Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754
Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments
Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)20190106165051
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2019Aberfeldy, Abhainn Dearg, acquisition, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, application, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bain's, Beam Suntory, Bicentenary, Big Five Duty Free, Black Prince, Booker Noe Distillery, Bourbon, Brent Stewart, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Calgary, Cambus, Canada, Canadian Club, Chicago, Christopher Winters, competition, construction, Daniel Marlowe, Dave Pickerell, DC, Diageo, District of Columbia, Donegal, Douglas Laing & Co., East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Feis Ile, first dram, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Fritz Farm, Gaja Capital, Georgie Crawford, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, hockey, Imperial. @lawschooldrunk, India, Indiana, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Lewis, James Sedgewick Distillery, Jim Beam Distillery, Johannesburg, John Distilleries, John Newfry, Johnnie Walker, Kent Crittenden, Kentucky, Kentucky for Kentucky, Kilchoman, Laddie Classic, Lagavulin, Last Dram, Lexington, liquor agency, Little Book, lottery, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's Mark, Maryland, moonshine, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Year's, NHL, nosing, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Ohio, palate, Palmetto Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul John, planning approval, planning permission, Port Ellen, R.J. Hodges, Raj Singh, Ryan Campbell, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky. expansion, Scotland, shares, single grain, South Africa, South Carolina, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, stake, Stanley Cup, Star Industries, Sukhinder Singh, tasting, The Balvenie, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Deveron, The Whisky Exchange, Three Chord Bourbon, Tim Knittel, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Virginia, visitors centers, Washington, Washington Capitals, whiskey, Whiskey Bear, whisky, world champions, Zionsville0 comments
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far between...
Conor McGregor Debuts “Proper No. Twelve” Irish Whiskey20180918112749
Conor McGregor Debuts “Proper No. Twelve” Irish Whiskey
Mark GillespieSeptember 18, 2018Ballykelly Mill, Beckmann, Becle, Bono, boxing, Bushmills, Carlow Brewing Company, Casa Cuervo, Clarence Hotel, Conor McGregor, County Antrim, County Kildare, Crumlin, David Elder, Dublin, Dublin 12, Eire Born Spirits, EU, European Union, fighter, fighting, first responders, Floyd Mayweather, Ireland, Irish Examiner, Irish Whiskey, Jose Cuervo, Kildare County Council, Las Vegas, Mexico, mixed martial arts, MMA, Notorious, Paddy McKillen, planning approval, Proper No. Twelve, Proximo Spirits, ring, Seamus O'Hara, The Edge, The Times, trademark, U2, UFC, whiskey, whisky0 comments
September 18, 2018 – More than a year after announcing his plans to launch his own Irish Whiskey brand during a post-fight news conference, mixe...
Whisky By the Generations (Episode 704: June 7, 2018)20180607191540
Whisky By the Generations (Episode 704: June 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 7, 2018agriculture, allocation, aluminum, annual report, BenRiach, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Cahir, Canada, CEO, David Stewart, development, distributor, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., earnings, EU, European Union, export, G7 Summit, geographical indicator, George Eustice, Gordon Motion, Great Britain, Great Northern Distillery, Honeoye Falls Distillery, Idaho, import, Ireland, Irish Times, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, Jennifer Nickerson, John Ramsay, John Teeling, John's, Jura, Kevin Baker, King of Kentucky, Knockmealdowns, Lawson Whiting, Liam Ahearn, Lorne Cousin, Louth, M8, maturation warehouse, Mayvore, Mexico, Minister, New York, Newfoundland, Northern Ireland, planning approval, President, Prohibition, Provenance Coastal Collection, Quebec, Red Saw Rye, retailer, Rochester, Rod Dzebiak, Rod Robbins, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott James Turner-Preece, St, steel, Stuart Nickerson, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Glenrothes, three-tier system, Tipperary Distillery, trade, trade war, Trump Administration, Tun 1509, Watershed, Westmeath, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, zoning0 comments
With Father’s Day coming up, we’ll meet a Scottish woman following her father into the whiskey business. That’s right…whiskey....
Plans Announced for Another Islay Whisky Distillery20180427181939
Plans Announced for Another Islay Whisky Distillery
Mark GillespieApril 27, 2018Ardbeg, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Caol Ila, Diageo, Elements of Islay, Elixir Distillers, Farkin Cottage, Google Earth, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Kildalton Cross, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, planning approval, Port Askaig, Port Ellen, Raj Singh, Scotland, Speciality Drinks, Sukhinder Singh, The Whisky Exchange, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 27, 2018 – Scotland’s “whisky island” of Islay has around 3,000 residents, and could soon have eleven malt whisky distil...