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 ...
Episode 218: September 19, 200920090919134500
Episode 218: September 19, 2009
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 20091824 Collection, Alfred Barnard, auction, author, Balvenie, Bardstown, bartender, Bourbon, Canadian Mist, chemistry, Chuck Cowdery, cocktail, David M. Beam, Edrington, Edward Monohan, Frank Dailey, Glenlivet, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Icons, John Henry Beam, Ken Grier, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Lalique, Macallan, Madeira Cask, Mary Jane Dickerson, Nadurra, Richard Paterson, Rum Cask, Steve Hughes, Tom Bulleit, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
The Macallan folks like to do things big…like the new $15,000 Macallan Lalique expression: 57-year-old Macallan in a Lalique decanter! Ken Grier...
Episode 187: February 16, 200920090215231900
Episode 187: February 16, 2009
Mark GillespieFebruary 15, 2009Balvenie, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Broxburn, Dave Pickerell, Diageo, distillers, dog names, Douglas Laing, Evening Standard, expansion, Frankfort, Fred Laing, George Washington's Distillery, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, India, Jimmy Russell, Ken Flowe, Kentucky, Laphroaig, merger, Mount Vernon, Pernod Ricard, politics, profits, protest, puppy, Rum Cask, sale, Scott Buchanan, Scott Mansfield, Sheepdog, Speyside's Finest, taxes, Triple Wood, United Spirits, Virginia0 comments
This week…the winner of the “Pick the Interview” poll on the WhiskyCast Facebook page! We’ll hear from Fred Laing of Douglas L...
Episode 153: July 13, 200820080713071900
Episode 153: July 13, 2008
Mark GillespieJuly 13, 2008Allt a'Bhainne, BenRiach, book, Chivas Brothers, Dewar's, editor, Garry Gray, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Ian Lochhead, Ian Rankin, John Hansell, Longmorn, Malt Advocate, mystery, Pernod Ricard, Rebus, Rum Cask, San Francisco, The Balvenie, The Scotsman, Vijay Mallya, WhiskyFest, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
It’s not too soon to start making travel plans for the fall whisky festival season, and Malt Advocate’s WhiskyFest San Francisco on Octobe...
Episode 124: December 23, 200720071223010400
Episode 124: December 23, 2007
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2007abuse, airport security, Bayway, Beam, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Christina, Dalmore, distillery, Euan Shand, George Dickel, Glasgow, Glen Garioch, Glenturret, history, Huntly, Iain Russell, Ileach, Islay, Jim McEwan, media, Meldrum, Octomore, recipe, regulation, Rum Cask, Scottish Brewing Archive, shortage, storytelling, Tennessee, University, Vijay Mallya, vodka, Whyte & Mackay, X4, Yannis Themelis0 comments
Jim McEwan and the guys at Bruichladdich don’t really care what the rest of the whisky industry thinks of them. They do care greatly what whisky...
Episode 68: November 25, 200620061124235300
Episode 68: November 25, 2006
Mark GillespieNovember 24, 2006Alison Winship, Alistair Hart, anniversary, Balblair, Bourbon, Brandy Library, Bunnahabhain, Caspar MacRae, Dalmore, Dave Pickerell, Deanston, DISCUS, dispute, distiller, distillery, European Union, finish, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Glen Garioch, Glen Ord, Glenmorangie, Hart Brothers, Highland, holiday, Iain McCallum, India, Islay, Jamie MacKenzie, Japan, Japanese, Kentucky, Lincoln Henderson, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mount Vernon, New York City, Oran Mor, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Rum Cask, Scotland, St. Andrew's, Suntory, tariff, tasting, trade, Travel, World Trade Organization, WTO, Yamazaki0 comments
One of the things I get asked about most often is why WhiskyCast doesn’t have more tasting sessions. We’ll answer that request in this epi...