British Columbia’s Whisky Controversy Enters Year Two (Episode 751: January 20, 2019)20190121022653
British Columbia’s Whisky Controversy Enters Year Two (Episode 751: January 20, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 21, 2019@BrandZ77, 1948, ABV, Alasdair Stevenson, alcohol by volume, Allura Fergie, Arran, attorney general, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, Billy Walker, book, boyfriend, Brandi, British Columbia, British Proof, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Canadian, cannabis, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, commissioning, Competition Bureau, Concept No. 1, David Eby, David Ferguson, David Marra, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, duty free, Eric Fergie, expedition, Fets Whisky Kitchen, fire, France, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Stevenson, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Islay Swim, Hicken Report, Hotel Grand Pacific, Ireland, Islay, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, Johnnie Mundell, labor union, labour, Lagg Distillery, Leila Wright, lifeboats, liquor inspectors, Little Jumbo, London, Louise McGuane, Mark Reynier, Marsala, Matt Hofmann, MC-01 2009, Mendy Berkowitz, Ministry of the Attorney General, Normandy Rye, Old Forester, Old Forester Rye, Ontario, Peat Week, Port Charlotte, Private Collection, proof, raid, RNLI, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Rye, Seattle, seizure, Sicilian, Single Cask Nation, Spanish Oak, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, taxes, terroir, The Macallan, tickets, tourism, travel retail, Tricia Savage, Trillium, Union Club, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors center, visitors centre, Waterford Distillery, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Yves Cosentino0 comments
In our second of two episodes from this week’s Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, we’ll talk with Eric and Allura Fer...
Port Charlotte and Islay’s “Middle Child Syndrome” (Episode 701: May 27, 2018)20180526213217
Port Charlotte and Islay’s “Middle Child Syndrome” (Episode 701: May 27, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 26, 2018@mikeyjoedrum, @R_Moore, @whiskygirl6, air pressure, airlines, airport, aluminum, April Fool's, attorney general, Austria, baggage, Bill Haslam, Billy Leighton, bottle, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Cascade Blonde, Cascade Hollow, Cecelia Malmstrom, chili pepper sauce, construction, Crown Royal, Diageo, Douglas Taylor, European Union, Ewan Gunn, exports, Feis Ile, George Dickel, Georgie Crawford, Glen Scotia, Glenegedale Airport, governor, Ilay Barley, imports, Inferno, Interstate 24, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Ken Grier, Klaus Doblmann, Lagavulin, legislation, legislature, LiDestri, Loch Indaal, maltings, Matt Hofmann, McIlhenny, mesquite, Method And Madness, Midleton, Moore County, Murfreesboro, Octomore, Ontario, Ottawa, packing, planes, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, property tax, quota, Remy Cointreau, Rhonda Moore, road, Sazerac, Scotland, Seattle, security, Simon Coughlin, steel, suitcase, Tabasco, Tennessee, Texas, The Macallan, trade, Travel, trip, Trump Administration, Westland, whiskey, whisky, zoning0 comments
Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte single malt lies in between the distillery’s namesake unpeated whiskies and its Octomore heavily peated mal...
Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)20180331230237
Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2018"The Amber Light", "The Angel's Share", @Omar_Fitz, @potstillwhiskey, #fridaynightdram, 1824 Collection, 1824 Series, Adam Park, ADI, Amber, American Distilling Institute, April Fool's, Arctic Circle, Ardnahoe, Ardor, Australia, author, awards, Big Peat, Billy Walker, blending, blind tasting, Bloody Butcher Red Corn Whiskey, blowback, Bluebell Forest, book, book tour, bottling, Bourbon, Box Distillery, British Isles, Buffalo Trace, California, Canada, Cara Laing, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Chris Leggett, Cornwall, Craft Your Perfect Bourbon, crime, crowdsourcing, CYPB Edition, Dair Ghaelach, Danish, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, degenerate, Denmark, Destillerie Nyborg, Detroit, distillery, documentary, Double Cask Range, Douglas Laing & Co., Edrington, film, Fleurieu Distillery, Frank McDonald, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, fuckers, G.R. Andrews & Son, gang, Glasgow, Glenallachie, gold, Gotemba, Halewood, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Isle of Fionia, Jamie Johnson, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kickstarter, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kyoto, Mark Bylok, Matt Hofmann, Mayor Pingree Blue Label, Midleton, movie, Myken Arctic Single Malt, Myken Island, Norway, Norwegian, Nyborg Distillery, Old Malt Cask, Old Particular, Ontario, Peaky Blinder, Peaky Blinders, podcast, Port Ellen, Portland, Pot Still Will, prank, Quercus II, Quest Collection, Remarkable Regional Malts, Roar Larsen, Rock Oyster, Ruby, Sadler's, San Diego, Scallywag, Scandinavian, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sienna, Speyside, Sport Dram, Stewart Laing, Suntory, Sweden, That's Dram Good, The Gauldrons, The Macallan, The Way of Whisky, The Whisky Topic, Timorous Beastie, Tokyo, Travel, travel retail, Triple Cask Matured Range, Valentine Distilling, Virginia Distillery Company, W.L. Weller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wood Hat Spirits, workout, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Scotland’s Douglas Laing & Co. is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018, and for many of those years, the Laing family has taken a light-...
Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)20180304170259
Betting on Irish Whiskey’s Future (Episode 683: March 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 4, 2018@BrandZ77, @historyinflicks, @jotterface, @newbourbondrinker, @skusrecenteats, @whiskyslayer, #walkwithJane, 1792 Bourbon, 3 Hearts of Ireland, actually, aluminum, Amrut, AR-15, Ashford Castle, assessor, Australia, Balcones, barrels, Birthday, Bloodstone, border, Boston, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brandi, Brexit, California, Central Park, Champions Park, chefs, China, Customs, Czech, Danny Walsh, Danny Wimmer, Darryl McCarthy, Dave Pickerell, Democratic Unionist Party, Denison, Diageo, disclosure, Donal O'Gallachoir, Donald Trump, donation, Douglas Laing & Co. XOP, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, emoji, EU, European Union, exports, FedEx, Festival, Flaming Leprechaun, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, French Oak, Glass Revolution Imports, Glencairn, Glendalough, Glenmore Distillery, Go Whisk(e)y Weekend, Good Friday Agreement, guns, Hammer Head, Harley-Davidson, Hotel, Ian Thomas, Icarus, imports, India, Infinite Barrel Project, International Women's Month, inventory, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Day, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Otter, James Thompson & Brother, Jane Walker, Japan, Jason Hauser, jerk, Jim Swan, John Rochfort, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Likarish, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, label approval, Laphroaig, lawmakers, legislature, Lough Ree Distillery, Louisville, Luxco, Malcolm Brown Ltd., Mansion at Turtle Creek, Marcia Likarish, marketing, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matt Hofmann, Mclaren Vale, Metallica, Midleton Cask Circle, Midleton Very Rare, Mistress Miasma, Mitch McConnell, Mizunara, Monumental Women, Moore County, motorcycles, music, New York City, Northern Ireland, Ownesboro, paramilitary, Parliament, Paul Ryan, Peat Week, Peter Clancy, Phenostrus, Pradlo, President, Prime Minister, property taxes, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, Quintessential Brands, Raj Sabharwal, Rebel Yell, rifles, Robert Likarish, Santa Monica, Sazerac, See Her Run, shelves, shipping, Spinther, Sports Dram, St. Patrick's Day, steel, Stephanie Jacoby, Steve Ury, Stock Spirits, Striding Man, suffragette, Susan B. Anthony, swiped, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Theresa May, Tom McGuinness, trade, trade war, trivial, Troubles, TTB, veterans, Virginia Distillery Company, Waterford Crystal, Westborough, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Wisconsin, World Whiskies Awards, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Irish Whiskey has been the fastest-growing segments of the global whiskey market for the last several years, and for many Irish entrepreneurs, it̵...
New Tricks for an Old Elk (Episode 672: December 17, 2017)20171217142214
New Tricks for an Old Elk (Episode 672: December 17, 2017)
Mark GillespieDecember 17, 2017@BDP514AM, @budducci, @chocomeditator, @realsuwilliams, 12 Minute Conversations, acquisition, Adam Minihan, Adam Schwartz-Lowe, adjudicator, airport, Alena Wren, Amazon, Angus, Angus Dundee, Artisan Restaurant, Asia, Asia-Pacific, author, Ayrshire, Ballantine's, bar, Beckmann, Becle, Blade and Bow, Blue Label Miami Edition, Bobby Parnell, book, bottling, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Bushmills, Campari, Canada, Canadian, Charles Medley Distillery, Chivas Brothers, chocolate, Colorado, consulting, Curt Richardson, David Niles, Davin de Kergommeaux, Derek Mather, Diageo, Dylan Wren, Engel Jones, excuse, Finland, Fort Collins, Forty Creek, Full Volume, George Remus Bourbon, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Glenesk Hotel, Greg Metze, Grimsby, Guinness World Records, Heritage, holidays, Hood River Distillers, I.W. Harper, incentives, Indiana, interview, inventory, investment, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, Jeff Parrott, Johnnie Walker, Jose Cuervo, Kalle Valkonen, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority, Kyrö, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Lexington Herald-Leader, licensing fee, Matt Hofmann, medicine, membership, Mexico, MGP, Miami, Millionaire's Casino, misogyny, Mount Vernon, Nancy Richardson, New York Times, O.Z. Tyler, office, Old Elk, Ontario, Oregon, Orphan Barrel, Otterbox, Owensboro, Pappy Van Winkle, Pendleton Whisky, playlist, podcast, PR agency, production, Proximo Spirits, R.M. Peluso, Ralph Erenzo, regulations, Republic Restoratives, Robert Fleming, Samuel Allen, Saul Davies, Scotland, Seagram, Seagram's 7 Crown, sexism, Shelbyville, shipping laws, Signature Oak, single malt rye whisky, Spotify, Stephen Hawking, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, Stitzel-Weller Experience, Stranahan's, Terressentia, The Catholic Man, The Drinks Business, The Sexton, Tin Cup, Tincup, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trademark, travel retail, Virginia, visitors, visitors center, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Will Drucker, Wishaw, women, world record0 comments
Greg Metze spent years making whisky near the banks of the Ohio River, but he never really got the recognition he deserved because his distillery was ...
10 Years of Making Rye Whiskey at George Washington’s Distillery20171212212612
10 Years of Making Rye Whiskey at George Washington’s Distillery
Mark GillespieDecember 12, 2017A. Smith Bowman Distillery, archaeology, Dave Pickerell, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, education, Fred Noe, George Washington, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon Working, grist mill, history, Joe Dangler, Lisa Roper Wicker, Matt Hofmann, MGP, Mount Vernon, Rye Whiskey, slavery, slaves, Steve Bashore, video, Virginia, Virginia Gentleman, Westland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
George Washington’s original whiskey distillery at his Mount Vernon estate in Virginia operated from 1797 until shortly after his death in 1799....
Boom Days for Bourbon (Episode 644: June 4, 2017)20170604143251
Boom Days for Bourbon (Episode 644: June 4, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 4, 20171792 Bourbon, Al Young, American Epic Sessions, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, auction, Austria, author, auto racing, Bardstown, Barton, Bernie Taupin, bill, blogger, blues, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, British Airways, Carla Carlton, debate, Douglas Laing & Co., Elton John, experiment, farm, Feis Ice, festival bottling, foam, Four Roses, Garryana, governor, Heaven Hill, heirloom corn, Houston, Indianapolis 500, International Space Station, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack White, Japan, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Jim Murray, Joel Harrison, Karuizawa, Kelpie, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Klaus Doblmann, Kwikpac, legislation, legislature, Limited Edition Small Batch, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Marquess Series, Matt Bevin, Matt Hofmann, motorsports, music, Neil Ridley, Noh, Number One Drinks Company, Pacific Northwest. Scotch Whisky, packaging, PBS, plant, recording, Remarkable Regional Malts, Reserve 101, retailers, Robert Mark, Rock Oyster, Sazerac, Seattle, Sir Douglas Murray, song, Space, statehood, Takuma Sato, tasting, The Bourbon Babe, The Murray, The Sun, Timorous Beastie, Tullibardine, Two Fingers of Whiskey, Voice O Graph, Washington, weather balloon, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Wilderness Trail1 comment
Bourbon’s growing global profile is at its highest in decades, and that’s good news in Kentucky. Even though Bourbon can be made anywhere ...
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...
Rémy Cointreau to Acquire Seattle’s Westland Distillery20161201112056
Rémy Cointreau to Acquire Seattle’s Westland Distillery
Mark GillespieDecember 1, 2016acquisition, Anchor Distilling, Bruichladdich, Constellation Brands, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Emerson Lamb, High West, Hoquiam, Lamb, London School of Economics, Matt Hofmann, Olympic Peninsula, Remy Cointreau, Seattle, timber, Washington, Westland Distillery0 comments
December 1, 2016 – Rémy Cointreau is making its second whiskey acquisition in recent weeks, with the announcement today that the Paris-based com...
Episode 594: June 18, 201620160619002026
Episode 594: June 18, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 19, 201628/10 Whisky Club, Aberlour, Adam Spiegel, airport, Alasdair Day, Allisa Henley, Australia, Benoit Bailey, Bill Lark, Black Truffle Rye, blending, Busch Gardens, California, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cherry wood, Colonial Williamsburg, Copper Fox, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Douglas Laing & Co., Eddie Russell, Extra Old Particular, frequent flyer, Garryana, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Girvan, Glasgow, Grant's, Hellyers Road, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Hobart, House of Commons, Invergorden, Isle of Raasay, J.C. Phaneuf, Jane Overeem, Jewish Whisky Company, John Lunn, Joshua Hatton, Ken Goldenberg, lab, Lark, Matt Hofmann, Miles & More, moving, Nova Scotia, Old Particular, Overeem, Patrick Maguire, Perigord, politics, Port Dundas, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rick Wassmund, samples, Scotland, senator, Single Cask Nation, single grain, Sonoma County Distilling, Speaker's Selection, Sperryville, Star Alliance, storage, Swiss Airlines, Switzerland, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tasmania Whisky Week, Travel, truffle, Virginia, Westland, whisky bar, Whisky Jewbilee, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Williamsburg, Zurich0 comments
Moving is one of those things that no one really enjoys…let alone when one has to move hundreds of rare whisky samples to a new home. Whyte &...