Episode 563: November 21, 201520151121222923
Episode 563: November 21, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 21, 2015@whiskytony, Aldo Giovannoni, Ale Cask, ANBL, author, Award, Barry Stein, Beth Havers, book, Booker Noe, Booker's, Brian Harriman, British Columbia, Bruce Langerais, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chairman's Dram, Changhi, Crown Royal, Dallas Dhu, dance, Davin de Kergommeaux, Delta Fredericton, Dewar's, Diageo, food, Forty Creek, France, Frank Scott, Fred Noe, Fredericton, garlic, Glenfiddich, Glenfiddich 50, Glenfiddich Original, Graham Brown, Grant's, guide, Hachette, Harmony, Hunter Laing, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jim Murray, Krista Galbraith, Longrow, Lunar Rogue, Mark Smith, Martine Nouet, Michter's, Ne Plus Ultra, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Harvest Rye, pairings, Paris, paxarette, PMA, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Ross Galbraith, Roundtable, rumor, Scotch, Scott Laing, Shetland Reel, Singapore, Stalk & Barrel, Stewart Laing, Still Waters, Stuart Brown, Stuart Nickerson, terrorism, terrorist, Tony Mackintosh, Toronto, travel retail, Vancouver, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible0 comments
This week, we’re at Canada’s oldest whisky festival…the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The festival i...
Episode 516: January 17, 201520150117211324
Episode 516: January 17, 2015
Mark GillespieJanuary 17, 2015Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Alberta Rye Dark Batch, Allied Domecq, Award, Beam Suntory, Big Peat, Bond Street Whisky Appreciation Society, Brett Burnes, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Burns Night, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chairman's Select, Chase Stampe, competition, contract, Corby, crime, Crown Royal, Dan Tullio, Dark Horse, David Dobbin, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., Edinburgh, Forty Creek, Gbuschrist, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Harold Ferguson, Hiram Walker Distillery, hockey, holdup, Hotel Grand Pacific, ice, investigation, Jack Phillips, Jim Beam Rye, Jimmy Russell, Johanna Ngoh, John Hall, John Richardson, Las Vegas, Lawrence Graham, letsgojets, Lifetime Achievement, Masterson's, missedlitterbox, Montreal, negotiations, Neil Barrie, Ontario, Prohibition, R_E_Thomas, recommendation, robbery, Robert Burns, Rock Oyster, Roy Thomson Hall, Royal Mile Whiskies, SAQ, Scallywag, single barrel, skating, Spirit of Toronto, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Taghta, Texas, The Balvenie, theft, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, Torfa, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Walkerville, whisky bar, whisky club, Windsor, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Jets0 comments
We’re on the road for the first time in 2015 this weekend, with the first of two episodes from the 10th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victo...
Collingwood Rye Named Canadian Whisky of the Year20150116013653
Collingwood Rye Named Canadian Whisky of the Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2015Alberta Distillers, awards, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky Awards, Chase Stampe, Collingwood Rye, competition, Crown Royal, David Dobbin, Davin de Kergommeaux, Forty Creek, Gruppo Campari, Harold Ferguson, Highwood, John Hall, judging, Masterson's, Ontario, Peach Mist, Royal Canadian, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Tap 357, The Other Guys, Wiser's0 comments
January 15, 2015 – Brown-Forman’s Collingwood Rye 21-year-old whisky was named Canadian Whisky of the Year tonight in the fifth annual Can...
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year20140117142041
Corby’s Lot No. 40 Named Canadian Whisky of the Year
Mark GillespieJanuary 17, 201435 Maple Street, André Girard, Blair Phillips, Canadian Whisky, Chip Dykstra, Corby, Dave Weaver, Davin de Kergommeaux, Don Livermore, Forty Creek, Graham MacKenney, Heart of Gold, Hiram Walker, Jason Debly, Johanne McInnis, John Hall, Kris Shoemaker, Last Mountain, Lot No. 40, Masterson's, Mike Booth, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Still Waters, Victoria Whisky Festival, Windsor0 comments
January 16, 2014 – The 2012 edition of Corby’s Lot No. 40 took top honors as Canadian Whisky of the year in the 2013 Canadian Whisky Award...
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: October 201320131009191220
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: October 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 9, 201335 Maple Street, Canada, Canadian, Copper Pot Reserve, Davin de Kergommeaux, Emmett Hossack, Forty Creek, Herb Wallace, Legacy, Masterson's, Ontario, Ottawa, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, Wiser's0 comments
October means chilly weather as the leaves turn bright red and orange, and the autumn colors were especially vibrant as our tasting panel gathered in ...
Episode 446: October 5, 201320131006000113
Episode 446: October 5, 2013
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 201359Parks.com, Anchor Distilling, Baker Beam, Baker's, Bardstown, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, beer, Benjamin Lee, Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Hanger, Booker Noe, Boston, Boston Beer Company, budget, campus, Canada, Carl Beam, chemistry, Clermont, Collegian, Cù Bòcan, Dave Schmier, Estate Cask, Fred Noe, Glenfiddich, government, Ian Chang, Icons of Whisky Awards, Iowa, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jennifer Sutherland, Jim Beam, Julio's, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, King Car, label, Massachusetts, Master Distillers Series, MGP, Michael Killmer, moonshine, Ontario, park, Redemption Rye, retailer, Richmond, Ryan Maloney, Samuel Adams, Select Cask, shutdown, Sinatra Select, Solera, Stalk & Barrel, Still Waters, storm, Taiwan, Talisker, Templeton, Templeton Rye, Tomatin, TTB, University of Richmond, Vaughan, Vintage Cask, Virginia, Washington, Westborough, Whisky Live0 comments
Baker Beam comes from one of Kentucky’s legendary Bourbon families. However, the grand-nephew of Jim Beam and cousin to Booker Noe, Fred Noe, an...
Episode 424: May 12, 201320130513161243
Episode 424: May 12, 2013
Mark GillespieMay 13, 201335 Maple Street, Aceo, Adelphi, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, Ardnamurchan, Australia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, basketball, Berkeley, bet, bib and tucker, Bib n'Tucker, Black Dog, Boy Scouts, Brisbane, Bruichladdich, California, Canada, charity, Charles Maclean, Charles Thibadeau, Ciorby, Concord, contract, Copper Pot Reserve, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diurach, Diurachs' Own, Don Livermore, Elixir, Eric Gingras, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams, Final Four, Forty Creek, Francois Cote, Graeme Bowie, Greg Fischer, Heart of Gold, Heaven Hill, Hobart, India, Isle of Jura, John Hall, Jura, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, labor, labour, LCBO, Lot #40, Lot No. 40, Louisville, Mackmyra, Maker's Mark, Mark Reynier, Masterson's, mayor, Moments, Murray McDavid, Nant, NCAA, Ontario, Origin, Pike Creek, Ralfy, Richard Zeller, Rick Pitino, Spirit of Toronto, Stalk & Barrel, steaks. wine, Still Waters, strike, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Toronto, tourism, Travel, Tyler Allison, union, United Spirits, University of Louisville, Vijay Mallya, wager, Whiskey Row, Whistlepig, Wichita, Wiser's2 comments
One of the fun things about WhiskyCast has been the opportunity to watch dreams come true, and that’s the case with this week’s episode. B...
Episode 382: August 11, 201220120810184632
Episode 382: August 11, 2012
Mark GillespieAugust 10, 2012Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, Beam, Bonhams, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian, Compass Box, craft distilling, distillery, English Whisky Company, Famous Grouse, Four Roses, Glenfarclas, Joe Hyman, Kentucky, Linlithgow, Louisville, Mortlach, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotland, Springbank, Still Waters, Tomatin, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Canadians Barry Bernstein and Barry Stein have made whisky their second careers. After starting out as Canada’s first independent Scotch Whisky ...
Episode 381: August 4, 201220120803192500
Episode 381: August 4, 2012
Mark GillespieAugust 3, 2012Ardbeg, Australia, Balvenie, Beam, BenRiach, Bourbon, Compass Box, craft distilling, Cutty Sark, Dave Pickerell, Desiree Davila, Glenmorangie, golf, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kirsteen Campbell, Laphroaig, Louisville, Miner's Delight Inn, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Single Oak Project, Still Waters, Sullivan's Cove, whiskey, whisky, Whistlepig0 comments
Kirsteen Campbell has tried to keep a low profile since she was named Master Blender for Cutty Sark two years ago. However, it’s hard to stay ou...