Episode 557: October 10, 201520151011000058
Episode 557: October 10, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 11, 2015A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aaron Barker, Andy Cant, appeal, Armagnac, Armagnac Castarède, auction, bar, Beam, Beam Suntory, Benjamin Herrera, Bill Lumsden, Booker's, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Cabinet, Calumet Farm, Cardhu, charity, Christmas Book, Christopher Winters, David Frost, David Perkins, Diageo, European Court of Justice, Florence Castarède, France, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Global Alcohol Policy Conference, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, High West, holiday, Ichiro Akuto, Irish Whiskey, Islay, James Brown, Jefferson's Ocean, Jimmy Russell, John Campbell, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Klaus Doblmann, Laphroaig, luxury, Mackmyra, Maureen Robinson, Michael Collins, minimum unit pricing, Mount Vernon, Neiman-Marcus, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Orphan Barrel, Pappy, Parker Beam, Philadelphia, politics, pricing, Romeo and Juliet, ruling, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shakespeare, Shinji Fukuyo, Sidney Frank Importing Company, Spirit of Mount Vernon, Stagg, Stitzel-Weller, Supreme Court, Svensk Ek, Sweden, The Singleton of Glendullan, Tom Helt, trademark, travel retail, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are...
Exclusive: Buffalo Trace To Continue Producing Elmer T. Lee Bourbon20130913102120
Exclusive: Buffalo Trace To Continue Producing Elmer T. Lee Bourbon
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2013Blanton, Buffalo Trace, Elmer T. Lee, Harlen Wheatley, Jimmy Russell, Parker Beam, Stagg, tribute1 comment
September 13, 2013 – When Buffalo Trace’s Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee passed away on July 16 at the age of 93, Bourbon lovers a...
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2013 Antique Collection20130910125801
Buffalo Trace Unveils 2013 Antique Collection
Mark GillespieSeptember 10, 2013Antique Collection, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, George T. Stagg, Harlen Wheatley, Sazerac Rye, Stagg, Thomas H. Handy, William Larue Weller, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
September 10, 2013 – Just as the leaves start to turn colors, hunters gear up for deer season, and football fans scream at the referees…mi...
Whiskies Dominate Spirit Journal’s Annual Top Spirits List20130611112700
Whiskies Dominate Spirit Journal’s Annual Top Spirits List
Mark GillespieJune 11, 2013Angel's Envy, Bowmore, Brugal, Buffalo Trace, Calvados, Chivas Brothers, Christian Drouin, Col. E.H. Taylor, Colonel, Dorus Mor, Elijah Craig, F. Paul Pacult, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Longmorn, Papa Andres, Parker's, Spirit Journal, St. George's Spirits, Stagg, Tempest0 comments
June 11, 2013 – F. Paul Pacult of the Spirit Journal has released his annual list of the world’s top spirits, with whiskies dominating the...
Episode 417: March 23, 201320130323230427
Episode 417: March 23, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 23, 2013Amrut, Ardbeg, Ashok Chokalingham, Bain's Cape Mountain, Balcones, Bangalore, BenRiach, Billy Walker, Binny's, Blanton's, Bowmore, Caribou Crossing, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Chancellor, charring, Cleveland, Craggan Mill Restaurant, Craig Beam, David Grant, David Urquhart, Dewar's, Diageo, Dickel, Eddie McAffer, Eleuthera, Exchequer, F. Paul Pacult, flamethrower, flask, flavorings, Fusion, Galileo, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Goerge Osborne, Graham Harvey, Greedy Angels, Haig, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, Hemanth Rao, Hibiki, Highland Park, Highlander Honey, Iain McCallum, Ian Buxton, Ichiro Akuto, Icons of Whisky, India, Irish Distillers, Jackie Thomson, Jagdale, Japanese, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Macallan, Mars, Master of Malt, Mickey Hammond, milestone, Nick Morgan, Parker Beam, photo, Pitlochry, playing cards, Portonova, regulators, retailer, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, safety, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Seattle, Shapira, Stagg, Stuart Nickerson, SWA, Tomdachoille, Tullamore Dew, Two Continents, Ulf Buxrud, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards7 comments
This week’s episode required 35 hours of flying and 17,000 miles of round-trip travel, but it was well worth it to visit Amrut’s distiller...
Buffalo Trace Working on “Stagg Jr.” Bourbon20130310164357
Buffalo Trace Working on “Stagg Jr.” Bourbon
Mark GillespieMarch 10, 2013Antique Collection, Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, George T. Stagg, Harlen Wheatley, Stagg, Stagg Jr.0 comments
While Buffalo Trace is not commenting on reports that a so-called “Baby Stagg” version of its George T. Stagg Bourbon is in development, p...
Episode 415: March 10, 201320130310005122
Episode 415: March 10, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 10, 2013A. Smith Bowman, ABV, ADI, American Distilling Ins, Amrut, author, Balcones, Bardstown, Beam, beer, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Academy, Bourbon Heritage Center, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Castle Brands, Chichibu, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, Cooley, Corby, David Jacob, Diageo, Domaine Select Wine & Spirits, Economic Times, education, Elijah Craig, Experimental Collection, Explorer's Club, Filson, George T. Stagg, Gold Route, Harlen Wheatley, Heaven Hill, history, Ichiro Akuto, India, Ireland, Japan, Jefferson's, Jefferson's Bourbon, Johnnie Walker, Kilbeggan, Kingfisher, Kroger, lawsuit, legal, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Maryland, merger, mesquite, Michael Collins, Michael Veach, Michter's, Mike Veach, Ohio, Pike Creek, Ranger Creek, Ravens, Rimfire, Robert Mark, Ronnie Eddins, San Antonio, Sidney Frank, Single Oak Project, Sour Mash, Spirit of Toronto, Stagg, Stagg Jr., Tenzing, Texas, The Gold Route, Truman Cox, United Spirits, Versailles, Vijay Mallya, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project is at the halfway point, with 96 of the 192 single cask bottlings released and the remainder to be parceled o...
Episode 397: November 10, 201220121110224152
Episode 397: November 10, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 10, 2012Antique Collection, Arran, Atlantic City, Bardstown, Beam, BenRiach, Bob Townsend, Bourbon, Breakout, Buffalo Trace, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Dave Scheurich, Diageo, Dry Fly, election, history, India, Jailers, Jeff Weber, Jim Fenton, Jim Murray, Kent Fleischmann, Kentucky, Kirby, Larceny Bourbon, Los Angeles, Louisville, Madison, maltings, maple, Mary Ellyn Hamilton, Michael Deresynski, Miner's Delight Inn, Oscar Getz Museum, Russell's Reserve, Scotch Whisky Association, Seven Grand, Stagg, Steve Nally, SWA, Tennessee, Thermopolis, Tom Helt, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Washington, Weller, Whisky Bible, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming0 comments
Kentucky is synonymous with Bourbon, but few places maintain the history of Bourbon in the Bluegrass State like the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey Histo...
Episode 341: October 30, 201120111029223839
Episode 341: October 30, 2011
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2011awards, Ballantine's, Bible, Bon Accord, Bourbon, chefs, Chris Morris, Chuck Miller, competition, cooking, distillery, Edradour, Glenmorangie, International Spirits Challenge, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Laphroaig, meal, Midleton, moonshine, Old Pulteney, Ouita Michel, Simon Brooking, single malt, Single Oak Project, Stagg, Van Winkle, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Each autumn, Woodford Reserve releases its Masters Collection whiskey, a variation on one of the five elements of Bourbon defined by Oscar Pepper and ...
Episode 332: September 4, 201120110903230833
Episode 332: September 4, 2011
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 2011Alligator, Antique, Ardbeg, Balvenie, Birthday, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, David Stewart, Eagle Rare, George Garvin Brown, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Guinness, Handy, health, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Kentucky, Kris Comstock, Old Forester, record, Rye, Sam Simmons, Sazerac, Scotland, Stagg, Tomintoul, Trump, Tun 1401, Weller0 comments
Every September, whiskey lovers start prowling their favorite liquor stores for the arrival of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection whiskies. This yea...