The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)20180524164749
The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 24, 2018@bigbadchef, @CentralKYTours, @jimcronin, #Drams4Fams, Age International, aging, architect, auction, auto racing, Big Red Liquors, Blanton's, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brora, Central Kentucky Tours, charity, Clynelish, Colin Gordon, Colorado State University, deficit, Diageo, Discovery Series, donations, Dublin, Edmonton Scotch Club, Edrington, Egypt, Emperador, European Union, exports, food bank, fundraiser, geographic indicators, Georgie Crawford, Giza, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Great Pyramid, Halewood Wines & Spirits, history, Hong Kong, Hungarian Oak, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Jay Howard, Jim Cronin, John Crabbie & Co., John Currence, Ken Grier, Kentucky, label, Lagavulin, laser, lions, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Matt Colglazier, Method And Madness, Mississippi, Move On Up Mississippi, negotiations, Notre Dame, One Cure, Oxford Bourbon Festival and Auction, Paris, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, Private Select, Richard Paterson, River Spey, Rosebank, rumor, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shortage, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside, Springbank, Stephen Rankin, Stewart Duncan, SWA, tariff war, The Drinks Business, The Guardian, The Macallan, trade, trade barriers, trade deficit, U.S. Trade Representative, UFO, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, YouTube0 comments
Edrington first announced plans for The Macallan’s new distillery in 2012, but the planning process on what may be one of the longest distillery...
Diageo Juggles Distillery Managers Ahead of Port Ellen & Brora Revivals20180524111007
Diageo Juggles Distillery Managers Ahead of Port Ellen & Brora Revivals
Mark GillespieMay 24, 2018Brora, Clynelish, Colin Gordon, Diageo, Feis Ile, Georgie Crawford, Ileach, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Keith Miller, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, project manager, Revival, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Stewart Bowman, whiskey, whisky0 comments
May 24, 2018 – As thousands of whisky lovers descend on Islay for the annual Feis Ile, the Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Diageo’s La...
Diageo Plans to Reopen Port Ellen and Brora Distilleries20171009142423
Diageo Plans to Reopen Port Ellen and Brora Distilleries
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 2017Brora, Clynelish, David Cutter, DCL, Diageo, Distillers Company, Economy Minister, Grand Metropolitan, Guinness, Highlands, IDV, Islay, Keith Brown, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Government, UDV, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 9, 2017 – When Scotch Whisky history buffs gather over a few drams, the discussion usually turns to a question along the lines of “...
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 625: January 22, 2017)20170122180943
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 625: January 22, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2017Alberta Distillers, Angie Garcia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Bill Ashburn, Bill Farrrar, Bowmore, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chris Spaulding, climate change, Corby, craft distilling, Dave Broom, David Rule, David Stewart, Davin de Kergommeaux, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Don Livermore, Douglas Taylor, Edrington, Edrington Americas, expansion, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Frédéric Revol, Garden Stillhouse, Glencairn, Gooderham & Worts, Hagerstown, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hotel Grand Pacific, Irish Distillers, Islay, Islay Cask, J.P. Wiser's, John Hall, Lot No. 40, Marcio Ramos, Mark Breene, Maryland, Masterson's, Matt Hofmann, Midleton Distillery, Northern Border Collection, Paul Ross, peat, peated, Pernod Ricard, Pete Lynch, Pete Lynch Whiskey Experience, Pike Creek, Port Ellen Maltings, Portugal, pot still, Remy Cointreau, retirement, Richard Zeller, Sam Simmons, Scotch the Tasters, ScotchWhisky.com, Simon Coughlin, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters Distillery, sustainable, The Balvenie, The Macallan, The Other Guys, Thomas Rule, Tim Meushaw, Unicorn, Union 52, Vault Edition, Vermont, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Westland, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Whistlepig, Windsor0 comments
This week, we’re on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia! We’ll discuss a new range of premium Canadian whiskies c...
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)20170101000114
The Art of Whisky Blending (Episode 622: January 1, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 1, 2017@dramgoodwhisky, @IrishLegs, @MarlynnL, @muzzman78, anniversary, aroma, bastard child, blending, Bob Dixon, Bowmore, brandy, Brewdog, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Campfire, Canada, Cascades Whiskey Bar, CBC News, charity, Colorado, consultant, Diageo, Dr. McGillicuddy's, Dunyvaig Castle, Estes Park, final dram, Finlaggan Trust, first dram, fundraising, Germain-Robin, Greg Lipin, High West, highway sign, Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter Smith, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Islay Heritage, J. Henry & Sons, James Watt, Jody Miall, Joseph A. Magnus & Co., Kildalton, Lagavulin, lawsuit, LCBO, Linda Peterson, Loch Lomond, logo, Lone Wolf Distillery, Marlynn Luhrsen, Martin Dickie, master blender, McTaggart Lesiure Center, MGP, Ministry of Transportation, Murray Hassan, Nancy Fraley, Nic Stilton-Massey, North of 7 Distillery, nosing, O.F.C. Vintages, Ontario, Ottawa, Outryder, Peter Grasson, Port Ellen Maltings, Red Tape Follies, Richard Lewis, RSPB, Sam Mead, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, smell, Stanley Hotel, Suzanna, SWA, The Whisky Exchange, Tim Meushaw, trademark, Uncle Duke's, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Blending is part art and part science, and unless you’re drinking a single cask whisky, every dram you try has been tweaked by the nose of an ex...
Inside the Port Ellen Maltings20161228145901
Inside the Port Ellen Maltings
Mark GillespieDecember 28, 2016Barley, Colin Gordon, Diageo, Iain MacArthur, Islay, malting, peat, Port Ellen Maltings, single malt, whiskey, whisky0 comments
The days when each Scotch Whisky distillery malted its own barley are long gone, and only a few distilleries still have malting floors. Now, most dist...
Brendan McCarron: The Heir Apparent20160526133305
Brendan McCarron: The Heir Apparent
Mark GillespieMay 26, 2016Ardbeg, Ardbeg Night, Astor Center, Bill Lumsden, Brendan McCarron, Brent Elliott, Brian Kinsman, Burghead, Caol Ila, Dark Cove, David Stewart, Diageo, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, Highlands, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jim Rutledge, Lagavulin, Mickey Heads, New York City, Oban, Port Ellen Maltings, Private Edition, retirement, Roseisle, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speyside, succession, University of Strathclyde, William Grant & Sons0 comments
May 25, 2016 – Most businesses have succession plans in place, and the whisky business is no exception. At Kentucky’s Four Roses Distiller...
Ardbeg 1965 Tops McTear’s March Auction20150327183243
Ardbeg 1965 Tops McTear’s March Auction
Mark GillespieMarch 27, 2015Ardbeg, auction, bidding, Black Bowmore, collecting, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Jason Craig, John Grant, Macallan, McTears, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, rare0 comments
March 27, 2015 – A rare Ardbeg 1965 took top bid honors during the monthly auction of rare whiskies Wednesday at McTear’s in Glasgow with ...
Whisky & Water Use Criticized by Scottish Regulators20150120165233
Whisky & Water Use Criticized by Scottish Regulators
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2015Angus Dundee, Baxter's, Ben Nevis, Burn Stewart, Chivas Brothers, Cragganmore, Dailuane, Deanston, Diageo, environment, farms, Fochabers, Glencadam, Glengoyne, golf courses, Ian MacLeod, Ian MacMillan, Jura, Keith Miller, Kirin, leaks, Longmorn, Miltonduff, Port Ellen Maltings, river, Rob Edwards, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA, Speyside, Teaninich, water, water permits, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
January 20, 2015 – Scottish environmental regulators ranked eight whisky plants as “poor” for exceeding their allowed water usage du...
Episode 518: January 24, 2015