Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards20150926175111
Heaven Hill Tops US Icons of Whisky Awards
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2015Allison Patel, ambassador, Astor Wines & Spirits, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bourbon, Brenne, Buffalo Trace, Chris Riesbeck, Classic Imports, David Perkins, Dee Ford, DFS Group, Diageo, distiller, distillery, duty free, Duty Free Americas, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Ewan Morgan, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, Greg Davis, Gregor Cattanach, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, High West, Icons of Whisky Awards, John Cashman, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Liquor Barn, Maker's Mark, Matt Higgins, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Scotch, Seattle, Simin Brooking, spirits, Tim Herlihy, Todd Roe, tourism, Travel, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Tuthilltown Spirits, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
September 24, 2015 – Heaven Hill Brands led the list of winners in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky Awards US round, winning Distill...
Episode 526: March 21, 201520150321223424
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2015@Matthewthet, Abbas Kazerounian, accomplice, age statements, Akron, Anthony Bourdain, attorney, Award, Barack Obama, barrels, Beam Suntory, bedtime story, BenRiach, Bill Lark, bootlegger, Bourbon Summit, break-in, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Camp Nelson, Campari America, CEO, Chancellor, charged, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, City Club of Cleveland, class action, Cleveland, Cleveland State University, coalition, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, cured oak, daughter, Diageo, dismiss, Drew Kulsveen, drop the duty, duty, Edwin Vargas, election, Franklin County, George Dickel, George Osborne, Germany, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glentauchers, Goldilocks, Grand Central Station, Green Label, Hakushu, handcrafted, handmade, I.W. Harper, Ian Chang, Ian MacLeod, Icons of Whisky, incubator, intern, Irish Car Bomb, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, Jim Murray, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kazerouni Law Group, label, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, lobbying, London, MAGNET, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, manufacturing, Matt Wooler, Matthew T, MGP-I, Mitch McConnell, moonshine, motion, mystery, New Orleans, Nikka, Ohio, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parliament, Pat Melton, Popcorn Sutton, President, Presidential, process, puked, Pure Malt, Ray Surinick, Rosemary Gallagher, Schwetzingen, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Service, Seiichi Koshimizu, Sheriff, Shinji Fukyuo, Simon Marshall, Solist, St. George's, Stitzel-Weller, stolen property, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Suntory Holdings, suspect, SWA, Taiwan, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru, Tamdhu, taxes, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Lix, Vinho, warehouse, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Bible, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, White House, Wild Turkey, Willett, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki0 comments
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City Club of Cleveland....
Episode 444: September 22, 201320130922222751
Episode 444: September 22, 2013
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2013Alltech, ALS, Balcones, Bardstown, Barton, Beam, Betty Jo Boone, Binny's, Booker Noe, Buffalo Trace, Buzick, Carlow, Cask Masters, Corsair, David Blackmore, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dublin, Eric Leslie, Evgeny Vershinin, Filson, Five Fathers, Forgiven, Forty Creek, Fred Noe, George T. Stagg, Georgetown, Glenmorangie, Google, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, Ireland, James E. Pepper, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, Joe Fraser, Johanne McInnis, Justin Victor, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kim Bennett, Lebanon, Limestone Branch, Maker's Mark, Man Caves, Mark Coffman, Matt Shattock, Michael Veach, Old Punk, Oscar Getz Museum, Pappy Van Winkle, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Pearse Lyons, Pogue, Promise of Hope, Ranger Creek, Revenge, Rick Robinson, San Antonio, Taghta, Tom Blincoe, Town Branch, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the second of two episodes from this weekend’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, we’ll hear from the newest members of the Kentuc...
Whisky Magazine Names Parker Beam a 2014 U.S. Icons of Whisky Winner20130919104652
Whisky Magazine Names Parker Beam a 2014 U.S. Icons of Whisky Winner
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2013ALS, American Stillhouse, awards, Balcones, Bardstown, Binny's, Corsair, David Blackmore, Four Roses, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky, International Spirits & Wines, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky, Kim Bennett, Oscar Getz Museum, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Southern Wine & Spirits, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
September 19, 2013 – In the first round of the 2014 Icons of Whisky Awards, Whisky Magazine has named its winners for the United States. The awa...
Compass Box Honors Chicago Whisky Bar Delilah’s With 20th Anniversary Bottling20130801103611
Compass Box Honors Chicago Whisky Bar Delilah’s With 20th Anniversary Bottling
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2013Alness, anniversary, Chicago, Compass Box, Delilah's, Fife, John Glaser, Longmorn, Mike Miller, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Peat Monster0 comments
August 1, 2013 – Delilah’s, the legendary Chicago punk rock and whisky bar, marks its 20th anniversary on August 29th, and Compass Box is ...
Episode 390: September 22, 201220120922004736
Episode 390: September 22, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 20121957, Aria, Asahi, auction, awards, Beam, Benromach, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brendan Buckley, Brown-Forman, Burgundy Cask, charity, Colton, Corsair, Dave Broom, David Blackmore, David Bowman, David McLeod, Des McCaugherty, Edradour, Four Roses, France, Gable Erenzo, Glann ar Mor, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Davis, Hammer Head, Harvies, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hunter, Icons, Irish Distillers, Japan, Jean Donnay, Jeff Weber, Jose Cervio, Julio's, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laura Davies, Lynne Grant, Maker's Mark, Marcin Miller, Michael Urquhart, Nimrod Rosenblatt, Number One Drinks Company, Paris, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Penderyn, pinot noir, Purple Valley Imports, Redbreast, Sassicaia, Serge Valentin, Speyside, Stock Spirits, Suntory, Tuthilltown, Vancouver, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week, we’re catching up with old friends and on new whiskies. After two full weeks on the road, there was much more to talk about than what...
Episode 376: July 1, 201220120702211855
Episode 376: July 1, 2012
Mark GillespieJuly 2, 2012"The Angel's Share" movie, Ardbeg, Arran, auction, Balvenie, charity, Charity: Water, Georgie Crawford, Guinness, Islay, Ken Loach, Lagavulin, Lalique, Laphroaig, Macallan, Malt Mill, Marlon Paltoo, Old Pulteney, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Scotch, Scotland, single cask, single malt, Sotheby's, Talisker, water0 comments
Ken Loach’s new film “The Angel’s Share” focuses on an attempt to steal rare bottles of Malt Mill single malt Scotch. The actu...
Episode 359: March 4, 201220120304010247
Episode 359: March 4, 2012
Mark GillespieMarch 4, 2012An Cnoc, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Dan Tullio, distillery, Filson, history, Ian Logan, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Knob Creek, Michael Veach, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Scotch, Scotland, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
Time to shatter some long-cherished myths and legends about Bourbon, and Michael Veach will serve as our myth-buster this week. He’s the Bourbon...
Episode 247: April 12, 201020100412094400
Episode 247: April 12, 2010
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2010Alzheimer's, An Cnoc, Ardbeg, auction, Balblair, Bayway, Belhaven, Brown-Forman, Cabin Fever, Canada, Canadian, Caribou Crossing, charity, Charity: Water, chopper, classic malts, Diageo, distillery, Dorothy Bakker Lee, Early Times, exports, Gavin Hewitt, George Dickel, Glen Garioch, industry, Jason Blumenthal, Jason Crawford, John Lunn, Jonathan Goldstein, Kirsteen Beeston, Lalique, law, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Manager's Choice, maple, Melissa Robillard, motorcycle, New York, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Pat McCarthy, regulation, Royal Canadian, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, Tennessee, traditional, trip, Visit Scotland, Whisky Live0 comments
The whisky business is in good shape despite the global recession. That’s the view of Sir Gavin Hewitt, CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association. I ...
Episode 220: October 3, 200920091003204000
Episode 220: October 3, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2009Andrew Ford, Benromach, blender, blending, Brandy Library, Compass Box, Diageo, Ethan Kelley, Glengoyne, Gordon & MacPhail, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Michael Urquhart, nosing, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Spice Tree, Sweden, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange0 comments
Johnnie Walker sells more Scotch whisky than anyone in the world, and Diageo is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Johnnie Walker Black Label in...