Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)20190715015549
Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 15, 2019@Andrew_leets, @Head_Stone, 1792 Aged Twelve Years, 1792 Bourbon, amaranth, Andrew Leets, bacteria, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bend, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Black Rock Bar, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colin Montgomerie, court, Delaware, Denver, Diageo, Don Julio, environment, Eric Rubin, fines, fire, fish, Gareth Moore, geographical indicators, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glenn's Creek, Glenury Royal, golf, governor, grain, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hotel, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, John Mura, Johnnie Walker, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, Lagavulin, law, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lawyers, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Loch Lomond, London, Loretto, Los Altos, Madison, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, McGinnis Wood Products, MGP, Michael Henry, Mike Parson, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Crow, Oregon Spirit Distillers, oxygen, Pittyvaich, private barrel, Private Select, Prohibition, Remus Volstead Reserve, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Portrush, Ryder Cup, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Speyburn, sprinkler, sugar, SWA, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, tequila, The Open Championship, travel retail, Triple Triple, TTB, Versailles, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, Volstead Act, WBRB, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wisconsin0 comments
60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of...
Knockin’ Around with Knockdhu’s Gordon Bruce (Episode 764: April 21, 2019)20190421224252
Knockin’ Around with Knockdhu’s Gordon Bruce (Episode 764: April 21, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2019@BrbnFellowship, @Misterpie, @TXWhiskeySocial, @wadewood, Aberdeenshire, AI, Alberta, anCnoc, Atlanta, Bacardi, Balblair, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Booker Noe, Bottled in Bond, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, C.M. Dedman, Calgary, Canada, Causeway Coast and Glens Council, Chris Morris, College of Agriculture, collusion, confiscated, contest, Cornwall, course, Coxs Creek, craft distillers, dingleberry, Dixon Dedman, Dmitry Efimov, DSP, education, Elijah Craig, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Elixir Distillers, EU, European Union, expansion, Forgiven, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, Georgia, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenfield, Gordon Bruce, Heaven Hill, Heriott-Watt, Holly Seidewand, Houston, infringement, Intellectual property office, Inver House, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jim Beam Noe, Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Owl, Kentucky Owl Park, Knappogue Castle, Knockdhu, Kristopher Hart, labeling, Lee Tatum, Lexington, logo, Macardo, Macduff, machine learning, MGP, Move On Up Mississippi, Mueller Report, Natasha Reid, No. 27 Gold, Northern Ireland, Old Fourth Distillery, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Oxford Bourbon Festival, Port Askaig, Prohibition, Pulteney, regulations, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seth DeBolt, socks, sourced, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters Distillery, Stoli Group, Straight Malt, Stuart Harvey, Swiss, Swiss Bourbon, Switzerland, The Deveron, Thomas Hogue, Toronto, trade, trademark, transcripts, travel retail, treaties, Trump Administration, TTB, Twitter, U.S. Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, Vivek Anasane, Wade Woodard, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Baccarat, Woodford Reserve Batch Strength, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
The farming village of Knockdhu has 29 residents, 17 dogs, a bunch of sheep and cattle…and one distillery. Gordon Bruce has called Knockdhu home...
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)20190106165051
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2019Aberfeldy, Abhainn Dearg, acquisition, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, application, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bain's, Beam Suntory, Bicentenary, Big Five Duty Free, Black Prince, Booker Noe Distillery, Bourbon, Brent Stewart, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Calgary, Cambus, Canada, Canadian Club, Chicago, Christopher Winters, competition, construction, Daniel Marlowe, Dave Pickerell, DC, Diageo, District of Columbia, Donegal, Douglas Laing & Co., East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Feis Ile, first dram, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Fritz Farm, Gaja Capital, Georgie Crawford, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, hockey, Imperial. @lawschooldrunk, India, Indiana, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Lewis, James Sedgewick Distillery, Jim Beam Distillery, Johannesburg, John Distilleries, John Newfry, Johnnie Walker, Kent Crittenden, Kentucky, Kentucky for Kentucky, Kilchoman, Laddie Classic, Lagavulin, Last Dram, Lexington, liquor agency, Little Book, lottery, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's Mark, Maryland, moonshine, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Year's, NHL, nosing, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Ohio, palate, Palmetto Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul John, planning approval, planning permission, Port Ellen, R.J. Hodges, Raj Singh, Ryan Campbell, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky. expansion, Scotland, shares, single grain, South Africa, South Carolina, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, stake, Stanley Cup, Star Industries, Sukhinder Singh, tasting, The Balvenie, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Deveron, The Whisky Exchange, Three Chord Bourbon, Tim Knittel, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Virginia, visitors centers, Washington, Washington Capitals, whiskey, Whiskey Bear, whisky, world champions, Zionsville0 comments
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far between...
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)20181028204748
Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 28, 2018@Bourbon_Racer, Allura Fergie, Australia, Bar 51, BCLDB, Beanie Espey, Black Rock, bottles, Brian Lopina, British Columbia, British Columbia Liquor Control Branch, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Canada, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Dickens, Club, cocktail, COLA, compliance, County Clare, Craigellachie, custom labels, David Eby, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, decanter, Devils Darling Bar, Dewar's, Diageo, Doug Burton, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Marathon, duty, duty freeze, Edinburgh, Edrington, enforcement, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Flintlock, gifts, Glenmorangie, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Britain, Hicken Report, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.J. Corry, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, James Espey, Jeff Arnett, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, lamps, Lexington, Little Jumbo, London, Lorne Cousin, Louise McGuane, luxury goods, Maker's Mark. gold wax, maple syrup, Mark Reynier, mass shooting, Mexico, Milroy's of Soho, ministry, Monmouth Whisky Club, Napoleon Hotel, New Jersey, New York Times, North British Distillery, obituary, Parliament, Peter Daamen, Philip Hammond, pirate, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Powers, raid, ready to drink, Rebecca Jago, recycling, Revenue, Royal Salute, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seizure, shipping, single grain, single malt, South Africa, SWA, synagogue, tanker, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, The Balvenie, The Dalmore, The Last Drop 1971, The Last Drop Distillers, The Netherlands, The Union Club, Thomas Aske, Three Swallow, tickets, Tom Jago, Tom's Blend No. 1, travel retail, Tristan Stephenson, USA, Vancouver, vending machine, Victoria, Walpole, Waterford, whiskey, whisky, Whisky-Me, Willett0 comments
Many whisky lovers consider the “water of life” to be a regular part of their lives, but there’s no arguing that whiskies are becomi...
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announces Class of 201820180911121325
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2018Alltech, Bardstown, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Dublin, Dueling Barrels Distillery, Eric Gregory, Fortune Brands, Frazier History Museum, Freddie Johnson, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, induction, Ireland, Jimmy Russell, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lexington, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Max Shapira, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Pikesville, Suntory, Town Branch Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 11, 2018 – Three new members have been named to the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, while an industry leader will be honored with the a...
Bringing Distilling Back to Lexington’s Distillery District (Episode 714: July 15, 2018)20180715203813
Bringing Distilling Back to Lexington’s Distillery District (Episode 714: July 15, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 15, 2018@CodanofCanada, @Head_Stone, @livepaint, 500ml, Alan Winchester, Alissa Henley, Amir Peay, Austin, Award, Ben Milam Distillery, Bill Lumsden, Blanco, bottle size, Bourbon, Brandy Cask, Chocolate Edition, cognac, construction, Dan Cozzuol, Denmark, Diageo, Distill Ventures, Distillery District, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. Pepper, eBay, Elijah Pepper, EU, European Union, floor maltings, France, Georgetown Trading Co., Glenmorangie, Gus Gonzales III, Hill Country, International Spirits Challenge, Interstate 24, James E. Pepper, James E. Pepper Distillery, Japanese Whisky, jeroboam, Jim Beam, John Lunn, Kavalan, Kentucky, Knoxville, Lexington, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Mark Williams, Marlene Holmes, Marsha Milam, memorabilia, metric, Murfreesboro, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, Old Forester, Oscar Pepper, Popcorn Sutton Distillery, Red Blend, San Antonio, Sazerac, Scallywag, Schenley, Stalk & Barrel, Stauning, Still Waters Distillery, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Glenlivet, Toronto, trade, Versailles, Vicomte, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
The James E. Pepper Distillery dominated the western edge of downtown Lexington, Kentucky for decades until it closed in 1958, and what was at one tim...
Parker’s Heritage Collection Takes a Twist (Episode 713: July 12, 2018)20180713003805
Parker’s Heritage Collection Takes a Twist (Episode 713: July 12, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 13, 2018@whisky_pete, #freethewhisky, Aberfeldy, airport, Alain Royer, ALS, ALS Association, Amir Peay, Angel's Envy, attorney general, Baltimore, Bardstown, Bare Knuckle, Blenders' Mash, Boot Hill Distillery, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, Bourbon, Bourbon Mash, Brian Treacy, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buchanan's, Business in Vancouver, Canada, cannabis, Catoctin Creek, Changhi, charity, Columbus, Connecticut, Crown Royal, David Eby, Deatsville, Denny Potter, DFS, Diageo, doctorate, Dodge City, duty free, Ellicott City, Europe, expansion, exports, fermenters, flood, forgery, fundraiser, Heaven Hill, Hickman, honorary, imports, Italy, James E. Pepper, James E. Pepper Distillery, Kansas, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, KO Distilling, Kyle Henderson, label approval, Lexington, Liqueur, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mad River Distillers, Manassas, Mark Williams, Marsala, Maryland, New Haven, New Riff Distillery, Newfoundland, Noble Collection, Ohio, Orange Curaçao, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Promise of Hope, province, Puni, R H Resolute, Rachel Barrie, Red Eye Whiskey, regulations, robocall, Rod Zdebiak, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Singapore, SMWS, spelt, St. John's, tariffs, tax strips, Thomas Mackenzie, trade war, travel retail, TTB, University of Edinburgh, Vendome, Vermont, Virginia, Watershed, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky0 comments
Heaven Hill has unveiled the 2018 edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection whiskey. It’s a Bourbon finished in Orange Curaçao liqueur barre...
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)20180708172755
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2018@JohnnietheScot, @laurieinseattle, @pleddy, @RealWhiskyDave, #freethewhisky, #GreatIslaySwim, Alaska, Amir Peay, Anthony Gismondi, Aultmore, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, auto racing, Bardstown, barrels, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Border Marches, bottles, Bourbon, Brad Halpin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buggalo Trace, Caribbean Cask Finish, Carn Mor, Catoctin Creek, Chairman's Reserve Rum, charring, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chivas XV, Chocolate Edition, Cincinnati, Col. E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving Bourbon, collapse, Compass Box, construction, contestant, cooperage, cowboy, Czech Republic, damage, Dario Franchitti, Dave Kearns, David Stewart, debris, Delilah's, Delilah's XXV, Denali, Department of Environmental Protection, Distilled Spirits Council, Double Oaked, Douglas Laing & Co., Duns, environment, exports, Family Reserve, fire, firefighters, fish, flame, Formula 1, Founder's Reserve, Gal Granov, Glenfiddich, Glenmore., Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grande Champagne Cognac, Grant's, Great Islay Swim, heat, Heaven Hill, Hickory, High West, Hockenheim, horse, Independent Stave Company, Indianapolis 500, inspection, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Israel, Jack McLaughlin, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jay Erisman, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Johnnie Mundell, Kelly Carpenter, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, labels, Lark Distillery, Larry Ebersold, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, limerick, Mairtin Seoighe, Mark Brown, Mark Hicken, Mark Reynier, Marriage 0962, MGP, Michter's, Mike Miller, Morrison & Mackay, museum, Nant Distillery, NDP, New Democratic Party, New Riff Distilling, New York City, Newport, NPR, O.K.I., Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Overeem Distillery, Paul Leddy, Petr Hosek, photography, province, radio, recovery, regulation, rickhouse, Rob Carpenter, Roundstone Rye, Rye, sample, Sazerac, Scallywag, Seppeltsfield Estate, Simon Brooking, Smokey Triple Reserve, SMWS Canada, Snow Phoenix, St. Lucia Distillers, Steamboat, Steel Bonnets, structural engineers, Sun Phoenix, swimming, tariffs. imports, Tasmania, The Balvenie, The Barber of Figaro, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The Lakes Distillery, The Party Source, Toasted Barrel Finish, toasting, tourists, tours, trade secret, trade war, Triple Wood, Trump Administration, University of Wyoming, Vancouver, voice mail, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Walsh Whiskey, Warren Randall, water, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Chocolate Day, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska’s Denali to owning one of Kentucky’s largest chains of liquor...
Kentucky Moving Toward “Bourbon Without Borders”20180406133543
Kentucky Moving Toward “Bourbon Without Borders”
Mark GillespieApril 6, 2018bill, Bourbon, Chris Zaborowski, Eric Gregory, FedEx, Frankfort, governor, House Bill 400, Justin Sloan, Justins' House of Bourbon, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Distillers Association, law, lawmakers, legislature, Lexington, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Matt Bevin, package, reciprocal, reciprocity, retail, shipment, shipments, shipping, U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, UPS, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 6, 2018 – For almost as long as Kentucky distillers have opened their doors to visitors, they’ve had to field one question. “I...
Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)20180318132954
Waiting for Waterford’s Whiskey (Episode 685: March 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 18, 2018@WhiskyNeighbour, @WWWTwinCities, accident, agriculture, Alberta, Alltech, aluminum, An Gardaí Síochána, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Austin, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, ballot, Bardstown, Baring, Barley, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, biodynamics, Blood Oath, Bluebell Forest, bonding, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, botas, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, buyout, Camus, Canada, Capitol Hill, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, chill filtering, CIL, Clermont, cognac, crashed, Dair Ghaelach, death, Deirdre Lyons, dispute, Dominic Hughes, Donal O'Gallachoir, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dungourney, e-commerce, Edmonton, Elijah Craig, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, farming, fatality, fertilizers, forestry, forklift, Fred Noe, Glasgow, Glendalough, Glenmorangie, grand opening, Grenada, Grinnell's Wood, Grooves, Health & Safety Authority, Heaven Hill, imports, investigation, investors, Ireland, Ireland's Ancient East, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J. Rieger & Co., J.J. Corry, Jameson, Jean-Christophe Coutures, Jim Beam, John Moriarty, John Rempe, Kansas City, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky, Lambay Island, Lambay Whiskey, Lark Distillery, Leo Varadkar, Lexington, Louise McGuane, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mark Reynier, Midleton, milestone, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Spirits Fest, Monogram, nature sanctuary, organic, Pact No. 4, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, pesticides, Philadelphia, police, Prime Minister, provenance, Remy Cointreau, Renegade Rum, Renegade Spirits, Revelstoke Trust, Sabine Sheehan, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, servers, shareholders, shares, Single Pot Still, South by Southwest Festival, Spain, Spotify, steel, stock, Super Bowl, sustainable, Taoiseach, tariffs, Texas, The Coastal Collection, The Gael, The Glasgow Distillery Company, Town Branch Distillery, trade, Trinity Well, Washington, Waterford, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, White House, Wild Atlantic Way, Williams & Humbert, Women Who Whiskey0 comments
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and while we cover Irish Whiskey all year-round, it’s worth paying special attention to the fastest-...