Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)20180331230237
Whisky is Too Important to be Taken Seriously (Episode 687: April 1, 2018)
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2018"The Amber Light", "The Angel's Share", @Omar_Fitz, @potstillwhiskey, #fridaynightdram, 1824 Collection, 1824 Series, Adam Park, ADI, Amber, American Distilling Institute, April Fool's, Arctic Circle, Ardnahoe, Ardor, Australia, author, awards, Big Peat, Billy Walker, blending, blind tasting, Bloody Butcher Red Corn Whiskey, blowback, Bluebell Forest, book, book tour, bottling, Bourbon, Box Distillery, British Isles, Buffalo Trace, California, Canada, Cara Laing, Charles Maclean, Chivas Brothers, Chris Leggett, Cornwall, Craft Your Perfect Bourbon, crime, crowdsourcing, CYPB Edition, Dair Ghaelach, Danish, Dave Broom, Davin de Kergommeaux, degenerate, Denmark, Destillerie Nyborg, Detroit, distillery, documentary, Double Cask Range, Douglas Laing & Co., Edrington, film, Fleurieu Distillery, Frank McDonald, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, fuckers, G.R. Andrews & Son, gang, Glasgow, Glenallachie, gold, Gotemba, Halewood, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Isle of Fionia, Jamie Johnson, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Kickstarter, Kim Møller-Elshøj, Kyoto, Mark Bylok, Matt Hofmann, Mayor Pingree Blue Label, Midleton, movie, Myken Arctic Single Malt, Myken Island, Norway, Norwegian, Nyborg Distillery, Old Malt Cask, Old Particular, Ontario, Peaky Blinder, Peaky Blinders, podcast, Port Ellen, Portland, Pot Still Will, prank, Quercus II, Quest Collection, Remarkable Regional Malts, Roar Larsen, Rock Oyster, Ruby, Sadler's, San Diego, Scallywag, Scandinavian, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seattle, Shyamal Ramachandran, Sienna, Speyside, Sport Dram, Stewart Laing, Suntory, Sweden, That's Dram Good, The Gauldrons, The Macallan, The Way of Whisky, The Whisky Topic, Timorous Beastie, Tokyo, Travel, travel retail, Triple Cask Matured Range, Valentine Distilling, Virginia Distillery Company, W.L. Weller, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wonderful World of Whisky Show, Wood Hat Spirits, workout, Xtra Old Particular0 comments
Scotland’s Douglas Laing & Co. is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018, and for many of those years, the Laing family has taken a light-...
Snowflakes in the Forecast … and Whiskey Lovers in Line (Episode 670: December 3, 2017)20171204191254
Snowflakes in the Forecast … and Whiskey Lovers in Line (Episode 670: December 3, 2017)
Mark GillespieDecember 4, 2017@jgromer, @MeasureofWhisky, @tcotie, @WhiskyWhistle, audit, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Barrel Proof, Barrell, Barrell Rye, Ben Wives, BenRiach, Blue Label, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brora, Cambus, camper, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Cash Moore, Caskmates, Colorado, Comcast, Congress, content providers, crowdfunding, Crown Royal, Dave Broom, Dave Smith, Deloitte, Denver, Derek Haydn, Dingwall, Duncan Tait, Eddie McAffer, election, Elijah Craig, English Whisky Company, Entrapment, Ewan Morgan, excise taxes, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Florida, Fort Walton Beach, Ghost and Rare, Gimli, Glen Wyvis, Glenglassaugh, Glenskiach, Halifax, Heaven Hill, House, Indiana, insolvent, Internet, investigation, investment, investors, IPA, Irish Pale Ale, Irish Whiskey, Isetan, Jameson, Janesville, Japan, Jenna Rhodes, Jess Graber, Jim Beam Signature, Joe Beatrice, John Gromer, John McKenzie, Johnnie Walker, Kalamath Street, Keith Batt, legislation, line, liquidation, Liquor Mountain, liquor store, Liquors Hasegawa, Lynn Kirchhoff, Malcolm Waring, Manitoba, Margaret Batt, Mark's Whisky Whistle, mayor, MGP, Mike Kirchhoff, Mortlach, Nant, Net Neutrality, Nova Scotia, Old Pulteney, opossum, Orphan Barrel, P.T. Wood, Pittyvaich, Poland, police, Proximo Spirits, Quandary Peak, Quandary Point, Quora, receivership, Richard Hughes, Rob Dietrich, Russell Condin, RV, Salida, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Senate, Shinanoya, single malt whiskey, Snowflake, Stranahan's, Tasmania, tax, taxes, Tennessee, The Mercury, Tokyo, transactions, travel retail, Tullahoma, Tyrone Cotie, Vault Editions, Verizon, whiskey, whisky, whisky shops, wildlife refuge, Wisconsin, Wood's High Mountain Distillery0 comments
Colorado’s ski resorts wish they had lift lines as long as the one that stretched down Kalamath Street in Denver Saturday morning, when hundreds...
The Top Whisky Stories of 2016…And a Look Ahead20161230053102
The Top Whisky Stories of 2016…And a Look Ahead
Mark GillespieDecember 30, 20162016, acquisition, analysis, Australian Whisky Holdings, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Bernard Walsh, Booker's, boycott, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Bushmills, Constellation Brands, County Carlow, Diageo, Donald Trump, DSP, Dublin, economy, European Union, exports, foreign policy, Great Northern Distillery, High West, imports, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Association, Japan, Japan Society, Jim Beam, John Little, John Teeling, Lark, lifestyle venture, Mark Brown, Matt Shattock, Michael Collins, Nant Distillery, Old Jameson Distillery, Olympics, Overeem, Paddy, peak craft, Peak Oil, Peak Whisky, Pernod Ricard, Popcorn Sutton, premiumization, President, Prime Minister, private equity, Redlands, regulations, renovation, sales, Sazerac, Seattle, shakeout, Smooth Ambler, Sullivan's Cove, tariffs, Tasmania Distillery, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Technavio, Tennessee, The Last Drop, Theresa May, Tokyo, tourism, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullamore D.E.W., Utah, venture capital, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Westland Distillery, World Trade Organization, WTO, year in review0 comments
December 30, 2016 – Every year is defined by the stories that shape it, for better or worse. Here’s our look at the stories that shaped th...
The WhiskyCast Holiday Gift Guide20161205183016
The WhiskyCast Holiday Gift Guide
Mark GillespieDecember 5, 2016101 Whiskies, actor, Amazon, author, bar, bartender, Basil Hayden's, book, Booker Noe, Booker's, Bourbon, Chivas Regal, Christine Sismondo, coasters, Cocktail Courier, cocktails, crafts, craftsman, Dominic Roskrow, drinks, Fiona Rintoul, Fred Minnick, Georgette Moger-Petraske, gift. gift guide, headphones, hearing-impaired, history, holiday, Huckberry.com, Ian Buxton, Ingvar Ronde, Islay, Japan, Jim Beam, Jim Kokoris, Kara Newman, Konrad Borkowski, LSTN Sound, Malt Whisky Yearbook, Milk and Honey, New York, Nick Offerman, Parks & Recreation, photography, recipes, Rob Roy, Rump Stump, Sasha Petraske, Starkey Hearing Institute, Tokyo, travel kit, Whisky Connoisseur, Whisky Japan, wood, woodworking0 comments
What do you give the whisky lover on your holiday list? It’s easy to pick up a bottle of whisky, but let’s say your giftee already has mor...
Episode 600: July 31, 201620160730220424
Episode 600: July 31, 2016
Mark GillespieJuly 30, 2016"Feel the Bern", "First Dude", "Madam President", Adrian Callus, Amanda Swift, Andrew Auwerda, Australia, Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, Bill Clinton, Bluecoat Gin, Boston Legal, Brexit, Cairdeas, CNBC, craft distilling, Cutty Sark, Dallas Dhu, Dave Schmier, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, Denny Crane, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, DNC, Dripping Spring, earnings, Edrington, European Union, exports, Family Collector, Far North Spirits, Fireball, Fishtown, Forsyths, Glenfarclas, Great Britain, Hall-Wolford, hashtag, High West, Highland Park, Hillary Clinton, Historic Environment Scotland, Ivan Menezes, Jack Daniel's, Jacob Kinsey, James Spader, Japan, John Campbell, Kinsey, Kraig Naasz, Laphroaig, Linfield, Madeira, media kit, Michael Swanson, milestone, Minnesota, Mormon, museum, negotiations, New Liberty Distilling, Nick Swift, Nikka, Northern Liberties, Park City, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Distillers Guild, Phil Catelinet, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Distilling, politics, port, preservation, Presidential, Richard Lochhead, Robert Cassell, Røknar, sales, Speyside, Suntory, Swift, Sydney, Texas, The Famous Grouse, The Macallan, Tim Meushaw, time machine, time travel, Toki, Tokyo, trade, TV, Twitter, Utah, Valley Tan, Wanship, whiskey, whisky, William Shatner0 comments
Philadelphia has a long history of whisky distilling dating back to Colonial days, and craft distillers are reviving some of that history that died ou...
Episode 579: March 5, 201620160305231015
Episode 579: March 5, 2016
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2016@dallendoug, @glenfarclas15, @jesslionsmane, 1887, Adam Hannett, Adam Slagell, age statements, Alfred Barnard, anniversary, auction, Ben Grayson, benefits, Boise, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Canto, Castle & Key Distillery, Classic Laddie, Col. E.H. Taylor, collectors, Compass Box, competitions, Cooley, Crown Royal, CTV News, David Frost, David Perkins, decanter, decorative, Diageo, Doctor C, Doug Wilson, enzyme, European Union, Gimli, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, High West, Highland Park, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC, Idaho, Islay, Japan, Jim McEwan, labor, labour, Lagavulin, lawsuit, Leland Little Auctions, litigation, Manitoba, Marianne Barnes, News & Observer, Nick Morgan, North Carolina, Octomore, Old Taylor Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Peristyle, phenols, regulators, Ross Salchow, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, seasoned barrel, Shane Fraser, sourced whisky, strike, SWA, Teeling Whiskey Company, Thurso, Tokyo, trademark, transparency, union, Virgin Oak, whiskey, whisky, Wolfburn0 comments
Adam Hannett has a tough job, though he wouldn’t trade places with anyone for the world! He took over for the legendary Jim McEwan as head disti...
Ichiro Akuto: Japanese Whisky’s Rock Star20151010161301
Ichiro Akuto: Japanese Whisky’s Rock Star
Mark GillespieOctober 10, 2015"On the Way", Cards Series, Chichibu, cooperage, coopers, distilling, drinks, Hanyu, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malts, Japan, liquor, Mt. Kobu, playing cards, rock star, sake, shochu, Tokyo, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live Paris, Yumi Yoshikawa1 comment
October 10, 2015 – As a rule, Japanese whisky makers tend to blend into the crowd at whisky festivals. For instance, Nikka chief blender Tadashi...
Episode 541: June 27, 201520150627230834
Episode 541: June 27, 2015
Mark GillespieJune 27, 2015@polkabecky, @Str8TalkWhiskey, Allt a'Bhainne, Angel City Brewing Company, anniversary, Ardbeg, Asia, Aultmore, Baltimore, beer, Bernheim, brewers, brewing, Brooklyn, Burns, Cairdeas, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, cease and desist, Changhi, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chivas Regal Extra, Constellation Brands, Corsair Artisan, Corsair Artisan Distillery, Craig Beam, Craigellachie, Dalmunach, Dan Cigno, DCigno, Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Denny Potter, Drinking Buddies, Duke of Rothesay, Evan Williams, explosion, Feis Ile, Fettercairn, Few Spirits, Four Kings, Glen Keith, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Great Divide Brewing Company, Green Spot, Haneda, Harley, Heaven Hill, Hilliard's Beer, Hong Kong, Imperial, investigation, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jameson, Japan, Jay Rogers, Jill Hawkins, John Campbell, Journeyman Distillery, KelSo Brewing Company, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kilchoman, Kyle Rogers, Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, Last Feather Rye, lawyer, LBL Moonshine, Lindores Whisky Fest, M.B. Roland, M.B. Roland Distillery, Mary Beth Roland, Maryland, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, medallion, Mississippi River Distilling Company, motorcycle, Nick Ligon, North British, Parker Beam, Paul Roland, Pikesville Rye, Prince Charles, Ravenswood, Redbreast, reincarnation, Rochdale Farm, Rochester, Rothesay, scarcity, shortage, Silver Trail Distillery, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Single Pot Stills, Spencer Balentine, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, State Fire Marshal, stillhouse, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenrothes, Tokyo, Tomintoul, trademark, travel retail, US Olympic Committee, Vanderbilt, Whisky Olympics, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Straight Rye0 comments
Just as whisky brands need to change things up once in a while to remain fresh, so do whisky festivals. Tickets have gone on sale for this September...
Episode 527: March 28, 201520150328230240
Episode 527: March 28, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2015@Scalias_boner, acquisition, Adolph Rupp, adventure, adviser, anniversary, Ardbeg, Armoirk, attorney, auction, Award, Bardstown, basketball, Beam Suntory, bedtime stories, bids, board, bottling, California, Carole Andreen-Harris, Center for Academic and Tutorial Services, charity, Churchill Downs, class action, Clermont, Cleveland Whiskey, coach, collecting, commemorative, Compass Box, construction, Coxs Creek, culture, deal, death, defendant, Diageo, Drammie Awards, Drammies, Echlinville, economic, economic development, English Whisky Company, Feckin, Forged Oak, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, founder, Four Roses, Fourth Street Live, France, Fred Minnick, Glenfarclas, Hedonism Quindecimus, horse racing, information, interviews, investment, Ireland, Irish, Islay, J. Cobliegh, James Nelstrop, Japan, Jeffrey David, Jennifer Bramseth, Jim Beam, Jim Cherwinski, jobs, John Grant, Keeneland, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Laphroaig, Lawson, lawsuit, lawyer, Linda Harrison, Louisville, Maker's 46 Mile, Maker's Mark, Mark Williams, McTears, merger, news, Northern Ireland, Orphan Barrel, painting, peat bog, Peat Monster, Perpetuum, photo, Phyl Divine, plaintiff, Prime Minister, retail, Shane Braniff, Shinzō Abe, St. Feckin, Steven Sawtelle, Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, Thoroughbred, Tito's, Tokyo, Tom Lix, Torii, Travel, Twitter, University of Kentucky, Urban Stillhouse, voting, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming0 comments
Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami is one of Japan’s leading business executives. He’s the first CEO from outside the founding Torii fa...
Japanese Whiskies Dominate Bonhams Hong Kong Auction20150207161511
Japanese Whiskies Dominate Bonhams Hong Kong Auction
Mark GillespieFebruary 7, 2015Aces, auction, Bonhams, Brora, cards, collecting, collectors, Glenfiddich, Hanyu, Hong Kong, Ichiro Akuto, Japan, Joker, Karuizawa, Kings, Lalique, Macallan, Noh, Number One Drinks Company, Pappy Van Winkle, Port Ellen, Rosebank, St. Magdalene, Tokyo, Whisky Live, Yamazaki0 comments
February 7, 2015 – While two rare Macallan single malts led the overall bidding, Japanese whiskies dominated the action at Bonhams’ latest...