Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-201820181102125636
Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-2018
Mark GillespieNovember 2, 2018Army, Bill Samuels, Blackened American Whiskey, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, George Washington's Distillery, Hillrock Estate Distillery, J. Rieger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jr., Maker's Mark, Metallica, Mount Vernon, natural causes, obituary, publicist, Rolling Stone, San Francisco, tribute, U.S. Military Academy, University of Louisville, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
November 2, 2018 – Dave Pickerell, the master distiller and blender responsible for helping dozens of would-be whiskey entrepreneurs achieve the...
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire20170830141325
Taiwan’s King Car: A Distillery on Fire
Mark GillespieAugust 30, 2017Dr. Jim Swan, Drew McKenzie-Smith, Ian Chang, Kavalan, King Car, Lindores Abbey Distillery, memorial service, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, single malt, Solist, T.T. Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, tribute, whiskey, whisky, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
Taiwan’s King Car Distillery is only 10 years old, yet its Kavalan single malt whiskies have won worldwide acclaim. As the distillery enters its...
Viking Soul & Whisky in Denmark (Episode 639: April 30, 2017)20170429172000
Viking Soul & Whisky in Denmark (Episode 639: April 30, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 29, 2017@GCPepperGuy, @whiskyadventurer, #toasttodads, Bernheim, Blair Athol, Blender's Batch, Blender's Batch Bourbon & Rye Cask Finish, bottles, Bourbon District, Brexit, Brora, Call Ila, cancer, Charles Maclean, chemicals, classic malts, Colonial Williamsburg, comment, Convalmore, cooperage, coopers, Copenhagen, currency, Cutty Sark, dads, Danish, Dark Origins, Davey McKenzie, Denmark, design, Diageo, Edrington, environment, EU, European Union, exports, fathers, fracking, fracturing, Full Volume, gas, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon Motion, Grant Cummings, Greg Fischer, groundwater, Guinness, Highland Park, historical, history, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jason Craig, Jennifer Nickerson, Jim Beveridge, Jim Lyngvild, Johnnie Walker, Ken Goldberg, Kentucky, Knockmealdowns, Lagavulin, Liam Ahearn, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Louisville Business Journal, Magnus, Main Street, marketing, mayor, Mount Vernon, Nick Morgan, Norway, oil, Orkney, Orphan Barrel, packaging, pollution, Port Dundas, Port Ellen, pound, preview, protests, Raunsborg, Ravnsborg, Rhetoric, Scotch Whiskey, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Government, Special Releases, Speyside Cooperage, Spirit of Speysid Festival, Stitzel-Weller, Stuart Nickerson, Teaninich, The Scotsman, Tipperary, trade, travel retail, tribute, United States, vacation, Valhalla, Valknut, Valkyrie, Viking, Viking Soul, Virginia, water, Watershed, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, world record0 comments
This week, we’re in Copenhagen, Denmark for the launch of Highland Park’s new Valkyrie single malt and new packaging for its core range th...
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)20170219142844
Distilling an Inner-City Revival (Episode 629: February 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2017@AdventSpirits, @Maltbank_Herald, @MarieinDublin, Alistair Walker, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Anthony Wills, Arthur D. Little, ASCA, Auchentoshan, Beam Suntory, beer, BenRiach, best in class, Billy Walker, Bluegrass Distillers, Boone County, bottler, Bourbon, Bowmore, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Camden, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, cat, CETA, competition, consultant, convention, Cooper River Bourbon, Cooper River Distillers, Cooper River Rye, Corby, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distilling, craft tour, Crieff Hydro Hotel, Dave Broom, Decades, distillery cat, Dr. Jim Swan, Drew Dilkens, Eddie Russell, Egg Harbor Township, EU, European Union, Evan Williams, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Famous Grouse Experience, geographical indicator, George T. Stagg, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenturret, Heritage, Hiram Walker & Sons, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ian_Appleton, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, James Yoakum, Jim Swan, Jonathan Bray, Josh Quinn, judging, Kavalan, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kilchoman, lexicon, Lexington, Louisville, luxury, Marie Byrne, Master's Keep, Matt Shattock, mayor, medal, memoir, Mingo Creek Craft Distillers, Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Nashville, New Jersey, obituary, Ontario, Parker Beam, Penderyn, Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research, Pernod Ricard, Petty's Island, Philadelphia, Pineau des Charentes, Pittsburgh, porter, provincial, Rachel Barrie, Revival, rum, Scotch, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotch Whisky Research Institute, Seattle, Silvano Samaroli, single cask, Single Run Series, Sonoma County Distilling Company, spa, Stephen Davies, Still 630, Taste of Tennessee, Tatlock & Thompson, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Scotsman, The Welsh Whisky Company, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, tourism, trade, treaty, tribute, Tuckahoe Brewing Company, Turret, Virginia Distillery Company, Wemyss Malts, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Eretico, Whisky Heretic, whisky maker, Wild Turkey, Windsor, YouTube0 comments
Camden, New Jersey has a long manufacturing heritage dating back decades, but the city’s glory days ended decades ago – leaving behind emp...
Episode 586: April 23, 201620160424223028
Episode 586: April 23, 2016
Mark GillespieApril 24, 2016@meljkim, age statements, American Pharoah, Amrut, André Girard, Angus MacRaild, Balcones, Barack Obama, Barbara Sweetman, Beach Whiskey, Brent Hocking, Brexit, Brixton Mash Destroyer, Brora Rover, Chicago, Chip Tate, cigars, Compass Box, construction, Corsair Artisan Distillery, craft distillers, Craig Wolf, Dave Schmier, David Cameron, distributors, Doug French, Douglas Laing & Co., Drake, Drew Estate, Egan's, EU, European Union, Evanston, exports, Few Spirits, Flaming Lips, Four Kings, Frank Scott, geographical protection, George Racz, Glencadam, Glencadam Origin 1825, horse racing, Illinois, Independent Spirits Expo, India, Indian, Ireland, Jackie Scott, Jake Owen, Japan, John Drew Brands, Jonathan Drew, Journeyman Distillery, Kaliningrad, Keepers of the Quaich, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Derby, Kikori, label approval, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Distillery, legislation, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Maverick Drinks, Melvin Kim, Mexico, Michael Vachon, Michter's, Mississippi River Distilling, music, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Oaxaca, opening, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Hletko, Paul John, President, Prime Minister, Prince, Proximo Spirits, Purple Rain, Radico Khaitan, Rampur, Remarkable Regional Malts, retail, rock, rum, Russia, Sanjeev Banga, Scorpion Mezcal, Scotch Whisky Association, Sierra Norte, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Epicurean, three-tier, trade, transparency, treaty, tribute, Triple Crown, TTB, Ukraine, US1, Virginia Black, Waco, Whisky Sponge, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America0 comments
Paul Hletlko is one of the leaders in North America’s craft distilling movement, and the founder of FEW Spirits is in the middle of a distillery...
Episode 565: December 5, 201520151206024606
Episode 565: December 5, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 6, 2015Andrew Rankin, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, author, awards, Baiju, Ballindalloch, Bill Lumsden, book, Boone County, Bourbon, Bowmore, Cadenhead's, Campari, Canada, cancer, charity, Charlie Smith, cocktail, Colin Dunn, Corsair Artisan, Dad's Hat, David Urquhart, Deanston, death, Denmark, Dennis Malcolm, Devil's Casks, Diageo, Distell, Distill Ventures, Dorus Mor, drinks, Dufftown, Eddie Russell, editors, Edrington, expansion, family, Family Casks, Fiona Murdoch, food truck, footpath, French, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, grandmother, Haig Club, Hall of Fame, holiday, Iain McCallum, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky Awards, Indiegogo, International Wine & Spirits Competition, investment, Japan, Jeff Cioletti, Jeffrey Steubben, Jimmy Russell, John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve, Joshua Quinn, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, labels, Lifetime Achievement Award, Mai Tai, Maker's Mark, Martin Vesterby, Martine Nouet, Massillon, Mike Drumm, Mizunara, moonshine, Moray Council, Neil Cameron, Nikka, nutters, Oatrage, Ohio, One Warm Coat, painting, perks, Peter Russell, Richard Urquhart, Rick Culver, road, Royal Mile Whiskies, Scotch, Scotch Whisky, shochu, soju, Speyside, spirits, Stauning, Strathearn, Stuart Cassells, Stuart Urquhart, Tempest, Tesco, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop Dufftown, The Year of Drinking Adventurously, Thomas William Foerster, tiki, Tomatin, tourism, tourists, tours, travel retail, tribute, venture capital, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Yoichi1 comment
Every once in a while, you might want to step outside of your comfort zone and try something besides whisky. A WhiskyCast listener asked for suggestio...
Exclusive: Buffalo Trace To Continue Producing Elmer T. Lee Bourbon20130913102120
Exclusive: Buffalo Trace To Continue Producing Elmer T. Lee Bourbon
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2013Blanton, Buffalo Trace, Elmer T. Lee, Harlen Wheatley, Jimmy Russell, Parker Beam, Stagg, tribute1 comment
September 13, 2013 – When Buffalo Trace’s Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee passed away on July 16 at the age of 93, Bourbon lovers a...
Episode 192: March 22, 200920090321210100
Episode 192: March 22, 2009
Mark GillespieMarch 21, 2009Berry Bros. & Rudd, book, Bristow, Bushmills, charity, Colum Egan, Compass Box, Dingle, distillery, dog names, Doug McIvor, editor, grain, Hedonism, Ian Buxton, Ireland, Jeffrey Topping, John McDougall, Michael Jackson, New York, puppy, Scotland, Sheepdog, St. Patrick's Day, tourism, Travel, tribute, Wild Scotsman0 comments
It’s been about a year and a half since we lost Michael Jackson, and his friends are honoring the best whisky and beer writer of all time with a...
Episode 150: June 22, 200820080621224400
Episode 150: June 22, 2008
Mark GillespieJune 21, 2008Andrew Derbidge, Bob Dalgarno, Campbeltown, charity, Craig Daniels, Dufftown, Frank Newlands, Glenfiddich, Glo Ramon, John Hansell, landlord, Lawrence Graham, Macallan, Malt Maniacs, Michael Jackson, museum, San Francisco, Sandy Curle, Speyside Whisky Museum, Springbank, tribute, whisky school, WhiskyFest, Willie Phillips0 comments
If you’re looking for “buddy trip” ideas, a distillery school might be just the thing. Fellow Malt Maniac Lawrence Graham just finis...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)