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...
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)20180909204127
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2018@CGBSpender8874, @scotchology1, @whiskyfreedom, @whiskyranker, acquisition, age statement, album, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Arden, baby, Bacardi, band, Bardstown, Benromach, birth, Blackened Whiskey, Blended Malt, BMW, Booker Noe Distillery, Boss Hog, Boston, Bourbon, Brad Mead, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Brugal Rum, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Catoctin Creek, charity, Chris Spalding, classic malts, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Coxs Creek, Dave Pickerell, David DeFazio, Dawn Smith, Diageo, distillery, Donald Colville, Duke of Rothesay, Edrington, Edrington Americas, England, Erik Smith, estate, fire, firefighters, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon & MacPhail, Hampton Manor Inn, Heaven Hill, High West, Highland Park, historic, hog, impressions, inert gas, insurance, Jaclyn Minnick, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, judge, Julian Joseph Minnick, Kate Mead, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirby, Kirin, Kirkwall, Lawrenceburg, Longmorn, Louisville, Magnum, Maureen Robinson, Metallica, Moet Hennessy, Mortimer, Mount Vernon, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO, negotiations, Oreck, Orkney, Oscar Minnick, oxidation, partnership, pattern bargaining, Pernod Ricard, picket line, pig, police, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, Ryan Ashley, Scotch, SEIU, Smoking Man, Smooth Ambler, Soleo Collection, Special Releases, stake, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, strike, strike vote, Talisker, Teamsters Union, The Famous Grouse, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Spirit of Mauve, The Story of the Spaniard, tour, Tuthilltown Spirits, UCFW, union, United Auto Workers, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacuum, Van Winkle, vintages, Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig Rye, William Grant & Sons, Woodinville, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Like most romances, Wyoming Whiskey and Edrington had plenty of potential partners trolling around. Neither one needed a partner, until they found eac...
Jeff Arnett: 10 Years as Master Distiller at Jack Daniel’s (Episode 718: August 5, 2018)20180805102501
Jeff Arnett: 10 Years as Master Distiller at Jack Daniel’s (Episode 718: August 5, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 5, 2018acacia, activists, American Craft Spirits Association, Angel's Envy, Antrim, Australia, Bardstown, bass, Belle Meade, Blended Malt, Boot Hill, Bottled in Bond, Brian Lee, Brian Treacy, Buchanan's Select, Bushmills, Carlow Brewing Company, Causeway Coast and Glens Council, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, Collinstown, Cork, demand, Diageo, distiller, Douglas Laing & Co., Dubai, Dublin, Dublin Airport, duty free, Eddie Russell, environment, EU, European Union, expansion, Fraunces Tavern, Heaven Hill, Ireland, Jack Daniel, Jack Daniel's, Jeff Arnett, Jimmy Bedford, Jimmy Russell, Kansas, Lincoln Henderson, Longbranch, Louise McGuane, Lynchburg, Mark Shilling, Mark Vierthaler, master distiller, Matthew McConaughey, mesquite, music, Nearest Green, Neil Giraldo, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, New York City, Northern Ireland, Old Fitzgerald, Parker Beam, Pearse Lyons, Pearse Lyons Distillery, planning, Ralph Erenzo, Rock Oyster, Sagamore Spirit, Save Our Causeway Coast, Single Barrel Select, sound, St. James's Church, Supervalu, tariffs, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Three Chord Bourbon, tone, trade, travel retail, Tuthilltown Spirits, Wes Henderson, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
Jeff Arnett became the Master Distiller for Jack Daniel’s in 2008, joining a small club of distillers that began with Jack Daniel and Nathan ...
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)20171029191449
Ten Years of Making Whiskey at Mount Vernon (Episode 665: October 29, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 29, 2017@miwillians283, @toddshissler, 666, A. Smith Bowman, Angel's Envy, Annis Noe, ashes, barrel sales, Basil Hayden, Basil Hayden's Dark Rye, blender, bonder, Booker Noe, Bourbon Country, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Chapel Gate Whiskey, Churchill Downs, Colin Anderson, column stills, Commerce Department, data, Dave Pickerell, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Devil, Diageo, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Livermore, Donald Campbell, Dublin, Dunblane, estate, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Fawn Weaver, Four Seasons, Fourth Street Live, fox, Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Fredericksburg, George Washington, George Washington's Distillery, grain whiskey, grandchildren, grandfather, Halloween, henhouse, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, horse racing, Huber's Starlight Winery & Distillery, Indiana, International Trade Commission, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Irish Whiskey Awards, J.J. McCorry, Jack Daniel, Jim Beam, Joe Dangler, Joseph A. Magnus, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kraig Naasz, Kris Comstock, Kyle Henderson, Laphroaig, Licensed Vintners Association, Lisa Roper Wicker, list price, Little Book, Louise McGuane, Louisville, Madison, Marcel Dion, Michael Williams, Mike Sherman, Mount Vernon, Nathan Nearest Green, Nearest Green Foundation, New York City, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Powers, Powers 1817 Release, presenting sponsor, Proof on Main, Roe & Co., Rye Whiskey, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, slavery, slaves, Small Batch Collection, Steve Bashore, The Balvenie, The Gael, The Long Hall Pub, Thomas Anderson, Thoroughbred, Todd Shissler, Tom Sherman, trade, Travel, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore D.E.W. XO, Tuthilltown Spirits, Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey, Van Winkle, Vendome, Virginia, Voyage of the Raven, warehouse, Wes Henderson, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Distillers from around the United States gathered at Virginia’s Mount Vernon this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of G...
Empire State Distillers Create New Empire Rye Category20171025131511
Empire State Distillers Create New Empire Rye Category
Mark GillespieOctober 25, 2017Black Button Distilling, Bottled in Bond, Brooklyn, Christopher Briar Williams, Coppersea Distilling, Dave Pickerell, Empire Rye, Empire Rye Whiskey Association, Empire State, farm distillers, Finger Lakes Distilling, Hillrock Estate, King Kong, Kings County Distillery, legislation, license, mash bill, New York, New York Distilling Company, Ralph Erenzo, Rye, Taconic, Tuthilltown Spirits, Van Brunt Stillhouse, whiskey, whisky, Yankee Distillers0 comments
October 22, 2017 – New York’s nickname is the Empire State, and of course, that is where New York City’s landmark Empire State Build...
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)20171022122010
Babysitting the Whisky Barrels (Episode 664: October 22, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 22, 2017@miwilliams283, @pkhtex, @Sister_Ratched, Aged Cask Rye, American Whisky, angel's share, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, awards, Bacardi, Ballantine's, Bangalore Malt, bar, barrels, Belfast, Benromach, Black Barrel, Black Button Distilling, Bourbon, Brooklyn, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Château Cissac, Chivas Brothers, Chris Morris, Christopher Williams, Cill Airne Cask, competition, coneys, construction, Coppersea Distilling, Corby, Daily News Journal, Detroit, Dingle, Distillery Series, distribution, Domaine Select, Don Livermore, Donald Campbell, Duke of York, Dylan Whiskey Bar, Elijah Craig, Empire Rye, environmental, excise, exports, Finger Lakes Distilling, Galway, Garavan's, Gaza Capital, Glen Keith, Glenburgie, Glendalough, Glengoyne, Gooderham & Worts, Heathrow, India, Interstate 24, investment, Irish Whiskey Awards, Jack Teeling, Jameson, John Distilleries, Juan Merizalde Carillio, Jude, Kilkenny, Kings County Distillery, Kinsale, Lafayette Coney Island, London, Lot #40, Louisville, Masters Collection, Merlot, Michael Williams, Murfreesboro, neighbors, New York, New York Distilling Company, Octomore, Old Forester, Old Pulteney, Ontario, Original Choice, Paul Hansen, Paul John, Paulliac, Phoenix, Pike Creek, pinot noir, Popcorn Sutton, Powers, Quintessence, radio, Rhône, Richard Paterson, Robert Theakston, Rye Whiskey, Sazerac, Seamus O'Dowden's, shares, standard of identity, stomach, subdivisions, Syrah, Taconic Distillery, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Cooper's Croze, The Dalmore, The Folkhouse, The Whisky Show, traffic, Tullamore D.E.W., Tuthilltown Spirits, Twenty-Something, Tyrconnell, Van Brunt Stillhouse, Ventoux, Vermont, Walsh Whiskey Company, warehouse, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Windsor, Wiser's, Woodford Reserve, World of Whiskies, Writers Tears, xBox, Yankee Distillers, Zinfandel0 comments
Managing a whisky warehouse is sort of like running a day care center…but a lot quieter. Corby’s Donald Campbell is responsible for 1.3 mi...
WhistlePig Rye Up For Sale in Craft Distilling “Feeding Frenzy”20170623152149
WhistlePig Rye Up For Sale in Craft Distilling “Feeding Frenzy”
Mark GillespieJune 23, 2017acquisition, Alberta Distillers, Anheuser-Busch, board, Canada, Canadian, Casamigros, Catoctin Creek, Chancery Court, Christopher Evison, Colombia, Constellation Brands, court, Dave Pickerell, Delaware, Diageo, dispute, FarmStock, George Clooney, High West, Hudson Whiskey, litigation, merger, Pernod Ricard, Raj Peter Bhakta, Rak Bhakta, sale, Santo Domingo, shares, Smooth Ambler, tequila, Tuthilltown Spirits, Vermont, Whistlepig, Wilco Faessen, William Grant & Sons0 comments
June 23, 2017 – The owners of WhistlePig Rye, the occasionally controversial but highly regarded Vermont whiskey distiller and bottler, have dec...
What You Need to Know About the Tuthilltown Spirits Sale20170423164602
What You Need to Know About the Tuthilltown Spirits Sale
Mark GillespieApril 23, 2017Australia, Brian Lee, Catoctin Creek, Constellation Brands, consultant, Denmark, Diageo, Distill Ventures, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, engineer, Europe, export, Gardiner, Glenfiddich, High West, Hudson Whiskey, Jonathan Yusen, New York, Pernod Ricard, Popcorn Sutton, Prohibition, Ralph Erenzo, Remy Cointreau, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Smooth Ambler, Starward, Stauning, The Balvenie, tourism, Tuthilltown Spirits, visitors, Westland, whiskey, whisky, William Grant & Sons0 comments
April 23, 2017 – “Brian and I had always had it in our minds that we weren’t going to die on the distillery room floor, and eventual...
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)20170423004710
Whisky: It Starts with the Grain (Episode 638: April 23, 2017)
Mark GillespieApril 23, 2017acquisition, agriculture, arrest, bail, Baltimore, banks, Bernheim, Blade & Bow, Brian Lee, Brian Treacy, Buffalo Trace, Canada, Canadian Whisky Awards, ceramic, charge, Cheri Reese, clay, commodities, consultant, crops, crystal, D. Wayne Lukas, Dave Pickerell, decanters, Dekalb, Diageo, diplomatic, dissertation, diversion, Don Livermore, EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, estate, extradition, Far North Distillers, farmers, farming, FDA, Food & Drug Administration, fraud, Gardiner, George T. Stagg, glazing, gold medal, grain, Grindstone, Hallock, Heriot-Watt University, hockey, horse, horse racing, Hudson Whiskey, Ian Macleod Distillers, Illinois, India, Indian, Irish Whiskey, J.P. Wiser's, Jameson, Jamie Walter, Jim Walter, Jonathan Yusen, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kilkerran, kiln, Kingfisher, LCBO, Le Bernardain, lead, lead crystal, lead poisoning, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, London, Mark Williams, Maryland, Michael Veach, Midwest, Mike Swanson, Mike Veach, Minnesota, New York, Nick Naegele, Ontario, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, PhD, Pig's Nose, planting, playoffs, porcelain, Port Covington, pottery, Ralph Erenzo, Rob Wallace, Røknar, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, seed, Sheep Dip, Shelter Point, Spencerfield Spirit Company, Springbank, Stanley Cup, Stitzel-Weller, swab, testing, Thoroughbred, tourism, trainer, Tuthilltown Spirits, United Spirits, Vancouver Island, Vijay Mallya, visitors, whiskey, Whiskey Acres, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, William Grant & Sons, Winnipeg, Woodford Reserve, World Whisky Awards0 comments
The end of April has grain farmers in North America and Europe poised to get into the fields and start planting this year’s crops – and so...
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