Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)20190729035621
Distillers on the Hill (Episode 778: July 28, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2019@BunkaiH, @ButlerB, @Tony_thompson_1, A Song of Fire, A Song of Ice, Agriculture Department, Airbus, alcohol, ALS, ALS Association, American Craft Spirits Association, Apollo, Ardbeg, Arvada, Baker's, bargaining, Beam Suntory, Boeing, Booker's, Bourbon, Brad Irwin, British Columbia, Cairdeas, Capitol Hill, carbon dioxide, Cardhu, Carrowdair, Cascade Hollow, charity, Chris Montana, Chris Swonger, classic malts, Col. Jim Beam, Colorado, Comic-Con, comics, Congress, contract, craft distilling, Cragganmore, Dalwhinnie, deductions, Denver, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distillers, distillery, distilling, donation, Du Nord Craft Spirits, Dublin, electricity, Elizabeth McCall, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fawn Weaver, Federal Excise Tax, Frank Coleman, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Game of Thrones, Glen Campbell, Glen Ord, GMB, gravity, Greg Butler, Halle Berry, Heaven Hill, House, Huber's Starlight Distillery, imports, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, interest, International Space Station, investment, Ireland, Irene Lau, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Society, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James B. Beam Distillery, James B. Beam Institute for Distilling Studies, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Josh Hafer, Kentucky, Kingsman, Knob Creek, labor, labour, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lobbying, Logan Miller, Lynchburg, Margie Lehrman, Market Acmes Program, Massachusetts, mayor, Meagan Miller, media, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, moon, Mortlach, Nathan "Nearest"Green, negotiations, New Orleans, Nicole Austin, Oregon Spirit Distillers, Outlander, oxygen, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Pittyvaich, politician, politics, power outage, Promise of Hope Fund, Quora, Rand Paul, Reggie Mobley, Salida, San Diego, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Senate, Single Pot Still, Singleton of Glen Ord, Space, Special Releases, spirits, Spirits of the Apocalypse, strike, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, Talisker, Talnua Distillery, tariffs, tax, Tax & Trade Bureau, tax reform, Ted Huber, television, Tennessee Whiskey, terpenes, The Walking Dead, thunderstorm, Time Magazine, Tony Thompson, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, Uncle Nearest, union, Unite, United States Trade Representative, University of Kentucky, upgrade, USDA, USTR, Victoria Eady-Butler, Virginia Distillery Company, visitors center, vote, walkout, Walsh Whiskey Company, Washington, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, Wood's High Mountain Distillery, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, World Trade Organization, Writers Tears, WTO0 comments
It takes a lot to drag distillers away from their stills, but when the stakes are as high as the current debate over extending a federal excise tax cu...
Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)20190722035536
Whisky’s Man in the Middle (Episode 777: July 21, 2019)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2019@Mike_W_Simpson, @pogues1977, @TheTracerBullet, age statement, Alan Winchester, Amrut, Atlas Bar, auction, Bartender at Large, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bonhams, breast cancer, Brian Treacy, Cairdeas, Cards Series, Chivas Brothers, Christina Philburn, Code of Federal Regulations, construction, contract, control state, Dante, David Prior, Diageo, distillery, distributor, Edinburgh, English Whisky Company, Enigma, Feis Ile, fruits, Glass Revolution Imports, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Global Travel Retail, GMB, Hammer Head, Hanyu, Holyrood Distillery, Hong Kong, Huntly, Ian Stewart, Ichiro Akuto, importer, India, instructors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Ivy Mix, J. Rieger & Co., Jameson, Japan, Jerry O'Sullivan, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Kavalan, Ken Lewis, Kentucky, Knockdhu, La Maison du Whisky, label approvals, labor, labour, Laphroaig, LaSanta, Lebanon, Lynette Marrero, Massachusetts, Missouri, mystery, Nectar D'Or, negotiations, New Orleans, New Riff, New York City, Nikka Whisky, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, palate, Philadelphia, Philanthropy, photo, Portomento, produce, Prohibition, Purple Valley Imports, Quinta Ruban, R&D, Raj Sabharwal, retailer, Royal Salute, Ryan Maloney, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Singapore, single malt, sommelier, Speed Rack, spices, Spirited Awards, stained glass, strike, Sullivan's Cove, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, tasting, Tax & Trade Bureau, The Glenlivet, The Lakes Distillery, The Lost Blend, The Malts Blend, The One, The Party Source, The Signature Blend, three-tier, tied house, Title 27, Triple Triple, TTB, unions, Unite, vegetables, visitors center, visitors centre, wheat whiskey, whiskey, whisky, whisky classes, Wigtown, Woodford Reserve, workers0 comments
Raj Sabharwal doesn’t make whiskies, but his role is critical in making sure you get to drink them. He’s one of the band of independent im...
Robin Wolf’s Night Gardens20190617113656
Robin Wolf’s Night Gardens
Mark GillespieJune 17, 2019bartender, California, cocktail, competition, drinks, jasmine, mixologist, Paso Robles, recipe, Robin Wolf, spirits, Suntory, Tales of the Cocktail, The Hatch Rotisserie & Bar, Toki0 comments
June 17, 2019 – Robin Wolf of The Hatch Rotisserie & Bar in Paso Robles, California won the 2019 cocktail competition for Tales of the Cockt...
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)20181104195702
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 4, 2018@rcampbell919, Amanda Schuster, Army, bar, Bay Area, benefit, Bill Samuels Jr., Blackened American Whiskey, Blackened Whiskey, Bourbon, Bourbon Plus, Canadian Club, consulting, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, David Wondrich, distiller, Eddie Langton, Egan's, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, HIAS. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Hillrock Estate, Hotel Monteleone, Ireland, Irish American, Irish Whiskey, J. Reiger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jim Raffety, John Bilello, John Timmons, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Langton House Hotel, Lars Ulrich, Maker's Mark, Metallica, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Orleans, Oak View Spirits, obituary, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, pool. belly flop, Powers, pub, Rob Samuels, Ryan Campbell, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Smooth Amber Spirits, Susannah Skiver Barton, Tales of the Cocktail, The Dylan Whiskey Bar, The Irishman, Tish Harcus, Tree of Life Synagogue, U.S. Military Academy, Walsh Whiskey Company, West Cork Distillers, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Kilkenny, Ireland, but with heavy hearts. The whisky world lost one of its leaders Thursday night with th...
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)20180729211127
Trade Disputes Lead to a “Whisky Summit” in Louisville (Episode 716: July 29, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2018. Life Without Bars, @drmattdreamboat, @yerssot, American Craft Spirits Association, Aoife Clarke, Australia, Basil Hayden's. 2X2 Rye, Beam Suntory, Belgium, Blue Label, Bourbon, Brexit, Brian Kinsman, Brussels, Bushmills, Canada, cancer, Casa Cuervo, China, Chris Liro, Cowie's Blue Seal, Craft Spirits Bill, Dail, David Wondrich, Denmark, Diageo, Distiller's Dram, Donald Trump, Dublin, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Edrington, Einar, Elsie Escobar, Eric Gregory, EU, European Commission, European Union, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Evan Williams Master's Blend, Experimental Series, export, Fire and Cane, Frazier History Museum, Ghost & Rare, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Gordon Motion, Grant, Guinness, Harald, health labels, High West, Highland Park, import, Ireland, Irish Spirits Association, Jan Westcott, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jason Craig, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker, Jun Tanaka, Karen Betts, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, lawyer, Life Behind Bars, Louisville, Loyalty of the Wolf, Margie Lehrman, Master's Keep 1894, Matt Baglole, Mexico, Mike Joachim, Mitch Bechard, Mortlach, New Orleans, Noah Rothbaum, Old Overholt, Philadelphia, Pikesville Rye, podcast movement, podcasters, Port Ellen, President, prison, Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, resolution, Roe & Co., Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sarah Dickson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Experience, Scotland, Sean MacCready, souvenir, Spirit of Collaboration Summit, Spirit of the Bear, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, St. James's Gate, summit, Svein, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, The Last Drop, trade, trade war, travel retail, turkey, Valkyrie, W.L. Weller, W9, warning label, Warrior Series, Washington, Wee Witchie, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, White House, Wild Turkey, Wings of the Eagle, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
Global trade has helped the whisky industry expand massively over the last two decades. With the ongoing trade dispute between the US and its key trad...
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)20180722191742
On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
Mark GillespieJuly 22, 2018@drmattdreamboat, #onewhiskyfamily, 2001, ABV, aluminum, American Craft Spirits Association, Ardbeg, Australia, bar, Barrel Proof, bartender, bartenders, Ben Capdevielle, Best Buddies New Hampshire, Big Gin, Bladnoch, boat punta, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brett Jefferies, Brett Nolinskie, Bruce Russell, Canada, Caroline Rosen, charity, China, Chris Fletcher, classic malts, cocktail, construction, Contradiction, cooperage, Culinary, David Laird, David Stewart, David Wondrich, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Distillers Showcase, Doublewood, drinks, DYC, Eddie Russell, education, Eric Gregory, European Union, export, Frazier History Museum, Game of Thrones, Gary Solomon, gin, Heaven Hill, Hendrick's Gin, Holly Robinson, hospitality, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Millar, import, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Daniel's, James Beard Foundation, Japan, Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Producers Makers Association, Jimmy Russell, John Lermayer, John Little, Johnnie Walker, Joseph Mortera, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Life Behind Bars, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Louisiana, Louisville, Manchester, Matt Baglole, Maverick Drinks, Mexico, Miami, Ministry of Relaxation, Navazos Palazzi, Neal Bodenheimer, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, New Orleans, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Oloroso, Pappy Van Winkle, Peat Week, peated gin, Prairieville, raffle, Robert Lighthizer, Savoy, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Seattle, Smooth Ambler, Spain, Speyside Cooperage, Spirited Awards, Spirits Canada, SpiritsEUROPE, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, summit, SWA, Sweet Liberty, Tales of the Cocktail, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, tariffs, Tasmania, Taste America, Tennessee Whiskey, The American Bar, The Balvenie, The Daily Beast, The Presidents' Forum, Tomatin, trade, trade war, travel retail, Trump Administration, turkey, US Trade Representative, Vince Oleson, Virginia, West Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, White Walker, Widow Jane, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments
This time around, we’re in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of e...
45 Is Old…For a Bourbon! (Episode 709: June 24, 2018)20180624215447
45 Is Old…For a Bourbon! (Episode 709: June 24, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 24, 2018@BunkaiH, @ericcbarnes, @fr1day, @whiskeycat1324, #toosoon, 1792 Bourbon, 49th Parallel, Alcademics, aluminum, Andy Treinen, Aoife Keane, auction, Award, Bardstown, Bartender at Large, Barton, Barton 1792 Distillery, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Big Bottom Distilling, Birdhouse, Black Button Distilling, Bonticou Crag, border, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, branch, Camper English, Canada, Canada 2018 Commemorative Series, charities, cleanup, collapse, competition, Coppersea Distilling, Corby, creek, Cutty Sark, David Bolton, David Wondrich, desert island, Dream Cask, Eastside Distilling, editor, Edrington, environment, Eric Barnes, ETF Managers Group, European Union, exchange-traded funds, export, Final Reserve, flipping, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Frederick Stitzel, fund, George Young, Glenmore., Glenturret, Gooderham & Worts, H. Hemphill, history, Hotaling & Co., import, insect damage, investigation, investing, investment, Ireland, Irish Distillers, J.P. Wiser's, J.P. Wiser's Seasoned Oak, James "Buddy" Thompson, James Thompson & Brother, Jim Brooks, Joe Hyman, John Egan, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky, Kentucky Tavern, LCBO, Life Behind Bars, liquidation, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Lot #40, Louisville, Mano a Lámh, Mark @ WTF, Massachusetts, Mexico, Michael Veach, Nelson County Gazette, New Riff, New York, Newport, Noah Rothbaum, Northern Border Collection, online sales, Ontario, Oregon, Owensboro, Pappy Van Winkle, patent warehouse, Pernod Ricard USA, Pike Creek, podcast, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Redbreast, rick, Rick Astley, rick-rolled, rickhouse, ricks, river, rot, rust, Ryan Maloney, sale, Sazerac, ScotchWhisky.com, shares, Skinner, Sother Teague, sparks, Spirited Awards, Spirited Funds, steel, Stitzel-Weller, stocks, Tales of the Cocktail, tariffs, The Famous Grouse, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Glenrothes, The Speakeasy, trade, trade war, Trump Administration, turkey, Very Old Fitzgerald, veterans, War of 1812, warehouse, Westborough, whiskey, whisky, WSKY0 comments
If you’re young, you might think 45 is old. If you’re older, you might think 45 is still pretty young. But when you’re talking about...
Diageo Responds to Masters of Whisky Controversy20160814014413
Diageo Responds to Masters of Whisky Controversy
Mark GillespieAugust 14, 2016brand ambassadors, Bulleit Bourbon, Diageo, education, ENTHUSE, Evan Cattanach, Gregor Cattanach, Inspira, Johnnie Walker, Kim Lawton, Masters of Whisky, MKTG, New Orleans, on-premise, Reserve Brands, Scotch Whisky, Stephen Rust, Steve Beal, Tales of the Cocktail, whisky1 comment
August 14, 2016 – Following several days of criticism on social media over its decision to dissolve the long-running Masters of Whisky education...
Episode 561: November 7, 201520151108020549
Episode 561: November 7, 2015
Mark GillespieNovember 8, 2015@ScotchTestDummies, @talesofthegrape, age statements, Amaretto, Andrew Nelstrop, Angel's Envy, angel's share, anniversary, appeal, apple cider, Art of Auchentoshan, artists, Auchentoshan, Ballantine's, Baltimore Whiskey Company, bartenders, Baudonia, Benromach, Benromach 100º Proof, Benromach Imperial Proof, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Label, Braveheart, Brooklyn, Chapter 10, Christina Philburn, Clean Air Act, clothing, Clover Club, Colin Fultz, Compass Box, court, data, David and Goliath, Diageo, dick, Dry Fly, Dublin, Edrington, emissions, English Whisky Company, exports, family, Flaming Heart, fungus, Germany, glass blowing, Glenturret, Goa, Hard Fired, heavy cream, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Ian Newton, India, Islay, Ivy Mix, James Bond, James Espey, Jeff Weber, John Glaser, Johnnie Walker Oldest, Kentucky, Kentucky Mist, Kevin Plank, KREM-TV, label approval, lawsuit, lawyers, Leyenda, litigation, Louisville, Mark@Malt-Review.com, Marks & Spencer, Masters Collection, Mel Gibson, movies, O'Danagher's Hibernian Whiskey, opinion, Paul John, Peated Cask Reserve, Portlanc Institute of Contemporary Art, Revival, Robin Nance, Ronnie Cox, Rosemary Gallagher, Russia, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Spokane, Steffen Brauner, Stitzel-Weller, Stuart Cassells, SWA, t-shirts, Taiwan, Tales of the Cocktail, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Famous Grouse, The Famous Grouse Experience, The Glenrothes, This is Not a Luxury Whisky, Tim Danagher, trade, trademark, transparency, TTB, Under Armour, United Distillers, University of Kentucky, Urban Glass, vapors, Washington, whiskey, whisky, whisky fungus, Wildcats, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection 1838 Style White Corn0 comments
Scotland’s Glenturret Distillery celebrated its 240th anniversary this week by gathering 240 people at The Famous Grouse Experience for a toast,...
Episode 544: July 19, 201520150719155447
Episode 544: July 19, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 19, 2015@DSMBourbonClub, @Zeech, acting, Alexander Hamilton, Artesian, Australia, author, Bacardi, bar, Bonnie Rose, book, Bourbon Empire, Bronfman, Buffalo Trace, bullshit, Canon, Chicago, Chivas Brothers, class action, cocktail, Col. E.H. Taylor, Compton MacKenzie, consumer, corruption, Dandelyan, Dave Broom, Edrington, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Single Barrel, extras, film, First Minister, Four Roses, fraud, Garrison Brothers, George T. Stagg, George Washington, Gordon Motion, Heaven Hill, Herald Scotland, history, Holyrood, Hood River Distillers, Hotel Michael, Hudson Four Grain Bourbon, Hudson Whiskey, humidity, insurance, Iowa, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Strength, Joan Gotschall, judge, Keith Kerkhoff, knucklehead, labeling, lawsuit, legalized stealing, Lew Rosenstiel, litigation, London, Matt Rosenfeld, Mellow Gold, MGP Ingredients, MGP-I, Mount Vernon, movie, multinational, myth, New York City, Nicola Sturgeon, novel, OFC, Orkney, Pendleton, Pendleton Midnight, Portsoy, Press and Herald, protected geographical indicator, refunds, Reid Mitenbuler, Revolutionary War, Richard Paterson, Robert Mark, Samuel Bronfman, Scapa, Schenley, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish National Party, Seagram, Seattle, settlement, shipwreck, Singapore, Skiren, snakes, SNP, Spirited Awards, SWA, Tales of the Cocktail, task force, Tasmania, Tasmanian Whisky, taxes, Templeton Rye, The Black Grouse, The Dalmore, The Dalmore Affinity, The Dead Rabbit, The Famous Grouse, Thomas Jefferson, TTB, Tuthilltown Spirits, Tyler Allison, Wade Woodward, Whiskey Rebellion, Whiskey Ring, Whiskey Trust, Whisky Galore, William Grant & Sons, writer, Zack Schrock0 comments
Bourbon has a unique place in American history, but as with other elements of American history…many of the stories of Bourbon are based more on ...