Episode 621: December 25, 201620161224205805
Episode 621: December 25, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 24, 2016#12DramsofChristmas, A Glass Part, Adam Sable, Allisa Henley, Andrew Jeffords, Annasach, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, author, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Beam Suntory, Benoit Bailey, Bladnoch, Blended Malt, book, Booker's Bourbon, books, Brian Kinsman, Brian Treacy, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, capital projects, cellar, Chapel Gate, Charles Anderson, Christmas, classic malts, Dave Broom, David Daiches, David Prior, development, Diageo, Evan Williams Extra Aged, Fionnán O'Connor, Fireball, Fred Minnick, Gary Regan, Goldring, Goodness Nose, Heaven Hill, holidays, Houston, incentives, investors, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, John Lunn, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Kevin Plank, Laphroaig, limestone, Linda Peterson, Loretto, Louise McGuane, Louisville Courier-Journal, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Mark Brown, Maryland, Michael Collins, Michael Jackson, Michael McKenna, Nant, Newport, Patrick Maguire, Peat Smoke & Spirit, Pikesvile Rye, Popcorn Sutton, Port Covington, Port Ellen, Pure Scot, Rachel McCormack, rebates, Reserve 101, Richard Paterson, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Development, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Sazerac, Special Releases, Sullivan's Cove, Tasmania Distillery, tax credits, Tennessee, Tennessee Rye, Tennessee Whiskey, The Baltimore Whiskey Company, Under Armour, whiskey, Whiskey Women, whisky, whisky library, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
The founders of Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirits could have chosen to buy a distillery anywhere they wanted to, but they wanted to help revive Balti...
Episode 562: November 14, 201520151115013843
Episode 562: November 14, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 15, 2015.36 Single Barrel, age statement, Alistair Longwell, Amrut, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ash Whitaker, auction, Austria, Balblair, Ben Grayson, Ben Nevis, bidding, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Blair Athol, Boise, Bonhams, Booker's, Boone County, Boston, Bourbon, Boxing Hares, California, Cardrona, charity, Chivas Brothers, collecting, collector, Denison, deputy, Derek Sinclair, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, Edrington, effluent, environment, Family Casks, film, Gary D'Urso, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Herald Scotland, Ian Macleod Distillers, Idaho, Inver House, Ironroot Republic, Johnny Mitchell, Josef Litt, Josh Quinn, Kentucky, Kilted Whisky Man, Kirsten Mitchell, Klaus Doblmann, Larry Ebersold, location, Lochaber, Lord of the Rings, Los Angeles, Macallan, MGP, Michael Jackson, Millburn, Miltonduff, New York City, New Zealand, pollution, rainfall, Ranger Creek, Robertson & Baxter, Robertson Trust, Royal Lochnagar, San Antonio, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Seagram's, Sebastopol, SEPA, Sheriff, Smoky Goat, Spectrum, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit Works Distillery, Tamdhu, Texas, The 1833, The Glenlivet, The Hobbit, Tom Fischer's Tavern, Tullibardine, veterinary school, Victor Brierley, violations, Wanaka, water, watercourse, Westmont, whiskey, Whiskey Union, whisky, Whisky Ambassador Course, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy1 comment
As we begin the 11th year of WhiskyCast, we’re taking a look back this week to catch up with some of the friends we’ve made over the last ...
Episode 536: May 23, 201520150524000406
Episode 536: May 23, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 24, 2015anniversary, Anthony Bourdain, Ardbeg Perpetuum, Arran, arrest, artisan, barbecue sauce, Barrelhead, Barry Crockett, Benromach, Bill Lumsden, Brian Williams, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, David Wood, Derek Mather, Douglas MacArthur, Eddie Russell, Ernest Hemingway, Errol Flynn, Experimental Collection, explosion, Facebook, fantasy, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, Forres, Frank Sinatra, French Oak, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gordon & MacPhail, grand jury, Hearach, Humphrey Bogart, Iain MacArthur, Ian Chang, indictment, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Harris, Jay Rogers, Jeffrey Lohr, Jimmy Russell, Julie Curtsinger, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Keith Cruickshank, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Lagavulin, lawsuit, lawyer, Leslie Wright, Lucille Ball, Master's Keep, Michael Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Mike Farley, Mike Ross, Octomore, PappyGate, Revenoor Stills, Rodolfo Alvarado, Ron Burgundy, Rowan Atkinson, Sammy Hagar, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, steroids, Steve Gormley, tasting panel, Terry Wilhelm, theft, Urquhart, White Stags, Wild Turkey0 comments
Gordon & MacPhail reopened Benromach Distillery in Speyside in 1998 after 15 years of inactivity, and Keith Cruickshank has been there since the s...
Episode 385: September 1, 201220120901002518
Episode 385: September 1, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 1, 2012Aberfeldy, Alexandre Ricard, Auchroisk, Baudonia, Beam, BenRiach, Bernie Lubbers, Billy Walker, Blended Scotch, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Campari, Caol Ila, Cask of Dreams, cask strength, Chivas, classic malts, Compass Box, Corsair, craft distilling, Dalwhinnie, Daniele Ricard, Darek Bell, Dewar's, distillery, English Whisky Company, Entertainer, ethanol, Explorers, exports, fungus, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, Highlands, Howard Gerson, Jack Daniel's, James Martin's, Jameson, Jim Beveridge, Joel Harrison, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Magnus Hillman, Malt Master's Edition, Master of Malt, merger, Michael Jackson, Mitch Bechard, Neil Ridley, Odyssey, Oliver Klimek, Paris, Patrick Ricard, PC10, Pierre Pringuet, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Quinoa, Remy Cointreau, Scotland, Selfridge's, Swing, Talisker, tourism, trade, Travel, visitors, warehouse, Whisky Live, Wild Turkey0 comments
Emerging markets have been responsible for most of the growth in whisky sales worldwide, and Billy Walker of BenRiach and GlenDronach joins us this we...
Episode 327: July 31, 201120110730224950
Episode 327: July 31, 2011
Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2011Arkansas, Beam, Black Bull, Blackadder, blog, book, Bourbon, Brickyard, charity, Chris Bunting, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Dark Corner, Dennis Pogue, Dry Fly, George Washington, Glen Moray, Heather Boyd, history, Ian Buxton, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Islay, Japan, Maker's Mark, Michael Jackson, moonshine, Mount Vernon, NASCAR, Nonjatta, Parkinson's, Pennsylvania, Rocktown, single malt, Smooth Ambler, South Carolina, Speyside, trade, turkey, West Virginia, Whiskey Rebellion, white dog0 comments
As the U.S. faces another debt crisis, this week marks the anniversary of a key event in another U.S. debt crisis…the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794....
Episode 243: March 14, 201020100313220900
Episode 243: March 14, 2010
Mark GillespieMarch 13, 2010author, Bob Wenting, book, Bourbon, Dominic, editor, Four Roses, Gavin Smith, Glenfarclas, Gordon & MacPhail, Ireland, Irish, Jameson, Jeff Berlat, Kentucky, Macallan, Maltstock, Mark Dermul, Michael Jackson, Michael Urquhart, Milwaukee, Mortlach 70, Ryan Marshman, Rye, St. Patrick's Day, The Whisky Exchange, Wild Geese, William Meyers, Wisconsin0 comments
Michael Jackson passed away in 2007, leaving behind a legacy of excellence in whisky writing that includes his classic “Michael Jackson’s ...
Episode 242: March 7, 201020100307012900
Episode 242: March 7, 2010
Mark GillespieMarch 7, 2010Ardbeg, Balmenach, Berry's Own Selection, Bill Lumsden, book, Bourbon, Braunstein, Chicago, Copper Fox, Denmark, Dominic Roskrow, Dorothy Bakker Lee, Douglas Laing, Douglas of Drumlanrig, editors, European Union, Garrison Brothers, Gavin Smith, Herve Fritsch, Islay, Jeffrey Karlovitch, John McLellan, Kent Stephens, Kilchoman, Michael Jackson, minimum pricing, New Jersey, Paul Monda, Port Ellen, regulation, Rick Wassmund, Robert Moore, Rollercoaster, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, Texas, Virginia, Whisky Guild, William Meyers0 comments
This episode includes highlights from the Whisky Guild’s annual Whisky Classic event in Morristown, New Jersey. Ardbeg’s Rollercoaster mad...
Episode 193: March 28, 200920090328161500
Episode 193: March 28, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2009awards, Beam, Bicentenary, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, charity, competition, distillery, editor, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Highland Park, history, Ian Buxton, Japan, Jeroen Kloppenburg, Jimmy Russell, John Beard, Kentucky, Matt Shattock, Michael Jackson, new make, Parker Beam, San Francisco, storytelling, Tom Flocco, Vijay Mallya, white dog, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
55 years ago, Jimmy Russell got a job at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and it was the best hire the distillery ever made. He...
Episode 192: March 22, 200920090321210100
Episode 192: March 22, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2009Berry Bros. & Rudd, book, Bristow, Bushmills, charity, Colum Egan, Compass Box, Dingle, distillery, dog names, Doug McIvor, editor, grain, Hedonism, Ian Buxton, Ireland, Jeffrey Topping, John McDougall, Michael Jackson, New York, puppy, Scotland, Sheepdog, St. Patrick's Day, tourism, Travel, tribute, Wild Scotsman0 comments
It’s been about a year and a half since we lost Michael Jackson, and his friends are honoring the best whisky and beer writer of all time with a...
Episode 191: March 15, 200920090314224900
Episode 191: March 15, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 14, 2009888, Angostura, Ardbeg, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blended Scotch, book, Burn Stewart Distillers, charity, CL Financial, collection, committee, Dave Brook, distillery, Doug McIvor, Heidi Donelon, Ian Buxton, Indiana, Ireland, Ireland Whiskey Trail, Jack Daniel's, Jeffrey Topping, Michael Jackson, pub, Royal Lochnagar, single cask, Sunday Times, Thailand, tourism, Travel, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
It wouldn’t be March without a look at Irish whiskies, and Heidi Donelon gives us a look at the history of Irish distilling. Her new Ireland Whi...