A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)20180603182226
A Whisky Trade War on the Horizon? (Episode 703: June 3, 2018)
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2018airport, Alberta, aluminum, Andrew Ferguson, Anthony J. Bakker, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Arran, Australia, Ben Nevis, Bobby Parnell, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cask 88, Chris Morris, Commonwealth, court, Craftwork Spirits, crime, Cumbria, Customs, decanter, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Drykkrsvell, economist, economy, EU, European Union, excise tax, export, Faith, Feis Ile, Franklin County, Genesis, Geordie Moski, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, gleaming sword of drink, Golden Eagle, grand jury, Greg Butler, Grooves, hammer, Hope, import, importer, indictment, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, judge, Justin Trudeau, KDA, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Love, luck, Mark Sean Searcy, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Midleton, Millstone, Mjolnir, Mjølner, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Ontario, PappyGate, Paul Hansen, Prime Minister, proof gallons, prosecutor, public health, Quatrefoil Collection, Scotch, Scottish Folklore Series, sentencing, Sinn Fein, steel, Straight Malt, sword, tariff, tax, The Lakes Distillery, theft, Thor, Tim Matthews, trade, Trump Administration, valinch, Van Winkle, whiskey, whiskey thief, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Lavelle, Woodford Reserve, Zach Becker, Zuidam0 comments
Canada and the European Union are planning retaliatory tariffs on imports of Bourbon and other American whiskies after this week’s move by the T...
Becoming a Bourbon Badass (Episode 702: May 31, 2018)20180531220856
Becoming a Bourbon Badass (Episode 702: May 31, 2018)
Mark GillespieMay 31, 2018@bulldoghobbit, @ButlerB, @scotch-scones, @urs16875, #Drams4Fams, 72, 75, airport, aluminum, April Fool's, Australia, author, badass, bar, Benromach, bird poo, blending, Bonded, bonded warehouse, book, Bottled in Bond, Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, bottling, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Cairmgorms National Park, Canada, CEO, charity, Chris Leggat, Chris Morris, comics, Craggan, David DeFazio, decanter, distilling seasons, distribution, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Edmonton Scotch Club, EU, European Union, exports, food bank, Fred Laing, George Dickel, Gordon & MacPhail, Grantown-on-Spey, Greg Butler, hammer, Hazelburn, Highland Park, Highlands Council, hunger, imports, incentives, Indiana, Inferno, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Knob Creek Rye, Lalique, Lawson Whiting, Linda Ruffenach, Lord of the Rings, Louisville, Marvel, Melbourne, Mexico, Mjølner, Mortlach, moth balls, movies, New Albany, Orkney, Paul Varga, planning, police, prop, retirement, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Speymalt, Springbank, Steamboat, steel, Steve Hawley, Straight Malt, Tabasco, Tammy Spencer, tariffs, taxes, The Balvenie, The Light, The Macallan, theft, Thor, Tim Wilson, trade, Travis Watt, Trump Administration, Urquhart, Ursula Mueller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Chicks, William Lavelle, women, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, Wyoming Whiskey, YouTube0 comments
Bourbon scares some people away…at first. Often, those who approach Bourbon gingerly develop a true passion for it, and become what Linda Ruffen...
Highland Park Completes Valhalla Series with Odin20150216213346
Highland Park Completes Valhalla Series with Odin
Mark GillespieFebruary 16, 2015Freya, Highland Park, Loki, mythology, Nordic, Norse, Norway, Odin, Orkney, Picts, Thor, Valhalla Collection, Vikings0 comments
February 16, 2015 – After four years of annual releases, Highland Park has completed its Valhalla Collection of limited-edition single malts wit...
Episode 464: February 1, 201420140202001337
Episode 464: February 1, 2014
Mark GillespieFebruary 2, 2014airline, Alex Nicol, Amsterdam, anCnoc, auto racing, baggage, beer, Billy Leighton, bonus, Bowmore, Brian Nation, Cairdeas, Canoe, carry-on, Celtic Whisky Compagnie, checkpoint, China, Chris Ratcliff, Cù Bòcan, Devil's Casks, Diageo, Dublin, duty free, Eric Gregory, event, Festival, Formula One, Freya, Gartbreck, Gerry's Wines & Spirits, Gillian Gibson, Glann ar Mor, Global Times, golden ticket, Green Spot, Highland Park, Islay, Jack Teeling, Jameson, Jay DeYoung, Jean Donnay, Jill-Ann Mark, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, John DeYoung, joke, KDA, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Knockdhu, Laphroaig, Loki, Louisville, Marrowbone Lane, Midleton, MillerCoors, Monty Python, motorsports, Newmarket Square, Nordic, Norse, Powers, Redbreast, regulations, Robert Mark, Royal Challenge, Sahara Force India, Schipohl, security, Spencerfield Spirit, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Steffen Brauner, Teeling, Teeling Whiskey, terrorism, The Feathery, Thor, tickets, Tomatin, Travel, travel retail, TSA, UB Group, United Spirits, Valhalla Collection, Vijay Mallya, Whyte & Mackay, workers, yuan, Zhejiang0 comments
Kilchoman became Islay’s newest distillery in 2005, about the same time Jean Donnay started making whisky at Glann ar Mor on France’s Brit...
Highland Park Adds Freya To Valhalla Collection20140131130448
Highland Park Adds Freya To Valhalla Collection
Mark GillespieJanuary 31, 2014Freya, Gerry Tosh, goddess, Goddess of Love, Highland Park, legend, Loki, mythology, Nordic, Norse, Orkney, Thor, trickster, Valhalla Collection, Warrior0 comments
January 31, 2014 – Thor was the warrior, Loki the trickster. Now, Highland Park is expanding its Valhalla Collection of single malts with Freya,...
Episode 416: March 16, 201320130316193529
Episode 416: March 16, 2013
Mark GillespieMarch 16, 2013Arran, auction, Australia, Barley, Bere, Brisbane, Bruichladdich, Bryan Davis, Buffalo Trace, California, Cleveland, collectors, Dallas Dhu, Dalmore, Dewar's, Douglas Laing, education, flavored, George T. Stagg, George Washington's Distillery, Gerry Tosh, Gordon Mitchell, Highland Park, historic, Historic Scotland, honey, Interior Department, Islay, landmark, Leviathan, Loki, Lost Spirits, maturation, McTears, Michael Chang, Monterey, Mount Vernon, museum, obituary, Paradiso, peated, Port Dundas, Qatar, Richard Paterson, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Mansfield, Seascape, shipwreck, single grain, Speyside, SWA, Thor, tourism, Valhalla, Valour, Virginia, Wallachia0 comments
This week’s episode comes from Frankfurt, Germany…during a layover on my trip to visit the Amrut Distillery in Bangalore, India. However, ...
Interview: Highland Park’s Gerry Tosh20130316033445
Interview: Highland Park’s Gerry Tosh
Mark GillespieMarch 16, 2013Edrington, Gerry Tosh, Highland Park, Loki, Max McFarlane, Orkney, Thor, Valhalla0 comments
During the launch party for Highland Park’s Loki single malt in New York City on March 12, 2013, I had a chance to talk with Gerry Tosh. He̵...
Highland Park Introduces Loki at New York Launch Party20130313082014
Highland Park Introduces Loki at New York Launch Party
Mark GillespieMarch 13, 2013Foundry, Gerry Tosh, Highland Park, Loki, Max McFarlane, Orkney, Thor, Valhalla Collection, Vikings0 comments
March 13, 2013 – Highland Park’s latest expression in the Valhalla Collection was unveiled Tuesday (March 12) during a global launch party...
Highland Park Launches Warrior Series20130222150407
Highland Park Launches Warrior Series
Mark GillespieFebruary 22, 2013Einar, Gerry Tosh, Harald, Highland Park, Loki, Orkney, Svein, Thor, travel retail, Valhalla, Vikings, Warrior0 comments
First, Highland Park launched a series of single malts honoring Orkney legends like Earl Haakon. Then came the Valhalla Collection, starting with Thor...
Episode 372: June 3, 201220120602232900
Episode 372: June 3, 2012
Mark GillespieJune 2, 2012author, book, Bourbon, Chivas Brothers, Compass Box, Dalmore, Dominic Roskrow, Glen Keith, Highland Park, Ian Buxton, Ian MacLeod, Ireland, Isle of Skye, Jack Daniel's, John Glaser, Louisville, Macallan, Midleton, Morrison Bowmore, Queen Elizabeth, Ranger Creek, Scotch, Taoiseach, Tennessee, Texas, Thor, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Ian Buxton’s 2010 book “101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die” was a hit with whisky lovers around the world. Now, Ian has compiled a n...