Episode 297: January 9, 201120110109010347
Episode 297: January 9, 2011
Mark GillespieJanuary 9, 2011accident, Arran, Barley, Blanton's, Blended Scotch, Bourbon, Bowmore, Charity: Water, competition, Cream of the Barley, distillery, Early Times, Gaelic, Gideon Fleischmann, history, Iain Noble, Isle of Skye, Israel, James Shanks, Jura, Kentucky, photography, Praban na Lynne, Ralph Erenzo, Ricard Soderberg, sales, Shai Gilboa, Simon Seaton, single malt, Stewart's, Te Bheag, Tempest, Tuthilltown, Water of Life0 comments
Whisky lovers take their passion into all sorts of areas. Shai Gilboa decided to look into the history of a fairly obscure blended Scotch whisky after...
Episode 277: September 5, 201020100904224800
Episode 277: September 5, 2010
Mark GillespieSeptember 4, 2010age statement, Alland Islands, apprentice, author, Bernard Walsh, book, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Bulgaria, Bushmills, champagne, charity, Charity: Water, contest, David Fenkell, distillery, experiment, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Ireland, Ivan Ivanov, Meghan Leary, minimum pricing, Pearse Lyons, regulation, Scotland, shipwreck, SWA, The Irishman, Water of Life, women0 comments
Women are discovering whisky and other brown spirits at record levels, and dispelling the old myth that whisky is a “man’s drink.” M...
Episode 276: August 29, 201020100828234600
Episode 276: August 29, 2010
Mark GillespieAugust 28, 20101824 Collection, Balblair, BenRiach, Bernard Walsh, Catoctin Creek, Charity: Water, Chieftain's, Colorado, Cooley, craft distilling, cruise, David Fenkell, distiller, Dr. Whisky, Edinburgh, events, Festival, Finealta, Gable Erenzo, Glenglassaugh, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Irish, Jess Graber, Jim Cryle, Ken Grier, Legacy, New York, Richard Paterson, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Sam Simmons, Scott Harris, single cask, Slieve Foy, Speyside, Springbank, Stranahan's, The Balvenie, The Irishman, The Macallan, Tuthilltown, Virginia, Water of Life, Whisky Fringe, Whisky Guild0 comments
The Whisky Guild held its annual “Whisky on the Hudson” tasting and dinner cruise in New York City the other night, with more than 900 peo...
Episode 275: August 22, 201020100822000000
Episode 275: August 22, 2010
Mark GillespieAugust 22, 2010auction, Benromach, Berry Bros. & Rudd, biofuel, Blackadder, Blue Hanger, Bonhams, Buffalo Trace, Charity: Water, Chloe Kelbie, Craig Cumming, David Fenkell, Douglas of Drumlanrig, Edinburgh, Elmer T. Lee, energy, environment, experiment, Four Roses, Glen Flagler, Glen Garioch, Harlen Wheatley, history, Keith Wood, Killyloch, Maltstock, Martin Tangney, McTears, Napier, Rajan Talwar, Rick Grance, ringtone, Robin Toucek, Stockholm, Tom Ollieuz, University, Water of Life0 comments
Ever have one of those conversations that seems like just a few minutes, until you look at the clock and realize it’s gone on for a long time? T...
Episode 274: August 15, 201020100815004300
Episode 274: August 15, 2010
Mark GillespieAugust 15, 2010Alexander Trochut, Alltech, Amrut, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Antarctica, auction, Balblair, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Berry's Own Selection, Charity: Water, Chivas Regal, Chloe Kelbie, Compass Box, Cooper's Choice, Czech, Douglas Laing, Douglas XO, expedition, Family Casks, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Hakushu, Hammer Head, Iain MacArthur, Imperial, Ireland, Japan, Japanese, Lady Luck, Lagavulin, Lexington, Loch Dhu, Mortlach, Nigel Watson, Pearse Lyons, Petr Hosek, ringtone, Scott Harrison, Shackleton, Suntory, Tom Ollieuz, Water of Life, Whyte & Mackay, Yamazaki0 comments
There’s no doubting that Kentucky makes great bourbons, but a single malt? That hasn’t happened since 1919…until now. Dr. Pearse Lyo...
Episode 273: August 8, 201020100808021500
Episode 273: August 8, 2010
Mark GillespieAugust 8, 2010Amrut, Arran, Ashok Chokalingham, auction, Belgium, BenRiach, Black Diamond, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Bushmills, Canadian, Canadian Mist, Canadian Whisky, charity, Charity: Water, Chloe Kelbie, Czech, David Fenkell, David Wood, Davin de Kergommeaux, expansion, GlenDronach, Hammer Head, Heaven Hill, Jeff Berlat, Octomore, Paul McDonagh, Proof Whisky, Queen of the Moorlands, ringtone, Stock Spirits, Stuart Robson, The Balvenie, Tom Ollieuz, Tony Roberts, Tyler Allison, Ugly Betty, Water of Life, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
“Hammer Head” sounds like the name for a Caribbean rum, not a whisky. In this case, it’s not a shark reference, but the name of a lo...