Episode 550: August 29, 201520150829222310
Episode 550: August 29, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 20152 Gingers, Akashi, ALS, ALS Association, Antarctica, artifact, artists, auction, Beam Suntory, Birthday Bourbon, Bonhams, bridge, Brittany, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Cards Series, Chapel Gate Distillery, Chris Morris, Clare, collectors, construction, Cooley, Craig Beam, David Robertson, Denny Potter, Dewar's, Edinburgh, Eigashima Shuzo, fishing boat, Four Roses, France, George Garvin Brown, Heaven Hill, Highland Folk Museum, Holyrood Park Distillery, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jana Obscura, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, John Teeling, Karuizawa, Karuizawa Nepal Appeal, Kieran Folliard, Kingussie, Kyle Rogers, Last Great Malts of Scotland, Limestone Branch, Limited Edition Small Batch, London, Luke Winter, Luxco, Maker's Mark, Mark Pozlep, Maxime Berthou, Nepal, netsuke, Noel Sweeney, North British, Old Forester, OMG, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Paul Beam, peat, Promise of Hope, Royal Brackla, Seattle, Shackleton, Silver Trail Distillery, Spencer Balentine, Stephen Marshall, Steve Beam, sunglasses, Tampa, The Cockerel, The Whisky Show, time capsule, Tracie Franklin, trade. swap, Two Gingers, Westland, White Oak, wildfires, Woodzee, Yellowstone0 comments
Kieran Folliard is a native son of Ireland, but calls Minnesota his home now. While running a group of Irish pubs in Minneapolis, he and his staff dec...
Episode 548: August 17, 201520150818023250
Episode 548: August 17, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2015Australia, author, Bladnoch, book, Bourbon Curious, brewery, Buffalo, Burn Stewart Distillers, Cairngorms, California, Cameronbridge, Caskmates, Catoctin Creek, charity, copper, Cork, court, Dalwhinnie, Dan Murphy's, David Prior, death, Douglas Laing & Co., Dwyer's Pub Scotch Club, earthquake, family, Florida, Fred Minnick, French Oak, Girvan, Glencairn, Glenglassaugh, hearing, Hoquiam, Hunter Smith, Ian MacMillan, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Justin Victor, Kansas City, Karuizawa, Lamb, London, lottery, Louisville, Manifesto, MGP, Mike Lisac, Nepal, New York, North British, North Tonawanda, Old Particular, relief, Revenoor Stills, Seattle, settlement, Shetland, Shetland Reel, Silver Trail Distillery, single grain, Speciality Drinks, Spencer Balentine, Strathclyde, Stuart Nickerson, Sullivan's Cove, Tampa Bay Whiskey Society, Tasmania, technology, Templeton Rye, Terrepure, Terry Wilhelm, The Whisky Cabinet, The Whisky Show, theft, travel retail, Unst, Virginia, Washington, Westland, whisky clubs, Winter Garden, Winter's Gold, worm tubs0 comments
The “Bourbon Boom” has led to a corresponding boom in the publishing industry, with almost as many new Bourbon books as there are Bourbons...
Episode 541: June 27, 201520150627230834
Episode 541: June 27, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2015@polkabecky, @Str8TalkWhiskey, Allt a'Bhainne, Angel City Brewing Company, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Aultmore, Baltimore, beer, Bernheim, brewers, brewing, Brooklyn, Burns, Cairdeas, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, cease and desist, Changhi, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, Constellation Brands, Corsair Artisan, Corsair Artisan Distillery, Craig Beam, Craigellachie, Dalmunach, Dan Cigno, DCigno, Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Denny Potter, Drinking Buddies, Duke of Rothesay, Evan Williams, explosion, Feis Ile, Fettercairn, Few Spirits, Four Kings, Glen Keith, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Great Divide Brewing Company, Green Spot, Haneda, Harley, Heaven Hill, Hilliard's Beer, Hong Kong, Imperial, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, John Campbell, Journeyman Distillery, KelSo Brewing Company, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Last Feather Rye, lawyer, LBL Moonshine, Lindores Whisky Fest, M.B. Roland, M.B. Roland Distillery, Mary Beth Roland, Maryland, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, medallion, Mississippi River Distilling Company, motorcycle, Nick Ligon, North British, Parker Beam, Paul Roland, Pikesville Rye, Prince Charles, Ravenswood, Redbreast, reincarnation, Rochdale Farm, Rochester, Rothesay, scarcity, shortage, Silver Trail Distillery, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Pot Stills, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, State Fire Marshal, stillhouse, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenrothes, Tokyo, Tomintoul, trademark, travel retail, US Olympic Committee, Vanderbilt, Whisky Olympics, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Straight Rye0 comments
Just as whisky brands need to change things up once in a while to remain fresh, so do whisky festivals. Tickets have gone on sale for this September...
Compass Box Kicks Off 15th Anniversary with Hedonism Quindecimus20150327163415
Compass Box Kicks Off 15th Anniversary with Hedonism Quindecimus
Mark GillespieMarch 27, 2015Compass Box, Dumbarton, grain whisky, Gregg Glass, Hedonism, Hedonism Quindecimus, John Glaser, Loch Lomond, North British, Port Dundas0 comments
March 27, 2015 – Compass Box could have come up with a simple name for its first bottling to mark the company’s 15th anniversary, but R...
Kavalan Takes Top Single Malt Honors in World Whiskies Awards20150319191737
Kavalan Takes Top Single Malt Honors in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2015Al Young, Ardbeg, Balcones, BenRiach, Bill Lark, Bill Samuels, Black Mountain, Colin Ross, Glenmorangie, Hall of Fame, Hibiki, Highand Harvest, Iskristall, Jim Beveridge, Jr., Kavalan, Kildalton, King Car, Ledaig, London, Longrow, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, Michael Urquhart, Nikka, North British, Pappy Van Winkle, Phoenix, Redbreast, Seiichi Koshimizu, Solist, Steve Beal, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Teeling, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Three Ships, Tullamore Dew, Wemyss, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki2 comments
March 19, 2015 – For the second consecutive year, a “world” whisky has taken top honors as the “World’s Best Single Malt...
Latest New Whiskies From Around the World20141009134225
Latest New Whiskies From Around the World
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 2014Alberta Distillers, Arran, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bunnahabhain, Calgary, Canadian Club, Doug McIvor, Dunedin, Exceptional Casks, Girvan, Glenlivet, Islay, Japan, Kay Hansen, Kevin Abrook, Kilchoman, London, Machrie Moor, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka, No. 4 Apps, North British, Rare Cask, rum, single grain, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Nikka, The Whisky Show, Vintage Reserve, Whisky Live Paris, William Grant & Sons0 comments
October 9, 2014 – Here’s an update on some of the new whiskies released over the last week around the world: Nikka: Nikka is adding to a n...
Episode 499: October 4, 201420141004201207
Episode 499: October 4, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 4, 201435 Maple Street, accident, Amrut, Andrew Laing, Angus MacRaild, auctions, Benrinnes, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bib & Tucker, Blended Malt, Cameronbridge, Charlie Downs, Chivas Brothers, Cleveland, Clynelish, Compass Box, cooperage, criticism, Dan Witzinger, death, Des McCaugherty, distillery, Doug McIvor, Dufftown, Edradour, Edrington, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, expansion, fatality, feedback, fire, Four Roses, Generations, Glasgow Blend, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King Street, Greedy Angels, Highland Journey, Hunter Laing, Ian Logan, Imperial, India, Jim Beam, John DeYoung, Jon Birkbeck, Justin Victor, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Laphroaig, Linkwood, London, Louisville, MGP, Michael Urquhart, Mortlach, movie, North British, Old Malt Cask, paramedics, Parkmore, planning, Private Collection, Rare Cask, retirement, Rick Jagdale, safety, Scott Laing, Signature Craft, single grain, Small Batch Limited Edition, South Wales Whisky Interest Group, Speyside, Stewart Laing, Strathisla, The 87, The Eighty Seven, The Faerie Flag, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Tom Lix, Urquhart, whisky clubs1 comment
This is the first of two episodes this weekend from The Whisky Show in London, and we’ll be looking at some of the new whiskies that made their ...
WhiskyCast Episode 432: July 7, 201320130706212939
WhiskyCast Episode 432: July 7, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 6, 2013Aberdeenshire, Alberta, Angels & Devils, Arran, Bobby Gleason, BoldSky.com, Brugal, California, Cameronbridge, Canada, cocktail, cocktails, Devil's Punch Bowl, Diageo, Director's Cut, Douglas Laing, Douglas of Drumlanrig, Duncan Taylor, duty free, Edrington, Edward Snowden, Euan Shand, flooding, Forty Creek, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, grain whisky, Highland Park, Highwood Distillers, Huntly, Imperial, India, Invergordon, Isle of Arran, John Hall, Larry Rice, Levi Beckley, Maxim, Moscow, North British, NSA, Pasadena, regulators, Samaroli, Scott Rogers, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Duncan Taylor’s Euan Shand is in the middle of what he calls the company’s busiest year in its 75-year history. He’s just started wo...
Diageo Completes Deal for Control of India’s United Spirits20130704214501
Diageo Completes Deal for Control of India’s United Spirits
Mark GillespieJuly 4, 2013Ashok Capoor, Bloomberg News, Cameronbridge, competition, Diageo, India, Invergordon, Kingfisher Airlines, North British, Office of Fair Trading, regulators, UB Group, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
July 4, 2013 – Diageo has completed its third and final tender offer for shares of India’s United Spirits, and will take operational contr...
Episode 427: June 1, 201320130601003723
Episode 427: June 1, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 1, 2013100 Pipers, Alasdair Day, altitude, Angel's Envy, antitrust, archive, art, author, Beam, BenRiach, Bernard Vianen, Bill Samuels, book, Bowmore, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Business Standard, Cameronbridge, Chivas Brothers, Clyde Sterner, collector, competition, Dewar's, Diageo, Douglas Laing, economic development, Ewan Morgan, exhibit, expansion, expedition, Feis Ile, flavorings, Fred Laing, Fred Minnick, Gavin Smith, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Hall of Fame, Helen Potter, Highlander Honey, history, India, Invergordon, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, John Grant, Kenneth Gunn, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knockdhu, labeling, LCBO, Ledaig, Lincoln Henderson, Longmorn, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Mitchell Library, Mount Everest, Mull, museum, Nicola Young, North British, Office of Fair Trade, Ontario, Pali Fukatsch, photo, Rebecca Stephens, rinse, Rob Samuels, Scott Mansfield, Seagram, Shelter Point, Slovakia, Stewart Laing, stories, storytelling, summit, SWA, Sweden, The Famous Grouse, Times of India, Tobermory, Tweedale, Tweeddale Blend, United Spirits, warehouse, Wes Henderson, Whyte & Mackay, women0 comments
Stories are what give whisky its unique place in the drinks world, and this week, we’ll hear from two authors of new books on the stories and hi...