The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)20180909204127
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2018@CGBSpender8874, @scotchology1, @whiskyfreedom, @whiskyranker, acquisition, age statement, album, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Arden, baby, Bacardi, band, Bardstown, Benromach, birth, Blackened Whiskey, Blended Malt, BMW, Booker Noe Distillery, Boss Hog, Boston, Bourbon, Brad Mead, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Brugal Rum, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Catoctin Creek, charity, Chris Spalding, classic malts, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Coxs Creek, Dave Pickerell, David DeFazio, Dawn Smith, Diageo, distillery, Donald Colville, Duke of Rothesay, Edrington, Edrington Americas, England, Erik Smith, estate, fire, firefighters, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon & MacPhail, Hampton Manor Inn, Heaven Hill, High West, Highland Park, historic, hog, impressions, inert gas, insurance, Jaclyn Minnick, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, judge, Julian Joseph Minnick, Kate Mead, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirby, Kirin, Kirkwall, Lawrenceburg, Longmorn, Louisville, Magnum, Maureen Robinson, Metallica, Moet Hennessy, Mortimer, Mount Vernon, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO, negotiations, Oreck, Orkney, Oscar Minnick, oxidation, partnership, pattern bargaining, Pernod Ricard, picket line, pig, police, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, Ryan Ashley, Scotch, SEIU, Smoking Man, Smooth Ambler, Soleo Collection, Special Releases, stake, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, strike, strike vote, Talisker, Teamsters Union, The Famous Grouse, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Spirit of Mauve, The Story of the Spaniard, tour, Tuthilltown Spirits, UCFW, union, United Auto Workers, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacuum, Van Winkle, vintages, Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig Rye, William Grant & Sons, Woodinville, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Like most romances, Wyoming Whiskey and Edrington had plenty of potential partners trolling around. Neither one needed a partner, until they found eac...
Episode 541: June 27, 201520150627230834
Episode 541: June 27, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2015@polkabecky, @Str8TalkWhiskey, Allt a'Bhainne, Angel City Brewing Company, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Aultmore, Baltimore, beer, Bernheim, brewers, brewing, Brooklyn, Burns, Cairdeas, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, cease and desist, Changhi, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, Constellation Brands, Corsair Artisan, Corsair Artisan Distillery, Craig Beam, Craigellachie, Dalmunach, Dan Cigno, DCigno, Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Denny Potter, Drinking Buddies, Duke of Rothesay, Evan Williams, explosion, Feis Ile, Fettercairn, Few Spirits, Four Kings, Glen Keith, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Great Divide Brewing Company, Green Spot, Haneda, Harley, Heaven Hill, Hilliard's Beer, Hong Kong, Imperial, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, John Campbell, Journeyman Distillery, KelSo Brewing Company, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Last Feather Rye, lawyer, LBL Moonshine, Lindores Whisky Fest, M.B. Roland, M.B. Roland Distillery, Mary Beth Roland, Maryland, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, medallion, Mississippi River Distilling Company, motorcycle, Nick Ligon, North British, Parker Beam, Paul Roland, Pikesville Rye, Prince Charles, Ravenswood, Redbreast, reincarnation, Rochdale Farm, Rochester, Rothesay, scarcity, shortage, Silver Trail Distillery, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Pot Stills, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, State Fire Marshal, stillhouse, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenrothes, Tokyo, Tomintoul, trademark, travel retail, US Olympic Committee, Vanderbilt, Whisky Olympics, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Straight Rye0 comments
Just as whisky brands need to change things up once in a while to remain fresh, so do whisky festivals. Tickets have gone on sale for this September...
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, ...
Ardbeg Distillery Bottling To Benefit Port Ellen20140616134224
Ardbeg Distillery Bottling To Benefit Port Ellen
Mark GillespieJune 16, 2014Ardbeg, Bill Lumsden, charity, community, Cross, Duke of Rothesay, Glenmorangie, Islay, Kildalton, North Highlands Initiative, Port Ellen, Prince Charles0 comments
June 16, 2014 – Ardbeg is releasing a special distillery-only bottling to support The Kildalton Project, which is part of a larger program aimed...
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 345: November 27, 201120111127012600
Episode 345: November 27, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011awards, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, Bourbon, Bulleit, David Blackmore, Diageo, film, Filson, Gavin Hewitt, gifts, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Hanse Spirit, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, Icons, Jim Martin, Jimmy Russell, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, Louisville, Macduff, Malt Maniacs, Malted Muse, Master of Malt, Michael Veach, Nectar of the Daily Drams, Obama, Pappy Van Winkle, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, royal warrant, Serge Valentin, St. Isidore, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, SWA, Tom Bulleit, turkeys, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of...
Episode 264: June 4, 201020100604162200
Episode 264: June 4, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 4, 2010Alan Ingalls, Alan Winchester, auction, Belmont, Bonhams, Cellar Collection, Charles Maclean, Christian Porta, collecting, Denver, distillery, expansion, Founder's Reserve, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, horse, Jim Cryle, location, Michael Halpern, Murdo Mackenzie, New York, Prince Charles, Rob Mark, Scott Hartig, Speyside, still, Stuart Robson, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The Glenlivet is the world’s #2 single malt, and is taking aim at the top spot with a new distillery expansion. Chivas Brothers celebrated the $...
Episode 128: January 20, 200820080120000100
Episode 128: January 20, 2008
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2008Al Capone, arrest, bootlegger, Bourbon, Burns, Devin Zell, Diageo, Drammies, exciseman, Famous Grouse, gauger, Heathrow, illegal distillery, Joann Gilmartin, John Campbell, Kevin Erskine, Laphroaig, music, police, Prince Charles, royal warrant, Stagg, voting, Wednesbury0 comments
It’s time to celebrate Burns Night this week! Whisky lovers around the world will honor the bard of Scotland, the legendary Robert Burns, on the...