Episode 584: April 10, 201620160410013645
Episode 584: April 10, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 10, 2016@AxisofWhisky, @Sister_Ratched, American Distilling Institute. ADI, Angus MacRaild, Angus MacWhisky, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Bardstown, Beatson Cancer Charity, binding arbitration, Bladnoch, blog, blogger, Blood Oath, Bob Bobert, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, cancer, cat, Chivas Regal, competition, construction, Crown Royal, Dark Cove, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, donations, Ezra Brooks, family, Four Roses, Gimli, Highland Park, House Spirits, Ian MacMillan, ice, Islay, John MacLellan, John Rempe, Joseph Magnus, Jude, judging, Kentucky, Kilchoman, labor, labour, Laphroaig, Local 832, Lore, Lux, Luxco, Manitoba, Manitoba Labour Board, mayor, mediator, memorial, Millstone, Mimi, Mimi Petro, Oban, Oregon, People's Republic of Portland, Pernod Ricard USA, pet, Peter Mendel, planning, Portland, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Redbreast, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Scotch Whisky, St. Louis, strike, Tom Mooney, UFCW, union, Vancouver, Washington, whisky, Whisky Sponge, Wigtown, Woodinville, Zuidam0 comments
The Whisky Sponge has been puncturing egos and tweaking the Scotch Whisky industry with impunity – and relative anonymity – for nearly thr...
John MacLellan: 1955-201620160331120656
John MacLellan: 1955-2016
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2016auction, Beatson Cancer Charity, Bunnahabhain, cancer, death, funeral, Islay, John MacLellan, Kilchoman, Lindy MacLellan, memorial, obituary, Port Charlotte, Rosie MacLellan, Sandy MacLellan, whisky0 comments
March 28, 2016 – John MacLellan, widely regarded as one of the leaders of the Islay whisky community, passed away Sunday at his home near Port C...
Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
This Week’s Whisky News & Notes20140212151053
This Week’s Whisky News & Notes
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 20142 Gingers, Aberlour, ad, Austin, Beam, Birkenbush, Buffalo Trace, Charles Gordon, Chivas Brothers, Colorado, Experimental Collection, Glen Grant, James Espey, Kieran Folliard, label, memorial, news, Texas, The Last Drop, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
February 12, 2014 – Here are some of the stories making news in the whisky world this week… Beam is expanding distribution of its 2 Ginger...
Maker’s Mark Honors Slain Police Officer Jason Ellis20131107181922
Maker’s Mark Honors Slain Police Officer Jason Ellis
Mark GillespieNovember 7, 2013badge, Bardstown, Jason Ellis, Maker's Mark, memorial, officer, police, supporting heroes0 comments
November 7, 2013 – There are no new leads in the murder of Bardstown police officer Jason Ellis, nearly 6 months after he was shot to death alon...
Episode 108: September 9, 200720070909002900
Episode 108: September 9, 2007
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2007Arran, Campbeltown, Dave Pickerell, Dennis Pogue, DISCUS, distillery, Four Roses, Frank McHardy, George Dickel, George Washington, George Washington's Distillery, Gerald Webb, Gordon Mitchell, historian, history, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, memorial, Michael Jackson, Mount Vernon, Russell's Reserve, Rye, single barrel, Springbank, stills, tourism, Travel, Virginia, visitors, whisky school, Wild Turkey0 comments
George Washington…founding father of the United States, and a man who knew how to capitalize on an opportunity. When he heard that merchants nea...
The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)