the Quaich, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Derby, Kikori, label approval, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Distillery, legislation, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Maverick Drinks, Melvin Kim, Mexico, Michael Vachon, Michter's, Mississippi River Distilling, music, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Oaxaca, opening, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Paul John, President, Prime Minister, Prince, Proximo Spirits, Purple Rain, Radico Khaitan, Rampur, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, rock, rum, Russia, Sanjeev Banga, Scorpion Mezcal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sierra Norte, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Epicurean, three-tier, trade, transparency, treaty, tribute, Triple Crown, TTB, Ukraine, US1, Virginia Black, Waco, Whisky Sponge, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a distillery...
Episode 585: April 17, 201620160417192240
Episode 585: April 17, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 17, 2016age statements, Annabel Meikle, bill, Brett Hocking, Brett Ratner, Brown-Forman, Brown-Forman Cooperage, Bulleit Bourbon, Cameronbridge, Canada, cocktails, Compass Box, Coopers' Craft, Cornerstone Blend, Crown Royal, David Beckham, Diageo, Drake, dry, earthquake, Eric Gregory, Eric Swanson, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Gimli, Globe & Mail, governor, Greg Roshkowski, Haig Club, Hombo Shizu, Ichiro Akuto, Impex, Islay, Jackie Scott, Japan, John MacLellan, Just-Drinks.com, Kagoshima, KDA, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kiichiro Iwai, Kilchoman, Kumamoto, law, LCBO, legislation, Loch Gorm, Louisville, Manitoba, Mars Maltage, Mars Whisky, Masataka Taketsuru, Master of Malt, Matt Bevin, Maverick Drinks, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Noble Collection, Peter Mielszynski, PMA Canada, precinct, Saki Umemura, Sam Filmus, Sanaig, Shinshu, Simon Fuller, strike, Summerhill, surprise, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, Tokiwa Imports, Toronto, transparency, Virginia Black, visitors centers, wet-dry election, Yamanashi, yellow card, Yuno Hayashi0 comments
Japan’s Hombo Shuzo has been making whiskies off and on since 1949, and the company’s whisky heritage claims a critical link to Masataka T...
Whisky Magazine Names 3 to Hall of Fame20150219163157
Whisky Magazine Names 3 to Hall of Fame
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2015Al Young, Award, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Colin Ross, Diageo, Four Roses, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, honorees, Keepers of the Quaich, Lifetime Achievement, Maker's Mark, Masters of Whisky, Michael Urquhart, Steve Beal, US Bartenders Guild, Whiskies and Spirits Conference, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Conference0 comments
February 19, 2015 – Whisky Magazine has named three new inductees to its Hall of Fame, with the inductions coming at next week’s North Ame...
Episode 500: October 6, 201420141006155338
Episode 500: October 6, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 2014101 Whiskies, AASHISH BERI, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Amrut, Andy Simpson, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Athol Castle, Auriverdes, author, Black Bottle, book, Calgary, Canadian Club, Charles Gordon, code, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, collecting, Constellation, Dalmore, Dave Broom, David Robertson, Dennis Malcolm, Distilled, Ed Bates, EWALD LAP, experiment, FDA, financial, flavorings, Food & Drug Administration, Girvan, Glen Grant, Glenmorangie, Hamish Torrie, Harrod's, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian Buxton, India, induction, ingredients, International Space Station, investing, investment, Iskristall, Islay, Japan, JOEL EASTMAN, Joel Harrison, Karuizawa, Keepers of the Quaich, Kevin Abrook, Kilchoman, KIRSTY CHANT, labeling, LARS CEDERBRO, Lawrence Graham, layoff, London, Macallan, Mackmyra, Malt Maniacs, MARTIN JENKINS, Mikael Svendson, MOOKIE BISLA, Neil Ridley, Nikka, Ontario, Peter Wills, regulators, Rick Jagdale, road trip, Rye, Shanghai, single grain, Stephen Cannon, Stephen Notman, Sukhinder Singh, Supernova, Sweden, Taghta, Taipei, Tax & Trade Bureau, Telegraph, Templeton Rye, The Nikka, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, tour, tracking, Treasury, TTB, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinopolis, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, World Atlas of Whisky, Yokohama0 comments
This is a special episode of WhiskyCast – not only is it the 500th episode, but it’s the second of two episodes this weekend from The Whis...
Changing Of The Guard At Gordon & MacPhail20140624190258
Changing Of The Guard At Gordon & MacPhail
Mark GillespieJune 24, 2014Benromach, David Urquhart, Ewen MacKintosh, family, George Urquhart, Gordon & MacPhail, Ian Urquhart, Keepers of the Quaich, Michael Urquhart, Rosemary Urquhart, Scottish Council for Development & Industry, St. Andrews University1 comment
June 24, 2014 – Gordon & MacPhail Managing Director Michael Urquhart has announced his plans to retire in September, and for the first time ...
Episode 472: March 29, 201420140329210408
Episode 472: March 29, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 29, 2014A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, acquisition, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auriverdes, author, Barry Crockett, Beam, book, brand, Brazil, Brittany, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Whiskey, China, Chivas, Christina, competition, Cotswolds, Daniel Szor, death, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, distillery, Eric Cordelle, European Union, Explorer's Club, Feis Ile, Fenton, Flaughter, flavored, football, France, Frank McHardy, funeral, FX Concepts, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glen Grant, Hall of Fame, Harry Cockburn, hedge fund, Irish Distillers, Islay, J&B, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, Jim McEwan, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Keepers of the Quaich, Knockdhu, law, lawsuit, legal, legislation, Making Your Marque, Mark Green, Martha Philburn, memory, merger, Michigan, Mike Keeler, Morrison Bowmore, New York, Peaty Collection, Peter Fleck, phenols, Portugese, prank, rings, rogue trader, Rutter, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Law, Seagram, silliness, soccer, Societe Generale, Springbank, stroke, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, trademark, Tushkar, UDV, Urban Honey, Virginia, wedding, Whisky Magazine, wife, World Cup, World Whiskies Awards, zoning0 comments
James Espey has created some of whisky’s legendary brands during his career, along with the Keepers of the Quaich, and was named an Officer of t...
Episode 430: June 23, 201320130622231708
Episode 430: June 23, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 22, 2013Adelphi, Angus, Anniston, Ardnamurchan, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, auto racing, Ballindalloch, Calgary, Canadian Whisky, classic malts, Craig Daniels, Duncan Taylor, Ecurie Ecosse, Ed Vargas, Edrington Group, Euan Shand, Falkirk, Fife, flooding, Glenrothes, Hankey Bannister, Heritage Blend, Honours List, Huntly, James Espey, Keepers of the Quaich, Le Mans, Malt Maniacs, motorsports, OBE, Port Ellen, Queen Elizabeth, Remy Cointreau, Rich Howard, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sydney0 comments
Here’s a challenge: Pick the whiskies for a wedding party, with an emphasis on quality over quantity, and you’re spending a lot of someone...
OBE Awarded to Keepers of the Quaich Founder20130621124147
OBE Awarded to Keepers of the Quaich Founder
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2013Diageo, Honours List, James Espey, Keepers of the Quaich, Last Drop, OBE, Peter Fleck, Queen Elizabeth, Seagram, Tom Jago, United Distillers0 comments
June 21, 2013 – There are few things that James Espey hasn’t done in the whisky industry. He’s one of the few people to hold high-ra...
Episode 221: October 10, 200920091009230100
Episode 221: October 10, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 2009author, Bible, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Chase, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, Chieftain's, Encore, experiment, Glengoyne, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Harlen Wheatley, Ian MacLeod, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jim Murray, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Quaich, ratings, Sirius, The Dalmore0 comments
Jim Murray’s 2010 Whisky Bible is out, and let the second-guessing begin. Jim’s annual guide to the world’s whiskies generates contr...