Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)20181104195702
Farewell To a Whisky Maker (Episode 738: November 4, 2018)
Mark GillespieNovember 4, 2018@rcampbell919, Amanda Schuster, Army, bar, Bay Area, benefit, Bill Samuels Jr., Blackened American Whiskey, Blackened Whiskey, Bourbon, Bourbon Plus, Canadian Club, consulting, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, David Wondrich, distiller, Eddie Langton, Egan's, Fred Minnick, fundraiser, HIAS. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Hillrock Estate, Hotel Monteleone, Ireland, Irish American, Irish Whiskey, J. Reiger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jim Raffety, John Bilello, John Timmons, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Whiskey Guild, Langton House Hotel, Lars Ulrich, Maker's Mark, Metallica, Monmouth Whisky Club, New Orleans, Oak View Spirits, obituary, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, pool. belly flop, Powers, pub, Rob Samuels, Ryan Campbell, San Francisco, Scotch Whisky, Smooth Amber Spirits, Susannah Skiver Barton, Tales of the Cocktail, The Dylan Whiskey Bar, The Irishman, Tish Harcus, Tree of Life Synagogue, U.S. Military Academy, Walsh Whiskey Company, West Cork Distillers, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
This time around, we’re on the road in Kilkenny, Ireland, but with heavy hearts. The whisky world lost one of its leaders Thursday night with th...
Malting Barley the Old School Way (Episode 641: May 14, 2017)20170514193411
Malting Barley the Old School Way (Episode 641: May 14, 2017)
Mark GillespieMay 14, 2017@cocktail_maven, @SuprCityIndyFan, #saveourscotch, #supportscotch, Abhainn Dearg, Alan Eunson, Ardbeg, auction, Austin, Bali, Balvenie, Bardstown, Barley, Bernheim, Big Peat, Big Peat's Pals, Bill Lumsden, Blender's Batch, Blender's Batch Bourbon & Rye Cask Finish, Bonhams, Boston, bottling, Bowmore, Brattzoo, Brora, Brothership, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, camp, campaign, candidate, chariot, Charles Doig, chimney, collectors, Crown Royal, Darek Linklater, Deep Eddy, Denny Potter, Diageo, Douglas Laing & Co., duty, election, Elijah Craig, Experimental Collection, exports, Fargo, Feis Ile, floor maltings, geology, glen, Glen Fargo, Glenfiddich, GNS, Graham Garriock, grain neutral spirits, Heathrow, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hobbister Moor, Hong Kong, Indianapolis, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indonesia, Irish Whiskey, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, It's the Liquor Talking, jobs, Joel Kath, Johnnie Walker, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Julio's Liquors, Jura, Kilchoman, kiln, labor union, Laphroaig, Liqueur, Macallan, Malt, malting, maltman, Manifesto, Marie Stanton, Mark Kleinman, Massachusetts, Millstone Spirits, New Hampshire, Noble Collection, North Dakota, Organic Six Grain Whiskey, Orkney, pagoda, Parliament, party, Paul Manson, peat, Philadelphia, platform, podcast, Prizefight, promotion, Proof Artisan Distillers, provenance, radio, rake, Randall Bird, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, RSPB, RV, Ryan Maloney, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, shovel, single malt, Southern Comfort, Spencer Jacobsen, Springbank, SWA, Tamworth Distilling, Tastival, taxes, Texas, The Balvenie, The Cocktail Maven, Tracie Franklin, trademark, tradition, union, Unite, vodka, weather, West Cork Distillers, Westborough, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Most Scotch Whisky distilleries source their malted barley from large commercial maltsters today, but a handful of distilleries still maintain their o...
The Week’s New Whiskies – Coming To a Store Near You20170429092049
The Week’s New Whiskies – Coming To a Store Near You
Mark GillespieApril 29, 2017Blair Athol, Brora, Caol Ila, Convalmore, Copenhagen, Dark Origins, Denmark, Diageo, Earl of Orkney, Full Volume, Glen Elgin, Gordon Motion, Highland Park, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jennifer Nickerson, Jim Lyngvild, Knockmealdowns, Lagavulin, Liam Ahearn, Magnus, New Hampshire, Nick Morgan, Orkney, Port Ellen, Prizefight, Pugilist Spirits, Scotch Whisky, Special Releases, Stuart Nickerson, Tamworth Distilling, Teaninich, Valhalla, Valkyrie, Viking, Viking Honour, Viking Pride, Viking Scars, Watershed, West Cork Distillers, West Cork Distilling, whiskey, whisky0 comments
April 28, 2017 – It’s been a big week for announcements of new whiskies from around the world, and even a rare sneak preview of DiageoR...
Episode 608: September 25, 201620160925114827
Episode 608: September 25, 2016
Mark GillespieSeptember 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 601: August 7, 201620160806230034
Episode 601: August 7, 2016
Mark GillespieAugust 6, 2016@geoterrain, @Midleton_Rare, A. Overholt, actor, Aeneas Coffey, Ali Cattanach, Amanda Swift, Annis Noe, anniversary, Armand Antommaria, Baker Beam, Baker's, Barry Walsh, Big Peat, biology, Birthday, Black Bull, Booker Noe, Booker's, Boris Johnson, Bowmore, Brendan McNulty, Brexit, Brian DeFoe, Brussels, Bucks County, Buffalo Trace, California, Cardhu, Cask Evolution, Cincinnati, classic malts, Clubman, Colin Poppy, competition, contest, creative director, Cù Bòcan, currency, David Beckham, David de Kergommeaux, David Frost, death, Diageo, Dingle Distillery, diplomacy, Dock Distillery, Double Oak, Douglas Laing & Co., Dripping Springs, Dublin, Duncan Taylor, Eddie McAffer, Eddie Russell, Edinburgh, Elijah Cherweznik, EU, European Union, Evan Cattanach, exchange rates, fire ants, followers, Foreign Minister, Fred Noe, Fringe Festival, Garry Oak, Garryana, Giovanni Sanchez, Glenfarclas, Grant, Gregor Cattanach, Haig Club, Impex, Irish Distillers, Islay, James Shanks, Jim Beam, Jimmy Russell, John O'Connell, Kentucky Bourbon Mashoree, Kilchoman, Krista Galbraith, Laura Patrizio, Lorna Macdonald, Marilyn "Toogie" Dick, Matthew McConaughey, MB Roland, Melissa Cattanach, Midleton, Midleton Very Rare, milestone, Molson, Montreal, music, negotiations, New Brunswick, Nick Morgan, Nick Swift, Oakland, obituary, Old Overholt, Oliver Hughes, Paul Tomaszewski, Pennsylvania, Porterhouse Group, Prime Minister, Redbreast, Robert Cattanach, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Van Ordstrand, Speyburn, St. John, SWA, Swift Distillery, Texas, The Dingle Whiskey Bar, The Pogues, Theresa May, time machine, Tomatin, Toogie's Invitation, trade, Twitter, United Distillers, West Cork Distillers, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Wild Turkey0 comments
We’ve packed this week’s WhiskyCast full of cask-strength conversation from around the world! Texas distillers Amanda and Nick Swift will ...
Barry Walsh: 1940-201620160804122008
Barry Walsh: 1940-2016
Mark GillespieAugust 4, 2016Barry Walsh, Frank McHardy, Irish Distillers, John O'Connell, Lifetime Achievement Award, master blender, Midleton Very Rare, Redbreast, Springbank, West Cork Distillers, Whisky Magazine1 comment
August 4, 2016 – Barry Walsh, one of the leaders of the Irish Whiskey industry for many years, passed away July 30 after a battle with cancer. H...
Episode 578: February 28, 201620160228163223
Episode 578: February 28, 2016
Mark GillespieFebruary 28, 2016@MaltReview, @WhiskyDiscovery, A. Smith Bowman, Abraham Bowman, Akashi, Allisa Henley, Allison Patel, Annasach, Aspen, auction, Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Organic Distillers, Balcones, Bernheim Original, Bourbon, Brenne, campaign, Canada, Chip Tate, Chris Ratcliff, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Compass Box, competition, Dallas, Dave Worthington, Diageo, Dickel, Distillery 291, drinks, Ed Belfour, Eric Gregory, F1, Far North Spirits, Force India, Formula One, France, George Dickel, George Dickel Superior #12, goalie, Hallock, Hillsburgh, hockey, Hokkaido, Houston, Ian Millar, India, International Wine & Spirits Report, James Earley, Jameson, Japan, Jared Himstedt, John Little, John Lunn, judging, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Last Straw Distillery, lawsuit, litigation. White Oak Distillery, Lot No. 40, Mark Meek, medal, MGP, Michael Swanson, Minnesota, Mizunara Oak, motorsports, OId Scout, Olympic, Ontario, ouster, Pappy Van Winkle, petition, Pikesville Rye, Pioneer Spirit, Popcorn Sutton, racing, Reserve 101, Røknar, Rye, Sazerac, Scotch, settlement, Sheffield, Skagit Valley, Smirnoff, Smooth Ambler, sourced whisky, SpiritusNZ, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beal, Tate & Company, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, Texas, The Pogues, Tony K's, transparency, True Blue, Tullahoma, United Spirits, Vijay Mallya, Virginia, Waco, Washington, West Cork Distillers, West Virginia, whiskey, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards, Yama2 comments
There’s been a lot of attention paid recently to women working in the whisky industry, but when Allisa Henley was promoted to Head Distiller at ...
Episode 546: August 1, 201520150801232210
Episode 546: August 1, 2015
Mark GillespieAugust 1, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, Aberlour, accelerated, administration, Alltech, Andrew Purslow, appellation, Armstrong, Arthur Dobrucki, Australia, Bali, Baroda, Beam Suntory, Bladnoch, boiler, Breton Whisky, Brittany, building code, California, Charles Medley Distillery, Château Léoville Barton, chipotle, Christos Koulizakis, cider cask, class action, consumer, Contrasts, court, Cù Bòcan, Cuatro Series, daughter, Dave Pickerell, David Prior, dismissal, Dueling Barrels, entrepreneur, Eric Gregory, explosion, fatality, fire code, five:am, Florida, food, France, Gavin Hewitt, Glann ar Mor, Glen Garioch, Graham Eunson, Green Spot, Greg Metze, handmade, INAO, Indiana, Indonesia, initiative, inspectors, investigation, Ivan Stoler, James Espey, Jay Rogers, Jean Donnay, Jim Beam, John Houston, John Quinn, judge, Kazerouni Law Group, KDA, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kyle Rogers, Last Drop Distillers, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, Lexington Brewing & Distilling, Lowlands, Maker's Mark, Martine Donnay, Melbourne, Metze's Select, MGP, MGP Ingredients, O.Z., Old Pogue, Old World, Oregon, Orkney, Owensboro, oxygenation, peppers, Peter Pogue, Pikesville, pony, pressure relief valve, prosecutors, protected geographical indicator, recording, regulators, Revenoor Stills, Rogue, ruling, safety, San Diego, Scapa, Silver Trail Distillery, Skiren, Spencer Balentine, Spey Foundation, State Fire Marshal, surfing, Terrepure, Terresentia, Terry Wilhelm, The Last Drop, The Pogues, Tom Jago, Tomatin, Town Branch, trademark, travel retail, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., Tullamore Dew, ultrasonic waves, Vermont, vintage, vinyl, water heater, West Cork Distillers, Whisky Breton, Whistlepig, Wigtown0 comments
Scotland’s Bladnoch Distillery will be 200 years old in 2017, but for more than a year, it was fair to question whether one of the oldest Lowlan...
Old Pogue, New Pogues…No Problem20150727202130
Old Pogue, New Pogues…No Problem
Mark GillespieJuly 27, 2015band, Celtic, Gaelic, Ger McCarthy, Grand Macnish, H.E. Pogue Distillery, Kentucky, lawsuit, M.S. Walker, Maysville, music, musicians, Peter Pogue, póg mo thóin, Pogue, punk, rock, The Pogues, trademark, West Cork Distillers0 comments
July 27, 2015 – There aren’t any Pogues in The Pogues, the Celtic punk rock band that got its start in London more than 30 years ago. In f...
New Whiskies from Tomatin, Tullamore D.E.W., & The Pogues20150727155507
New Whiskies from Tomatin, Tullamore D.E.W., & The Pogues
Mark GillespieJuly 27, 2015Aviation Edition, band, brand name, Contrasts, Cù Bòcan, Dublin Airport, Ger McCarthy, Graham Eunson, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey Collection, Kentucky, Maysville, Midleton, music, Old Pogue, Peter Pogue, Powers, rock, The Pogues, Tomatin, trademark, trilogy, Tullamore D.E.W., West Cork Distillers, William Grant & Sons0 comments
July 27, 2015 – It’s that time of year when whisky producers start unveiling their new releases for the fall heading into the holiday gift...