Episode 573: January 23, 201620160124004813
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 24, 20161792 Barton, Adelphi, age statement, Andrew Laing, Angus MacDonald, anniversary, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran, Avril Scott, baby name, Bill Lumsden, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bronfman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Caolila Scott, CBC News, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Coppersea, Crown Royal, Distiller's Choice, Drew Mayville, Eaglesgate, Elijah Craig, Eric Gregory, Excelsior, Fred Minnick, Gartbreck Farm, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Guardians, Highland Queen, Hudson Valley, Hunter Laing & Co., illness, interview, Islay, James Robertson, James Wills, Jean Donnay, Jeremy Scott, John McLellan, John Medley, Jon Wells, Julian Van Winkle III, Karl Ejnar Christensen, Keith Raker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kristie Byer, live, Longmorn, Mark Brown, Milsean, New York, obituary, Ohio, Ontario, opinion, Pappy Van Winkle, Peak Whisky, Perthshire, Port Askaig, Private Edition, Ranald Watson, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Federation, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Laing, Seagram, Springbank, Stewart Buchanan, Stewart Laing, television, The Exchange, The Glenlivet, The Hielan', tourism, tourists, Truman Cox, Tullibardine, Vancouver Whisky Festival, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky school0 comments
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blen...
Episode 554: September 26, 201520150926192922
Episode 554: September 26, 2015
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 20151970's Collection, A. Gillies & Company, Adam Spiegel, Adrian Bosner, Allison Patel, anniversary, ANZAC, Ardbeg, Australia, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benromach, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Brendan Buckley, Brenne, Brian Nation, Broxburn, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, construction, Dad's Hat, Diggers & Ditches, distillation, Dry Fly, expansion, experiment, find, France, Germany, Glenmorangie, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Hedley Wright, Herman Mihalich, Hermitage, Icons of Whisky Awards, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish Distillers, John Quinn, Karen Cotter, Kent Fleischmann, Kentucky, La Maison du Whisky, Lark Distillery, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, microdistillery, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, news release, Old Midleton Distillery, Paris, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pope Francis, Ranald Watson, Richard Paterson, Sassicaia, soldiers, Sonoma County Distilling, Springbank, Steve Nally, Supernova, Tasmania, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, warehouse, Washington, Westland, Whisky Live, Whisky Live Paris, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, World War I2 comments
This time around, we’re in Paris for the first of two episodes this weekend from Whisky Live Paris! Each year, Whisky Live Paris draws whisky fa...
Episode 517: January 18, 201520150119014546
Episode 517: January 18, 2015
Mark GillespieJanuary 19, 2015@DrinkBC, @whiskeywhynot, acquisition, Alliance Global, Alness, American, Andrew Tan, Beth Havers, blend, British Columbia, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky Awards, Collingwood, competition, construction, Corby, Craigdarroch, Dalmore, Dave Alcock, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, domestic, Don Kerr, Don Livermore, Dramalista, environment, farewell tour, Fettercairn, flavored, flavored whiskey, Forty Creek, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Hazelburn, Highland Queen, Hotel Grand Pacific, Inver House, investigation, investment, James Robertson, John Spencer, judging, Jura, Justin Victor, LCBO, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Longrow, Maker's Mark, Michael Urquhart, Michel Picard, misconceptions, Montreal, myths, Oklahoma City, Ontario, organic, Pernod Ricard, Peter Hunt, PMA, Port Ellen Maltings, press tour, Quebec, Ranald Watson, regulators, report, results, retirement, Richard Paterson, robbery, Rolling Stones, SAQ, scores, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA, sick, Speyside, Springbank, stability, stolen, Sunday Herald, Tamnavulin, Teaninich, The Balvenie, theft, Toronto, Tullibardine, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Spirits, Victoria Whisky Festival, water, Whyte & Mackay, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
In the second of our two episodes from this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival, we’ll catch up on more of the week’s news – in...
Episode 487: July 11, 201420140712000358
Episode 487: July 11, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 12, 2014Alabama, Alex Salmond, Angus Robertson, Antony Barnett, Ardbeg, basketball, battle, Battle of Bannockburn, Bill Lumsden, birth rate, Bourbon barrels, Brown-Forman, campaign, Channel 4, chef, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Colorado, Commonwealth, cooperage, court, cuisine, David Frost, dinner, Dispatches, donation, Double Diamond, Downslope Distilling, Duke Bourbon, Duke Spirits, Duke University, Electoral Commission, England, Eric Burke, fact check, First Minister, Flatiron Room, Gavin Hewitt, Gavin McLachan, Glenmorangie, headache, Heather Greene, independence, International Paper, Islay, Jack Daniel Cooperage, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, James Beard House, jobs, John Wayne, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaSanta, lawsuit, lawyers, Louisville, Lynchburg, Macallan, movie, Old Pulteney, pairing, population, Pride 1978, quote, Ranald Watson, referendum, rifle, Robert the Bruce, Robin Burke, rums, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Rogers, Scottish National Party, Sherry Cask Reserve, skier, skiiing, SNP, Spirit of Freedom, Springbank, Stagecoach, Stephen Schulte, Susan Burdian, SWA, Tennessee, The Glenrothes, The Scotsman, trademark, Trinity, Twitter, war, Western, William Grant & Sons, yacht, Yes Argyll0 comments
Glenmorangie’s Dr. Bill Lumsden wanted to push the envelope 16 years ago when he got his hands on some French Oak barriques from an undisclosed ...
Episode 465: February 8, 201420140209003206
Episode 465: February 8, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 9, 2014Adelphi, airline, airplane, Alton Brown, ambassador, Anthony Wills, Barterhouse, brand ambassador, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Club, cancer, certification, competition, Court of Session, Creative Whisky Company, Dave Parker, David Stirk, Dermot Flynn, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Dublin, Edmonton, European Union, Evan Williams Single Barrel, exports, Food Network, frequent flier, Gavin Ballas, geographical protection, Gordon & MacPhail, Happy Harbor Comics, Harlen Wheatley, HMRC, Hotel, India, Irish Spirits Association, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Presidential Select, John Cashman, Julian Van Winkle, Karnataka, Ken Goldenberg, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Larceny Bourbon, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Maker's Mark, marathon, Michael Urquhart, minimum pricing, Office of Fair Trading, Old Blowhard, Orphan Barrel, Peter Cressy, Peter Wills, Ranald Watson, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Brooking, Single Oak Project, Springbank, St. Patrick's Day, Stitzel-Weller, Sullivan's Cove, Supreme Court, SWA, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, Team in Training, Terlato Wines, The Browncast, Tish Harcus, trade, Travel, United Spirits, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, W.L. Weller, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Whisky’s brand ambassadors roam the world, racking up tens or hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles every year and spending up to half t...
Life On The Road With Whisky’s Wanderers20140206175305
Life On The Road With Whisky’s Wanderers
Mark GillespieFebruary 6, 2014Aer Lingus, airlines, airports, ambassador, Amsterdam, British Airways, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Club, Customs, Dallas, Dublin, Edinburgh, event, Festival, Flybe, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, Heathrow, Iain McCallum, Ireland, Islay, John Cashman, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, KLM, Laphroaig, London, luggage, Michael Urquhart, Morrison Bowmore, Newark, O'Hare, Orlando, Peter Wills, police, Ranald Watson, Ryanair, Schipohl, Simon Brooking, Springbank, tasting, Tish Harcus, Travel, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival0 comments
Being a brand ambassador for a major whisky brand sounds like a lot of fun…and it is, but it’s also a job with perks like jet lag, lost lu...
Episode 402: December 15, 201220121215000959
Episode 402: December 15, 2012
Mark GillespieDecember 15, 2012Ardbeg, auction, Beam, Bernard Vianen, Bloomberg News, bottles, Campbeltown, charity, David Onkst, Deerhammer, Diageo, Dingle, Down Time, English Whisky Company, Glenfiddich, Glengyle, Hazelburn, Iain Henderson, Ireland, Irish, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jeffrey Topping, Jenny Karlsson, John McDougall, Kilkerran, Laphroaig, Lenny Eckstein, Longrow, Malt Maniacs, merger, Mitch Bechard, Mitchell, Morrison Bowmore, Nelstrop, Oliver Hughes, Poitin, Ranald Watson, regulators, Specialty Bottle, Springbank, Suntory, takeover, Teeling, Telegraph, Wild Scotsman, Woodford Reserve, World Duty Free0 comments
John McDougall’s years of experience as a distillery manager in all five of Scotland’s whisky regions have made him a sought-after consult...
Episode 298: January 16, 201120110116001813
Episode 298: January 16, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2011Antarctica, Australia, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Chris Morris, Christchurch, cocktails, competition, Crow, Dave Scheurich, Della Scheurich, disaster, distillery, Early Times, English Whisky Company, expedition, exports, flooding, Gable Erenzo, Glenrothes, history, Islay, Jura, Kentucky, Kevin Campbell, Labrot & Graham, Lagavulin, Loretto, MacKinlay, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, New Zealand, Old Pulteney, Pepper, photography, Pillaged Malt, pole, Ralph Erenzo, Ranald Watson, Rob Samuels, Royal Wedding, Scott Mansfield, Shackleton, Springbank, Tuthilltown, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Your boss wants you to take on a massive project…restoring a distillery that was abandoned for more than 20 years. Dave Scheurich of Brown-Forma...
Episode 289: November 14, 201020101114020607
Episode 289: November 14, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 14, 2010Aaron Sigmond, Alex Salmond, auction, boiler, book, Bryan Schultz, Cairdeas, Charbay, Charity: Water, China, cigar, Cire Perdue, Dalmore, events, Festival, Friends of Laphroaig, Glen Garioch, Glenglassaugh, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Japan, John Campbell, John Mullen, Johnnie Walker, Kari Schultz, Kent Fleischmann, Kilchoman, Lalique, Lincoln Henderson, Macallan, Mahesh Patel, Malt Advocate, Marko Karakasevic, Parker Beam, Parliament, Playboy, Ranald Watson, Richard Paterson, Robert Bernacher, Scotland, Sotheby's, Springbank, Suntory, trade, Trinitas, WhiskyFest0 comments
Malt Advocate held its annual WhiskyFest New York this past week, and the microdistilling community was out in force. Some of the most creative experi...