From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)20190915232029
From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 15, 2019@BunkaiH, @michaeldrumm, @VinP27, #randomactofkindness, anniversary, auction, Bacardi, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Commission, Ben Milam Distillery, Binny's, Blanco, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cameronbridge, Caribbean Smooth, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado, Conor McGregor, contract, convection oven, Dallas Stars, Danny Wimmer Presents, David Mundell, Dayn Belfour, Dewar's, Diageo, distillery, distilling, Ed Belfour, Fife, Fine & Rare, finish, GMB, Heather Greene, hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame, Hometown Rising, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jimmy Russell, John Laun, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kirk Pearson, labor, labour, Leven, Louder than Life, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Maker's Mark, Mark Erwin, Mary Gratzer, memorabilia, Mike Mangeot, Milam & Greene, Moonshine University, National Hockey League, NHL, Ohio, Olympic, pecan, Private Select, Proper Twelve, Reaghan Belfour, restaurant, Robert Polson, rum, Rye, Scott Burnside, Shieldhall, Stanley Cup, Stave Profile RC6, Stephanie Macleod, Steve Nally, strike, Talnua Distillery, Texas, The Athletic, The Macallan, union, Unite, visitors, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, wood, Wood Finishing Series, yeast0 comments
Ed Belfour has every honor a hockey player could dream of, including a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and the ultimate: being named to the Hockey...
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)20170108154634
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 8, 2017@feeriaunique, @trebond09, A Dram a Day, Aberdeenshire, acquisition, airport, Alexander Murray & Co., allocation, Arranta, auction, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bowers, Beth Havers, bidding, blogger, Book & Bourbon, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, Bourbon, bread, Brian Treacy, bubble gum, Cafe Royal Circle Bar, cash flow, cask, Catoctin Creek, chairman, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Clonakilty Black Pudding, Coffey Still, concept, concession, Connemara, Constellation Brands, Costco, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, education, first dram, Four Roses, France, Fujikai, Gaelic, Glen Alba, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, grain, guest, haggis, haggis war of 2017, heart, High West, HMSHost, home brand, hospital, house brand, Huffington Post, ice cream, inauguration, investment, Irish Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Julio's Liquors, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirkland, Lagavulin, Laurie Black, Leah Pilcer, Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Lidl, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Maker's Mark, margin, Mark Bylok, Massachusetts, McTears, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nikka, North of Scotland, Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick McCarthy, PMA Canada, podcast, POTUS, President, pricing, profit, Purcellville, regulators, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, retailer, Rob Samuels, Ryan Ashley, Ryan Maloney, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Spirit, Sarajevo, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Seattle, secondary market, single malt, Sophie Maulevrier, Speyburn, SRF, stake, Standiford Field, Steve Lipp, store brand, Stuart MacNamara, The Balvenie, The Whisky Topic, three-tier system, Thrillist, trademark, Tre Bond, Trump International Golf Links, Turf Mor, unfollow, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, vice chairman, Virginia, Wal-Mart, welcome, Westborough, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holi...
“You’d Be Nutty Not To”20131017140732
“You’d Be Nutty Not To”
Mark GillespieOctober 17, 2013Alexa Bowler, Arizona, cocktail, Cowboy Ciao, Nutty, Pixie, recipe, restaurant, Scottsdale0 comments
October 17, 2013 – Alexa “Pixie” Bowler of Cowboy Ciao in Scottsdale, Arizona created this Southwestern-themed Bourbon cocktail: 1.5...
Episode 438: August 18, 201320130818150801
Episode 438: August 18, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2013airport, Amazon, American Stillhouse, Amsterdam, anniversary, Ardbeg, Atlantic City, Australia, author, baggage, Balblair, Bangkok, bar, Barbara Townsend, barbecue, Beard, bison, blends, Blood Atonement, Blue Sky Ranch, Bob Townsend, book, Booker Noe, Bourbon Women, Brendan Coyle, Brisbane, Brown-Forman, burger, Canberra, chef, Chicago, City Editions, Clermont, Compass Box, Dalmore, David Perkins, Delaware, Delilah's, Director's Cut, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, Distilling Rob, Douglas Laing, Dublin, dusty bottle, duty free, EasyJet, Edinburgh, fees, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Fred's Smokehouse, Glen Moray, Glenglassaugh, Groningen, Guy Horne, High West, Highland Park, James Dumas, James Fowler, Jameson, Jane Parsons, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, KDA, Keith Batt, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, limited edition, Linkwood, Lois Mateus, London, Lore of Whisky, Malaga, Martine Nouet, Matt Wooler, Mike Miller, Moscow, mystery, Nant, Newark, Nuance, Paris, Park City, Pioneer, pronunciation, resort, restaurant, Rob Gard, Royal Mile Whiskies, Ryanair, saloon, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Singapore, Single Cask Nation, ski, small batch, Spain, Steve Husain, Sydney, Tomatin, travel retail, Tullamore Dew, Uigeadail, Utah, Western, Whisky Fringe, World of Whisky, Wyoming0 comments
Utah’s High West Distillery & Saloon crams a craft distillery and high-end restaurant into two historic buildings in the ski resort’s ...
Episode 422: April 28, 201320130428001740
Episode 422: April 28, 2013
Mark GillespieApril 28, 2013ABV, Amrut, Ballantine's, bone, Bourbon, Brian Struyk, Canada, Chattanooga, Churchill Downs, Clem Ryan, Cork, crime, Dennie Hammer, Dewar's, Dilbert, Dublin, Four Roses, George Dickel, Gerry Tosh, Glen Deveron, GlenDronach, Glenliver, golf, Greedy Angels, Heather McGregor, Highland Park, horse racing, Ian Chang, Irish Distillers, Jack Daniel's, Jagdale, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Ryan, John's Lane, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Laphroaig, LCBO, legislature, luge, Macduff, marrow, Midleton, moonshine, Ontario, Paddy, Pennsylvania, Penny Chenery, Philadelphia, police, Port Ruighe, Powers, Quercus, Redbreast, regulators, restaurant, Rob Allanson, Sandy Hyslop, Secretariat, Sir John Power, South Korea, St. Magdalene, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Shop, theft, Toronto, Triple Crown, violation, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig, white whiskey, World Duty Free, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
When Ireland’s distillers joined forces in 1966 to merge their struggling distilleries into one company, they placed their bet on Jameson as the...
Episode 403: December 22, 201220121222013336
Episode 403: December 22, 2012
Mark GillespieDecember 22, 20121957, Arran, artisan, Auchentoshan, auction, BenRiach, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bulleit, charity, civil rights, Connemara, Cordish, croquet, Derek Mather, Diageo, discrimination, drugs, France, fudge, Glann ar Mor, GlenDronach, Harris, Hearach, Highland Park, holiday, Islay, Isle of Harris, Jameson, Japan, Jean Donnay, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, Joshua Hatton, Jura, Kornog, Laphroaig, lawsuit, logo, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marc Lavardiere, Mark Dermul, Mark Reynier, markets, Martin Markvaardsen, Master of Malt, Matt Rosenfeld, Matt Wooler, Mayans, merger, Michael Cunningham, Octomore, Orkney, overdose, painkiller, Port Charlotte, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, Samuel Karlsson, Samuels, Sant Erwan, Scott Mansfield, Simon Coughlin, Simon Erlanger, Single Cask Nation, Suntory, tattoo, Vince Regan, warning, Wishaw0 comments
Bruichladdich’s $90 million acquisition by Remy Cointreau was one of the biggest whisky stories of the year, and CEO Simon Coughlin joins us for...
Episode 161: September 6, 200820080906170500
Episode 161: September 6, 2008
Mark GillespieSeptember 6, 2008abuse, bar, Bardstown, Bernie Lubbers, binge, Canada, Canadian, Dale DeGroff, damage, distillery, food, Gustav, Hiram Walker, Hurricane, Jerry Abramson, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knob Creek, Lexington, Louisville, Museum of the American Cocktail, New Orleans, Pearse Lyons, Pernod Ricard, pub, regulation, restaurant, Ryder Cup, Scotland, single malt, storm, tourism, Travel, trip, Valhalla, visit, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
We’re just a week or so away from a week that may make Derby Week look routine in Louisville…the combination of Ryder Cup week and Kentuck...
Episode 154: July 20, 200820080720115400
Episode 154: July 20, 2008
Mark GillespieJuly 20, 2008abuse, Aeneas MacDonald, Andrew Jefford, Auchentoshan, author, book, Braeval, British Columbia, Canada, chefs, Chivas Brothers, distillery, F. Paul Pacult, Famous Grouse, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Harrison, ice, Jimmy Bradley, Michael Beamish, Misako Udo, New York, Red Cat, report, responsibility, restaurant, sale, Shelter Point, Snow Grouse, Speyside, tasting panel, The Scotsman, Tullibardine, web site0 comments
Almost every whisky lover has dreamed of getting the call from a distillery to serve on an exclusive tasting panel to select a special release. Jimmy ...
Episode 147: June 1, 200820080531220000
Episode 147: June 1, 2008
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2008Andrew Derbidge, Astor Center, Australia, Australian, Bernheim, blending, Bourbon, Compass Box, competition, distillery, expansion, grain whisky, Heaven Hill, Hedonism, India, John Glaser, Kentucky, Khoday India, Lark, lawsuit, Louisville, Maker's Mark, New York City, nosing, Patrick Maguire, Peter Scot, restaurant, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, SMWS, SWA, Tasmania, whisky school0 comments
While it’s the start of summer in Scotland, it’s the start of a winter of whisky in Australia. Later this month, the Scotch Malt Whisky So...
Episode 140: April 12, 200820080412210800
Episode 140: April 12, 2008
Mark GillespieApril 12, 2008Astar, bar, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Bourbon, Canada, Canadian, Craig Thom, DeSha's, dipping, distillery, Glen Breton, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Glenora, Graham Eunson, history, Ho-Cheng Yao, Ian Buxton, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, lawsuit, Lexington, location, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, mashbill, Nova Scotia, Pappy Van Winkle, recipe, red wax, restaurant, Rob Samuels, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, trademark, wheated Bourbon0 comments
Time for another road trip…this time to the spiritual home of Bourbon…Kentucky. This week’s episode comes from DeSha’s Restaur...