On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)20190119001516
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 750: January 18, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2019@MarkhamWhisky, @mythplaced, accident, Alumni Series, BC Liquor Stores, BCLDB, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bill Ashburn, border, Brexit, British Columbia, Brussels, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, cannabis, CEO, Chapel Gate Whiskey, chemical engineering, Competition Bureau, Corby, craft distilling, Customs, Dan Jago, David Eby, death, defeat, Dennis Layman, Dewar's, Dianne Berglund, distilling, Don Livermore, engineering, EU, European Union, executive, exports, fall, Fet's, Flintlock, Forty Creek, Gary Gillman, Glenmore., Global TV, Gooderham & Worts, graduate school, Graeme Littlejohn, Gritty, Guy LaFleur, hard border, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, imports, investigation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, John Hall, Kentucky, Kris Berglund, label approval, Lanny McDonald, Lansing, LCBO, Leila Wright, Leon Webb, Lizzy Rudd, Louise McGuane, Mark Reynier, mascot, Michigan, Michigan State University, Ministry of the Attorney General, Monfort, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, Nicole Shriner, Ninety Nine Proof, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Ottawa, Owensboro, Parliament, PhD, Philadelphia Flyers, Portwood, pound, Prime Minister, province, provincial, Red Cedar Spirits, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Shelter Point, shutdown, single malt, SMWS, students, SWA, Sweden, tariffs, terroir, Theresa May, Toronto, tourism, trade, TTB, Two Brewers, University of Luleå, unmalted barley, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors centers, walkway, Waterford Distillery, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky Estates, Wendel Clark, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, William Lavelle, Windsor, Yukon0 comments
This is the first of our two episodes from the 14th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. One of the highlights of the festiv...
The Great Islay Swim (Episode 711: July 1, 2018)20180701201402
The Great Islay Swim (Episode 711: July 1, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 1, 2018"Explorer's Cask", @Mr_McW, #freethewhisky, affinity group, aluminum, ambassador, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Armorik, attorney general, Barton, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, Billy Walker, Birdhouse, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Bobby Parnell, Bonticou Crag, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon Burnt Sugar, Bowmore, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Buzick Construction, Canada, Caol Ila, Catoctin Creek, Chad Anderson, China, collapse, cooking, Coppersea Distiling, corrosion, court, David Eby, David McDonald, Distillerie Warenghem, Diurachs, Donald Blincoe, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Eddie Russell, Empire Rye, engineers, Eric Fergie, European Union, evidence, export, fan club, Fets Whisky Kitchen, fire, France, Franklin County, Georgia, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, Glasgow, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Islay Swim, grill, Hickory, High Road, Highland Park, hospitality license, ice cream, import, Inner Circle, Islay, Isle of Arran, Jason Johnstone-Yellin, Jeni's, Johnnie Mundell, judge, Jura, Justin Fornal, Justin Trudeau, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, LCLB, LDB, liquor agents, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Maker's Mark, McW, Mexico, Middle West Whiskey, ministry, Nanaimo, New York, New York City, One For All, One For the Road, One For You, open water swimming, Orlando, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, Port Dundas, Prime Minister, prosecutor, provincial, pub, raid, recipe, Redbreast, repairs, report, retailers, Reuters, ricks, Roundstone Rye, Russell's Reserve, rust, salmon, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, seizure, sentence, shock probation, Simon Brooking, Single Cask Nation, single grain, single malt, smoke, SMWS, sorghum, Speyside, Springbank, Springbank Society, steel, structural integrity, swimming, tariffs, tenderoin, The Dead Rabbit, theft, Thomas Wingate, trade, trade war, Triagoz, turkey, Union Club, Urban Bourbon, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Virginia, warehouse, water damage, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Xtra Old Particular, Zachary Becker0 comments
The rough, cold waters off Scotland’s Isle of Islay are a challenge for even the best sailors, and one might think it madness to try and swim ar...
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)20180421215431
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2018A. Smith Bowman, Aberlour, acquisition, Alan Hansen, Alan Winchester, ANBL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, app, Ardbeg, Atom Brands, Atom Group, Balcones, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, beer, Bernheim, Bob Baxter, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Catholic, chemistry, chill filtering, church, Col. E.H. Taylor, Dad's Hat, Dan Cohen, Daniel Brown, David Robertson, Diageo, Dominic Venegas, donation, Drew Quesada, e-commerce, Edinburgh, Edrington, education, Engine Shed Building, events, Feis Ile, flocculation, Four Grain, Glen Moray, Grooves, Herman Mihalich, Holyrood Distillery, hops, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Mayo, Jim Beam, Jim Sichko, Jud Laughter, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Petszaft, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Knoxville, Laphroaig, lawyers, legal, licenses, Louisville, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Missionaries of Mercy, Moine, Molson, museum, New Brunswick, Old Overholt, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, PLCB, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis. Father, Preston Van Winkle, priest, provincial, Quebec, Rhetoric, Rob Carpenter, rum, Rum Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Investment Bank, Shazam, Sisters of Loretto, Smokehead, Spey, Speyside, Speyside Distillery, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, technology, Tennessee, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Code, The Globe & Mail, tourism, trade, Truman Cox, Two Brewers, Vatican, venture capital, Virginia, Waco, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits, ZX Ventures0 comments
The Bible says “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” As proof, we have the story this week of Father Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Catholic ...
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)20180122015330
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 201811 Orphans, Adam Hannett, Alan Hansen, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Allura Fergie, Arctic, Australia, awards, Balblair, Balcones, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Belfast, BenRiach, Benromach, Black Art, Black Velvet, Bob Baxter, Brazil, Brexit, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, budget, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Canadian Whisky of the Year, Central City, charity, coffee, Corby, Crown Roya, Dave Mason, Dave Mitton, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Decennary, Diageo, disclaimer, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Company, Duncan Ayre, enforcement, Eric Fergie, EU, European Union, Eva Pang, excise taxes, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Fine & Rare Series, First Minister, Forty Creek, Gibson's, Gooderham & Worts, Gordon & MacPhail, government, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hyde, Irish Coffee, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jan Westcott, Jane Walker, Jeremy Scott, Jim Stanski, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Bray, judging, Kelly Carpenter, Lawrence Graham, lawyer, legal, lifetime achivement award, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Little Trinity, Lohin McKinnon, Lot #40, Lot 40 Cask Strength, master class, Mike Brisebois, Ministry of the Attorney General, Miriam Karp, Nanaimo, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Border Collection, OBA, Octomore, Ohishi, Parliament, Pike Creek, province, provincial, raid, refunds, regulators, Richard Urquhart, Rick Murphy, Rob Carpenter, Rock Oyster, Root & Branch, Rye, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Secret Spirits, single market, special orders, Spirits Canada, Springbank, Sullivan's Cove, Susie Sirri, SWA, tastings, taxes, Texas, The Grand Hotel, The Macallan, The Union Club, Tim Vickers, TMZ, trade, trademark, Trudeau, Two Brewers, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, undercover, Vancouver, Vicky Miller, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Waco, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, Yukon0 comments
This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the 13th annual Victoria Whisky Festival – just as the Canadian province’s liquor...
Making the Numbers Add Up for Craft Distillers20171219173930
Making the Numbers Add Up for Craft Distillers
Mark GillespieDecember 19, 2017ACSA, ADI, American Craft Spirits Association, American Distilling Institute, Balcones Distilling, banks, Big Bottom Distilling, bonds, Bourbon, Brian Lee, Canada, capital, celebrity, Chip Tate, collateral, control state, country music, craft distilling, Dad's Hat, debt, disclosure, distribution, distributors, Eastside Distilling, equity, financial, financing, Form 8-K, Form S-1, forum, gristmill, Grover Wickersham, Herman Mihalich, John Cooper, John Little, John Rich, KGW-TV, Las Vegas, Lenny Gotter, licensing, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Mackmyra, marijuana, marketing, markets, Melissa Heim, MotherLode, Nashville, NBV Investments, Nevada, OLCC, Ontario, Oregon, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, over the counter, Pennsylvania, Pernod Ricard, Pia Carusone, Portland, privately held, Prohibition, provincial, publicly-traded, Rachel Gardner, Ralph Erenzo, Redneck Riviera, Republic Restoratives, risk, rock climbing, Rye, Securities & Exchange Commission, shares, Smooth Ambler, Steven Earles, stock, Sweden, Tate & Company, Ted Pappas, Tennessee, Texas, ticker, Travis Schoney, Tuthilltown, Waco, Washington, whiskey, whisky, World Health Organization0 comments
December 19, 2017 – The stories of friends deciding to open their own distilleries are almost legendary. For John Cooper and Herman Mihalich of ...
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)20170910211330
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 10, 2017age statement, agent, Andrea Wilson, Angel's Envy, aroma, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, author, Award, Bardstown, barrel sales, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Benromach, BevCon, blogger, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Cabrach Trust, Canada, car, Charleston, China, Chivas Brothers, Christa Havican, chug, cocktail, coffee, Columbus, ComicCon, concierge, Diageo, Distilled Sunshine, distillery, dollar, drinks, drunk, Dublin, economy, Ellen DeGeneres, euro, exhibit, flavor, Forgotten Drop Series, Founder's Reserve, fraud, Frazier History Museum, Gerry Nicholls, Glen Grant, Glen Grant Collection, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, Halle Berry, heirloom grains, Highland Park, historical, Houston, ice cream, Icons of Whisky, illicit distilling, Inverharrock Farm, investment, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye, Jeni's, Kavalan, KDA, Keith Batt, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King Car, Kingsman, Laurent Lacassagne, Lois Mateus, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Michter's, Middle West Spirits, Mike Raymond, Moray Council, Nant Distillery, Nant Estate, Nantou, Nath Pizzolatto, neuroscience, New Zealand, Ohio, Omar, open records, OYO, Pam Heilmann, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Pat Retson, Patricia Retson, planning, police, pound, provincial, Quebec, Renaud Dugas, Reserve 101, Robert Kaiser, Robert Simonson, Rotorua, sale, SAQ, science, scientists, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, senses, sensory, Singleton of Glen Old, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, South Carolina, Speyside, SWA, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tasmania Police, taste, terroir, The Glenlivet, Tocade, tourism, tourists, triple distilled, Urban Bourbon, US 1, visitors, visitors center, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee...
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)20170903182419
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 20171792 Barton, agriculture, Alex Grelli, Ann Marshall, Anson Mills, artist, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benoit Bailey, BevCon, Birthday Bourbon, Blender's Batch, Bloodshot Records, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brent Elliott, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campbeltown, Canada, Champions Park, Charleston, Chicago, China, corn, crop, diplomacy, diplomatic, distilling, Dixon Dedman, Edition No. 3, Edition Series, Espresso Roast, Evanston, experiment, farm, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Flights of Bourbon, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Glenn Roberts, grain, Green Beret, Harvey, High Wire Distilling, Highland Park, hooch, Houston, Hurricane, Ian Logan, Illinois, Irish Whiskey, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Red, Joanna McDonough, John Hargrove, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Oliver, Kavalan, Keith Chong, Ken Pierce, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Owl, King Car, labeling, Larry Schoen, Limited Edition Small Batch, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Magnus, mash bill, Matthew Lurin, Max Kellas, Meredith Grelli, Michael McKenna, Mike Raymond, military, Monongahela, music, Old Forester, painting, Paul Drennan, Paul Hletko, Peat Week, Pennsylvania, perfume, Pittsburgh, province, provincial, Quebec, recognition, Reserve 101, Roja Dove, Rum Cask Blend, Ryan Engen, Rye, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, scrap iron, Singapore, slave, South Carolina, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Nally, Stoli Group, Taipei, Taiwan, terroir, The Balvenie, The Macallan, Tom Crume, Van Winkle, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wigle, wildlife, Wine Cask Blend0 comments
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a wh...
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)20170219142844
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2017@AdventSpirits, @Maltbank_Herald, @MarieinDublin, Alistair Walker, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Anthony Wills, Arthur D. Little, ASCA, Auchentoshan, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, best in class, Billy Walker, Bluegrass Distillers, Boone County, bottler, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Camden, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, cat, CETA, competition, consultant, convention, Cooper River Bourbon, Cooper River Distillers, Cooper River Rye, Corby, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, craft tour, Crieff Hydro Hotel, Dave Broom, Decades, distillery cat, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew Dilkens, Eddie Russell, Egg Harbor Township, EU, European Union, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse Experience, geographical indicator, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenturret, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian_Appleton, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, James Yoakum, Jim Swan, Jonathan Bray, Josh Quinn, judging, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kilchoman, lexicon, Lexington, Louisville, luxury, Marie Byrne, Master's Keep, Matt Shattock, mayor, medal, memoir, Mingo Creek Craft Distillers, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Nashville, New Jersey, obituary, Ontario, Parker Beam, Penderyn, Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research, Pernod Ricard, Petty's Island, Philadelphia, Pineau des Charentes, Pittsburgh, porter, provincial, Rachel Barrie, Revival, rum, Scotch, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Seattle, Silvano Samaroli, single cask, Single Run Series, Sonoma County Distilling Company, spa, Stephen Davies, Still 630, Taste of Tennessee, Tatlock & Thompson, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Scotsman, The Welsh Whisky Company, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, tourism, trade, treaty, tribute, Tuckahoe Brewing Company, Turret, Virginia Distillery Company, Wemyss Malts, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Eretico, Whisky Heretic, whisky maker, Wild Turkey, Windsor, YouTube0 comments
Camden, New Jersey has a long manufacturing heritage dating back decades, but the city’s glory days ended decades ago – leaving behind emp...
Episode 505: November 8, 201420141109013129
Episode 505: November 8, 2014
Mark GillespieNovember 9, 2014air freshener, Alexander Grant Gordon, Andy Nash, Angus MacRaild, Ardmore, Ardmore Traditional, Ardshiel Hotel, Award, bar, Barack Obama, Bere, Boss Hog, Bourbon Summit, Box, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Bushmills, cabinets, camp out, Campbeltown, Canada, Casa Cuervo, Ceòbanach, charity, Charles Brown, Charles Gordon, Cincinnati, Coffey, collapse, Colum Egan, critic, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, disclosure, Don Julio, Dornoch Castle Hotel, Drumnadrochit, election, environment, Fiddlers Inn, fish, Fishky, flavorings, fundraiser, Glenfiddich, habitat, Herno, Ian MacMillan, Inver House, Isle of Arran, Jello, Jim McEwan, Jon Beach, Justin Victor, Keith Kerkhoff, label, Legacy, lines, Loch Ness, loss, Louisville, Macallan, Mackmyra, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, Meta, Mitch McConnell, Mortimer, Newport, Nikka, opinion, Orkney, Pappy Fever, Pappy Van Winkle, Party Source, Peter Grant Gordon, Phil Thompson, photo, politics, Polly Burns, print, provincial, Republican, River Spey, Scott Bush, Scott Rogers, Scottish Field, Scottish Licensed Trade News, Senate, shelving, Simon Thompson, Spey Foundation, Speyburn, Stockholm, Sweden, Templeton Rye, The Ardmore, Tullamore Dew, Velvet Fig, visit, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Sponge, Whistlepig, Whitehorse, wildlife, William Grant & Sons, WindyBore, Yukon0 comments
This episode marks the end of our 9th year, and we’ll hear from two of the more outspoken voices in the whisky world on this week’s Whisky...