The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)20180909204127
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2018@CGBSpender8874, @scotchology1, @whiskyfreedom, @whiskyranker, acquisition, age statement, album, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Arden, baby, Bacardi, band, Bardstown, Benromach, birth, Blackened Whiskey, Blended Malt, BMW, Booker Noe Distillery, Boss Hog, Boston, Bourbon, Brad Mead, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Brugal Rum, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Catoctin Creek, charity, Chris Spalding, classic malts, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Coxs Creek, Dave Pickerell, David DeFazio, Dawn Smith, Diageo, distillery, Donald Colville, Duke of Rothesay, Edrington, Edrington Americas, England, Erik Smith, estate, fire, firefighters, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon & MacPhail, Hampton Manor Inn, Heaven Hill, High West, Highland Park, historic, hog, impressions, inert gas, insurance, Jaclyn Minnick, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, judge, Julian Joseph Minnick, Kate Mead, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirby, Kirin, Kirkwall, Lawrenceburg, Longmorn, Louisville, Magnum, Maureen Robinson, Metallica, Moet Hennessy, Mortimer, Mount Vernon, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO, negotiations, Oreck, Orkney, Oscar Minnick, oxidation, partnership, pattern bargaining, Pernod Ricard, picket line, pig, police, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, Ryan Ashley, Scotch, SEIU, Smoking Man, Smooth Ambler, Soleo Collection, Special Releases, stake, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, strike, strike vote, Talisker, Teamsters Union, The Famous Grouse, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Spirit of Mauve, The Story of the Spaniard, tour, Tuthilltown Spirits, UCFW, union, United Auto Workers, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacuum, Van Winkle, vintages, Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig Rye, William Grant & Sons, Woodinville, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Like most romances, Wyoming Whiskey and Edrington had plenty of potential partners trolling around. Neither one needed a partner, until they found eac...
Making Scotch Whisky the Old School Way with Floor Malting20170512211120
Making Scotch Whisky the Old School Way with Floor Malting
Mark GillespieMay 12, 2017Alan Eunson, Barley, Darek Linklater, distillery, distilling, Graham Garriock, Highland Park, Hobbister Moor, kiln, Kirkwall, Malt, malted barley, malting, Marie Stanton, Orkney, Paul Munson, peat, peat bog, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, tours, Travel, whiskey, whisky0 comments
May 12, 2017 – The pagodas that adorn the roofs of many whisky distilleries in Scotland aren’t there just for show. Years ago, those pagod...
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)20170507163054
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 7, 2017@canlgetaP, 1968, Aberlour, acquisition, ambassador, Anchor Distilling, Andretti Autosport, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Ardor, awards, Ben Herrera, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Birthday, Brabazon, Braunstein, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Campbell Brown, Chris Morris, Copenhagen, Cutty Sark, Dalmore, Danish, Dario Franchitti, Denmark, Destilleri Nyborg, director, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Edrington, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ernest Shackleton, F1, Fernando Alonso, film, Formula 1, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant-Gordon, Hawaii, Heritage, Highland Park, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Jacques Villeneuve, Johnnie Walker, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Brown, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kingsman, Kirkwall, Liberties, livery, Louisville, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mario Andretti, Martin Markvardsen, Matthew Vaughn, McLaren, Monique van Ensbergen, Morocco, motorsports, movie, Nyborg, Old Forester, Orkney, Pauly G, Rare Breed, Rebel Yell, rich list, Ronnie Cox, Sandy Herrera, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Shackleton, Single Cask Nation, Spirit of Speyside Festival, sponsor, St. Magnus Festival, Statesman, Stauning, surprise, SWA, Tamdhu, Teeling Whiskey, The Glenrothes, The Golden Circle, The Netherlands, The Secret Service, The Sunday Times, Times, U.S. Grand Prix, Valkyrie, Viking, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Willem van Ensbergen, William Grant & Sons, Yvo van Ensbergen0 comments
Denmark is known for its beers and aquavit, but is starting to develop a reputation for whiskies as well with distilleries like Braunstein and Staunin...
Episode 486: July 4, 201420140704203330
Episode 486: July 4, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 4, 2014aircraft carrier, Allan Anderson, American Prairie Reserve, American Revolution, Andrew Morrison, Antonio Flores, Atlantic City, Barley, Barrell Bourbon, bars, Beam, Bill Ricker, Boston, Bourbon, Bowmore, British Open, buckwheat, Canterbury, Cardrona, Chris Uhde, contest, Cooley, corn, Dark Origins, Dave Pickerell, Desiree Reid, distilling, Eric Ludwig, excisemen, farmers, Fellowship of the Still, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Glen Moore, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, golf, Gonzalez Byass, grain, High West, Highland Park, historic, Hydro Arena, Impex, Independence Day, Jewish, Jim Beam, Joe Beatrice, Justin Victor, King George, Kininvie, Kirkwall, Kosher, Lord Henry Mount Charles, Magnus Eunson, Maker's Mark, milestone, Miner's Delight Inn, Morrison Bowmore, Mount Vernon, New Zealand, Nomad, oats, Orkney, Patricia Retson, perfume, Philadelphia, Pump House, Quarter Cask, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Riverside Museum, rose, Rosyth, Royal Navy, Rye, Second Saturday, shipyard, Signature Craft, Slane Castle, Spain, Stanley Morrison, Taiwan, Taylor Made, Tennessee, The Open, Tim Morrison, travel retail, Tulsa, Utah, wheat, whisky club, William Grant & Sons, Worshipful Company of Distillers, Wyoming, Yorkshire, Zescent Group0 comments
Corn farmers have a saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” to gauge whether their crop will be a good one, and we’ll look at the g...
Highland Park Adds NAS Malt To Core Range20140701200945
Highland Park Adds NAS Malt To Core Range
Mark GillespieJuly 1, 2014Dark Origins, excisemen, Highland Park, Kirkwall, Magnus Eunson, Orkney0 comments
July 1, 2014 – Highland Park is jumping on the no-age-statement bandwagon with a new release. Dark Origins was inspired by Magnus Eunson, the pr...
Episode 420: April 14, 201320130414002236
Episode 420: April 14, 2013
Mark GillespieApril 14, 2013ADI, American Craft Distillers Association, American Distilling Institute, Andrew Weber, Ard-bog, Ardbeg, author, Award, Balfour Castle, Balvenie, Bill Owens, Binny's, book, Brett Joyce, Brett Pontoni, Canadian Whisky, Chicago, Chip Tate, craft distilling, Davie Reid, Davin de Kergommeaux, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Festival, Fred Laing, Galileo, Georgie Bell, Glenfrarclas, Glenlivet, Graham Manson, Helgi's, Highland Park, India, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Islay, Joe Hyman, Kirkwall, Lynnfield Inn, Malcolm, Mickey Heads, Mumbai, Orkney, Penn Jensen, Ralph Erenzo, Rick Wassmund, Rory Donovan, Scapa, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Stewart Laing, Ted Huber, World Duty Free0 comments
When Magnus Eunson set up his illegal still on Orkney in 1798, the gaugers in the village of Kirkwall were a safe distance away. Graham Manson manages...