Episode 434: July 20, 201320130720221152
Episode 434: July 20, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 20, 2013ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Atlantis, auction, Award, Balcones, Barry Crockett, BenRiach, Blanton's, Bonhams, brand loyalty, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, charity, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, CIA, Craig Beam, Dawn Lambert, Diageo, Elmer T. Lee, English Whisky Company, Eric Mortensen, Frankfort, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, Glenmore., Google, Google Maps, Harrod's, Heaven Hill, history, International Spirits Challenge, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jeremy Spikes, Jimmy Russell, Jorge Gutierrez, Jura, Lavinia Turnbull, Master Distillers' Unity, Matt Wooler, Meadowside, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, New York, Norfolk, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Paterson Collection, Richard Paterson, Rob Bruce, Rosenstihl, Sazerac, Schenley, Scott Hartig, Smokery, spy, Stiff Wind, storytelling, submarine, Texas, The Dalmore, The Maltman, Tide, Tullamore Dew, United Spirits, Virgin Oak, Waco, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyFest, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, WMD, Woodford Reserve, Zombie0 comments
The whisky world lost one of the legends this week with the passing of Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee. Not only was he responsib...
Episode 427: June 1, 201320130601003723
Episode 427: June 1, 2013
Mark GillespieJune 1, 2013100 Pipers, Alasdair Day, altitude, Angel's Envy, antitrust, archive, art, author, Beam, BenRiach, Bernard Vianen, Bill Samuels, book, Bowmore, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Business Standard, Cameronbridge, Chivas Brothers, Clyde Sterner, collector, competition, Dewar's, Diageo, Douglas Laing, economic development, Ewan Morgan, exhibit, expansion, expedition, Feis Ile, flavorings, Fred Laing, Fred Minnick, Gavin Smith, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Hall of Fame, Helen Potter, Highlander Honey, history, India, Invergordon, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jim McEwan, Joe Hyman, John Grant, Kenneth Gunn, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knockdhu, labeling, LCBO, Ledaig, Lincoln Henderson, Longmorn, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Mitchell Library, Mount Everest, Mull, museum, Nicola Young, North British, Office of Fair Trade, Ontario, Pali Fukatsch, photo, Rebecca Stephens, rinse, Rob Samuels, Scott Mansfield, Seagram, Shelter Point, Slovakia, Stewart Laing, stories, storytelling, summit, SWA, Sweden, The Famous Grouse, Times of India, Tobermory, Tweedale, Tweeddale Blend, United Spirits, warehouse, Wes Henderson, Whyte & Mackay, women0 comments
Stories are what give whisky its unique place in the drinks world, and this week, we’ll hear from two authors of new books on the stories and hi...
Episode 398: November 17, 201220121117002753
Episode 398: November 17, 2012
Mark GillespieNovember 17, 2012Alaska Outlaw, Alex Espinosa, Alltech, anniversary, author, awards, Balblair, Bardstown, book, Campari, Canadian Rockies, Charles Maclean, Cindi McIntosh, competition, Cutty Sark, decanter, Diageo, Dominic Roskrow, Edwin Foote, Glen Ord, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet 70, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Mencie, Hall of Fame, Highwood, history, Homestead, India, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Jimmy Russell, King Car, Lexington, Mackmyra, Miner's Delight Inn, Nomura, Obama, Old Fitzgerald, Oscar Getz Museum, Pearse Lyons, Singleton, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, Taiwan, Thanksgiving, Town Branch, turkey, Uisge Source, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, water, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Wyoming0 comments
Edwin Foote started his distilling career in the old Henry McKenna Distillery, and wound up as the Master Distiller at the legendary Stitzel-Weller an...
Episode 389: September 16, 201220120916194235
Episode 389: September 16, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 16, 2012archaeology, auction, Bardstown, barrel rolling, book, Booker Noe, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Brandi Daniels, Buck Cheatham, casks, Cynthia Torp, Evan Williams, events, family, Fred Noe, French Oak, Getz, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, history, I.W. Bernheim, Jeff Weber, Jim Beam, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Michael Veach, Michter's, museum, Peggy Noe Stevens, Pepper, race, Ransom's, storytelling, Tom Block, University, W.L. Weller, Willie Pratt, women, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Bonus coverage in this special episode from the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, with highlights from the Bourbon Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the le...
Episode 355: February 5, 201220120205001324
Episode 355: February 5, 2012
Mark GillespieFebruary 5, 2012Australia, Balvenie, barbecue, Bernie Lubbers, Bill Lumsden, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Cask of Dreams, cooking, Davin de Kergommeaux, DISCUS, Dr. Whisky, export, Festival, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, India, Jimmy Russell, jokes, Laphroaig, Master of Malt, memories, Michael Urquhart, Old Forester, recipe, religion, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Cox, Sam Simmons, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Single Oak Project, stories, storytelling, Thor, Tish Harcus, trade, Victoria, Vijay Mallya, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
Whisky stories can make you smile, laugh, or even shed a tear once in a while, and we have stories to make you do all three in this episode. Some of w...
Episode 350: December 31, 201120111230232443
Episode 350: December 31, 2011
Mark GillespieDecember 30, 2011ADI, Australia, Australian, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Chez Regine, craft distilling, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dennis Malcolm, distillery, gifts, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, history, Kentucky, Lomer Johnson, Medley, Midleton, Mike Padlipsky, Phillipines, rumor, Scotch, Scotland, single malt, Speyside, storytelling, The Australian, trade0 comments
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm marked 50 years at the distillery during 2011, and spent Christmas Day on a special mission. On Christmas Day in 196...
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 345: November 27, 201120111127012600
Episode 345: November 27, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 27, 2011awards, Blended Scotch, Blogger's Blend, Bourbon, Bulleit, David Blackmore, Diageo, film, Filson, Gavin Hewitt, gifts, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Hanse Spirit, Heather Greene, Highland Park, history, Icons, Jim Martin, Jimmy Russell, Julian Van Winkle, Kentucky, Louisville, Macduff, Malt Maniacs, Malted Muse, Master of Malt, Michael Veach, Nectar of the Daily Drams, Obama, Pappy Van Winkle, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, royal warrant, Serge Valentin, St. Isidore, Stitzel-Weller, storytelling, SWA, Tom Bulleit, turkeys, Whisky Fun, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville is holy ground for many bourbon lovers, even though it closed 20 years ago. Stitzel-Weller was the home of...
Episode 342: November 6, 201120111106005000
Episode 342: November 6, 2011
Mark GillespieNovember 6, 2011Antarctica, auction, Balblair, Black Barrel, Blended Malt, charity, Chichibu, Compass Box, distillery, documentary, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hanyu, Highland, history, Iain McCallum, Ichiro Akuto, Jameson, Japan, Japanese, John Glaser, Last Vatted Malt, MacKinlay, Malt, Master of Malt, McTears, Movember, Number One Drinks Company, Ouita Michel, Rachel Barrie, Richard Paterson, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shackleton, single malt, SMWS, storytelling, Vatted Malt, Victoria Whisky Festival0 comments
Ichiro Akuto is a maverick among Japanese whisky distillers, creating traditional whiskies with a style that’s anything but traditional. When hi...
Episode 329: August 14, 201120110813214548
Episode 329: August 14, 2011
Mark GillespieAugust 13, 2011Amrut, apron, Arizona, art, Balblair, Bob Townsend, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Camelback Inn, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Chichibu, Davin de Kergommeaux, Douglas Campbell, Edinburgh, Forty Creek, Ichiro Akuto, Japan, John Hall, Kadhambam, Karuizawa, Kittling Ridge, Miner's Delight Inn, Number One Drinks Company, Old Pulteney, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, San Diego, Scottsdale, spa, Springbank, storytelling, Tomatin, tourism, Travel, Two Continents, Whisky Fringe, whisky school, white dog, Wyoming0 comments
It’s the second weekend of the month, and they’re raising dust on the dirt road leading to Atlantic City. Not the one in New Jersey, but t...