Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)20190119001516
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2019@MarkhamWhisky, @mythplaced, accident, Alumni Series, BC Liquor Stores, BCLDB, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bill Ashburn, border, Brexit, British Columbia, Brussels, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, cannabis, CEO, Chapel Gate Whiskey, chemical engineering, Competition Bureau, Corby, craft distilling, Customs, Dan Jago, David Eby, death, defeat, Dennis Layman, Dewar's, Dianne Berglund, distilling, Don Livermore, engineering, EU, European Union, executive, exports, fall, Fet's, Flintlock, Forty Creek, Gary Gillman, Glenmore., Global TV, Gooderham & Worts, graduate school, Graeme Littlejohn, Gritty, Guy LaFleur, hard border, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, imports, investigation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, John Hall, Kentucky, Kris Berglund, label approval, Lanny McDonald, Lansing, LCBO, Leila Wright, Leon Webb, Lizzy Rudd, Louise McGuane, Mark Reynier, mascot, Michigan, Michigan State University, Ministry of the Attorney General, Monfort, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, Nicole Shriner, Ninety Nine Proof, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Ottawa, Owensboro, Parliament, PhD, Philadelphia Flyers, Portwood, pound, Prime Minister, province, provincial, Red Cedar Spirits, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Shelter Point, shutdown, single malt, SMWS, students, SWA, Sweden, tariffs, terroir, Theresa May, Toronto, tourism, trade, TTB, Two Brewers, University of Luleå, unmalted barley, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors centers, walkway, Waterford Distillery, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky Estates, Wendel Clark, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, William Lavelle, Windsor, Yukon0 comments
This is the first of our two episodes from the 14th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. One of the highlights of the festiv...
45 Is Old…For a Bourbon! (Episode 709: June 24, 2018)20180624215447
45 Is Old…For a Bourbon! (Episode 709: June 24, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 24, 2018@BunkaiH, @ericcbarnes, @fr1day, @whiskeycat1324, #toosoon, 1792 Bourbon, 49th Parallel, Alcademics, aluminum, Andy Treinen, Aoife Keane, auction, Award, Bardstown, Bartender at Large, Barton, Barton 1792 Distillery, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Big Bottom Distilling, Birdhouse, Black Button Distilling, Bonticou Crag, border, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, branch, Camper English, Canada, Canada 2018 Commemorative Series, charities, cleanup, collapse, competition, Coppersea Distilling, Corby, creek, Cutty Sark, David Bolton, David Wondrich, desert island, Dream Cask, Eastside Distilling, editor, Edrington, environment, Eric Barnes, ETF Managers Group, European Union, exchange-traded funds, export, Final Reserve, flipping, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Frederick Stitzel, fund, George Young, Glenmore., Glenturret, Gooderham & Worts, H. Hemphill, history, Hotaling & Co., import, insect damage, investigation, investing, investment, Ireland, Irish Distillers, J.P. Wiser's, J.P. Wiser's Seasoned Oak, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Thompson & Brother, Jim Brooks, Joe Hyman, John Egan, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, Kentucky Tavern, LCBO, Life Behind Bars, liquidation, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Lot #40, Louisville, Mano a Lámh, Mark @ WTF, Massachusetts, Mexico, Michael Veach, Nelson County Gazette, New Riff, New York, Newport, Noah Rothbaum, Northern Border Collection, online sales, Ontario, Oregon, Owensboro, Pappy Van Winkle, patent warehouse, Pernod Ricard USA, Pike Creek, podcast, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Redbreast, rick, Rick Astley, rick-rolled, rickhouse, ricks, river, rot, rust, Ryan Maloney, sale, Sazerac, ScotchWhisky.com, shares, Skinner, Sother Teague, sparks, Spirited Awards, Spirited Funds, steel, Stitzel-Weller, stocks, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, The Famous Grouse, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Glenrothes, The Speakeasy, trade, trade war, Trump Administration, turkey, Very Old Fitzgerald, veterans, War of 1812, warehouse, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, WSKY0 comments
If you’re young, you might think 45 is old. If you’re older, you might think 45 is still pretty young. But when you’re talking about...
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)
Mark GillespieMay 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...
Making Whisky with MGP’s Gordon Working (Episode 679: February 4, 2018)20180204211441
Making Whisky with MGP’s Gordon Working (Episode 679: February 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 4, 2018@Serkan_E, @WhiskyNeighbour, 1792 Barton, A. Smith Bowman, A.P. Hotaling, Alberta, American Whiskey, Anchor Brewing & Distilling, Anchor Distilling, Ballantine's, Barton 1792, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blender's Select, Bourbon, branding, Burkay Adalig, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Caribbean, construction, Crown Royal, currency, David Ozgo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, dollar, economic, economy, Edmonton, ethanol, expansion, exports, fuel, Glenmorangie, Gordon Working, Great Britain, Highland Council, Hot Toddy, Hotaling & Co., Indiana, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Japan, Kentucky, Lawrenceburg, LCBO, LDI, medicinal, MGP, MGP Ingredients, Ontario, planning, pound, Private Edition, Rye Whiskey, sales, Sapporo Holdings, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotland, Seagram, Serkan Evrensel, Spios, Stephen Wilson, Tim Herlihy, Tony Foglio, tourism, trademark, trave, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, turkey, Turkish, Virginia, visitors, whiskey, whisky0 comments
When someone wants to start a new whisky brand, but doesn’t own a distillery, chances are they’ll turn to Gordon Working and his team at t...
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)20171118223040
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2017"The Squirrel", 1792 Bourbon, 1960, Ace of Spades, alcohol abuse, Andy Watts, Aoife Keane, Ardgowan, Bacardi, Bain's, Bardstown, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Bluebell Wood, Blunden, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brand ambassador, British Embassy, Bunnahabhain, burglary, Canada, Canadian Club Heritage Center, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Caskers of Ottawa, chill filtering, Chinese, Consortium of Cards, Corby, counterfeit, cricket, Dair Ghaelach, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Deconstructed Series, Delta Fredericton, Distell, Distiller's Cut, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Easter Elchies, Edrington, expedition, Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation, forests, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Grant, Grinnell's Wood, health, Heathrow Airport, Hotel, Inverclyde, Inverkip, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jameson, Jameson Round, Jerez, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Jim Stanski, Karen Betts, Karuizawa, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, La Maison du Whisky, LCBO, Ledaig, Lee Behar, legislation, London, Macallan, Marcio Ramos, Martin McGowan, Midleton, Mike Brisebois, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, netsuke, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Border Collection, Old Particular, Ontario, Ontario Parliament, Ottawa, Paris, Park Lane, Pinotage, polar, police, Portugal, Robert Swan, Rue d'Anjou, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, South Pole, Spain, SWA, Switzerland, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Revival, theft, Three Ships, Tish Harcus, Tobermory, tourism, tours, Travel, travel retail, UK Supreme Court, Vancouver, visitors center, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Windsor0 comments
This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a l...
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)20170423004710
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 23, 2017acquisition, agriculture, arrest, bail, Baltimore, banks, Bernheim, Blade & Bow, Brian Lee, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, ceramic, charge, Cheri Reese, clay, commodities, consultant, crops, crystal, D. Wayne Lukas, Dave Pickerell, decanters, Dekalb, Diageo, diplomatic, dissertation, diversion, Don Livermore, EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, estate, extradition, Far North Distillers, farmers, farming, FDA, Food & Drug Administration, fraud, Gardiner, George T. Stagg, glazing, gold medal, grain, Grindstone, Hallock, Heriot-Watt University, hockey, horse, horse racing, Hudson Whiskey, Ian Macleod Distillers, Illinois, India, Indian, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Jamie Walter, Jim Walter, Jonathan Yusen, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kilkerran, kiln, Kingfisher, LCBO, Le Bernardain, lead, lead crystal, lead poisoning, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, London, Mark Williams, Maryland, Michael Veach, Midwest, Mike Swanson, Mike Veach, Minnesota, New York, Nick Naegele, Ontario, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, PhD, Pig's Nose, planting, playoffs, porcelain, Port Covington, pottery, Ralph Erenzo, Rob Wallace, Røknar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, seed, Sheep Dip, Shelter Point, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Springbank, Stanley Cup, Stitzel-Weller, swab, testing, Thoroughbred, tourism, trainer, Tuthilltown Spirits, United Spirits, Vancouver Island, Vijay Mallya, visitors, whiskey, Whiskey Acres, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Winnipeg, Woodford Reserve, World Whisky Awards0 comments
The end of April has grain farmers in North America and Europe poised to get into the fields and start planting this year’s crops – and so...
Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)20170319145746
Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2017"Gillespie the Gauger", @6Pod4, @jotterface, @ratherbeonislay, @rmculver, #trypod, Aaron Schorsch, ABC News, Adam Spiegel, age statement, American Craft Spirits Association, Amir Peay, ancestor, ancestry, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Award, Beam Suntory, Benoit Bailey, best in class, bill, birth certificate, Black Truffle Rye, Blender's Batch, Blender's Batch Red Rye Finish, Blender's Batch Three Grain American Oak, blending, blog, Blue Spot, bond store, bonders, bonding, Brian DeFoe, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Bulleit Rye, canister, Cardhu, Carlton Welch, chewing, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, Col. E.H. Taylor, Columbus, commemorative, competition, confectioner, Cooley, Dave Pickerell, David Byrne, Diageo, distiller, distillery, Dublin, Eclipx, excise, exciseman, Facebook, FarmStock, finish, Four Grain Bourbon, France, FTI Consulting, Gavin Smith, Gold Label, governor, Grafton Street, Green Spot, Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton, hanged, Harlen Wheatley, history, HoochLaw, horse racing, investors, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James E. Pepper, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Mitchell, Jude, Kavalan, Keith Batt, Kelpie, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Whiskey, Kildare Street, lawmakers, lawyer, LCBO, legal, legislature, Lexington, Liberties, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, loophole, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Matt Bevin, McDonald's, Melbourne, Method And Madness, MGP, Midleton, Mitchell & Son, Mortlach, Nant, Nant Whisky Bar, Ohio, Old Mill Street, Ontario, paint, painting, Pareau des Charentes, Platinum Label, Prohibition, puppy, Quentin Olde, Quintessential, rebranding, receiver, Red Spot, Revival, Rick Culver, Robert Mitchell, Samuel Adams, ScotchWhisky.com. Malcolm Gillespie, Sheepdog, Shelbyville, Single Pot Still, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Taiwan, Tasmania, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Dubliner, Thomas Allen Pauly, Triple Crown, Tyrconnell, Vermont, water spirit, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Daddy, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, Woodford Reserve, workout, Yellow Spot0 comments
For years, whisky connoisseurs whispered about a mysterious Irish whiskey called Green Spot and begged friends traveling to Ireland to track down a bo...
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)20170101000114
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 1, 2017@dramgoodwhisky, @IrishLegs, @MarlynnL, @muzzman78, anniversary, aroma, bastard child, blending, Bob Dixon, Bowmore, brandy, Brewdog, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Campfire, Canada, Cascades Whiskey Bar, CBC News, charity, Colorado, consultant, Diageo, Dr. McGillicuddy's, Dunyvaig Castle, Estes Park, final dram, Finlaggan Trust, first dram, fundraising, Germain-Robin, Greg Lipin, High West, highway sign, Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter Smith, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Islay Heritage, J. Henry & Sons, James Watt, Jody Miall, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Kildalton, Lagavulin, lawsuit, LCBO, Linda Peterson, Loch Lomond, logo, Lone Wolf Distillery, Marlynn Luhrsen, Martin Dickie, master blender, McTaggart Lesiure Center, MGP, Ministry of Transportation, Murray Hassan, Nancy Fraley, Nic Stilton-Massey, North of 7 Distillery, nosing, O.F.C. Vintages, Ontario, Ottawa, Outryder, Peter Grasson, Port Ellen Maltings, Red Tape Follies, Richard Lewis, RSPB, Sam Mead, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, smell, Stanley Hotel, Suzanna, SWA, The Whisky Exchange, Tim Meushaw, trademark, Uncle Duke's, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Blending is part art and part science, and unless you’re drinking a single cask whisky, every dram you try has been tweaked by the nose of an ex...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)