Snowflakes in the Forecast … and Whiskey Lovers in Line (Episode 670: December 3, 2017)20171204191254
Snowflakes in the Forecast … and Whiskey Lovers in Line (Episode 670: December 3, 2017)
December 4, 2017@jgromer, @MeasureofWhisky, @tcotie, @WhiskyWhistle, audit, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Barrel Proof, Barrell, Barrell Rye, Ben Wives, BenRiach, Blue Label, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brora, Cambus, camper, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cash Moore, Caskmates, Colorado, Comcast, Congress, content providers, crowdfunding, Crown Royal, Dave Broom, Dave Smith, Deloitte, Denver, Derek Haydn, Dingwall, Duncan Tait, Eddie McAffer, election, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, Entrapment, Ewan Morgan, excise taxes, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Florida, Fort Walton Beach, Ghost and Rare, Gimli, Glen Wyvis, Glenglassaugh, Glenskiach, Halifax, Heaven Hill, House, Indiana, insolvent, Internet, investigation, investment, investors, IPA, Irish Pale Ale, Irish Whiskey, Isetan, Jameson, Janesville, Japan, Jenna Rhodes, Jess Graber, Jim Beam Signature, Joe Beatrice, John Gromer, John McKenzie, Johnnie Walker, Kalamath Street, Keith Batt, legislation, line, liquidation, Liquor Mountain, liquor store, Liquors Hasegawa, Lynn Kirchhoff, Malcolm Waring, Manitoba, Margaret Batt, Mark's Whisky Whistle, mayor, MGP, Mike Kirchhoff, Mortlach, Nant, Net Neutrality, Nova Scotia, Old Pulteney, opossum, Orphan Barrel, P.T. Wood, Pittyvaich, Poland, police, Proximo Spirits, Quandary Peak, Quandary Point, Quora, receivership, Richard Hughes, Rob Dietrich, Russell Condin, RV, Salida, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Senate, Shinanoya, single malt whiskey, Snowflake, Stranahan's, Tasmania, tax, taxes, Tennessee, The Mercury, Tokyo, transactions, travel retail, Tullahoma, Tyrone Cotie, Vault Editions, Verizon, whiskey, whisky, whisky shops, wildlife refuge, Wisconsin, Wood's High Mountain Distillery0 comments
Colorado’s ski resorts wish they had lift lines as long as the one that stretched down Kalamath Street in Denver Saturday morning, when hundreds...
Tasting Single Malts in New Brunswick20171121154119
Tasting Single Malts in New Brunswick
November 21, 2017AHRSE, Association of Halifax Regional Scotch Enthusiasts, Canada, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Malt Manifesto, Dufftown, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Glenfiddich, Halifax, Highland, Iowa, Isle of Skye, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Tourism Heritage & Culture, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Ottawa, Rhonda Moore, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Solera Reserve, Speyside, Talisker, Tanya Gracie, The Dalmore, Tyrone Cotie, whiskey, whisky0 comments
This time around, we’re tasting Highland single malts with a panel of Canadian whisky lovers at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericto...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
September 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...
Episode 594: June 18, 201620160619002026
Episode 594: June 18, 2016
June 19, 201628/10 Whisky Club, Aberlour, Adam Spiegel, airport, Alasdair Day, Allisa Henley, Australia, Benoit Bailey, Bill Lark, Black Truffle Rye, blending, Busch Gardens, California, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cherry wood, Colonial Williamsburg, Copper Fox, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Douglas Laing & Co., Eddie Russell, Extra Old Particular, frequent flyer, Garryana, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Girvan, Glasgow, Grant's, Hellyers Road, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Hobart, House of Commons, Invergorden, Isle of Raasay, J.C. Phaneuf, Jane Overeem, Jewish Whisky Company, John Lunn, Joshua Hatton, Ken Goldenberg, lab, Lark, Matt Hofmann, Miles & More, moving, Nova Scotia, Old Particular, Overeem, Patrick Maguire, Perigord, politics, Port Dundas, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rick Wassmund, samples, Scotland, senator, Single Cask Nation, single grain, Sonoma County Distilling, Speaker's Selection, Sperryville, Star Alliance, storage, Swiss Airlines, Switzerland, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tasmania Whisky Week, Travel, truffle, Virginia, Westland, whisky bar, Whisky Jewbilee, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, Williamsburg, Zurich0 comments
Moving is one of those things that no one really enjoys…let alone when one has to move hundreds of rare whisky samples to a new home. Whyte &...
Episode 593: June 12, 201620160612173612
Episode 593: June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016@clanwoodcock, @mcdblake, @Misterpie, @VancouverGuero, Aberlour, Allisa Henley, Arkansas, BenRiach, Billy Leighton, book, bookfinder.com, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brian Nation, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chita, Chris Morris, Dan Lundberg, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deconstructed Series, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distillery Reserve, Dominium, Early Days, Eddie Russell, endowment, engineering, Five Malt, Fortuna Meritas, Four Roses, Geoff Regan, George Dickel, Ger Buckley, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenglassaugh, Graham Coull, Hakushu, Heather Bradley, Hibiki, HMRC, Honours List, House of Commons, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jan Westcott, John Shea, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Little Rock, Luceo, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Misako Udo, Morgan Blake, Nova Scotia, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Parliament, Phil Brandon, Queen Elizabeth, Regalis, retirement, Robert Burns, Rock Town Distillery, Rothes, scholarship, Scotch Whisky, Shelter Point Distillery, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Speyside, Spirits Canada, Suntory, Sweden, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Distiller's Safe, The Scottish Whisky Distilleries, Toki, travel retail, Two Brewers, University of Kentucky, Valour, Vancouver Island, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky, Whitehorse, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, Yamazaki, Yukon, Yukon Spirits0 comments
Many factors go into the decision to give a whisky brand a shakeup, and we’ll look at the factors behind two major facelifts announced in the la...
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch20160612111817
Canadian Parliament’s “Official Whisky” Is a Scotch
June 12, 2016Aberlour, Andrew Scheer, Canada, CanadianWhisky.org, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dalwhinnie, Davin de Kergommeaux, Geoff Regan, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Heather Bradley, House of Commons, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Parliament, Peter Milliken, Robert Burns, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speaker, Speaker's Selection, Talisker, taxpayers, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits1 comment
June 11, 2016 – Imagine the outcry in France if politicians served a California sparkling wine instead of Champagne at official events? While Ca...
Episode 559: October 24, 201520151025021719
Episode 559: October 24, 2015
October 25, 2015@ScotchBlog, Amber Rock, Andrew Buchanan, Andrew Smith, Andy Cant, Baccarat, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bourbon County, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Jardine, Caledonian, Cannes, Caol Ila, Cardhu, CBC, cease and desist, chemistry, Chris Morris, clothing, Colin Fultz, conflict of interest, crystal, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, Deconstructed Series, Devil's Casks, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Double the Devil, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Elementary, Elements, expansion, First Chapter, France, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Washington's Distillery, gift, Girvan, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Golden Age of Travel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, Greg Metze, groin punch, Gus Griffin, Hartfield & Company, Hartfield and Company, Heaven Hill, House of Hazelwood, Iain MacArthur, Indiana, infringment, IPO, Islay, Israel, Jameson, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jardine Reserve, John Campbell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, John MacDougall, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Mist, Kininvie, Kirsty Clarke, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lauchie MacLean, law, Lawrenceburg, lawyers, legend, Lifehacker, Louis Royer, Lucy Doland, Masters Collection, media kit, Metze's Select, MGP, Mortlach, Mount Vernon, myth, Nordic, Norse, Nova Scotia, Old Fitzgerald, periodic table, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Rare Cask Black, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, seal, shares, shirts, Solera, Special Releases, Speyside, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory Holdings, swag, Sweet Corn, Takeshi Niinami, The Cally, The Gentleman Distillery, The Macallan, Torii, trademark, travel retail, Tsingtao, University of Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia Gentleman, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, WKYT, Woodford Reserve, Yoav Gelbfish, Yula1 comment
Andy Cant has been a Scotch Whisky nomad for nearly four decades, working at distilleries and maltings all over Scotland. He’s done everything f...
Episode 140: April 12, 200820080412210800
Episode 140: April 12, 2008
April 12, 2008Astar, bar, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Bourbon, Canada, Canadian, Craig Thom, DeSha's, dipping, distillery, Glen Breton, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Graham Eunson, history, Ho-Cheng Yao, Ian Buxton, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, lawsuit, Lexington, location, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, mashbill, Nova Scotia, Pappy Van Winkle, recipe, red wax, restaurant, Rob Samuels, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, trademark, wheated Bourbon0 comments
Time for another road trip…this time to the spiritual home of Bourbon…Kentucky. This week’s episode comes from DeSha’s Restaur...
Episode 77: January 28, 200720070128205600
Episode 77: January 28, 2007
January 28, 2007Australian, Canada, Crown Royal, Diageo, DISCUS, dispute, distillery, Donnie Campbell, economy, editor, European Union, Friends of Laphroaig, Glen Breton, Glenora, Glenrothes, India, Islay, John Campbell, John Hansell, John Sutherland, labor, Laphroaig, Malt Advocate, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, sales, Scotch Whisky Association, statistics, strike, SWA, tariff, The Scotsman, trade, trademark, union, US, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
Plenty of news in this episode: A Nova Scotia distillery wins its battle with the Scotch Whisky Association…for now, India may give in to demand...
Episode 72: December 23, 200620061223183800
Episode 72: December 23, 2006
December 23, 2006Ardbeg, author, awards, Blended Scotch, book, Canada, competition, David Williamson, Donnie Campbell, Drammies, exports, Glen Breton, Glenora, Gordon & MacPhail, Jim Murray, Jura, Kevin Erskine, Mickey Heads, Nova Scotia, Old Parr, profits, Richard Paterson, Scotch Blog, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, trade, trademark, Victoria Whisky Festival, voting, Whisky Bible, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
There are many whisky competitions, but few give the average whisky lover a vote in deciding the winners. Now, the Drammie Awards have changed that, t...