Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)20170402140734
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 2, 2017@ForzaUnion, @OldBurbonGangsta, @TeresaDeck81, #trypod, 100% Islay, A.D. Laws, airport, Amarone, Amazon, ambassador, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Article 50, Artist's Blend, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bainbridge, Balblair, Battle Point, Beam, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, BenRiach, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, bill, Bill Lark, Birmingham, Bladnoch, Bond & Lillard, Brexit, Brian, buyout, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, Carlow, CBC News, Celtic Whiskey Shop, chairman, Chichibu, Chris Malcolm, Colorado, Compass Box, competition, Cooley, court order, craft distillers, Craigellachie, Dail, David G, delivery, dissertation, Drew Dilkens, Dublin, Eclipx, editor, England, English Whisky Company, EU, European Union, exports, farm gate, Federal Court of Australia, Feis Ile, First Minister, Flaming Heart, Forty Creek, free movement, Fuji-Gotemba, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Gooderam & Worts, Grant's, Great Britain, Great King Street, Green Label, Hall of Fame, Heathrow, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hopped, Hubris, ice cream, Imperial, independence, India, investigation, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Isle of Arran, J. Rieger & Co., J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Rieger, James Campbell, John Distilleries, John Hall, Johnnie Walker, Jota Tanaka, JP Wiser's, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kirin, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, labels, Lark Distillery, Lawrenceburg, legislation, licensing, liens, Lifetime Achievement, Lisa Ryan, Lisbon Treaty, Loch Gorm, London, Macallan, Malt 'n Rye, managing editor, Margaret Batt, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matsuri, Matt Jones, mayor, Missouri, Monogram, Morocco, Nant, negotiations, Nicola Sturgeon, Noel Sweeney, Ontario, Overeem, Paris, Parliament, Paul John, Percy Hatfield, Pernod Ricard, podcasting, podcasts, police, politics, Powerscourt, Prime Minister, private cask, receiver, Redbreast, Redlands, referendum, retailer, Rieger, Rivals, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sassicaia, Scale, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, securities, shares, Single Marrying Cask, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, stake, Steph, Stuart Wilson, Suntory, Suzanne Redmond, Suzi Redmond, SWA, Talia, tariffs, Tasmania, Teaninich, Teresa Deck, The Glenrothes, The Norfolk, theft, Theresa May, Tim Herlihy, tourism, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, UK, Urban Bourbon, Val, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, vintage, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterford, West Midlands Police, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Collection, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wine 2 5, Wine Merchants Collection, Wine Two Five, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, writer1 comment
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of this month in Scotla...
Episode 602: August 14, 201620160814001523
Episode 602: August 14, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 14, 2016"The Angel's Share" movie, @Centered_Sam, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Arran, bar bet, Bardstown, Benromach, Birthday Bourbon, Blue Label, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, break-in, Brian Thompson, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Caramel, Cardhu, Clayton Kershaw, construction, Cork, Dave Pickerell, Deanston, Diageo, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, E150a, ENTHUSE, Euan Mitchell, Evan Cattanach, Ewan Morgan, feedback, flavorings, George Garvin Brown, Glengyle, Gregor Cattanach, Heaven Hill, Inspira, Ireland, Isle of Arran, Johnnie Walker, Ken Loach, Kilkerran, Kim Lawton, Lagg, Ledaig, Lochranza, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams, Martin Duffy, Masters of Whisky, Midleton, MKTG, Naz Ghassemian, Old Forester, Old Jameson Distillery, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, police, poll, Promise of Hope Fund, Rare Auld, renovation, Reserve Brands, robotic, Sassicaia, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, Scotland, Spike McClure, Springbank, Stephen Rust, Steve Beal, theft, Tobermory, tourism, Travel, visitors, Washington DC, whiskey, Whiskey Library, whisky, Year of the Monkey, Year of the Ram1 comment
Diageo has faced criticism on social media for its decision to shut down the long-running Masters of Whisky program, a US-based education program aime...
Episode 583: April 3, 201620160403120722
Episode 583: April 3, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 3, 2016@jotterface, agreement, airport, American Craft Spirits Association, Anchor Distilling, anCnoc, Anthony Wills, April Fool's Day, Ardbeg, Bagpiper, Beatson Cancer Centre, Beatson Cancer Charity, Belgium, Benromach, Big Peat, Bowmore, Brewdog, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, cancer. memorial, Carlow, CC:01, chili pepper sauce, Christian Krogstad, cognac, craft distilling, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, eau de vie, election, export, Feis Ile, Fred Minnick, horse racing, House Spirits, India, Inferno, Ireland, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jim Briggs, John MacLellan, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, kilt, Knockdhu, lawmakers, legislature, Lindy MacLellan, Lone Wolf, Lorna McKenzie, Lot No. 40, McDowell's, Michael Deresynski, moonshine, Old Particular, Oregon, Paris, Port Charlotte, Portland, re-branding, Rosie MacLellan, San Francisco, Sandy MacLellan, Sassicaia, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Spokane, tasting room, Thomas Allen Pauly, Thoroughbred, Tom Mooney, tourism, tours, travel retail, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, visitor centers, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Westland Whiskey, Westward, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live, Willem Huijsman, Woodford Reserve0 comments
A lot of trends come out of Portland, Oregon…and while the craft distilling movement didn’t originate there, Portland’s House Spirit...
Episode 554: September 26, 201520150926192922
Episode 554: September 26, 2015
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 20151970's Collection, A. Gillies & Company, Adam Spiegel, Adrian Bosner, Allison Patel, anniversary, ANZAC, Ardbeg, Australia, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benromach, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Brendan Buckley, Brenne, Brian Nation, Broxburn, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, construction, Dad's Hat, Diggers & Ditches, distillation, Dry Fly, expansion, experiment, find, France, Germany, Glenmorangie, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, Hedley Wright, Herman Mihalich, Hermitage, Icons of Whisky Awards, International Space Station, Ireland, Irish Distillers, John Quinn, Karen Cotter, Kent Fleischmann, Kentucky, La Maison du Whisky, Lark Distillery, Littlemill, Loch Lomond Group, microdistillery, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, news release, Old Midleton Distillery, Paris, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pope Francis, Ranald Watson, Richard Paterson, Sassicaia, soldiers, Sonoma County Distilling, Springbank, Steve Nally, Supernova, Tasmania, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, warehouse, Washington, Westland, Whisky Live, Whisky Live Paris, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, World War I2 comments
This time around, we’re in Paris for the first of two episodes this weekend from Whisky Live Paris! Each year, Whisky Live Paris draws whisky fa...
Episode 390: September 22, 201220120922004736
Episode 390: September 22, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 20121957, Aria, Asahi, auction, awards, Beam, Benromach, Bernie Lubbers, Binny's, Bonhams, Bowmore, Brendan Buckley, Brown-Forman, Burgundy Cask, charity, Colton, Corsair, Dave Broom, David Blackmore, David Bowman, David McLeod, Des McCaugherty, Edradour, Four Roses, France, Gable Erenzo, Glann ar Mor, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Davis, Hammer Head, Harvies, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hunter, Icons, Irish Distillers, Japan, Jean Donnay, Jeff Weber, Jose Cervio, Julio's, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Laura Davies, Lynne Grant, Maker's Mark, Marcin Miller, Michael Urquhart, Nimrod Rosenblatt, Number One Drinks Company, Paris, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Penderyn, pinot noir, Purple Valley Imports, Redbreast, Sassicaia, Serge Valentin, Speyside, Stock Spirits, Suntory, Tuthilltown, Vancouver, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Yellow Spot0 comments
This week, we’re catching up with old friends and on new whiskies. After two full weeks on the road, there was much more to talk about than what...
Scotland & Tuscany Combine in Glenmorangie Artein20120226234000
Scotland & Tuscany Combine in Glenmorangie Artein
Mark GillespieFebruary 26, 2012Artein, Bill Lumdsen, cask, Ferdinando Fiori, Glenmorangie, Highland, Italy, Leslie Sbrocco, Sassicaia, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Tuscany, wine0 comments
Artein means “stone” in Gaelic, and Sassicaia means “the place of many stones” in Italian. Glenmorangie has brought the two to...
Episode 358: February 26, 201220120226010015
Episode 358: February 26, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 26, 2012Andy McDonald, Arran, Artein, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Campari, Chivas Brothers, chocolate, Christchurch, Christian Porta, Chuck Cowdery, Cutty Sark, Dewar Rattray, Diageo, Ferdinando Fiori, Gillian Howell, Glen Keith, Glenburgie, Glenmorangie, Italy, Kentucky, New Zealand, Rachel Barrie, Red Stag, Roseisle, Sassicaia, Scapa, Scotch, Scotland, Speyside, Tam O'Shanter, Tarlogie Springs, Tuscany, water, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Galore, Wild Turkey, wine0 comments
Each year, Glenmorangie releases a special edition finished in fine wine casks. This year’s edition is Artein, and takes the flavors of Sassicai...