No Port Ellen, Brora In Diageo’s 2018 Special Releases20180413103618
No Port Ellen, Brora In Diageo’s 2018 Special Releases
Mark GillespieApril 13, 2018Brora, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, classic malts, DCL, Diageo, Donald Colville, Glen Ord, Inchgower, Lagavulin, Oban, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Singleton, Special Releases, Talisker, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 13, 2018 – Diageo has unveiled nine of the ten whiskies that will be released later this year in its annual Special Releases series of lim...
Episode 469: March 8, 201420140308222841
Episode 469: March 8, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 8, 2014A95, apprentice, Arran, bottles, Bozeman, Brad Halpin, brothers, Brown-Forman, Bulloch, Cardiff, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Winters, Churchill Downs, Daftmill, Danny Williamson, David Lavin, David O. Schuster, Diageo, Donna Nally, Douglas Campbell, Dufftown, earnings, Elizabeth Serage, Exponent, Flower Show, Four Roses, Gaelic, Glen Catrine, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Graham Eunson, Harris, Harris Distillery, Hearach, High Commissioner, Highland Park, Highlands & Islands, Isle of Harris, Jack Daniel's, Jim Rutledge, Jon Birkbeck, Kentucky Derby, Kevin Lavin, Lexington, Llanfrechfra, Loch Lomond, luxury, Montana, Mortlach, Nick Morgan, Old Forester, Orkney, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PLCB, Portvadie, private equity, profits, Raison Pure, sales, Sandy Bulloch, Scapa, Scottish Government, Scottish Investment Bank, Seattle, Simon Erlanger, Singleton, Sir Albert Richardson, Speyburn, Speyside, Stephanie Buchert, Steve Nally, Sunray, Tailfire, Talisker, Talisker Storm, Tomatin, Tormore, Town Branch, Wales, Washington, Welsh, Westland, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Graham Eunson has seen a lot during his career in the Scotch whisky industry. He shed a tear or two when he was assigned to close Scapa and Glendronac...
Oldest Lagavulin Expression Highlights Diageo’s 2013 Special Release Single Malts20130903134100
Oldest Lagavulin Expression Highlights Diageo’s 2013 Special Release Single Malts
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 2013Billy Stitchell, Caol Ila, Cardhu, classic malts, Convalmore, Diageo, Dufftown, Georgie Crawford, Islay, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Scotland, Singleton, Stitchell, Talisker0 comments
September 3, 2013 – The annual release of limited-edition single malts from Diageo’s Scotch distilleries includes a 37-year-old Lagavulin,...
Episode 398: November 17, 201220121117002753
Episode 398: November 17, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 17, 2012Alaska Outlaw, Alex Espinosa, Alltech, anniversary, author, awards, Balblair, Bardstown, book, Campari, Canadian Rockies, Charles Maclean, Cindi McIntosh, competition, Cutty Sark, decanter, Diageo, Dominic Roskrow, Edwin Foote, Glen Ord, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Mencie, Hall of Fame, Highwood, history, Homestead, India, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jimmy Russell, King Car, Lexington, Mackmyra, Miner's Delight Inn, Nomura, Obama, Old Fitzgerald, Oscar Getz Museum, Pearse Lyons, Singleton, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, Taiwan, Thanksgiving, Town Branch, turkey, Uisge Source, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, water, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming0 comments
Edwin Foote started his distilling career in the old Henry McKenna Distillery, and wound up as the Master Distiller at the legendary Stitzel-Weller an...
Episode 307: March 13, 201120110312234907
Episode 307: March 13, 2011
Mark GillespieMarch 12, 2011Alan Winchester, Albert Schmid, Ardmore, awards, Balvenie, Bill Ricker, blog, book, Boozehound, Bourbon, Charles Maclean, cocktails, contest, cookbook, cooking, David Urquhart, disaster, distillery, Dufftown, earthquake, ethics, Franklin, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenlivet 70, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Homer, Gourmand, Heaven Hill, history, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jason Wilson, journalism, Jura, Keir Sword, Kentucky, Michael, Michael Collins, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Philadelphia, photography, recipes, Sam Simmons, Singleton, Speyside, Spirit of Islay, spirits, Stuart Urquhart, Todd Richman, Trybox, Urquhart, video, Whisky Magazine, whisky school, white dog, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
1940 was a crucial moment in world history, as World War II was breaking out in Europe. That February, Gordon & MacPhail arranged to have 15 casks...
Episode 169: October 18, 200820081018132600
Episode 169: October 18, 2008
Mark GillespieOctober 18, 2008Arran, author, belated, Bible, Birthday Bourbon, Bologna, book, Brianna Gillespie, Bruichladdich, Burns, charity, Claive Vidiz, collecting, collection, dry, Dufftown, economy, George Garvin Brown, Giuseppe Begnoni, glass, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Goodness Nose, Guinness, Haddonfield, history, Italy, Jim Murray, Jonathan Goldstein, memoir, Old Forester, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, recession, record, Repeal, retailers, Richard Paterson, Singleton, storytelling, The Gathering, Whisky Paradise, WhiskyFest0 comments
Many of us think of ourselves as whisky collectors, but Giuseppe Begnoni is in a league of his own. Begnoni is regarded as one of the world’s le...
Episode 139: April 6, 200820080405223400
Episode 139: April 6, 2008
Mark GillespieApril 5, 2008awards, Brian Dvorat, classic malts, cooperage, distiller, distillery, Douglas Taylor, Dufftown, Duncan Taylor, economy, Euan Shand, Evan Cattanach, exports, France, Francois Freres Tonellerie, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenrothes, Huntly, Icons, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jimmy Bedford, Jonathan Goldstein, Kosher, New York, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Quarter Casks, recession, retirement, Ronnie Cox, Scott's Selection, Singleton, Speyside Cooperage, Tennessee, The Speyside, Tomintoul, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine0 comments
It’s been a busy week for whisky festivals from coast to coast in the US, with events in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. In this episode, ...
Episode 134: March 2, 200820080302001800
Episode 134: March 2, 2008
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2008Ari White, author, awards, book, Braeval, Chivas Brothers, Dominic Roskrow, editor, Festival, Gemma White, Glen Ord, Hazelwood, Heathrow, Icons, Inver House, Jack Daniel's, Janet Sheed Roberts, Jimmy Bedford, John Ramsay, Kininvie, Kosher, Kosher Whisky Festival, London, retirement, Singleton, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Duty Free0 comments
Dominic Roskrow is the former editor of Whisky Magazine, and he’s written a new book on whiskies from around the world. “From Confused to ...
Episode 92: May 20, 200720070520123900
Episode 92: May 20, 2007
Mark GillespieMay 20, 2007Ardmore, awards, Beam, Benromach, bowing, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Chris Morris, classic malts, David Williamson, Derby, Diageo, distillery, Dublin, Evan Cattanach, Famous Grouse, Famous Grouse Experience, Glendullan, Glentauchers, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, India, Invergordon, J.H. Richards, Lagavulin, Linlithgow, Melissa Cattanach, merger, Michael Urquhart, Old Jameson Distillery, organic, protocol, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch Whisky Association, Singleton, SWA, Teacher's, tourism, Travel, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, visitor, Vivian Imerman, whisky school, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Evan Cattanach has seen a world of changes since he got his first distillery job in 1961. Over the years, he worked at Linlithgow, Glentauchers, Caol ...
Episode 87: April 15, 200720070415000300
Episode 87: April 15, 2007
Mark GillespieApril 15, 2007Ambassador's Cask, Ardbeg, dispute, distillery, Dufftown, European Union, Evan Cattanach, Four Roses, Gerry Tosh, Glen Ord, Glendullan, Glenrothes, Highland Park, India, Iowa, Islay, Jim Rutledge, Julian Van Winkle, Keith Kerkhoff, Mor, New York, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Ronnie Cox, Scotland, Singleton, tariff, Templeton Rye, tourism, trade, Travel, US, Whisky Coast, Whisky Live, World Trade Organization0 comments
It’s whisky festival season, and that always means new bottlings, along with unusual whiskies that come out of the woodwork to make their debut....