Episode 133: February 24, 200820080223224000
Episode 133: February 24, 2008
Mark GillespieFebruary 23, 2008Aberdeen, Ardmore, author, awards, Beam, blender, blending lab, book, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Classic Malts Cruise, Dominic Roskrow, Drammies, Iain McCallum, Kevin Erskine, sailing, Teacher's, voting0 comments
There’s a new generation of whisky makers coming into their own, and we’ll hear from one of them in this episode. Iain McCallum told us ab...
Episode 129: January 27, 200820080127002900
Episode 129: January 27, 2008
Mark GillespieJanuary 27, 2008700ml, 750ml, An Cnoc, auction, awards, BBC, book, Bowmore, Castle Tavern, collecting, crime, Dave Broom, David Williamson, DISCUS, exports, Glen Moore, headless, history, Icons, India, Inverness, Japanese, Kevin Erskine, Knockando, Knockdhu, labeling, Malt Maniacs, mannequin, Martin Green, McTears, Morrison Bowmore, Mutter, Nelson Pidgeon, podcast, regulation, Russia, Scotch Blog, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotchcast, Scotland, SMWS, Striding Man, SWA, theft, trade, Ulf Buxrud, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Magazine, William Meyers0 comments
There are always at least two sides to a story, and in the case of the “Mutter Bowmore” controversy, there are many more. This time around...
Episode 128: January 20, 200820080120000100
Episode 128: January 20, 2008
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2008Al Capone, arrest, bootlegger, Bourbon, Burns, Devin Zell, Diageo, Drammies, exciseman, Famous Grouse, gauger, Heathrow, illegal distillery, Joann Gilmartin, John Campbell, Kevin Erskine, Laphroaig, music, police, Prince Charles, royal warrant, Stagg, voting, Wednesbury0 comments
It’s time to celebrate Burns Night this week! Whisky lovers around the world will honor the bard of Scotland, the legendary Robert Burns, on the...
Episode 91: May 13, 200720070512213000
Episode 91: May 13, 2007
Mark GillespieMay 12, 2007Ardmore, awards, Beam, Bible, Bourbon, Bronfman, Chris Bunting, Cragganmore, Dave Robertson, distillery, Dr. Whisky, Easy Drinking Whisky Company, Four Roses, Glen Moray, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, history, J&B, Japan, Japanese, Jim Murray, Jim Rutledge, Jon, Just-Drinks.com, Kentucky, Kevin Erskine, Mark, Nonjatta, Robbo, Sam Simmons, Scotch Blog, Seagram, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Teacher's0 comments
It’s rare that a whisky is more well-known overseas than in its home country, but that’s the case with Four Roses Bourbon. It was once Ame...
Episode 72: December 23, 200620061223183800
Episode 72: December 23, 2006
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2006Ardbeg, author, awards, Blended Scotch, book, Canada, competition, David Williamson, Donnie Campbell, Drammies, exports, Glen Breton, Glenora, Gordon & MacPhail, Jim Murray, Jura, Kevin Erskine, Mickey Heads, Nova Scotia, Old Parr, profits, Richard Paterson, Scotch Blog, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, trade, trademark, Victoria Whisky Festival, voting, Whisky Bible, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
There are many whisky competitions, but few give the average whisky lover a vote in deciding the winners. Now, the Drammie Awards have changed that, t...
Episode 67: November 19, 200620061118221200
Episode 67: November 19, 2006
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2006Aberlour, Albert Blanton, awards, Blanton's, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Calgary, Canada, Caspar MacRae, Compass Box, dinner, distiller, Drammies, Elmer T. Lee, Frankfort, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, James Fleming, John Glaser, Kentucky, Kevin Erskine, LCBO, Macallan, Magic Cask, New York City, Oak Cross, Ontario, Palm, Scotch Blog, single barrel, single cask, Speyside, stillmen, voting, Wayne Henuset, Willow Park0 comments
There are only two living bourbon distillers with whiskies named after them, and you’ll hear from one of them in this episode of WhiskyCast. Elm...
Episode 47: July 1, 200620060630230500
Episode 47: July 1, 2006
Mark GillespieJune 30, 2006aromas, ban, blender, blending, Charles Maclean, Clipper, Glasgow, glasses, Ken Storrie, Kevin Erskine, location, Mark Dexter, New York City, pubs, sailing, Sarah Bottomley, Scott Taylor, The Pot Still, yacht0 comments
WhiskyCast hits the road again, this time to the luxurious New York Yacht Club. Glasgow is sponsoring one of the ships sailing in the Clipper Round th...
Episode 44: June 10, 200620060610002900
Episode 44: June 10, 2006
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2006author, bass, book, charity, climbing, Cooley, Early Times, fishing, Greenore, hiking, Ireland, Irish, Jack Teeling, Kevin Erskine, Nial MacKinlay, single grain, South Africa, Three Peaks Challenge, Whisky Live0 comments
Whisky and charity often go hand in hand, as whisky lovers raise thousands of dollars for those in need every year. In this episode, we’ll hear ...
Episode 18: February 1, 200620060201001000
Episode 18: February 1, 2006
Mark GillespieFebruary 1, 2006Alan Burns, Balvenie, Beam, Cardhu, Diageo, Fortune Brands, Founder's Reserve, Ian Williams, Jens Tholstrup, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Kevin Erskine, Swing, The Scotch Blog, Whisky Bible, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Internet whisky forums are buzzing with rumors about the fate of The Balvenie Founder’s Reserve, and we’ll have the answer to those rumors...
Episode 17: January 28, 200620060127202900
Episode 17: January 28, 2006
Mark GillespieJanuary 27, 2006Award, Barley, Bere, bottling line, Bruichladdich, Burns, Charlotte Plute, counterfeit, Ian Good, Ian Williams, Islay, Johnnie Walker, Kevin Erskine, Mardi Gras, Mark Reynier, New Orleans, Paul Walsh, Richard Burroughs, Sazerac Rye, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, The Scotch Blog, Viking, Wine Enthusiast0 comments
Plenty of new developments to talk about in this episode…new leadership in place at the Scotch Whisky Association, Johnnie Walker honored in an ...