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
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2018Alan Hansen, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, beer, Black Velvet, Bob Baxter, British Columbia, Calgart, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Corby Spirit & Wine, Dave Mitton, Davin de Kergommeaux, Gooderham & Worts, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hotel Grand Pacific, J.P. Wiser's, Jim Stanski, Lethbridge, Lifetime Achievement Award, Little Trinity, Lot #40, Mark Gillespie, medals, Northern Border Collection, Ontario, Pernod Ricard, Pike Creek, Quebec, Rick Murphy, Two Brewers, Vicky Miller, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, whisky, Whitehorse, Windsor, Yukon, Yukon Brewing0 comments
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
Mark GillespieJanuary 9, 2017ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, Bardstown Baptist Church, Barlow Funeral Home, Bourbon Heritage Center, Craig Beam, Denny Potter, Earl Beam, Heaven Hill, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Master Distillers' Unity, Max Shapira, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Promise of Hope Fund, whiskey, whisky0 comments
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
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2015Bardstown, Bill Samuels Jr., Booker Noe, Christy Brown, Donna Nally, Doris Calhoun, Ed McDaniel, Eric Gregory, Fred Noe, governor, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, inductee, induction, Jim Beam, Kathleen DiBenedetto, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lifetime Achievement Award, Maker's Mark, Owsley Brown, Parker Beam, Peggy Noe Stevens, Senate, senator, Small Batch Collection, Steve Ford, Wendell Ford, Woodford Reserve0 comments
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
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2015ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bardstown, Donna Nally, Eric Gregory, Hall of Fame, inductee, induction, Jimmy Russell, Kathleen DiBenedetto, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lifetime Achievement Award, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Owsley Brown, Parker Beam, Promise of Hope, Wendell Ford, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 16, 2015 – For many people, being inducted into a Hall of Fame is enough of a “lifetime achievement award.” Longtime Heave...
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)