A Nest Full of New Redbreasts (Episode 788: October 13, 2019)20191014000233
A Nest Full of New Redbreasts (Episode 788: October 13, 2019)
Mark GillespieOctober 14, 2019@jackabuss, @MrMichaelMahn, Adam Hannett, age statements, Airbus, Alex Chasko, Alice In Chains, All Secrets Known, anaerobic digestion, Beam Suntory, beer, Billy Leighton, biomass, Black Art, Boeing, boiler, Boris Johnson, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Brainville, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, California, Canada, Chip Tate, Christchurch, Clonakilty Distillery, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Concept No. 2, Concept Series, Connecticut, David McCabe, David Mundell, diplomats, distillery, Distillery 291, distilling, Dornoch Firth, DramFest, Dublin, ECOBoard, energy, England, English Whiskey Company, environment, EU, European Union, Ewen MacKintosh, export, Federal Register, Few Spirits, Fred Noe, Fredericton, Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA, Fuzzy Cask Finish, George Washington Whiskey Festival, George Washington's Distillery, Glencairn, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Halloween, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, import, inventory, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Toye, John Grant, Julio's Liquors, K&L Wines, Kappy's Liquors, Kentucky, Legent Bourbon, Llandudno, London, Los Angeles Review of Books, Louise Schiavone, Maker's Mark, Malcolm Waring, Massachusetts, methane gas, Michael Fraser Milne, Michael Mahn, Mount Vernon, music, NAS, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New England Brewing Company, New Zealand, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, Northern Ireland, Old Pulteney, Old Rip Van Winkle, oyster, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Penderyn, pot ale, Prime Minister, Proximo Spirits, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, Redbreast Small Batch, Redstone Liquors, reefs, Scottish Secretary, Shinji Fukuyo, shipping, Single Pot Still, Smokey Virgin, steam, Stephen Davies, Steve Bashore, Steven Bremner, subsides, Suntory, surfboard, surfing, sustainable, Sustainable Surf, Swansea, Taiwan, Taoyuan Airport, tariff, Tate & Company, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, Texas, The Birdhouse, The Flaming Lips, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Sexton, The Telegraph, trade, travel retail, Trump Administration, Van Winkle, Victoria Whisky Festival, Virginia, Waco, Wales, Welsh Government, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs, Whisky Galore, wood chips, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
The United States is the largest market for Irish Whiskey worldwide, but until now, one of Ireland’s legendary whiskeys had never released a spe...
From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)20190915232029
From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 15, 2019@BunkaiH, @michaeldrumm, @VinP27, #randomactofkindness, anniversary, auction, Bacardi, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Commission, Ben Milam Distillery, Binny's, Blanco, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cameronbridge, Caribbean Smooth, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado, Conor McGregor, contract, convection oven, Dallas Stars, Danny Wimmer Presents, David Mundell, Dayn Belfour, Dewar's, Diageo, distillery, distilling, Ed Belfour, Fife, Fine & Rare, finish, GMB, Heather Greene, hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame, Hometown Rising, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jimmy Russell, John Laun, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kirk Pearson, labor, labour, Leven, Louder than Life, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Maker's Mark, Mark Erwin, Mary Gratzer, memorabilia, Mike Mangeot, Milam & Greene, Moonshine University, National Hockey League, NHL, Ohio, Olympic, pecan, Private Select, Proper Twelve, Reaghan Belfour, restaurant, Robert Polson, rum, Rye, Scott Burnside, Shieldhall, Stanley Cup, Stave Profile RC6, Stephanie Macleod, Steve Nally, strike, Talnua Distillery, Texas, The Athletic, The Macallan, union, Unite, visitors, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, wood, Wood Finishing Series, yeast0 comments
Ed Belfour has every honor a hockey player could dream of, including a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and the ultimate: being named to the Hockey...
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...
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky20190206163827
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2019aluminum, barrel tax, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Canada, Capitol, China, cooperage, drunk driving, DUI, economic impact, economy, Eric Gregory, European Union, farming, Frankfort, General Assembly, ignition interlock, jobs, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Association of Beverage Retailers, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Smith, legislation, legislature, logistics, Maker's Mark, Mexico, politics, retailers, Robert Stivers, Senate, steel, tariffs, tax credits, taxes, trade, trucking, Trump Administration, University of Louisville, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 6, 2019 – Ten years ago, leaders of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry staged a protest at the Capitol in Frankfort by pouring their whi...
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...
The Power(s) of Irish Whiskey Lore (Episode 741: November 25, 2018)20181125232550
The Power(s) of Irish Whiskey Lore (Episode 741: November 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 25, 2018"Salty and Peaty", @balsir, #paternityleave, 1926 Macallan, Aeneas MacDonald, Anthony Rivera, Arlene Foster, auction, Australia, author, backstop, bankruptcy, Bardstown, BBC, Bernard Walsh, Black Friday, book, border, bottling strength, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Ellison, Buffalo Trace, Carol Quinn, Chapter 11, Christie's, Ciaran Mulgrew, collectors, construction, Cork, court, Customs, Death's Door Spirits, debt, Democratic Unionist Party, Derry, Dingle, domestic, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, DUP, EU, European Union, event, expansion, export, exports, Fanny Power, Festival, First Minister, Glengoyne, Great Britain, hard border, Heaven Hill, Herbert O'Reilly, holiday, Ian Buxton, Ireland, Irish Coffee, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Power, Jameson, Japan, Jason Johnstone-Yellin, Jean-Baptiste Leonis, Jewish Whisky Company, John Power, John Power & Sons, John's Lane, Joshua Hatton, Kentucky, L. Mulligan Grocer, lawschooldrunk, Liberties, London, Londonderry, Los Angeles, Luxco, Macallan, Madison.com, Maker's Mark, Michael Carr, Michael Dillon, Midleton, Murphy, National College of Art & Design, NCAD, New York, Niche Drinks, Nicola Sturgeon, Nikka, Northern Ireland, O.F.C. Vintages, Orkney, Parliament, politics, port, Powers, Powers Quarter, Powers Three Swallow, Prime Minister, Prohibition, record, Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sabbath, Sarah Guerin, Scallywag, Scotch, Scotland, Serallés USA, Single Cask Nation, Single Pot Still, Sir Peter Blake, Speyside, tariffs, taxes, Teapot Dram, The Oak, The Quiet Man, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Thomas Street, tourism, trade, Valerio Adami, vault, Vintner's Trilogy, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterstone's, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Jewbilee, WhiskyFest, Wisconsin, Yoichi0 comments
Ireland’s Power family dominated the Irish Whiskey industry almost from the day innkeeper James Power started making whiskey behind his inn on D...
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)20181104195702
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 4, 2018@rcampbell919, Amanda Schuster, Army, bar, Bay Area, benefit, Bill Samuels Jr., Blackened American Whiskey, Blackened Whiskey, Bourbon, Bourbon Plus, Canadian Club, consulting, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, David Wondrich, distiller, Eddie Langton, Egan's, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, HIAS. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Hillrock Estate, Hotel Monteleone, Ireland, Irish American, Irish Whiskey, J. Reiger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jim Raffety, John Bilello, John Timmons, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Langton House Hotel, Lars Ulrich, Maker's Mark, Metallica, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Orleans, Oak View Spirits, obituary, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, pool. belly flop, Powers, pub, Rob Samuels, Ryan Campbell, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Smooth Amber Spirits, Susannah Skiver Barton, Tales of the Cocktail, The Dylan Whiskey Bar, The Irishman, Tish Harcus, Tree of Life Synagogue, U.S. Military Academy, Walsh Whiskey Company, West Cork Distillers, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Kilkenny, Ireland, but with heavy hearts. The whisky world lost one of its leaders Thursday night with th...
Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-201820181102125636
Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-2018
Mark GillespieNovember 2, 2018Army, Bill Samuels, Blackened American Whiskey, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, George Washington's Distillery, Hillrock Estate Distillery, J. Rieger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jr., Maker's Mark, Metallica, Mount Vernon, natural causes, obituary, publicist, Rolling Stone, San Francisco, tribute, U.S. Military Academy, University of Louisville, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
November 2, 2018 – Dave Pickerell, the master distiller and blender responsible for helping dozens of would-be whiskey entrepreneurs achieve the...
Bourbon & Cuisine in Louisville’s Butchertown (Episode 731: October 11, 2018)20181012013014
Bourbon & Cuisine in Louisville’s Butchertown (Episode 731: October 11, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2018@cuffleman, Argyll & Bute Council, auction, Bobby Benjamin, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon and Beyond, Breaking and Entering, British Bourbon Society, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Butchertown, Butchertown Grocery, chef, Christie's, construction, cooking, cuisine, Dave Smith, DCS Compendium, Diageo, Distell, Edinburgh, food, H. Diaz, Health Minister, health warning, Highland Council, Ian Macleod Distillers, ice cream, Indiana, Invergordon, Ireland, Islay, Jim Murray, Kentucky, Lance Winters, Lawrenceburg, Lola, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, MGP, minimum pricing, minimum unit pricing, minority, Morgan, Nathan Green 1870, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Palo Cortado, Parliament, person of color, planning, poll. Chaney Uffelman, Port Ellen, private barrel, Private Select, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), rain, retailer, Rossville Union, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shoplifting, Simon Harris, single grain, Sir Peter Blake, Sotheby's, speculators, St. George Spirits, store, surveillance, Tamdhu, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tennessee, The Balvenie, The Future of Whisky Series, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Twitter, Uncle Nearest, Valerio Adami, weather, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, whisky nerd, William Larue Weller, world record0 comments
Louisville’s Butchertown got its name from the stockyards and meat processing plants that dominated the neighborhood a century or more ago. Toda...
It’s Allta ‘Bout the Yeast! (Episode 753: February 3, 2019)