The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)20180524164749
The Macallan’s Whisky Cathedral Opens in Scotland (Episode 700: May 24, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 24, 2018@bigbadchef, @CentralKYTours, @jimcronin, #Drams4Fams, Age International, aging, architect, auction, auto racing, Big Red Liquors, Blanton's, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brora, Central Kentucky Tours, charity, Clynelish, Colin Gordon, Colorado State University, deficit, Diageo, Discovery Series, donations, Dublin, Edmonton Scotch Club, Edrington, Egypt, Emperador, European Union, exports, food bank, fundraiser, geographic indicators, Georgie Crawford, Giza, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Great Pyramid, Halewood Wines & Spirits, history, Hong Kong, Hungarian Oak, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, IndyCar, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Jay Howard, Jim Cronin, John Crabbie & Co., John Currence, Ken Grier, Kentucky, label, Lagavulin, laser, lions, Maker's Mark, Mark Brown, Matt Colglazier, Method And Madness, Mississippi, Move On Up Mississippi, negotiations, Notre Dame, One Cure, Oxford Bourbon Festival and Auction, Paris, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, Private Select, Richard Paterson, River Spey, Rosebank, rumor, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shortage, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside, Springbank, Stephen Rankin, Stewart Duncan, SWA, tariff war, The Drinks Business, The Guardian, The Macallan, trade, trade barriers, trade deficit, U.S. Trade Representative, UFO, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, YouTube0 comments
Edrington first announced plans for The Macallan’s new distillery in 2012, but the planning process on what may be one of the longest distillery...
30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)20180517153600
30 Years of the Scotch Whisky Experience (Episode 698: May 17, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 17, 2018Andy Treinen, anniversary, Ardbeg, aroma, auto racing, awards, Balcones, Barb Helt, Beam Suntory, Big Level, Big Red Liquors, Blade & Bow, Blenders' Mash, Bourbon, Buddy Thompson, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, cancer, charity, Chita, Christopher Winters, Colorado State University, conductor, contest, Contradiction, Corryvreckan, Courtney Howard, Croftengea, Crown Royal, Cutty Sark Prohibition, Denis Lynch, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, exhibit, Final Reserve, Frazier History Museum, Glencadam, Grand Macnish, Hakushu, Heaven Hill, Henry McKenna, Hibiki, Highland Park, hospice, I.W. Harper, ice, Indiana, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Irish Whiskey, James Thompson & Brother, Jan Westcott, Japan, Jay Howard, Jeff Timi, Jim Beam, John Foster, Johnnie Walker, Jon Miller, Julie Trevisan Hunter, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Lauder's, LCBO, Loch Lomond Distillers, logo, Louisville, Macduff International, Mark McAlister, Matt Colglazier, motorsports, Nikka, oncology, One Cure, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, pizza, Powers John's Lane, research, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile, Royal Salute, Royal Wedding, Rye Whiskey, sales, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, senses, Shelbyville, shortages, Six Cask Edition, Smokey, Smooth Ambler, Spirits Canada, sponsorship, Stitzel-Weller Experience, Suntory, supply, Talisker, taste, Texas, The Dark, The Whisky Exchange, Tom Helt, tourism, Travel, Tyrconnell, visitors, visitors center, W. Brendan Waller, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
In May of 1988, the Scotch Whisky Experience opened its doors on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, next to Edinburgh Castle. Over the last 30 years, milli...
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)20180325175011
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 25, 2018@corymcrae, @jotterface, @saratogamatt, @TheLadyBlender, #patriot, 1792 Full Proof, 1956, agriculture, airport, Alberta, aluminum, Amrut, Andrea Wilson, Andrew Ferguson, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, bartender, bartending, Batch Proof, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, biodynamics, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, bullshit, butterfly knife, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Chris Morris, code, Committee Edition, Cornwall, Cory McRae, Dan Tullio, Diageo, diplomat, Donald Trump, Edmonton, Elgin, Elvis Presley, England, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, FedEx, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Label Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Grooves, Hakushu, Hall of Fame, hard border, Heartbreak Hotel, Heathrow, history, Ian Bentley, Icons of Whisky Awards, imports, Inchmurrin, India, inductee, Ireland, Irish, James Otter, Jim Swan, Johnnie Walker, Karen Betts, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, King Car Distillery, King of Kentucky, legislature, Leo Varadkar, Linkwood, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Louisville, Manuel Salazar, manure, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Masters Collection, Matt Jones, Matthew Ingram, Memphis, Michter's, Mitch McConnell, mixology, Morrison Bowmore, Mounties, NAV Centre, Nectar Grove, negotiations, Nick Morgan, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, politics, Premium Bottlers, President, Prime Minister, Private Collection, Rachel Barrie, RCMP, retaliation, Richard Paterson, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Scotland, security, Senate, senator, shipping, single cask, single malt, Speyside, Staffordshire, Stalk & Barrel, steel, Stephen Rankin, Still Waters Distillery, story, Sullivan's Cove, Sun Records, SWA, T.T. Lee, Taiwan, Taoiseach, target, tariffs, Terminal 5, The Dalmore, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tish Harcus, tools, Toronto, tourism, trade, trade war, Travel, travel retail, Trump Administration, visitors center, Waterford, weapon, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Rachel Barrie is known on Twitter as @TheLadyBlender, and she’s just winding up her first year as the master blender for Brown-Forman’s Be...
Tasting Single Malts in New Brunswick20171121154119
Tasting Single Malts in New Brunswick
Mark GillespieNovember 21, 2017AHRSE, Association of Halifax Regional Scotch Enthusiasts, Canada, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Malt Manifesto, Dufftown, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Glenfiddich, Halifax, Highland, Iowa, Isle of Skye, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Tourism Heritage & Culture, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Ottawa, Rhonda Moore, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Solera Reserve, Speyside, Talisker, Tanya Gracie, The Dalmore, Tyrone Cotie, whiskey, whisky0 comments
This time around, we’re tasting Highland single malts with a panel of Canadian whisky lovers at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericto...
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)20171022122010
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 22, 2017@miwilliams283, @pkhtex, @Sister_Ratched, Aged Cask Rye, American Whisky, angel's share, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, awards, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Bangalore Malt, bar, barrels, Belfast, Benromach, Black Barrel, Black Button Distilling, Bourbon, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Château Cissac, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Christopher Williams, Cill Airne Cask, competition, coneys, construction, Coppersea Distilling, Corby, Daily News Journal, Detroit, Dingle, Distillery Series, distribution, Domaine Select, Don Livermore, Donald Campbell, Duke of York, Dylan Whiskey Bar, Elijah Craig, Empire Rye, environmental, excise, exports, Finger Lakes Distilling, Galway, Garavan's, Gaza Capital, Glen Keith, Glenburgie, Glendalough, Glengoyne, Gooderham & Worts, Heathrow, India, Interstate 24, investment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Teeling, Jameson, John Distilleries, Juan Merizalde Carillio, Jude, Kilkenny, Kings County Distillery, Kinsale, Lafayette Coney Island, London, Lot #40, Louisville, Masters Collection, Merlot, Michael Williams, Murfreesboro, neighbors, New York, New York Distilling Company, Octomore, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Original Choice, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Paulliac, Phoenix, Pike Creek, pinot noir, Popcorn Sutton, Powers, Quintessence, radio, Rhône, Richard Paterson, Robert Theakston, Rye Whiskey, Sazerac, Seamus O'Dowden's, shares, standard of identity, stomach, subdivisions, Syrah, Taconic Distillery, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Folkhouse, The Whisky Show, traffic, Tullamore D.E.W., Tuthilltown Spirits, Twenty-Something, Tyrconnell, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Ventoux, Vermont, Walsh Whiskey Company, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Windsor, Wiser's, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Writers Tears, xBox, Yankee Distillers, Zinfandel0 comments
Managing a whisky warehouse is sort of like running a day care center…but a lot quieter. Corby’s Donald Campbell is responsible for 1.3 mi...
Live at The Whisky Show in London (Episode 661: October 1, 2017)20171001182013
Live at The Whisky Show in London (Episode 661: October 1, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 1, 2017Aberlour, Ann Miller, Anthony Wills, Ballantine's, Bardstown, beer, Blended Malt, book, Bourbon, Bowmore, Box Distillery, Burkay Adalig, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chichibu, Compass Box, Corby, Dalmore, Dave Mitton, Dewar's, Dixon Dedman, editor, Elixir Distillers, England, Erdogan, expansion, France, freedom of expression, fudge, Glen Moray, Glenburgie, Glentauchers, Gooderham & Worts, Ichiro Akuto, Ingvar Ronde, IPA, Islam, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Japan, John Glaser, Jura, KEFDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kentucky Owl, Kilchoman, Little Trinity, London, Lot #40, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Mastery, Meleklerin Payı, Miltonduff, No Name, Northern Border Collecton, Old Pulteney, Oliver Chilton, Peat Monster, Phenomenology, Pike Creek, publisher, Richard Paterson, Roger Melander, Royal Brackla, Sarah Temple, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, secular, Shackleton, Signatory, Single Malt Series, Speciality Drinks, Stoli Group USA, Stuart Harvey, Sweden, Taiwan, tax incentives, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, turkey, Turkish. blogger, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wick0 comments
This week, we’re in London for the annual Whisky Show at Old Billingsgate on the banks of the River Thames! We’ll catch up with a lot of f...
All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)20170730172740
All in the Whiskey Family (Episode 652: July 30, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2017@GCPepperGuy, @pkhtex, @ra_mki, Aceo, Alltech, Amrut, Andrew Laing, appeal, Ardnahoe, Australia, Beaumont, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Brexit, bucket list, Bulleit, Campari, Cara Laing, Carolans, Chivas Brothers, Cigar Malt, Coleburn, contract, court, Court of Session, Dale Winchester, Denison, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dumbarton, Elgin, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, free trade, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Grant, Grant Cummings, Harbinger, Heaven Hill, Houston, Hubris, Hyderabad, Inchmoan, India, infringement, Irish Mist, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Jonathan Likarish, Joseph A. Magnus, Keith Brown, Kilmalid, labor, labour, lawsuit, Liam Fox, Liberties, Loch Lomond, London, Longmorn, Marcia Likarish, Mark Winchester, Mike Raymond, minimum pricing, Murray McDavid, Nancy Fraley, negotiations, overtime, Pacific Quay, Paisley, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons, pence, Ramki Sreenivasan, Rampur, Redemption, Reserve 101, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Robert Likarish, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Laing, Scott Mansfield, Sean Murphy, Secretary, Speyside, St. James Church, Stewart Laing, strike, Supreme Court, SWA, Sweden, Texas, Texas Legation, The Dalmore, The Scotsman, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, trade, trademark, Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership, Trump Administration, TTIP, union, Unite, Ursula Mueller, Vijaywada, whiskey, whisky0 comments
The Likarish family opened Ironroot Republic Distillery in Denison, Texas in 2013. Brothers Jonathan and Robert Likarish handle the distilling, while ...
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)20170708201749
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 8, 2017@aantommaria, @allthingswhisky, @BirmingDram, @jtigtorn, @whiskywithward, Andrew Brown, Appropriations Committee, Arizona, astronomy, Auchentoshan, Australia, Avonak, Balcones Distilling, bars, bartenders, Beam Suntory, biobutanol, biofuel, Bourbon, budget, Bunnahabhain, camping, Canadian Club, car, Cara Laing, Casey Jones Distillery, Celtic Renewables, Chip Tate, Chris Walker, Christian County, Clan Denny, competition, Congress, construction, cottages, Curt Robinson, dairy, Daniel Mathers, David Taylor, Derek Scott, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Plant, Donald Trump, Douglas McGibbon & Co., draw, DSP, eclipse, Eclipse Edition, Ed Dodson, Edinburgh Napier University, Eich Bhana Lìr, emoji, energy, Eric Gregory, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, funding, G20, Gaelic, Garryana, Germany, Glasgow, Glass Revolution, Glen Moray, Glencairn Crystal, Glendale, Gordon Homer, Graham Coull, Hamburg, Hannah Whisky Merchants, High West, Hopkinsville, House, imports, Islay, Israel, Jason LeBlanc, John Tigtorn, Jura, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirby, label approvals, Lady of the Glen, license, Martin Tangney, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Mastery, MB Roland, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, Milk & Honey Distillery, Mitch McConnell, Monmouth Whisky Club, mythology, New Jersey, on-trade, orange juice, Paul Tomaszewski, Pembroke, permit, Peter Grasso, Podcast Awards, pot ale, President, Reb Mordechai, rental, Richard Paterson, Robert Brown, Robert Theakston @roberttheakston, Sam Mead, science, Scotland, Scott Davidson, Senate, solar eclipse, Speyside, steel, summit, tariffs, Tasmania, Tate & Company, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Dalmore, The W Bar, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullibardine, visitors center. pier, Waco, Ward Council, warehouses, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21, there’...
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)20170702153018
Glencairn’s Whisky Glasses Shatter Expectations (Episode 648: July 2, 2017)
Mark GillespieJuly 2, 2017@anagram2112, @AxisofWhisky, @fields00, @scotchology1, Amontillado, Andy Davidson, Annabel Thomas, author, Bacardi, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, Black Bowmore, Black Label, Blood Oath, book, bottle, Bourbon, Box Distillery, brand ambassador, brand partner, Buffalo Trace, Canada 150, Canada Day, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Casey County, Catherine Carpenter, Charles Brown, Charleston, Chris Middleton, Col. EH Taylor Jr., commemorative, Confederation, conference center, contest, Cooley, copita, Crown Royal, crystal, David Stewart, Davin de Kergommeaux, decanter, distribution, Dr. James Crow, Dr. Jim Swan, Drimnin, Drimnin Estate, Dublin, Dunedin, Elijah Pepper, expansion, Filson Historical Society, Forsyths, Forty Creek, Frankfort, glass, Glencairn, Glenn's Creek Distillery, Gordon Dundas, Grimsby, Heritage, historical, importer, Infinium Spirits, investment, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Teeling, John Teeling, John Wendell, Johnnie Walker, journalism, Journeyman Distillery, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kingsbarns, London, Lot #40, Luxco, Manitoba, manufacturing, master blender, Michigan, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Ncn'ean, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Oban, OFC Distillery, Ontario, Oscar Pepper, Pact No. 3, patent, Paul Davidson, peaty cask, Rachel Barrie, Raymond Davidson, Redbreast, relocation, research, Reserve 101, retweet, Richard Paterson, Ron Welsh, rum, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scots Gaelic, Scott Davidson, Sherri Wong, single cask, Sour Mash, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Spirit Drink, sponsor, St. Andrew's, Stephen Teeling, stills, Sweden, Taiwan, Teeling Whiskey, The Baltimore Whiskey Company, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas Larsson, Tun 1509, Twitter, Union Collective, Versailles, visitor center, West Indies, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Weekend, Willowbank, WindyBore, wine glass, Woodford Reserve2 comments
When Raymond Davidson and his sons started marketing the Glencairn Whisky Glass in 2001, they thought the target audience was whisky blenders and indu...
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)20170115135937
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 15, 2017@BourbonFanboy, @RealWhiskeyDave, #poursforparker, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aberdeen, Air Canada, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angus MacRaild, auction, Baccarat, Ben & Jerry's, Black Bowmore, Bon Vivant, Booker Noe, Brian Shemwell, Bristol, Burns Night, charity, cocktail, Colin Plint, collectors, college, Craig Beam, Dad's Hat, Dave Kearns, Dave Schmier, David Faughn, DelVal, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, Elijah Fontenot, Ezra Brooks, genetic, Glasgow, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grand Central Hotel, haggis, Heaven Hill, Herman Mihalich, High West, ice cream, inauguration, Inchmurrin, Jimmy Russell, Jonny McMillan, Joseph A. Magnus, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, La Maison du Whisky, Laurie Black, legal, Lifetime Achievement, Linda Beam, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Luxco, Macallan, Madeira, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, McTears, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Nancy Fraley, NUBPL Foundation, O.F.C. Vintages, offal, Parker Beam, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, POTUS, President-elect, Presidential Dram, Promise of Hope, Proof and Wood Ventures, Redemption Rye, repository, Richard Paterson, Robert Burns, Rosen Rye, Rye Whiskey, Seattle Whiskey Collective, seed, Springbank, Stacey Yates, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, trademark, Trump International Golf Links, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, USDA. agriculture, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
This week, we’ll tell you about two upcoming opportunities to taste rare whiskies in Scotland and Kentucky. David Faughn and Brian Shemwell will...