Episode 599: July 24, 201620160723223751
Episode 599: July 24, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 23, 2016@CangletaP, A.D. Laws, Allentown, Allisa Henley, Andy Watts, Belgium, Benelux, Black Bottle, Blood Oath, Boat of Garten, Bunnahabhain, Burn Stewart Distillers, County Seat Spirits, Dallas Dhu, Deanston, Denison, Denver, Diageo, Distell, Distillery Reserve, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Fife, franchise, Friar John Cor, Gabby Shayne, Gabrielle Shayne, Geoff Crolley, George Dickel, Germany, Glenmorangie, Hidden Copper Bourbon, Historic Environment Scotland, Hubris, Ironroot Republic, Jake Norris, James Sedgwick Distillery, John Lunn, Kai Ivalo, Kikori, King James IV, Ledaig, Likarish, Lindores Abby, Luxco, Luxembourg, MSP, museum, National Whisky Day, Newport, Pact #2, Paul Grant, Paul Skipworth, Pennsylvania, Pery Zakeri, Popcorn Sutton, Richard Lochhead, Robert Burns, Rod Benkovich, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Leader, Scottish Malt Distillers, Scottish Parliament, South Africa, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Stranahan's, surreal, Tennessee, Texas, The Netherlands, Three Ships, Tobermory, Tullahoma, Westword.com, whisky0 comments
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is not only an independent bottler of Scotch whiskies, but also the world’s largest whisky club – and it...
Episode 545: July 25, 201520150726000446
Episode 545: July 25, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 26, 2015111 Whiskey Row, 1792 Barton, Aberlour, anti-Semitism, AP Indy, app, apple, Apple News, Ardbeg, attorney, author, Ballantine's, Black Snake, Blackadder, Blanton's, book, Bourbon Empire, Bowmore, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, ceremony, change.org, charity, Chivas Brothers, civil service, claim, class action, corruption, court, CS Taylor, Disney, Double Double Oaked, Dublin Airport, facade, fire, Glenfiddich, government, Greg Metze, groundbreaking, Heaven Hill, help wanted, High West, history, horse racing, I.W. Bernheim, Indiana, International Wine & Spirit Competition, iOS, Irish Whiskey Collection, Jim Briggs, Joan Gotschall, job, Joel Harrison, Joseph Greenhut, judge, Keeneland, Keith Kerkhoff, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington, litigation, Louisville, Lure, Maker's Mark, Mark Bylok, Masters Collection, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, MP3, music, Neil Ridley, New York, Old Forester, Old Pogue, Park City, Peoria, Personal Ensign, Powers, prejudice, Raw Cask, Real Mans Man, recording, records, Reid Mitenbuler, rock, Sainsbury's, Scott Bush, Seagram, settlement, Shapira, Spirit of Speyside, Sweet Mash Redux, Sweet Wheat, Taste of Aberlour, Taste the Difference", Templeton Rye, The Glenrothes, The Pogues, The Scotch Charter, The Whisky Topic, Thoroughbred, Three Ships, TTB, Ulysses S. Grant, Utah, Victor Brierley, vintage, Vintage Reserve, vinyl, Voice O Graph, Wendy Treinen, West Cork Distillers, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Row, Whiskey Trust, Whyte & Mackay, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The history of Bourbon is filled with enough myths to make a dozen Disney movies, enough crimes for years of True Detective, and enough mysteries to m...
Spirit of Speyside Festival Honors 4 Malts20140508123917
Spirit of Speyside Festival Honors 4 Malts
Mark GillespieMay 8, 2014awards, Balvenie, BenRiach, Cardhu, competition, Festival, Glen Grant, judging, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Tamdhu0 comments
May 8, 2014 – The Spirit of Speyside Festival has honored four Speyside single malts in its annual whisky competition. The winners were decided ...
Spirit of Speyside Festival Award Winners20130514153852
Spirit of Speyside Festival Award Winners
Mark GillespieMay 14, 2013A'Bunadh, Aberlour, awards, Balvenie, Chivas Brothers, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Knockando, Knockomie Hiotel, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Strathisla, William Grant & Sons0 comments
May 14, 2013 – Chivas Brothers and William Grant & Sons whiskies took top honors in the annual Spirit of Speyside Festival Whisky Awards. Bo...
Episode 368: May 6, 201220120505230115
Episode 368: May 6, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 5, 2012Amrut, BenRiach, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, cookbook, cooking, Cooley, Dalmore, distillery, Festival, Glenfiddich, Highland Park, India, Ireland, Irish, Jim Royan, John L. Sullivan, John Ramsay, Macallan, Nantucket, Notch, Portonova, Scotch, Scotland, Single Oak Project, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Stacy Laabs, vodka, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
It’s festival week in Speyside, and the Spirit of Speyside Festival has become one of the region’s largest events of the year. We’ll...
Episode 356: February 12, 201220120212001642
Episode 356: February 12, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 12, 2012awards, bar, Bill Ricker, Blackadder, Bowmore, Brian Kinsman, Cask of Dreams, competition, computers, Festival, Glen Grant, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Ireland, Irish, Johnnie Walker, Mackmyra, Maltstock, Mike Padlipsky, Netherlands, Oban, pub, Queen Elizabeth, Rob Cederlid, Robin Tucek, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Stockholm, Sweden, tech, Washington, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Rob Cederlid of Stockholm isn’t your typical Swedish whisky lover. For instance, you’re likely to see him in a cowboy hat and boots that a...
Episode 349: December 24, 201120111223150200
Episode 349: December 24, 2011
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2011Balblair, Balvenie, Beam, BenRiach, Bill Ricker, Blended Malt, computers, Cooley, Dalmore, Festival, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, history, India, Internet, Johnnie Walker, Mike Padlipsky, Portwood, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, storytelling, Teacher's, Teeling, The Whisky Exchange, trivia, Villeroy & Boch, whisky, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
Mike Padlipsky had two loves…software and whisky. He also had one mission…to find what he thought of as the world’s best single malt...
Episode 316: May 15, 201120110514234049
Episode 316: May 15, 2011
Mark GillespieMay 14, 20111792, Alberta Premium, Auchentoshan, auction, awards, Balblair, Bardstown, Barton, Bill Ricker, charity, Christchurch, collecting, competition, Cooley, David Williamson, distillery, Dublin, earthquake, Euan Mitchell, Festival, GlenDronach, history, Ireland, Irish, Islay, James Beard Foundation, Jameson, Japan, John Ryan, Julian Van Winkle, Kilbeggan, Madoff, McTears, Midleton, Morrell, New Zealand, Pillaged Malt, Powers, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Field, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, Spirit of Unity, storytelling, SWA0 comments
The Powers family distilled whiskey for seven generations and two centuries on John’s Lane in Dublin, and John Ryan is the seventh and final gen...
Episode 290: November 20, 201020101120232200
Episode 290: November 20, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 20, 2010Alistair Walker, auction, Australia, awards, Black Grouse, Bonhams, Braeval, Bruichladdich, charity, Charity: Water, collecting, competition, David Cox, Douglas of Drumlanrig, energy, environment, events, export, Festival, gift guide, GlenDronach, Guinness, Hibiki, International Spirits Challenge, Jamie Ritchie, Ken Grier, Ken Hoenig, Lalique, Lark, Loch Fyne Whiskies, Macallan, Mahesh Patel, Mortlach, Old Pulteney, record, Scott Harrison, Scottish Field, Silvio Benz, Sotheby's, Spirit of Speyside, Suntory, Universal Whisky Experience0 comments
Whisky truly is the “water of life”, and as many as 60,000 people will benefit from the sale of one very special bottle of whisky this pas...
Episode 251: May 3, 201020100503174300
Episode 251: May 3, 2010
Mark GillespieMay 3, 2010Aberlour, Aelia, Anchor, awards, Benromach, Bon Accord, competition, Cutty Sark, distillery, France, Glasgow, Glenrothes, Grant's, Inner Sanctum, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Laphroaig, Linlithgow, Mark Connelly, Mark Rosauer, Old Potrero, Paris, Preiss, Ronnie Cox, Rothes, Royal Lochnagar, Scotland Whisky, Signature, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside, St. Magdalene, The Balvenie, tourism, Travel, Tullamore Dew, visitor, web site, whisky club, William Grant & Sons0 comments
There’s a locked door at the Glenrothes Distillery, which normally is not open to visitors. The sign above the door reads “I.S.” ...