Episode 595: June 25, 201620160625224737
Episode 595: June 25, 2016
Mark GillespieJune 25, 2016@MilesDeighton, @Monty4Cruz, @ScotchClubYEG, 13th Amendment, 1792, 1792 Barton, Alberta, anniversary, Bardstown, barrel hunt, Beverly Hills, book, Boone County, Brett Ratner, Brexit, Brian Farkes, Buffalo Trace, Calvados, Civil War, Clay Risen, Compton MacKenzie, Cooley, currency, Dan Coll, David Cameron, David Williamson, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Dublin, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edmonton, Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exchange rates, exports, film, Fred Minnick, Geordie Moski, Graham Logan, Harvey's of Edinburgh, Heritage, history, independence, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Isle of Jura, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, Japonica, John Teeling, Jura, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Mark Kaufman, Miles Harrison, Monty Whisenhunt, movie, Nearis Green, negotiations, New York Times, politics, Prime Minister, referendum, Richard Paterson, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seoul, shipwreck, slave, slavery, SNP, South Korea, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Stephen Teeling, Stuart Nickerson, Svend Jansen, SWA, tariffs, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Hilhaven Lodge, trade, Twitter, UK, United Kingdom, vote, Wemyss Malts, whisky, Whisky Galore, Whyte & Mackay, Willie Cochrane0 comments
Willie Cochrane retired last month after 39 years at Jura Distillery, and spent the last 11 of them as the manager of the Isle of Jura’s largest...
Episode 544: July 19, 201520150719155447
Episode 544: July 19, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 19, 2015@DSMBourbonClub, @Zeech, acting, Alexander Hamilton, Artesian, Australia, author, Bacardi, bar, Bonnie Rose, book, Bourbon Empire, Bronfman, Buffalo Trace, bullshit, Canon, Chicago, Chivas Brothers, class action, cocktail, Col. E.H. Taylor, Compton MacKenzie, consumer, corruption, Dandelyan, Dave Broom, Edrington, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Single Barrel, extras, film, First Minister, Four Roses, fraud, Garrison Brothers, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Gordon Motion, Heaven Hill, Herald Scotland, history, Holyrood, Hood River Distillers, Hotel Michael, Hudson Four Grain Bourbon, Hudson Whiskey, humidity, insurance, Iowa, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Strength, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, knucklehead, labeling, lawsuit, legalized stealing, Lew Rosenstiel, litigation, London, Matt Rosenfeld, Mellow Gold, MGP Ingredients, MGP-I, Mount Vernon, movie, multinational, myth, New York City, Nicola Sturgeon, novel, OFC, Orkney, Pendleton, Pendleton Midnight, Portsoy, Press and Herald, protected geographical indicator, refunds, Reid Mitenbuler, Revolutionary War, Richard Paterson, Robert Mark, Samuel Bronfman, Scapa, Schenley, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seagram, Seattle, settlement, shipwreck, Singapore, Skiren, snakes, SNP, Spirited Awards, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, task force, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky, taxes, Templeton Rye, The Black Grouse, The Dalmore, The Dalmore Affinity, The Dead Rabbit, The Famous Grouse, Thomas Jefferson, TTB, Tuthilltown Spirits, Tyler Allison, Wade Woodward, Whiskey Rebellion, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Trust, Whisky Galore, William Grant & Sons, writer, Zack Schrock0 comments
Bourbon has a unique place in American history, but as with other elements of American history…many of the stories of Bourbon are based more on ...
Episode 416: March 16, 201320130316193529
Episode 416: March 16, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 16, 2013Arran, auction, Australia, Barley, Bere, Brisbane, Bruichladdich, Bryan Davis, Buffalo Trace, California, Cleveland, collectors, Dallas Dhu, Dalmore, Dewar's, Douglas Laing, education, flavored, George T. Stagg, George Washington's Distillery, Gerry Tosh, Gordon Mitchell, Highland Park, historic, Historic Scotland, honey, Interior Department, Islay, landmark, Leviathan, Loki, Lost Spirits, maturation, McTears, Michael Chang, Monterey, Mount Vernon, museum, obituary, Paradiso, peated, Port Dundas, Qatar, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, Seascape, shipwreck, single grain, Speyside, SWA, Thor, tourism, Valhalla, Valour, Virginia, Wallachia0 comments
This week’s episode comes from Frankfurt, Germany…during a layover on my trip to visit the Amrut Distillery in Bangalore, India. However, ...
Vintage Macallans Lead Latest McTear’s Auction20130314175038
Vintage Macallans Lead Latest McTear’s Auction
Mark GillespieMarch 14, 2013auction, collecting, Macallan, McTears, Royal, shipwreck, Wallachia0 comments
March 13, 2013 – A 1938 Macallan single malt bottled by Gordon & MacPhail sold for £4,000 ($6,033) at McTear’s on March 13, leading th...
Episode 277: September 5, 201020100904224800
Episode 277: September 5, 2010
Mark GillespieSeptember 4, 2010age statement, Alland Islands, apprentice, author, Bernard Walsh, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bulgaria, Bushmills, champagne, charity, Charity: Water, contest, David Fenkell, distillery, experiment, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Ireland, Ivan Ivanov, Meghan Leary, minimum pricing, Pearse Lyons, regulation, Scotland, shipwreck, SWA, The Irishman, Water of Life, women0 comments
Women are discovering whisky and other brown spirits at record levels, and dispelling the old myth that whisky is a “man’s drink.” M...
Episode 270: July 18, 201020100717232900
Episode 270: July 18, 2010
Mark GillespieJuly 17, 2010Alex Young, Allan Hyslop, Alland Islands, Andrew Derbidge, Australia, beer, Bill Lark, Brewdog, Cardhu, champagne, Chris Bunting, Evan Williams, Heaven Hill, Islay, Jack Turic, Knappogue Castle, Kristy Booth, Laphroaig, Liqueur, Matt Colglazier, Nonjatta, nosing, Sam Macklin, Schorschbrau, shipwreck, Steve Wilson, stillman, Sydney, Virginia Gentleman0 comments
Laphroaig’s stillhouse is a popular part of tours at the distillery, and the stillman you’re most likely to meet is Allan Hyslop. Allan...
Episode 24: March 2, 200620060302180300
Episode 24: March 2, 2006
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2006Ardbeg, auction, Bruichladdich, Canadian Whisky, charity, Dawn Callan, European Union, Glenmorangie, Gopher Baroque, Ian MacLeod, Ian Weir, India, music, quadruple, Scotch Whisky Association, shipwreck, Smokehead, song, SWA, tariffs, taxes, trade, weapons-grade, Whisky Magazine, WTO, X40 comments
This cask-strength episode spans the globe, from controversies in India to whiskies that are fiery and smoky in Islay. We’ll also re-visit an ol...
Episode 13: January 13, 200620060113222600
Episode 13: January 13, 2006
Mark GillespieJanuary 13, 2006British Columbia, Canada, David Wishart, Dawn Callan, England, English Whisky Company, exports, Gopher Baroque, Groningen, Jeof Vita, Lake Erie, Lawrence Graham, Nelstrop, Netherlands, pronunciation, shipwreck, South Korea, Victoria Whisky Festival, Whisky Classified, Whisky Magazine0 comments
Everyone makes mistakes, and on this episode, we’ll look back at the mild controversy over how I butchered the name of a certain city in the Net...