New Distillery, Familiar Faces (Episode 733: June 23, 2019)20190623235959
New Distillery, Familiar Faces (Episode 733: June 23, 2019)
Mark GillespieJune 23, 2019@79bigpapi, @Andrew_leets, @smoke.before.fire, #FreeOurWhisky, adjudicator, Allura Fergie, Andrew Leets, appeal, Ardgowan, Ardgowan Estate, Ardnamurchan, Balcones, Bardstown, Barrel & Bottle, Barton 1792 Distillery, BC Liquor & Cannabis Regulation Branch, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, British Columbia, building codes, Bulleit Distilling Company, Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Canada, Caol Ila, Cardhu, CaskCartel.com, Cedar Ridge Distillery, cleanup, Clydebuilt, Clynelish, collapse, crane, Dave Mason, Dave Sweet, Day of Dark Barley, Diageo, Easter Elchies, Eden Mill, Edinburgh, Edrington, Elements of Islay, Elixir Distillers, Eric Fergie, expansion, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Fife, Fife Council, fire, Forager's Keep, Geordie Moski, Glen Scotia, Glenfiddich, Glenkinchie, Heaven Hill Distillery, heavy metal, Highland Council, Highland Park, inspection, insurance, Inverkip. Martin McAdam, investigation, Iowa, Islay, Johnnie Walker Experience, Josh Quinn, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kingsbarns, liquor inspectors, Macallan, Max McFarlane, Morag Ralph, Moray Council, music, Nanaimo, Nerys Poole, No. 9 Iowa Whiskey, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Orphan Barrel, Owensboro, Paul Miller, Pittyvaich, raid, retail, rickhouse, River Clyde, Rob Carpenter, ruling, Ryan A., Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Sean Fousheé, Shelbyville, Single Malts of Scotland, Slipknot, spending, Speyside, startup, structural engineers, Sweet Toast of American Oak, Terressentia, Texas, The Balvenie, The Macallan Estate, The Week of Peat, thunderstorm, tourism, Travel, Vancouver, Victoria, visitors centers, warehouse, weather, whiskey, Whiskey and Barrel Nite, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Willie Phillips0 comments
If you’re starting a new distillery from scratch, it helps to find some veteran whisky makers to join you on the journey. That’s just what...
Fets Whisky Kitchen Loses SMWS Legal Battle with British Columbia Regulators20190621152917
Fets Whisky Kitchen Loses SMWS Legal Battle with British Columbia Regulators
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2019adjudicator, administrative, Allura Fergie, BC Liquor & Cannabis Regulation Branch, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, BC Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia, Canada, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, contravention, criminal, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, fine, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Kelly Carpenter, Legacy Liquor Store, legal, liquor inspectors, Little Jumbo, Ministry of Attorney General, Nerys Poole, raid, regulators, regulatory, Rob Carpenter, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, search, seizure, SMWS, The Strath, Union Club, Vancouver, Victoria, violation, whiskey, whisky0 comments
June 21, 2019 – The Vancouver whisky bar raided in January 2018 for selling Scotch Malt Whisky Society whiskies has lost its bid to have the cas...
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...
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)20180421215431
Introducing The Pope to Pappy (Episode 691: April 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2018A. Smith Bowman, Aberlour, acquisition, Alan Hansen, Alan Winchester, ANBL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, app, Ardbeg, Atom Brands, Atom Group, Balcones, Baltimore, Beam Suntory, beer, Bernheim, Bob Baxter, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, British Columbia, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Catholic, chemistry, chill filtering, church, Col. E.H. Taylor, Dad's Hat, Dan Cohen, Daniel Brown, David Robertson, Diageo, Dominic Venegas, donation, Drew Quesada, e-commerce, Edinburgh, Edrington, education, Engine Shed Building, events, Feis Ile, flocculation, Four Grain, Glen Moray, Grooves, Herman Mihalich, Holyrood Distillery, hops, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Mayo, Jim Beam, Jim Sichko, Jud Laughter, Julian Van Winkle, Justin Petszaft, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Knoxville, Laphroaig, lawyers, legal, licenses, Louisville, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Missionaries of Mercy, Moine, Molson, museum, New Brunswick, Old Overholt, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, PLCB, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis. Father, Preston Van Winkle, priest, provincial, Quebec, Rhetoric, Rob Carpenter, rum, Rum Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Investment Bank, Shazam, Sisters of Loretto, Smokehead, Spey, Speyside, Speyside Distillery, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, technology, Tennessee, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Glenlivet, The Glenlivet Code, The Globe & Mail, tourism, trade, Truman Cox, Two Brewers, Vatican, venture capital, Virginia, Waco, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Spirits, ZX Ventures0 comments
The Bible says “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” As proof, we have the story this week of Father Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Catholic ...
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)20180418233735
Billy Walker’s Back in the Whisky Business with The GlenAllachie (Episode 690: April 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2018@miwilliams283, @n1vux, ancestry, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ann Miller, Atom Brands, Atom Group, auction, Barbara Bush, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Box Distillery, Brandy Library, Brown-Forman, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Chivas Brothers, Clynelish, Compass Box, Connoisseurs Choice, Craft Beverage Corporation, Craigellachie, Declaration of Independence, Diageo, Discovery Range, Distiller's Cut, Distillery Labels, Dublin, Earl Hewlette, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, First Lady, Founding Fathers, Fredericton, fundraiser, Generations, George Urquhart, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkinchie, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Haddonfield, Henry Overholt, High Coast, Holyrood Distillery, Holyrood Park Distillery, Ian MacMillan, Indian King Tavern, investment, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Jessica Kadie-Barclay, Jim Beam, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, judgingf, Lum Reek, Lunar Rogue Pub, Mark Norman, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McNair's, Michael Williams, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York City, Nikka, O.Z. Tyler, obituary, Old Overholt, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, portfolio, Private Collection, Pure Scot, Rebel Yell, Revolution, Rob Carpenter, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Shyamal Ramachandran, Spencer Jacobsen, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Awards, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stephen Rankin, Sweden, Terrepure, Terressentia, The Glenallachie Consortium, tourism, treason, venture capital, visitors centers, West Overton, West Overton Village & Museum, whiskey, whisky, White Heather, Yoichi, ZX Ventures0 comments
Billy Walker could have walked away from the Scotch Whisky business last year after he and his partners sold the BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassa...
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)20180128223227
A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2018@jotterface, @whisky.wunders, 1792 Barton, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Adam Johnson, aging, Alan Park, André Girard, Andrew Tyler Higgs, Ann Arbor, Barley, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Bernheim, Bourbon & Beyond, brewery, British Columbia, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caribou Crossing, CBC, Champions Park, chocolate malt, Clynelish, Coffey Malt, craft distiller, David Brown, David Eby, David Robertson, development, Diageo, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, East Germany, Eden Mill Distillery, Edinburgh, Emerald Geishas, EU, European Union, experimentation, Famous Grouse, Final Fantasy, Forsyths, gaming, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Golden Geishas, golden ticket, Graeme Macaloney, Granton, Halewood, Holyrood Park Distillery, infusion, innovation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Reynolds, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Japan, Jeneen, John Crabbie, Karuizawa, KDA, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, laws, legislation, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mac na Braiche, marathon, Margarete Marie, memo, Metro UK, Michigan, Mike Nicolson, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nikka, Paul Miller, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Penderyn, planning permission, Poland, Portland, Private Edition, rappelling, Revival, roasting, Rob Carpenter, roller coaster, running, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Shinanoya, Signet, SMWS, Spencer Jacobsen, Spios, St. Andrew's, SWA, tax stamps, tequila, The Whisky Exchange, tickets, tourism, training, Travel, Twa Casks, Twa Dogs, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, video games, visitors, Wales, Wall Street Journal, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Three years ago, we introduced you to Graeme Macaloney, a Scottish-Canadian pharmaceutical engineer with a dream of making his own single malt whisky ...
British Columbia Whisky Fans Critical of Provincial Crackdown20180122163757
British Columbia Whisky Fans Critical of Provincial Crackdown
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 2018Andrew Weaver, BC Green Party, BC Liquor Stores, Benromach, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, coalition, Dave Mason, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Gordon & MacPhail, John Horgan, Jonathan Bray, Kelly Carpenter, Legislative Assembly, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Nanaimo, NDP, New Democratic Party, Premier, Richard Urquhart, Rob Carpenter, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Secret Spirits, SMWS, Springbank, Strathisla, Susie Sirri, The Grand Hotel, The Union Club, Tim Vickers, Vancouver, Victoria, West Coast Whisky Society, whiskey, whisky0 comments
January 22, 2018 – A crackdown by British Columbia’s liquor enforcement agency targeting the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s four partn...
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)20180122015330
On the Road at the Victoria Whisky Festival (Episode 677: January 21, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 22, 201811 Orphans, Adam Hannett, Alan Hansen, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Allura Fergie, Arctic, Australia, awards, Balblair, Balcones, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Belfast, BenRiach, Benromach, Black Art, Black Velvet, Bob Baxter, Brazil, Brexit, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, budget, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Canadian Whisky of the Year, Central City, charity, coffee, Corby, Crown Roya, Dave Mason, Dave Mitton, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Decennary, Diageo, disclaimer, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Company, Duncan Ayre, enforcement, Eric Fergie, EU, European Union, Eva Pang, excise taxes, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Fine & Rare Series, First Minister, Forty Creek, Gibson's, Gooderham & Worts, Gordon & MacPhail, government, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hyde, Irish Coffee, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jan Westcott, Jane Walker, Jeremy Scott, Jim Stanski, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Bray, judging, Kelly Carpenter, Lawrence Graham, lawyer, legal, lifetime achivement award, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Little Trinity, Lohin McKinnon, Lot #40, Lot 40 Cask Strength, master class, Mike Brisebois, Ministry of the Attorney General, Miriam Karp, Nanaimo, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Border Collection, OBA, Octomore, Ohishi, Parliament, Pike Creek, province, provincial, raid, refunds, regulators, Richard Urquhart, Rick Murphy, Rob Carpenter, Rock Oyster, Root & Branch, Rye, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Secret Spirits, single market, special orders, Spirits Canada, Springbank, Sullivan's Cove, Susie Sirri, SWA, tastings, taxes, Texas, The Grand Hotel, The Macallan, The Union Club, Tim Vickers, TMZ, trade, trademark, Trudeau, Two Brewers, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, undercover, Vancouver, Vicky Miller, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Waco, whiskey, whisky, Whitehorse, Yukon0 comments
This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the 13th annual Victoria Whisky Festival – just as the Canadian province’s liquor...
British Columbia Liquor Regulators Crack Down on Scotch Malt Whisky Society20180120190234
British Columbia Liquor Regulators Crack Down on Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Mark GillespieJanuary 20, 2018agents, Alberta, Allura Fergie, attorney, BC Liquor Stores, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, enforcement, Eric Fergie, Festival, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Hotel Grand Pacific, Hyde, Jonathan Bray, Kelly Carpenter, lawyer, legislators, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Mark Gillespie, master class, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nanaimo, Ohishi, protest, province, Rob Carpenter, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Secret Spirits, seizure, SMWS, tasting, The Grand Hotel, The Union Club, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, whiskey, whisky0 comments
January 20, 2018 – British Columbia regulators are drawing fire from whisky lovers following a crackdown on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings...
Episode 603: August 21, 201620160821000822
Episode 603: August 21, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 20161920 Prohibition Edition, 291 Colorado Whiskey, 9/11, Adelphi, Alasdair Day, Aspen, BenRiach, Birthday, Booker's, Bordeaux, Brown-Forman, camera, Canada, Colin Taylor, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Copperworks Distilling, darkroom, David Robertson, Diageo, Distillery 291, Edinburgh, Engine Shed, Family Collector, Fireball, George S. Grant, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hanyu, Highland Park, Hobbister, Holyrood Park Distillery, Inner Circle, Instagram, Japan, Jason Craig, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky, Longmorn, Masters of Whisky, medicinal, Michael Myers, New York City, Old Forester, online, Orkney, Paul Hambrick, photographer, photography, Prohibition, R&B Distillers, Richard Paterson, Rob Carpenter, Rob Dietrich, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Seattle, September 11, sfmarv, Steve Beal, Stranahan's, TBG & Co., The Dalmore, The Glover, The Tweedale Blend, Triple Bourbon Finish, Tweedale, whiskey, Whiskey Row Series, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, World Trade Center, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
After years of working with supermodels and high-strung art directors in New York City, Michael Myers lives a much simpler – and more rewarding ...