Whisky Starts With the Grain … and “The Gatekeeper”20171220193526
Whisky Starts With the Grain … and “The Gatekeeper”
Mark GillespieDecember 20, 2017agriculture, Barley, Canada, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, cattle, commodities, Corby Spirit & Wine, corn, cows, distiller's grains, distillery, distilling, Don Livermore, farmers, Gatekeeper, Gooderham & Worts, grain, Hiram Walker & Sons, Kristy Fregonese, Lot #40, Ontario, pigs, Pike Creek, process engineer, Rye, spent grains, trucks, wheat, whiskey, whisky, Windsor, Wiser's0 comments
If you’re watching this while sipping a dram, raise a glass to the world’s farmers – because without the grain they grow, there woul...
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)20170326150210
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 26, 2017@SoundersFC_Fan, #trypod, Alberta Distillers, Alberta Premium, Alberta Rye Dark Batch, American Whiskey Convention, Andrew Morrison, Article 50, assets, auction, Australia, Australian Tax Office, Australian Whisky Holdings, Avianna Ponzi, Ballyduff, Baltimore, Barley, barrel investors, Bill Lumsden, Black Velvet, Blackwater Distillery, Bluebird Distilling, Bomberger's, Booker Noe, brewer, Brexit, Brian Treacy, Brothership, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Calgary, Canadian Whisky, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, charity, Chatham Imports, Chris Malcolm, Christopher Winters, Citizens Bank Park, Clan MacGregor, Clydeside, Columbus, Compass Box, Connacht Whiskey Company, construction, Cooper Spirits, Coopers' Craft, corn, creditors, Davin de Kergommeaux, Dick Stoll, Distilled Spirits Epicenter, Eclipx, Eddie Russell, election, Elmer T. Lee, Eric Wolfe, European Union, farmers, FarmStock, FTI Consulting, George Washington, Glasgow, Glenmorangie, GMB Scotland, grain, Hall of Fame, Hillary Clinton, Hochstadter's, Hong Kong, horse racing, Ian Macleod Distillers, Indiana, Ireland, Irish, Jared Adkins, Jewish, Jimmy Russell, Julio's Liquors, Kashrut, Keith Batt, Kevin Hough, Kieran Curtin, Kosher, Kosher Information Bureau, label approval, Lalique, lawyers, Liberty Pole Spirits, Louisville, malted wheat, Margaret Batt, Maryland, Massachusetts, Master's Keep, Master's Keep Decades, Michelone, Michter's, Middle West Spirits, Mingo Creek, Moonshine University, Morrison Glasgow Distillers, Nant Distillery, New Liberty Distillery, New York City, Ohio, orthodox, OYO, Pam Heilmann, Parker Beam, peated bourbon, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Spirits Convention, Peter Mulryan, Philadelphia, Phillies, Phoenixville, Pia Carusone, Port Covington, Preakness, Pride 1974, Prime Minister, protect, rabbi, Rachel Gardner, receivers, receivership, Republic Restoratives, Rivals, River Clyde, Rob Cooper, Rob Hough, Rodham Rye, Ryan Lang, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Six Pillars, Sotheby's, Steinway Hall, Stoll & Wolfe, Tamdhu, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, The Macallan, Theresa May, Tim Meushaw, Tim Morrison, trade union, trademark, travel retail, Triple Crown, TTB, Tyler Gomez, Vermont, Wall Street Journal, Westborough, wheat, wheat malt, Whiskey Rebellion, Whisky Magazine, Whistlepig Rye, Wild Turkey, Willie Pratt, wine, Woodford Reserve, workers, Zionsville0 comments
This week’s American Whiskey Convention at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park featured an air of generational change. At one end, legendary...
Episode 486: July 4, 201420140704203330
Episode 486: July 4, 2014
Mark GillespieJuly 4, 2014aircraft carrier, Allan Anderson, American Prairie Reserve, American Revolution, Andrew Morrison, Antonio Flores, Atlantic City, Barley, Barrell Bourbon, bars, Beam, Bill Ricker, Boston, Bourbon, Bowmore, British Open, buckwheat, Canterbury, Cardrona, Chris Uhde, contest, Cooley, corn, Dark Origins, Dave Pickerell, Desiree Reid, distilling, Eric Ludwig, excisemen, farmers, Fellowship of the Still, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Glen Moore, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, golf, Gonzalez Byass, grain, High West, Highland Park, historic, Hydro Arena, Impex, Independence Day, Jewish, Jim Beam, Joe Beatrice, Justin Victor, King George, Kininvie, Kirkwall, Kosher, Lord Henry Mount Charles, Magnus Eunson, Maker's Mark, milestone, Miner's Delight Inn, Morrison Bowmore, Mount Vernon, New Zealand, Nomad, oats, Orkney, Patricia Retson, perfume, Philadelphia, Pump House, Quarter Cask, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Paterson, River Clyde, Riverside Museum, rose, Rosyth, Royal Navy, Rye, Second Saturday, shipyard, Signature Craft, Slane Castle, Spain, Stanley Morrison, Taiwan, Taylor Made, Tennessee, The Open, Tim Morrison, travel retail, Tulsa, Utah, wheat, whisky club, William Grant & Sons, Worshipful Company of Distillers, Wyoming, Yorkshire, Zescent Group0 comments
Corn farmers have a saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” to gauge whether their crop will be a good one, and we’ll look at the g...
Episode 460: January 11, 201420140112014537
Episode 460: January 11, 2014
Mark GillespieJanuary 12, 2014750ml, Adam Edwards, Anchor Distilling, Andrea Wilson, apology, Authenticus, Bardstown, beer, BenRiach, Bill Sheckles, Bourbon Affair, Brown-Forman, Canada, Canada Gold, Canadian, Chris Morris, coalition, Companta, Conservative, craft distillers, Creative Whisky Company, Customs, Darren Rook, David Stirk, Diageo, Emerson Lamb, escalator clause, European Union, export, Festival, Forty Creek, Four Roses, Frank Murphy, Gavin Hewitt, geographical identity, George Osborne, Glenmorangie, Green Spot, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, HMRC, Horizons, independence, Infinium, ITV, Jack Teeling, Jim Swan, Joe Fraser, John McDougall, John Rhea, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, London, London Distillery Company, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Master of Malt, Masterson's, Matt Hofmann, mayor, mistakes, news, Nicky Morgan, Parliament, Private Edition, Redbreast, referendum, regulators, Revenue & Customs, Richard Paterson, Rick Robinson, Rob Samuels, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Seattle, Septendecim, shoe, SMWS, SoDo, Solstice, South Africa, Stephen Teeling, SWA, taxes, Teeling Whiskey, tips, Tory, Travel, TV, verification, Victoria, Victoria Whisky Festival, Washington, Westland, wheat, Whyte & Mackay, Wild Turkey0 comments
London and Seattle have a few things in common: reputations for foggy, rainy weather…a vibrant cultural scene…and now, craft distilleries....
Episode 319: June 4, 201120110603235458
Episode 319: June 4, 2011
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2011Arkansas, Balcones, Belfast, Brimstone, Cairdeas, Chip Tate, craft distilling, Dry Fly, Glen Garioch, Ileach, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Jack Daniel's, John Campbell, Kavalan, King Car, Knappogue Castle, Laphroaig, Macallan, Peter Lavery, Phil Brandon, Rocktown, single malt, Taiwan, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, Waco, Washington, wheat, Woodford Reserve0 comments
In the last episode, I mentioned the Balcones Brimstone blue corn whiskey from Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas…and how the corn was smoked ov...
Episode 305: February 26, 201120110226214356
Episode 305: February 26, 2011
Mark GillespieFebruary 26, 2011Antarctica, awards, barrels, Bourbon, Bourye, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Canadian, casks, Charbay, Christchurch, Col. E.H. Taylor, Collingwood, competition, Cooley, cooperage, coopering, disaster, DramFest, earthquake, Greg Roshkowski, Harrison, Heritage, High West, Indiana, Ireland, Jack Daniel's, John Hansell, Kavalan, Kentucky, King Car, Koval, Louisville, Louisville Slugger, maple, Michael Fraser Milne, millet, Mint Julep Tours, New Zealand, oak, oats, Shackleton, single malt, spelt, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Taiwan, thieves, tourism, Travel, wheat, Whisky Advocate, Whisky Galore, wood, Woodford Reserve, yeast0 comments
Brown-Forman’s cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky has an impact on whiskies all over the world. The cooperage makes all of the barrels for Jack D...
Episode 272: August 1, 201020100731230100
Episode 272: August 1, 2010
Mark GillespieJuly 31, 2010Australia, author, Balvenie, book, Bourbon, Christopher Winters, Clinton, cruise, David Stewart, distillery, Doug Stone, Family Casks, Festival, For Scotch Lovers, Glen Elgin, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenrothes, Heather Greene, Heaven Hill, Heritage, Highland Park, Ian Buxton, Indiana, Iowa, Islay, jazz, Jim Martin, Joe Howell, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Lark, Mezvinsky, Monkey Shoulder, music, Parker Beam, Sam Simmons, Scott's Selection, Shai Gilboa, Sydney, Templeton Rye, Timboon, Tun 1401, Warehouse 24, wedding, wheat, Whisky Guild0 comments
Heather Greene works two jobs…as a singer and as one of the U.S. brand ambassadors for Glenfiddich. It’s the second job that has made her ...
Episode 1: November 12, 200520051112003300
Episode 1: November 12, 2005
Mark GillespieNovember 12, 2005Ardbeg, Bernheim, debut, Heaven Hill, Jim Murray, Jim Swan, John Hansell, Malt Advocate, Parker Beam, Penderyn, Wales, Welsh, wheat, Whisky Bible0 comments
The premiere episode features news of two rare Ardbeg releases, Jim Murray’s 2006 Whisky Bible, upcoming events, and interviews with Parker Beam...