Meet “The Gatekeeper of the Grains” (Episode 673: December 24, 2017)20171224191643
Meet “The Gatekeeper of the Grains” (Episode 673: December 24, 2017)
Mark GillespieDecember 24, 2017adjudicator, Amir Peay, anCnoc, Andrew Morrison, Angelo Veneziano, Artisan Restaurant, Berry Bros. & Rudd, bonded warehouses, Bourbon, Canada, Canadian Whisky, capitalized interest, Christmas, Clydeside Distillery, Colorado, commodity, Congress, Connacht, Conor Dempsey, Corby, Daftmill, Derek Mather, Detroit, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Distiller's Edition, distiller's grains, Donald Trump, Dr. Don Livermore, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Drumshambo, Edinburgh, Eric Gregory, father-in-law, Federal Excise Tax, FET, Full Volume, Glasgow, Glenburgie, grain, grain elevator, Guinness World Records, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, interest, investment, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Isle of Raasay, J.P. Wiser's, James E. Pepper Distillery, Jim Allan, jobs, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knappogue Castle, Kristen Ott, Kristy Fregonese, laboratory, Lagavulin, Laurie van Thiel, Lexington, licensing, Lindores Abbey Distillery, lobbying, logo, Macallan, Mark Gorman, Mike Farley, Oban, Ontario, P.T. Wood, R&B Distillers, Rascan, ReserveBar.com, Rhonda Moore, Ryan Campbell, Sam Speers, Santa, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, silo, Solstice, spent grains, tax reform, taxes, The Dark, The Glenesk Hotel, The Light, The Shed Distillery, trademark, whiskey, whisky, Windsor, Wishaw, Wood's High Mountain Distillery0 comments
Distilleries need tons of grain to make their whiskies, and the responsibility for making sure that grain meets quality control standards falls on ...
Three Wise Men Tasting Whiskies for the Holidays20171223215810
Three Wise Men Tasting Whiskies for the Holidays
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2017Angelo Veneziano, Ballantine's, broken nose, Chivas Brothers, duty free, Full Volume, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenfarclas 105, Highland Park, holidays, It's Just the Booze Dancing, Mike Farley, nosing, Oban, Orkney, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Sam Speers, single malt, Speyside, Taiwan, tasting, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, ZZ Top0 comments
With the holiday season in full swing, we turned to three “wise men” for this month’s Tasting Panel and gave them three single malt ...
Episode 569: January 2, 201620160102222611
Episode 569: January 2, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 2, 2016@GypsySilo, @IrishLegs, @itsrdorothy, @JaneRadioDivaVO, @MeatballJ, @whiskeyfellow, Aaron Johnston, Adwords, age statement, Ardbeg, Australia, Barbara Windsor, Black Art, Bob's Burgers, Bourbon, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buckingham Palace, Chris Froome, Contradiction, Darth Vader, David Stewart, Denis Law, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Diageo, Doublewood, Edition No. 1, Fireball, flooding, Four Roses, Freya, George T. Stagg, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Google, Grant's, Hemanth Rao, Highland Park, Honours List, Idris Elba, India, infringement, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Schwartz, Jessica Andrews, John Surtees, Kevin Kline, KSTU, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, LCBO, Manchester United, markup, master blender, Matt Wooler, MBE, metadata, Midleton, NAS, Natalie St. Pierre, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Jersey, Octomore, Oh Bourbon, Order of the British Empire, oversight, Pappy Van Winkle, Port Ellen, press office, Queen Elizabeth, retail, Royal, Salt Lake City, Sam Speers, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Government, settlement, Smooth Ambler, song, Special Releases, Star Wars, Storas, Storm Frank, Tennessee Fire, The Balvenie, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Toronto, Tour de France, trademark, trending, Twitter, Uigeadail, Utah, video, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, YouTube, Zombie0 comments
David Stewart will need new business cards soon, though the longtime master blender at William Grant & Sons is far too modest to ask for them. Tha...
Episode 533: May 2, 201520150502203644
Episode 533: May 2, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 2, 2015Aberlour, Award, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Birthday, Burn Stewart Distillers, Canadian, Carole King, Charlie McCarron, community, concert, Dave Greene, Dave Worthington, David Bowie, Dennis Malcolm, Douglas Laing & Co., dramming, Dunder, Dùsgadh, Elgin, Embassy, Feis Ile, festival bottling, fiddle, Fleming Hall, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Ian Millar, Joel Harrison, Johanne McInnis, John Campbell, Johnny Cash, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Linda Mellis, Martine Nouet, Mull, music, Neil Ridley, Old Particular, Robb Report, Sam Speers, Scotch Test Dummies, Scott Rogers, service, Spirit of Speyside Festival, The Who, theft, Tobermory, Washington0 comments
Lots of people try to pair whiskies with foods, but pairing whiskies with music? That’s the challenge Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison took on when...