Islay’s Bunnahabhain Distillery In For £11 Million Upgrade Project20170706171501
Islay’s Bunnahabhain Distillery In For £11 Million Upgrade Project
Mark GillespieJuly 6, 2017A846, Andrew Brown, Argyll & Bute Council, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart Distillers, Canasta, cottages, Derek Scott, Distell, dock, Eich Bhana Lìr, Gaelic, Islay, Jura, Lìr, Moine, moorings, Mull, Paps of Jura, pier, sailing, Strait of Jura, Tobermory, visitors center0 comments
July 6, 2017 – Of Islay’s eight working whisky distilleries, Bunnahabhain is the hardest to visit. To get there, one turns off A846, the r...
Episode 524: March 7, 201520150308083429
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 8, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, age statement, Alberta, Arran, attorney, babermac, Beam Suntory, Bob Lekan, Bomberger, Bomberger's, bottling line, Bourbon, Breckenridge Distillery, Brown-Forman, budget, cease and desist, Chicago, Chris Bauder, class action, Cleveland, Clipper, Colorado, competition, construction, consumer, containment, Cook County Chancery Court, craft, damages, defendant, Diageo, Dick Stoll, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, Edwin Vargas, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, entry form, environment, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Federal, Fireball, flavored, Fort Nelson, Founder's Reserve, Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel, fraud, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Dickel, Green Label, hand-made, historic, Huber, Indiana, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Allan, Jim Beam, Joe Magliocco, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Kazerouni Law Group, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, Louisville, Maker's Mark, MGP-I, Michter's, misrepresentation, misspoke, mystery, ocean, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, pallets, Paul Varga, Pennsylvania, Peter Cressy, Pierre Weydert, plaintiff, premium, professor, Rebecca Sterritt, resignation, response, restoration, retraction, Ryan Engen, Ryan Irvine, safe harbor, sailing, sales, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotland, search, Shively, small batch, Society Insurance, spill, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Starlight, Stitzel-Weller, Switzerland, Templeton Rye, Tennessee Fire, The Glenlivet, Tito's, Tomatin, trademark, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, vodka, warehouse, Whiskey Row, whiskey seeker, whiskeyryan, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, Wyoming Whiskey, yacht, Yamazaki1 comment
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit...
Old Pulteney Honors Clipper Sailing Team20140712083712
Old Pulteney Honors Clipper Sailing Team
Mark GillespieJuly 12, 2014Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Den Helder, Henri Lloyd, Inver House, London, Old Pulteney, sailing, yacht0 comments
July 12, 2014 – The latest running of the Clipper Round The World Race wound up in London Friday after 11 months of sailing, with the Old Pulten...
Episode 440: August 31, 201320130831170017
Episode 440: August 31, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 31, 201359 Parks, 59Parks.com, ALS, ALS Association, Balcones, Balvenie, Barry Crockett, Ben Lee, Benjamin Lee, Billy Walker, Buffalo Trace, Cententary, Chip Tate, Clipper, Clipper Round the World Race, Cork, Doublewood, Dunedin, Family Reserve, Glenglassaugh, Greg Ramsay, Heaven Hill, Irish Distillers, Julian Van Winkle, Julio's, lawsuit, lawyers, London, lottery, Lou Gehrig, Louisville, Massachusetts, Midleton, motorcycle, Navigator, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Old Pulteney, Old Rip Van Winkle, Paddy, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, park, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Preston Van Winkle, Promise of Hope, Ryan Maloney, sailing, Stitzel-Weller, Texas, trademark, Waco, Weller, Westborough, William Grant & Sons, Willowbrook, yacht0 comments
Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbons may well be some of the hardest whiskies to find, and hundreds of people call the Old Rip Van Winkle ...
Episode 198: May 3, 200920090503100800
Episode 198: May 3, 2009
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2009awards, Bacardi, Benromach, Brown-Forman, Diageo, distillery, Feis Ile, guide, Highland Park, Islay, Jason Craig, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, merger, Robin Knox-Johnston, sailing, Scotch Whisky Association, Spirit of Speyside Festival, tourism, Travel, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
The judges at Whisky Magazine gave Highland Park’s 21-year-old Scotch the title of World’s Best Singe Malt in this year’s World Whis...
Episode 157: August 10, 200820080810083900
Episode 157: August 10, 2008
Mark GillespieAugust 10, 2008Angela Traver, anniversary, Antique Collection, Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Beam, beer, Benromach, Brewdog, brewing, Buffalo Trace, Canadian Club, casks, Clipper, distillery, Evan Williams, Glasgow, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Harviestoun, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Highland Park, Iain McCallum, Ian Millar, Innis & Gunn, John Hansell, Malt Advocate, Michael Urquhart, Ola Dubh, Parker's, race, Rye, sailing, Stagg, yacht0 comments
When the temperature’s approaching 90 (32), sometimes a cold beer just sounds better than a glass of whisky. Northing wrong with that….esp...
Episode 148: June 8, 200820080607231400
Episode 148: June 8, 2008
Mark GillespieJune 7, 2008anniversary, Auchentoshan, awards, Balvenie, Belmont, Benromach, Big Brown, blog, Bourbon, Burns, Chris Bunting, Clipper, cocktail, Compass Box, David Stewart, Drinks Business, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, grain whisky, Hedonism, horse, Japan, Japanese, John Campbell, Ken Noma, Laphroaig Live, Masters, Michael Urquhart, Nancy McLardie, Nikka, Nonjatta, Peat Monster, race, sailing, Taketsuru, The Gathering, Toronto, tourism, Travel, Triple Crown, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, yacht, Yoichi0 comments
The best single malts in the world always come from Scotland, right? Not any more, and the winner of Whisky Magazine’s World Whiskies Award as t...
Episode 133: February 24, 200820080223224000
Episode 133: February 24, 2008
Mark GillespieFebruary 23, 2008Aberdeen, Ardmore, author, awards, Beam, blender, blending lab, book, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Classic Malts Cruise, Dominic Roskrow, Drammies, Iain McCallum, Kevin Erskine, sailing, Teacher's, voting0 comments
There’s a new generation of whisky makers coming into their own, and we’ll hear from one of them in this episode. Iain McCallum told us ab...
Episode 127: January 13, 200820080112232600
Episode 127: January 13, 2008
Mark GillespieJanuary 12, 20081792, Astor Center, Auchentoshan, auction, Bardstown, Barton, Black Bowmore, Bourbon, Bowmore, carbon dating, Christie's, Clipper, collecting, counterfeit, Dave Broom, Diageo, fake, Glen Garioch, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Davis, Ian Curle, Kentucky, Macallan, Malt Maniacs, Martin Green, McLelland's, McTears, Mutter, New York, Paul Walsh, provenance, race, Richard Brierly, Richard Burrows, Ridgemont, sailing, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Review, Serge Valentin, Skyy, SWA, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, yacht0 comments
This time around, we’ll get the other side of the debate over the rare Bowmore that sold for more than $50,000 at McTear’s in Glasgow last...
Episode 120: November 25, 200720071124222200
Episode 120: November 25, 2007
Mark GillespieNovember 24, 2007Award, Balvenie, Benromach, blending, Clipper, David Stewart, David Urquhart, distillery, Duncan Taylor, Euan Shand, Four Roses, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, history, Huntly, Icons, interview, Jim Rutledge, Malt Advocate, Malt Master, Michael Urquhart, Mind of Men, NC2, podcast, race, Richard Urquhart, Rob Allanson, sailing, storytelling, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, yacht0 comments
Last month, Malt Advocate Magazine honored David Stewart of William Grant & Sons with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 45 years in the whisky ...