From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)20190915232029
From Hockey’s Hall of Fame to a Whiskey Rookie (Episode 784: September 15, 2019)
Mark GillespieSeptember 15, 2019@BunkaiH, @michaeldrumm, @VinP27, #randomactofkindness, anniversary, auction, Bacardi, bar, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Commission, Ben Milam Distillery, Binny's, Blanco, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Brad Boswell, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cameronbridge, Caribbean Smooth, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado, Conor McGregor, contract, convection oven, Dallas Stars, Danny Wimmer Presents, David Mundell, Dayn Belfour, Dewar's, Diageo, distillery, distilling, Ed Belfour, Fife, Fine & Rare, finish, GMB, Heather Greene, hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame, Hometown Rising, Independent Stave, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jane Bowie, Jimmy Russell, John Laun, John Rempe, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Affair, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kirk Pearson, labor, labour, Leven, Louder than Life, Louisville, Lux Row Distillers, Maker's Mark, Mark Erwin, Mary Gratzer, memorabilia, Mike Mangeot, Milam & Greene, Moonshine University, National Hockey League, NHL, Ohio, Olympic, pecan, Private Select, Proper Twelve, Reaghan Belfour, restaurant, Robert Polson, rum, Rye, Scott Burnside, Shieldhall, Stanley Cup, Stave Profile RC6, Stephanie Macleod, Steve Nally, strike, Talnua Distillery, Texas, The Athletic, The Macallan, union, Unite, visitors, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey, Willett Distillery, wood, Wood Finishing Series, yeast0 comments
Ed Belfour has every honor a hockey player could dream of, including a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and the ultimate: being named to the Hockey...
Episode 542: July 4, 201520150704200652
Episode 542: July 4, 2015
Mark GillespieJuly 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...
Episode 523: February 28, 201520150301004003
Episode 523: February 28, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 1, 2015@MrArchivist, Act 250, Alberta Distillers, Allan Logan, Allison Patel, auto racing, Balcones, Beam Suntory, Billy Leighton, Black Bull, Bob Lekan, Boston, Brendan Buckley, Brenne, Bruichladdich, budget, Burghead, Canada, Chancellor, Chip Tate, Chris Bauder, Cleveland, cognac, Confederation Oak, Craigellachie, Cù Bòcan, Dair Ghaelach, Dave Pickerell, David Frost, Diageo, Dublin, Duncan Elphick, Duncan McGillivray, Duncan Taylor, duty, economy, Ecurie Ecosse, Elijah Craig, escalator, Exchequer, fire, firefighters, Forty Creek, France, George Osborne, Gordon & MacPhail, Green Label, Green Spot, Hibiki, Highlander Inn, Hotel, inn, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Isle of Skye, Jared Himstedt, Jason Speck, Jim McEwan. Port Charlotte, Johnnie Walker, Kevin O'Gorman, kiln, labeling, Laura Himstedt, lawsuit, lawyers, loan, lobbying, London, maltings, Mano a Lámh, Mark Reynier, marketing, Matt Rosenfeld, Mellow Corn, Michael Urquhart, Midleton, Mike Reppucci, Moray, motorsports, mystery, Nick Ligon, Octomore, Old World Series, Pappy Van Winkle, Parker's Heritage Collection, Racer's Reserve, Redemption Rye, Rhode Island, S.C. Johnson, sale, sales, Scotch Whisky Association, Secret Stills, Single Pot Still, Sons of Liberty, sports cars, Stephen Teeling, Suntory, SWA, Talisker, Tatsuya Minagawa, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, The Stillhouse, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, Tomatin, TTB, Vermont, Victoria Whisky Festival, Waterford, Westminster, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whistlepig, Windex, World Whiskies Awards, Yamazaki3 comments
Lots to talk about this week, with news from all over the world! Bruichladdich’s Jim McEwan joins us on WhiskyCast In-Depth to talk about the wo...
Episode 510: December 8, 201420141208015758
Episode 510: December 8, 2014
Mark GillespieDecember 8, 2014A. Smith Bowman, affidavits, allegations, architects, Atholl Crescent, attorney, Balcones, BenRiach, Benromach, blender, Bob Dalgarno, Box, buyout, Cadenhead's, Caramel, chill filtering, Chip Tate, Ciroc, Colin Ross, construction, court, David Frost, Dewar's, Diageo, Dornoch, Edinburgh, Edrington, European Union, Evan Chapman, expansion, Famous Grouse Experience, Gaelic, Geoff Bell, Georgie Crawford, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh, Glenkeir Treasures, Glenmorangie, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Greg Allen, Hall of Fame, Ian Curle, Ian Macleod Distillers, Icons of Whisky, imports, Inchgower, India, infused, Inver House, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Ken Grier, Lagavulin, lawschooldrunk, lawsuit, lawyer, Little Bay, Macallan, Mackmyra, Madagascar, Mario Testino, Masters of Photography, mediation, memos, Michael Urquhart, Nate Arnold, negotiations, Oban, PE Investors II LLC, Pernod Ricard, Peter Gordon, Pierre Pringuet, PR agency, redacted, restraining order, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Royal Mile Whiskies, running, Sandy Coutts, Sandy McIntyre, Scotch Whisky Association, settlement, shopping, slander, Speyside, Stephen Marshall, Stuart Harvey, Susan Colville, SWA, Sweden, Tamdhu, tariffs, taxes, Texas, The Whisky Shop, trade, vanilla, Virginia, Waco, Wayne Kieswetter, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, wife, William Grant & Sons0 comments
As we reported on our last episode, Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate has accepted a buyout agreement from the majority owners of the Waco, Texas ...
Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...
Scotch Whisky Industry Praises Stability From Independence Vote20140919095528
Scotch Whisky Industry Praises Stability From Independence Vote
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 2014Alex Salmond, David Cameron, David Williamson, devolution, EU, European Union, Holyrood, independence, Lord Smith of Kelvin, Parliament, referendum, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, SWA, taxes, vote, Westminster0 comments
September 19, 2014 – After a sleepless night of waiting for returns from around Scotland, Scotch Whisky Association leaders are praising the sta...
Speyside Leaders Get Their Meetings With Whisky Bosses20140616140928
Speyside Leaders Get Their Meetings With Whisky Bosses
Mark GillespieJune 16, 2014Angus Robertson, champagne, Chivas Brothers, Dufftown, economic development, Edrington, Holyrood, Ivan Menezes, Laurent Lacassagne, Macallan, Moray, Mortlach, Napa Valley, Parliament, Richard Lochhead, Speyside, summit, The Spirits Business, Westminster0 comments
June 16, 2014 – In January, the Speyside area’s representatives in Westminster and Edinburgh called for a summit meeting with chief execut...
UK Budget Gives Scotch Whisky a Break20140319144332
UK Budget Gives Scotch Whisky a Break
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2014Angus Robertson, budget, Chancellor, David Frost, duties, duty, escalator, escalator clause, Exchequer, George Osborne, independence, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, SWA, taxes, Westminster0 comments
March 19, 2014 – Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is yielding to the Scotch whisky industry’s calls for tax relief in the UK Gov...
Speyside Politicians Call For Whisky Tourism Summit20140126230330
Speyside Politicians Call For Whisky Tourism Summit
Mark GillespieJanuary 26, 2014Angus Robertson, champagne, Chivas Brothers, David Frost, Diageo, Holyrood, Ivan Menezes, Laurent Lacassagne, Moray, Napa, Parliament, Pernod Ricard, Richard Lochhead, Rioja, Scotch Whisky Association, Speyside, summit, SWA, tourism, Westminster0 comments
January 26, 2014 – Moray is the heart of Speyside, and the region’s parliamentarians are calling for a summit with the chief executives of...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)