Episode 481: May 31, 201420140530175744
Episode 481: May 31, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 30, 2014Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, Auchentoshan, Auriverdes, Austin, banjo, bar, Bar High Five, Best Of The Best, Billy Leighton, Brazil, Brendan Buckley, Buchanan's, Bulleit, cabin, cat, Celtic Whiskey Shop, code, collector, Companta, contract, counterfeit, couple, cow's arse, Crimea, currency, David Frost, Diageo, driving, Dublin, Duchess, Duke, England, Eric Burke, Euromonitor, European Union, Famous Grouse Experience, Feis Ile, football, Four Roses, free trade, Ginza, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Grant's, Grant's Signature, Hamish Torrie, Hibiki, Hidetsugo Ueno, independence, India, Irish Distillers, Islay, Ivan Menezes, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kate Middleton, Ken Grier, Macallan, magazine, Massachusetts, Massandra, Master, McDowell's, Michter's, Mickey Heads, New York, Officer's Choice, penalties, Peter Beaulieu, Prince George, Prince William, professor, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rob Rothenburger, Robb Report, Robin Burke, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Shelly Brisbin, soccer, Stephen Hawking, Suntory, SWA, Tawny Port, taxes, Tesco, Texas, The Spirits Business, Tokyo, Tomatin, trade, Twitter, Ukraine, Westborough, winery, Woodford Reserve, World Cup, Yalta0 comments
Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar...
English Whisky Company Celebrates Royal Birth20130820122145
English Whisky Company Celebrates Royal Birth
Mark GillespieAugust 20, 2013Cambridge, commemorative, Duchess, England, English Whisky Company, Prince George, Prince William, Queen Elizabeth, Sauternes0 comments
August 20, 2013 – Women give birth every day, but when one of those babies is destined to become the King of England one day, that’s reaso...
Episode 324: July 9, 201120110709165751
Episode 324: July 9, 2011
Mark GillespieJuly 9, 2011Aberdeenshire, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, An Cnoc, Arkansas, bar, BenRiach, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, Canada, Crown Royal, distillery, Dominic Roskrow, economy, English Whisky Company, Gordon Bruce, Highland, history, Houston, Ian Buxton, Inver House, Irish, Jack Rose, Knockdhu, Louisville, Master of Malt, Michter's, Pernod Ricard, Prince William, pub, Queen Elizabeth, Rock Town, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, St. Isidore, storytelling, SWA, tourism, Travel, Washington0 comments
As distilleries replace old equipment with new, the old stuff winds up on the scrap heap most of the time. Not so at Knockdhu Distillery in Scotland. ...
Episode 313: April 24, 201120110423224555
Episode 313: April 24, 2011
Mark GillespieApril 23, 2011Angel's Envy, Arran, auction, author, Bonhams, book, Bowmore Trilogy, Charles Maclean, collecting, David Croll, Diageo, distillery, Douglas Campbell, earthquake, election, glasses, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Graham Eunson, Japan, Malt Maniacs, Nonjatta, Prince William, Quaich, Royal Wedding, Talisker, Tomatin, tourism, Travel, Wemyss0 comments
Charles Maclean is one of the world’s top whisky writers, and is marking 30 years of writing about the water of life this year. We’ll hear...
Episode 312: April 17, 201120110416200024
Episode 312: April 17, 2011
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2011ADI, Amrut, Antarctica, Australia, awards, bar, Bill Samuels Jr., Blended Scotch, charity, Chris Bunting, Chris Middleton, Derby, disaster, distillery, Dry Fly, earthquake, horse, India, Islay, Japan, Kilchoman, Lark, MacKinlay, Maker's Mark, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nonjatta, Prince William, pub, Rob Samuels, Royal Wedding, Scotland, Shackleton, single malt, Suntory, The Macallan, Wemyss, Whisky Fairy, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The last time we heard from Japanese whisky blogger Chris Bunting, he was in the middle of writing a book on Japan’s drinking culture. “Dr...