Episode 408: January 20, 201320130122225405
Episode 408: January 20, 2013
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 201335 Maple Street, Alberta, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Benromach, Black Bull, Black Velvet, blues, Bob Townsend, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Club, Craigellachie, Crown Royal, Duncan Taylor, Elgin, Forty Creek, Frank McHardy, Georgina Bell, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Huntly, Jack Smith, James Robertson, John Black, Jubilee, Kilkerran, Lauter, Lord Calvert, MacKinlay, mash tun, Masterson's, Michael Urquhart, Michigan Curve, Mike Nicolson, Miner's Delight Inn, Peter Currie, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, Richard Zeller, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Shackleton, SMWS, Springbank, Tish Harcus, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Time for our second episode of the weekend with highlights from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival! We’ll get the latest on new whisk...
Episode 395: October 27, 201220121027223010
Episode 395: October 27, 2012
Mark GillespieOctober 27, 2012A. Smith Bowman, Albany, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Australia, BenRiach, Canadian, classic malts, Corby, Corsair, DeFazio, Diageo, Don Livermore, Emiko Kaji, expedition, Explorer's Club, Glen Ord, Glenglassaugh, Jack Daniel's, Jacob Beam, Jacob's Ghost, Jeffrey Steubben, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Hatton, Lester Katz, MacKinlay, Masters Collection, moonshine, Nick Morgan, Nikka, Old Pulteney, Pumpkin, Revival, Richard Paterson, Shackleton, Sinatra, Single Cask Nation, Speyside, Sullivan's Cove, Tim Jarvis, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Walter O'Hara, Whyte & Mackay, Wiser's, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Lots to talk about this week, with new whiskies and a new version of a very old whisky. Whyte & Mackay is producing a new release of MacKinlayR...
Episode 342: November 6, 201120111106005000
Episode 342: November 6, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 6, 2011Antarctica, auction, Balblair, Black Barrel, Blended Malt, charity, Chichibu, Compass Box, distillery, documentary, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hanyu, Highland, history, Iain McCallum, Ichiro Akuto, Jameson, Japan, Japanese, John Glaser, Last Vatted Malt, MacKinlay, Malt, Master of Malt, McTears, Movember, Number One Drinks Company, Ouita Michel, Rachel Barrie, Richard Paterson, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shackleton, single malt, SMWS, storytelling, Vatted Malt, Victoria Whisky Festival0 comments
Ichiro Akuto is a maverick among Japanese whisky distillers, creating traditional whiskies with a style that’s anything but traditional. When hi...
Episode 337: October 2, 201120111002001412
Episode 337: October 2, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 2, 2011A. Smith Bowman, Alan McConachie, Balblair, Balvenie, Beam, Berry, Blended Scotch, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, charity, David Stewart, Double Black, Doug McIvor, Emiko Kaji, Fabio Rossi, Festival, Gerry Tosh, Gillian McDonald, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Highland Park, Howell, Ian Torrance, Japan, Japanese, Joe Dangler, Johnnie Walker, Julie Torrance, Laphroaig, London, MacKinlay, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Owsley Brown, Paris, Penderyn, Red Stag, Richard Paterson, Russell Anderson, Scotch, Scotland, Shackleton, single malt, Teacher's, Tempest, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tim Forbes, tourism, Travel, Truman Cox, Tun 1401, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Wales, Whisky Live, Whisky Show, Whyte & Mackay, Wilson & Morgan, Yoichi0 comments
Back at home, but with Paris still on my mind, and plenty of news to catch up on! We’ll catch up with more news on new releases from Whisky Live...
Episode 325: July 17, 201120110717004918
Episode 325: July 17, 2011
Mark GillespieJuly 17, 2011Alan Stevenson, Alligator, An Cnoc, Antarctica, Ardbeg, Baillie Nicol Jarvie, Bernie Lubbers, Blackadder, book, Carol Bennett, cocktails, counterfeit, David Blackmore, Drinks International, fire, Glenmorangie, Gordon Bruce, Highland, history, Japan, Joanne McCutcher, Johnnie Walker, Knob Creek, Knockdhu, MacKinlay, New Orleans, Nikka, Oban, Peat Reek, regulations, Scotch, Scotland, Shackleton, single malt, storytelling, Sullivan's Cove, Tales of the Cocktail, TTB, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
The Scottish town of Oban celebrated its 200th anniversary this week, and the folks at Oban Distillery fired up a Time Machine to celebrate. They went...
Episode 312: April 17, 201120110416200024
Episode 312: April 17, 2011
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2011ADI, Amrut, Antarctica, Australia, awards, bar, Bill Samuels Jr., Blended Scotch, charity, Chris Bunting, Chris Middleton, Derby, disaster, distillery, Dry Fly, earthquake, horse, India, Islay, Japan, Kilchoman, Lark, MacKinlay, Maker's Mark, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nonjatta, Prince William, pub, Rob Samuels, Royal Wedding, Scotland, Shackleton, single malt, Suntory, The Macallan, Wemyss, Whisky Fairy, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The last time we heard from Japanese whisky blogger Chris Bunting, he was in the middle of writing a book on Japan’s drinking culture. “Dr...
Episode 311: April 10, 201120110410131800
Episode 311: April 10, 2011
Mark GillespieApril 10, 2011Alligator, Antarctica, Ardbeg, Arran, Australia, Belgium, Bernie Lubbers, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, book, Brian Dvorat, charity, David Blackmore, Devil's Cut, Douglas Campbell, earthquake, Ellie Tam, Euan Mitchell, Fernand Dacquin, Ghent, International, Irish, Japan, Jim Beam, Kavalan, Lark, Leiden, Lindores, MacKinlay, Master of Malt, Midleton, Neil Firetog, Shackleton, single malt, Single Pot Still, Spirit of Unity, St. Isidore, Tomatin, Whisky Live0 comments
Belgium is known for its outstanding beers, but the country has three languages, three different cultures, and one sub-culture that unites them…...
Episode 309: March 26, 201120110326095532
Episode 309: March 26, 2011
Mark GillespieMarch 26, 2011Antarctica, Blended Scotch, Bulleit, Bushmills, contest, disaster, distillery, earthquake, Glenlivet 70, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, Ireland, Japan, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Ludo DuCroq, MacKinlay, Melbourne, Michael Urquhart, Phil Gillespie, Ralph Erenzo, Rye, Shackleton, Taiwan, taxes, Tuthilltown, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Five generations of the William Grant family have been making Grant’s Scotch whiskies, and we’ll look at the entire Grant’s range wi...
Episode 308: March 20, 201120110319223000
Episode 308: March 20, 2011
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2011Alan Shayne, Antarctica, Arran, Australia, beer, Ben Walker, Caledonian, Caley, classic malts, David Croll, disaster, earthquake, Edinburgh, Evan Cattanach, extravaganza, F. Paul Pacult, Fergal Murray, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Highland Park, Hilton, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Julie Hunter, Keir Sword, Lark, Macallan, MacKinlay, Master of Malt, pint, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Serge Valentin, Shackleton, SMWS, Speymalt, St. Patrick's Day, Strathisla, tourism, Travel, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
More from Edinburgh on this edition, with a look at some of the key places whisky lovers seek out on a visit to Scotland’s capital. We’ll ...
Episode 299: January 22, 201120110122185954
Episode 299: January 22, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2011Antarctica, blind, British Columbia, can, Canadian Whisky, Dalmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, Elena Kanigan, events, Festival, Hotel Grand Pacific, Lawrence Graham, live, MacKinlay, New Zealand, Noel Buckley, Old Pulteney, Ross Hendry, Shackleton, SWA, tasting panel, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
This is the first live webcast of WhiskyCast, on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. Our tasting panel and nosers from the a...