Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)20180812172056
Whiskey on the Willamette (Episode 719: August 12, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2018Aber Falls, airport, American Single Malt, aquavit, Arran, Aviation Gin, Bardstown, Barton 1792 Distillery, Bergstrom Vineyards, Birthday Bourbon, Black Dirt Bourbon, Black Dirt Distillery, Bowmore, Brodick Bay, Bunnahabhain, Casa Magdalena, Christian Krogstad, cleanup, collapse, construction, Corrie Hanna, counterfeit, cranes, Deanston, definition, Distell, distilling, Donald Hanna, Euan Mitchell, Explorers Series, exports, George Garvin Brown, Guatemala, guild, House Spirits, Hudson Valley, Ian Macleod Distillers, Iowa, Ireland, Islay, Jake Holshue, James MacTaggart, Jeneen Bell, John Drake, Julia Ritz Toffoli, Kaveh Zamanian, Kaveh Zamarian, Kentucky, Kentucky.com, Lagg, Ledaig, livery, Louisville, Magnum, mansplaining, Mark Reynier, master distiller, Masters of Photography Series, MGP, Miles Munroe, Multnomah Whiskey Library, New York, ninja, Old Forester, Omar Fitzell, Oregon, photographers, photography, pinot noir, poll, Portland, Portland International Airport, Rabbit Hole Distilling, rickhouse, rum, Ryan Reynolds, salvage, Sarah Burgess, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, single malt, South Africa, Speyside, tasting room, Templeton, Templeton Rye, The Macallan, Tobermory, tourism, tours, trademark, Twitter, visitors, Wales, Waterford Distillery, Westward, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, whisky club, Willamette River, Women Who Whiskey, Worshipful Company of Distillers0 comments
This week, we’ll visit House Spirits Distillery – part of Portland’s “Distillery Row” along the eastern banks of the Wil...
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)20170423004710
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 23, 2017acquisition, agriculture, arrest, bail, Baltimore, banks, Bernheim, Blade & Bow, Brian Lee, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, ceramic, charge, Cheri Reese, clay, commodities, consultant, crops, crystal, D. Wayne Lukas, Dave Pickerell, decanters, Dekalb, Diageo, diplomatic, dissertation, diversion, Don Livermore, EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, estate, extradition, Far North Distillers, farmers, farming, FDA, Food & Drug Administration, fraud, Gardiner, George T. Stagg, glazing, gold medal, grain, Grindstone, Hallock, Heriot-Watt University, hockey, horse, horse racing, Hudson Whiskey, Ian Macleod Distillers, Illinois, India, Indian, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Jamie Walter, Jim Walter, Jonathan Yusen, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kilkerran, kiln, Kingfisher, LCBO, Le Bernardain, lead, lead crystal, lead poisoning, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, London, Mark Williams, Maryland, Michael Veach, Midwest, Mike Swanson, Mike Veach, Minnesota, New York, Nick Naegele, Ontario, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, PhD, Pig's Nose, planting, playoffs, porcelain, Port Covington, pottery, Ralph Erenzo, Rob Wallace, Røknar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, seed, Sheep Dip, Shelter Point, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Springbank, Stanley Cup, Stitzel-Weller, swab, testing, Thoroughbred, tourism, trainer, Tuthilltown Spirits, United Spirits, Vancouver Island, Vijay Mallya, visitors, whiskey, Whiskey Acres, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Winnipeg, Woodford Reserve, World Whisky Awards0 comments
The end of April has grain farmers in North America and Europe poised to get into the fields and start planting this year’s crops – and so...
Episode 607: September 17, 201620160917222620
Episode 607: September 17, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 17, 2016@lwars85, acquisition, Alex Nicol, Allied Domecq, Anchor Distilling, Ardbeg, Auchroisk, auction, Ballantine's, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Barry Becton, bidders, Bill Lumsden, Bill Street, Birthday, Blender's Batch, blenders, blending, Blood Oath, Brexit, Brora, Brown-Forman, Calum Fraser, Cambus, Canada, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, classic malts, Clermont, Colin Scott, contract distilling, Cragganmore, currency, Danville, David Frost, Diageo, Distiller's Art, Donn Lux, Edinburgh Gin, exports, Ezra Brooks, festivals, fire, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Henry Preiss, High West, Hiram Walker, HMRC, Hunter Laing & Co., Ian Macleod Distillers, investment bank, Ira Seligman, Islay, Jane Nicol, Jerez, Jig & Reel Pub, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Jimmy Russell, job, John Rhea, Johnnie Walker, Joy Perrine, Justin Victor, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Balmforth, Kilkerran, Knoxville, Lagavulin, Leonard Russell, liability, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Mannochmore, Mickey Heads, Miyagikyo, New Brunswick, Nick Ligon, Nicole Preiss, Nikka, Parker Beam, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pernod Ricard, Pig's Nose, Port Ellen, pound, Preiss Imports, purchase, Rebel Yell, Red Rye, Revenue & Customs, Rich & Rare, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, Sherry Triangle, Spain, Special Releases, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Steve Nally, storage, SWA, Tennessee, UBS, Utah, whiskey, whisky, Wilderness Trace, Yoichi0 comments
This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg ...
Episode 605: September 4, 201620160904120944
Episode 605: September 4, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 4, 2016@Justin83793724, A. Paez, A95, Adelphi, age statement, Alex Bruce, Alex Nicol, Alexandre Ricard, Andalucia, animal shelter, anniversary, Antonio Páez Lobato, Antonio Páez Lobato Bodega, Ardnamurchan, Australia, Beam, beer, Belgrove, Benromach, Billy Leighton, Blazing Saddles, bodega, Bodegas Lustau, branding iron, Brendan Buckley, Brent Elliott, Brian DeFoe, Brown-Forman, Burn Stewart Distillers, cat, China, Cleavon Little, cooperage, coopers, currency, death, Distell, DYC, earnings, economy, Edinburgh Gin, Edrington, experimental, Fanny's Bay, Four Roses, France, Francisco Lozano Romano, Galicia, Gene Wilder, Glenfiddich, Gonzales Byass, Hermitage, Ian Macleod Distillers, India Pale Ale, IPA, Irish Distillers, Iron House, Jack Daniel's, Jane Nicol, Jeff Arnett, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Leonard Russell, Limited Edition Small Batch, Mackey, Martin Brown, McHenry, McPherson, Mel Brooks, Mimi, Moray, Moray Economic Partnership, Nomad Outland Whisky, OBSV, OESK, OESO, Oloroso, Paco Romano, Pedro Ximenez, Pernod Ricard, Pig's Nose, Project XX, recipe, Red Tape Follies, Redbreast Lustau Edition, Redlands, Rhône, road, Seattle, sesquicentennial, Sheep Dip, sherry, South Africa, Spain, Spanish Oak, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Speyside, Speyside Craft Brewery, Sullivan's Cove, Tamdhu, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Producers Association, The Press & Journal, toneleria, trade, Transport Scotland, trucks, whiskey, whisky, wood, yeast1 comment
This week, we’ll visit the Sherry capital of the world…Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. The sherry casks that many whisky makers depend on c...
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Winners Announced20150325191412
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Winners Announced
Mark GillespieMarch 25, 2015A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Andy Seymour, Armorik, awards, Bushmills, Chairman's Trophy, competition, Dale DeGroff, Dan Nicolaescu, Dewar's, Douglass Miller, F. Paul Pacult, Francis Schott, Geoffrey Kleinman, George Dickel, Gregg Glaser, James Conley, Jameson, Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, Lone Elm, Pappy Van Winkle. Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Penderyn, Redbreast, Sheep Dip, Steve Olson, Tad Carducci, Tap Rye, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Will Shine0 comments
March 25, 2015 – The Ultimate Spirits Challenge competition led by Spirit Journal editor F. Paul Pacult has announced its 2015 winners in whiski...
Episode 425: May 19, 201320130518235211
Episode 425: May 19, 2013
Mark GillespieMay 18, 20131983, Alex Nicol, Alpha, Ardbeg, Ardbog, Army, baggage, Ballantine's, Belfast, Benromach, Brilliance, Bushmills, Canadian, Chivas Brothers, Crumlin Road, Derry, Edited, Feis Ile, Fort Knox, Forty Creek, Generations, gold, Gordon & MacPhail, Heart of Gold, Ian Macleod Distillers, India, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, John Distillers, John Hall, Keith Raker, Kircubbin. Londonderry, Marcin Kwasek, Michael Urquhart, Miltonduff, Niche Spirits, Northern Ireland, Paul John, Pig's Nose, Portaferry, Saber & Quill., Sheep Dip, Specialty Drinks, Spencerfield, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Exchange, Travel, vault, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Gordon & MacPhail has released thousands of single cask bottlings over the years, including the two oldest whiskies ever bottled: 70-year-old cask...
Episode 267: June 27, 201020100626211500
Episode 267: June 27, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 26, 2010Alba, Allt a'Bhainne, Arran, Blended Malt, Bonhams, Caol Ila, Chieftain's, Chivas, craft distilling, Dave Pickerell, food, George Washington's Distillery, Glenrothes, Islay, Kosher, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Mount Vernon, New York, Port Ellen, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, Rye, Sam Macklin, Scotch Whisky Association, Sheep Dip, Signatory, SWA, taxes, Vermont, Virginia, Whistlepig0 comments
Dave Pickerell has been keeping a low profile since leaving Maker’s Mark in April of 2008. Turns out he was doing research into rye and microdis...