Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)20190722035536
Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2019@Mike_W_Simpson, @pogues1977, @TheTracerBullet, age statement, Alan Winchester, Amrut, Atlas Bar, auction, Bartender at Large, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bonhams, breast cancer, Brian Treacy, Cairdeas, Cards Series, Chivas Brothers, Christina Philburn, Code of Federal Regulations, construction, contract, control state, Dante, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, distributor, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, Enigma, Feis Ile, fruits, Glass Revolution Imports, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Global Travel Retail, GMB, Hammer Head, Hanyu, Holyrood Distillery, Hong Kong, Huntly, Ian Stewart, Ichiro Akuto, importer, India, instructors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Ivy Mix, J. Rieger & Co., Jameson, Japan, Jerry O'Sullivan, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, label approvals, labor, labour, Laphroaig, LaSanta, Lebanon, Lynette Marrero, Massachusetts, Missouri, mystery, Nectar D'Or, negotiations, New Orleans, New Riff, New York City, Nikka Whisky, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, palate, Philadelphia, Philanthropy, photo, Portomento, produce, Prohibition, Purple Valley Imports, Quinta Ruban, R&D, Raj Sabharwal, retailer, Royal Salute, Ryan Maloney, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Singapore, single malt, sommelier, Speed Rack, spices, Spirited Awards, stained glass, strike, Sullivan's Cove, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, tasting, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Glenlivet, The Lakes Distillery, The Lost Blend, The Malts Blend, The One, The Party Source, The Signature Blend, three-tier, tied house, Title 27, Triple Triple, TTB, unions, Unite, vegetables, visitors center, visitors centre, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, whisky classes, Wigtown, Woodford Reserve, workers0 comments
Raj Sabharwal doesn’t make whiskies, but his role is critical in making sure you get to drink them. He’s one of the band of independent im...
Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)20190414164633
Good Friends and a Dram of Whisky (Episode 763: April 14, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 14, 2019"Mister Sam", @enternal_expanse, @mikeyjoedrum, @sailorretro, @ScotchTestDummies, @thehonorablej, @VinP27, @wessexwhisky, A.H. Hirsch, advertising, Advertising Standards Agency, AI, American Whiskey Convention, author, Bacardi, Bar 51, Blade & Bow, Bladnoch, Bob Dalgarno, Bob Dylan, Bomberger's, book, Bourbon, Brent Elliott, Captain's Reserve, charity, Chatham Imports, Chris Morris, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, commercial, Compass Box, court, Coxs Creek, Craigellachie, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dingleberry, distillery, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co. Big Peat, Dragon's Legend, Drew Mayville, Edrington, Elizabeth McCall, Elm Street Church, Everett Beam, expansion, Feis Ile, Four Roses, gallery, Game of Thrones, Georgie Bell, Glencairn, Glengoyne, Glenturret, Hans Offringa, Hansjörg Wyss, Heaven's Door, Highland Park, history, House Greyjoy, Ian MacMillan, Islay, John Asher, journalism, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lalique, Lawrenceburg, legal, Lew Bryson, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, Louisville, machine learning, Martin Duffy, Michter's, mint julep, Montreal, Nashville, Neil Bulloch, New York, Nick Savage, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, reckless behavior, Sam Bronfman, Sazerac, Schafferstown, scholarships, Seagram's, Silvio Denz, Small Batch Select, spill, spires, Stitzel-Weller, Stoll & Wolfe, Talisker, Tasting Whiskey, Tennessee, The Beatrice Inn, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Story of the Spaniard, transcripts, Twisted Tattoo, University of Pennsylvania, waiter, Western Kentucky University, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Lew Bryson and Martin Duffy take their whisky seriously…but not much else! When they joined us at the recent American Whiskey Convention in Phil...
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)20190407193059
Writing a New Chapter in Whisky History (Episode 762: April 7, 2019)
Mark GillespieApril 7, 2019Adam Hannett. world record, affinity, Albert Baladi, American Whiskey Convention, April Fool's, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Balcones, Barley, Barrel 21, Beam Suntory, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Calvados, Canada, chairman, charity, collaboration, Compass Box, Cornwall, Cragganmore, Dad's Hat, Dan Jago, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, Domaine Christian Drouin, Douglas Taylor, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, English Whisky Company, environment, Exchequer Roll, executive, expansion, Feis Ile, Friar John Cor, Game of Thrones, Gary Haggart, gas, George Washington's Distillery, George Washington's Rye, Gothenburg, Heidi Grau, Herman Mihalich, House Greyjoy, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Japan, Jeffrey Lichtman, John Glaser, John Rempe, Kat Aagesen, Knappogue Castle, Komagatake, Le Papillon, Liberty Pole Spirits, Lindores Abbey, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Lisa Roper Wicker, Lizzie Rudd, London, Luxco, maltings, mansplaining, Marco de Bartoli, Mars Shinsu, Marsala, Marsmalt, Matt Shattock, Michael Moore, Mike Smith, Mount Vernon, oil, Old Fitzgerald, Ontario, Pact No. 5, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Piggyback, renewable energy, Rob Schwartz, Rob Wiacek, Rye, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, sexism, State College, Steve Bashore, Sweden, Talisker, The Whisky Show, tidal energy, University of Pennsylvania, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Rebellion Festival, whisky, Whistlepig, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodcock, Yakushima0 comments
Lindores Abbey has a unique place in whisky history, thanks to Friar John Cor and the aqua vitae he distilled for the King in 1494. Gary Haggart has a...
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)20181025021027
Just Call Him “Mr. Bourbon” (Episode 735: October 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2018"The Beast", @ezemcgee, @tmaher103, 1816 Cask, A. Smith Bowman, age verification, Al Young, Alberta, author, Bank & Bourbon, Belgium, benefit, book, border, bottles, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Elliott, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Calgary, California, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chattanooga, Chivas Regal, Code of Responsible Practices, Corby, Cork, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Dublin, Dungourney, Edgar Bronfman, EU, European Parliament, European Union, expansion, Fort McMurray, Four Roses, Fox & Geese, Friends of Fort McMurray Firefighters, Gatwick, Golden Carolus, Gooderham & Worts, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, Guy Verhofstadt, hard border, Heathrow, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, Indiana, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Japan, Jim Rutledge, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Lanny McDonald, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceville, Lot #40, Louisville, marketing, Midleton, Mizunara Oak, NHL, NHL Alumni, Northern Border Collection, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Ontario, Paul Wickman, Peerless Rye, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Magazine Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, Pike Creek, Prime Minister, Quebec, recycling, Redbreast, Ryan MacLaughlin, Sagamore Spirit, Samuel Bronfman, Seagram, tattoo, Tennessee, The Glenlivet, Theresa May, Tim Maher, Toronto, travel retail, Twitter, Ultimate Cask Collection, underage, Wendell Clark, whiskey, whisky, wildfires, Wiser's, Wood Buffalo Brewing Company0 comments
Kentucky’s Four Roses Bourbon is marking its 130th anniversary this year, and while Al Young hasn’t been there the whole time…he com...
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)20180729211127
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2018. Life Without Bars, @drmattdreamboat, @yerssot, American Craft Spirits Association, Aoife Clarke, Australia, Basil Hayden's. 2X2 Rye, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Blue Label, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Kinsman, Brussels, Bushmills, Canada, cancer, Casa Cuervo, China, Chris Liro, Cowie's Blue Seal, Craft Spirits Bill, Dail, David Wondrich, Denmark, Diageo, Distiller's Dram, Donald Trump, Dublin, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Edrington, Einar, Elsie Escobar, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Evan Williams Master's Blend, Experimental Series, export, Fire and Cane, Frazier History Museum, Ghost & Rare, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Grant, Guinness, Harald, health labels, High West, Highland Park, import, Ireland, Irish Spirits Association, Jan Westcott, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jason Craig, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker, Jun Tanaka, Karen Betts, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawyer, Life Behind Bars, Louisville, Loyalty of the Wolf, Margie Lehrman, Master's Keep 1894, Matt Baglole, Mexico, Mike Joachim, Mitch Bechard, Mortlach, New Orleans, Noah Rothbaum, Old Overholt, Philadelphia, Pikesville Rye, podcast movement, podcasters, Port Ellen, President, prison, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, resolution, Roe & Co., Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sarah Dickson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Sean MacCready, souvenir, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirit of the Bear, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, St. James's Gate, summit, Svein, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, The Last Drop, trade, trade war, travel retail, turkey, Valkyrie, W.L. Weller, W9, warning label, Warrior Series, Washington, Wee Witchie, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White House, Wild Turkey, Wings of the Eagle, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
Global trade has helped the whisky industry expand massively over the last two decades. With the ongoing trade dispute between the US and its key trad...
Podcasters Tasting Whiskies? Rye Not!20180728202137
Podcasters Tasting Whiskies? Rye Not!
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 2018auto racing, Beam, Chris Liro, Elsie Escobar, Heaven Hill, Heil Sound, High West, IndyCar, Libsyn, Mike Joachim, motorsports, Old Overholt, Philadelphia, philanthropy podcast, Pikesville Rye, Pit Lane Parley, podcast, podcast movement, Rye Whiskey, scuba diving, Sean MacCready, Talkshoe, whiskey, whisky, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
We’ve assembled a panel of podcasters and a longtime WhiskyCast listener for this Tasting Panel session recorded on location at the Podcast Move...
Memories of an Irish Whiskey Legend (Episode 699: May 20, 2018)20180519204831
Memories of an Irish Whiskey Legend (Episode 699: May 20, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 19, 2018@ChristinaCSM, @donaldhanna, @stonekettle, @whiskyslayer, 1926, alembic, Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Angel's Fare, auction, auto racing, Balcones, Barb Helt, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, barrels, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blair Athol, Bonhams, Bourbon Heritage Center, breakfast whisky, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, butt, cancer, Castlemartyr Resort, charity, Chris Morris, Christina Philburn, Colin Keegan, Colkegan, collecting, coopering, coopers, Cork, Crown Royal, Daniel Lam, David Fenkell, definitons, dictionary, Dominic Roskrow, Donald Hanna, Douglas Laing & Co., Dream Cask, Dubai, Dublin, Eddie Russell, Evan Williams, fill in, Flaget Memorial Hospital, Fr. Oak, Fred Laing, Fred Minnick, Fred Noe, French Oak, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, history, hogshead, Hong Kong, hospice, Indianapolis 500, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jason Hauser, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, job description, John Clement Ryan, John Power & Sons, John Ryan, Kansas City, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Le Clos, Legends Series, Louise Schiavone, Louisville, mesquite, Midleton, Missouri, monks, motorsports, New Mexico, Philadelphia, Play-Doh, port pipe, Powers, Redbreast, refill, Rolling Standard, Santa Fe Spirits, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky, Shayne, Sir Peter Blake, sponsor, Staoisha, staves, Steve Nally, Tabasco, Texas, The Birdhouse, The John Milroy Selection, The Macallan, Tom Helt, Union Horse Distilling, Valerio Adami, Virgin Oak, Waco, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Quarterly, Wild Turkey, wood0 comments
Irish Whiskey lost one of its longtime champions this past week with the passing of John Clement Ryan. He was the 7th – and final generation of ...
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)20180510193948
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 10, 2018"The Amber Light", Alan Winchester, aluminum, Andrew Mansinne, archive, Ashton Cigar Bar, auction, Australia, Austria, author, Avengers, Award, Balblair, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Berlin, Bill Grant Smith, Billy Leighton, Bloomberg News, book, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Bruichladdich, Brussels, Bushmills, Cadenhead's, Camden, Captain's Reserve, Chichibu, closing, Colum Egan, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dave Broom, David Jacob, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Donald Trump, Dream Cask, Ed Dodson, Eden Mill, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, Ewan Gunn, export, fish, Fishky, Founder's Reserve, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Germany, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Graham Coull, Great Britain, Hanyu, hard border, Heaven's Door, herring cask, Hombo Shuzo, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt & Grain, import, Indiana, Infinity Stones, Infinity War, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Japan, Japanese Whisky, John Grant, John MacDonald, Johnnie Walker, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawrenceburg, Marc Bushala, Mars Komagatake, Mars Shinsu, Martin Kenney, Masataka Taketsuru, MGP Ingredients, movie, negotiations, New Jersey, Nikka, Northern Ireland, Parliament, party, Paul LaGrange, Philadelphia, Photoshop, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, politics, prank, President, quotas, Redbreast, Reserva, Rita Taketsuru, Rob Whitinger, Rossville Union, Ryan Perry, Rye, Salzburg, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sinn Fein, social media, Spirit of Speyside Festival, spoiler, steel, Strathisla, stupidcask.de, Suntory, Taketsuru, tariffs, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, tease, television, Thanos, The Birdhouse, The Glenlivet, The Way of Whisky, Tom Brim, trade, United Kingdom, voting, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyAuctioneer.com, White Walker, William Grant Smith, World Whisky Day, Yamazaki0 comments
Dave Broom has been one of Japanese whisky’s most passionate observers for many years, and his latest book “The Way of Whisky” delve...
A Craft Distiller’s Last Call20180506184830
A Craft Distiller’s Last Call
Mark GillespieMay 6, 2018Bourbon, business, Camden, Campbell, Chris Williams, Cooper River Distillers, craft distiller, craft distilling, drinks, James Yoakum, Jennifer O'Drain, Kentucky Derby, New Jersey, Philadelphia, RCA, rum, Rye, Shannon Eblen, tasting room, Trent O'Drain, whiskey, whisky0 comments
James Yoakum opened Cooper River Distillers in 2014 in the heart of Camden, New Jersey – just wanting to make good whiskies and rum. He and his ...
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)20180418233735
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2018@miwilliams283, @n1vux, ancestry, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, Atom Brands, Atom Group, auction, Barbara Bush, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Box Distillery, Brandy Library, Brown-Forman, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Chivas Brothers, Clynelish, Compass Box, Connoisseurs Choice, Craft Beverage Corporation, Craigellachie, Declaration of Independence, Diageo, Discovery Range, Distiller's Cut, Distillery Labels, Dublin, Earl Hewlette, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, First Lady, Founding Fathers, Fredericton, fundraiser, Generations, George Urquhart, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkinchie, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Haddonfield, Henry Overholt, High Coast, Holyrood Distillery, Holyrood Park Distillery, Ian MacMillan, Indian King Tavern, investment, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jessica Kadie-Barclay, Jim Beam, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, judgingf, Lum Reek, Lunar Rogue Pub, Mark Norman, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McNair's, Michael Williams, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York City, Nikka, O.Z. Tyler, obituary, Old Overholt, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, portfolio, Private Collection, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Revolution, Rob Carpenter, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Shyamal Ramachandran, Spencer Jacobsen, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Awards, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stephen Rankin, Sweden, Terrepure, Terressentia, The Glenallachie Consortium, tourism, treason, venture capital, visitors centers, West Overton, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, White Heather, Yoichi, ZX Ventures0 comments
Billy Walker could have walked away from the Scotch Whisky business last year after he and his partners sold the BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassa...