Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)20190106165051
Think You Know Bourbon? Here’s a Chance to Prove It! (Episode 748: January 6, 2019)
Mark GillespieJanuary 6, 2019Aberfeldy, Abhainn Dearg, acquisition, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Andy Watts, application, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bain's, Beam Suntory, Bicentenary, Big Five Duty Free, Black Prince, Booker Noe Distillery, Bourbon, Brent Stewart, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Calgary, Cambus, Canada, Canadian Club, Chicago, Christopher Winters, competition, construction, Daniel Marlowe, Dave Pickerell, DC, Diageo, District of Columbia, Donegal, Douglas Laing & Co., East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Feis Ile, first dram, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, Fritz Farm, Gaja Capital, Georgie Crawford, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, hockey, Imperial. @lawschooldrunk, India, Indiana, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Lewis, James Sedgewick Distillery, Jim Beam Distillery, Johannesburg, John Distilleries, John Newfry, Johnnie Walker, Kent Crittenden, Kentucky, Kentucky for Kentucky, Kilchoman, Laddie Classic, Lagavulin, Last Dram, Lexington, liquor agency, Little Book, lottery, Macduff, Madeira, Maker's Mark, Maryland, moonshine, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, New Year's, NHL, nosing, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Ohio, palate, Palmetto Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul John, planning approval, planning permission, Port Ellen, R.J. Hodges, Raj Singh, Ryan Campbell, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky. expansion, Scotland, shares, single grain, South Africa, South Carolina, Special Releases, Speciality Drinks, stake, Stanley Cup, Star Industries, Sukhinder Singh, tasting, The Balvenie, The Big Blind Bourbon Taste-Off, The Deveron, The Whisky Exchange, Three Chord Bourbon, Tim Knittel, Timorous Beastie, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Virginia, visitors centers, Washington, Washington Capitals, whiskey, Whiskey Bear, whisky, world champions, Zionsville0 comments
There are plenty of competitions to find the best whiskies, but what about competitions to find the best whisky tasters? Those are few and far between...
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)20181118002710
Pour Me a Spot of Whiskey, Please! (Episode 740: November 18, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2018@mikeyjoedrum, @whiskeryturnip, A Fine Christmas Dram 2018, Aerstone, Ailsa Bay, Alan Winchester, apology, auction, Australia, Australia Distillers Association, backstop, Bardstown, Barley Batch Limited Edition, bidding, Blue Spot, Bobby Parnell, Bonhams, border, bottling, Bowmore, brands, Brexit, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, cask, Cedar Creek Quarry, Christmas cake, Chronicles, closed distilleries, Conor McGregor, Customs, Davin de Kergommeaux, Delta Hotel Fredericton, Democratic Unionist Party, Diageo, Distiller of the Year, Dmitry Efimov, election, Elixir Distillers, EU, European Union, excise tax, Fistful of Bourbon, flavor, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, fruitcake, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Great Britain, Green Spot, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, HIAS, history, Hong Kong, Ian Millar, International Wine & Spirits Competition, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Jackie Scott, John Begg, Jonathan Mitchell, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl Park, Kevin O'Gorman, Kirsten Grant Meikle, Knob Creek, Ladyburn, Lorraine Winchester, Marsala, Mitchell & Son, mixed martial arts, MMA, Montreal, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Department of Tourism, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, No. #1 Vaults, Northern Ireland, peat, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, prank, Prime Minister, projections, Proper No. Twelve, Red Spot, rent, Sazerac, Seagram's, Seagram's 5 Star, Seagram's 83, Seagram's VO, Shigeru Ban Architects, shooting, Sicily, Sukhinder Singh, supply shortage, tasting note, The Glenlivet, The Glenrothes, The IWSC, The Macallan, The Shout, The Stoli Group, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Tish Harcus, Tom Diana, trade, Tree of Life Synagogue, Tuthilltown Spirits, Vaults Collection, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons, Yellow Spot0 comments
Back on the road again, and this episode comes from the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick! We’ll have highlights from...
Celebrating 13 Years of WhiskyCast! (Episode 739: November 11, 2018)20181112015727
Celebrating 13 Years of WhiskyCast! (Episode 739: November 11, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 12, 2018@crispiism, @Mark_Whiskey, 101 Whiskies, advert, Aeneas MacDonald, Aerstone, age statement, Ailsa Bay, Alfred Barnard, American Cancer Society, anniversary, archivist, auction, author, Ballyhoo, Billy Walker, blending, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Crusaders, Canadian Club, Carol Quinn, Christina Philburn, Christoph, Clonakilty, Connacht Whiskey Company, Conor McGregor, Cork, cruise ship, Crumlin, Customs, Cyril Briscoe, Dave Pickerell, Dingle, Drew Kulsveen, Dublin, Dublin 12, Dublin Airport, Dylan Whiskey Bar, Eddie Langton, Eire Born Spirits, Elliott Hughes, experimental, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, George Thomson, gin, Girvan, Glenallachie, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Ha'Penny Irish Whiskey, HIAS, Ian Buxton, Inverleven, Ireland, Irish Coffee, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Collection, islands, Islay, Isle of Lewis, Jack Teeling, Jim Rafferty, John Quinn, Kevin Abrook, KFC Yum! Center, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Kulsveen, Land Cask, Langton House Hotel, Louisville, MacNair's Lum Reek, Mark McLaughlin, Marriott, mass shooting, measurement, memorial service, Micah Pickerell, Midleton Very Rare, mixed martial arts, MMA, obituary, Orkney, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, Porterhouse, postal code, Powers, PPM, Private Collection, Proper No. Twelve, regulators, RMS Mauretania, rum, Scotch Whisky, Sea Cask, single malt, Single Pot Still, sponsor, SPPM, stateroom, tax-free, Teeling Whiskey Company, Tesco, The Dead Rabbit, The Loop, The Oak, The Sunday Times, Tish Harcus, travel retail, Tree of Life Synagogue, Tullamore Dew, Walsh Whiskey, whiskey, Whiskies Galore, whisky, Wikipedia, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Writers Tears0 comments
This episode marks our 13th anniversary of the very first WhiskyCast episode on November 12, 2005, and we’re celebrating with an old friend! Ian...
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...
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)20180325175011
Wandering The Wonderful World of Whisky (Episode 686: March 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 25, 2018@corymcrae, @jotterface, @saratogamatt, @TheLadyBlender, #patriot, 1792 Full Proof, 1956, agriculture, airport, Alberta, aluminum, Amrut, Andrea Wilson, Andrew Ferguson, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Australia, Barry Bernstein, Barry Stein, bartender, bartending, Batch Proof, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, biodynamics, border, Bourbon, Brexit, Brown-Forman, bullshit, butterfly knife, Calgary, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Chris Morris, code, Committee Edition, Cornwall, Cory McRae, Dan Tullio, Diageo, diplomat, Donald Trump, Edmonton, Elgin, Elvis Presley, England, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, FedEx, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Gold Label Reserve, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Grooves, Hakushu, Hall of Fame, hard border, Heartbreak Hotel, Heathrow, history, Ian Bentley, Icons of Whisky Awards, imports, Inchmurrin, India, inductee, Ireland, Irish, James Otter, Jim Swan, Johnnie Walker, Karen Betts, Kavalan, Kensington Wine Market, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kilchoman, King Car Distillery, King of Kentucky, legislature, Leo Varadkar, Linkwood, Loch Lomond Distillers, London, Louisville, Manuel Salazar, manure, Mark Reynier, Master of Malt, Masters Collection, Matt Jones, Matthew Ingram, Memphis, Michter's, Mitch McConnell, mixology, Morrison Bowmore, Mounties, NAV Centre, Nectar Grove, negotiations, Nick Morgan, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, politics, Premium Bottlers, President, Prime Minister, Private Collection, Rachel Barrie, RCMP, retaliation, Richard Paterson, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Scotland, security, Senate, senator, shipping, single cask, single malt, Speyside, Staffordshire, Stalk & Barrel, steel, Stephen Rankin, Still Waters Distillery, story, Sullivan's Cove, Sun Records, SWA, T.T. Lee, Taiwan, Taoiseach, target, tariffs, Terminal 5, The Dalmore, The Glenlivet, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Tish Harcus, tools, Toronto, tourism, trade, trade war, Travel, travel retail, Trump Administration, visitors center, Waterford, weapon, Wemyss Malts, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, Y.T. Lee0 comments
Rachel Barrie is known on Twitter as @TheLadyBlender, and she’s just winding up her first year as the master blender for Brown-Forman’s Be...
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)20171118223040
A Spirited Time in New Brunswick (Episode 668: November 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieNovember 18, 2017"The Squirrel", 1792 Bourbon, 1960, Ace of Spades, alcohol abuse, Andy Watts, Aoife Keane, Ardgowan, Bacardi, Bain's, Bardstown, Barton 1792, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Bluebell Wood, Blunden, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, brand ambassador, British Embassy, Bunnahabhain, burglary, Canada, Canadian Club Heritage Center, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, Caskers of Ottawa, chill filtering, Chinese, Consortium of Cards, Corby, counterfeit, cricket, Dair Ghaelach, Davin de Kergommeaux, Deanston, Deconstructed Series, Delta Fredericton, Distell, Distiller's Cut, Don Livermore, Douglas Laing & Co., Easter Elchies, Edrington, expedition, Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation, forests, Frank Scott, Fredericton, Fredericton Whisky Society, Grant, Grinnell's Wood, health, Heathrow Airport, Hotel, Inverclyde, Inverkip, Irish Distillers, Irish Oak, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.P. Wiser's, Jackie Scott, Jameson, Jameson Round, Jerez, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Jim Stanski, Karen Betts, Karuizawa, Ken Grier, Kentucky, Kevin O'Gorman, La Maison du Whisky, LCBO, Ledaig, Lee Behar, legislation, London, Macallan, Marcio Ramos, Martin McGowan, Midleton, Mike Brisebois, minimum unit pricing, Morrison Bowmore, Mortlach, netsuke, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Northern Border Collection, Old Particular, Ontario, Ontario Parliament, Ottawa, Paris, Park Lane, Pinotage, polar, police, Portugal, Robert Swan, Rue d'Anjou, Sazerac, Scotch Whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, South Pole, Spain, SWA, Switzerland, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Revival, theft, Three Ships, Tish Harcus, Tobermory, tourism, tours, Travel, travel retail, UK Supreme Court, Vancouver, visitors center, whiskey, whisky, whisky club, Windsor0 comments
This time around, we’re on location at the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick…and if you think we get around a l...
Whisky, Politics, & Money (Episode 628: February 12, 2017)20170211232953
Whisky, Politics, & Money (Episode 628: February 12, 2017)
Mark GillespieFebruary 11, 2017Alex Gordon, Allied Domecq, Annis Noe, Beam Suntory, beer, Booker Noe, Bowmore, British Columbia, California, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, caramel coloring, Chicago, Christine LoCascio, Congress, Consortium of Cards, Corby, Culver City, Darkest, David Bolton, David Ozgo, David Rule, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Drew Dilkens, Dublin, E150a, economic impact, economic outlook, Eric Gregory, ETF, ETF Managers Group, exchange-traded fund, exports, Forres, Fred Noe, Glasgow Airport, Glenfiddich, governor, Hiram Walker, Hiram Walker & Sons, Ian Dodd, illustration, Inchmurrin, India, India Pale Ale, investing, investments, IPA, Isle of Raasauy, Jameson, John Manfreda, John Weedon, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kevin Hurley, Kraig Naasz, lobbying, Loch Lomond, Louisville, Matt Bevin, Matt Shattock, Michter's, mutual funds, New York Stock Exchange, Old Particular, Ontario, Pam Heilmann, Paul John, Pernod Ricard, politics, President, Queen of the Hebrides, R&B Distillers, Raasay While We Wait, Sauternes, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Craft Distillers Association, Sine Metu, Speyside Craft Brewery, Spirited Funds, Steve McCarthy, Steven Mnuchin, stock exchange, stocks, Sweden, tattoo, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Teeling Whiskey Company, Thomas Rule, Tish Harcus, trade, transition, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, University of Louisville, Urban Studies Institute, value, Vancouver, Victoria Whisky Festival, whiskey, Whiskey & Spirits ETF, Whiskey Row, whisky, Windsor, Wiser's, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies, WSKY0 comments
This week, we’ll be talking about money and politics along with whisky, and of course, there are connections between all three. With the world...
Beam Suntory Closing Canadian Club Heritage Centre in Windsor20170210142514
Beam Suntory Closing Canadian Club Heritage Centre in Windsor
Mark GillespieFebruary 10, 2017Allied Domecq, archives, Beam Suntory, brand home, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Corby, Drew Dilkens, Fortune Brands, Heritage, Hiram Walker, Hiram Walker Distillery, historical, J.P. Wiser's, listed property, Matt Shattock, mayor, Ontario, Pernod Ricard, Renaissance, Tish Harcus, tourism, tours, visitors center, Walkerville, Windsor, Windsor Star0 comments
February 10, 2017 – Barring a last-minute change of plans, Beam Suntory will close its brand home for Canadian Club in Windsor, Ontario to tours...
Episode 571: January 15, 201620160116010213
Episode 571: January 15, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 16, 2016Aberfeldy, Andy Nelson, beer, bias, Black Velvet, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Rockies, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Carnival Cruises, Chairman's Select, Charlie Nelson, Constellation Brands, Corby, Corona, Crown Royal, cruise ship, Danfield's, Davin de Kergommeaux, Diageo, Distill Ventures, Don Livermore, Edition No. 1, Forty Creek, Fountana, gender, Gooderham & Worts, Hand Selected Barrel, Heaven Hill, Hiram Walker Distillery, investment, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jim Murray, Johnnie Walker, Julia Ritz, Lot No. 40, Masterson's, Matthieu Comard, minority stake, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Northern Harvest Rye, Octomore, Octomore Farm, Peach Mist, Sherry Cask, Still Waters Distillery, The Macallan, Tish Harcus, Toffoli, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, Tyler Allison, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, whisky club, Windsor, women, Women Who Whiskey, Yamazaki0 comments
This week, we’re on location with the first of two episodes from the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. For the last severa...
Lot 40 Wins Canadian Whisky of the Year Honours20160115013922
Lot 40 Wins Canadian Whisky of the Year Honours
Mark GillespieJanuary 15, 2016blind, Brown-Forman, Canadian Club, Canadian Rockies, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky Awards, Collingwood, competition, Corby Spirit & Wine, Crown Royal, Davin de Kergommeaux, Don Livermore, dry hopping, export, Fountana, Gooderham & Worts, Hiram Walker Distillery, Jan Westcott, judging, Lot No. 40, Northern Harvest Rye, Ontario, Spirits Canada, Still Waters Distillery, Taiwan, Tish Harcus, Toronto, Victoria Whisky Festival, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
January 14, 2016 – While Crown Royal’s Northern Harvest Rye may be the most-discussed Canadian Whisky in recent memory, Corby’s Lot ...