Silent Scotch Whisky Stills Coming Back to Life (Episode 663: October 15, 2017)20171016214743
Silent Scotch Whisky Stills Coming Back to Life (Episode 663: October 15, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 16, 2017@AmateurDrammer, @bigjoebob, @canlgetaP, @RamboDoc, Adam Spiegel, Alastair Higgins, archives, author, Baltimore, Bernheim, book, Booker's Rye, Bourbon, Brora, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Calistoga, Campbeltown, Canada, Cardinal, cellar, Chancellor, Chateau Montelena, Clynelish, Col. E.H. Taylor, Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, Dallas Dhu, damage, Dave Broom, DCL, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, Distillers Company Limited, distillery, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, duties, expansion, Falkirk, fermenters, Forth & Clyde Canal, Gatlinburg, Gauldrons, Glen Grant, Glenfyne, Glenlochy, Gordon Doctor, Great Britain, Green Spot, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hiram Walker Distillery, historian, history, Honours, Ian Macleod Distillers, Inverness, Irish Distillers, Islay, Ivan Stoler, J.P. Wiser's, Japan, Japanese, Jim Murray, Joe Galbraith, John Ross, John's Lane, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, Kobus Van Zyk, Lagavulin, Leonard Russell, Limestone Branch, Lossit, lost distilleries, Lost Distillery Company, Louisville, Lowland, Luke Gough, Marc Zeiler, Michael Moss, Michter's, Milburn, Napa, Nick Morgan, OBE, Octomore, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, Philip Hammond, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Powers, Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth, Remarkable Regional Malts, research, Revival, Roaming Man, Rome, Rosebank, Sagamore Spirit, Santa Rosa, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Watson, Scottish Canals, Scottish Malt Distillers, Son of a Witch, Sonoma, Sonoma County Distilling Company, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sugarlands, SWA, tariffs, taxes, Tennessee, The Way of Whisky, Towiemore, UK, University of Glasgow, Vatican, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, wildfire, Windsor, Wiser's, Yellowstone0 comments
Christmas came a couple of months early for some Scotch Whisky lovers with word that the iconic Port Ellen, Brora, and Rosebank distilleries will be r...
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)20170305014032
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2017#trypod, A. Smith Bowman, Adam Harris, Alex Conyngham, Alexander Murray & Co., Allison Patel, ambassador, anniversary, archaeology, Ardbeg, Ardgowan, arrest, Atlanta, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bankruptcy, Bardstown, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, beer, Boris Johnson, bottling, Bourbon, Brenne Whisky, brewer, brewery, Brian Shemwell, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, bus, CEO, charity, Chris Malcolm, Cincinnati, collectors, construction, cooper, coopering, counterfeit, court, D.E.W. and a Brew, Dan Rosen, David Faughn, David Frost, dendrochronology, Diageo, diplomat, Dublin Airport, Earl of Mount Charles, eBay, editor, EU, European Union, fake, fraud, fundraiser, Ger Buckley, Glenlivet, Glenturret, Golan Heights Distillery, Golani, Greenock, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Icons of Whisky Awards, Ileach, Inverclyde Council, Inverkip, investors, Irish Whiskey, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Israel, Jack Daniel's, Jamieson's Jigger, Jane Maher, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Joe Beatrice, John J. Bowman, Julian Van Winkle III, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Killian O'Mahony, Kim Bennett, Laphroaig, lawyers, Limestone Branch, London, Louisville, Lux Row, Luxco, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Martin Daraz, Mauritania, Mazurt Brewing Company, Meier's Winery, MGP, Michael Jamieson, Michter's, Mickey Heads, Midleton, Mike Reppucci, Minor Case Beam, Morocco, Nant, NUPBL Foundation, Ohio, Orkney, Paul Beam, podcast, police, Port Ellen, Rare Bourbon for Rare Disease, retirement, Rhode Island, road trip, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Shelbyville, Simon Brooking, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, Sons of Liberty, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beam, still, Stuart Thomson, SWA, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tim Herlihy, trees, Tripp Stimson, Tullamore D.E.W., Vendome, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live London, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, whisky.auction, Willie Pratt, winter, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Mickey Heads grew up about three miles from Islay’s Ardbeg Distillery, but the third-generation whisky maker never thought he’d wind up as...
Episode 537: May 30, 201520150531030701
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2015@whiskysec, actress, adult film, Alasdair Day, alleged, anCnoc, Ardbeg, arraignment, artisan, Atlantic City, Barbara Townsend, barbecue sauce, Bernard Walsh, Bill Dobbie, Billy Walker, Blade & Bow, blast, Bob Townsend, body blended, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bullitt County, Burns, Carlow, chocolate, cooper, Cork, court, Coxs Creek, death, Derek Mather, development, Dover, drought, Dublin, Dustin Adkins, economic impact, environment, expansion, explosion, export, Feis Ile, fire, fire marshal, flooding, Four Roses, Frankfort, Gilbert Curtsinger, GlenDronach, Hardin, Hielan, Highland Council, Ian Chang, infrastructure, investigation, Ireland, Irish, Irish Distillers, Irish Water, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Jura, Isle of Raasay, Jameson, Jay Rogers, Jim Rutledge, jobs, Jura, Katy Willis, Kavalan, Kent, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, King Car, Kirin, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Lawrenceburg, lorries, Mark S. Searcy, Master Distiller's Reserve, Matt Wooler, Midleton, Miner's Delight Inn, Nashville, not guilty, organized crime, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, planning, plea, porn star, prosecutors, pub crawl, R&B Distillers, Raasay, Rabbit Hole Distilling, Rachel McCormack, racketeering, Rebel Yell. Luxco. porn, recipe, review, ringleader, Salt Lake City, Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Silver Trail Distillery, Skye, solar, Spencer Balentine, Spey, Speyside, still, Stitzel-Weller, Sydney, Taiwan, Talisker, Tastival, Terry Wilhelm, Texas, The Glenlivet, The Hague, The Irishman, theft, trade, travel retail, trucks, Tweedale Blend, Utah, Vanderbilt, Whisky By X, Whisky Live Holland, Wild Turkey, Wishaw, Writers Tears, Wyoming0 comments
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now...
Episode 531: April 25, 201520150426000528
Episode 531: April 25, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 26, 20151975, aid, anCnoc, Anne-Sophie Bigot, Barbara McEwan, Bardstown, benefit, Black Art, blast, blogger, Bourbon Babe, Bristol, Bruichladdich, Budgie, Buffalo Trace, Burns, Calgary, Carla Carlton, charges, Christopher Preston, crime, critical, Davis Huston, Duncan McFadyen, Duncan McGillivray, Eagle Rare, Edrington, emergency, England, Eric Gregory, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, event, evidence, explosion, Feis Ile, fire, firefighters, France, Franklin County, Friends of Laphroaig, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glenlivet, Gov. Steve Beshear, governor, grand jury, grandchildren, Hardin, Heaven Hill, indictment, injuries, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, J. Wheelock, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, Jim McEwan, John Rennie, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, LBL Moonshine, Linda Harrison, Loch Gorm, Louisville, Madison, Mark S. Searcy, Master of Malt, Michael Deresynski, Nashville, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, Pat Melton, Sheriff, Silver Trail Distillery, softball, Spencer Balentine, still, The Whisky Lady, theft, Toulouse, Trevor Gray, Twitter, Vanderbilt, webcam, Wild Turkey, Wilson & Morgan, Wisconsin0 comments
It’s been a busy week in the whisky world, and there’s a lot to talk about on this episode. We’ll have the latest on Friday’s ...
Episode 530: April 18, 201520150418233329
Episode 530: April 18, 2015
Mark GillespieApril 18, 2015A. Smith Bowman, Adrian Graham, Ambassador Cask, analysts, Anthony Russo, Aultmore, Australia, bail, Ballindalloch, basketball, Beam, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Thomason, blog, Breeder's Cup, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, cave, Chapter 13, charity, China, Churchill Downs, court, Craig Beam, crime, critters, Crown Royal, Dewar's, Diageo, Duchess or Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, earnings, English Whisky Company, estate, Fairfax, Frankfort, Franklin County, Fredericksburg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Gimli, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Grantown-on-Spey, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, historic, horse racing, Ian MacLeod, Ian Macleod Distillers, indictment, Jack Daniel's, Josh Hafer, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Last Great Malts of Scotland, lawschooldrunk, Lem Tolley, Lexington, Loretto, Louisville, LVMH, Lynchburg, Maker's 46, Maker's Mark, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, Martin, Master Distillers Series, mint julep, New South Wales, Northern Harvest, Odin, Old Taylor, Pam Wiznitzer, Pamela Wiznitzer, Pappy & Co., Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pat Melton, Peristyle, photography, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, renovations, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Brackla, running, sales, Sheriff, Speyside, St. George's Day, still, suspect, Sydney, Tamdhu, The Glenrothes, theft, Thoroughbred, Time For Whisky, tour, United Kingdom, University of Kentucky, Valhalla Collection, Van Winkle, Versailles, Vintage Reserve, Virginia, warehouse, wax dip, WhiskyFest, Wild Turkey, WLEX, Woodford Reserve, Wounded Warrior Equestrian Project1 comment
If distilleries have ghosts, the ones haunting the former Old Taylor Distillery in Kentucky finally have some people to scare. After nearly 43 years, ...
Episode 437: August 12, 201320130812224552
Episode 437: August 12, 2013
Mark GillespieAugust 12, 2013100% Rye, Ashwin Malik, Atlantic City, Auchentoshan, awards, Ayani Nedungani, Barbara Townsend, Bin 22, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Lick, Bob Townsend, book, Brad Mead, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Cameron, Canadian Whisky, Capital Brands, Carissa, Cheyenne, cinnamon, cleanse, Corsair, David DeFazio, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Donna Nally, Elijah Craig, Fireball, Firejam, Four Roses, Gavin Fine, George Dickel, George Garvin Brown, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, gold, Haddonfield, Heartland Distillers, Heaven Hill, Indiana, Jack Daniel's, Jackson Hole, Jailers, Jameson, John Beard, Kate Mead, Keith Raker, Kirby, Log & Copper, Matt Colglazier, mine, Miner's Delight Inn, Office of Fair Trading, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, palate, Pinky G's Pizzeria, rodeo, Runrig, Ryemageddon, Single Malts Direct, Single Oak Project, South Pass, Steve Nally, still, Stuart Hobson, Taste Canada, Tennessee, Travis Goodman, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virgin Oak, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming0 comments
Last December, Wyoming Whiskey made its debut with thousands of whiskey lovers descending on the tiny town of Kirby, Wyoming. Kirby’s quiet agai...
Building Whiskey Stills at Vendome Copper & Brass Works20120406120000
Building Whiskey Stills at Vendome Copper & Brass Works
Mark GillespieApril 6, 2012Bourbon, copper, craft distilling, distillery, distilling, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Louisville, still, Vendome, whiskey0 comments
Vendome Copper & Brass Works has been building stills on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville for more than 100 years. Their stills are used ...
Episode 293: December 12, 201020101212013919
Episode 293: December 12, 2010
Mark GillespieDecember 12, 2010Andrew Scott, artisan, Auchroisk, auction, Australia, awards, Beam, Boardwalk Empire, Bonhams, Canada, Canadian Whisky, classic malts, collecting, competition, Cooley, copper, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Distant Thunder Whisky Club, distillery, English Whisky Company, gift guide, Glen Spey, Greg Davis, HBO, Highland Spirit, import, Maker's Mark, Malt Maniacs, Matt Wooler, Prohibition, regulation, single malt, Speyside, still, Thomas Hogue, Tomatin, TTB, Turf Mor, TV0 comments
Canadian whisky has been celebrating a renaissance of sorts, with shows like “Mad Men” and “Boardwalk Empire” renewing interes...
Episode 264: June 4, 201020100604162200
Episode 264: June 4, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 4, 2010Alan Ingalls, Alan Winchester, auction, Belmont, Bonhams, Cellar Collection, Charles Maclean, Christian Porta, collecting, Denver, distillery, expansion, Founder's Reserve, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, horse, Jim Cryle, location, Michael Halpern, Murdo Mackenzie, New York, Prince Charles, Rob Mark, Scott Hartig, Speyside, still, Stuart Robson, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The Glenlivet is the world’s #2 single malt, and is taking aim at the top spot with a new distillery expansion. Chivas Brothers celebrated the $...
Episode 151: June 29, 200820080629043500
Episode 151: June 29, 2008
Mark GillespieJune 29, 2008Barley, Bushmills, Campbeltown, Coffey Still, Compass Box, distillery, drams, economy, energy, expansion, grain, Hedonism, Ireland, Japan, Japanese, John Glaser, Loch Lomond, Nikka, Peat Monster, politics, regulation, Russia, Scotch Whisky Law, shutdown, Springbank, still, SWA, tourism, tours, UK0 comments
Compass Box produces some of the more unusual whiskies on the market, and John Glaser gives us the details on two new limited releases coming out late...