A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)20180603182226
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2018airport, Alberta, aluminum, Andrew Ferguson, Anthony J. Bakker, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Arran, Australia, Ben Nevis, Bobby Parnell, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cask 88, Chris Morris, Commonwealth, court, Craftwork Spirits, crime, Cumbria, Customs, decanter, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Drykkrsvell, economist, economy, EU, European Union, excise tax, export, Faith, Feis Ile, Franklin County, Genesis, Geordie Moski, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, gleaming sword of drink, Golden Eagle, grand jury, Greg Butler, Grooves, hammer, Hope, import, importer, indictment, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, judge, Justin Trudeau, KDA, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Love, luck, Mark Sean Searcy, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Midleton, Millstone, Mjolnir, Mjølner, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Ontario, PappyGate, Paul Hansen, Prime Minister, proof gallons, prosecutor, public health, Quatrefoil Collection, Scotch, Scottish Folklore Series, sentencing, Sinn Fein, steel, Straight Malt, sword, tariff, tax, The Lakes Distillery, theft, Thor, Tim Matthews, trade, Trump Administration, valinch, Van Winkle, whiskey, whiskey thief, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, Zach Becker, Zuidam0 comments
Canada and the European Union are planning retaliatory tariffs on imports of Bourbon and other American whiskies after this week’s move by the T...
Bourbon Potential European Union Target in Trade Dispute20170707162652
Bourbon Potential European Union Target in Trade Dispute
Mark GillespieJuly 7, 2017Bourbon, China, CNN, Congress, defense, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donald Trump, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, exports, Financial Times, G20, Germany, Great Britain, infrastructure, Jean-Claude Juncker, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, military, Mitch McConnell, Netherlands, President, security, Senate, Spain, steel, summit, tariffs, trade, Trump Administration, U.S., whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 7, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to imports of European-produced steel could spark a backlash against Bourbon and othe...
Episode 564: November 29, 201520151130000339
Episode 564: November 29, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 30, 20151969, Aberfeldy, academics, Advent, Adwords, alert, Andrew Madderson, anniversary, Ansgar Speller, Apollo 11, app, Belgium, brewing, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, calendar, career, certificate, Chicago, Christmas, collectors, college, College of Agriculture, Corsair Artisan Distillery, crowdfunding, Dave Sweet, degree, Depaul, Diageo, distillation, distillery, Dornoch Castle Hotel, Dornoch Distillery Company, Drinks by the Dram, Emerson Lamb, engineering, Eric Gregory, Extraordinary Cask, Festival, finance, Fireball, Gartbreck, Geert Biro, Glenfarclas, Glenturret, Google, Hachette, Heriot-Watt, holiday, India, Indiegogo, Islay, Italy, Jack Daniel's, James Fairlie, Jean Donnay, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawsuit, Lindores Whisky Fest, Lindores Whisky Society, litigation, London School of Economics, Louisville, Martine Donnay, Martine Nouet, Master of Malt, Matt Hofmann, Michael Tortorich, moon, Mull, Nashville, Netherlands, Oostende, Ostend, Phil Thompson, Puni, Raimund Leussink, Sazerac, science, Seattle, Seth DeBolt, shareholders, Simon Thompson, Springbank, Stuart Cassells, students, Tennessee, Tennessee Fire, terrorism, The Glenrothes, Tobermory, tourism, trademark, UK, United Spirits, University, University of Kentucky, Vijay Mallya, Wedgwood-Houston, Westland, Whisky Live, wine0 comments
This week, we’ll be talking about whisky and education. Not teaching people how to drink whisky, but how to make it! There aren’t many uni...
Episode 511: December 13, 201420141213232356
Episode 511: December 13, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 13, 2014A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, accident, airport security, Amrut, Ardbeg, aroma, auction, Balcones, Bangalore, Beam Suntory, Benromach, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bonhams, border, Bowmore, Brett Nolinski, Brilliance, Buffalo, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Whisky, Caol Ila, Chip Tate, Christmas Edition, Clarkson Hine, class action, cobbler, collecting, collector, court, Craig Beam, crash, Cruzan Rum, Denison, Denny Potter, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., economic development, Edited, Experimental Collection, Fourth Street Live, French Oak, Goa, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, handmade, Harris Tweed, Heaven Hill, heels, Heriot-Watt, High West, India, infused, Interstate, Jim Beam, John Distilleries, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, Klaus Doblmann, Krish Kumar, lawsuit, lawyers, lottery, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Maker's Mark Lounge, MaltKlaus, McTears, Netherlands, Niagara Falls, Old Taylor, Oliver Sweeney, Patrick van Zuidam, Paul John, Peristyle, Port Ellen, reputation, Shakespeare, shoemaker, shoes, smell, tanker, tax incentives, Templeton Rye, Texas, Tito's, tourism, trade, truck, tweed, Urban Stillhouse, Utah, Versailles, Waco, William Hathcock, WKBW, Zuidam0 comments
Amrut got whisky lovers used to the idea of single malt whiskies from India, and now, Paul John is challenging Amrut’s standing as the leader in...
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...
Episode 356: February 12, 201220120212001642
Episode 356: February 12, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 2012awards, bar, Bill Ricker, Blackadder, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Cask of Dreams, competition, computers, Festival, Glen Grant, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Ireland, Irish, Johnnie Walker, Mackmyra, Maltstock, Mike Padlipsky, Netherlands, Oban, pub, Queen Elizabeth, Rob Cederlid, Robin Tucek, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Stockholm, Sweden, tech, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Rob Cederlid of Stockholm isn’t your typical Swedish whisky lover. For instance, you’re likely to see him in a cowboy hat and boots that a...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: September 201120110925171536
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: September 2011
Mark GillespieSeptember 25, 2011Aberlour, Benromach, Bob Wenting, Compass Box, Didier Ghorbanzadeh, Great King Street, Maltstock, Netherlands, Nikka, Nol Willems, Paris, Teun Van Wel, Whisky Live, Whisky Live Paris, Yoichi0 comments
This time around, we’re on location at Whisky Live Paris thanks to our friends at La Maison du Whisky. Our tasting panel has a Dutch flair, as B...
Episode 330: August 21, 201120110821010200
Episode 330: August 21, 2011
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 2011Abhainn Dearg, airport, auction, Blended Scotch, Bob Townsend, Bob Wenting, Bonhams, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Club, Catto's, Col. E.H. Taylor, Dewar's, Dublin, events, Festival, Gordon Homer, Ireland, Islay, Isle of Lewis, Isle of Skye, Maltstock, Masterson's, Miner's Delight Inn, Netherlands, Rye, Scotch, Scotland, Sebastiani, single cask0 comments
One of the world’s most unusual whisky festivals is coming up in a few weeks. Maltstock doesn’t take place in a hotel or convention center...
Episode 295: December 27, 201020101227012800
Episode 295: December 27, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 27, 2010Aberlour, accident, AIDS, Ardbeg, auction, Ballantine's, BenRiach, Bill Ricker, blending lab, Bourbon Balls, Bowmore, Brigid Kaelin, Bruichladdich, Chloe Kelbie, Christina, Christmas Cask, Colorado, competition, Connemara, Dennis Hendry, Denver, Dougie Gillespie, Ella Edgar, Eugene Neo, Feis Ile, Glengoyne, Gordon & MacPhail, Islay, Jake Norris, Jess Graber, Jim McEwan, Jura, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Libby Morris, Machrie, Michael Urquhart, Mortlach 70, music, Netherlands, nosing, Octomore, peat, photography, Proximo, Ralph Erenzo, recipe, Red Cross, retirement, Sandy Hyslop, singing, Stranahan's, test, toast, tour, Tuthilltown, uniform0 comments
In the final episode of 2010, we’ll take a look back at some of the year’s more memorable moments. In the news, Tuthilltown Spirits founde...
Episode 232: December 27, 200920091226230100
Episode 232: December 27, 2009
Mark GillespieDecember 26, 2009Abhainn Dearg, Baker's, beer, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bourbon, Bourbon Drinker, brewing, casks, Devin Zell, forum, Henry McKenna, Isle of Lewis, Mark Tayburn, Netherlands, online, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Thymo Lebesque, Wild Turkey0 comments
We close out 2009 with a look at bourbon and beer. Devin Zell of Bourbon Drinker.com loves both. He’ll share his dual passions with us in this e...