Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554
Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments
Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...
Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)20190414164633
Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 14, 2019"Mister Sam", @enternal_expanse, @mikeyjoedrum, @sailorretro, @ScotchTestDummies, @thehonorablej, @VinP27, @wessexwhisky, A.H. Hirsch, advertising, Advertising Standards Agency, AI, American Whiskey Convention, author, Bacardi, Bar 51, Blade & Bow, Bladnoch, Bob Dalgarno, Bob Dylan, Bomberger's, book, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Captain's Reserve, charity, Chatham Imports, Chris Morris, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, commercial, Compass Box, court, Coxs Creek, Craigellachie, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dingleberry, distillery, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co. Big Peat, Dragon's Legend, Drew Mayville, Edrington, Elizabeth McCall, Elm Street Church, Everett Beam, expansion, Feis Ile, Four Roses, gallery, Game of Thrones, Georgie Bell, Glencairn, Glengoyne, Glenturret, Hans Offringa, Hansjörg Wyss, Heaven's Door, Highland Park, history, House Greyjoy, Ian MacMillan, Islay, John Asher, journalism, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lalique, Lawrenceburg, legal, Lew Bryson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Louisville, machine learning, Martin Duffy, Michter's, mint julep, Montreal, Nashville, Neil Bulloch, New York, Nick Savage, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, reckless behavior, Sam Bronfman, Sazerac, Schafferstown, scholarships, Seagram's, Silvio Denz, Small Batch Select, spill, spires, Stitzel-Weller, Stoll & Wolfe, Talisker, Tasting Whiskey, Tennessee, The Beatrice Inn, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Story of the Spaniard, transcripts, Twisted Tattoo, University of Pennsylvania, waiter, Western Kentucky University, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Lew Bryson and Martin Duffy take their whisky seriously…but not much else! When they joined us at the recent American Whiskey Convention in Phil...
The Mint Julep – Not Just for Derby Day20180516200509
The Mint Julep – Not Just for Derby Day
Mark GillespieMay 16, 2018Arabic, Churchill Downs, cocktail, gholab, Heaven Hill, Henry Clay, history, horse racing, julepe, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lynn House, mint julep, recipe, Spain0 comments
May 3, 2018 – The Mint Julep is as much a part of the Kentucky Derby as fancy hats and ripped-up betting slips, but many people associate the De...
Challenging Whisky’s Norms at Eden Mill (Episode 694: May 3, 2018)20180503011500
Challenging Whisky’s Norms at Eden Mill (Episode 694: May 3, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2018@luvthemstillers, #winwinsituation, American Whiskey, Angel's Envy, auctions, Balblair, bar, Big Peat, Black Barrel, boat tour, Bob Dylan, Bodega Series, Boulevardier, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brandy Library, brewery, Buffalo Trace, Canoe Kentucky, Char No. 4, Chattanooga Whiskey Company, chocolate malt, Churchill Downs, cocktail, crystal malt, Curtis Grant, Dalbeallie, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., Dufftown, Eden Mill, Feis Ile, Fife, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenfarclas, golf, Gordon Dundas, H. Hemphill, Haig, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door, HMS Pappyfore, horse racing, Hot Toddy, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Jason Horn, John Grant, Just Whisky, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky River, Kingsbarns, Kraig Naasz, Lynn House, Marc Bushala, minimum unit pricing, mint julep, music, Nashville, New York City, Nobel, Old Course, Old Pulteney, Paul Miller, Pete Coors, Peter Cressey, recipe, Rhonda Moore, River Eden, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Ferguson, Scott Ritenbaugh, Scottish Government, Seggie, small batch, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirits Investment Partnership, St. Andrew's, SWA, Talisker, Tamdhu, Tennessee, The Dandy, The Flatiron Room, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Exchange, Thoroughbred, University of St. Andrews, Vintner's Series, Ward III, whiskey, Whiskey McWhiskeyFace, whisky, Zac DeLong0 comments
The area around St. Andrews was home to Scotch Whisky’s Haig family and their Seggie Distillery, but after it closed in 1850, the whisky industr...
Heaven Hill’s Mint Julep20180502125038
Heaven Hill’s Mint Julep
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2018bartender, Bourbon, cocktail, drink, drinks, Elijah Craig, Heaven Hill, horse racing, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lynn House, mint julep, mint leaves, mixology, recipe0 comments
While the Mint Julep is most often thought of in connection with horse racing, particularly the Kentucky Derby, the history behind the drink goes back...
A Passion for Whisky Becomes a Career (Episode 637: April 16, 2017)20170416185042
A Passion for Whisky Becomes a Career (Episode 637: April 16, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2017"The 62", airport, Alex Conyngham, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Ardmore, Australia, Basil Hayden's, Beam Suntory, Ben Nevis, Blair Bowman, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Business Growth Fund, Campbeltown, charity, Charleston, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Coleburn, construction, credit, crime, Dublin, Dufftown, Easter Elchies, Fore Burn, Girvan, Glen Elgin, Glen Mhor, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Glentauchers, Highland Park, Holdings Cancer Center, Ian Millar, Ian Rankin, Inner Circle, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Heritage, J. Rieger & Co., J&A Mitchell, Just a Drop, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kinclaith, Ladyburn, Lagavulin, Lego, Legoland, Limestone Branch, Louisville, Malt Mill, March of Dimes, Margaret Wallace, Mark Reynier, Masters of Photography, Meadow Brook, Meals on Wheels, MGP, Minor Case Beam, Minor Case Rye, mint julep, Monogram, novel, O.F.C. Vintages, OFC Vintages, Oregon, Paul Beam, Philadelphia, Portland, Project XX, raffle, Rebus, RebusFest, Rye, Sandy Hyslop, Sara Midda, Scotch Whisky, Scott Mansfield, Single Cask Nation, Slane Castle, Slane Whiskey, South Carolina, Spain, Spirit of Freedom, Steve Beam, Steven Klein, Tarland, The Folio, The Glenlivet, The Great Whisky Distillery Challenge, The Irish Whiskey Collection, The Logan, The Loop, The Macallan, tours, Tracie Franklin, Travel, travel retail, Ulster Bank, Ultimate Cask Collection, voters, water, water color, Watercairn, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Williams & Humbert, Willie Wallace, Windsor, Woodford Reserve, world record, World Whisky Day0 comments
This week, we’ll talk with two people who have turned their passion for whisky into careers. Tracie Franklin is one of the newest brand ambassad...
Interview & Review: Michael Dietsch’s “Whiskey: A Spirited Story”20160520115947
Interview & Review: Michael Dietsch’s “Whiskey: A Spirited Story”
Mark GillespieMay 20, 2016author, Baltimore, Black-Eyed Susan, book, Cherry Bounce, cocktail, George Washington, history, horse racing, Jennifer Hess, Kentucky Derby, Lauren Mote, Martha Washington, Maryland Jockey Club, Michael Dietsch, mint julep, Pimlico, Preakness, recipe, review, Revolutionary War, The Acadien, Vancouver, Whiskey: A Spirited Story0 comments
May 20, 2016 – It’s hard to write a book about whisky. Make it too elementary so newcomers will understand, and longtime whisky connoisseu...
Episode 530: April 18, 201520150418233329
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2015A. Smith Bowman, Adrian Graham, Ambassador Cask, analysts, Anthony Russo, Aultmore, Australia, bail, Ballindalloch, basketball, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, blog, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, cave, Chapter 13, charity, China, Churchill Downs, court, Craig Beam, crime, critters, Crown Royal, Dewar's, Diageo, Duchess or Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, earnings, English Whisky Company, estate, Fairfax, Frankfort, Franklin County, Fredericksburg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gimli, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Grantown-on-Spey, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, historic, horse racing, Ian MacLeod, Ian Macleod Distillers, indictment, Jack Daniel's, Josh Hafer, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Last Great Malts of Scotland, lawschooldrunk, Lem Tolley, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, LVMH, Lynchburg, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, Martin, Master Distillers Series, mint julep, New South Wales, Northern Harvest, Odin, Old Taylor, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pat Melton, Peristyle, photography, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, renovations, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Brackla, running, sales, Sheriff, Speyside, St. George's Day, still, suspect, Sydney, Tamdhu, The Glenrothes, theft, Thoroughbred, Time For Whisky, tour, United Kingdom, University of Kentucky, Valhalla Collection, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vintage Reserve, Virginia, warehouse, wax dip, WhiskyFest, Wild Turkey, WLEX, Woodford Reserve, Wounded Warrior Equestrian Project1 comment
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, ...
Wild Turkey’s Mint Julep20150415142435
Wild Turkey’s Mint Julep
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2015bartender, cocktail, Cynar, drinks, Fee Brothers, Grapefruit Bitters, Kentucky Derby, mint julep, mixologist, recipe, Wild Turkey0 comments
April 15, 2015 – Mint Julep recipes are popular this time of year as Kentucky prepares for Derby Day at Churchill Downs. This recipe comes from ...
Woodford Reserve’s 2015 Mint Julep20150415134413
Woodford Reserve’s 2015 Mint Julep
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2015bartender, cocktail, drinks, Kentucky Derby, mint julep, mixologist, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, recipe, The Dead Rabbit, Woodford Reserve0 comments
April 15, 2015 – Each year, Woodford Reserve creates a $1,000 Mint Julep for the Kentucky Derby to raise money for equestrian-related charities....