A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)20190922224646
A New Job…and a New Way to Spell “Whiskey” (Episode 785: September 22, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2019"The Magic of the Cask", @ButlerB, @donaldhanna, Aidy Smith, Amazon Prime, Angel's Envy, Ardbeg, Arkansas, Ashley Cundiff, Ashley Penney, barrel aging, barrels, BBC, Ben Nevis, Benchmark, Bourbon Women, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bushmills, Caol Ila, Cascade Hollow, ceramic, Charles W. Medley, cognac, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, Colombia, contract, Crand Cru, Cream of Kentucky, cuvee, decanter, Diageo, Dictador Rum, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Donald Hanna, Drew Mayville, Eagle Rare, Ed Dodson, Edition No. 5, Elgin, evaporation, Even Kulsveen, Fay Coull, Frank McHardy, Garry Oak, Garryana, George T. Stagg, glazing, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, GMB, Graham Coull, Greg Butler, Greg David, Heaven Hill, Helena Nicklin, Imperial, Indiana, induction, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, James Beam, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Katrina Egbert, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, La Martiniquaise, labor, labour, Larry Kass, lead, Lincoln Henderson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Lowlands, Martha Willett Kulsveen, maturation, MGP, negotiations, oxidation, Peggy Noe Stevens, Phil Brandon, plant-based, Preakness, Quora.com, Robbie Mattingly, Rock Town Distillery, rum, Sazerac, Sazerac Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, social media, Speyside, Springbank, strike, Supernova, Tennessee, The Glasgow Distillery Company, The Macallan, The Three Drinkers, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tracie Franklin, Two Masters, union, Unite, Wes Henderson, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, William Larue Weller, wood, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay0 comments
Graham Coull grew up in Speyside spelling “whisky” without the “e” – as any proper Scot would. It didn’t help him ...
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)20180818215314
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2018@stlrrw, 1943, Aberfeldy, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arkansas, Arran, auction, barking, Barton 1792, Bear, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon & Beyond, Bowmore, Brazil, Breeder's Cup, Brexit, Brodick Bay, Bryan Donaghey, Castle & Key, Castle Brands, cats, Champions for Charity, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, cleanup, collapse, collecting, Colorado, construction, Craigellachie, critters, cutbacks, D. Wayne Lukas, Daftmill, David Robertson, debut, development, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Douglas Laing & Co., Draken, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, English, Euan Mitchell, exports, Fine & Rare, flip, Fred Laing, Garryana, Garryana Oak, geese, Genesis, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, GMB Union Highlands, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Omand, guard, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hong Kong, horse racing, Howell Wright, Huddart, imports, Indiana, Invergordon, Iowa, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, jobs, justice, Karuizawa, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Museum, Lagg, Little Rock, Liz Gordon, Lochranza, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mark Shilling, master distiller, McTears, MGP, mice, Missoula, Missouri, Mizunara Oak, Montana, Montgomery, Montgomery Distillery, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center, Old Pulteney, Old Taylor, Orange Curaçao, Pacific Quay, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, pests, Phil Brandon, planning, police, politics, pornography, Port Ellen, Portland, Potter Stewart, Press & Journal, Private Collection, Rafael Franz, rare whisky 101, restoration, Rick Wright, rickhouse, River Clyde, Rock Town Distillery, Rosebank, Royal Mile Whiskies, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Sour Mash, Special Releases, Speyside, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, St. Louis, Supreme Court, Sweet Mash, tariffs, tasting pack, Templeton Rye, Texas, Thoroughbred, Tomatin, tour, tours, trade, traffic jam, trainer, travel retail, union, video, Viking, Washington, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Whyte & Mackay, Wick, Wilderness Trail, Yamazaki0 comments
It’s been a hot, dry summer in Scotland, and Euan Mitchell isn’t complaining a bit. The managing director of Isle of Arran Distillers is o...
Episode 596: July 3, 201620160703204946
Episode 596: July 3, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 3, 2016@BenWood40, @Misterpie, actor, ambassador, Annis Noe, Arkansas, Arran, Barack Obama, bartender, Beam, Ben Wood, Bloomberg, Bobby Gleason, Booker Noe, Booker's, Booker's Roundtable, Bourbon, Bourbon Brotherhood, Bovey Tracey, Brexit, Brooke Brown Barzun, Brown-Forman, Buckingham Palace, Caithness Viking Festival, campaign, Christy Brown, Cincinnati, clowns, cocktail, cognac, community shares, Compass Box, crowdfunding, Dartmoor, David Stewart, Denver, Devon, Diageo, Diamond Peak, Dingwall, dollar, election, Elliott Gillespie, England, European Union, exchange rate, expansion, fortune, Gerard Butler, gift voucher, Glen Wyvis, Glenturret, gold, Gold Bar Whiskey, Hadleigh Bailey, Hollywood, Honours List, investors, Ira Seligman, JA Mackay, Jake Norris, Jess Graber, Joshua Mercer, Jura, Justin Petszaft, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kickstarter, lease, Licking River, Linda Ruffenach, Little Rock, Lochranza, Louisville, luck, Manhattan, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Master of Malt, Matthew Barzun, MBE, Michter's, movies, Nashville, Nelson's Green Briar Distillery, New Riff, Newport, Norway, Order of the British Empire, Owsley Brown, Pam Heilemann, Perthshire, Phil Brandon, politics, pound, President, Proximo Spirits, Queen Elizabeth, relocation, Rob Dietrich, Rock Town, shaken, silent season, single malt, Snowflake, standards of identity, stirred, Stoke-on-Trent, Stranahan's, tax incentives, Tennessee, The Balvenie, The Bourbon Mixer, The Circus, The Famous Grouse Experience, Thurso, Toogie's Invitation, Tromsø, TTB, UK, United Kingdom, US1, WCPO-TV, Whisky Chicks, Willie Cochrane, Wolfburn, World Duty Free0 comments
Single malt whiskies have been sold in the US for decades, but technically, there’s no official definition for “single malt” in the ...
Episode 593: June 12, 201620160612173612
Episode 593: June 12, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 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...
Episode 540: June 20, 201520150621004452
Episode 540: June 20, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2015@bethpaw, Aberlour, Adam Slagell, age statement, Al Laws, anniversary, architect, Arkansas, Arran, Australia, Balcones, Ballindalloch, Baltimore, Bardstown, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bernheim, Billionaire, Blade and Bow, Bladnoch, bliss, blues, Bottled in Bond, Brisbane, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, cask strength, Castle Brands, CEO, Charles Maclean, childhood, Chivas Brothers, Chris Bauder, closing, Colorado, cooperage, Copperhead Distillery, craft distilling, Cystic Fibrosis, Dave Pickerell, Dave Tanton, Denny Potter, Denver, Diageo, Edinburgh, Edradour, Emiko Kaji, English Whisky Company, Euan Henderson, family, father, Father's Day, Forbes, Glasgow, Glenallachie, Glenlivet, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, Iain Henderson, Illinois, Islay, Jake Norris, Jan Mohr, Japan, Japanese, Jefferson's, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Kevin Plank, Kevin Smith, Kilmalid, Laphroaig, Larry Larson, Larry Schwartz, Laws Whiskey House, Little Rock. Rock Town Distillery, lottery, Macpherson-Grant, Maker's Mark, Maryland, Members Rooms, Mike Campbell, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, Nikka Super, Old Forester, Orphan Barrel, Phil Brandon, Pikesville Rye, Port Covington, President, Queen Street, relay, retire, Roger Wade, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scott Mansfield, Seagram, Secale Rye, shortage, son, song, Speyside, Stephen Thompson, Steve Ury, Stranahan's, sunset, Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru Pure Malt, Talisker, Texas, The Fox, The Pot Still, Tormore, Under Armour, video, Waco, Whisky Drinking Woman, Yoichi0 comments
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and we have two stories to share on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. Euan Henderson didn’t want to ...
Episode 538: June 6, 201520150607023547
Episode 538: June 6, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 7, 2015Angel's Envy, anniversary, Ardmore, Arkansas, Bacardi, Barry Stewart, Beam Suntory, Bernard Walsh, Bernheim, Blended Malt, Bordeaux, Bottled in Bond, Brendan Buckley, Brewdog, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, California, Cecelia Henderson, charges, Château Léoville Barton, Chris Ratcliff, Chuck Cowdery, class action, construction, consumer, Conyngham, Cooley, court, Creative Whisky Company, crowdfunding, David Stirk, defendant, Diageo, dispute, Douglas Laing & Co., Equity for Punks, estate, executor, experiment, family, Flora & Fauna, Forty Creek, Gilbert Curtsinger, Green Spot, Grimsby, guilty, Harlen Wheatley, hug, indictment, Invergordon, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey Association, Jim Beam, Joe Hyman, John Hall, Justin Victor, Kazerouni Law Group, Klaus Doblmann, labeling, Lane Castle, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lee Tatum, Leslie Wright, Lincoln Henderson, Linkwood, litigation, Little Rock, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Midleton, Mount Charles, Ontario, organized crime, pallet, Pappy Van Winkle, Phil Brandon, plea, racketeering, ringleader, Rock Town Distillery, Ronnie Eddins, Scallywag, Shelby County, Single Oak Project, Single Pot Still, Spirited Brands, Teun Van Wel, theft, Three Grain Harmony, Triple Wood, W.L. Weller, Wes Henderson, will, Zsoka McDonald0 comments
This week, we’re looking at the end of an experiment nearly 14 years in the making…Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project. The attempt t...
New Whiskies From The Glenlivet, Ardmore, Douglas Laing, & Rock Town20150601160209
New Whiskies From The Glenlivet, Ardmore, Douglas Laing, & Rock Town
Mark GillespieJune 1, 2015Aberdeenshire, anniversary, Ardmore, Arkansas, Beam Suntory, Bottled in Bond, Douglas Laing & Co., fox terrier, Fred Laing, Laphroaig, Little Rock, Master Distiller's Reserve, Phil Brandon, Rock Town Distillery, Scallywag, Solera, The Glenlivet, tradition, traditional, travel retail, Triple Wood0 comments
June 1, 2015 – Summer is bringing a bunch of new whiskies, with a special emphasis on travel retail offerings during the Northern HemisphereR...
Episode 455: December 8, 201320131208010424
Episode 455: December 8, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 8, 20131963, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, American Forests, Anchorman, Ardbeg, Arkansas, auction, awards, Ballantine's, Balvenie, Billy Walker, Brasil, Brazil, Buffalo Trace, Cardiff, charity, Charitybuzz, Chuck Epperson, competition, Daily Dram, David Blackmore, David Cox, David Mair, Diageo, Drinkmonger, Elgin, Fab Arm, Fabien Baron, Foundation Recipe, Frank Sinatra, Franklin County, George Dickel, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Icons of Whisky, investigation, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Cobleigh, Jamieson Cobliegh, Jon Birkbeck, judging, Karuizawa, Kavalan, Keith Wood, Lalique, Laphroaig, law, lawmakers, legislation, Little Rock, Macallan, Macallan M, Malt Maniacs, Mickey Heads, Mortlach, movie, Number One Drinks Company, Oliver Klimek, Pappy Van Winkle, Pat Melton, Patricia Retson, Phil Brandon, reward, Riviera Imports, Rock Town, Ron Burgundy, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sean Phillips, Sheriff, Sinatra, Sinatra Select, Solist, Teeling, Tennessee Whiskey, Toulouse, unaged, Wales, warehouse, Wee Witchie, Wee Wizard, Whisky Magazine, white whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
The Malt Maniacs announced the results of the 11th annual Malt Maniacs Whisky Awards this week, and a 1973 Karuizawa single cask from Japan ended Glen...
Episode 319: June 4, 201120110603235458
Episode 319: June 4, 2011
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2011Arkansas, Balcones, Belfast, Brimstone, Cairdeas, Chip Tate, craft distilling, Dry Fly, Glen Garioch, Ileach, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jack Daniel's, John Campbell, Kavalan, King Car, Knappogue Castle, Laphroaig, Macallan, Peter Lavery, Phil Brandon, Rocktown, single malt, Taiwan, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, Waco, Washington, wheat, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the last episode, I mentioned the Balcones Brimstone blue corn whiskey from Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas…and how the corn was smoked ov...