The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)20180510193948
The Way of Whisky (Episode 696: May 10, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 10, 2018"The Amber Light", Alan Winchester, aluminum, Andrew Mansinne, archive, Ashton Cigar Bar, auction, Australia, Austria, author, Avengers, Award, Balblair, Baltimore Whiskey Company, Berlin, Bill Grant Smith, Billy Leighton, Bloomberg News, book, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Bruichladdich, Brussels, Bushmills, Cadenhead's, Camden, Captain's Reserve, Chichibu, closing, Colum Egan, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dave Broom, David Jacob, Deborah Stewart, Diageo, Donald Trump, Dream Cask, Ed Dodson, Eden Mill, Epoch Rye, EU, European Union, Ewan Gunn, export, fish, Fishky, Founder's Reserve, Game of Thrones, George Remus, George Ross, Germany, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Graham Coull, Great Britain, Hanyu, hard border, Heaven's Door, herring cask, Hombo Shuzo, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt & Grain, import, Indiana, Infinity Stones, Infinity War, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Japan, Japanese Whisky, John Grant, John MacDonald, Johnnie Walker, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Klaus Pinkernell, Lawrenceburg, Marc Bushala, Mars Komagatake, Mars Shinsu, Martin Kenney, Masataka Taketsuru, MGP Ingredients, movie, negotiations, New Jersey, Nikka, Northern Ireland, Parliament, party, Paul LaGrange, Philadelphia, Photoshop, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, politics, prank, President, quotas, Redbreast, Reserva, Rita Taketsuru, Rob Whitinger, Rossville Union, Ryan Perry, Rye, Salzburg, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sinn Fein, social media, Spirit of Speyside Festival, spoiler, steel, Strathisla, stupidcask.de, Suntory, Taketsuru, tariffs, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky Week, tease, television, Thanos, The Birdhouse, The Glenlivet, The Way of Whisky, Tom Brim, trade, United Kingdom, voting, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyAuctioneer.com, White Walker, William Grant Smith, World Whisky Day, Yamazaki0 comments
Dave Broom has been one of Japanese whisky’s most passionate observers for many years, and his latest book “The Way of Whisky” delve...
Nikka Confirms Plan To Drop Age Statements As Japanese Whisky Shortage Grows20150618222000
Nikka Confirms Plan To Drop Age Statements As Japanese Whisky Shortage Grows
Mark GillespieJune 18, 2015age statement, Anchor Distilling, Asahi, Beam Suntory, Chris Bauder, Coffey Grain, Emiko Kaji, Hakushu, Hibiki, Hibiki Japanese Harmony, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Nikka From the Barrel, Suntory, Super Nikka, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru, Tsuru, Yamazaki, Yoichi1 comment
June 18, 2015 – Japan’s Nikka Whisky has now confirmed plans to replace its entire range of single malts from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo dis...
Episode 526: March 21, 201520150321223424
Episode 526: March 21, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2015@Matthewthet, Abbas Kazerounian, accomplice, age statements, Akron, Anthony Bourdain, attorney, Award, Barack Obama, barrels, Beam Suntory, bedtime story, BenRiach, Bill Lark, bootlegger, Bourbon Summit, break-in, budget, Buffalo Trace, California, Camp Nelson, Campari America, CEO, Chancellor, charged, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, City Club of Cleveland, class action, Cleveland, Cleveland State University, coalition, Col. E.H. Taylor, competition, cured oak, daughter, Diageo, dismiss, Drew Kulsveen, drop the duty, duty, Edwin Vargas, election, Franklin County, George Dickel, George Osborne, Germany, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glentauchers, Goldilocks, Grand Central Station, Green Label, Hakushu, handcrafted, handmade, I.W. Harper, Ian Chang, Ian MacLeod, Icons of Whisky, incubator, intern, Irish Car Bomb, Jim Beam, Jim Beveridge, Jim Murray, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Goldstein, Justin Victor, Kavalan, Kazerouni Law Group, label, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, lobbying, London, MAGNET, Maker's Mark, Manhattan, manufacturing, Matt Wooler, Matthew T, MGP-I, Mitch McConnell, moonshine, motion, mystery, New Orleans, Nikka, Ohio, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Parliament, Pat Melton, Popcorn Sutton, President, Presidential, process, puked, Pure Malt, Ray Surinick, Rosemary Gallagher, Schwetzingen, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Service, Seiichi Koshimizu, Sheriff, Shinji Fukyuo, Simon Marshall, Solist, St. George's, Stitzel-Weller, stolen property, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Suntory Holdings, suspect, SWA, Taiwan, Takeshi Niinami, Taketsuru, Tamdhu, taxes, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Lix, Vinho, warehouse, Wemyss Malts, Whisky Bible, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, White House, Wild Turkey, Willett, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki0 comments
US President Barack Obama visited a whisky maker for the first time this week during his trip to Cleveland for a speech to the City Club of Cleveland....
Episode 471: March 22, 201420140322221027
Episode 471: March 22, 2014
Mark GillespieMarch 22, 2014administration, Alberta Premium, Ardbeg, Australia, author, awards, Balcones, beer, Big Peat, bill, Bladnoch, book, Brimstone, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, budget, Bulleit, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Catoctin Creek, Chancellor, Chip Tate, cider, Cocke County, cocktail, Coffey Grain, Colin Armstrong, competition, court, Dark Horse, Dave Broom, Dave Greene, David Frost, David Grant, David Urquhart, David Wishart, Dennie Hammer, Dennis Malcolm, Diageo, duties, editor, escalator, Exchequer, exports, Forgiven, General Assembly, George Dickel, George Osborne, George T. Stagg, Glen Grant, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Grant's, guide, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, history, Icons, Icons of Whisky, independence, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jewish Whisky Company, Jim McEwan, L. Mulligan, La Maison du Whisky, Laphroaig, law, legislation, legislature, manual, Mark Green, Master of Malt, Michael Foggarty, Mickey Heads, moonshine, Nikka, Octomore, Patrick Maguire, perfect score, Pike Creek, Popcorn Sutton, Raymond Armstrong, receiver, Redbreast, referendum, Richard Paterson, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Scottish National Party, Simon Marshall, Single Cask Nation, SNP, St. Patrick's Day, suicide, Sullivan's Cove, SWA, Swallow, Taketsuru, Tasmania, Tasmania Distillery, taxes, Teeling, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend, The Whisky Exchange, Thomas H. Handy, Tish Harcus, Torfa, trade, Twitter, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Waco, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Dave Broom has written and edited many books on whisky and other spirits, but none quite like his latest book. “Whisky: The Manual” is for...
Aussie Malt Wins “World’s Best” in World Whiskies Awards20140321095256
Aussie Malt Wins “World’s Best” in World Whiskies Awards
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2014Australia, awards, Balcones, Brimstone, competition, French Oak Cask, Hobart, judging, Lost Distilleries Blend, Master of Malt, Nikka, Patrick Maguire, Pike Creek, Pumpkin Spice, Redbreast, Resurrection, Rob Allanson, Sazerac, Sons of Liberty, Sullivan's Cove, Taketsuru, Tasmania Distillery, Teeling, The Blended Whisky Company, Thomas H. Handy, Whisky Live London, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
March 21, 2014 – Call it an upset…call it a surprise…call it what you will, but the reputation of Australian whisky has received a m...
Nikka Expands Range in U.S. Market20130918094800
Nikka Expands Range in U.S. Market
Mark GillespieSeptember 18, 2013Anchor Distilling, Coffey, David King, Hokkaido, Japan, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Sendai, Taketsuru0 comments
September 18, 2013 – After its initial launch in the U.S. market last year, Japan’s Nikka Whisky is expanding its range of whiskies in the...
Episode 435: July 27, 201320130728001225
Episode 435: July 27, 2013
Mark GillespieJuly 28, 20132 Gingers, 2Gingers, air quality, Asahi, awards, Balvenie, Beam, Ben Nevis, Boutique, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Chris Garner, Colin Ross, competition, Courier-Journal, Diageo, Eagle Rare, fungus, George T. Stagg, Georgie Crawford, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Grant's, International Spirits Challenge, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Japan, Kavalan, Kilbeggan, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Mary Woolridge, Master of Malt, mold, Nikka, Office of Fair Trading, Oloroso, Pedro Ximenez, pollution, regulators, sherry, Signet, Solist, Stagg Jr., Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Taketsuru, Tormore, trophy, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons0 comments
Ask a Scot about Ben Nevis, and you’re more likely to hear about the highest peak in Scotland than the whisky of the same name. However, the Ben...
Episode 405: January 5, 201320130105204657
Episode 405: January 5, 2013
Mark GillespieJanuary 5, 2013Alice Fox, anniversary, Bill Ricker, Bob Townsend, Brian Kinsman, cargo, David Bowman, Devin Cross, Didier Ghorbanzadeh, Douglas Campbell, Evolution, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Gordon & MacPhail, Honours, Internet, Jim Cox, John Burns, KPTV, La Maison du Whisky, Lyle Schellenburg, Marcin Hamera, Mike Padlipsky, Nikka, Oregon, Portland, Queen Elizabeth, Royal, Royal Mail, Royal Mile Whiskies, shipping, Strathisla, Taketsuru, Talisker, Tomatin, William Grant0 comments
Most of us spend a lifetime working in the shadows, wondering if anyone notices. Then, one day, a letter comes in the mail with news that you’re...
Episode 237: January 30, 201020100130221300
Episode 237: January 30, 2010
Mark GillespieJanuary 30, 2010A'Bunadh, Aberlour, auctions, Bill Samuels Jr., Black Bottle, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, British Columbia, Canada, charity, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Club, contest, Doug Stone, earthquake, English Whisky Company, Feis Ile, Food Network, For Scotch Lovers, Gillian Howell, Gillian McDonald, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Haddonfield, Haiti, Ian Chang, Islay, James Robertson, Japan, Japanese, Johan Rosengren, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kevin Smith, law, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Penderyn, Press & Journal, regulations, repairs, Ronnie Cox, single malt, snow, Sweden, Taiwan, Taketsuru, The Strath, Times of London, Tullibardine, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, warehouses, weather, Whyte & Mackay, William Delaney0 comments
As I reported in the last episode, Maker’s Mark is working on a new bourbon. This time around, Master Distiller Kevin Smith sits down with me to...
Episode 165: September 22, 200820080922181900
Episode 165: September 22, 2008
Mark GillespieSeptember 22, 2008bar, Coffey Still, France, French, GlenDronach, Hakushu, Harry's, Hibiki, history, Japan, Japanese, Kamiguchi Naofumi, La Maison du Whisky, Mike Miyamoto, Miyagikyo, Mortlach, Nikka, Paris, pub, Suntory, Taketsuru, Thierry Benitah, Whisky Live, Whisky Magazine, Yamazaki, Yoichi0 comments
Here’s a special bonus episode from Whisky Live Paris…on location at one of the world’s great bars. Hemingway drank at Harry’s...