30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)20180517153600
30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)
May 17, 2018Andy Treinen, anniversary, Ardbeg, aroma, auto racing, awards, Balcones, Barb Helt, Beam Suntory, Big Level, Big Red Liquors, Blade & Bow, Blenders' Mash, Bourbon, Buddy Thompson, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, cancer, charity, Chita, Christopher Winters, Colorado State University, conductor, contest, Contradiction, Corryvreckan, Courtney Howard, Croftengea, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark Prohibition, Denis Lynch, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, exhibit, Final Reserve, Frazier History Museum, Glencadam, Grand Macnish, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Henry McKenna, Hibiki, Highland Park, hospice, I.W. Harper, ice, Indiana, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Irish Whiskey, James Thompson & Brother, Jan Westcott, Japan, Jay Howard, Jeff Timi, Jim Beam, John Foster, Johnnie Walker, Jon Miller, Julie Trevisan Hunter, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Lauder's, LCBO, Loch Lomond Distillers, logo, Louisville, Macduff International, Mark McAlister, Matt Colglazier, motorsports, Nikka, oncology, One Cure, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, pizza, Powers John's Lane, research, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile, Royal Salute, Royal Wedding, Rye Whiskey, sales, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, senses, Shelbyville, shortages, Six Cask Edition, Smokey, Smooth Ambler, Spirits Canada, sponsorship, Stitzel-Weller Experience, Suntory, supply, Talisker, taste, Texas, The Dark, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, Travel, Tyrconnell, visitors, visitors center, W. Brendan Waller, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
In May of 1988, the Scotch Whisky Experience opened its doors on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, next to Edinburgh Castle. Over the last 30 years, milli...
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)20180510193948
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)
May 10, 2018"The Amber Light", Alan Winchester, aluminum, Andrew Mansinne, archive, Ashton Cigar Bar, auction, Australia, Austria, author, Avengers, Award, Balblair, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Berlin, Bill Grant Smith, Billy Leighton, Bloomberg News, book, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Bruichladdich, Brussels, Bushmills, Cadenhead's, Camden, Captain's Reserve, Chichibu, closing, Colum Egan, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dave Broom, David Jacob, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Donald Trump, Dream Cask, Ed Dodson, Eden Mill, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, Ewan Gunn, export, fish, Fishky, Founder's Reserve, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Germany, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Graham Coull, Great Britain, Hanyu, hard border, Heaven's Door, herring cask, Hombo Shuzo, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt & Grain, import, Indiana, Infinity Stones, Infinity War, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Japan, Japanese Whisky, John Grant, John MacDonald, Johnnie Walker, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawrenceburg, Marc Bushala, Mars Komagatake, Mars Shinsu, Martin Kenney, Masataka Taketsuru, MGP Ingredients, movie, negotiations, New Jersey, Nikka, Northern Ireland, Parliament, party, Paul LaGrange, Philadelphia, Photoshop, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, politics, prank, President, quotas, Redbreast, Reserva, Rita Taketsuru, Rob Whitinger, Rossville Union, Ryan Perry, Rye, Salzburg, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sinn Fein, social media, Spirit of Speyside Festival, spoiler, steel, Strathisla, stupidcask.de, Suntory, Taketsuru, tariffs, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, tease, television, Thanos, The Birdhouse, The Glenlivet, The Way of Whisky, Tom Brim, trade, United Kingdom, voting, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyAuctioneer.com, White Walker, William Grant Smith, World Whisky Day, Yamazaki0 comments
Dave Broom has been one of Japanese whisky’s most passionate observers for many years, and his latest book “The Way of Whisky” delve...
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)20170910211330
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)
September 10, 2017age statement, agent, Andrea Wilson, Angel's Envy, aroma, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, author, Award, Bardstown, barrel sales, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Benromach, BevCon, blogger, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Cabrach Trust, Canada, car, Charleston, China, Chivas Brothers, Christa Havican, chug, cocktail, coffee, Columbus, ComicCon, concierge, Diageo, Distilled Sunshine, distillery, dollar, drinks, drunk, Dublin, economy, Ellen DeGeneres, euro, exhibit, flavor, Forgotten Drop Series, Founder's Reserve, fraud, Frazier History Museum, Gerry Nicholls, Glen Grant, Glen Grant Collection, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, Halle Berry, heirloom grains, Highland Park, historical, Houston, ice cream, Icons of Whisky, illicit distilling, Inverharrock Farm, investment, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye, Jeni's, Kavalan, KDA, Keith Batt, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King Car, Kingsman, Laurent Lacassagne, Lois Mateus, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Michter's, Middle West Spirits, Mike Raymond, Moray Council, Nant Distillery, Nant Estate, Nantou, Nath Pizzolatto, neuroscience, New Zealand, Ohio, Omar, open records, OYO, Pam Heilmann, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Pat Retson, Patricia Retson, planning, police, pound, provincial, Quebec, Renaud Dugas, Reserve 101, Robert Kaiser, Robert Simonson, Rotorua, sale, SAQ, science, scientists, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, senses, sensory, Singleton of Glen Old, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, South Carolina, Speyside, SWA, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tasmania Police, taste, terroir, The Glenlivet, Tocade, tourism, tourists, triple distilled, Urban Bourbon, US 1, visitors, visitors center, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee...
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)20170903182419
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
September 3, 20171792 Barton, agriculture, Alex Grelli, Ann Marshall, Anson Mills, artist, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benoit Bailey, BevCon, Birthday Bourbon, Blender's Batch, Bloodshot Records, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brent Elliott, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campbeltown, Canada, Champions Park, Charleston, Chicago, China, corn, crop, diplomacy, diplomatic, distilling, Dixon Dedman, Edition No. 3, Edition Series, Espresso Roast, Evanston, experiment, farm, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Flights of Bourbon, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Glenn Roberts, grain, Green Beret, Harvey, High Wire Distilling, Highland Park, hooch, Houston, Hurricane, Ian Logan, Illinois, Irish Whiskey, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Red, Joanna McDonough, John Hargrove, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Oliver, Kavalan, Keith Chong, Ken Pierce, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Owl, King Car, labeling, Larry Schoen, Limited Edition Small Batch, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Magnus, mash bill, Matthew Lurin, Max Kellas, Meredith Grelli, Michael McKenna, Mike Raymond, military, Monongahela, music, Old Forester, painting, Paul Drennan, Paul Hletko, Peat Week, Pennsylvania, perfume, Pittsburgh, province, provincial, Quebec, recognition, Reserve 101, Roja Dove, Rum Cask Blend, Ryan Engen, Rye, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, scrap iron, Singapore, slave, South Carolina, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Nally, Stoli Group, Taipei, Taiwan, terroir, The Balvenie, The Macallan, Tom Crume, Van Winkle, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wigle, wildlife, Wine Cask Blend0 comments
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a wh...
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire20170830141325
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire
August 30, 2017Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Ian Chang, Kavalan, King Car, Lindores Abbey Distillery, memorial service, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Solist, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, tribute, whiskey, whisky, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
Taiwan’s King Car Distillery is only 10 years old, yet its Kavalan single malt whiskies have won worldwide acclaim. As the distillery enters its...
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)20170820174609
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)
August 20, 2017An Cladach, Angarna, Astar, auction, baby, Baring, Ben Dean, Birthday Bourbon, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Camus, Canton, Caol Ila, Carl Reavey, Chivas Brothers, cognac, collecting, Collectivum, contract, Cyril Camus, Dalmore, Diageo, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Dumbarton, Dunedin, duty free, Edinburgh, Europe, European Union, Evelyn Drumm, exports, Federation of Food & Drink, Food & Drink Federation, football, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, goalkeeper, Gordon Casey, Hanyu, Heaven Hill, Hong Kong, Ian Chang, Irish Whiskey, IVF, Jackie Zykan, James Eadie, Jim Swan, Julio's Liquors, Karuizawa, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kilmalid, King Car, labor, labour, Lalique, Lambay, Lambay Island, Laurent Lacassagne, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Macallan, Manzanilla, Massachusetts, McTears, Megan Drumm, Michael Williams, Mike Drumm, Missouri, negotiations, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Octomore, Ohio, Old Forester, Old Rip Van Winkle, Oldham, Otago, Ozark, Paisley, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, pound, Revelstoke Trust, Robin Laing, Roseisle, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, second-fill virgin cask, soccer, Solist, Special Releases, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, Stockholm, Sweden, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, Talisker, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, union, Unite, Victoriana, Virgin Oak, Walsall FC, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies...
Dr. Jim Swan: 1941-201720170215115520
Dr. Jim Swan: 1941-2017
February 15, 2017Caroline Swan, consultant, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin Distillery Company, Kavalan, King Car, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Milk & Honey, Penderyn, Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Tatlock & Thompson, Welsh Whisky Company, whisky0 comments
February 15, 2017 – Most whisky connoisseurs will likely have never heard of Dr. Jim Swan, but the longtime whisky industry consultant helped sh...
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards20161218144027
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards
December 18, 2016Adelphi, Amrut, bronze medal, Chieftain's, competition, Drink Fun, GlenDronach, gold medal, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, malt whisky, Millstone, Nantou, Omar, Patrick Brossard, Port Askaig, Red on Tree, Seattle, silver medal, single malt, Speciality Drinks, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Zuidam0 comments
December 18, 2016 – For the third consecutive year, a whisky from Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery has taken overall top honors in the Malt Man...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
December 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)