Episode 543: July 11, 201520150711235532
Episode 543: July 11, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 11, 2015Alabama, Amrut, Atlantic City, Bardstown, barrels, belt sander, BenRiach, Bill Billingsley, Billy Walker, Brian Kinsman, Brittany, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, champagne, Char No. 4, collaboration, construction, correction, Corsair Artisan, cricket, Dallas, damage, David Allardice, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, Few Spirits, fire, Four Kings, France, Glann ar Mor, GlenDronach, Gleneagles, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Groth Vineyards, Heaven Hill, Heineken, Houston, humidity, Huntsville, India, industry, inventory, investigation, investment, Jean Donnay, Jefferson's Reserve, Jewish Whisky Company, Johnnie Walker, Journeyman Distillery, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kingfisher, Kininvie, Last Great Malts of Scotland, LBL Moonshine, Liquor to Lips, lottery, Louisville, M.B. Roland, Main Street Revitalization, mani-pedi, marketing, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Miner's Delight Inn, Mississippi River Distilling, Napa Valley, New Orleans, Old Forester, Pappy, Paul Tomaszewski, portal, protected geographical indicator, Revenue, Richard Lochhead, roof, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Scotch Whisky Association, Select Casks, Silver Trail, Single Cask Nation, Spencer Balentine, St. Louis, sweat, Taipei, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, Taoyuan Airport, Tom Hulsen, UNESCO, United Breweries, United Nations, United Spirits, Victor Brierley, Vijay Mallya, Village Voice, Visit Scotland, warehouse, Whiskey Row, William Grant & Sons, William Larue Weller, winds, wine, Wine & Cheese Place, winner, World Heritage Sites, Wyoming0 comments
There are dozens of stakeholders in the Scotch Whisky industry, and while they do work together on a few key fronts, their competitive nature makes it...
Episode 537: May 30, 201520150531030701
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2015@whiskysec, actress, adult film, Alasdair Day, alleged, anCnoc, Ardbeg, arraignment, artisan, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, barbecue sauce, Bernard Walsh, Bill Dobbie, Billy Walker, Blade & Bow, blast, Bob Townsend, body blended, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt County, Burns, Carlow, chocolate, cooper, Cork, court, Coxs Creek, death, Derek Mather, development, Dover, drought, Dublin, Dustin Adkins, economic impact, environment, expansion, explosion, export, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, flooding, Four Roses, Frankfort, Gilbert Curtsinger, GlenDronach, Hardin, Hielan, Highland Council, Ian Chang, infrastructure, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Isle of Raasay, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, Jura, Katy Willis, Kavalan, Kent, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, King Car, Kirin, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Lawrenceburg, lorries, Mark S. Searcy, Master Distiller's Reserve, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Miner's Delight Inn, Nashville, not guilty, organized crime, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, planning, plea, porn star, prosecutors, pub crawl, R&B Distillers, Raasay, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rachel McCormack, racketeering, Rebel Yell. Luxco. porn, recipe, review, ringleader, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Silver Trail Distillery, Skye, solar, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sydney, Taiwan, Talisker, Tastival, Terry Wilhelm, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Hague, The Irishman, theft, trade, travel retail, trucks, Tweedale Blend, Utah, Vanderbilt, Whisky By X, Whisky Live Holland, Wild Turkey, Wishaw, Writers Tears, Wyoming0 comments
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now...
Episode 534: May 9, 201520150510014013
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 10, 201560 Minutes, Aberlour, airport, arraignment, arrest, Atlantic City, attorney, Avianna Wolfe, awards, bacon, bacon roll, Ballindalloch, Barbara Townsend, Barrelhound, Baton Rouge, Benrinnes, Benromach, Billy Leighton, Blade and Bow, Bob Simon, Bob Townsend, Bomberger's, Bomberger's Declaration, Brian Nation, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, castle, CBS News, charges, Chatham Imports, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, class action, Colin Scott, correction, court, Craigellachie, Dave Quinn, David Bowie, Dewar's, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dismissal, Dubai, Dublin, Dufftown, Duthac, duty free, estate, Family Cask, Federal, Florida, football, Frankfort, George Grant, Ger Buckley, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glemorangie, Glen Spey, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Google, guilty, haggis, handmade, Hangout, Heathrow, Hillrock Estate, indictment, infusion, Islay, Jim Beam, John Harvey McDonough, Joseph Magliocco, judge, Kentucky Dram, Kevin O'Gorman, Kingussie, Last Great Malts, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisiana, Maker's Mark, Manchester United, Michael Owen, Michael Shaun Ballard, Mike Lord, Mike Wells, Miner's Delight Inn, music, Nancy Guillory, Newcastle, officer, Oliver Russell, organized crime, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, Pink Floyd, police, prosecutors, Real Madrid, Redbreast, resignation, resigned, Richard Hinkle, Ronnie Lee Hubbard, ruling, Scratched Cask, Second Saturday, Skye, soccer, Solera, Spey, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Duthac, St. James Hall, steroids, Stitzel-Weller, Strathisla, surprise, Tain, Taipei, Talisker, Tallahassee, Tamdhu, The Icon, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, theft, Thistle Finch, Tim Howard, Tom Lindner, trademark, travel retail, U.S. 1, Vicky Keough, Warren Marsden, Whisky Island, White Label, Wild Turkey, Wyoming0 comments
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The for...
Episode 519: January 31, 201520150201004952
Episode 519: January 31, 2015
Mark GillespieFebruary 1, 2015.36, 4-Consulting, Ace Hotel, Allardice, anatomical, anCnoc, anniversary, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, Bob Lekan, Bob Townsend, body shot, British Columbia, Bruce Russell, budget, Cavaliers, Chancellor, Christophe Dupic, Claudio Arato, Cleveland, consolidation, Crystal Gardens, Daniel Adams, David Williamson, Diageo, Distell, drugs, Dundee, duties, duty, earnings, economic, economy, Eddie Russell, Exchequer, family, fermentation, flask, Forgiven, Four Roses, France, Fumé, G. Rozelieures, George Osborne, Glencairn, GlenDronach, Graeme Macaloney, Heritage BC, historic, honeymoon, Hotel Grand Pacific, Ian Chang, Icons of Whisky Awards, infographic, Ivan Menezes, Jenn Adams, Jim Swan, Jimmy Russell, Johnnie Walker, Jon Birkbeck, Kavalan, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King Car, Knockdhu, Lilly, Lorraine, Maker's Mark, Mike Nicolson, Miner's Delight Inn, NBA, pengdio, Pfizer, pharmaceutical, poll, Pope, Pope Francis, pricing, Ranger Creek, research, Rome, Russell's Reserve, sales, San Antonio, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Sean Connery, slump, South Africa, South Wales Whisky Interest Group, Spirit of Speyside Festival, sporran, survey, SWA, Taiwan, Texas, The Green Welly Stop, tourism, Tyndrum, Vatican, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, wax, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Winston Churchill, World War II, Wyoming0 comments
Graeme Macaloney gave up a secure career in the pharmaceutical industry to pursue his dream of making whisky, and the Scottish expat is getting closer...
Episode 486: July 4, 201420140704203330
Episode 486: July 4, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 4, 2014aircraft carrier, Allan Anderson, American Prairie Reserve, American Revolution, Andrew Morrison, Antonio Flores, Atlantic City, Barley, Barrell Bourbon, bars, Beam, Bill Ricker, Boston, Bourbon, Bowmore, British Open, buckwheat, Canterbury, Cardrona, Chris Uhde, contest, Cooley, corn, Dark Origins, Dave Pickerell, Desiree Reid, distilling, Eric Ludwig, excisemen, farmers, Fellowship of the Still, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Glen Moore, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, golf, Gonzalez Byass, grain, High West, Highland Park, historic, Hydro Arena, Impex, Independence Day, Jewish, Jim Beam, Joe Beatrice, Justin Victor, King George, Kininvie, Kirkwall, Kosher, Lord Henry Mount Charles, Magnus Eunson, Maker's Mark, milestone, Miner's Delight Inn, Morrison Bowmore, Mount Vernon, New Zealand, Nomad, oats, Orkney, Patricia Retson, perfume, Philadelphia, Pump House, Quarter Cask, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Riverside Museum, rose, Rosyth, Royal Navy, Rye, Second Saturday, shipyard, Signature Craft, Slane Castle, Spain, Stanley Morrison, Taiwan, Taylor Made, Tennessee, The Open, Tim Morrison, travel retail, Tulsa, Utah, wheat, whisky club, William Grant & Sons, Worshipful Company of Distillers, Wyoming, Yorkshire, Zescent Group0 comments
Corn farmers have a saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” to gauge whether their crop will be a good one, and we’ll look at the g...
Second Saturday Single Malt Tastings at Atlantic City’s Best Whisky Bar20130818082214
Second Saturday Single Malt Tastings at Atlantic City’s Best Whisky Bar
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2013Atlantic City, bar, Barbara Townsend, Bob Townsend, First Friday, Miner's Delight Inn, New Jersey, nosing, pub, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, tasting, Travel, Wyoming0 comments
Whisky lovers travel to Atlantic City from all over the U.S. for the monthly Second Saturday Single Malt Tastings at the Miner’s Delight Inn. Bo...
Episode 437: August 12, 201320130812224552
Episode 437: August 12, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2013100% Rye, Ashwin Malik, Atlantic City, Auchentoshan, awards, Ayani Nedungani, Barbara Townsend, Bin 22, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Lick, Bob Townsend, book, Brad Mead, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Cameron, Canadian Whisky, Capital Brands, Carissa, Cheyenne, cinnamon, cleanse, Corsair, David DeFazio, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Donna Nally, Elijah Craig, Fireball, Firejam, Four Roses, Gavin Fine, George Dickel, George Garvin Brown, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, gold, Haddonfield, Heartland Distillers, Heaven Hill, Indiana, Jack Daniel's, Jackson Hole, Jailers, Jameson, John Beard, Kate Mead, Keith Raker, Kirby, Log & Copper, Matt Colglazier, mine, Miner's Delight Inn, Office of Fair Trading, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, palate, Pinky G's Pizzeria, rodeo, Runrig, Ryemageddon, Single Malts Direct, Single Oak Project, South Pass, Steve Nally, still, Stuart Hobson, Taste Canada, Tennessee, Travis Goodman, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virgin Oak, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming0 comments
Last December, Wyoming Whiskey made its debut with thousands of whiskey lovers descending on the tiny town of Kirby, Wyoming. Kirby’s quiet agai...
Episode 426: May 25, 201320130525223410
Episode 426: May 25, 2013
Mark GillespieMay 25, 20131824 Series, Amber, An Cnoc, anCnoc, Andrew Nelstrop, Andrew Walker, Andy Watts, attorney general, auction, author, Barbara Townsend, Bill Ricker, Billy Stitchell, Bob Townsend, book, Bowmore, British, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Caol Ila, collecting, cooper, coronation, counterfeit, Creative Whisky Company, Devin Cross, English Whisky Company, Erik Burgess, Exclusive Malts, fake, Feis Ile, Fred Minnick, Gavin Smith, Glenrothes, gold, Great Britian, Harold Wilson, Highland Park, Iain MacArthur, Ileach, illustrator, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Ivo Fanotti, Jim Martin, Jim McEwan, John Major, Julia Nourney, Knockdhu, Kris Comstock, Lagavulin, Macallan, Malted Muse, Manse Brae, Margaret Thatcher, Master of Malt, McTears, Miner's Delight Inn, Murray McDavid, New Jersey, Nick Morgan, North British, Octomore, Peter Arkle, Port Charlotte, Prime Minister, Queen Elizabeth, Remy Cointreau, retirement, Rothes, Rothes House, Ruby, shortage, Sienna, Spirit of Toronto, weather, Wyoming1 comment
The annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music gets underway this weekend, and they’ll be celebrating more than just whisky on Islay this week. B...
Episode 408: January 20, 201320130122225405
Episode 408: January 20, 2013
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 201335 Maple Street, Alberta, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, Benromach, Black Bull, Black Velvet, blues, Bob Townsend, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Club, Craigellachie, Crown Royal, Duncan Taylor, Elgin, Forty Creek, Frank McHardy, Georgina Bell, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Huntly, Jack Smith, James Robertson, John Black, Jubilee, Kilkerran, Lauter, Lord Calvert, MacKinlay, mash tun, Masterson's, Michael Urquhart, Michigan Curve, Mike Nicolson, Miner's Delight Inn, Peter Currie, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, Richard Zeller, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Shackleton, SMWS, Springbank, Tish Harcus, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Time for our second episode of the weekend with highlights from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival! We’ll get the latest on new whisk...
Episode 398: November 17, 201220121117002753
Episode 398: November 17, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 17, 2012Alaska Outlaw, Alex Espinosa, Alltech, anniversary, author, awards, Balblair, Bardstown, book, Campari, Canadian Rockies, Charles Maclean, Cindi McIntosh, competition, Cutty Sark, decanter, Diageo, Dominic Roskrow, Edwin Foote, Glen Ord, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Mencie, Hall of Fame, Highwood, history, Homestead, India, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jimmy Russell, King Car, Lexington, Mackmyra, Miner's Delight Inn, Nomura, Obama, Old Fitzgerald, Oscar Getz Museum, Pearse Lyons, Singleton, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, Taiwan, Thanksgiving, Town Branch, turkey, Uisge Source, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, water, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming0 comments
Edwin Foote started his distilling career in the old Henry McKenna Distillery, and wound up as the Master Distiller at the legendary Stitzel-Weller an...