On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 625: January 22, 2017)20170122180943
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 625: January 22, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2017Alberta Distillers, Angie Garcia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Bill Ashburn, Bill Farrrar, Bowmore, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chris Spaulding, climate change, Corby, craft distilling, Dave Broom, David Rule, David Stewart, Davin de Kergommeaux, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Don Livermore, Douglas Taylor, Edrington, Edrington Americas, expansion, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Frédéric Revol, Garden Stillhouse, Glencairn, Gooderham & Worts, Hagerstown, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hotel Grand Pacific, Irish Distillers, Islay, Islay Cask, J.P. Wiser's, John Hall, Lot No. 40, Marcio Ramos, Mark Breene, Maryland, Masterson's, Matt Hofmann, Midleton Distillery, Northern Border Collection, Paul Ross, peat, peated, Pernod Ricard, Pete Lynch, Pete Lynch Whiskey Experience, Pike Creek, Port Ellen Maltings, Portugal, pot still, Remy Cointreau, retirement, Richard Zeller, Sam Simmons, Scotch the Tasters, ScotchWhisky.com, Simon Coughlin, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters Distillery, sustainable, The Balvenie, The Macallan, The Other Guys, Thomas Rule, Tim Meushaw, Unicorn, Union 52, Vault Edition, Vermont, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Westland, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Whistlepig, Windsor0 comments
This week, we’re on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia! We’ll discuss a new range of premium Canadian whiskies c...
Episode 571: January 15, 201620160116010213
Episode 571: January 15, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2016Aberfeldy, Andy Nelson, beer, bias, Black Velvet, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Rockies, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Carnival Cruises, Chairman's Select, Charlie Nelson, Constellation Brands, Corby, Corona, Crown Royal, cruise ship, Danfield's, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distill Ventures, Don Livermore, Edition No. 1, Forty Creek, Fountana, gender, Gooderham & Worts, Hand Selected Barrel, Heaven Hill, Hiram Walker Distillery, investment, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Julia Ritz, Lot No. 40, Masterson's, Matthieu Comard, minority stake, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Northern Harvest Rye, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Peach Mist, Sherry Cask, Still Waters Distillery, The Macallan, Tish Harcus, Toffoli, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, Tyler Allison, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, whisky club, Windsor, women, Women Who Whiskey, Yamazaki0 comments
This week, we’re on location with the first of two episodes from the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. For the last severa...
Episode 516: January 17, 201520150117211324
Episode 516: January 17, 2015
Mark GillespieJanuary 17, 2015Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Alberta Rye Dark Batch, Allied Domecq, Award, Beam Suntory, Big Peat, Bond Street Whisky Appreciation Society, Brett Burnes, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Burns Night, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chairman's Select, Chase Stampe, competition, contract, Corby, crime, Crown Royal, Dan Tullio, Dark Horse, David Dobbin, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edinburgh, Forty Creek, Gbuschrist, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Harold Ferguson, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, holdup, Hotel Grand Pacific, ice, investigation, Jack Phillips, Jim Beam Rye, Jimmy Russell, Johanna Ngoh, John Hall, John Richardson, Las Vegas, Lawrence Graham, letsgojets, Lifetime Achievement, Masterson's, missedlitterbox, Montreal, negotiations, Neil Barrie, Ontario, Prohibition, R_E_Thomas, recommendation, robbery, Robert Burns, Rock Oyster, Roy Thomson Hall, Royal Mile Whiskies, SAQ, Scallywag, single barrel, skating, Spirit of Toronto, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Taghta, Texas, The Balvenie, theft, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, Torfa, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Walkerville, whisky bar, whisky club, Windsor, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Jets0 comments
We’re on the road for the first time in 2015 this weekend, with the first of two episodes from the 10th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victo...
Collingwood Rye Named Canadian Whisky of the Year20150116013653
Collingwood Rye Named Canadian Whisky of the Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2015Alberta Distillers, awards, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chase Stampe, Collingwood Rye, competition, Crown Royal, David Dobbin, Davin de Kergommeaux, Forty Creek, Gruppo Campari, Harold Ferguson, Highwood, John Hall, judging, Masterson's, Ontario, Peach Mist, Royal Canadian, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Tap 357, The Other Guys, Wiser's0 comments
January 15, 2015 – Brown-Forman’s Collingwood Rye 21-year-old whisky was named Canadian Whisky of the Year tonight in the fifth annual Can...
Sebastiani Family Enters Bourbon Business With Bib & Tucker Small Batch20140929223054
Sebastiani Family Enters Bourbon Business With Bib & Tucker Small Batch
Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 201435 Maple Street, August Sebastiani, Bib & Tucker, Canadian Whisky Awards, Crestwood, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Masterson's, Richard Zeller, Sebastiani, Sonoma, Tennessee1 comment
September 29, 2014 – 35 Maple Street, a California-based spirits company headed by August Sebastiani of the legendary California winemaking fami...
Episode 461: January 17, 201420140118030256
Episode 461: January 17, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2014Adam Edwards, Alberta Distillers, Alex Luxenberg, Allied Domecq, Ardbeg, Beam, Bill Ackman, Bill Lark, Bill Newlands, Bill Ricker, Bowmore, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Casey Overeem, Clynelish, cognac, Corby, Crown Royal, Dave Weaver, Devil's cask, Diageo, Diamonds, download, Evan Williams, Fortune Brands, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Glen Ord, golden ticket, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, hedge fund, Hiram Walker, Hobart, Jane Overeem, Japanese, Japanese flag, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, John Hall, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirin, Knob Creek, konichiwa, Laphroaig, Lark, Lark Distillery, lawsuit, Limousin, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Lyn Lark, Maker's Mark, Masterson's, Matthew T, merger, Morrison Bowmore, Old Hobart, Overeem, Pernod Ricard, private equity, Rachel Barrie, Richard Zeller, Rising Sun, Sazerac, Scott Hartig, shareholder, Suntory, Tasmania, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Wild Turkey, William Ackman, xenophobia, XO0 comments
This is the first of two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia, where Canadian whisky was featured on openin...
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year20140117142041
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 17, 201435 Maple Street, André Girard, Blair Phillips, Canadian Whisky, Chip Dykstra, Corby, Dave Weaver, Davin de Kergommeaux, Don Livermore, Forty Creek, Graham MacKenney, Heart of Gold, Hiram Walker, Jason Debly, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, Kris Shoemaker, Last Mountain, Lot No. 40, Masterson's, Mike Booth, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Still Waters, Victoria Whisky Festival, Windsor0 comments
January 16, 2014 – The 2012 edition of Corby’s Lot No. 40 took top honors as Canadian Whisky of the year in the 2013 Canadian Whisky Award...
Episode 460: January 11, 201420140112014537
Episode 460: January 11, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 12, 2014750ml, Adam Edwards, Anchor Distilling, Andrea Wilson, apology, Authenticus, Bardstown, beer, BenRiach, Bill Sheckles, Bourbon Affair, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canada Gold, Canadian, Chris Morris, coalition, Companta, Conservative, craft distillers, Creative Whisky Company, Customs, Darren Rook, David Stirk, Diageo, Emerson Lamb, escalator clause, European Union, export, Festival, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Frank Murphy, Gavin Hewitt, geographical identity, George Osborne, Glenmorangie, Green Spot, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, HMRC, Horizons, independence, Infinium, ITV, Jack Teeling, Jim Swan, Joe Fraser, John McDougall, John Rhea, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, London, London Distillery Company, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Masterson's, Matt Hofmann, mayor, mistakes, news, Nicky Morgan, Parliament, Private Edition, Redbreast, referendum, regulators, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Rick Robinson, Rob Samuels, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Seattle, Septendecim, shoe, SMWS, SoDo, Solstice, South Africa, Stephen Teeling, SWA, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, tips, Tory, Travel, TV, verification, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Washington, Westland, wheat, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
London and Seattle have a few things in common: reputations for foggy, rainy weather…a vibrant cultural scene…and now, craft distilleries....
Episode 451: November 9, 201320131109155759
Episode 451: November 9, 2013
Mark GillespieNovember 9, 2013Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Alberta Springs, Andrew Ferguson, Beam, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Calgary, Canada, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Collingwood, Cooley, Dalmore, Daniel Boulud, Daniel Weber, Danny Williamson, Diageo, Dublin, Ealanta, Fettercairn, Fife, Glenmorangie, Jill Hill, Jim Murray, Jim Rogerson, Kensington Wine Market, Kirkcaldy, Masterson's, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Richard Paterson, Rick Murphy, Rye, Scott Mansfield, Tangle Ridge, theft, Virgin Oak, warehouse, Whisky Bible0 comments
This week, we’ll take a tour of a distillery very few people ever get to visit, Beam’s Alberta Distillers facility in Calgary, Alberta. 80...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: October 201320131009191220
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: October 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 201335 Maple Street, Canada, Canadian, Copper Pot Reserve, Davin de Kergommeaux, Emmett Hossack, Forty Creek, Herb Wallace, Legacy, Masterson's, Ontario, Ottawa, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Wiser's0 comments
October means chilly weather as the leaves turn bright red and orange, and the autumn colors were especially vibrant as our tasting panel gathered in ...