Merle Giles – WhiskyCast

Episode 521: February 14, 201520150215001337

Episode 521: February 14, 2015

Mark GillespieFebruary 15, 2015age statement, Andrew Bohrer, Anki Ulvmane, anonymity, anonymous, apology, asshole, Bardstown, Basil Hayden, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Blackpool, bloggers, Blue Label, Bonded, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon Heritage Center, brand, budget, calendar, cars, cask, Chancellor, chemistry, China, Chivas Brothers, commentary, computers, counterfeit, cruising, Detroit, duty, Exchequer, fake, Ferndale, Forged Oak, Founder's Reserve, Fred Noe, George Osborne, golden ticket, Heaven Hill, high school, Ian MacMillan, industrial, Invergorden, jail, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Justin Aden, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kininvie, Leota Skirvin, Louisville, Lunar New Year, magistrate, marketing, Merle Giles, Michael Divers, Michigan, milestone, million, Nicholas Stewart, Old Grand-Dad, Orphan Barrel, Parker Beam, Parliament, Priti Patel, probation, R.B. Hayden, Rifino Valentine, school, science, Scotch Whisky Association, screen name, Seattle, sentence, sherry, sherry wine, skydiving, social media, Stitzel-Weller, Sweden, taxes, teacher, The Glenlivet, tourists, troll, University of Illinois, urine, Valentine, violation, Wall Street, Wemyss Malts, Westland, Woodward, Year of the Ram0 comments

It’s Valentine’s Day, and who better to explain his passion for making whisky than Rifino Valentine of Valentine Distilling. His Woodward ...

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Episode 467: February 23, 201420140223020815

Episode 467: February 23, 2014

Mark GillespieFebruary 23, 2014actor, Alix Dunn, Alwynne Gwilt, Anchorman, app, Beam, Berry Bros. & Rudd, British Columbia, Bulleit, Canada, Caramel Delites, Caribbean, cirrhosis, coffin, cookies, Cooley, court, Creative Whisky Company, Dallas, Dean Ayotte, Diageo, Dublin, Ewan Morgan, exports, Extraordinary Cask, Fred Minnick, Gavin Ryan Thomson, Girl Scout, Glazer's, GlenDronach, Glenrothes, Grandeur, Infinium, Ireland, Irish, J.R. Ewing, Jack Teeling, Jacob's Ghost, Jan Petter Hoel, Jim Murray, judge, Larry Hagman, Latin America, lawsuit, legal, liver, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Mackmyra, Magnus Dandanell, Mark Rosauer, mere mortals, merger, Merle Giles, Michael Collins, Michter's, Miss Whisky, Monarq, Mossburn, Navigator, Neil Mathieson, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, PR, press kit, regulatory, Ron Burgundy, Ronnie Cox, Samoas, Seattle, shareholders, Sidney Frank, Sir Ian Noble, Skye, Southfork, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Sweden, Teeling, television, Torabhaig, tourism, transplant, travel retail, trial, TV, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors center, vote, Westland, Whisky Bible1 comment

Alwynne Gwilt couldn’t stand whisky…hated it, in fact. That is, until a former boss in London dragged the Canadian expat to a media tastin...

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Episode 244: March 21, 201020100320221900

Episode 244: March 21, 2010

For some reason, I always wind up doing a show on Irish whiskies around St. Patrick’s Day. Irish whiskies have the fastest-growing sales in many...

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Episode 222: October 17, 200920091017200800

Episode 222: October 17, 2009

Time for the annual question and answer episode, as experts answer your questions about whisky. This year’s panel includes Dr. Bill Lumsden of G...

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Episode 186: February 8, 200920090208005700

Episode 186: February 8, 2009

Mark GillespieFebruary 8, 2009advice, Arran, Belgium, Canada, craft distilling, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Euan Mitchell, events, Festival, Ghent, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Guinness, India, Johanna Ngoh, Khoday, Lawrence Graham, lawsuit, Malt Advocate, Merle Giles, Peter Scot, Quentin Hodgson, Rajan Talwar, Ralph Erenzo, record, Scotch Whisky Association, Sonnalta, Spirit of Toronto, SWA, tasting, Tuthilltown, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, water0 comments

A double feature this time around! If you’ve ever wanted to make your own whisky, the folks at New York’s Tuthilltown Spirits are willing ...

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