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Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754

Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)

Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments

Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...

Whiskey Trade Barriers Going Up as Trade Dispute Escalates20180606173311

Whiskey Trade Barriers Going Up as Trade Dispute Escalates

June 6, 2018 – This weekend’s G7 Summit in Quebec with heads of state from the world’s largest industrialized nations is likely to b...

Trade War Expands with Whisky as a Weapon20180601181613

Trade War Expands with Whisky as a Weapon

Updated June 5, 2018 – Mexico has now joined the whiskey trade war of 2018, imposing new 25 percent import tariffs on Bourbon imported from the ...

Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)20180415152829

Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)

Mark GillespieApril 15, 20188 Oaks Craft Distillers, American Whiskey Convention, Bardstown, Blood Oath, Bloody Butcher, Bourbon, Bourye, Brooklyn, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, cerification, chemical weapons, Chris Inscore, Chuck Schumer, Churchill Downs, classic malts, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Dave Broom, David Stein, Diageo, diplomacy, Donald Colville, Doublewood, economics, Eddie Russell, education, European Union, exports, Ezra Brooks, FedEx, governor, Heaven Hill, Hidden Still Spirits, High West, House Bill 400, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Jimmy Russell, Jo Graham, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Latvia, Lebanon, legislation, legislature, Liberty Pole Spirits, Logan Snyder, Longbranch, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Madeira, Marquess Collection, Matt Bevin, Matthew McConaughey, mesquyite, MGP, Mitch McConnell, New Jersey, New Tripoli, New York, North Carolina, O.Z. Tyler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pinot Bourbon, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Rebel Yell, Russia, sanctions, Scale, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Senate, senator, shipping, Sir William Murray, Special Releases, Stave & Thief, Sue Beatt, Syria, Talisker, Terressentia, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenrothes, The Murray, The Telegraph, tourism, trade, training, Tullibardine, Tyrconnell, University of Louisville, Vince Oleson, visitors center, Wapsie Valley, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Ambassador, Wild Turkey, World Masterclass of Whisky0 comments

Every distillery opens as a dream, with the backers hoping to become the next Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, or one of countless other mainstays of the whi...

A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)20180310192808

A Whisky Weekend in Waco (Episode 684: March 11, 2018)

Mark GillespieMarch 10, 2018"Kathleen's Batch", #OurWhisky, Alltech, aluminum, Ashley Hamilton, Ashley Penney, assessor, Atom Brands, attorney general, Australia, Balcones, Beam Suntory, Becky Paskin, BenRiach, Blended Grain, Bloodstone, Booker's, Bourbon, Box Distillery, Brianna Gillespie, Brown-Forman, Cameron Syme, Cascade Distillery, Cascade Hollow, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Compass Box, Craft Works Distillery, Crafty, Craig Field, Darkest Winter, Daryl Haldane, David Stewart, death, Dewar's, Diageo, Diurachs' Own, diversity, Donald Trump, Dublin, Elbon Rye, EU, European Union, exports, Festival, funeral, Gemma Paterson, gender, George Dickel, Georgie Bell, Great Southern Distilling Company, Hedonism, Herbert Slaterty, illness, imports, inventory, Ireland, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel's, Jared Himstedt, Jill-Ann Stolley Mark, John Glaser, John Rochfort, Jura, Jura Journey, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kings County Distillery, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Limeburners, Mark Lyons, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, McLaren Vale Distillery, Melbourne, Moore County, Muscat, Neill Murphy, New South Wales, New York, Nicole Austin, obituary, Origin, Paul Varga, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, pet peeves, Pilot Project, politics, Prohibition, property taxes, Prophecy, race, rants, Ross Salchow, RyeFest, Sam Simmons, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Scott Wooler, Seven Wood, sexism, social media, South Australia, Starward, steel, Sullivan's Cove, Superstition, Sweden, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Balvenie, The Muse, Town Branch, trade, Trump Administration, Tullahoma, Tullamore D.E.W., Victoria, Waco, Western Australia, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, WhiskyBros, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, wine, women0 comments

This week, we’re on the road in Waco, Texas for the inaugural RyeFest at Balcones Distilling, where they’re releasing their first-ever Rye...

Whisky & Chocolate: A Divine Combination (Episode 680: February 11, 2018)20180211170355

Whisky & Chocolate: A Divine Combination (Episode 680: February 11, 2018)

Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2018@believablebaker, @Ikonoclast, @sanjieB, ABV, age, airports, Alan Wright, Alberta, Alex Mellon, Andy Simpson, Angie Ball, asset-backed, auction, author, Bacardi, Billy Walker, Bitcoin, blockchain, Bob Kunce-Concewitz, Bourbon Review, Brewers Batch, Brexit, cacao, Cadbury, Campari, Campbeltown, Canada, Caribbean Rum Cask Finish, Carolans, CaskCoin, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, Chivas Brothers, chocolate, Chris Long, Christian Svantesson, Classic Cut, Claudine O'Sullivan, cocoa beans, collecting, Conor McQuaid, Crown Royal, cryptocurrency, Dairy Milk, David Robertson, debenture, Deep Tasting, Dennis Malcolm, design, distribution, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dundalk, Eagles, Eden Campus, Eden Mill, Elgin Classic, Estonia, EU. Latvia, European Union, executive, exports, Fife, Fife Council, flu, football, France, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, Glenallachie, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Graeme Littlejohn, Grandeur, Great Northern Distillery, Guardbridge, Heaven Hill, Hershey, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, investment, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Mist, Irish Whiskey, Jack McGarry, Jack Teeling, Jameson, Jean-Christophe Coutures, John Teeling, Justin Sloan, Justin Thompson, Justins' House of Bourbon, Kentucky, Kevin Baker, Laurent Lacassagne, law, Leonn Ward, Liberties, Louise McGuane, Madison, Moyvore, New England Patriots, New York City, Newmarket Square, NFC, NFL, North of Scotland Distilling Company, parade, parents, Paul Miller, Pernod Ricard, Philadelphia, planning permission, premiumization, Quintessential Spirits, R.M. Peluso, rare whisky 101, rejection, Ricky Christie, Robin Coupar, Russia, sanctions, Saskatchewan, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean Muldoon, shove it, Spios, St. Patrick's Day, Stephen Teeling, Super Bowl, SWA, Sweden, swimming, tariffs, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Dead Rabbit, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Single Malt Fund, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Three Notch'd Brewing, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, University of St. Andrews, Victoria Whisky Festival, vintage, Virginia Distillery Company, warehouses, Westmeath County Council, whiskey, whisky, Willow Park Wines & Spirits, World of Whiskies0 comments

With apologies to the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns, “whisky and chocolate gang tegither!” Good whiskies and fine chocolates actual...

Scotch Whisky Exports Reach Record High In 201720180209113912

Scotch Whisky Exports Reach Record High In 2017

Mark GillespieFebruary 9, 2018Campari, consumers, crude oil, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, economic impact, economy, Estonia, EU, European Union, export, France, Glen Grant, Graeme Littlejohn, Great Britain, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Karen Betts, Latvia, Mexico, premiumization, Robin Coupar, Russia, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Singapore, single malt, Spain, taxes, trade, USA, value brands, whisky0 comments

February 9, 2018 – The global boom in whisky sales fueled another record year in Scotch Whisky exports during 2017, according to new statistics ...

12 Years of Whisky Podcasts…and We’re Still Here! (Episode 667: November 12, 2017)20171111234544

12 Years of Whisky Podcasts…and We’re Still Here! (Episode 667: November 12, 2017)

Mark GillespieNovember 11, 2017@bdp415am, 1939, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, American Whiskey, Amir Peay, anniversary, Augusta National Golf Club, Australia, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, BBC News, Beaumont Inn, BenRiach, Big Peat, Black Label, black market, Blended Malts, Bobby Parnell, bootlegging, Bourbon, Bourbon Capital of the World, break-in, Brown-Forman, burglary, C.M. Dedman, Canada, Carlow, Carlow Brewing Company, Chattanooga Whiskey, Churchill Downs, Colorado, Colosseum, Diageo, diplomacy, diplomat, Dixon Dedman, Dmitry Efimov, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, economic development, Embassy, Fawn Weaver, film, Fredericton, Generations, Georgetown Trading Company, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Gordon & MacPhail, Harrodsburg, Highland Park, Hyon Ki-Yong, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, Inner Circle, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Isaac Bowman, Islamabad, Islay, J.D. Tolley, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, James E. Pepper Distillery, John's Lane, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kentucky Owl, Kentucky Owl Park, Keystones Series, Kingsman, Lagavulin, Lexington, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Lynchburg, Matt Wooler, Matthew Vaughn, MGP, Midleton, Mortlach, movie, Muslim, Nathan Nearest Green, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New York City, Nick Morgan, North Korea, Pakistan, Pakistan Daily, Pearse Irish Whiskey, Pearse Lyons Distillery, police, Port Ellen, Powers, Prohibition, Proximo Spirits, Quercus, Redbreast, Reuters, Rome, Rose Bowl, sanctions, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2009, Scotland, Signatory, slavery, Stewart Buchanan, Stoli Group, Stolichnaya, Svend Jansen, Tennessee, Texas, The Masters, The Original, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Tincup, Vatican City, Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Yankee Stadium0 comments

The very first episode of WhiskyCast was on November 12, 2005, and twelve years later, we’ve been around long enough to have an age statement! B...

The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)20171105214430

The Tale of “Uncle Nearest” and a Whiskey Legacy (Episode 666: November 5, 2017)

Mark GillespieNovember 5, 2017@donaldhanna, @Eric_Howell, @miwilliams283, @theweedramgirl, ACSA, airport, American Craft Spirits Association, anCnoc, Ardbeg, Bourbon, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Brussels, budget, Canada, Chambers Bay Distillery, Chancellor, Civil War, Classic Cut, Clay Risen, Colin Dunn, Collectivum, Colorado, Compass Box, Confederation of British Industry, Congress, Copper Dog Whisky, Cork, counterfeit, craft distillers, Craft Spirits Data Project, Craigellachie Hotel, Dan Coll, data, David Robertson, Denzel Washington, Diageo, Donald Hanna, duties, duty free, economic, Emancipation Proclamation, Empire Rye, Eric Howell, EU, European Union, exchange rates, excuse, exports, fake, Fawn Weaver, film, Fort Collins, Franciscan Well Brewery, Fred Minnick, Fredericton, Full Volume, George Washington's Distillery, Greg Metze, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, Hollywood, Huber's Starlight Distillery, Idris Elba, Indiana, IPA Edition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Pale Ale, IWSR, J.D. Tolley, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jameson Caskmates, John Glaser, Latvia, Lawrenceburg, Lem Tolley, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, MGP, Michael Williams, Mount Vernon, movie, Nathan Green, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green, Nearest Green Foundation, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New York, New York Times, No Name, note, Old Elk, Oxford, Park Street, Peatheart, Phenomenology, Philip Hammond, rare whisky 101, Riga, Roseisle, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sanctions, scandal, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, sexual harassment, slavery, Special Releases, Speyside, Stuart Morrison, SWA, Swiss, Switzerland, taxes, Ted Huber, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blender's Dog, The Cooper's Croze, The Distiller's Safe, The Guardian, The Hilhaven House, The Macallan, trade, Travel, travel retail, Waldhaus am See Hotel, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey Makers Series, whisky0 comments

In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distillin...

Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports20171030124214

Single Malts a Bright Spot for Scotch Whisky Exports

Mark GillespieOctober 30, 2017Brexit, budget, Chancellor, China, duties, duty, economic, economy, European Union, exchange rates, exports, France, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, hub, Japan, Latvia, Philip Hammond, politics, pound, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, sales, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, shipping, Singapore, SWA, taxes, trade, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, value, volume, whisky0 comments

October 30, 2017 – Single Malt Scotch Whiskies are one of the few bright spots in the latest report on Scotland’s whisky exports from the ...