The Future of Whisky? (Episode 769: May 26, 2019)20190526203736
The Future of Whisky? (Episode 769: May 26, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 26, 2019@dgriffinchess, @ScientistMel, @seanwhiter, AI, Alec Lee, aluminum, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, aqua vitae, Ardnahoe, Armorik, Bourbon, Canada, chemistry, chess, China, conference, construction, Cooley, Dad's Hat, data, David Stewart, Day of Dark Barley, Denmark, Distillerie Warenghem, Douglas Griffin, Dublin, eau de vie, Edinburgh, Endless West, European Union, expansion, exports, Feis Ile, Fercullen, Finland, FourKind, France, Future of Everything Festival, Glyph, GNS, grain neutral spirits, grandmaster, Highland Park, Hunter Laing & Co., imports, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, J. Rieger & Co., Kansas City, Karen Betts, laboratory, Latin, Lindores Abbey, machine learning, Mackmyra, Mexico, Microsoft, molecular whisky, molecules, monasteries, monks, Noel Sweeney, Pennsylvania, photography, Powerscourt, Scarabus, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean White, Simon Pagenaud, Søren Solkaer, spirit whisky, Spirited Science, steel, stories, SWA, Sweden, Sweet Toast of American Oak, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Balvenie, The Week of Peat, trade, Triagoz, TTB, Tuath, turkey, United States, Usquaebach, Wall Street Journal, water, whiskey, whisky, white dog0 comments
This week’s episode is certain to arouse the ire of whisky purists. We’re looking at Glyph, a “molecular whiskey” that’s...
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)20180812172056
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2018Aber Falls, airport, American Single Malt, aquavit, Arran, Aviation Gin, Bardstown, Barton 1792 Distillery, Bergstrom Vineyards, Birthday Bourbon, Black Dirt Bourbon, Black Dirt Distillery, Bowmore, Brodick Bay, Bunnahabhain, Casa Magdalena, Christian Krogstad, cleanup, collapse, construction, Corrie Hanna, counterfeit, cranes, Deanston, definition, Distell, distilling, Donald Hanna, Euan Mitchell, Explorers Series, exports, George Garvin Brown, Guatemala, guild, House Spirits, Hudson Valley, Ian Macleod Distillers, Iowa, Ireland, Islay, Jake Holshue, James MacTaggart, Jeneen Bell, John Drake, Julia Ritz Toffoli, Kaveh Zamanian, Kaveh Zamarian, Kentucky, Kentucky.com, Lagg, Ledaig, livery, Louisville, Magnum, mansplaining, Mark Reynier, master distiller, Masters of Photography Series, MGP, Miles Munroe, Multnomah Whiskey Library, New York, ninja, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Oregon, photographers, photography, pinot noir, poll, Portland, Portland International Airport, Rabbit Hole Distilling, rickhouse, rum, Ryan Reynolds, salvage, Sarah Burgess, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, single malt, South Africa, Speyside, tasting room, Templeton, Templeton Rye, The Macallan, Tobermory, tourism, tours, trademark, Twitter, visitors, Wales, Waterford Distillery, Westward, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, whisky club, Willamette River, Women Who Whiskey, Worshipful Company of Distillers0 comments
This week, we’ll visit House Spirits Distillery – part of Portland’s “Distillery Row” along the eastern banks of the Wil...
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)20180708172755
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2018@JohnnietheScot, @laurieinseattle, @pleddy, @RealWhiskyDave, #freethewhisky, #GreatIslaySwim, Alaska, Amir Peay, Anthony Gismondi, Aultmore, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, auto racing, Bardstown, barrels, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Border Marches, bottles, Bourbon, Brad Halpin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buggalo Trace, Caribbean Cask Finish, Carn Mor, Catoctin Creek, Chairman's Reserve Rum, charring, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chivas XV, Chocolate Edition, Cincinnati, Col. E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving Bourbon, collapse, Compass Box, construction, contestant, cooperage, cowboy, Czech Republic, damage, Dario Franchitti, Dave Kearns, David Stewart, debris, Delilah's, Delilah's XXV, Denali, Department of Environmental Protection, Distilled Spirits Council, Double Oaked, Douglas Laing & Co., Duns, environment, exports, Family Reserve, fire, firefighters, fish, flame, Formula 1, Founder's Reserve, Gal Granov, Glenfiddich, Glenmore., Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grande Champagne Cognac, Grant's, Great Islay Swim, heat, Heaven Hill, Hickory, High West, Hockenheim, horse, Independent Stave Company, Indianapolis 500, inspection, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Israel, Jack McLaughlin, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jay Erisman, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Johnnie Mundell, Kelly Carpenter, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, labels, Lark Distillery, Larry Ebersold, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, limerick, Mairtin Seoighe, Mark Brown, Mark Hicken, Mark Reynier, Marriage 0962, MGP, Michter's, Mike Miller, Morrison & Mackay, museum, Nant Distillery, NDP, New Democratic Party, New Riff Distilling, New York City, Newport, NPR, O.K.I., Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Overeem Distillery, Paul Leddy, Petr Hosek, photography, province, radio, recovery, regulation, rickhouse, Rob Carpenter, Roundstone Rye, Rye, sample, Sazerac, Scallywag, Seppeltsfield Estate, Simon Brooking, Smokey Triple Reserve, SMWS Canada, Snow Phoenix, St. Lucia Distillers, Steamboat, Steel Bonnets, structural engineers, Sun Phoenix, swimming, tariffs. imports, Tasmania, The Balvenie, The Barber of Figaro, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The Lakes Distillery, The Party Source, Toasted Barrel Finish, toasting, tourists, tours, trade secret, trade war, Triple Wood, Trump Administration, University of Wyoming, Vancouver, voice mail, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Walsh Whiskey, Warren Randall, water, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Chocolate Day, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska’s Denali to owning one of Kentucky’s largest chains of liquor...
The WhiskyCast Holiday Gift Guide20161205183016
The WhiskyCast Holiday Gift Guide
Mark GillespieDecember 5, 2016101 Whiskies, actor, Amazon, author, bar, bartender, Basil Hayden's, book, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Chivas Regal, Christine Sismondo, coasters, Cocktail Courier, cocktails, crafts, craftsman, Dominic Roskrow, drinks, Fiona Rintoul, Fred Minnick, Georgette Moger-Petraske, gift. gift guide, headphones, hearing-impaired, history, holiday, Huckberry.com, Ian Buxton, Ingvar Ronde, Islay, Japan, Jim Beam, Jim Kokoris, Kara Newman, Konrad Borkowski, LSTN Sound, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Milk and Honey, New York, Nick Offerman, Parks & Recreation, photography, recipes, Rob Roy, Rump Stump, Sasha Petraske, Starkey Hearing Institute, Tokyo, travel kit, Whisky Connoisseur, Whisky Japan, wood, woodworking0 comments
What do you give the whisky lover on your holiday list? It’s easy to pick up a bottle of whisky, but let’s say your giftee already has mor...
Episode 603: August 21, 201620160821000822
Episode 603: August 21, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 20161920 Prohibition Edition, 291 Colorado Whiskey, 9/11, Adelphi, Alasdair Day, Aspen, BenRiach, Birthday, Booker's, Bordeaux, Brown-Forman, camera, Canada, Colin Taylor, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Copperworks Distilling, darkroom, David Robertson, Diageo, Distillery 291, Edinburgh, Engine Shed, Family Collector, Fireball, George S. Grant, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hanyu, Highland Park, Hobbister, Holyrood Park Distillery, Inner Circle, Instagram, Japan, Jason Craig, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Longmorn, Masters of Whisky, medicinal, Michael Myers, New York City, Old Forester, online, Orkney, Paul Hambrick, photographer, photography, Prohibition, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rob Carpenter, Rob Dietrich, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Seattle, September 11, sfmarv, Steve Beal, Stranahan's, TBG & Co., The Dalmore, The Glover, The Tweedale Blend, Triple Bourbon Finish, Tweedale, whiskey, Whiskey Row Series, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, World Trade Center, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
After years of working with supermodels and high-strung art directors in New York City, Michael Myers lives a much simpler – and more rewarding ...
Episode 530: April 18, 201520150418233329
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2015A. Smith Bowman, Adrian Graham, Ambassador Cask, analysts, Anthony Russo, Aultmore, Australia, bail, Ballindalloch, basketball, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, blog, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, cave, Chapter 13, charity, China, Churchill Downs, court, Craig Beam, crime, critters, Crown Royal, Dewar's, Diageo, Duchess or Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, earnings, English Whisky Company, estate, Fairfax, Frankfort, Franklin County, Fredericksburg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gimli, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Grantown-on-Spey, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, historic, horse racing, Ian MacLeod, Ian Macleod Distillers, indictment, Jack Daniel's, Josh Hafer, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Last Great Malts of Scotland, lawschooldrunk, Lem Tolley, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, LVMH, Lynchburg, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, Martin, Master Distillers Series, mint julep, New South Wales, Northern Harvest, Odin, Old Taylor, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pat Melton, Peristyle, photography, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, renovations, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Brackla, running, sales, Sheriff, Speyside, St. George's Day, still, suspect, Sydney, Tamdhu, The Glenrothes, theft, Thoroughbred, Time For Whisky, tour, United Kingdom, University of Kentucky, Valhalla Collection, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vintage Reserve, Virginia, warehouse, wax dip, WhiskyFest, Wild Turkey, WLEX, Woodford Reserve, Wounded Warrior Equestrian Project1 comment
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, ...
Episode 418: March 30, 201320130330005607
Episode 418: March 30, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 30, 2013Alasdair Day, Amrut, Arran, Balblair, Bangalore, Bardstown, Bavaria, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bruichladdich, Caskstrength.net, closeup, Craig Beam, Cutty Sark, Dave Pickerell, Dewar's, Diageo, Edrington, Ernie Button, flavoring, Four Roses, Frankfurt, George Washington's Distillery, Germany, GlenDronach, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, horse racing, India, Jason Craig, Jim Rutledge, Joel Harrison, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Kirsteen Campbell, LCBO, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Loch Gorm, Macallan, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Mellow Corn, Mount Vernon, Neil Ridley, Parker Beam, Penny Chenery, photography, Remy Cointreau, Ruari Reynier, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Secretariat, Seth Grandeau, Shapira, Slyrs, SWA, The Times of India, The Tweeddale Blend, The Whisky Exchange, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Wee Ruari0 comments
Cutty Sark is marking two anniversaries within a week or so: the brand’s 90’s anniversary on March 23 and the third anniversary of its acq...
Episode 371: May 28, 201220120526200848
Episode 371: May 28, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 26, 2012auto racing, Caol Ila, Dario Franchitti, distillery, distilling, Frankfurt, Indianapolis, Indianapolis 500, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Jura, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, Lagavulin, Midleton, photography, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Speedway, Steve Beshear, Taiwan, Travel, whiskey, whisky, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week’s episode was recorded on location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the day before the 2012 Indianapolis 500 (won by Scotsman Dar...
Episode 370: May 20, 201220120520003428
Episode 370: May 20, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 20, 20121964, An Cnoc, Ardbeg, Belfast, blending lab, blog, Bourbon, Bowmore, chefs, competition, cooking, Dave Martin, Dram Therapy, Elijah Craig, Feis Ile, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Iain McCallum, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Laphroaig, photography, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch, Scotland, Scottish Field, whiskey, whisky0 comments
1964 was an iconic year at Scotland’s Bowmore Distillery, though that fact wouldn’t be known for decades. The casks laid down that year pr...
Episode 343: November 13, 201120111113225819
Episode 343: November 13, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 13, 2011Amy Preske, awards, Balcones, Bonhams, Buffalo Trace, Chip Tate, craft distilling, Damian Riley-Smith, distillery, Elmer T. Lee, Evan Williams, Four Roses, ghosts, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Grand Traverse, Heaven Hill, Highland, Icons, Jim Rutledge, Jura, Larry Kass, Louisville, Macallan, Michigan, Noah Rothbaum, photography, Picard, Ronnie Cox, Scottish Field, single cask, Springbank, SWA, Tullibardine, Whisky Magazine0 comments
Whisky Magazine announced its U.S. Icons of Whisky Awards this week in Louisville, and I was on hand for the ceremonies. Four Roses won Distiller of t...