Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)20190929192731
Whisky As a Political Football (Episode 786: September 29, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 29, 2019@minter, @pintsandpoetry, @stuloosemore, Academy Awards, Airbus, Al Pacino, Alumni Whisky Series, announcer, Ardbeg, auction, Belfour Spirits, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, Blair Castle, Boeing, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brexit, Cannes, Carolina Hurricanes, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Swonger, Christie's, comic book, correction, Dave Keon, David DeFazio, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Deatsville, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Donna Nally, Ed Belfour, Edrington, EU, European Union, fire, France, Frank Coleman, Glen Moray, Gordon & MacPhail, Gotham Hall, Graham Coull, H. Wade Minter, Highland Park, hockey, Hollywood, induction, Ireland, J.P. Wiser's, Joe Pesci, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Katrina Egbert, Keepers of the Quaich, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Owl, lobbying, Lot #40, Mark Messier, Martin Scorsese, Michael Deresynski, movie, My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train, Neal Pyle, Nelson County, New York City, New York Film Festival, NHL, NHL Alumni, North Carolina, Old Pulteney, Oscars, Outryder, Peggy Noe Stevens, PNC Arena, politics, public address, railroad, Raleigh, Rebecca Jago, Rittenhouse Rye, Robert DeNiro, Rosemary Walsh, Royal Salute, Sam Heughan, Scottish Ballet, Speyside, Stone of Destiny, T.W. Samuels Distillery, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, Tax Free World Association, television, TFWA, The Balvenie, The Irishman, The Last Drop, The Walking Dead, Tilda Swinton, trade, Traigh Bhan, travel retail, Tribeca Productions, Trump Administration, TTB, Tun 1509, Walsh Whiskey, Washington, whiskey, whisky, WLKY, World Trade Organization, WTO, Wyoming Whiskey, Yvan Cournoyer0 comments
Whisky has been a part of politics since the monks were working their stills in medieval times, helping opposing sides bridge their differences over a...
Heaven Hill Taking Pikesville Rye Nationwide20150625130456
Heaven Hill Taking Pikesville Rye Nationwide
Mark GillespieJune 25, 2015Baltimore, Bernheim, Craig Beam, Denny Potter, Evan Williams, Heaven Hill, Maryland, Max Shapira, Parker Beam, Pikesville Rye, Rittenhouse Rye1 comment
June 25, 2015 – Pikesville Rye’s heritage dates back to 1895, when it was originally distilled in Maryland, and even though the whiskey ha...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: August 201420140829001335
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: August 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 29, 2014John McCarroll, Knob Creek Rye, Mike Parrish, Rittenhouse Rye, Russell's Reserve Rye, Tim Quernes0 comments
This month, our panel tastes three Rye whiskies. John McCarroll, Tim Quernes, and Mike Parrish taste Knob Creek Rye, Russell’s Reserve Rye, and ...
Episode 493: August 22, 201420140823014208
Episode 493: August 22, 2014
Mark GillespieAugust 23, 2014Alexander Gorelin, ALS, ALS Association, author, benzyl benzoate, Big Peat, Birthday, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Bourbon: Strange, Bronfman, Brown-Forman, Bulleit, Canada, Cara Laing, caretaker, challenge, Chuck Cowdery, Clermont, Colonel Jim Beam, Companions of the Quaich, consumer protection, contract, Craigellachie XO, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edgar Bronfman, Four Roses, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, ice, Ice Bucket Challenge, Iowa, ITAR-TASS, Ivo Fanotti, Jack Daniel's, James Beam, Jeff Karpinski, Jim Beam, Josh Hafer, Julio's, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, labeling, Larry Kass, Linda Beam, Markham, message, MGP-I, moonshine, Ontario, Parker Beam, Patrick Stewart, Paul Santos, Popcorn Sutton, Promise of Hope, Richard Paterson, Rittenhouse Rye, Russia, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Bronfman, sanctions, Scallywag, Seagram's, Shelby County, statue, Striped Pig, Striped Shine, Sverdlovsk, tainted, Templeton Rye, Tom Bulleit, Toronto, trade, TTB, Ukraine, whisky club, Whisky Ice Challenge, writer0 comments
This week, we’ll wrap up our conversation with Bourbon Hall of Fame member Chuck Cowdery, author of the new book “Bourbon: Strange” ...
Heaven Hill Gives Rittenhouse Rye New Focus20140415133941
Heaven Hill Gives Rittenhouse Rye New Focus
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2014Art Deco, bartenders, Heaven Hill, mixologists, Prohibition, Rittenhouse Rye, Rye Whiskey, Susan Wahl1 comment
April 15, 2014 – Heaven Hill’s Rittenhouse Rye has long been a favorite of bartenders and Rye whisky fans, but has also been in short supp...
Episode 215: August 28, 200920090828012300
Episode 215: August 28, 2009
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 2009Alex Salmond, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Berry's Own Selection, Blair Athol, Bonhams, Bruichladdich, canal, collecting, Connemara, Cooley, Diageo, dispute, Dublin, Folsom, Heidi Donelon, history, Infinity, Invergordon, Ireland, Ireland Whiskey Trail, Johnnie Walker, Kilbeggan, Kilmarnock, labor, Locke's, Michael Slevin, Rittenhouse Rye, single grain0 comments
A bit of Irish distilling history is being brought back to life this weekend, if only for one day. Commercial shipping along Ireland’s Grand Can...
Episode 214: August 22, 200920090821225700
Episode 214: August 22, 2009
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 2009Arran, auction, Barley, Big Peat, Black Bowmore, Blended Malt, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, collecting, Diageo, dispute, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, economy, Edinburgh, Euan Mitchell, Fred Laing, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hjarta, Jefferson's, Kilmarnock, Laphroaig, Macallan, Nadurra, PC8, peacock, Presidential, Rittenhouse Rye, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Stewart Laing, Stitzel-Weller, Trey Zoeller, Triumph, Whisky Fringe0 comments
Last time around, I mentioned the Laing Brothers and their vatting of casks from Laphroaig and Macallan to create the “Double Barrel.” It ...
Episode 116: October 31, 200720071031123800
Episode 116: October 31, 2007
Mark GillespieOctober 31, 2007Alistair Walker, BenRiach, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Caesar's Palace, Cooley, David Stewart, Four Roses, Greenore, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Highland Park, Ian MacLeod, Ireland, Irish, Jack Teeling, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, John Hansell, Las Vegas, Maker's Mark, Malt Advocate, New York, Parker Beam, Parker's, Rittenhouse Rye, Roderick MacKenzie, Russell's Reserve, Rye, single grain, Smokehead, WhiskyFest, William Grant & Sons0 comments
This is a special episode of WhiskyCast with highlights from Tuesday night’s Malt Advocate WhiskyFest in New York City. It’s the 10th anni...
Episode 66: November 12, 200620061112195700
Episode 66: November 12, 2006
Mark GillespieNovember 12, 2006Annette Tweedie, awards, Bill Lumsden, Binny's, Blue Label, Bourbon, Chicago, Duncan Taylor, Euan Shand, events, Festival, Forty Creek, Four Grain, Frank McHardy, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glengyle, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, John Hall, John Hansell, Johnnie Walker, Kittling Ridge, Kris Comstock, Lombard, Malt Advocate, Masters Collection, New York, Pebble Beach, Pioneer, Richard Lombard, Rittenhouse Rye, Russell Anderson, Springbank, WhiskyFest, Woodford Reserve0 comments
It’s the first anniversary for WhiskyCast, and we had a big party in New York Monday night to celebrate. OK, it wasn’t really our party...
Episode 57: September 11, 200620060910204100
Episode 57: September 11, 2006
Mark GillespieSeptember 10, 2006Campbeltown, crystal, decanter, distillery, Frank McHardy, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Isle of Jura, Jason Craig, lead, lodge, Matt Bergink, Orkney, Rittenhouse Rye, Russell Anderson, Scott Davidson, Springbank, Stuart Robertson, whisky school0 comments
In the last episode, I had hints about changes at Highland Park. Now, we get the complete details, courtesy of Highland Park global controller Jason C...