Virginia: A Place for Whiskey Lovers (Episode 722: September 2, 2018)20180902191633
Virginia: A Place for Whiskey Lovers (Episode 722: September 2, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 2, 2018@odysseusunbound, @RealWhiskyDave, A. Smith Bowman, Adelaide, agriculture, Alexandre Ricard, aluminum, Anthony Bakker, Australia, backset, Bardstown, Bare Knuckle, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, Belmont Farm Distillery, Bettina Ring, Bill Karlson, Blended Malt, Blenders' Mash, Booker Noe Distillery, bootlegger, Boston, Bourbon, Bourbon Cask, Bourbon Mash, Bourbon Wood Reserve, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Canada, Catoctin Creek, Charlottesville, China, Chris Ratcliff, Chuck Miller, Clermont, Clutha, Connoisseurs Choice, construction, cooperage, Crown Royal, Culpeper, Darwin, Dave Kearns, Diageo, Discovery Series, distiller, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., earnings, economic development, ethanol, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, fermentation, forestry, Four Roses, fuel, Gareth Moore, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Greaves Motorsport, Hall of Fame, Icons of Whisky, imports, incentives, IndyCar, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James May, Jameson, Jeanette Miller, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, John O'Mara, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, KO Distilling, Lawson Whiting, lawyers, Limited Edition Small Batch, Lovingston, Manassas, Mario Andretti, Mexico, Midleton, moonshine, Mount Vernon, Noble Collection, Oz Clarke, Pacific Quay, Patrick Maguire, Patrick Small, Pernod Ricard, Private Stock, profits, Prohibition, Ragged Branch, Repeal Batch, River Clyde, Roundstone Rye, sales, Sazerac, Scotch, Scott Harris, Secretary, Sour Mash, sourdough, Speyside Cooperage, Springbank, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, Sweet Mash, tariffs, Tasmania, Tawny Port, taxes, The Glenrothes, The Independent, trade, trade war, Travis Hill, TTB, Virginia, Virginia ABC, Virginia Distillers Association, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, whisky wingman, Wilderness Trail, Woodford Reserve, X4, yeast0 comments
Virginia’s distilling history dates back to at least 1620, and while many whiskey lovers know about George Washington’s Distillery at Moun...
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...
Independent Stave Adding New Kentucky Cooperage20180608182847
Independent Stave Adding New Kentucky Cooperage
Mark GillespieJune 8, 2018Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Brown-Forman, cooperage, Independent Stave Company, investment, ISC, Kentucky, Lebanon, Morehead, stave mill, whiskey, whisky0 comments
June 8, 2018 – Independent Stave Company, the largest supplier of barrels to the American whiskey industry, is expanding its cooperage operation...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...