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 501: October 11, 201420141012004602
Episode 501: October 11, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 12, 2014"Alt Whiskeys", 500th, acquisition, Alistair Abbott, American Spirit, Andrew Rankin, Arran, Artesian, author, Balcones, Balvenie, bar, Barrell Bourbon, bartender, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, book, Brora, Canada, chart, Chip Tate, Chris Ratliff, classic malts, Clynelish, cocktail, Colin Dunn, collecting, collective, contempt, corporate, Corsair, court, craft distilling, Darek Bell, David Stewart, Deerfield, Dewar's, Diageo, Difford's, Douglas Crawford, drinks, Drinks International, Dunedin, executive, Fire Water, flood, geek, George Grant, Glen Deveron, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, Gourmet, graph, Groningen, hearing, Heathrow, Henk Seine, Iain McCallum, investing, investors, James Rodewald, Jim Beveridge, Jim Meyer, Joe Beatrice, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Keith, label, Lagavulin, Langham, lawsuit, London, Louis Royer, Macduff, Machrie Moor, Manhattan, Masters Collection, memories, merger, Mike Keiller, milestone, mixologist, Morrison Bowmore, Mozart Distillerie, Netherlands, New York City, New Zealand Whisky Company, Pam Witzinger, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Private Collection, raft, rankings, recipe, rescue, restraining order, River Isla, Sam Simmons, sentence, sentencing, Simon Brooking, smoke, social media, Sonoma-Cutrer, Special Releases, Speyside, Strathmill, Sukhinder Singh, Tap, Tap 357, Texas, The Dead Rabbit, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tokyo, transition, travel retail, Tun 1401, Tun 1509, vintage, Waco, wedding, Whisky Festival Noord Nederland, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whisky Day1 comment
This week, we’ll look at the growth of craft distilling through the eyes of veteran drinks writer James Rodewald and distiller Darek Bell. Rodew...
Interview: Highland Park Retiree Davie Reid20130416123349
Interview: Highland Park Retiree Davie Reid
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2013Davie Reid, Helgi's, Highland Park, history, memories, Orkney, Scapa, stories0 comments
Davie Reid’s a legend on Orkney, not just for his nearly 40 years at Scapa and Highland Park distilleries, but for his work with local Scouts an...
Episode 355: February 5, 201220120205001324
Episode 355: February 5, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 5, 2012Australia, Balvenie, barbecue, Bernie Lubbers, Bill Lumsden, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Cask of Dreams, cooking, Davin de Kergommeaux, DISCUS, Dr. Whisky, export, Festival, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, India, Jimmy Russell, jokes, Laphroaig, Master of Malt, memories, Michael Urquhart, Old Forester, recipe, religion, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Cox, Sam Simmons, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Single Oak Project, stories, storytelling, Thor, Tish Harcus, trade, Victoria, Vijay Mallya, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
Whisky stories can make you smile, laugh, or even shed a tear once in a while, and we have stories to make you do all three in this episode. Some of w...