Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)20180415152829
Craft Whisky: Optimism and a Reality Check (Episode 689: April 15, 2018)
April 15, 20188 Oaks Craft Distillers, American Whiskey Convention, Bardstown, Blood Oath, Bloody Butcher, Bourbon, Bourye, Brooklyn, Brora, Buffalo Trace, Camden, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, cerification, chemical weapons, Chris Inscore, Chuck Schumer, Churchill Downs, classic malts, Cooper River Distillers, craft distilling, Dave Broom, David Stein, Diageo, diplomacy, Donald Colville, Doublewood, economics, Eddie Russell, education, European Union, exports, Ezra Brooks, FedEx, governor, Heaven Hill, Hidden Still Spirits, High West, House Bill 400, Irish Whiskey, James Yoakum, Jimmy Russell, Jo Graham, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Latvia, Lebanon, legislation, legislature, Liberty Pole Spirits, Logan Snyder, Longbranch, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Luxco, Madeira, Marquess Collection, Matt Bevin, Matthew McConaughey, mesquyite, MGP, Mitch McConnell, New Jersey, New Tripoli, New York, North Carolina, O.Z. Tyler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pinot Bourbon, pinot noir, Port Ellen, Rebel Yell, Russia, sanctions, Scale, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Experience, Senate, senator, shipping, Sir William Murray, Special Releases, Stave & Thief, Sue Beatt, Syria, Talisker, Terressentia, Texas, The Balvenie, The Glenrothes, The Murray, The Telegraph, tourism, trade, training, Tullibardine, Tyrconnell, University of Louisville, Vince Oleson, visitors center, Wapsie Valley, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Ambassador, Wild Turkey, World Masterclass of Whisky0 comments
Every distillery opens as a dream, with the backers hoping to become the next Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, or one of countless other mainstays of the whi...
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)20170924192730
There’s No Whisky Without the Barrels (Episode 660: September 24, 2017)
September 24, 2017@SpeakingEasyPod, @squirrel8870, Alex Grelli, Amie Boswell, Antique Collection, Ashley Penny, attorney, Australia, Barbara Helt, Bardstown, barrels, Benromach, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, Brad Boswell, Brian Kinsman, Brianna Gillespie, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Château Cissac, Christopher Winters, climate change, Commonwealth, cooperage, coopers, Corby, crime, Daniel Alan Durham, Dave Schmier, David Fenkell, doctor, Domino's, Don Livermore, Dublin, Eagle Rare, Fat Tire, forestry, France, Frankfort, Franklin County, George T. Stagg, Gilbert Curtsinger, Glen Breton, Glenfiddich, Glenora Distillers, Gooderham & Worts, Harry Shapira, Haut-Médoc, Heaven Hill, heist, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Ice Wine, Independent Stave Company, Indiana, investigation, Ireland, Israel, J.P. Wiser's, Jane Overeem, Jewish, Joe Boswell, Johannesburg, John Burlowski, judge, Julie Curtsinger, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, lawyer, Lebanon, Lexington Herald-Leader, Little Trinity, loggers, logging, Lot #40, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Mark Sean Searcy, Max Shapira, Meredith Grelli, Milk & Honey, Missouri, Mistress Miasma, Monongahela, New Jersey, Northern Border Collection, Nova Scotia, oak, Old Billingsgate, Old Rip Van Winkle, oncologist, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Peat Week, Phenostrus, Pike Creek, Pinch, pizza, police, prosecutors, River Edge, Rosh Hashanah, Rye, Sazerac 18 Rye, Seattle, Sheriff, South Africa, Speaking Easy, Sphincter, Spinther, stave mill, stolen, T.W. Boswell, Tel Aviv, The Whisky Show, theft, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tom Held, Total Wine & More, Tullibardine, Twitter, US Forest Service, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Brother, Whitney Lawson, Wigle, Wild Turkey, William Larue Weller, Winter Storm, wood, Zach Becker, Zionsville0 comments
It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels...
Tales of a Retired Whisky Maker (Episode 651: July 23, 2017)20170723021823
Tales of a Retired Whisky Maker (Episode 651: July 23, 2017)
July 23, 2017.36 Small Caliber Bourbon, .36 Texas Straight Bourbon, ALS, ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angus Dundee, artisan, Balcones, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bernheim Distillery, Bill Samuels Jr., board, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, brewery, Brown Hotel, bucket list, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Whisky, CEO, charity, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, cocktail, Colorado, Communist, Credit Suisse, Crown Royal, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Dallas Dhu, Deatsville, debate, Dennis Oetinger, Denny Potter, Denver, Derek Mather, Diageo, director, distiller, Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dublin Liberties Whiskey, Evan Chapman, expansion, Firestone & Robertson, Gimli, Glen Alba, Glencadam, governor, Hammer Head, Heaven Hill, Historic Environment Scotland, Houston, Hunter Stacks, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jim Boyko, John Hickenlooper, John Mack, Kentucky, Lidl, London, Louisville, Manitoba, Marge Samuels, mayor, Michael McKenna, Moray, Morgan Stanley, museum, Not a Pink Drink, Ontario, P.T. Wood, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, Parliament, politics, Pradlo Distillery, Quintessential Brands, Quora, Ranger Creek, Reserve 101, retired, Rhône, Richard Lochhead, Salida, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Seagram, Sean Murray, Sip-osium, Sir Douglas Murray, Speyside, Stock Spirits, Susan Riegler, tasting, Texas, The Dubliner, The Murray, The Reawakening, The Scotsman, Tomatin, Tullibardine, Warehouse 6, Waterloo, Westword, whiskey, whisky, Wishaw, women, Wood's High Mountain Distillery0 comments
Jim Boyko’s career took him from the old Seagram’s distillery in Waterloo, Ontario to the Canadian prairie in Gimli, Manitoba, and eventua...
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)20170708201749
The Best Way to Combine Whisky and the Solar Eclipse (Episode 649: July 9, 2017)
July 8, 2017@aantommaria, @allthingswhisky, @BirmingDram, @jtigtorn, @whiskywithward, Andrew Brown, Appropriations Committee, Arizona, astronomy, Auchentoshan, Australia, Avonak, Balcones Distilling, bars, bartenders, Beam Suntory, biobutanol, biofuel, Bourbon, budget, Bunnahabhain, camping, Canadian Club, car, Cara Laing, Casey Jones Distillery, Celtic Renewables, Chip Tate, Chris Walker, Christian County, Clan Denny, competition, Congress, construction, cottages, Curt Robinson, dairy, Daniel Mathers, David Taylor, Derek Scott, DISCUS, Distell, Distilled Spirits Council, Distilled Spirits Plant, Donald Trump, Douglas McGibbon & Co., draw, DSP, eclipse, Eclipse Edition, Ed Dodson, Edinburgh Napier University, Eich Bhana Lìr, emoji, energy, Eric Gregory, EU, European Union, expansion, exports, Fred Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, funding, G20, Gaelic, Garryana, Germany, Glasgow, Glass Revolution, Glen Moray, Glencairn Crystal, Glendale, Gordon Homer, Graham Coull, Hamburg, Hannah Whisky Merchants, High West, Hopkinsville, House, imports, Islay, Israel, Jason LeBlanc, John Tigtorn, Jura, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirby, label approvals, Lady of the Glen, license, Martin Tangney, Mary Beth Tomaszewski, Mastery, MB Roland, Merry Beth Tomaszewski, Milk & Honey Distillery, Mitch McConnell, Monmouth Whisky Club, mythology, New Jersey, on-trade, orange juice, Paul Tomaszewski, Pembroke, permit, Peter Grasso, Podcast Awards, pot ale, President, Reb Mordechai, rental, Richard Paterson, Robert Brown, Robert Theakston @roberttheakston, Sam Mead, science, Scotland, Scott Davidson, Senate, solar eclipse, Speyside, steel, summit, tariffs, Tasmania, Tate & Company, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Dalmore, The W Bar, trade, Treasury Department, Trump Administration, TTB, Tullibardine, visitors center. pier, Waco, Ward Council, warehouses, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Wyoming Whiskey, Yippee Ki-Yay0 comments
If you’re looking for an excuse to take off from work and watch the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on August 21, there’...
Boom Days for Bourbon (Episode 644: June 4, 2017)20170604143251
Boom Days for Bourbon (Episode 644: June 4, 2017)
June 4, 20171792 Bourbon, Al Young, American Epic Sessions, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, auction, Austria, author, auto racing, Bardstown, Barton, Bernie Taupin, bill, blogger, blues, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Center, British Airways, Carla Carlton, debate, Douglas Laing & Co., Elton John, experiment, farm, Feis Ice, festival bottling, foam, Four Roses, Garryana, governor, Heaven Hill, heirloom corn, Houston, Indianapolis 500, International Space Station, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Jack White, Japan, Jill-Ann Stolley Vick, Jim Murray, Joel Harrison, Karuizawa, Kelpie, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, Klaus Doblmann, Kwikpac, legislation, legislature, Limited Edition Small Batch, Louisville, Lydia Calhooligan, Marquess Series, Matt Bevin, Matt Hofmann, motorsports, music, Neil Ridley, Noh, Number One Drinks Company, Pacific Northwest. Scotch Whisky, packaging, PBS, plant, recording, Remarkable Regional Malts, Reserve 101, retailers, Robert Mark, Rock Oyster, Sazerac, Seattle, Sir Douglas Murray, song, Space, statehood, Takuma Sato, tasting, The Bourbon Babe, The Murray, The Sun, Timorous Beastie, Tullibardine, Two Fingers of Whiskey, Voice O Graph, Washington, weather balloon, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Bible, Wilderness Trail1 comment
Bourbon’s growing global profile is at its highest in decades, and that’s good news in Kentucky. Even though Bourbon can be made anywhere ...
Episode 608: September 25, 201620160925114827
Episode 608: September 25, 2016
September 25, 2016@JohnnieStumbler, @MaltReview, @smokshootr2, @whiskyexperts, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Spa, Aberfeldy, Acts of Union, age statement, age statements, airport, American Whiskey, Anki Ulvmane, Ardbeg, Ardbeg 21, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, auction, Australia, auto racing, Baccarat, Bardstown, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Black Bull, BMW, Bourbon Bill, British GT Championship, Buffalo Trace, burglary, Calum Fraser, Canada, Canadian Whisky, Chivas Brothers, Chivas Regal, Chuck Cowdery, Col. E.H. Taylor, Colin Scott, construction, crystal, Custodian Master Blender, Custodian's Club, Denmark, Diageo, Duncan Taylor, duty free, Ecurie Ecosse, Euan Shand, fakes, Frank McHardy, Fred Noe, Gavin Birnie, General Assembly, George Dickel, Glansa, Glen Garioch, GlenDronach, Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery, Heaven Hill, hockey, Hunter Laing & Co., Islay, Jaguar, Justine Hazelhurst, Kevin Balmforth, Kilchoman, Kilkerran, King James VI, King of Scots, Knob Creek, lawmakers, LCBO, legislature, Mark@Malt-Review.com, McLaren, Meldrum House, Moji Shand, motorsports, mystery, New Brunswick, Niagara-by-the-Lake, Number 99 Red Cask, O.F.C., O.F.C. Distillery, Oldmeldrum, Ontario, Orkney, Orphan Barrel, Perth, photo, planning, Police Scotland, Port Askaig, raithrover, Redaktion, regulations, retired, retirement, Richard Paterson, Royal Salute, Rune Lauridsen, Russ Charity, Sandy Hyslop, Scapa, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shit, Springbank, stolen, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Dalmore, theft, travel retail, Tullibardine, Union of the Crowns, vintage, Wayne Gretzky, West Cork Distillers, Whippersnapper, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Rover, Whoop & Holler, Whyte & Mackay, Willett, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies0 comments
We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in whisky an...
Episode 573: January 23, 201620160124004813
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
January 24, 20161792 Barton, Adelphi, age statement, Andrew Laing, Angus MacDonald, anniversary, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran, Avril Scott, baby name, Bill Lumsden, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bronfman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Caolila Scott, CBC News, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Coppersea, Crown Royal, Distiller's Choice, Drew Mayville, Eaglesgate, Elijah Craig, Eric Gregory, Excelsior, Fred Minnick, Gartbreck Farm, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Guardians, Highland Queen, Hudson Valley, Hunter Laing & Co., illness, interview, Islay, James Robertson, James Wills, Jean Donnay, Jeremy Scott, John McLellan, John Medley, Jon Wells, Julian Van Winkle III, Karl Ejnar Christensen, Keith Raker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kristie Byer, live, Longmorn, Mark Brown, Milsean, New York, obituary, Ohio, Ontario, opinion, Pappy Van Winkle, Peak Whisky, Perthshire, Port Askaig, Private Edition, Ranald Watson, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Federation, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Laing, Seagram, Springbank, Stewart Buchanan, Stewart Laing, television, The Exchange, The Glenlivet, The Hielan', tourism, tourists, Truman Cox, Tullibardine, Vancouver Whisky Festival, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky school0 comments
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blen...
Episode 562: November 14, 201520151115013843
Episode 562: November 14, 2015
November 15, 2015.36 Single Barrel, age statement, Alistair Longwell, Amrut, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ash Whitaker, auction, Austria, Balblair, Ben Grayson, Ben Nevis, bidding, Bill Ricker, Billy Walker, Blair Athol, Boise, Bonhams, Booker's, Boone County, Boston, Bourbon, Boxing Hares, California, Cardrona, charity, Chivas Brothers, collecting, collector, Denison, deputy, Derek Sinclair, Desiree Whitaker, Diageo, Edrington, effluent, environment, Family Casks, film, Gary D'Urso, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Herald Scotland, Ian Macleod Distillers, Idaho, Inver House, Ironroot Republic, Johnny Mitchell, Josef Litt, Josh Quinn, Kentucky, Kilted Whisky Man, Kirsten Mitchell, Klaus Doblmann, Larry Ebersold, location, Lochaber, Lord of the Rings, Los Angeles, Macallan, MGP, Michael Jackson, Millburn, Miltonduff, New York City, New Zealand, pollution, rainfall, Ranger Creek, Robertson & Baxter, Robertson Trust, Royal Lochnagar, San Antonio, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Seagram's, Sebastopol, SEPA, Sheriff, Smoky Goat, Spectrum, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit Works Distillery, Tamdhu, Texas, The 1833, The Glenlivet, The Hobbit, Tom Fischer's Tavern, Tullibardine, veterinary school, Victor Brierley, violations, Wanaka, water, watercourse, Westmont, whiskey, Whiskey Union, whisky, Whisky Ambassador Course, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy1 comment
As we begin the 11th year of WhiskyCast, we’re taking a look back this week to catch up with some of the friends we’ve made over the last ...
Episode 542: July 4, 201520150704200652
Episode 542: July 4, 2015
July 4, 2015@WhiskyGuyRy, Alberta, ambassador, Andy Watts, Austria, Bain's, Bain's Cape Mountain, Baker Beam, Beam Suntory, Booker Noe, Breton, Brittany, Bruichladdich, Brussels, Canada, Canada Day, Carl Beam, chef, Clermont, Contradiction, cooking, Cooley, Coxs Creek, Crown Royal, Culinary, Custodian's Club, David Beam, David Bouley, David Frost, David Stewart, Deirdre Mahlan, Diageo, Diageo North America, diplomat, dismissal, Distell, European Union, expansion, fireworks, food, Four Roses, Fourth of July, France, Gartbreck, Glann ar Mor, Glencairn, Graeme Littlejohn, Guatemala, Harlem Whiskey Festival, Heaven Hill, Hibiki, Hodson & Roberts, Honduras, Independence Day, Indiana, Isao Yamada, Islay, Ivan Menezes, Japan, Jean Donnay, Jim Beam, Jim Rutledge, kitchen, Klaus Doblmann, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, legal, litigation, lobbying, Los Angeles, Martine Donnay, MGP-I, Michael Collins, Mike Roberts, minority, Nelson County Gazette, New York, Northern Harvest Rye, Pappy Van Winkle, Parliament, Phillip Palmer, planning, protected geographical indicator, retirement, Ron Williams, Ryan Engen, Sam's Club, Sarah Dickson, Scotch Whisky Association, Shinji Fukuyo, Sidney Frank, single grain, Smooth Ambler, South Africa, Spirit of America, Suntory, The Balvenie, Tullibardine, Tun 1401, Tun 1509, warehouses, West Virginia, Westminster, Yearling, zoning0 comments
Jim Rutledge gets most of the credit for reviving Four Roses Bourbon in the US over the last decade after years of neglect by the brand’s previo...
Reviving the Historic Chicken Cock Whiskey Brand (Episode 745: December 16, 2018)