Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
Episode 482: June 6, 201420140606203741
Episode 482: June 6, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 6, 2014acquisition, Adam Rogers, Alliance Global, analysts, antitrust, Art Antiques London, Atlanta, auction, Australia, author, biology, book, Bourbon Hunter, Box Distillery, brain, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Cambridge, Campari, Canada, Canadian, cat, charity, chemistry, Children In Crisis, competition, Competition & Markets Authority, coolbottlecaps, crane, Diageo, distillation, Duke of York, earnings, education, Elijah, Emperador, Experimental Collection, fermentation, flavored whiskey, flavored whisky, Forty Creek, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, Grimsby, hangover, Hovenia, Ivo Fanotti, Jack Daniel's, John Hall, lab, Lauren Walles, Lion's Clyde Pub, markets, Markham, medicine, Office of Fair Trading, Ontario, Pasteur, Patrick Maguire, Paul Varga, Pioneer, Prince Andrew, proof, regulators, Richard Awbrey, River Clyde, science, scientists, Sullivan's Cove, Sweden, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Tennessee Honey, tourism, Whiskey Apostles, Whyte & Mackay, Wired, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, yeast0 comments
Humans have been drinking alcohol for centuries, but there are still many things we don’t understand about it…basic things like the chemis...
Charles Gordon: 1927-201320131223155740
Charles Gordon: 1927-2013
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2013Charles Gordon, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenn Gordon, Grant's, Pioneer, William Grant, William Grant & Sons0 comments
December 23, 2013 – Charles Gordon, one of the pioneers of the Scotch whisky industry, has died at the age of 86 in New York City. Gordon was th...
Episode 438: August 18, 201320130818150801
Episode 438: August 18, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2013airport, Amazon, American Stillhouse, Amsterdam, anniversary, Ardbeg, Atlantic City, Australia, author, baggage, Balblair, Bangkok, bar, Barbara Townsend, barbecue, Beard, bison, blends, Blood Atonement, Blue Sky Ranch, Bob Townsend, book, Booker Noe, Bourbon Women, Brendan Coyle, Brisbane, Brown-Forman, burger, Canberra, chef, Chicago, City Editions, Clermont, Compass Box, Dalmore, David Perkins, Delaware, Delilah's, Director's Cut, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, Distilling Rob, Douglas Laing, Dublin, dusty bottle, duty free, EasyJet, Edinburgh, fees, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Fred's Smokehouse, Glen Moray, Glenglassaugh, Groningen, Guy Horne, High West, Highland Park, James Dumas, James Fowler, Jameson, Jane Parsons, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, KDA, Keith Batt, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, limited edition, Linkwood, Lois Mateus, London, Lore of Whisky, Malaga, Martine Nouet, Matt Wooler, Mike Miller, Moscow, mystery, Nant, Newark, Nuance, Paris, Park City, Pioneer, pronunciation, resort, restaurant, Rob Gard, Royal Mile Whiskies, Ryanair, saloon, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Singapore, Single Cask Nation, ski, small batch, Spain, Steve Husain, Sydney, Tomatin, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Uigeadail, Utah, Western, Whisky Fringe, World of Whisky, Wyoming0 comments
Utah’s High West Distillery & Saloon crams a craft distillery and high-end restaurant into two historic buildings in the ski resort’s ...
Episode 266: June 20, 201020100619224600
Episode 266: June 20, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 19, 2010Alasdair Day, auction, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Campbeltown, Caspar MacRae, collecting, Cooley, cruise, distillery, Frank McHardy, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeff Bower, Jim Beam, John Hansell, Kilbeggan, Kimbal Weber, Malt Advocate, Mandarin Oriental, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Pioneer, sale, Seattle, Shanken, Signature, single grain, speakers, Springbank, Tullamore Dew, Tweeddale, water, Whisky Guild, whisky school, Yamazaki0 comments
Glenfiddich will be releasing just 50 bottles of its 50-year-old single malt a year for the next 10 years, and opened one of the first 5 U.S. bottles ...
Episode 118: November 11, 200720071110225200
Episode 118: November 11, 2007
Mark GillespieNovember 10, 2007ambassador, Award, Bacardi, Balvenie, blending, Canada, Canadian, Canto, Compass Box, craft distilling, Dewar's, distillery, expansion, Forty Creek, Glengoyne, Highland Park, Jason Craig, John Glaser, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Lalique, Macallan, Magic Cask, Malt Advocate, Pioneer, search, single cask, Six Pillars, Spice Tree, Stuart Hendry, warehouses0 comments
John Hall of Canada’s Kittling Ridge Distillery makes his whiskies the hard way, distilling and maturing his grains separately, then blending th...
Episode 66: November 12, 200620061112195700
Episode 66: November 12, 2006
Mark GillespieNovember 12, 2006Annette Tweedie, awards, Bill Lumsden, Binny's, Blue Label, Bourbon, Chicago, Duncan Taylor, Euan Shand, events, Festival, Forty Creek, Four Grain, Frank McHardy, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glengyle, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, John Hall, John Hansell, Johnnie Walker, Kittling Ridge, Kris Comstock, Lombard, Malt Advocate, Masters Collection, New York, Pebble Beach, Pioneer, Richard Lombard, Rittenhouse Rye, Russell Anderson, Springbank, WhiskyFest, Woodford Reserve0 comments
It’s the first anniversary for WhiskyCast, and we had a big party in New York Monday night to celebrate. OK, it wasn’t really our party...