Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)20190520001839
Dingle Whiskey: Oliver’s Dream Realized (Episode 768: May 19, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 20, 2019"Shiny Barrel Batch", @Drew7182, @friedcell, @mhanch, @thecocktailmaven, @TheTracerBullet, Aberdeen, aluminum, Andalucia, anniversary, bar, Bardstown, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Billy Leighton, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon & Beyond, British Airways, Cairdeas, Canada, Captain's Reserve, CASC, Cascade Hollow, Castle & Key, Centennial, Charbay, charity, China, Chris Morris, consulting, cooperage, Copper Alley, Cormac O'Connor, David McCabe, Diageo, Dingle, Dingle Distillery, Dingle Whiskey, distillery, distilling, Dream Cask, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Elliott Hughes, EU, European Union, exports, Feis Ile, Fernand Schaack, Founding Fathers, Game of Thrones, geographical indicator, George Dickel, Great American Craft Spirits, Hotaling & Co., House Baratheon, Ian Logan, imports, InchDairnie, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Isaac Páez Gutiérrez, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack Daniel's, Jerez de la Frontera, Jill Hawkins, Karakasevic, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laphroaig, Legacy Edition, Liam LaHart, Lisanna Byrd, Louisville, Marianne Barnes, Marianne Eaves, Marko Mrdjenovic, Mexico, Michael Mangeot, Nicole Austin, Noah Rothbaum, Northern California, Old Taylor Distillery, Oliver Hughes, Orange County, Peter Mosley, Porterhouse Brewery, Porterhouse Group, Racer 5 IPA, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, resignation, Royal Lochnagar, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, sherry, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Stand for Kindness, steel, tariffs, Tennessee, The Birdhouse, The Camp Fire, The Daily Beast, The Glenlivet, toneleria, Toneleria Antonio Paez, trade, Triple Cask, Trump Administration, turkey, Ukiah, WDRB, Wes Murry, Westland Distillery, whiskey, Whiskey Live Dublin, whisky, Whisky Club Luxembourg, wildfire, Will Arvin, wine, Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, World Whisky Day0 comments
Oliver Hughes and his partners in Ireland’s Porterhouse Group opened Dingle Distillery in late 2012, just as the Irish craft distilling boom was...
Tasting Diageo’s Game of Thrones Single Malts20190402151706
Tasting Diageo’s Game of Thrones Single Malts
Mark GillespieApril 2, 2019Balmoral, Baratheon, Cardhu, Castle Black, classic malts, Clynelish, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, dragons, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones Scotch Whisky Collection, Greyjoy, HBO, Iron Throne, Johnnie Walker, Khaleesi, Lagavulin, Lannister, Maester, Oban, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Stark, Talisker, Targaryen, The Night's Watch, Tyrell, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Winter's Frost0 comments
April 2, 2019 – Let’s admit something from the start. Not once in the first seven seasons of Game of Thrones have we ever seen someone dri...
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)20181007162602
The “Godfather of Rye Whiskey” (Episode 730: October 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2018@Chris_F74, @irishwhiskeybc, @luvthemstillers, Albert Baladi, aluminum, American Select Oak, Amrut, angel's share, Angostura, Ardbeg, artist, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Baccarat, Bangalore, Barrel Proof, Beam Global, Beam Suntory, bidding, Bonhams, bootleggers, Bourbon, Brian Nation, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Canada, Cannes, Cardhu, CEO, Chivas, Chris Farrell, Christie's, Cincinnati, CL Financial, Clynelish, cognac, collecting, Congress, Dail, Dalwhinnie, David Whitmer, Dekantā, distilling, Don Livermore, Donald Trump, Dubai Duty Free, Eagle Rare 17, Edinburgh, expansion, Fine & Rare Collection, football, Fortnum & Mason, Fortune Brands, France, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Gibson's, Glendullan, Gordon & MacPhail, Greedy Angels, Guinness World Records, HBO, Health Minister, health warnings, Hong Kong, House Lannister, India, Indiana, induction, Intermediate Sherry Cask, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Barry, Jim McEwan, Jimmy Russell, Joe Hyman, Johnnie Walker, Kadhambam, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, labels, Lagavulin, Larry Ebersold, Lawrenceburg, LDI, legislature, Leo Varadkar, London, Longmorn, Louisville, Manchester United, Masters Collection, Matt Shattock, Mexico, MGP Ingredients, Michael Dillon, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, molecules, NAFTA, New Riff, New York City, Newport, Nobel Prize, North American Free Trade Act, Oat Grain Edition, Oban, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Portonova, Private Collection, Public Health Bill (Alcohol), Repeal Reserve, Richard Urquhart, Rob, Rossville, Royal Lochnagar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scott Ritenbaugh, Seagram's, Seanad, Sir Peter Blake, Skinner, soccer, Solist, Sotheby's, sponsorship, sports, steel, Stuart Urquhart, Suntory, Talisker, Taoiseach, tariffs, television, The Macallan, Tom Flocco, trade, travel retail, Trinidad & Tobago, Trump Administration, Twenty-Something, Twentysomething, Twitter, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, Valerio Adami, value, Vinho Barrique, vintage, W9 Summit, warehouse, Westeros, whiskey, Whiskey Summit, whisky, White Walker, Winter is Coming, Woodford Reserve, world record0 comments
The largest single distiller of Rye Whiskey isn’t in Kentucky, but just along the other side of the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For nea...
Diageo Planning £150 Million Investment in Scotch Whisky Tourism20180416140849
Diageo Planning £150 Million Investment in Scotch Whisky Tourism
Mark GillespieApril 16, 2018Blair Athol, Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Cristina Diezhandino, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glen Ord, Glenkinchie, Guinness Storehouse, hospitality, Ireland, job training, jobs, Johnnie Walker, Kilmarnock, Lagavulin, Learning for Life, Oban, Port Ellen, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Talisker, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 16, 2018 – With Scotch Whisky-related tourism at record highs, Diageo has announced plans to invest £150 million pounds ($214.9 million US...
Distillers Largely Free of Holiday Flood Damage So Far20160103114742
Distillers Largely Free of Holiday Flood Damage So Far
Mark GillespieJanuary 3, 2016Aberdeenshire, Alistair Longwell, Angus, Angus Dundee, Ardmore, Ballater, Brechin, Brendan Buckley, Chivas Brothers, Diageo, Douglas Fitchett, Dungourney, flood, flooding, Glencadam, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jameson Experience, Midleton, Midleton Distillery, Mississippi River, Nick Morgan, Old Midleton Distillery, river, River Dee, Royal Lochnagar, Scotland, Speyside, Storm Frank, whiskey, whisky0 comments
January 3, 2016 – With heavy rain still slamming parts of Scotland and flood advisories in place, distillers returning from holiday shutdowns ar...
Episode 562: November 14, 201520151115013843
Episode 562: November 14, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 15, 2015.36 Single Barrel, age statement, Alistair Longwell, Amrut, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ash Whitaker, auction, Austria, Balblair, Ben Grayson, Ben Nevis, bidding, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Blair Athol, Boise, Bonhams, Booker's, Boone County, Boston, Bourbon, Boxing Hares, California, Cardrona, charity, Chivas Brothers, collecting, collector, Denison, deputy, Derek Sinclair, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, Edrington, effluent, environment, Family Casks, film, Gary D'Urso, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Herald Scotland, Ian Macleod Distillers, Idaho, Inver House, Ironroot Republic, Johnny Mitchell, Josef Litt, Josh Quinn, Kentucky, Kilted Whisky Man, Kirsten Mitchell, Klaus Doblmann, Larry Ebersold, location, Lochaber, Lord of the Rings, Los Angeles, Macallan, MGP, Michael Jackson, Millburn, Miltonduff, New York City, New Zealand, pollution, rainfall, Ranger Creek, Robertson & Baxter, Robertson Trust, Royal Lochnagar, San Antonio, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Seagram's, Sebastopol, SEPA, Sheriff, Smoky Goat, Spectrum, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit Works Distillery, Tamdhu, Texas, The 1833, The Glenlivet, The Hobbit, Tom Fischer's Tavern, Tullibardine, veterinary school, Victor Brierley, violations, Wanaka, water, watercourse, Westmont, whiskey, Whiskey Union, whisky, Whisky Ambassador Course, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy1 comment
As we begin the 11th year of WhiskyCast, we’re taking a look back this week to catch up with some of the friends we’ve made over the last ...
Diageo Opens Vaults for Rare Travel Retail Single Malt Whiskies20151026162653
Diageo Opens Vaults for Rare Travel Retail Single Malt Whiskies
Mark GillespieOctober 26, 2015Brora, Caledonian, Caol Ila, Clynelish Select Reserve, Cragganmore, Dailuane, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Dubai Duty Free, Lagavulin, Peter Fairbrother, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Special Releases, The Cally, travel retail, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 26, 2015 – Diageo rarely opens its vaults of vintage single malts for the travel retail market, preferring instead to focus on a handful...
Episode 473: April 5, 201420140405235915
Episode 473: April 5, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2014administration, April Fool's, Armstrong, Army Air Corps, Auchnagie, auction, Balmoral, Benromach, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, Black Rock, Bladnoch, Blake Johnson, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Chichibu, Commerce Clause, Constitutiion, contract, court, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, Ernst & Young, family, Federal, George Dickel, Gerston, Gill Heart Institute, Glenglassaugh, Gold Reef, Gordon & MacPhail, grandson, horse racing, Hunter Smith, Ichiro Akuto, interstate commerce, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeffrey Karlovitch, Jon Birkbeck, judge, Karuizawa, Keeneland, Keith Bell, Laphroaig, lawsuit, legal, Lost Distilleries Blend, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mark Stoops, Master of Malt, Mendy Berkowitz, Michael Urquhart, Mickey Hammond, Nikka, Pope Francis, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, receiver, Rob Samuels, Royal Lochnagar, Storage Statute, Stratheden, Suntory, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, The Knot. liqueur, The Lost Distillery Company, Tullahoma, UDV, University of Kentucky, Vatican, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, White Sands, William Grant & Sons, World War II0 comments
Many of Scotland’s historic distilleries have faded into history, to be remembered only by archivists and the occasional whisky lover. While the...
Queen Meets Pope, Brings Royal Whisky20140405164511
Queen Meets Pope, Brings Royal Whisky
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2014Ballater, Balmoral Castle, Church of England, Diageo, John Begg, Pope Francis, Prince Albert, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, Royal Lochnagar, Vatican0 comments
April 5, 2014 – Queen Elizabeth brought along a gift basket for Pope Francis when she and Prince Philip visited the Vatican on Thursday. It was ...
Episode 457: December 21, 201320131221004439
Episode 457: December 21, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 21, 2013ad, American Stillhouse, Angus, Arkansas, Bacardi, Balblair, bankers, barrel sales, beer, Belgium, Benromach, Canadian Whisky, capacity, carols, Chancellor, Chris Killilea, Christmas, Claire Forlani, classic malts, Clermont, Code of Responsible Practices, Colton Smith, competition, court, creditors, Dalmore, David Fenkell, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, duty, Easter Elchies, escalator, Etienne Bouillon, Fred Noe, Gavin Hewitt, George Osborne, Georgie Bell, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Dundas, Graham MacKenny, Iain Kerr, Iain McCallum, investment, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Johanne McInnis, Karnataka, Kingfisher, Knappogue Castle, Lalique, lawsuit, Liege, Macallan, Matt Rosenfeld, Meet the Baron, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, New York, Office of Fair Trading, online, Opperman Weiss, Owl, Pappy, Powers Gold Label, regulators, Rock Town, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean McMillan, sexism, Shane Fraser, Sid Lee, singing, single barrel, SMWS, SWA, Taipei, Talisker, Tamnavulin, taxes, Thurso, trivia, Tweet, Twin Wood, Twitter, United Breweries, United Spirits, Van Winkle, video, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Lassie, Whyte & Mackay, Wolfburn, women, Writers Tears, yeast0 comments
Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well, and Etienne B...