Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)20170903182419
Whisky With a Place (Episode 657: September 3, 2017)
Mark GillespieSeptember 3, 20171792 Barton, agriculture, Alex Grelli, Ann Marshall, Anson Mills, artist, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Benoit Bailey, BevCon, Birthday Bourbon, Blender's Batch, Bloodshot Records, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brainville, Brent Elliott, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campbeltown, Canada, Champions Park, Charleston, Chicago, China, corn, crop, diplomacy, diplomatic, distilling, Dixon Dedman, Edition No. 3, Edition Series, Espresso Roast, Evanston, experiment, farm, Festival, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Flights of Bourbon, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Glenn Roberts, grain, Green Beret, Harvey, High Wire Distilling, Highland Park, hooch, Houston, Hurricane, Ian Logan, Illinois, Irish Whiskey, Jill Hawkins, Jimmy Red, Joanna McDonough, John Hargrove, Johnnie Walker, Joshua Oliver, Kavalan, Keith Chong, Ken Pierce, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Owl, King Car, labeling, Larry Schoen, Limited Edition Small Batch, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Magnus, mash bill, Matthew Lurin, Max Kellas, Meredith Grelli, Michael McKenna, Mike Raymond, military, Monongahela, music, Old Forester, painting, Paul Drennan, Paul Hletko, Peat Week, Pennsylvania, perfume, Pittsburgh, province, provincial, Quebec, recognition, Reserve 101, Roja Dove, Rum Cask Blend, Ryan Engen, Rye, SAQ, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Scott Blackwell, scrap iron, Singapore, slave, South Carolina, Spey, Speyside Distillery, Steve Nally, Stoli Group, Taipei, Taiwan, terroir, The Balvenie, The Macallan, Tom Crume, Van Winkle, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wigle, wildlife, Wine Cask Blend0 comments
The concept of terroir is frequently discussed among wine lovers, but the whisky world has been more reluctant to discuss whether the place where a wh...
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire20170830141325
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire
Mark GillespieAugust 30, 2017Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Ian Chang, Kavalan, King Car, Lindores Abbey Distillery, memorial service, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Solist, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, tribute, whiskey, whisky, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
Taiwan’s King Car Distillery is only 10 years old, yet its Kavalan single malt whiskies have won worldwide acclaim. As the distillery enters its...
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)20170820174609
The World’s Hottest Whisky? (Episode 655: August 20, 2017)
Mark GillespieAugust 20, 2017An Cladach, Angarna, Astar, auction, baby, Baring, Ben Dean, Birthday Bourbon, Black Bowmore, Bonhams, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bunnahabhain, Camus, Canton, Caol Ila, Carl Reavey, Chivas Brothers, cognac, collecting, Collectivum, contract, Cyril Camus, Dalmore, Diageo, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Dumbarton, Dunedin, duty free, Edinburgh, Europe, European Union, Evelyn Drumm, exports, Federation of Food & Drink, Food & Drink Federation, football, Glasgow, Glen Moray, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, goalkeeper, Gordon Casey, Hanyu, Heaven Hill, Hong Kong, Ian Chang, Irish Whiskey, IVF, Jackie Zykan, James Eadie, Jim Swan, Julio's Liquors, Karuizawa, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kilmalid, King Car, labor, labour, Lalique, Lambay, Lambay Island, Laurent Lacassagne, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Macallan, Manzanilla, Massachusetts, McTears, Megan Drumm, Michael Williams, Mike Drumm, Missouri, negotiations, New Zealand, New Zealand Whisky Company, Octomore, Ohio, Old Forester, Old Rip Van Winkle, Oldham, Otago, Ozark, Paisley, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, pound, Revelstoke Trust, Robin Laing, Roseisle, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, second-fill virgin cask, soccer, Solist, Special Releases, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, Stockholm, Sweden, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, Talisker, Tomatin, trade, travel retail, union, Unite, Victoriana, Virgin Oak, Walsall FC, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Since our first visit to Taiwan’s King Car Distillery in 2011, its Kavalan single malts have arguably become some of the most-acclaimed whiskies...
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards20161218144027
Kavalan Dominates 2016 Malt Maniacs Awards
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016Adelphi, Amrut, bronze medal, Chieftain's, competition, Drink Fun, GlenDronach, gold medal, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, La Maison du Whisky, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, malt whisky, Millstone, Nantou, Omar, Patrick Brossard, Port Askaig, Red on Tree, Seattle, silver medal, single malt, Speciality Drinks, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Zuidam0 comments
December 18, 2016 – For the third consecutive year, a whisky from Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery has taken overall top honors in the Malt Man...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Episode 543: July 11, 201520150711235532
Episode 543: July 11, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 11, 2015Alabama, Amrut, Atlantic City, Bardstown, barrels, belt sander, BenRiach, Bill Billingsley, Billy Walker, Brian Kinsman, Brittany, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, champagne, Char No. 4, collaboration, construction, correction, Corsair Artisan, cricket, Dallas, damage, David Allardice, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, Few Spirits, fire, Four Kings, France, Glann ar Mor, GlenDronach, Gleneagles, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Groth Vineyards, Heaven Hill, Heineken, Houston, humidity, Huntsville, India, industry, inventory, investigation, investment, Jean Donnay, Jefferson's Reserve, Jewish Whisky Company, Johnnie Walker, Journeyman Distillery, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kingfisher, Kininvie, Last Great Malts of Scotland, LBL Moonshine, Liquor to Lips, lottery, Louisville, M.B. Roland, Main Street Revitalization, mani-pedi, marketing, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Miner's Delight Inn, Mississippi River Distilling, Napa Valley, New Orleans, Old Forester, Pappy, Paul Tomaszewski, portal, protected geographical indicator, Revenue, Richard Lochhead, roof, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Scotch Whisky Association, Select Casks, Silver Trail, Single Cask Nation, Spencer Balentine, St. Louis, sweat, Taipei, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, Taoyuan Airport, Tom Hulsen, UNESCO, United Breweries, United Nations, United Spirits, Victor Brierley, Vijay Mallya, Village Voice, Visit Scotland, warehouse, Whiskey Row, William Grant & Sons, William Larue Weller, winds, wine, Wine & Cheese Place, winner, World Heritage Sites, Wyoming0 comments
There are dozens of stakeholders in the Scotch Whisky industry, and while they do work together on a few key fronts, their competitive nature makes it...
Episode 534: May 9, 201520150510014013
Episode 534: May 9, 2015
Mark GillespieMay 10, 201560 Minutes, Aberlour, airport, arraignment, arrest, Atlantic City, attorney, Avianna Wolfe, awards, bacon, bacon roll, Ballindalloch, Barbara Townsend, Barrelhound, Baton Rouge, Benrinnes, Benromach, Billy Leighton, Blade and Bow, Bob Simon, Bob Townsend, Bomberger's, Bomberger's Declaration, Brian Nation, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, castle, CBS News, charges, Chatham Imports, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, class action, Colin Scott, correction, court, Craigellachie, Dave Quinn, David Bowie, Dewar's, Diageo, Dick Stoll, dismissal, Dubai, Dublin, Dufftown, Duthac, duty free, estate, Family Cask, Federal, Florida, football, Frankfort, George Grant, Ger Buckley, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glemorangie, Glen Spey, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Google, guilty, haggis, handmade, Hangout, Heathrow, Hillrock Estate, indictment, infusion, Islay, Jim Beam, John Harvey McDonough, Joseph Magliocco, judge, Kentucky Dram, Kevin O'Gorman, Kingussie, Last Great Malts, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, London, Louisiana, Maker's Mark, Manchester United, Michael Owen, Michael Shaun Ballard, Mike Lord, Mike Wells, Miner's Delight Inn, music, Nancy Guillory, Newcastle, officer, Oliver Russell, organized crime, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Pennsylvania, Pink Floyd, police, prosecutors, Real Madrid, Redbreast, resignation, resigned, Richard Hinkle, Ronnie Lee Hubbard, ruling, Scratched Cask, Second Saturday, Skye, soccer, Solera, Spey, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, St. Duthac, St. James Hall, steroids, Stitzel-Weller, Strathisla, surprise, Tain, Taipei, Talisker, Tallahassee, Tamdhu, The Icon, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, theft, Thistle Finch, Tim Howard, Tom Lindner, trademark, travel retail, U.S. 1, Vicky Keough, Warren Marsden, Whisky Island, White Label, Wild Turkey, Wyoming0 comments
This episode wraps up our special coverage of the Spirit of Speyside Festival in Scotland, and we’ll hear from soccer star Michael Owen. The for...
Episode 500: October 6, 201420141006155338
Episode 500: October 6, 2014
Mark GillespieOctober 6, 2014101 Whiskies, AASHISH BERI, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Amrut, Andy Simpson, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Athol Castle, Auriverdes, author, Black Bottle, book, Calgary, Canadian Club, Charles Gordon, code, COLIN HAMPDEN-WHITE, collecting, Constellation, Dalmore, Dave Broom, David Robertson, Dennis Malcolm, Distilled, Ed Bates, EWALD LAP, experiment, FDA, financial, flavorings, Food & Drug Administration, Girvan, Glen Grant, Glenmorangie, Hamish Torrie, Harrod's, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian Buxton, India, induction, ingredients, International Space Station, investing, investment, Iskristall, Islay, Japan, JOEL EASTMAN, Joel Harrison, Karuizawa, Keepers of the Quaich, Kevin Abrook, Kilchoman, KIRSTY CHANT, labeling, LARS CEDERBRO, Lawrence Graham, layoff, London, Macallan, Mackmyra, Malt Maniacs, MARTIN JENKINS, Mikael Svendson, MOOKIE BISLA, Neil Ridley, Nikka, Ontario, Peter Wills, regulators, Rick Jagdale, road trip, Rye, Shanghai, single grain, Stephen Cannon, Stephen Notman, Sukhinder Singh, Supernova, Sweden, Taghta, Taipei, Tax & Trade Bureau, Telegraph, Templeton Rye, The Nikka, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, tour, tracking, Treasury, TTB, Victoria Whisky Festival, Vinopolis, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, World Atlas of Whisky, Yokohama0 comments
This is a special episode of WhiskyCast – not only is it the 500th episode, but it’s the second of two episodes this weekend from The Whis...
Episode 483: June 13, 201420140613222449
Episode 483: June 13, 2014
Mark GillespieJune 13, 201424 Hours of Whisky, Aberdeenshire, Alix Dunn, ambassador, Anchorman, Andy Flatt, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Day, auto racing, Balblair, bar, BBC News, beer keg, Bunnahabhain, Burns, Caol Ila, Cardiff, China, cigar, co-driver, Crown Royal, Dallas, Dalwhinnie, David Blackmore, Diageo, Dickel, Downing Street Pub, Elements of Islay, explosion, films, fire, forklift, Fred Minnick, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Great Odin's Raven, Hollywood, hospital, Houston, Ian Macleod Distillers, J.R. Ewing, Japan, Jeff Berlat, Jeff Thurmon, Jon Birkbeck, Keith Bell, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, lawsuit, Le Mans, Louisville, Maker's Mark, makeshift, Moore, movies, New Jersey, Norway, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, pallet, Passion Vines, photo, police, regulators, Ron Burgundy, Shelby County, Somers Point, Southfork, Speciality Drinks, stills, Stitzel-Weller, Strong Spirits, Sukhinder Singh, Taipei, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tennessee Alcohol Beverage Commission, The Fat Trout, The Whisky Exchange, theft, tornado, Travel, Twister, visitors center, vodka, Wales, Whisky Advocate0 comments
David Blackmore spends most of his year on the road as the brand ambassador for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, and was in Taipei for Ardbeg Day 2014 in what...
Episode 457: December 21, 201320131221004439
Episode 457: December 21, 2013
Mark GillespieDecember 21, 2013ad, American Stillhouse, Angus, Arkansas, Bacardi, Balblair, bankers, barrel sales, beer, Belgium, Benromach, Canadian Whisky, capacity, carols, Chancellor, Chris Killilea, Christmas, Claire Forlani, classic malts, Clermont, Code of Responsible Practices, Colton Smith, competition, court, creditors, Dalmore, David Fenkell, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dewar's, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, duty, Easter Elchies, escalator, Etienne Bouillon, Fred Noe, Gavin Hewitt, George Osborne, Georgie Bell, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Dundas, Graham MacKenny, Iain Kerr, Iain McCallum, investment, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, Johanne McInnis, Karnataka, Kingfisher, Knappogue Castle, Lalique, lawsuit, Liege, Macallan, Matt Rosenfeld, Meet the Baron, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, New York, Office of Fair Trading, online, Opperman Weiss, Owl, Pappy, Powers Gold Label, regulators, Rock Town, Royal Lochnagar, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Sean McMillan, sexism, Shane Fraser, Sid Lee, singing, single barrel, SMWS, SWA, Taipei, Talisker, Tamnavulin, taxes, Thurso, trivia, Tweet, Twin Wood, Twitter, United Breweries, United Spirits, Van Winkle, video, Vijay Mallya, Whisky Lassie, Whyte & Mackay, Wolfburn, women, Writers Tears, yeast0 comments
Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well, and Etienne B...