Episode 512: December 20, 201420141220221517
Episode 512: December 20, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2014Aultmore, Aultmore XO, awards, Coffey Rye, competition, Crown Club, Crown Royal, damages, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Dunedin, friends, Gimli, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, holiday, Houston, Israel, Japan, Journeyman, jury, Kavalan, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, lawsuit, Malt Maniacs, Masters Collection, memories, Mexcor, Michael Arnoni, Michael Bendavid, Mike Arnoni, name change, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Nikka, Peter Silver, pinot noir, Ranger Creek, Robert Karlson, San Antonio, Serge Valentin, Shapira, sharing, single barrel, small caliber, Sonoma-Cutrer, Taiwan, Texas, The Glenrothes, TLV, trademark, US Olympic Committee, verdict, Whisky Olympics, Willowbrook, Woodford Reserve, Yoichi0 comments
Each year, the Malt Maniacs honor some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. This year, for the first time, the overall win...
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...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: September 201220120912213800
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: September 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2012Ardbeg, blog, Coffey, Compass Box, Flaming Heart, France, Franck Debernardi, Galileo, Glenfarclas, La Cave de Cobalt, Malt Maniacs, Nikka, Patrick De Schulthess, Serge Valentin, Whisky Live Paris0 comments
We return to Paris for another Virtual Tasting session at Whisky Live Paris, and this month’s tasting panel includes Malt Maniacs Serge Valentin...
Episode 380: July 28, 201220120727181750
Episode 380: July 28, 2012
Mark GillespieJuly 27, 2012Australia, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Duncan Taylor, Glenfiddich, Hart, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jefferson's Bourbon, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Larceny Bourbon, Remy Cointreau, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Serge Valentin, Sullivan's Cove, The Maltman, Trey Zoeller, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fun0 comments
What’s the most intense environment one could age a whisky in? A Kentucky rickhouse with 100-degree temperature swings and high humidity…m...
Episode 345: November 27, 201120111127012600
Episode 345: November 27, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011awards, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, Bourbon, Bulleit, David Blackmore, Diageo, film, Filson, Gavin Hewitt, gifts, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Hanse Spirit, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, Icons, Jim Martin, Jimmy Russell, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, Louisville, Macduff, Malt Maniacs, Malted Muse, Master of Malt, Michael Veach, Nectar of the Daily Drams, Obama, Pappy Van Winkle, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, royal warrant, Serge Valentin, St. Isidore, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, SWA, Tom Bulleit, turkeys, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of...
Episode 334: September 18, 201120110917230000
Episode 334: September 18, 2011
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2011Al Young, Amrut, Ardbeg, auction, bar, Beam, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bon Accord, Bourbon, Brora, Caol Ila, classic malts, cognac, collecting, David Hobbs, Diageo, exports, France, Glasgow, Glenrothes, Glenury Royal, Good Spirits Company, Gordon Homer, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, India, Jim Beam, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Knockando, Lagavulin, Ledaig, Mark Connelly, Matt Shattock, Matthew McFadyen, McTears, Paris, Parker Beam, Paul McDonagh, Port Ellen, pub, retail, Rosebank, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Serge Valentin, single malt, Stephen McGinty, SWA, tourism, Travel, Very Old Ardbeg, Whisky Live0 comments
Glasgow has been the heart of Scotland’s whisky industry for decades, and while it retains much of its gritty character, there’s plenty to...
Episode 308: March 20, 201120110319223000
Episode 308: March 20, 2011
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2011Alan Shayne, Antarctica, Arran, Australia, beer, Ben Walker, Caledonian, Caley, classic malts, David Croll, disaster, earthquake, Edinburgh, Evan Cattanach, extravaganza, F. Paul Pacult, Fergal Murray, Gordon & MacPhail, Guinness, Highland Park, Hilton, Jack Daniel's, Japan, Julie Hunter, Keir Sword, Lark, Macallan, MacKinlay, Master of Malt, pint, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Serge Valentin, Shackleton, SMWS, Speymalt, St. Patrick's Day, Strathisla, tourism, Travel, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
More from Edinburgh on this edition, with a look at some of the key places whisky lovers seek out on a visit to Scotland’s capital. We’ll ...
Episode 287: October 31, 201020101030234734
Episode 287: October 31, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 30, 2010Abaigeal Hendron, Aberlour, Alan Shayne, Angelo Veneziano, Arran, book club, Brian Kinsman, Christopher Winters, Cooley, Cutty Sark, distillery, extravaganza, Friends of Laphroaig, gift guide, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Jameson, Jura, Loch Chaim, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, Marie d'Ecosse, Michael Collins, Paris, Rob Samuels, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Serge Valentin, Simon Brooking, SMWS, Snow Phoenix, South Africa, Statue of Liberty, Stuart Nickerson, warehouse, weather, whisky club, Whisky Fun, winter0 comments
Serge Valentin takes whisky seriously…but not much else. His WhiskyFun.com website is among the world’s most popular whisky web sites, w...
Episode 268: July 4, 201020100703235500
Episode 268: July 4, 2010
Mark GillespieJuly 3, 2010Aberlour, age statement, awards, Bruichladdich, Chivas Brothers, competition, Dave Pickerell, Dean Malissa, Dennis Pogue, Diageo, George Washington, history, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jimmy Rogers, John Richardson, Knappogue Castle, Kristin Schafer, Los Angeles, Malt Maniacs, Mark Andrews, Mark Schafer, Mount Vernon, Neil MacDonald, pension, Rye, Serge Valentin, Whistlepig0 comments
George Washington’s estate at Mount Vernon is a unique part of American history, and for the first time since Washington’s distillery burn...
Episode 241: February 28, 201020100227215800
Episode 241: February 28, 2010
Mark GillespieFebruary 27, 2010Abhainn Dearg, Amrut, An G'wech, Australia, awards, baseball, Bourbon, Brittany, Celtic Connexion, competition, Cruzan, David Kiley, Denny Potter, distillery, France, French, Girvan, Glann ar Mor, Glasgow, horse, Icons, Isle of Lewis, Jean Donnay, Kevin Smith, Kornog, Maker's Mark, Martine Nouet, Milroy's, Old Crow, Ralfy, Scott Brisbane, Serge Valentin, single grain, Sullivan's Cove, Tyler Allison, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
France is known more for wine and cognac than whisky, but Jean Donnay hopes to change that perception. Jean’s Glann ar Mor Distillery on the Bri...