A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)20180708172755
A New Riff on Bourbon (Episode 712: July 8, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2018@JohnnietheScot, @laurieinseattle, @pleddy, @RealWhiskyDave, #freethewhisky, #GreatIslaySwim, Alaska, Amir Peay, Anthony Gismondi, Aultmore, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, auto racing, Bardstown, barrels, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Border Marches, bottles, Bourbon, Brad Halpin, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buggalo Trace, Caribbean Cask Finish, Carn Mor, Catoctin Creek, Chairman's Reserve Rum, charring, Chicago, China, Chivas Regal, Chivas XV, Chocolate Edition, Cincinnati, Col. E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving Bourbon, collapse, Compass Box, construction, contestant, cooperage, cowboy, Czech Republic, damage, Dario Franchitti, Dave Kearns, David Stewart, debris, Delilah's, Delilah's XXV, Denali, Department of Environmental Protection, Distilled Spirits Council, Double Oaked, Douglas Laing & Co., Duns, environment, exports, Family Reserve, fire, firefighters, fish, flame, Formula 1, Founder's Reserve, Gal Granov, Glenfiddich, Glenmore., Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grande Champagne Cognac, Grant's, Great Islay Swim, heat, Heaven Hill, Hickory, High West, Hockenheim, horse, Independent Stave Company, Indianapolis 500, inspection, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Israel, Jack McLaughlin, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jay Erisman, Jim Clark, Jim Clark Trust, John Glaser, Johnnie Mundell, Kelly Carpenter, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, labels, Lark Distillery, Larry Ebersold, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, limerick, Mairtin Seoighe, Mark Brown, Mark Hicken, Mark Reynier, Marriage 0962, MGP, Michter's, Mike Miller, Morrison & Mackay, museum, Nant Distillery, NDP, New Democratic Party, New Riff Distilling, New York City, Newport, NPR, O.K.I., Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Overeem Distillery, Paul Leddy, Petr Hosek, photography, province, radio, recovery, regulation, rickhouse, Rob Carpenter, Roundstone Rye, Rye, sample, Sazerac, Scallywag, Seppeltsfield Estate, Simon Brooking, Smokey Triple Reserve, SMWS Canada, Snow Phoenix, St. Lucia Distillers, Steamboat, Steel Bonnets, structural engineers, Sun Phoenix, swimming, tariffs. imports, Tasmania, The Balvenie, The Barber of Figaro, The Dead Rabbit, The Irishman, The Lakes Distillery, The Party Source, Toasted Barrel Finish, toasting, tourists, tours, trade secret, trade war, Triple Wood, Trump Administration, University of Wyoming, Vancouver, voice mail, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Walsh Whiskey, Warren Randall, water, Waterford Distillery, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve, World Chocolate Day, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippie-Ki-Yay0 comments
Ken Lewis has accomplished a lot of things in his life, from climbing Alaska’s Denali to owning one of Kentucky’s largest chains of liquor...
Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
Scotch Whisky Industry Boiling Over Proposed Water Limits20130304101255
Scotch Whisky Industry Boiling Over Proposed Water Limits
Mark GillespieMarch 4, 2013BBC News, environment, Gavin Hewitt, Nicola Sturgeon, Parliament, regulation, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, water0 comments
The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation banning industrial firms from using more than 10 million liters of water per day in an attempt to con...
Episode 293: December 12, 201020101212013919
Episode 293: December 12, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 12, 2010Andrew Scott, artisan, Auchroisk, auction, Australia, awards, Beam, Boardwalk Empire, Bonhams, Canada, Canadian Whisky, classic malts, collecting, competition, Cooley, copper, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distillery, English Whisky Company, gift guide, Glen Spey, Greg Davis, HBO, Highland Spirit, import, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, Matt Wooler, Prohibition, regulation, single malt, Speyside, still, Thomas Hogue, Tomatin, TTB, Turf Mor, TV0 comments
Canadian whisky has been celebrating a renaissance of sorts, with shows like “Mad Men” and “Boardwalk Empire” renewing interes...
Episode 291: November 27, 201020101127010547
Episode 291: November 27, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2010accident, Amrut, Ardbeg, Armorik, auction, Australia, barrels, boiler, Bonhams, Brazil, Bruichladdich, Chieftain's, collecting, Compass Box, Distillerie Warenghem, distillery, Double Barrel, English Whisky Company, Flaming Heart, furniture, gift guide, GlenDronach, Gustaf Anders Rooth, Ian MacLeod, Iowa, Islay, Jim McEwan, Lark, McTears, Natu Nobilis, oak, Purple Valley Imports, regulation, Rye, single malt, Springbank, Templeton, TTB, Ugly Betty0 comments
The last time we heard from Jim McEwan, he was leading a toast at the end of his master class at Bruichladdich during Feis Ile in May. Jim’s bee...
Episode 286: October 24, 201020101023233900
Episode 286: October 24, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 20101792, Amrut, association, Bardstown, Barton, book, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart, Charity: Water, chill filtering, Chivas Brothers, contest, Deanston, distillery, gift guide, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Ian Buxton, import, India, Jason Peckman, John Walker, Knob Creek, Ledaig, LVMH, Mortlach 70, regulation, Ridgemont, Scotland, Singapore, single barrel, Sweden, theft, Tobermory, TTB, William Earle, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Ever wondered why the U.S. requires whisky to be sold in 750ml bottles, while most of the rest of the world sells 700ml bottles? We’ll get the d...
Episode 277: September 5, 201020100904224800
Episode 277: September 5, 2010
Mark GillespieSeptember 4, 2010age statement, Alland Islands, apprentice, author, Bernard Walsh, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bulgaria, Bushmills, champagne, charity, Charity: Water, contest, David Fenkell, distillery, experiment, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Ireland, Ivan Ivanov, Meghan Leary, minimum pricing, Pearse Lyons, regulation, Scotland, shipwreck, SWA, The Irishman, Water of Life, women0 comments
Women are discovering whisky and other brown spirits at record levels, and dispelling the old myth that whisky is a “man’s drink.” M...
Episode 247: April 12, 201020100412094400
Episode 247: April 12, 2010
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2010Alzheimer's, An Cnoc, Ardbeg, auction, Balblair, Bayway, Belhaven, Brown-Forman, Cabin Fever, Canada, Canadian, Caribou Crossing, charity, Charity: Water, chopper, classic malts, Diageo, distillery, Dorothy Bakker Lee, Early Times, exports, Gavin Hewitt, George Dickel, Glen Garioch, industry, Jason Blumenthal, Jason Crawford, John Lunn, Jonathan Goldstein, Kirsteen Beeston, Lalique, law, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Manager's Choice, maple, Melissa Robillard, motorcycle, New York, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Pat McCarthy, regulation, Royal Canadian, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, Tennessee, traditional, trip, Visit Scotland, Whisky Live0 comments
The whisky business is in good shape despite the global recession. That’s the view of Sir Gavin Hewitt, CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association. I ...
Episode 244: March 21, 201020100320221900
Episode 244: March 21, 2010
Mark GillespieMarch 20, 2010Abaigeal Hendron, Arran, Bas van den Groep, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Colum Egan, Cooper's Choice, Dalmore, F. Paul Pacult, Graham Watson, Highland Park, Ireland, Irish, Laphroaig, MacKenzie, Merle Giles, Michael Collins, politics, regulation, Roger Fleet, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott's Selection, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Rush, SWA, Tom Ollieuz, Ultimate Spirits Challenge0 comments
For some reason, I always wind up doing a show on Irish whiskies around St. Patrick’s Day. Irish whiskies have the fastest-growing sales in many...
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