Lifetime Achievement Award

Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)20181209123051

Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)

Mark GillespieDecember 9, 2018@BDP514AM, @BourbonScript, @whiskeycat1324, Alaska, Allison Parc, Allison Patel, Anchorage, artist, assets, Augusta, Balcones, banks, Bardstown, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bernard Walsh, Bill Ashburn, Bill Newlands, Billy Leighton, blending, Bobby Parnell, Bond & Lillard, Boo, border, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brenne Whiskey, Brexit, Brian Belmore, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Cask Masters, Catoctin Creek Distillery, CEO, cognac, competition, Constellation Brands, consulting, contest, contract, councils, court, craft distilling, Cutty Sark, Damian Riley-Smith, Dave Sweet, David Marra, definition, design, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, distilling, divorce, Dr. George Moore, Dundalk, earthquake, Eddie Russell, Edrington, Enda Kenny, ennis, events, executive, extradition, Facebook, festivals, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Forty Creek Whisky Weekend, France, fraud, French, Gareth Moore, geographical indicator, George Washington's Distillery, Georgia, GI, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Great Northern Brewery, Great Northern Distillery, Grimsby, Guess the Distillery, Hall of Fame, health warnings, Heaven's Door, heritage grains, Hibernia, Ian Curle, India, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, John Teeling, Journey Cask Collection, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Keri Scruggs, Kingfisher Airlines, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Label of 5 World Tour, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, Lawson Whiting, Lebanon, Leo Varadkar, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lisa Wicker, Lovingston, money laundering, Mongolian Oak, Mount Vernon, New Brunswick, New York, Northern Ireland, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, Oban, Old Charter Oak, Old Ripy, Ontario, Pappy Van Winkle, Paragraph Publishing, Paul Varga, Peterson Farms, politics, producer, prosecutors, public comment, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), quote, Rachel Barrie, Rami Mouallem, regulations, reporter, retirement, Rob Sands, Robert Polson II, Samson & Surrey, Scott Harris, Scott McCroskie, single malt, slow-motion, spirit safe, stumped, Taghta, Talisker, Taoiseach, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, The Drinks Business, The Macallan, TTB, U.S. Treasury Department, United Spirits, Unity, Victoria Caledonian, Vijay Mallya, vintage, Virginia, Virginia Distillery Company, W.B. Saffell, Walsh Whiskey Company, warehouse, Washington Post, whiskey, Whiskey & Barrel Nite, Whiskey Barons, whisky, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, winner, Writers Tears, Zach McCabe0 comments

Irish Whiskey continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the whisky business around the world, but the distilleries in Ireland and Norther...

On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742

On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)

Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments

This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...

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...

Corby Dominates 2018 Canadian Whisky Awards20180119170353

Corby Dominates 2018 Canadian Whisky Awards

January 19, 2018 – Corby Spirit and Wine claimed top honors at the 2018 Canadian Whisky Awards, winning both Canadian Whisky of the Year and Dis...

Parker Beam: 1941-201720170109172134

Parker Beam: 1941-2017

January 9, 2017 – It’s a sad day for whiskey lovers. Parker Beam, one of Bourbon’s legendary distillers, passed away at his home nea...

Barry Walsh: 1940-201620160804122008

Barry Walsh: 1940-2016

Mark GillespieAugust 4, 2016Barry Walsh, Frank McHardy, Irish Distillers, John O'Connell, Lifetime Achievement Award, master blender, Midleton Very Rare, Redbreast, Springbank, West Cork Distillers, Whisky Magazine1 comment

August 4, 2016 – Barry Walsh, one of the leaders of the Irish Whiskey industry for many years, passed away July 30 after a battle with cancer. H...

Episode 565: December 5, 201520151206024606

Episode 565: December 5, 2015

Mark GillespieDecember 6, 2015Andrew Rankin, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, author, awards, Baiju, Ballindalloch, Bill Lumsden, book, Boone County, Bourbon, Bowmore, Cadenhead's, Campari, Canada, cancer, charity, Charlie Smith, cocktail, Colin Dunn, Corsair Artisan, Dad's Hat, David Urquhart, Deanston, death, Denmark, Dennis Malcolm, Devil's Casks, Diageo, Distell, Distill Ventures, Dorus Mor, drinks, Dufftown, Eddie Russell, editors, Edrington, expansion, family, Family Casks, Fiona Murdoch, food truck, footpath, French, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, grandmother, Haig Club, Hall of Fame, holiday, Iain McCallum, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indiegogo, International Wine & Spirits Competition, investment, Japan, Jeff Cioletti, Jeffrey Steubben, Jimmy Russell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, Joshua Quinn, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, labels, Lifetime Achievement Award, Mai Tai, Maker's Mark, Martin Vesterby, Martine Nouet, Massillon, Mike Drumm, Mizunara, moonshine, Moray Council, Neil Cameron, Nikka, nutters, Oatrage, Ohio, One Warm Coat, painting, perks, Peter Russell, Richard Urquhart, Rick Culver, road, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, shochu, soju, Speyside, spirits, Stauning, Strathearn, Stuart Cassells, Stuart Urquhart, Tempest, Tesco, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, The Year of Drinking Adventurously, Thomas William Foerster, tiki, Tomatin, tourism, tourists, tours, travel retail, tribute, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Yoichi1 comment

Every once in a while, you might want to step outside of your comfort zone and try something besides whisky. A WhiskyCast listener asked for suggestio...

Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 201520150919190827

Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2015

September 16, 2015 – The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame inducted its 15th class of honorees during a ceremony at My Old Kentucky Home State Park ...

Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Honor Parker Beam20150919172729

Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Honor Parker Beam

September 16, 2015 – For many people, being inducted into a Hall of Fame is enough of a “lifetime achievement award.” Longtime Heave...