Episode 615: November 12, 201620161113205158
Episode 615: November 12, 2016
Mark GillespieNovember 13, 2016@philpowers, @potstillmike, acquisition, agriculture, Alexander Murray & Co. Steve Lipp, Amrut, An Ard Ri, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Australia, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, bar, Beam Suntory, Billionaire, Blended Malt, blood, Bloomberg News, Boondocks, Boss Hog, budget, Charles Brown, Chicago, Chita, Cincinnati, Compass Box, Costco, currency, Dave Pickerell, Dave Scheurich, David Stewart, David Taylor, David Walker, Delilah's, dollar, Donald Trump, Dublin, Earl, election, Elgin, English Whisky Company, exchange rates, Few Spirits, Firestone Walker, Fusion Whisky, George Remus, Glen Elgin, Governor General, grand opening, Greg Metze, Hakushu, Hillrock Estate, India, Indiana, Jailers, Japan, Japan Society, Kevin Plank, Kirkland, Lawrenceburg, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Matt Shattock, Metze's Select, MGP Ingredients, Mike Horton, Mike Miller, music, Neil Cameron, New York City, New Zealand, Outryder, Paul Hletko, Phil Powers, policy, politics, Polly Walker, Polly's Casks, Port Covington, pound, President, PX, Red Cross, Redlands, Royal Wine, Sagamore Development, Sagamore Spirit, Sam Mead, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, Seagram's, Spice Project, Spice Tree, Spice Tree Extravaganza, Steve Nally, sulfates, Suntory Holdings, SWA, Takeshi Niinami, tartrates, Tasmania, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, The Balvenie, The Glenturret, The Kincairdine, The Norfolk, tourism, trade, Trader Joe's, TTB, Tun 1509, Under Armour, Usquaebach, Viceroy, Victor Bruce, visitors center, Wes Henderson, Whiskey Row, Whistlepig Rye, WindyBore, wine casks, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming Whiskey, Yamazaki0 comments
This week, we’re celebrating the 11th anniversary of WhiskyCast with a potpourri of sorts, as we catch up with people from all over the world of...
Compass Box Faces Criticism Over Too Much Transparency20151030135343
Compass Box Faces Criticism Over Too Much Transparency
Mark GillespieOctober 30, 2015bullshit, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Dailuane, EU, European Union, Flaming Heart, Girvan, Glen Ord, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Magnus Cormack, Richard Woodard, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Act, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, ScotchWhisky.com, Spice Tree, Strathclyde, Teaninich, The Last Vatted Malt, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, transparency, whisky2 comments
October 30, 2015 – In its 15 years of producing Scotch Whiskies, Compass Box has had its issues with the larger Scotch Whisky industry. In 2006...
The John Glaser Interview, Part 220141026161541
The John Glaser Interview, Part 2
Mark GillespieOctober 26, 2014American Spirit, bar, blender, Compass Box, craft distillers, dispute, future, Graham Brown, Grant Stevely, history, Ivan Stoler, James Rodewald, John Glaser, legal, Loren Moulder, New York, O Henry, Pete's, questions, role model, sale, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, sons, Spice Tree, SWA, The General, The Lost Blend, traditional, vaporizer3 comments
Compass Box founder John Glaser has been shaking up the Scotch Whisky industry for the last 15 years. In the final part of our 2-part interview conduc...
Episode 285: October 17, 201020101017000700
Episode 285: October 17, 2010
Mark GillespieOctober 17, 2010Auchroisk, Australia, Ballantine's, Barton, Beam, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Bulgaria, Bushmills, Caol Ila, Charity: Water, classic malts, Colum Egan, Compass Box, Cragganmore, Diageo, Edinburgh, Eleuthera, Flaming Heart, Glen Spey, Glenkinchie, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Hall of Fame, Hedonism, Ivan Ivanov, Jim Murray, John Glaser, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Macallan, Mahesh Patel, Mortlach 70, New York City, Port Ellen, Ronnie Eddins, Rye, Sazerac, single malt, Spice Tree, Stagg, Stockholm, Sukhinder Singh, Sweden, Symposion, Talisker, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, theft, Thomas Kuuttanen, Trinitas, Whisky Bible, whisky club0 comments
Compass Box marks 10 years in the whisky business this week, and John Glaser is celebrating with retrospective tastings in New York and Edinburgh. We&...
Episode 228: November 28, 200920091128011500
Episode 228: November 28, 2009
Mark GillespieNovember 28, 2009auction, beer, Blue Label, Bonhams, Booker's, Bourbon, Brewdog, collecting, column still, Compass Box, Dan Kleinman, David Williamson, engraving, Folsom, gift, holiday, Hong Kong, Irish, Ivo Finotti, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, law, Loch Lomond, Nuclear, Penguin, Powers, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Spice Tree, SWA, Tactical, traditional, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The Scotch Whisky industry is operating under new rules for the first time in 20 years. A complete re-write of the Scotch Whisky Law went into effect ...
Episode 220: October 3, 200920091003204000
Episode 220: October 3, 2009
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2009Andrew Ford, Benromach, blender, blending, Brandy Library, Compass Box, Diageo, Ethan Kelley, Glengoyne, Gordon & MacPhail, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Michael Urquhart, nosing, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Spice Tree, Sweden, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange0 comments
Johnnie Walker sells more Scotch whisky than anyone in the world, and Diageo is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Johnnie Walker Black Label in...
Episode 219: September 26, 200920090926171200
Episode 219: September 26, 2009
Mark GillespieSeptember 26, 2009An Cnoc, Antique Collection, auto racing, Benromach, Big Peat, blend, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Compass Box, Crown Royal, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, Eagle Rare, editor, Handy, Hibiki, Ingvar Ronde, Inver House, Jack Daniel's, Japanese, Jefferson's, Jim Beam, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Mackmyra, magazine, Malt Advocate, Malt Whisky Yearbook, McLain & Kyne, Mikael Mossvall, NASCAR, Rye, San Francisco, Sazerac, Spice Tree, Stagg, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Sweden, Weller, Whisky Bible, WhiskyFest, white dog, Yamazaki0 comments
A double feature this week…the latest issue of Malt Advocate is out. John Hansell will give us a preview, and we’ll also talk about next m...
Episode 189: February 28, 200920090227231000
Episode 189: February 28, 2009
Mark GillespieFebruary 27, 2009auction, awards, Balvenie, Bourbon, collecting, Compass Box, competition, Heidi Donelon, Icons, Ireland, Ireland Whiskey Trail, Jameson, Jeff Berlat, John Glaser, Kentucky, Laphroaig, McTears, regulations, Rob Allanson, Scotland, Spice Tree, taxes, tourism, Travel, Whisky Magazine0 comments
This is Whisky Live London weekend, and one of the highlights is the annual Icons of Whisky Awards. Whisky Magazine editor Rob Allanson gives us the o...
Episode 118: November 11, 200720071110225200
Episode 118: November 11, 2007
Mark GillespieNovember 10, 2007ambassador, Award, Bacardi, Balvenie, blending, Canada, Canadian, Canto, Compass Box, craft distilling, Dewar's, distillery, expansion, Forty Creek, Glengoyne, Highland Park, Jason Craig, John Glaser, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Lalique, Macallan, Magic Cask, Malt Advocate, Pioneer, search, single cask, Six Pillars, Spice Tree, Stuart Hendry, warehouses0 comments
John Hall of Canada’s Kittling Ridge Distillery makes his whiskies the hard way, distilling and maturing his grains separately, then blending th...
Episode 97: June 24, 200720070623215800
Episode 97: June 24, 2007
Mark GillespieJune 23, 2007Australia, Bill Lark, blender, blending, book, Buffalo Trace, Caramel, Compass Box, David Williamson, distillery, Dunedin, European Union, history, Japan, John Glaser, Lark, law, Mig Bonnefoy, New Zealand, Oak Cross, Parliament, peated, regulation, running, Scotch Whisky Association, Southern Hemisphere, Spice Tree, Stuart Perry, SWA0 comments
John Glaser of Compass Box is one of the whisky industry’s leading innovators, and in this episode of WhiskyCast, we’ll find out what he...