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A Nest Full of New Redbreasts (Episode 788: October 13, 2019)20191014000233

A Nest Full of New Redbreasts (Episode 788: October 13, 2019)

Mark GillespieOctober 14, 2019@jackabuss, @MrMichaelMahn, Adam Hannett, age statements, Airbus, Alex Chasko, Alice In Chains, All Secrets Known, anaerobic digestion, Beam Suntory, beer, Billy Leighton, biomass, Black Art, Boeing, boiler, Boris Johnson, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Brainville, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, California, Canada, Chip Tate, Christchurch, Clonakilty Distillery, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Concept No. 2, Concept Series, Connecticut, David McCabe, David Mundell, diplomats, distillery, Distillery 291, distilling, Dornoch Firth, DramFest, Dublin, ECOBoard, energy, England, English Whiskey Company, environment, EU, European Union, Ewen MacKintosh, export, Federal Register, Few Spirits, Fred Noe, Fredericton, Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA, Fuzzy Cask Finish, George Washington Whiskey Festival, George Washington's Distillery, Glencairn, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Halloween, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, import, inventory, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Toye, John Grant, Julio's Liquors, K&L Wines, Kappy's Liquors, Kentucky, Legent Bourbon, Llandudno, London, Los Angeles Review of Books, Louise Schiavone, Maker's Mark, Malcolm Waring, Massachusetts, methane gas, Michael Fraser Milne, Michael Mahn, Mount Vernon, music, NAS, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New England Brewing Company, New Zealand, Norfolk Wine & Spirits, Northern Ireland, Old Pulteney, Old Rip Van Winkle, oyster, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Penderyn, pot ale, Prime Minister, Proximo Spirits, Redbreast, Redbreast Dream Cask, Redbreast Small Batch, Redstone Liquors, reefs, Scottish Secretary, Shinji Fukuyo, shipping, Single Pot Still, Smokey Virgin, steam, Stephen Davies, Steve Bashore, Steven Bremner, subsides, Suntory, surfboard, surfing, sustainable, Sustainable Surf, Swansea, Taiwan, Taoyuan Airport, tariff, Tate & Company, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, Texas, The Birdhouse, The Flaming Lips, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Sexton, The Telegraph, trade, travel retail, Trump Administration, Van Winkle, Victoria Whisky Festival, Virginia, Waco, Wales, Welsh Government, whiskey, whisky, whisky clubs, Whisky Galore, wood chips, World Trade Organization, WTO0 comments

The United States is the largest market for Irish Whiskey worldwide, but until now, one of Ireland’s legendary whiskeys had never released a spe...

Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)20190715015549

Maker’s Mark: Bucking Trends for 60 Years (Episode 776: July 14, 2019)

Mark GillespieJuly 15, 2019@Andrew_leets, @Head_Stone, 1792 Aged Twelve Years, 1792 Bourbon, amaranth, Andrew Leets, bacteria, barrels, Beam Suntory, Bend, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Black Rock Bar, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Trace, Cambus, Col. E.H. Taylor Jr., Colin Montgomerie, court, Delaware, Denver, Diageo, Don Julio, environment, Eric Rubin, fines, fire, fish, Gareth Moore, geographical indicators, George Remus, Ghost and Rare, Glenn's Creek, Glenury Royal, golf, governor, grain, Heaven Hill, Highland, Hotel, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jim Beam, John Mura, Johnnie Walker, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Kentucky River, Lagavulin, law, Laws Whiskey House, lawsuit, lawyers, legislation, legislature, Lexington, Loch Lomond, London, Loretto, Los Altos, Madison, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, McGinnis Wood Products, MGP, Michael Henry, Mike Parson, Missouri, Missouri Bourbon, Northern Ireland, Ohio River, Old Crow, Oregon Spirit Distillers, oxygen, Pittyvaich, private barrel, Private Select, Prohibition, Remus Volstead Reserve, rickhouse, Rob Samuels, Royal Portrush, Ryder Cup, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Rogers, Speyburn, sprinkler, sugar, SWA, Tennessee Tasters' Selection, tequila, The Open Championship, travel retail, Triple Triple, TTB, Versailles, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, Volstead Act, WBRB, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Wisconsin0 comments

60 years ago, Bill and Marge Samuels dipped the first bottles of Maker’s Mark Bourbon in Loretto, Kentucky. They left the “e” out of...

Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)20190617030046

Pernod Ricard Hops Back Into Kentucky Bourbon (Episode 772: June 16, 2019)

Mark GillespieJune 17, 20191205 Distillery, Absolut, age statement, Alexandre Ricard, Alumni Whisky Series, Ardgowan, Arran, Aspen, Baker Beam, Baker's, Beam Suntory, Bear Republic Brewing, beer, Birthday Bourbon, bottling size, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Carlton Welch, casks, celebration, centre, Charbay, Chuck Cowdery, Cincinnati, Clydebuilt, Colorado, Colorado Springs, coppersmith, Corky Taylor, Distillery 291, Douglas Laing & Co., Dry Fly Distilling, Dublin, Easter Rising, Edrington, Ernst & Young, EU, European Union, Father's Day, flavored whiskey, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, George T. Stagg, Granholm, Guinness, Hall of Fame, hockey, hops, Indiana, Indianapolis, Inverkip, investors, Ireland, Irish, Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Whiskey Society, J.P. Wiser's, Jeff Agdern, John Little, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Peerless Distillery, Knob Creek, Lagg, Larry Robinson, Louisville, Luke Waddell, Marrowbone Lane Edition, Martin McAdam, Max McFarlane, metric, Midleton, NHL Alumni, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paris, Pernod Ricard, poll, pricing, Prohibition, proposal, Rabbit Hole Distillery, Racer 5 IPA, retailers, Robby Fabbri, Roe & Co., rule making, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shelbyville, shipping, Smooth Ambler, Spokane, Springbank, St. James's Gate, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup, states, Supreme Court, technical file, Tennessee, tequila, The Black Series, TMZ, tourism, TTB, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, visitors centers, Washington, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, Woodford Reserve, World War I, Xtra Old Particular0 comments

Ten years after Pernod Ricard left Kentucky with the sale of Wild Turkey to Gruppo Campari, the world’s #2 spirits company is back in the Bluegr...

Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)20190602203754

Reviving One of Islay’s Legendary Distilleries (Episode 770: June 2, 2019)

Mark GillespieJune 2, 2019@AllICanDo, @bozkurtkurasu, @MackmyraJon, administrator, Alberta, Alec Lee, Amrut, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Balblair, Barley, barrels, beer, Belgium, Billy MacArthur, Brora, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, California, Callum Fraser, Canada, Chairman's Reserve, Charbay, climate, climate change, cooper, cooperage, crop, Diageo, distillery, Donald Trump, drought, Easter Elchies, Edmonton, Endless West, environment, farmers, Feis Ile, Finance Ministry, Georgie Crawford, Glenfarclas, Glyph, Greedy Angels, Iain MacArthur, immigration, India, investment, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, James Bond, Johan Van Dyck, John Manfreda, John Wendell, Jon Buscemi, Kim Jong Un, Lagavulin, LCBO, lifestyle, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Marko Karakasevic, Mexico, mezcal, migrants, Mike Simpson, mitering, molecular whisky, music, Neel Jagdale, Nick Morgan, North Korea, oak, Old Charter Oak, Ontario, planning approval, Port Ellen, President, privatization, Quebec, Quora, retaliatory tariffs, River Spey, Samilpo, sanctions, Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Spirit Drink, spirits, staves, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, tequila, Tesco, The Guardian, The Macallan, The Macallan Estate, trade, Trump Administration, TTB, water, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wolves Whiskey0 comments

Construction could begin later this year on Diageo’s planned revival of the legendary Port Ellen Distillery on Islay, which was closed in 1983. ...

Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)20190505223554

Poking the Bourbon Bear (Episode 766: May 5, 2019)

Mark GillespieMay 5, 2019@BrandZ77, @doctorfate77, @rcampbell919, @scotchology1, acquisition, age statement, Alberta, Alumni Whisky Series, Andy Nelson, archives, auction, Award, Balcones, Baltimore, Bill Newlands, billboard, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bow Street, Brian Treacy, Bulleit Rye, Canada, Centre for Business & Economic Research, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Charles Maclean, Charlie Nelson, Churchill Downs, Compass Box, competition, Constellation Brands, contest, Corby, Dalbeallie, Darryl Sittler, Dennis McBain, Diageo, distilling, Don Livermore, Dr. Jim Swan, E4C, economic impact, economy, Edmonton, Elgin, Eva Pang, George Washington's Distillery, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Old Parr, Great Britain, Guy LaFleur, history, hockey, honor, honour, horse racing, Ian Millar, impact, Interstate 65, investment, Ireland, Islay, J.J. Corry, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, jobs, juniper, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, Lanny McDonald, Larry Robinson, Lifetime Achievement, Louisville, Mackmyra, malting, Maryland, mesquite, mezcal, MGP, Michael Urquhart, mint julep, monocle, Nashville, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New Riff, Newport, NHL, NHL Alumni Association, No Name, Paul Coffey, peat, peaty, Pimlico, playoffs, pocket square, Preakness, PunchDrink.com, quilt, Quinta Ruban, Quora, Redbreast, Reggie Mobley, Ryan Campbell, Rye, Sagamore Farm, Sagamore Spirit, Scotch Whisky Association, smoke, smoking jacket, smoky, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stanley Cup, STR Casks, SWA, Sweden, t-shirt, Tamdhu, Tennessee, tequila, Texas, The Balvenie, The Battalion, The Netherlands, too hat, UK, venture, Wendel Clark, whiskey, Whiskey.Wiki, whisky, Whisky Belles, WhiskyBase, William Grant & Sons, wood0 comments

Let’s face it. When you think of American Whiskey, Bourbon is probably top of mind. After all, Congress declared it “America’s Nativ...

A New Tune for Dewar’s (Episode 761: March 31, 2019)20190330215734

A New Tune for Dewar’s (Episode 761: March 31, 2019)

Mark GillespieMarch 30, 2019@IrishLegs, accident, acidity, age statement, Angela Forsgren D'Orazio, April Fool's Day, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Ardbeg Drum, Australia, author, Bagpiper, Balblair, Bardstown, Barley, bartender, Barton 1792 Distillery, beaver, beer well, BenRiach, biomass, blending, Bob Dalgarno, Bourbon, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, cancer, casks, castor sacs, castoreum, Celebrious, charring, Chicago, Chivas Regal, cocktail, Committee Edition, Compass Box, cooperage, de-char, Delilah's, Dewar's, Diageo, Distell, distiller, Double Double, dramming, Drum, Eau de Musc, Edition No. 4, farming, Fishky, Four Roses, Geert Bero, Geneva Conventions, Glaswegian, grasshopper, Gregg Glass, Hall of Fame, Heidi, herring, Hibiki, Ian Logan, Icons of Whisky Awards, Inver House, investigation, Islay, Jack's Lounge/Equus, Jamie Milne, Jim Swan, John Dewar & Sons, John MacDonald, John Rochfort, joke, Joy Perrine, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Peerless, King of Trees, Klaus Pinkernell, Lait de Romalea, Louisville, Mackmyra, maltings, Mark Reynier, Mclaren Vale, Michter's, New Hampshire, Nick Savage, obituary, Peerless, Perth, Peter Silver, Pinkernell's Whisky Mart, planing, prank, Rachel Barrie, re-char, rejuvenated casks, renewable energy, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shore House Croft, Smith & Wollensky, Speyside, spill, Stephanie Macleod, Stewart Buchanan, stillman, STR Cask, Strathisla, Suntory, Surstromming, Susan Riegler, Suzanna, Sweden, Tamworth Distilling, tank, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, The Lakes Distillery, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tommy Smith, travel retail, vintages, Weller, Weller Full Proof, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whisky Works, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, wood, World Whiskies Awards0 comments

Blending whiskies is both an art and a science, and Dewar’s could fairly be accused of focusing more on the science side in recent years with so...

Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)20181028204748

Legends & Luxury in the Whisky World (Episode 736: October 28, 2018)

Mark GillespieOctober 28, 2018@Bourbon_Racer, Allura Fergie, Australia, Bar 51, BCLDB, Beanie Espey, Black Rock, bottles, Brian Lopina, British Columbia, British Columbia Liquor Control Branch, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Canada, Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, charity, Chivas Brothers, Chris Dickens, Club, cocktail, COLA, compliance, County Clare, Craigellachie, custom labels, David Eby, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, decanter, Devils Darling Bar, Dewar's, Diageo, Doug Burton, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Marathon, duty, duty freeze, Edinburgh, Edrington, enforcement, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Flintlock, gifts, Glenmorangie, Graeme Littlejohn, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Britain, Hicken Report, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.J. Corry, Jack Daniel's, Jack Teeling, James Espey, Jeff Arnett, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, lamps, Lexington, Little Jumbo, London, Lorne Cousin, Louise McGuane, luxury goods, Maker's Mark. gold wax, maple syrup, Mark Reynier, mass shooting, Mexico, Milroy's of Soho, ministry, Monmouth Whisky Club, Napoleon Hotel, New Jersey, New York Times, North British Distillery, obituary, Parliament, Peter Daamen, Philip Hammond, pirate, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Powers, raid, ready to drink, Rebecca Jago, recycling, Revenue, Royal Salute, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seizure, shipping, single grain, single malt, South Africa, SWA, synagogue, tanker, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, tequila, The Balvenie, The Dalmore, The Last Drop 1971, The Last Drop Distillers, The Netherlands, The Union Club, Thomas Aske, Three Swallow, tickets, Tom Jago, Tom's Blend No. 1, travel retail, Tristan Stephenson, USA, Vancouver, vending machine, Victoria, Walpole, Waterford, whiskey, whisky, Whisky-Me, Willett0 comments

Many whisky lovers consider the “water of life” to be a regular part of their lives, but there’s no arguing that whiskies are becomi...

A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)20180128223227

A Whisky Dream Realized (Episode 678: January 28, 2018)

Mark GillespieJanuary 28, 2018@jotterface, @whisky.wunders, 1792 Barton, A'Bunadh, Aberlour, Adam Johnson, aging, Alan Park, André Girard, Andrew Tyler Higgs, Ann Arbor, Barley, BC Liquor Stores, beer, Bernheim, Bourbon & Beyond, brewery, British Columbia, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Caribou Crossing, CBC, Champions Park, chocolate malt, Clynelish, Coffey Malt, craft distiller, David Brown, David Eby, David Robertson, development, Diageo, Dr. Jim Swan, Dublin, East Germany, Eden Mill Distillery, Edinburgh, Emerald Geishas, EU, European Union, experimentation, Famous Grouse, Final Fantasy, Forsyths, gaming, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Golden Geishas, golden ticket, Graeme Macaloney, Granton, Halewood, Holyrood Park Distillery, infusion, innovation, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Jack Reynolds, Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Japan, Jeneen, John Crabbie, Karuizawa, KDA, Kelly Carpenter, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, laws, legislation, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Louisville, Mac na Braiche, marathon, Margarete Marie, memo, Metro UK, Michigan, Mike Nicolson, Ministry of the Attorney General, Nikka, Paul Miller, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Penderyn, planning permission, Poland, Portland, Private Edition, rappelling, Revival, roasting, Rob Carpenter, roller coaster, running, Sazerac, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Law, Scotland, Shinanoya, Signet, SMWS, Spencer Jacobsen, Spios, St. Andrew's, SWA, tax stamps, tequila, The Whisky Exchange, tickets, tourism, training, Travel, Twa Casks, Twa Dogs, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, video games, visitors, Wales, Wall Street Journal, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments

Three years ago, we introduced you to Graeme Macaloney, a Scottish-Canadian pharmaceutical engineer with a dream of making his own single malt whisky ...

WhistlePig Rye Up For Sale in Craft Distilling “Feeding Frenzy”20170623152149

WhistlePig Rye Up For Sale in Craft Distilling “Feeding Frenzy”

June 23, 2017 – The owners of WhistlePig Rye, the occasionally controversial but highly regarded Vermont whiskey distiller and bottler, have dec...

Diageo Returns to Irish Whiskey, Plans Dublin Distillery20170131135219

Diageo Returns to Irish Whiskey, Plans Dublin Distillery

Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2017A Glass Apart, Arthur Guinness, brewery, Bushmills, Caroline Martin, Casa Cuervo, Diageo, Don Julio, Dublin, Fionnán O'Connor, George Roe, Guinness, Guinness Storehouse, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Ivan Menezes, Liberties, malt tax, Peter Roe, Power Station, Reserve, Roe & Co., St. James's Gate, Tanya Clarke, tequila0 comments

January 31, 2017 – Diageo is returning to the Irish Whiskey category, a little more than two years after it sold Bushmills to Mexico’s Cas...