The Great Islay Swim (Episode 711: July 1, 2018)20180701201402
The Great Islay Swim (Episode 711: July 1, 2018)
July 1, 2018"Explorer's Cask", @Mr_McW, #freethewhisky, affinity group, aluminum, ambassador, anniversary, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Armorik, attorney general, Barton, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, Billy Walker, Birdhouse, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Bobby Parnell, Bonticou Crag, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon Burnt Sugar, Bowmore, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Buzick Construction, Canada, Caol Ila, Catoctin Creek, Chad Anderson, China, collapse, cooking, Coppersea Distiling, corrosion, court, David Eby, David McDonald, Distillerie Warenghem, Diurachs, Donald Blincoe, Donald Trump, Douglas Laing & Co., Eddie Russell, Empire Rye, engineers, Eric Fergie, European Union, evidence, export, fan club, Fets Whisky Kitchen, fire, France, Franklin County, Georgia, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, Glasgow, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Grand Hotel Nanaimo, Great Islay Swim, grill, Hickory, High Road, Highland Park, hospitality license, ice cream, import, Inner Circle, Islay, Isle of Arran, Jason Johnstone-Yellin, Jeni's, Johnnie Mundell, judge, Jura, Justin Fornal, Justin Trudeau, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, LCLB, LDB, liquor agents, Liquor Control & Licensing Branch, Liquor Distribution Branch, Little Jumbo, Maker's Mark, McW, Mexico, Middle West Whiskey, ministry, Nanaimo, New York, New York City, One For All, One For the Road, One For You, open water swimming, Orlando, Pappy Van Winkle, PappyGate, Pardon My Pappy, Port Dundas, Prime Minister, prosecutor, provincial, pub, raid, recipe, Redbreast, repairs, report, retailers, Reuters, ricks, Roundstone Rye, Russell's Reserve, rust, salmon, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, seizure, sentence, shock probation, Simon Brooking, Single Cask Nation, single grain, single malt, smoke, SMWS, sorghum, Speyside, Springbank, Springbank Society, steel, structural integrity, swimming, tariffs, tenderoin, The Dead Rabbit, theft, Thomas Wingate, trade, trade war, Triagoz, turkey, Union Club, Urban Bourbon, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Virginia, warehouse, water damage, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Xtra Old Particular, Zachary Becker0 comments
The rough, cold waters off Scotland’s Isle of Islay are a challenge for even the best sailors, and one might think it madness to try and swim ar...
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)20170910211330
Making Sense(s) of Whisky (Episode 658: September 10, 2017)
September 10, 2017age statement, agent, Andrea Wilson, Angel's Envy, aroma, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, author, Award, Bardstown, barrel sales, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Benromach, BevCon, blogger, book, Bourbon, Bourbon Women, Brexit, Brown-Forman, Cabrach Trust, Canada, car, Charleston, China, Chivas Brothers, Christa Havican, chug, cocktail, coffee, Columbus, ComicCon, concierge, Diageo, Distilled Sunshine, distillery, dollar, drinks, drunk, Dublin, economy, Ellen DeGeneres, euro, exhibit, flavor, Forgotten Drop Series, Founder's Reserve, fraud, Frazier History Museum, Gerry Nicholls, Glen Grant, Glen Grant Collection, Gordon & MacPhail, Hall of Fame, Halle Berry, heirloom grains, Highland Park, historical, Houston, ice cream, Icons of Whisky, illicit distilling, Inverharrock Farm, investment, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jack Daniel's, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye, Jeni's, Kavalan, KDA, Keith Batt, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, King Car, Kingsman, Laurent Lacassagne, Lois Mateus, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Michter's, Middle West Spirits, Mike Raymond, Moray Council, Nant Distillery, Nant Estate, Nantou, Nath Pizzolatto, neuroscience, New Zealand, Ohio, Omar, open records, OYO, Pam Heilmann, Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award, Pat Retson, Patricia Retson, planning, police, pound, provincial, Quebec, Renaud Dugas, Reserve 101, Robert Kaiser, Robert Simonson, Rotorua, sale, SAQ, science, scientists, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, ScotchWhisky.com, senses, sensory, Singleton of Glen Old, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, South Carolina, Speyside, SWA, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tasmania Police, taste, terroir, The Glenlivet, Tocade, tourism, tourists, triple distilled, Urban Bourbon, US 1, visitors, visitors center, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Magazine, WhiskyCast Tasting Panel0 comments
Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee...
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)20170409133557
Bladnoch’s Back in Business (Episode 636: April 9, 2017)
April 9, 2017@BetheneC, Adela, ADI, Alioth, American Distilling Institute, auction, Australia, Award, Belgium, Ben & Jerry's, benefit, Benromach, best of class, Bethene Campbell, bidding, Bill Ricker, Bladnoch, Bonnaroo Buzz, Boston, Bourbon, Bourye, Box Distillery, Brexit, Brora, Burn Stewart Distillers, Candela, Cedar Ridge Distillery, charity, Chris Zaborowski, competition, construction, coopers, cows, Dartmoor National Park, David Prior, Denmark, Devon, Diageo, Donald Tusk, Dr. Jim Swan, editor, Edrington, EU, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, farm, Fred Minnick, Generations, Glenn Hubbuch, Gordon & MacPhail, High West, Hong Kong, Hunmanby, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Iowa, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, J. Henry & Sons, James Campbell, John Hansell, Kelly Hubbuch, Ken Grier, Lalique, Limeburners, Linda Ruffenach, Louisville, Lowlands, M. Shanken Communications, Malt Advocate, March for Babies, March of Dimes, MGP, Michael Moore, Michael Veach, Mortlach, Myrna Jensen, Nantucket, Northern Ireland, Patton Road Reserve, Paul Neave, Podblasts, Portland, premature birth, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Princetown Distillers, publisher, Pure Scot, Reese Hubbuch, Samsara, Scotch Whiskey, Scotland, Second Step, Seven Stars, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Special Releases, Speyside Cooperage, Spirit of Hven, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Spirit of Yorkshire, Stefaan Lesage, Strait of Öresund, Sweden, Systembolaget, Talia, Templeton Rye, The Dalmore, The Macallan, The Notch, Theresa May, Tim Davis, Tom Mellor, Triple Eight Distillery, Urban Bourbon, Westport Whiskey & Wine, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Chicks, Wigtown, world record0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, but the Lowlands distillery almost never made it to that milestone. W...
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)20170402140734
Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
April 2, 2017@ForzaUnion, @OldBurbonGangsta, @TeresaDeck81, #trypod, 100% Islay, A.D. Laws, airport, Amarone, Amazon, ambassador, Andy Rieger, anniversary, Anthony Wills, Arran, Article 50, Artist's Blend, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Bainbridge, Balblair, Battle Point, Beam, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, BenRiach, Benromach, Bernard Walsh, bill, Bill Lark, Birmingham, Bladnoch, Bond & Lillard, Brexit, Brian, buyout, Campari America, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Club Heritage Centre, Carlow, CBC News, Celtic Whiskey Shop, chairman, Chichibu, Chris Malcolm, Colorado, Compass Box, competition, Cooley, court order, craft distillers, Craigellachie, Dail, David G, delivery, dissertation, Drew Dilkens, Dublin, Eclipx, editor, England, English Whisky Company, EU, European Union, exports, farm gate, Federal Court of Australia, Feis Ile, First Minister, Flaming Heart, Forty Creek, free movement, Fuji-Gotemba, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Gooderam & Worts, Grant's, Great Britain, Great King Street, Green Label, Hall of Fame, Heathrow, Hibiki, Highland Park, Hiram Walker Distillery, Hopped, Hubris, ice cream, Imperial, independence, India, investigation, investors, Ireland, Irish Whiskey Association, Ironroot Republic, Islay, Isle of Arran, J. Rieger & Co., J.P. Wiser's, Jacob Rieger, James Campbell, John Distilleries, John Hall, Johnnie Walker, Jota Tanaka, JP Wiser's, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Kansas City, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kirin, Knob Creek, La Maison du Whisky, labels, Lark Distillery, Lawrenceburg, legislation, licensing, liens, Lifetime Achievement, Lisa Ryan, Lisbon Treaty, Loch Gorm, London, Macallan, Malt 'n Rye, managing editor, Margaret Batt, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Matsuri, Matt Jones, mayor, Missouri, Monogram, Morocco, Nant, negotiations, Nicola Sturgeon, Noel Sweeney, Ontario, Overeem, Paris, Parliament, Paul John, Percy Hatfield, Pernod Ricard, podcasting, podcasts, police, politics, Powerscourt, Prime Minister, private cask, receiver, Redbreast, Redlands, referendum, retailer, Rieger, Rivals, Rob Allanson, Rupert Wheeler, Sassicaia, Scale, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Seattle, securities, shares, Single Marrying Cask, Speyside, Spirit of Speyside Festival, stake, Steph, Stuart Wilson, Suntory, Suzanne Redmond, Suzi Redmond, SWA, Talia, tariffs, Tasmania, Teaninich, Teresa Deck, The Glenrothes, The Norfolk, theft, Theresa May, Tim Herlihy, tourism, trade, travel retail, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, UK, Urban Bourbon, Val, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, vintage, Walsh Whiskey Company, Waterford, West Midlands Police, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Collection, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, William Grant & Sons, Windsor, Wine 2 5, Wine Merchants Collection, Wine Two Five, World of Whiskies, World Whiskies Awards, writer1 comment
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of this month in Scotla...
A Whisky Journey (Episode 626: January 29, 2017)20170128224227
A Whisky Journey (Episode 626: January 29, 2017)
January 28, 2017@ECava, @WhiskyRI, #99 Red Cask, #thankyoutrump, Adam Caparelli, Adam Hannett, Adela, All-Star Game, André Girard, architecture, Asia-Pacific, Atlantic Sea Salt, ballot, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, Ben & Jerry's, Black Art, Bladnoch, Bob Dalgarno, Bogart's, Bond & Lillard, Bourbon, Bovey Tracey, Bowmore, Brexit, British Columbia, Bruichladdich, budget, Buffalo Trace, Bushmills, Campari America, Canada, Canadian, Casa Cuervo, Chancellor, charity, China, Chinese, craft, Dartmoor, Dartmoor Distillery, Dave Broom, David Prior, Devon, Diageo, Distilled Spirits Council, Don Julio, Don Livermore, Double Double Oaked, economic impact, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edition #2, El Cellar de Can Roca, Emily Cavalier, England, Eric Gregory, excise taxes, exports, Fred Minnick, free trade, hockey, Humphrey Bogart, Ian MacMillan, ice cream, Ileachs, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Heritage, Jimmy Russell, Joe Beatrice, John Campbell, John Paul DeJoria, Johnnie Walker, Joo Kim, Just-Drinks.com, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Lawrenceburg, Lisbon, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lunar New Year, Marcio Ramos, Master, Matthew Sammons, Michael Jacobsen, National Hockey League, NHL, Niagara, Nick Ligon, Old Ripy, Ontario, pagoda, Patron, Portugal, Pre-Prohibition, Prime Minister, Princetown, Princetown Distillers, Quebec, Rachel Barrie, Roca, ROK Drinks, Samsara, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish, scuba diving, single barrel, small batch, Spain, Steve Loiaconi, Talia, The Macallan, The Whisky Exchange, Theresa May, Tim Knittel, Toronto, tourism, trade, trade agreements, trademark, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Travel, Tripp Stimson, Trump, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, Vault Editions, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Virginia, Wayne Gretzky, whiskey, Whiskey Barons Series, whisky, whisky.auction, Wigtown, Wild Turkey, winery, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Marcio Ramos started his whisky journey as a bartender in his hometown of Lisbon, Portugal…but thought he’d left the whisky business behin...
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)20170115135937
Whisky & Charity Go Together (Episode 624: January 15, 2017)
January 15, 2017@BourbonFanboy, @RealWhiskeyDave, #poursforparker, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Aberdeen, Air Canada, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angus MacRaild, auction, Baccarat, Ben & Jerry's, Black Bowmore, Bon Vivant, Booker Noe, Brian Shemwell, Bristol, Burns Night, charity, cocktail, Colin Plint, collectors, college, Craig Beam, Dad's Hat, Dave Kearns, Dave Schmier, David Faughn, DelVal, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, Elijah Fontenot, Ezra Brooks, genetic, Glasgow, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grand Central Hotel, haggis, Heaven Hill, Herman Mihalich, High West, ice cream, inauguration, Inchmurrin, Jimmy Russell, Jonny McMillan, Joseph A. Magnus, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, La Maison du Whisky, Laurie Black, legal, Lifetime Achievement, Linda Beam, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Luxco, Macallan, Madeira, Master of Malt, Max Shapira, McTears, MGP, Michael Deresynski, Nancy Fraley, NUBPL Foundation, O.F.C. Vintages, offal, Parker Beam, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, POTUS, President-elect, Presidential Dram, Promise of Hope, Proof and Wood Ventures, Redemption Rye, repository, Richard Paterson, Robert Burns, Rosen Rye, Rye Whiskey, Seattle Whiskey Collective, seed, Springbank, Stacey Yates, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, trademark, Trump International Golf Links, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, USDA. agriculture, Washington, whiskey, whisky, Whyte & Mackay, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
This week, we’ll tell you about two upcoming opportunities to taste rare whiskies in Scotland and Kentucky. David Faughn and Brian Shemwell will...
No Trademark Tussle Over Plans for “Urban Bourbon” Ice Cream20170113132849
No Trademark Tussle Over Plans for “Urban Bourbon” Ice Cream
January 13, 2017@candyhunting, Ben & Jerry's, Bourbon, Bourbon Country, flavor, food, goods, ice cream, Instagram, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, legal, licensing, litigation, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mark, rights, services, Stacey Yates, tourism, trademark, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Half Marathon, Urban Bourbon Trail, whiskey0 comments
January 13, 2017 – Tourism promoters in Louisville, Kentucky have no problems with reported plans for a new Bourbon-flavored Ben & JerryR...
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)20170108154634
How Retailers Price Whiskies (Episode 623: January 8, 2017)
January 8, 2017@feeriaunique, @trebond09, A Dram a Day, Aberdeenshire, acquisition, airport, Alexander Murray & Co., allocation, Arranta, auction, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, beer, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bowers, Beth Havers, bidding, blogger, Book & Bourbon, Booker's Bourbon, Boston, Bourbon, bread, Brian Treacy, bubble gum, Cafe Royal Circle Bar, cash flow, cask, Catoctin Creek, chairman, Children's Heart Surgery Fund, Clonakilty Black Pudding, Coffey Still, concept, concession, Connemara, Constellation Brands, Costco, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, Donald Trump, Edinburgh, education, first dram, Four Roses, France, Fujikai, Gaelic, Glen Alba, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, grain, guest, haggis, haggis war of 2017, heart, High West, HMSHost, home brand, hospital, house brand, Huffington Post, ice cream, inauguration, investment, Irish Haggis, Jamie Johnson, Julio's Liquors, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kirkland, Lagavulin, Laurie Black, Leah Pilcer, Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Lidl, Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Maker's Mark, margin, Mark Bylok, Massachusetts, McTears, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nikka, North of Scotland, Pappy Van Winkle, Patrick McCarthy, PMA Canada, podcast, POTUS, President, pricing, profit, Purcellville, regulators, Remy Cointreau, restaurant, retailer, Rob Samuels, Ryan Ashley, Ryan Maloney, Rye Whiskey, Sagamore Spirit, Sarajevo, Scotch Whisky, Scott Harris, Seattle, secondary market, single malt, Sophie Maulevrier, Speyburn, SRF, stake, Standiford Field, Steve Lipp, store brand, Stuart MacNamara, The Balvenie, The Whisky Topic, three-tier system, Thrillist, trademark, Tre Bond, Trump International Golf Links, Turf Mor, unfollow, Urban Bourbon, Urban Bourbon Trail, vice chairman, Virginia, Wal-Mart, welcome, Westborough, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, wholesaler, William Grant & Sons, Woodford Reserve0 comments
The controversy over Beam Suntory’s sudden decision to change its plans for a Booker’s Bourbon price hike during the New Year’s holi...