Challenging Whisky’s Norms at Eden Mill (Episode 694: May 3, 2018)20180503011500
Challenging Whisky’s Norms at Eden Mill (Episode 694: May 3, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2018@luvthemstillers, #winwinsituation, American Whiskey, Angel's Envy, auctions, Balblair, bar, Big Peat, Black Barrel, boat tour, Bob Dylan, Bodega Series, Boulevardier, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brandy Library, brewery, Buffalo Trace, Canoe Kentucky, Char No. 4, Chattanooga Whiskey Company, chocolate malt, Churchill Downs, cocktail, crystal malt, Curtis Grant, Dalbeallie, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Douglas Laing & Co., Dufftown, Eden Mill, Feis Ile, Fife, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenfarclas, golf, Gordon Dundas, H. Hemphill, Haig, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door, HMS Pappyfore, horse racing, Hot Toddy, Ian Macleod Distillers, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Jason Horn, John Grant, Just Whisky, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky River, Kingsbarns, Kraig Naasz, Lynn House, Marc Bushala, minimum unit pricing, mint julep, music, Nashville, New York City, Nobel, Old Course, Old Pulteney, Paul Miller, Pete Coors, Peter Cressey, recipe, Rhonda Moore, River Eden, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Ferguson, Scott Ritenbaugh, Scottish Government, Seggie, small batch, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirits Investment Partnership, St. Andrew's, SWA, Talisker, Tamdhu, Tennessee, The Dandy, The Flatiron Room, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Exchange, Thoroughbred, University of St. Andrews, Vintner's Series, Ward III, whiskey, Whiskey McWhiskeyFace, whisky, Zac DeLong0 comments
The area around St. Andrews was home to Scotch Whisky’s Haig family and their Seggie Distillery, but after it closed in 1850, the whisky industr...
Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)20171126161643
Wick’s Whisky Wizard: Pulteney’s Malcolm Waring (Episode 669: November 26, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 26, 2017@bucfan609, @DaMhile, @MaltTroll, @SCLCPrez, A.D. Rattray, Advent Calendar, anCnoc, Andrew Morrison, Andy Watts, Angel's Envy, angel's share, Aurora, Australia, Balblair, Balmenach, baseball, Beam Suntory, Beverly Hills, Bobby Anderson, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brett Ratner, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian, Canadian content, Chancellor of the Exchequer, charges, charity, Charleston, Clydeside Distillery, cocktail, corn, country music, court, cricket, criminal, DaMhile Distillery, Dave Parker, Davin de Kergommeaux, debt, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Diageo, disclosure, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Douglas Laing & Co., duties, duty, earnings report, Eastside Distilling, Eddie Clark, engraved, estate, exile, expansion, extradition, Facebook, finance, food bank, Four Roses, France, Fred Laing, Fredericton, Friends of Laphroaig, Glasgow, Glentauchers, Gordon Bruce, Grover Wickersham, Haymarket Whiskey Bar, Health Minister, hearing, High West, High Wire Distilling, Highlands, Hilhaven Lodge, holiday, in-laws, India, Indiana, infield fly rule, Inver House, Islay, Jim Beam, Jimmy Red, John Black, John MacDonald, John Rich, Kentucky, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, Las Vegas, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Le Creuset, lifestyle brand, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Malcolm Waring, mansion, Martine Nouet, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Sammons, Maverick Drinks, MGP, military, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, music, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Old Malt Cask, Old Pulteney, Operation Homefront, Oregon, Philip Hammond, PLOWED Society, police, Port Ellen, Portland, Pulteney, Pump House, Queen's Dock, Redemption Whiskey, Redneck Riviera, Remy Cointreau, River Clyde, Rye, Samaroli, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Government, Seagram's, Seattle, Secret Spirits, severance, sexual misconduct, Share Our Strength, Sherri Wong, Shona Robison, Smooth Ambler, social media, South Africa, South Carolina, Speyburn, Stewart Laing, Stuart Harvey, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Supreme Court, Tasmania, taxes, Tennessee, Thanksgiving, The Ancients, The Hilhaven Lodge, Thurso, Tim Morrison, trip, turkeys, United Spirits, Urban Bourbon Trail, Vijay Mallya, Vintner's Trilogy, Wales, Weller 107, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Wick, Wild Turkey, Wolfburn, Zach Becker0 comments
Pulteney Distillery manager Malcolm Waring wasn’t born in Wick, Scotland, but there’s no place he’d rather be … three decades ...
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)20171118223040
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2017"The Squirrel", 1792 Bourbon, 1960, Ace of Spades, alcohol abuse, Andy Watts, Aoife Keane, Ardgowan, Bacardi, Bain's, Bardstown, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Bluebell Wood, Blunden, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brand ambassador, British Embassy, Bunnahabhain, burglary, Canada, Canadian Club Heritage Center, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Caskers of Ottawa, chill filtering, Chinese, Consortium of Cards, Corby, counterfeit, cricket, Dair Ghaelach, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Deconstructed Series, Delta Fredericton, Distell, Distiller's Cut, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Easter Elchies, Edrington, expedition, Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation, forests, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Grant, Grinnell's Wood, health, Heathrow Airport, Hotel, Inverclyde, Inverkip, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jameson, Jameson Round, Jerez, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Jim Stanski, Karen Betts, Karuizawa, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, La Maison du Whisky, LCBO, Ledaig, Lee Behar, legislation, London, Macallan, Marcio Ramos, Martin McGowan, Midleton, Mike Brisebois, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, netsuke, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Border Collection, Old Particular, Ontario, Ontario Parliament, Ottawa, Paris, Park Lane, Pinotage, polar, police, Portugal, Robert Swan, Rue d'Anjou, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, South Pole, Spain, SWA, Switzerland, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Revival, theft, Three Ships, Tish Harcus, Tobermory, tourism, tours, Travel, travel retail, UK Supreme Court, Vancouver, visitors center, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Windsor0 comments
This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a l...
Diageo Plans to Reopen Port Ellen and Brora Distilleries20171009142423
Diageo Plans to Reopen Port Ellen and Brora Distilleries
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 2017Brora, Clynelish, David Cutter, DCL, Diageo, Distillers Company, Economy Minister, Grand Metropolitan, Guinness, Highlands, IDV, Islay, Keith Brown, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Port Ellen Maltings, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scottish Government, UDV, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
October 9, 2017 – When Scotch Whisky history buffs gather over a few drams, the discussion usually turns to a question along the lines of “...
Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery20170731160631
Douglas Laing To Build Glasgow Distillery
Mark GillespieJuly 31, 2017Andrew Laing, Ardnahoe, Big Peat, bottling hall, brothers, Cara Laing, Coleburn, construction, Dale Winchester, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Elgin, FPMC, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, Glasgow, Grant, Hunter Laing, Islay, Jim McEwan, Lowland, Mark Winchester, Pacific Quay, River Clyde, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Laing, Scottish Government, Stewart Laing, The Epicurean, Timorous Beastie, United Distillers, whiskey, whisky0 comments
July 31, 2017 – Douglas Laing & Co. will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2018, and the family-owned Scotch Whisky blender and independent ...
Episode 612: October 23, 201620161023212057
Episode 612: October 23, 2016
Mark GillespieOctober 23, 2016@chicagobars, airport, Alan Winchester, Alberta, Alfred Barnard, An Ard Ri, appeal, Ardbeg, Arran, auction, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Benrinnes, Bill Newlands, Black Velvet, Booker Noe, Booker Noe Distillery, Booker's Rye, Boston, Brian Neely, British Columbia, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Celtic Whiskey, charity, Chris Ratliff, Christie's, classic malts, Clermont, Clootie Dumpling, Constellation Brands, contest, contract, Court of Session, Crown Royal, David Frost, Denmark, dessert, Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle, Distiller's Edition, Dublin, Dugas, Dunville's, European Court of Justice, Feis Ile, Fred Noe, Georgie Crawford, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Harrod's, High West, Hotel Grand Pacific, Hugh Jones, Hunter Laing & Co., Iain McArthur, Ileach, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Collection, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, James Shanks, Japan, Japan/America Society, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, Jim Murray, Kentucky, Knappogue Castle, labor, Lagavulin, Ledaig, Lethbridge, Lexington, Local 111-D, Loch Lomond, Malt Mill, Master of Malt, Midleton Very Rare, minimum pricing, Nate Darling, negotiations, New York City, Nick Morgan, Northern Harvest Rye, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, overtime, Paris, Patrick's Bar, Peat Chimney, Peter Mackie, Port Charlotte Hotel, Port Ellen, prize, Redbreast, Rune Lauridsen, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Simon Jones, Single Cask Nation, Smugglers Series, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, Speyburn, Spice King, Stewart Laing, Sticky Toffee Pudding, strike, Suntory Holdings, Supreme Court, SWA, Takeshi Niinami, Teeling, The Crafts Council, The Glenlivet, The High Seas, The Hive, The Irishman, The Strath, The Whisky Exchange, Time Series, Tullamore, UFCW, Usquaebach, Victoria Whisky Festival, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, William Larue Weller, Winchester Collection, wine0 comments
Lagavulin Distillery is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Islay distillery hasn’t changed all that much over the years –...
Episode 574: January 30, 201620160131001119
Episode 574: January 30, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 20161920 Commemorative Edition, age statements, Amsterdam, Annabel Thomas, Armed Services YMCA, Arran, auction, banjo, Barrett-Jackson, Bern's Steak House, Bernheim, Black & White, bluegrass music, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Bruadar, Bruichladdich, Buchanan's, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Christ Church, Compass Box, contest, currency, Dalwhinnie, Dean Hurst, Denny Potter, Diageo, Distillery Series, Douglas Fitchett, Drimnin Distillery, Drimnin Estate, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, exchange rates, expansion, finance, flooding, Florida, forecast, Frosty Four Wood, Geoff Tudor, Girvan, Glencadam, Grant, Gregg Glass, Heaven Hill, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indian, Jack Daniel's, James Espey, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jud Laughter, Kathryn Mikells, Keble College, Kenny Mackay, Kentucky, Larry Kass, Las Vegas, local barley, Max Shapira, military, Morrison & Mackay, motorcycle, Nikka, Octomore, Old Perth, Operation Ride Home, Oxford, Oxford Today, Perthshire, Schipohl, Scotch, Scottish Government, Scottsdale, Springbank, storms, Strathclyde, Tampa, The Last Drop, Tom Jago, University of Tennessee, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Willow Collection, Woodford Reserve, World War II2 comments
The debate over age statements on whiskies shows no sign of going away, but how does a brand decide to remove the age statement from its whiskey? Earl...
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 568: December 26, 201520151226235510
Episode 568: December 26, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 26, 2015Alan Winchester, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angostura, appeal, auction, Bärnsten, bicycle, Burn Stewart Distillers, Callum Fraser, Canada, construction, cycling, David Williamson, discussion, donation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Frank Scott, Fredericton, fundraising, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Holyrood, Ian Millar, illness, J. Rieger & Co., James Coombe, Johanne McInnis, John Georges, John Grant, Kansas City, Kirstie McCallum, Kyoto, lawsuit, Lunar Rogue, Macallan, Mackmyra, mashman, match, minimum unit pricing, MND, MND Scotland, Moment, Motor Neuron Disease, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Omi, panel, Peter Mielszynski, Poland, rum, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shona Robison, Speyside, Suntory, SWA, Tamdhu, tour, Travel, warehouse, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky0 comments
There are a lot of issues facing the world of whisky and spirits these days, and we’ll discuss many of them on this week’s WhiskyCast. Dur...
Viking Soul & Whisky in Denmark (Episode 639: April 30, 2017)