Irish Whiskey on the Comeback Trail (Episode 759: March 17, 2019)20190317221636
Irish Whiskey on the Comeback Trail (Episode 759: March 17, 2019)
Mark GillespieMarch 17, 2019@katfoodbreath, @realsuwilliams, @whiskeryturnip, admissions, Allied Lomar, author, Ballyhoo, Bardstown, Barrell Craft Spirits, Basic Alcohol Permit, Beam Suntory, Bellevoye, Bellevoye Noir, Ben Milam Distillery, Blanco, book, Booker Noe, Booker's, border, Bradley Beach, Brexit, Brian Nation, Brianna Gillespie, bribery, Bushmills, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Caribbean, Chancellor, character, coaches, college, Connacht Whiskey Company, Conor Kelly, consulate, conviction, criminal, David Stapleton, Deerhammer Distilling, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Plant, dramsplaining, EU, European Union, exports, Federal, felony, France, French, geographical indication, Germany, gin, Glen Buchenbach, guide, hard border, Heather Greene, Heaven Hill, indictment, intellectual property, InterBev, International Beverage, International Beverage Holdings, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Isetan Mitsukoshi, Isetan Tartan, IWSR, Jack McGarry, Japan, Kat Aagesen, Kentucky, law, lawyers, legal, Lenny Eckstein, Louisiana, Marci Palatella, Marlene Holmes, Marsha Milam, Method & Madness, Michael Dodd, Midleton, Milam & Greene, Mitchell & Sons, New York City, Nikka, Nikka Days, Northern Ireland, Old Fitzgerald, Parliament, permits, Philip Hammond, Preservation Distillery, Prime Minister, prosecutors, pubs, Red Spot, revocation, sales, scandal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, sexism, Singapore, spit take, Springbank, SWA, tartan, Tax & Trade Bureau, Teresa Wittemer, Teresa's Batch, testing, Texas, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The IWSR, Theresa May, ThiaBev, Thomas Hogue, Tim Herlihy, trademark, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, University of Southern California, USC, Walsh Whiskey Company, whiskey, whisky, women, writer0 comments
Irish Whiskey’s resurgence is only now beginning to make up for decades of obscurity over the last century, but with 23 active distilleries in I...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...
Episode 558: October 17, 201520151018022113
Episode 558: October 17, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2015A.M. Swope, Adam Hannett, Allan Logan, Andy Cant, anonymous, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Arran, attorney general, auction, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Billy Leighton, Boston, bottling plant, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campari America, caption, Carl Reavey, charity, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, crash, Cumbria, Dave Pickerell, David Frost, David Stewart, Dick Mack's, Dingle, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Elgin, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, Family Reserve, George Washington, Gerald Glavota, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glenmorangie, GNS, grain neutral spirits, Heaven Hill, history, Houston, indictment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Conway, James Anderson, Jim Beveridge, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, John Campbell, Joseph Hyman, judge, Julian Van Winkle III, Kansas, kilt, Laphroaig, lawyer, Lee Behar, Mark Williams, Matthijs van den Nouland, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Midleton Very Rare, Mike Raymond, Mount Vernon, Nikka, O.F.C., Old Rip Van Winkle, overturn, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peter Cressy, prosecutors, Redbreast, Reserve 101, retirement, Richard Paterson, Royal Brackla, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, shortage, single malt, Skinner, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steve Bashore, Susann Estle-Cronau, tanker, text, The Balvenie, The Bothy, The DCS Compendium, The Lakes Distillery, The One, The Whisky Show London, theft, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Thomas Wingate, tip, Tullamore Dew, vintage, vodka, Volkswagen, whiskey, Whyte & McKay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons0 comments
George Washington’s Scottish distiller never made single malt whisky at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century, but Scottish distillers John Campbell,...
Episode 546: August 1, 201520150801232210
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, Aberlour, accelerated, administration, Alltech, Andrew Purslow, appellation, Armstrong, Arthur Dobrucki, Australia, Bali, Baroda, Beam Suntory, Bladnoch, boiler, Breton Whisky, Brittany, building code, California, Charles Medley Distillery, Château Léoville Barton, chipotle, Christos Koulizakis, cider cask, class action, consumer, Contrasts, court, Cù Bòcan, Cuatro Series, daughter, Dave Pickerell, David Prior, dismissal, Dueling Barrels, entrepreneur, Eric Gregory, explosion, fatality, fire code, five:am, Florida, food, France, Gavin Hewitt, Glann ar Mor, Glen Garioch, Graham Eunson, Green Spot, Greg Metze, handmade, INAO, Indiana, Indonesia, initiative, inspectors, investigation, Ivan Stoler, James Espey, Jay Rogers, Jean Donnay, Jim Beam, John Houston, John Quinn, judge, Kazerouni Law Group, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, Last Drop Distillers, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington Brewing & Distilling, Lowlands, Maker's Mark, Martine Donnay, Melbourne, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, O.Z., Old Pogue, Old World, Oregon, Orkney, Owensboro, oxygenation, peppers, Peter Pogue, Pikesville, pony, pressure relief valve, prosecutors, protected geographical indicator, recording, regulators, Revenoor Stills, Rogue, ruling, safety, San Diego, Scapa, Silver Trail Distillery, Skiren, Spencer Balentine, Spey Foundation, State Fire Marshal, surfing, Terrepure, Terresentia, Terry Wilhelm, The Last Drop, The Pogues, Tom Jago, Tomatin, Town Branch, trademark, travel retail, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, ultrasonic waves, Vermont, vintage, vinyl, water heater, West Cork Distillers, Whisky Breton, Whistlepig, Wigtown0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the oldest Lowlan...
Episode 537: May 30, 201520150531030701
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2015@whiskysec, actress, adult film, Alasdair Day, alleged, anCnoc, Ardbeg, arraignment, artisan, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, barbecue sauce, Bernard Walsh, Bill Dobbie, Billy Walker, Blade & Bow, blast, Bob Townsend, body blended, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt County, Burns, Carlow, chocolate, cooper, Cork, court, Coxs Creek, death, Derek Mather, development, Dover, drought, Dublin, Dustin Adkins, economic impact, environment, expansion, explosion, export, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, flooding, Four Roses, Frankfort, Gilbert Curtsinger, GlenDronach, Hardin, Hielan, Highland Council, Ian Chang, infrastructure, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Isle of Raasay, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, Jura, Katy Willis, Kavalan, Kent, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, King Car, Kirin, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Lawrenceburg, lorries, Mark S. Searcy, Master Distiller's Reserve, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Miner's Delight Inn, Nashville, not guilty, organized crime, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, planning, plea, porn star, prosecutors, pub crawl, R&B Distillers, Raasay, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rachel McCormack, racketeering, Rebel Yell. Luxco. porn, recipe, review, ringleader, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Silver Trail Distillery, Skye, solar, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sydney, Taiwan, Talisker, Tastival, Terry Wilhelm, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Hague, The Irishman, theft, trade, travel retail, trucks, Tweedale Blend, Utah, Vanderbilt, Whisky By X, Whisky Live Holland, Wild Turkey, Wishaw, Writers Tears, Wyoming0 comments
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now...
Episode 534: May 9, 201520150510014013
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 10, 201560 Minutes, Aberlour, airport, arraignment, arrest, Atlantic City, attorney, Avianna Wolfe, awards, bacon, bacon roll, Ballindalloch, Barbara Townsend, Barrelhound, Baton Rouge, Benrinnes, Benromach, Billy Leighton, Blade and Bow, Bob Simon, Bob Townsend, Bomberger's, Bomberger's Declaration, Brian Nation, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, castle, CBS News, charges, Chatham Imports, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, class action, Colin Scott, correction, court, Craigellachie, Dave Quinn, David Bowie, Dewar's, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dismissal, Dubai, Dublin, Dufftown, Duthac, duty free, estate, Family Cask, Federal, Florida, football, Frankfort, George Grant, Ger Buckley, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glemorangie, Glen Spey, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Google, guilty, haggis, handmade, Hangout, Heathrow, Hillrock Estate, indictment, infusion, Islay, Jim Beam, John Harvey McDonough, Joseph Magliocco, judge, Kentucky Dram, Kevin O'Gorman, Kingussie, Last Great Malts, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisiana, Maker's Mark, Manchester United, Michael Owen, Michael Shaun Ballard, Mike Lord, Mike Wells, Miner's Delight Inn, music, Nancy Guillory, Newcastle, officer, Oliver Russell, organized crime, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, Pink Floyd, police, prosecutors, Real Madrid, Redbreast, resignation, resigned, Richard Hinkle, Ronnie Lee Hubbard, ruling, Scratched Cask, Second Saturday, Skye, soccer, Solera, Spey, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Duthac, St. James Hall, steroids, Stitzel-Weller, Strathisla, surprise, Tain, Taipei, Talisker, Tallahassee, Tamdhu, The Icon, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, theft, Thistle Finch, Tim Howard, Tom Lindner, trademark, travel retail, U.S. 1, Vicky Keough, Warren Marsden, Whisky Island, White Label, Wild Turkey, Wyoming0 comments
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The for...
“Pardon My Pappy” Campaign Goes Viral20150425060144
“Pardon My Pappy” Campaign Goes Viral
Mark GillespieApril 25, 2015Barack Obama, blogger, Bourbon Babe, Bourbon Summit, Buffalo Trace, Carla Carlton, charges, Christopher Preston, Eagle Rare, Franklin County, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gov. Steve Beshear, indictments, insurance, judge, Mark S. Searcy, Mitch McConnell, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, Pat Melton. sheriff, President, prosecutors, Russell's Reserve, Senate, theft, Wild Turkey1 comment
April 25, 2015 – While watching coverage of Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton’s news conference Tuesday on the indictments of nine people...
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)