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The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)20190324171915

The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 760: March 24, 2019)

Mark GillespieMarch 24, 2019@jad627, @Sea_nick63, @TMoore71, @whiskyphiles, Alan Winchester, Allura Fergie, anCnoc, auction, Austria, bags, Balcones Distilling, barrels, BC Ministry of the Attorney General, Beth Havers, Blackadder, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bourbon Barrel Reserve, Brexit, British Columbia, Bushmills, Canada, career, Caroline Martin, charity, China, Code of Federal Regulations, cooperage, Cornwall, costume, Cotswolds, Crown Royal, David Eby, death, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, dramsplaining, Dublin, economics, Eigashima, Eric Fergie, Erin Pike, EU, European Union, exports, fashion, Fet's, financial services, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Guinness, Guinness Storehouse, Hicken Report, Ian Bentley, Ian Chang, imports, insurance, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Arnett, Jill Day, Jim Swan, John McCheyne, Justerini & Brooks, Kat Aagesen, Kavalan, King Car, Knockdhu, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lora Hemy, mansplaining, memorial, Mexico, Mortlach, NAV Centre, Ontario, outfit, Pappy Van Winkle, Parliament, Petr Hosek, PMA, politics, Prime Minister, proposal, public comment, Quora, regulations, Reunion Barrel, Rich Oak, Roe & Co., Scotch Malt Whisky Society, sewing, Singapore, Singing Stills, SMWS, St. James's Gate, STR Cask, stroke, Taiwan, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tennessee, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, Texas, The Glenlivet, Theresa May, Title 27, Tom Moore, trade, travel retail, Treasury Department, TTB, Vancouver, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Vienna, vote, Waco, Wayne Pike, whiskey, whisky, Winchester Collection, winery, women, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wounded Warriors Canada, Zack Pilgrim0 comments

This week, we’re on location at the Wonderful World of Whisky Show in Cornwall, Ontario with everything from great whiskies and good friends to ...

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...