Blackened Whiskey Names Rob Dietrich Master Distiller20190604105717
Blackened Whiskey Names Rob Dietrich Master Distiller
Mark GillespieJune 4, 2019Bay Area, Blackened American Whiskey, blender, Denver, distiller, distillery, Jess Graber, John Bilello, Metallica, music, Proximo Spirits, Rob Dietrich, rock, San Francisco, sonic enhancement, Stranahan's. Dave Pickerell, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyFest0 comments
June 4, 2019 – When Dave Pickerell died suddenly last November on the eve of WhiskyFest San Francisco after a day of doing promotional appearanc...
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)20181104195702
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 4, 2018@rcampbell919, Amanda Schuster, Army, bar, Bay Area, benefit, Bill Samuels Jr., Blackened American Whiskey, Blackened Whiskey, Bourbon, Bourbon Plus, Canadian Club, consulting, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, David Wondrich, distiller, Eddie Langton, Egan's, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, HIAS. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Hillrock Estate, Hotel Monteleone, Ireland, Irish American, Irish Whiskey, J. Reiger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jim Raffety, John Bilello, John Timmons, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Langton House Hotel, Lars Ulrich, Maker's Mark, Metallica, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Orleans, Oak View Spirits, obituary, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, pool. belly flop, Powers, pub, Rob Samuels, Ryan Campbell, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Smooth Amber Spirits, Susannah Skiver Barton, Tales of the Cocktail, The Dylan Whiskey Bar, The Irishman, Tish Harcus, Tree of Life Synagogue, U.S. Military Academy, Walsh Whiskey Company, West Cork Distillers, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Kilkenny, Ireland, but with heavy hearts. The whisky world lost one of its leaders Thursday night with th...
Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-201820181102125636
Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-2018
Mark GillespieNovember 2, 2018Army, Bill Samuels, Blackened American Whiskey, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, George Washington's Distillery, Hillrock Estate Distillery, J. Rieger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jr., Maker's Mark, Metallica, Mount Vernon, natural causes, obituary, publicist, Rolling Stone, San Francisco, tribute, U.S. Military Academy, University of Louisville, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
November 2, 2018 – Dave Pickerell, the master distiller and blender responsible for helping dozens of would-be whiskey entrepreneurs achieve the...
Hard Rock to Hard Liquor as Metallica Plans to Enter Whiskey Business20180303142250
Hard Rock to Hard Liquor as Metallica Plans to Enter Whiskey Business
Mark GillespieMarch 3, 2018Backstage Whiskey, band, Bay Area, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brian Kelley, Champions Park, Danny Wimmer, Darius Rucker, Dave Pickerell, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Florida Georgia Line, Go Whisk(e)y Weekend, John Rich, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, Louisville, Massachusetts, Metallica, music, Nashville, Old Camp Whiskey, Proximo Spirits, Redneck Riviera Whiskey, rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, San Francisco, Tennessee, Tyler Hubbard, Westborough, whiskey, Whiskey in a Jar, whisky0 comments
March 3, 2018 – Musicians and whiskey have always been a natural combination, and as more musicians leverage their personal brands with investme...
Women in Whiskey, Sisters in Suds (Episode 671: December 10, 2017)20171210180404
Women in Whiskey, Sisters in Suds (Episode 671: December 10, 2017)
Mark GillespieDecember 10, 2017@177MilkStreet, @aantommaria, @PhilCatelinet, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Anchor Distilling, Armand Antommaria, Basil Hayden's, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blenders Pride, border, brewing, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Buena Vista, Calgary, Campbeltown, Canada, Cash Moore, Colorado, Cotswolds Distillery, Crown Royal, crystals, Customs, Dark Rye, DC, Deerhammer, Denizens Brewing, Denver, dessert, Diageo, discussion, distilling, earnings, England, Entrapment, EU, European Union, Ewan Morgan, exports, Florida, Fort Walton Beach, Garrett Peck, Great Britain, Haig, High West, Imperial Blue, India, investment, Ireland, Ivy City, Jack Daniel's, Jennifer Steinhauer, Jim Beam, Julie Verratti, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Las Vegas, Len Eckstein, local barley, Lot #40, Manitoba, Master of Malt, Nevada, New York Times, Northern Border Collection, Northern Ireland, Old Forester, opossum, organized crime, Orphan Barrel, Pernod Ricard, port, Prohibition, Rachel Gardner, Redbreast, Republic Restoratives, Royal Stag, Rye, San Francisco, Sapporo, shares, Shayne Holden, Snowflake, solution, speakeasy, Springbank, Sticky Toffee Pudding, stock, Stranahan's, The Mob Museum, trade, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Wiser's, women, Woodford Reserve0 comments
This week, the New York Times marked the anniversary of the end of Prohibition with a special event at one of America’s few women-owned distille...
Highland Park’s Viking Gold20171122160553
Highland Park’s Viking Gold
Mark GillespieNovember 22, 2017bartender, Brian MacGregor, cocktail, drinks, Highland Park, holiday, Magnus, recipe, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Viking Gold, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Highland Park provided this cocktail recipe created by San Francisco-based bartender Brian MacGregor for the holiday season that features the Highland...
Celebrating the World’s Whiskies in Dublin (Episode 653: August 6, 2017)20170806120633
Celebrating the World’s Whiskies in Dublin (Episode 653: August 6, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 6, 2017"Bourbon Pompeii", Anchor Brewing & Distilling, Anchor Distilling, Anchor Steam, archaeology, beer, Bib & Tucker, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Lopina, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Canadian Whisky Awards, Cher, Christina Philburn, Col. E.H. Taylor, construction, contract, Cooper's Choice, Dave Broom, David Mundell, DC, Dennis Carr, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, discrimination, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Whiskey Festival, equality, exports, Facebook, family, Frankfort, gay, Glencadam, Glencairn, historical, Hollis Bulleit, Hunter Smith, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, John Burke, Kavalan, Keith Greggor, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lesbian, LGBT, Littlemill, Loch Lomond, Lochside, magazine, Masterson's Rye, medicine, Meredith Moody, National Register of Historic Places, negotiations, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka, nominations, O.F.C., Old Potrero, Pittyvaich, Podcast Awards, Potrero Hill, ratings, Re-Awakening, Rock Oyster, San Francisco, Sapporo, scoring, Scotch Whisky, Scott Rogers, Scottish Secretary, Seagram, Sebastiani, tariffs, Tasmanian Whisky Week, tasting notes, The Cask, Three Badge Beverage, Tom Bulleit, Tony Foglio, tour, tourism, trade, Travel, Virginia, visitors, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Wisconsin0 comments
Whiskies are celebrated at festivals all over the world these days, but there’s no place quite like Ireland when it comes to whisk(e)y. The inau...
Anchor Distilling Splits From Brewery After Sapporo Deal20170804163541
Anchor Distilling Splits From Brewery After Sapporo Deal
Mark GillespieAugust 4, 2017Anchor Distilling, Anchor Steam, beer, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Hanger, brewing, California, Coffey Grain, Coffey Malt, Dennis Carr, Edrington, Fritz Maytag, Japan, Japanese, Junipero, Kavalan, Keith Greggor, London, Nikka, Old Potrero, Potrero Hill, Remy Cointreau, San Francisco, Sapporo, Seattle, Taiwan, The Glenrothes, Tony Foglio, Westland, whiskey, whisky0 comments
August 3, 2017 – While craft beer lovers may be lamenting the sale of San Francisco’s Anchor Steam beer to Japan’s Sapporo Holdings,...
Episode 619: December 11, 201620161211123350
Episode 619: December 11, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 11, 2016@beastin25_8, @crewcutter, @WhiskyRI, 1903, absinthe, acquisition, Alameda, allocation, Anchor Distilling, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arran, Austin Nichols & Co., Award, Baller Single Malt, Bay Area, Beam Suntory, Bernard Walsh, bleep, blood vessels, Bob Dalgarno, Booger McFarland, Booker Noe, Booker's, Booker's Rye, Bottled in Bond, Bruce Joseph, California, carbon dating, Chapel Gate, Clear Creek, cold, Constellation Brands, consultant, core, counterfeit, craft distilling, cream liqueur, David Robertson, Dean McCarthy, doctors, dunnage warehouse, eau de vie, economic development, Edition No. 2, Edrington, El Cellar de Can Roca, ESPN Radio, fake, Fine & Rare Series, football, fraud, Fritz Maytag, fuck, Gary A. Turner, gin, Girona, government, Green Bay, Greg Parseghian, hallucinogenic, health, Health Services Executive, High West, Holstein, Hotaling's, hypothermia, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, J.J. Corry, Jim Murray, John Little, Joo Kim, Jörg Rupf, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kerrygold, labeling, Lance Winters, Laphroaig, Louise McGuane, Macallan, medical, Mike & Mike, monkey, NBV Investments, Old Potrero, Omar, Oxford, Pappy Van Winkle, polar vortex, pricing, rare whisky 101, Red Tape Follies, Remy Cointreau, Rhode Island, Roca, San Francisco, Scott Spolverino, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, St. George's Spirits, Steve McCarthy, Tag Galyean, tourism, TTB, Utah, value, visitors, Walsh Whiskey Company, weather, West Virginia, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Bible, whisky trail, Wild Turkey, winter, Yamazaki0 comments
A couple of weeks ago, we credited San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling with being the birthplace of the American craft distilling movement in 1993...
Episode 617: November 27, 201620161128000621
Episode 617: November 27, 2016
Mark GillespieNovember 28, 2016@erikclancydub, @J1mbo7, 101 Whiskies, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, actor, Advent, Anchor Brewing, Anchor Distilling, Anchor Steam, Ardgowan Estate, Ardross Estate, Atom Supplies, author, Award, Balblair, Ballantine's, Ballindalloch, basement, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, Birthday, Black Bull, book, brewing, Brora, Brown-Forman, Bruce Joseph, calendar, California, Classic Cask, classic malts, competition, Connemara, Cooley, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Crown Royal Vanilla, Diageo, Dingle, Doublewood, Drinks by the Dram, Duncan Taylor, Elf on the Shelf, Erik Clancy, estate, Fargo, Fireball, flavored whiskies, Fred Minnick, Fritz Maytag, Glen Breton, Glen Fargo American Malt Whiskey, GlenDronach, Glenora Distillers, Gordon & MacPhail, Grandeur, Highland Council, Hotaling's, Ian Buxton, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, IWSC, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Jim Beam, Joel Kath, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kilbeggan, Kilchoman, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, lawsuit, lawyers, legal, Lidl, Loch Dhu, lyne arm, Mark Brown, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Miltonduff, Miyagikyo, mothballed, Napa Valley, Nick Morgan, Nick Offerman, Nikka, North Dakota, Old Potrero, Oliver Hughes, Paddy, Pernod Ricard, Pierre Weydert, Potrero Hill, Proof Artisan Distillers, San Francisco, Sanaig, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, shortage, Signature Oak, Supreme Court, SWA, Teeling, Tennessee Fire, The Balvenie, The Golden Age Blend, The Singleton of Glendullan, travel retail, trophy, Turf Mor, vent pipe, Wall Street Journal, Waterford, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fairy, William Grant & Sons, Yoichi, York Creek Vineyards0 comments
What we think of today as the boom in craft distilling started 20 years ago this year, when San Francisco brewer Fritz Maytag bottled the first batch ...