The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)20180325175011
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 25, 2018@corymcrae, @jotterface, @saratogamatt, @TheLadyBlender, #patriot, 1792 Full Proof, 1956, agriculture, airport, Alberta, aluminum, Amrut, Andrea Wilson, Andrew Ferguson, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, bartender, bartending, Batch Proof, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, biodynamics, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, bullshit, butterfly knife, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Chris Morris, code, Committee Edition, Cornwall, Cory McRae, Dan Tullio, Diageo, diplomat, Donald Trump, Edmonton, Elgin, Elvis Presley, England, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, FedEx, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Label Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Grooves, Hakushu, Hall of Fame, hard border, Heartbreak Hotel, Heathrow, history, Ian Bentley, Icons of Whisky Awards, imports, Inchmurrin, India, inductee, Ireland, Irish, James Otter, Jim Swan, Johnnie Walker, Karen Betts, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, King Car Distillery, King of Kentucky, legislature, Leo Varadkar, Linkwood, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Louisville, Manuel Salazar, manure, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Masters Collection, Matt Jones, Matthew Ingram, Memphis, Michter's, Mitch McConnell, mixology, Morrison Bowmore, Mounties, NAV Centre, Nectar Grove, negotiations, Nick Morgan, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, politics, Premium Bottlers, President, Prime Minister, Private Collection, Rachel Barrie, RCMP, retaliation, Richard Paterson, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Scotland, security, Senate, senator, shipping, single cask, single malt, Speyside, Staffordshire, Stalk & Barrel, steel, Stephen Rankin, Still Waters Distillery, story, Sullivan's Cove, Sun Records, SWA, T.T. Lee, Taiwan, Taoiseach, target, tariffs, Terminal 5, The Dalmore, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tish Harcus, tools, Toronto, tourism, trade, trade war, Travel, travel retail, Trump Administration, visitors center, Waterford, weapon, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Rachel Barrie is known on Twitter as @TheLadyBlender, and she’s just winding up her first year as the master blender for Brown-Forman’s Be...
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)20171022122010
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 22, 2017@miwilliams283, @pkhtex, @Sister_Ratched, Aged Cask Rye, American Whisky, angel's share, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, awards, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Bangalore Malt, bar, barrels, Belfast, Benromach, Black Barrel, Black Button Distilling, Bourbon, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Château Cissac, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Christopher Williams, Cill Airne Cask, competition, coneys, construction, Coppersea Distilling, Corby, Daily News Journal, Detroit, Dingle, Distillery Series, distribution, Domaine Select, Don Livermore, Donald Campbell, Duke of York, Dylan Whiskey Bar, Elijah Craig, Empire Rye, environmental, excise, exports, Finger Lakes Distilling, Galway, Garavan's, Gaza Capital, Glen Keith, Glenburgie, Glendalough, Glengoyne, Gooderham & Worts, Heathrow, India, Interstate 24, investment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Teeling, Jameson, John Distilleries, Juan Merizalde Carillio, Jude, Kilkenny, Kings County Distillery, Kinsale, Lafayette Coney Island, London, Lot #40, Louisville, Masters Collection, Merlot, Michael Williams, Murfreesboro, neighbors, New York, New York Distilling Company, Octomore, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Original Choice, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Paulliac, Phoenix, Pike Creek, pinot noir, Popcorn Sutton, Powers, Quintessence, radio, Rhône, Richard Paterson, Robert Theakston, Rye Whiskey, Sazerac, Seamus O'Dowden's, shares, standard of identity, stomach, subdivisions, Syrah, Taconic Distillery, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Folkhouse, The Whisky Show, traffic, Tullamore D.E.W., Tuthilltown Spirits, Twenty-Something, Tyrconnell, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Ventoux, Vermont, Walsh Whiskey Company, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Windsor, Wiser's, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Writers Tears, xBox, Yankee Distillers, Zinfandel0 comments
Managing a whisky warehouse is sort of like running a day care center…but a lot quieter. Corby’s Donald Campbell is responsible for 1.3 mi...
Episode 611: October 16, 201620161015233932
Episode 611: October 16, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 15, 2016@mischiefmags, @pkhtex, Alan Shayne, American Stillhouse, archaeological, author, bargaining, BBR, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Black Bull, Bob Dalgarno, book, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, brandy, Brandywine Creek, Brazil, Brexit, Britain, British, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Charles Maclean, China, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Clermont, Col. E.H. Taylor, contract, David Frost, Doug McIvor, Duncan Taylor, European Union, exports, festivals, Frank McHardy, Glen Grant, historical, India, Ironroot Republic, IWSC Group, Janelle Mudd, Janet Patton, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Jonathan Likarish, Jura, Kentucky, labor, Lexington Herald-Leader, London, Longmorn, Madeline Shayne, Maggie Robinson, Martin Dolezal, Masters Collection, negotiations, Nicolas Laracuente, OFC, Paul Hansen, picket line, Republic of Texas, Revolutionary War, Robert Likarish, Schenley, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, SMWS, Spirit Imports, Springbank, Springbank Whisky School, St. James Place, Steffen Brauner, strike, Texas, Texas Legation, Texas Legation Bourbon, The Macallan, The Whisky Extravaganza, trade, UFCW, UK, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, whiskey, Whiskies of the World, whisky, WhiskyMax, Whiskypedia, Woodford County, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Charles Maclean is arguably one of the most prolific Scotch whisky writers around, and his years of research and writing have given him a unique histo...
Episode 561: November 7, 201520151108020549
Episode 561: November 7, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 8, 2015@ScotchTestDummies, @talesofthegrape, age statements, Amaretto, Andrew Nelstrop, Angel's Envy, angel's share, anniversary, appeal, apple cider, Art of Auchentoshan, artists, Auchentoshan, Ballantine's, Baltimore Whiskey Company, bartenders, Baudonia, Benromach, Benromach 100º Proof, Benromach Imperial Proof, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Label, Braveheart, Brooklyn, Chapter 10, Christina Philburn, Clean Air Act, clothing, Clover Club, Colin Fultz, Compass Box, court, data, David and Goliath, Diageo, dick, Dry Fly, Dublin, Edrington, emissions, English Whisky Company, exports, family, Flaming Heart, fungus, Germany, glass blowing, Glenturret, Goa, Hard Fired, heavy cream, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Ian Newton, India, Islay, Ivy Mix, James Bond, James Espey, Jeff Weber, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Kentucky, Kentucky Mist, Kevin Plank, KREM-TV, label approval, lawsuit, lawyers, Leyenda, litigation, Louisville, Mark@Malt-Review.com, Marks & Spencer, Masters Collection, Mel Gibson, movies, O'Danagher's Hibernian Whiskey, opinion, Paul John, Peated Cask Reserve, Portlanc Institute of Contemporary Art, Revival, Robin Nance, Ronnie Cox, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Spokane, Steffen Brauner, Stitzel-Weller, Stuart Cassells, SWA, t-shirts, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Famous Grouse, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Glenrothes, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tim Danagher, trade, trademark, transparency, TTB, Under Armour, United Distillers, University of Kentucky, Urban Glass, vapors, Washington, whiskey, whisky, whisky fungus, Wildcats, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection 1838 Style White Corn0 comments
Scotland’s Glenturret Distillery celebrated its 240th anniversary this week by gathering 240 people at The Famous Grouse Experience for a toast,...
Episode 559: October 24, 201520151025021719
Episode 559: October 24, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2015@ScotchBlog, Amber Rock, Andrew Buchanan, Andrew Smith, Andy Cant, Baccarat, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bourbon County, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Jardine, Caledonian, Cannes, Caol Ila, Cardhu, CBC, cease and desist, chemistry, Chris Morris, clothing, Colin Fultz, conflict of interest, crystal, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, Deconstructed Series, Devil's Casks, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Double the Devil, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Elementary, Elements, expansion, First Chapter, France, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Washington's Distillery, gift, Girvan, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Golden Age of Travel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, Greg Metze, groin punch, Gus Griffin, Hartfield & Company, Hartfield and Company, Heaven Hill, House of Hazelwood, Iain MacArthur, Indiana, infringment, IPO, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jardine Reserve, John Campbell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, John MacDougall, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Mist, Kininvie, Kirsty Clarke, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lauchie MacLean, law, Lawrenceburg, lawyers, legend, Lifehacker, Louis Royer, Lucy Doland, Masters Collection, media kit, Metze's Select, MGP, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, myth, Nordic, Norse, Nova Scotia, Old Fitzgerald, periodic table, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Rare Cask Black, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, seal, shares, shirts, Solera, Special Releases, Speyside, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory Holdings, swag, Sweet Corn, Takeshi Niinami, The Cally, The Gentleman Distillery, The Macallan, Torii, trademark, travel retail, Tsingtao, University of Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia Gentleman, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, WKYT, Woodford Reserve, Yoav Gelbfish, Yula1 comment
Andy Cant has been a Scotch Whisky nomad for nearly four decades, working at distilleries and maltings all over Scotland. He’s done everything f...
Woodford Reserve Turns to Sweet Corn for 2015 Masters Collection Bourbon20151023190706
Woodford Reserve Turns to Sweet Corn for 2015 Masters Collection Bourbon
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2015Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Chris Morris, corn, James Christopher Crow, Louisville, Masters Collection, Oscar Pepper, Sweet Corn, Versailles, whiskey, whisky, White Corn, Woodford Reserve0 comments
October 23, 2015 – There’s a difference between the corn you buy at the grocery store as “corn on the cob” and the corn Bourbo...
Episode 545: July 25, 201520150726000446
Episode 545: July 25, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 26, 2015111 Whiskey Row, 1792 Barton, Aberlour, anti-Semitism, AP Indy, app, apple, Apple News, Ardbeg, attorney, author, Ballantine's, Black Snake, Blackadder, Blanton's, book, Bourbon Empire, Bowmore, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, ceremony, change.org, charity, Chivas Brothers, civil service, claim, class action, corruption, court, CS Taylor, Disney, Double Double Oaked, Dublin Airport, facade, fire, Glenfiddich, government, Greg Metze, groundbreaking, Heaven Hill, help wanted, High West, history, horse racing, I.W. Bernheim, Indiana, International Wine & Spirit Competition, iOS, Irish Whiskey Collection, Jim Briggs, Joan Gotschall, job, Joel Harrison, Joseph Greenhut, judge, Keeneland, Keith Kerkhoff, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington, litigation, Louisville, Lure, Maker's Mark, Mark Bylok, Masters Collection, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, MP3, music, Neil Ridley, New York, Old Forester, Old Pogue, Park City, Peoria, Personal Ensign, Powers, prejudice, Raw Cask, Real Mans Man, recording, records, Reid Mitenbuler, rock, Sainsbury's, Scott Bush, Seagram, settlement, Shapira, Spirit of Speyside, Sweet Mash Redux, Sweet Wheat, Taste of Aberlour, Taste the Difference", Templeton Rye, The Glenrothes, The Pogues, The Scotch Charter, The Whisky Topic, Thoroughbred, Three Ships, TTB, Ulysses S. Grant, Utah, Victor Brierley, vintage, Vintage Reserve, vinyl, Voice O Graph, Wendy Treinen, West Cork Distillers, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Row, Whiskey Trust, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The history of Bourbon is filled with enough myths to make a dozen Disney movies, enough crimes for years of True Detective, and enough mysteries to m...
Episode 512: December 20, 201420141220221517
Episode 512: December 20, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2014Aultmore, Aultmore XO, awards, Coffey Rye, competition, Crown Club, Crown Royal, damages, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Dunedin, friends, Gimli, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, holiday, Houston, Israel, Japan, Journeyman, jury, Kavalan, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, lawsuit, Malt Maniacs, Masters Collection, memories, Mexcor, Michael Arnoni, Michael Bendavid, Mike Arnoni, name change, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka, Peter Silver, pinot noir, Ranger Creek, Robert Karlson, San Antonio, Serge Valentin, Shapira, sharing, single barrel, small caliber, Sonoma-Cutrer, Taiwan, Texas, The Glenrothes, TLV, trademark, US Olympic Committee, verdict, Whisky Olympics, Willowbrook, Woodford Reserve, Yoichi0 comments
Each year, the Malt Maniacs honor some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. This year, for the first time, the overall win...
Episode 518: January 24, 2015