The Power(s) of Irish Whiskey Lore (Episode 741: November 25, 2018)20181125232550
The Power(s) of Irish Whiskey Lore (Episode 741: November 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 25, 2018"Salty and Peaty", @balsir, #paternityleave, 1926 Macallan, Aeneas MacDonald, Anthony Rivera, Arlene Foster, auction, Australia, author, backstop, bankruptcy, Bardstown, BBC, Bernard Walsh, Black Friday, book, border, bottling strength, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Ellison, Buffalo Trace, Carol Quinn, Chapter 11, Christie's, Ciaran Mulgrew, collectors, construction, Cork, court, Customs, Death's Door Spirits, debt, Democratic Unionist Party, Derry, Dingle, domestic, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, DUP, EU, European Union, event, expansion, export, exports, Fanny Power, Festival, First Minister, Glengoyne, Great Britain, hard border, Heaven Hill, Herbert O'Reilly, holiday, Ian Buxton, Ireland, Irish Coffee, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Power, Jameson, Japan, Jason Johnstone-Yellin, Jean-Baptiste Leonis, Jewish Whisky Company, John Power, John Power & Sons, John's Lane, Joshua Hatton, Kentucky, L. Mulligan Grocer, lawschooldrunk, Liberties, London, Londonderry, Los Angeles, Luxco, Macallan, Madison.com, Maker's Mark, Michael Carr, Michael Dillon, Midleton, Murphy, National College of Art & Design, NCAD, New York, Niche Drinks, Nicola Sturgeon, Nikka, Northern Ireland, O.F.C. Vintages, Orkney, Parliament, politics, port, Powers, Powers Quarter, Powers Three Swallow, Prime Minister, Prohibition, record, Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sabbath, Sarah Guerin, Scallywag, Scotch, Scotland, Serallés USA, Single Cask Nation, Single Pot Still, Sir Peter Blake, Speyside, tariffs, taxes, Teapot Dram, The Oak, The Quiet Man, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Thomas Street, tourism, trade, Valerio Adami, vault, Vintner's Trilogy, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterstone's, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Jewbilee, WhiskyFest, Wisconsin, Yoichi0 comments
Ireland’s Power family dominated the Irish Whiskey industry almost from the day innkeeper James Power started making whiskey behind his inn on D...
Whisky, Whiskey…We’ve Got It All This Week! (Episode 662: October 8, 2017)20171007180232
Whisky, Whiskey…We’ve Got It All This Week! (Episode 662: October 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2017@scotchology1, 1943, Alwynne Gwilt, auction, Australia, Barry Crockett, beer, Bill Grant Smith, Binny's, Bo Barrett, breakfast, Brexit, Brian Nation, bulk whiskey, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Calistoga, Carlow, Caskmates, Chateau Montelena, collecting, collector, Compass Box, Cotswolds Distillery, County Cork, Daniel Szor, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Dublin, Dundalk, England, Erik Burgess, euro, European Union, Evan Haskill, exports, Finland, Franciscan Well, Gearoid Cahill, Glasgow, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Great Northern Distillery, Green Spot, Havard Norjodet, Hong Kong, Indiana, IPA, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Pale Ale, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jim Barrett, John Glaser, John Little, John Teeling, Kalle Valkonen, Kevin O'Gorman, Kyrö, Liberties, London, Luke Gough, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Melbourne, Midleton, Midleton Cask Circle, Midleton Very Rare, Mortlach, Napa Valley, No Name, Norway, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Peat Monster, Phenomenology, podcast, Podcast Awards, pound, Private Collection, record, Richard Blanchard, Rob Kielty, Scotchology, Smooth Ambler, South Africa, Spink, Stephen Rankin, Susan Keeker, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Bourbon Daily, The Irishman, The Long Hall Pub, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, transparency, travel retail, Tun 1509, UK, Walsh Whiskey Company, We Like Drinking, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, wine, World War II, WWII, Zinfandel0 comments
This week, we’re in Ireland for the annual release of Midleton Very Rare from Irish Distillers. There’s something different about the 2017...
Hong Kong Macallan M Auction Shatters World Record20140120151100
Hong Kong Macallan M Auction Shatters World Record
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2014auction, Bob Dalgarno, charity, Charity: Water, collector, Edrington, Fabien Baron, Guinness, Hong Kong, investor, Lalique, Macallan, Macallan M, New York, record, Silvio Benz, Sotheby's0 comments
January 20, 2014 – Hong Kong charities will benefit from Saturday’s auction of a rare six-liter decanter of The Macallan M to the tune of ...
Episode 462: January 19, 201420140120013851
Episode 462: January 19, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2014Alberta, anniversary, auction, Barry Wilde, Beam, Black Bull, blender, Bowmore, British Columbia, Business Standard, Calgary, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky Awards, casks, charity, Charity: Water, collector, Colorado, coronation, Cù Bòcan, Dalmore, Dave Mason, David Cox, Dennie Hammer, Denver, Diageo, disaster, Douglas Campbell, Duncan Taylor, Fabien Baron, flooding, Frank McHardy, frustration, Gavin MacLachan, George Grant, Glenfarclas, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Eunson, Guinness, Harbour Inn, High River, Highwood, Highwood Distillers, Hong Kong, Hotel, Huntly, India, Islay, Jess Graber, Jim Beam, John Lark, Karnataka, Knob Creek, Kyloe, Lalique, Longrow, merger, Michael Urquhart, Morrison Bowmore, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Mortlach, Office of Fair Trading, Peter Currie, Proximo, record, recovery, regulators, Richard Paterson, Sotheby's, Speciality Drinks, Springbank, Stranahan's, Suntory, Tamnavulin, The Macallan, The Macallan M, Tincup, Tish Harcus, Tomatin, United Spirits, Valerie Bradshaw, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, wood management0 comments
More coverage of the Victoria Whisky Festival in this bonus edition of WhiskyCast, with details on new and upcoming releases from Springbank, Duncan T...
Islay Malts Dominate Final McTear’s Auction of 201320131213174849
Islay Malts Dominate Final McTear’s Auction of 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 13, 20131964, Ardbeg, auction, Australia, bid, Bowmore, Clockhouse, collecting, Double Barrel, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Hamilton & Inches, Islay, Laphroaig, Macallan, McTears, Purdey and Sons, record, Royal Marriage, The Whisky Castle, Tomintoul0 comments
December 13, 2013 – Single malts from Islay led the bidding at the final McTear’s whisky auction of the year on December 11 in Glasgow, wi...
Episode 348: December 17, 201120111217125200
Episode 348: December 17, 2011
Mark GillespieDecember 17, 2011acquisition, auction, bar, Beam, BenRiach, Black Barrel, Blended Malt, Bonhams, Bunnahabhain, charity, collecting, Compass Box, Cooley, craft distilling, Dave Broom, distillery, Edinburgh, education, Frank Murphy, Glasgow, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Ireland, Jameson, John Glaser, Ken Storrie, Macallan, Mackmyra, pub, record, Rikard Lundborg, single malt, Sweden, Teeling, The Pot Still, trivia, Vatted Malt, Villeroy & Boch, whisky school0 comments
This is a big weekend for the eight founders of Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery. Their initial dream of building Sweden’s first whisky distil...
Episode 332: September 4, 201120110903230833
Episode 332: September 4, 2011
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 2011Alligator, Antique, Ardbeg, Balvenie, Birthday, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, David Stewart, Eagle Rare, George Garvin Brown, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Guinness, Handy, health, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Kentucky, Kris Comstock, Old Forester, record, Rye, Sam Simmons, Sazerac, Scotland, Stagg, Tomintoul, Trump, Tun 1401, Weller0 comments
Every September, whiskey lovers start prowling their favorite liquor stores for the arrival of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection whiskies. This yea...
Episode 290: November 20, 201020101120232200
Episode 290: November 20, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 20, 2010Alistair Walker, auction, Australia, awards, Black Grouse, Bonhams, Braeval, Bruichladdich, charity, Charity: Water, collecting, competition, David Cox, Douglas of Drumlanrig, energy, environment, events, export, Festival, gift guide, GlenDronach, Guinness, Hibiki, International Spirits Challenge, Jamie Ritchie, Ken Grier, Ken Hoenig, Lalique, Lark, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Macallan, Mahesh Patel, Mortlach, Old Pulteney, record, Scott Harrison, Scottish Field, Silvio Benz, Sotheby's, Spirit of Speyside, Suntory, Universal Whisky Experience0 comments
Whisky truly is the “water of life”, and as many as 60,000 people will benefit from the sale of one very special bottle of whisky this pas...
Episode 217: September 12, 200920090912194500
Episode 217: September 12, 2009
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2009Amrut, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Balvenie, Bar & Books, Ben Scorah, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bowmore, cocktail, cocktails, Connemara, Copper Fox, Corryvreckan, cruise, Dr. Whisky, Edradour, Gable Erenzo, Gardner Dunn, GlenDronach, Glenlivet, Gold Bowmore, Guinness, Hibiki, Hudson, Icons, Islay, Japan, Japanese, Jefferson's, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Longmorn, Madeira Cask, Nadurra, New York, Purple Valley Imports, record, regulation, Rick Wassmund, Ricky Crawford, Rye, Sam Simmons, Simon Brooking, single malt, Sonnalta, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Supernova, Tomintoul, trademark, Trey Zoeller, TTB, Tuthilltown, Virginia, Whisky Castle, Whisky Guild, Whisky Magazine0 comments
This time around, we’ll have highlights from the Whisky Guild’s “Whisky on the Hudson” cruise, including the US debuts of the ...
Episode 186: February 8, 200920090208005700
Episode 186: February 8, 2009
Mark GillespieFebruary 8, 2009advice, Arran, Belgium, Canada, craft distilling, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Euan Mitchell, events, Festival, Ghent, Glen Breton, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Guinness, India, Johanna Ngoh, Khoday, Lawrence Graham, lawsuit, Malt Advocate, Merle Giles, Peter Scot, Quentin Hodgson, Rajan Talwar, Ralph Erenzo, record, Scotch Whisky Association, Sonnalta, Spirit of Toronto, SWA, tasting, Tuthilltown, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vijay Mallya, water0 comments
A double feature this time around! If you’ve ever wanted to make your own whisky, the folks at New York’s Tuthilltown Spirits are willing ...