Episode 575: February 6, 201620160206232107
Episode 575: February 6, 2016
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2016A. Hardy USA, accountant, age statements, allegations, Amrut, Ash Whitaker, Aston Martin, Auckland, Australia, Balblair, Baltimore, bankruptcy, Beaverton, Bourbon, budget, Bulleit, buyback, Campbeltown, Cardrona, cask sales, Cask Strength Collection, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chris Bator, Christchurch, construction, contract, Crown Royal, David Dowd, David Ozgo, Denny Potter, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Douglas Laing, Dunedin, duty, earthquake, economy, Elijah Craig, Exchequer, exports, F1, Few Spirits, finance, Force India F1, Formula 1, Frankenstein, George Osborne, Gimli, Glen Scotia, Heaven Hill, India, Jim Murray, joint venture, Keith Batt, Kentucky, labor, Larry Kass, lawyer, liquidation, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond Group, Manitoba, Michael Fraser Milne, Mike Miyamoto, motorsports, Nant Distillery, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka Whisky, Northern Harvest Rye, Oregon, paddock, Pappy, Pauline Rooney, Peter Wendel, recovery, Rock Oyster, sales, San Francisco, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Shelbyville Sentinel-Times, Sherry Cask 2016 Edition, Shinji Fukuyo, Spectrum, sponsorship, strike, Suntory, Sydney Morning Herald, taxes, Tim Meushaw, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, walkout, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whisky Galore, Willowbank, Yamazaki0 comments
One of the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest whisky festivals is coming up later this month, and DramFest 2016 caps off a busy few weeks for Michael...
Episode 557: October 10, 201520151011000058
Episode 557: October 10, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 11, 2015A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aaron Barker, Andy Cant, appeal, Armagnac, Armagnac Castarède, auction, bar, Beam, Beam Suntory, Benjamin Herrera, Bill Lumsden, Booker's, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Cabinet, Calumet Farm, Cardhu, charity, Christmas Book, Christopher Winters, David Frost, David Perkins, Diageo, European Court of Justice, Florence Castarède, France, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Global Alcohol Policy Conference, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, High West, holiday, Ichiro Akuto, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Brown, Jefferson's Ocean, Jimmy Russell, John Campbell, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Klaus Doblmann, Laphroaig, luxury, Mackmyra, Maureen Robinson, Michael Collins, minimum unit pricing, Mount Vernon, Neiman-Marcus, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Orphan Barrel, Pappy, Parker Beam, Philadelphia, politics, pricing, Romeo and Juliet, ruling, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shakespeare, Shinji Fukuyo, Sidney Frank Importing Company, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Stagg, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Svensk Ek, Sweden, The Singleton of Glendullan, Tom Helt, trademark, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are...
1960 Karuizawa Sets Japanese Whisky Auction Record at Bonhams20150828221611
1960 Karuizawa Sets Japanese Whisky Auction Record at Bonhams
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2015auction, bidding, Bonhams, Cards Series, collectors, Eos, Family Reserve, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Karuizawa, netsuke, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, playing cards, Springbank, The Cockerel, The Dalmore0 comments
August 28, 2015 – A 1960 Karuizawa Japanese single malt whisky has set what’s being claimed as the highest price ever paid at auction for ...
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 525: March 14, 201520150314214940
Episode 525: March 14, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 14, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, activist, Adam Slagell, allegations, alleged, American Craft Council, Andrew Weir, Andy Weir, anniversary, Anthony Bourdain, Armorik, arraignment, Arran, arrest, Australia, Beckmann, Bernheim, Bert Rutkowski, Billy Leighton, Black Barrel, blade, Bob Kramer, Bob Townsend, bond, Boris Nemtsov, Breton, Brian Kinsman, Brittany, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Casa Cuervo, Chancellor, chef, class action, CNN, Colorado, Colum Egan, comments, cooking, court, craft, Cruinnich, Dair Ghaelach, David Roussier, David Stewart, defendant, Derrick Legrow, Diageo, Distillerie Warenghem, domestic, Don Julio, Dublin, duty, economic, economy, election, Europe, Exchequer, feedback, France, Franklin County, Gaelic, George Osborne, Ghosted Reserve, Gilbert Curtsinger, Green Label, hand-made, Heaven Hill, High Mountain Distillery, I.W. Bernheim, I.W. Harper, impact, Inverleven, Ireland, Irish, Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, Ivan Stoler, Jack Johnson, Jameson, Jameson Experience, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, knife, Ladyburn, lawsuit, lawyer, Lexington, litigation, Maker's Mark, Midleton, Mike Lisac, Moor, mystery, Old Jameson Distillery, Old Midleton Distillery, Olympia, P.T. Wood, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pat Melton, plaintiff, Provence, Proximo Spirits, Rare Cask Reserves, Rare Craft Fellowship Awards, Roof Rye, Russia, sales, Salida, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheriff, shyster, steroids, suspect, SWA, Talisker, tax, tax cut, tequila, Terry Lozoff, The Balvenie, theft, Top Chef, tourism, Travel, Travel Channel, Tullamore Dew, Tun 1401, Tun 1509, visitors, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, WKYT1 comment
Anthony Bourdain is many things…a chef, author, journalist, and media personality. At heart, though, he’s a hedonist seeking pleasure from...
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards20150224180327
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieFebruary 24, 2015Baby Blue, Bainbridge, Balcones, Battle Point, Bernheim, Brimstone, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, Confederation Oak, Elijah Craig, Forty Creek, Four Roses, judging, Knob Creek, Mellow Corn, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Redemption Rye, Rittenhouse, Rogue Dead Guy, Sonoma Rye, Sons of Liberty, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, W.L. Weller, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, Whisky Magazine, William Larue Weller, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
February 24, 2015 – Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20-year-old was named Best Bourbon in the 2015 World Whiskies Awards presented by Whisky Mag...
Episode 522: February 21, 201520150221235852
Episode 522: February 21, 2015
Mark GillespieFebruary 21, 2015.36, .36 Single Barrel, @Fitz1776, @How2DrinkWhisky, @WhiskyHaze, 1824 Masters Series, 1870 Original Batch, Al Young, American Craft Spirits Association, asshole, attorney, Austin, Balcones, Baltimore, Baltimore Business Journal, Beam Suntory, beer, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Best in Show, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, blood, Bourbon Virus, brewery, brewing, Brown-Forman, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, class action, Colin Ross, commentary, Compass Box, competition, Coppersea, court, death, Diageo, disease, Double Barrel, Duncan Taylor, expansion, Federal, Finland, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Garrison Brothers, Glen Mhor, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Gordon & MacPhail, green malt, Green Malt Rye, Hall of Fame, hand-made, Heavy Seas, Highland Park, hospital, Hudson Valley, illness, infectious, Inverleven, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, John Glaser, judging, Kansas, Kazerouni, kiln, Ladyburn, Lahti, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Maker's Mark, Marianne Barnes, Mark McDavid, medal, medicine, Michael Urquhart, Millstone, New York, No. 6, Odin, Old Forester, Old Taylor, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Peristyle, Peter Currie, Phil Eagleton, plaintiff, Ranger Creek, Rare Cask, Reflexion, Rimfire, San Antonio, Sazerac, Shane Helmick, single grain, social media, Steve Beal, tanks, Tantalus, Tate & Company, Teeling Whiskey, Teerenpeli, Texas, The Macallan, The Macallan M, The Netherlands, The Whisky Exchange, tick, Twitter, Valhalla Collection, virus, Whiskey Row, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, Whisky Bug, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards, Zuidam1 comment
For the second straight year, a Texas whiskey has won Best in Show honors at the American Craft Spirits Association competition. San Antonio’s R...
Episode 457: December 21, 201320131221004439
Episode 457: December 21, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 21, 2013ad, American Stillhouse, Angus, Arkansas, Bacardi, Balblair, bankers, barrel sales, beer, Belgium, Benromach, Canadian Whisky, capacity, carols, Chancellor, Chris Killilea, Christmas, Claire Forlani, classic malts, Clermont, Code of Responsible Practices, Colton Smith, competition, court, creditors, Dalmore, David Fenkell, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, duty, Easter Elchies, escalator, Etienne Bouillon, Fred Noe, Gavin Hewitt, George Osborne, Georgie Bell, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Dundas, Graham MacKenny, Iain Kerr, Iain McCallum, investment, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Johanne McInnis, Karnataka, Kingfisher, Knappogue Castle, Lalique, lawsuit, Liege, Macallan, Matt Rosenfeld, Meet the Baron, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, New York, Office of Fair Trading, online, Opperman Weiss, Owl, Pappy, Powers Gold Label, regulators, Rock Town, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean McMillan, sexism, Shane Fraser, Sid Lee, singing, single barrel, SMWS, SWA, Taipei, Talisker, Tamnavulin, taxes, Thurso, trivia, Tweet, Twin Wood, Twitter, United Breweries, United Spirits, Van Winkle, video, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Lassie, Whyte & Mackay, Wolfburn, women, Writers Tears, yeast0 comments
Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well, and Etienne B...
Bardstown Principal Cleared As Suspect in Pappy Theft20131123181409
Bardstown Principal Cleared As Suspect in Pappy Theft
Mark GillespieNovember 23, 2013Buffalo Trace, Chris Pickett, Family Reserve, Franklin County, investigation, lawyer, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Sheriff, theft, Van Winkle0 comments
November 23, 2013 – Franklin County (Kentucky) sheriff’s deputies have cleared Bardstown High School principal Chris Pickett as a suspect ...
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