Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)20190106165051
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2019Aberfeldy, Abhainn Dearg, acquisition, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, application, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bain's, Beam Suntory, Bicentenary, Big Five Duty Free, Black Prince, Booker Noe Distillery, Bourbon, Brent Stewart, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Calgary, Cambus, Canada, Canadian Club, Chicago, Christopher Winters, competition, construction, Daniel Marlowe, Dave Pickerell, DC, Diageo, District of Columbia, Donegal, Douglas Laing & Co., East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Feis Ile, first dram, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Fritz Farm, Gaja Capital, Georgie Crawford, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, hockey, Imperial. @lawschooldrunk, India, Indiana, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Lewis, James Sedgewick Distillery, Jim Beam Distillery, Johannesburg, John Distilleries, John Newfry, Johnnie Walker, Kent Crittenden, Kentucky, Kentucky for Kentucky, Kilchoman, Laddie Classic, Lagavulin, Last Dram, Lexington, liquor agency, Little Book, lottery, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's Mark, Maryland, moonshine, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Year's, NHL, nosing, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Ohio, palate, Palmetto Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul John, planning approval, planning permission, Port Ellen, R.J. Hodges, Raj Singh, Ryan Campbell, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky. expansion, Scotland, shares, single grain, South Africa, South Carolina, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, stake, Stanley Cup, Star Industries, Sukhinder Singh, tasting, The Balvenie, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Deveron, The Whisky Exchange, Three Chord Bourbon, Tim Knittel, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Virginia, visitors centers, Washington, Washington Capitals, whiskey, Whiskey Bear, whisky, world champions, Zionsville0 comments
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far between...
Plans Announced for Another Islay Whisky Distillery20180427181939
Plans Announced for Another Islay Whisky Distillery
Mark GillespieApril 27, 2018Ardbeg, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Caol Ila, Diageo, Elements of Islay, Elixir Distillers, Farkin Cottage, Google Earth, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Kildalton Cross, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, planning approval, Port Askaig, Port Ellen, Raj Singh, Scotland, Speciality Drinks, Sukhinder Singh, The Whisky Exchange, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 27, 2018 – Scotland’s “whisky island” of Islay has around 3,000 residents, and could soon have eleven malt whisky distil...
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)20180106214016
Nearest Green’s Legacy Gets a New Home (Episode 675: January 7, 2018)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2018@WhiskyCanuck, #2017LastDram, #2018FirstDram, accelerated maturation, accident, African-American, airport, Alexander McGavin, Angie Ball, anniversary, aviation, B.J. Hooker, Balvenie, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bedford County, Beefeater Gin, Ben Nevis, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Board of Trade, Book & Bourbon, Bowmore, brandy, Bruichladdich, Burns, Cadboll, Canada, chairman, checkpoint, Christopher Winters, Civil War, Colin Ross, collaboration, Constellation Brands, Copper & Kings, Creative Whisky Company, Darryl Jones, David Stirk, Desmond Payne, Distillery District Marketplace, DOT, Douglas Laing & Co., Duthac, Elgin Classic, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, experiment, FAA, Fawn Weaver, Fettercairn, fire chief, flight, Fred Laing, generation, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Great Britain, Heaven Hill, history, Honours List, Houston, Ian Harris, independent bottlers, Indiana, injury, investment, Island Beach Distillery, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jamie Milne, Jeffrey Steubben, Karen Scott, KDA, KDKA-TV, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Lakes Distillery, Laphroaig, Larry Kass, Legends Collection, Leslie Samuels, Louisville, Louisville International Airport, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Meredith Grelli, Mike York, minority stake, Mistelle, Montreal, Muscat, Nathan Nearest Green, National Archives, Nearest Green, New Jersey, New Year's, Nigel Mills, Paradies Lagardere, Pennsylvania, Pinotage, Pittsburgh, predictions, prices, pricing, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, Rick Robinson, Roaming Man, Rob Bruce, Rob Samuels, Robert Burns, science, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SDF, Seattle, security, Shelbyville, shopping, slave, slavery, SMWS, Soledad O'Brien, Speciality Drinks, stake, Steve Nally, Sugarlands, Tailfire, Tarlogan, Tayne, Tennessee, Texas, The Singleton of Dufftown, The Whisky Shop, Three Ships, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Top Ten Predictions, Travel, travel retail, TSA, Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, WSET, Zionsville0 comments
Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Danie...
A Peek Inside the Irish Whiskey Archive (Episode 674: December 31, 2017)20180101010623
A Peek Inside the Irish Whiskey Archive (Episode 674: December 31, 2017)
Mark GillespieJanuary 1, 2018@jotterface, @JRR1234, @outofdoors, @snagsy1980, @Violent_Bob, 12K Giveaway, archives, Ardbeg, Beefeater Gin, bottles, Bourbon, brewers, Bruichladdich, Carol Quinn, CBEW, Christmas Eve, Congress, consumption, Cork, Corryvreckan, Cumbria, Desmond Payne, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, Dublin, Federal Excise Tax, Final Reserve, followers, Frazier History Museum, Glenmorangie, Glenmore Distillery, Grand Vintage Malt 1990, Green Spot, health, history, Honours List, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Archive, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Thompson & Brother, Jameson, John Jameson, John Robertson, Kentucky, Kinclaith, labels, Louisville, Mark Gorman, Matt Covington, MBE, Midleton, Mitchell & Son, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Nigel Mills, No. #1 Bond House, Old Midleton Distillery, Order of the British Empire, Owensboro, Powers, preservation, Queen Elizabeth II, Redbreast, Ryan Campbell, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Single Malts of Scotland, Speciality Drinks, Strathclyde, tax reform, The Lakes Distillery, Tomatin, Twitter, veterans, Washington, whiskey, whisky, winemakers0 comments
Much of whisky’s early history is documented only in tales, with few written records that have survived the centuries. In some cases, though, th...
Live at The Whisky Show in London (Episode 661: October 1, 2017)20171001182013
Live at The Whisky Show in London (Episode 661: October 1, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 1, 2017Aberlour, Ann Miller, Anthony Wills, Ballantine's, Bardstown, beer, Blended Malt, book, Bourbon, Bowmore, Box Distillery, Burkay Adalig, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chichibu, Compass Box, Corby, Dalmore, Dave Mitton, Dewar's, Dixon Dedman, editor, Elixir Distillers, England, Erdogan, expansion, France, freedom of expression, fudge, Glen Moray, Glenburgie, Glentauchers, Gooderham & Worts, Ichiro Akuto, Ingvar Ronde, IPA, Islam, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Japan, John Glaser, Jura, KEFDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kentucky Owl, Kilchoman, Little Trinity, London, Lot #40, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Mastery, Meleklerin Payı, Miltonduff, No Name, Northern Border Collecton, Old Pulteney, Oliver Chilton, Peat Monster, Phenomenology, Pike Creek, publisher, Richard Paterson, Roger Melander, Royal Brackla, Sarah Temple, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, secular, Shackleton, Signatory, Single Malt Series, Speciality Drinks, Stoli Group USA, Stuart Harvey, Sweden, Taiwan, tax incentives, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, turkey, Turkish. blogger, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wick0 comments
This week, we’re in London for the annual Whisky Show at Old Billingsgate on the banks of the River Thames! We’ll catch up with a lot of f...
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)20170618153921
A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2017@jefflincicome, @lphd, ALS, angels, anniversary, backset, Balcones, Bear Creek Distilling, Ben Nevis, Black Art, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cat, Charbay, charity, Chicago Cubs, Chip Tate, Clyde May's, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colorado, Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project, commemorative, Consortium of Cards Series, Cork, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, David Stewart, Deatsville, distilling, divorce, Douglas Laing & Co., Dr. James Crow, Dublin, duty free, eclipse, Elixir Distillers, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, fermentation, Few Spirits, Forsyths, Four Kings, France, Fred Noe, G. Rozelieures, Game 7 Batch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenturret, Graham Coull, Heaven Hill, Ian Millar, Independent Stave, inner smartass, Ireland, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jared Himstedt, Jeff Lincicome, Jenni Karakasevic, Jim Beam, Journeyman Distillery, Karuizawa, Kentucky, King of the Hills, Knob Creek, Knockmealdowns, La Martiniquaise, Label 5, Larry Kilbourne, Liberties, litigation, Lorraine, Mark Reynier, Marko Karakasevic, MGP, Miles Karakasevic, Mississippi River Distilling Company, mouser, O.F.C., Old Pulteney, Otto Radio, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, patent, peated, Quora, Rachel Barrie, Redemption Whiskey, Richard Forsyth, Sam Mead, Sam Simmons, Scotch Whisky, Snow Leopard Trust, solar eclipse, Speciality Drinks, spent mash, spiritual retreat, State 38 Distilling, Stephen Teeling, storage, Stuart Nickerson, Susan Karakasevic, T.W. Samuels Distillery, Teeling Whiskey Company, Texas, The Balvenie, The Whisky Exchange, Tipperary Distillery, Tom Bulleit, Tourbe Collection, Towser, travel retail, Vaios Vlahotasios, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinexpo, Waco, Watershed, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, World Series, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco...
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards20161218144027
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016Adelphi, Amrut, bronze medal, Chieftain's, competition, Drink Fun, GlenDronach, gold medal, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, malt whisky, Millstone, Nantou, Omar, Patrick Brossard, Port Askaig, Red on Tree, Seattle, silver medal, single malt, Speciality Drinks, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Zuidam0 comments
December 18, 2016 – For the third consecutive year, a whisky from Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery has taken overall top honors in the Malt Man...
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 556: October 4, 201520151004221453
Episode 556: October 4, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 4, 20151792 Bardstown, 1792 Small Batch, Alan Winchester, Alps, American Frozen Foods Institute, author, Becky Paskin, Beltway, Bernheim, book, boots, Bourbon Barrel Reserve, Bourbon Empire, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bryan Crosson, bug, Canadian Mist, Carlow, Chambord, Charles Maclean, Chivas Regal, cold, confession, construction, Conyngham, Dalwhinnie, Dave Broom, David Rule, DISCUS, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, eBay, Finland, flavored whiskey, flippers, Forsyths, France, Germany, germs, gin, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Heaven Hill, incubator, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Japanese, John E. Fitzgerald, justin morland, Kraig Naasz, Laphroaig, Les Moissons, Liqueur, lobbying, Ludwigshafen, Miyagikyo, Nadurra, Nikka, Oliver Chilton, organic, Peter Cressy, Phil Lynch, politics, Port Askaig, portal, Reid Mitenbuler, reports, Reuters, Richard Woodard, sale, Sam Mead, Sazerac, ScotchWhisky.com, sick, Simon Brooking, Simon Marshall, Slane Castle, Slane Whiskey, Southern Comfort, Speciality Drinks, Spirit of Place, Stitzel-Weller, stolen, Tadashi Sakuma, Teerenpeli, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Show London, theft, UDV, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Washington, welly boots, wheated Bourbon, WhiskyFest, Winter's Gold, Wyoming Whiskey, Wyoming Whiskey Barrel Strength, Yoichi0 comments
Earlier this year, Japan’s Nikka Whisky announced plans to replace many of its age-statement single malts with new no-age-statement versions. Th...
Scotland Distillery Projects Moving Through the Approval Process