Episode 573: January 23, 201620160124004813
Episode 573: January 23, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 24, 20161792 Barton, Adelphi, age statement, Andrew Laing, Angus MacDonald, anniversary, Ardnahoe, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran, Avril Scott, baby name, Bill Lumsden, Bladnoch, Bourbon, Bronfman, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Campbeltown, Canadian Whisky, cancer, Caolila Scott, CBC News, Chivas Brothers, Christopher Briar Williams, Christopher Williams, Coppersea, Crown Royal, Distiller's Choice, Drew Mayville, Eaglesgate, Elijah Craig, Eric Gregory, Excelsior, Fred Minnick, Gartbreck Farm, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grandeur, Guardians, Highland Queen, Hudson Valley, Hunter Laing & Co., illness, interview, Islay, James Robertson, James Wills, Jean Donnay, Jeremy Scott, John McLellan, John Medley, Jon Wells, Julian Van Winkle III, Karl Ejnar Christensen, Keith Raker, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kilchoman, Kristie Byer, live, Longmorn, Mark Brown, Milsean, New York, obituary, Ohio, Ontario, opinion, Pappy Van Winkle, Peak Whisky, Perthshire, Port Askaig, Private Edition, Ranald Watson, Robert Burns, Robert Burns World Federation, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scott Laing, Seagram, Springbank, Stewart Buchanan, Stewart Laing, television, The Exchange, The Glenlivet, The Hielan', tourism, tourists, Truman Cox, Tullibardine, Vancouver Whisky Festival, Victoria Whisky Festival, visitors, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky, whisky school0 comments
Drew Mayville’s 36 years in the whisky business include stints as the final master blender at Seagram’s and as Sazerac’s master blen...
Episode 384: August 25, 201220120825001112
Episode 384: August 25, 2012
Mark GillespieAugust 25, 2012agriculture, apple, art, auction, Australia, Bardstown, Barley, Benromach, Bonhams, Bourbon, brandy, charity, Compass Box, corn, Craig Beam, distillery, drought, Evan Williams, Family Casks, farm, farmer, Flaming Heart, flood, Glenfarclas, Great King Street, Heaven Hill, Heritage, John Glaser, John Hansell, Kentucky, Lark, Master of Malt, Oak Barrel, Par Caldenby, Parker Beam, retail, Scotland, single malt, Smögen, Speyside, Springbank, Sweden, Sydney, weather, Whisky Advocate, whisky school, WhiskyFest0 comments
Par Caldenby caught the whisky bug at an early age, but built a career as a lawyer in Sweden. The whisky bug first inspired him to write the book R...
Episode 363: March 31, 201220120331164332
Episode 363: March 31, 2012
Mark GillespieMarch 31, 2012Chivas Regal, distillery, export, George Washington, Glenlivet, Ireland, Irish, Mount Vernon, Phil Gillespie, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, Tullamore Dew, Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky school, William Grant & Sons0 comments
This week’s episode is a little different than most WhiskyCast episodes. My father passed away earlier this week, and my family and I have been ...
Episode 362: March 24, 201220120323232849
Episode 362: March 24, 2012
Mark GillespieMarch 23, 2012A. Smith Bowman, Arkansas, awards, Balblair, Beam, BenRiach, Berry Bros. & Rudd, blend, Bourbon, Bowman, Chris Morris, competition, Derby, Dublin, Gordon & MacPhail, Hickory, Highland, Ireland, John T. Stetson, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Kilmarnock, Kinloss, Maker's Mark, Michael Veach, Ouita Michel, Rocktown, Scotch, Scotland, Smoked, Speyside, Taoiseach, Tim Knittel, Titanic, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, whisky school, Woodford Reserve0 comments
Four times each year, Woodford Reserve master distiller Chris Morris becomes the headmaster of the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy. His students get ...
Episode 348: December 17, 201120111217125200
Episode 348: December 17, 2011
Mark GillespieDecember 17, 2011acquisition, auction, bar, Beam, BenRiach, Black Barrel, Blended Malt, Bonhams, Bunnahabhain, charity, collecting, Compass Box, Cooley, craft distilling, Dave Broom, distillery, Edinburgh, education, Frank Murphy, Glasgow, Glenfiddich, Gordon & MacPhail, Ireland, Jameson, John Glaser, Ken Storrie, Macallan, Mackmyra, pub, record, Rikard Lundborg, single malt, Sweden, Teeling, The Pot Still, trivia, Vatted Malt, Villeroy & Boch, whisky school0 comments
This is a big weekend for the eight founders of Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery. Their initial dream of building Sweden’s first whisky distil...
Episode 329: August 14, 201120110813214548
Episode 329: August 14, 2011
Mark GillespieAugust 13, 2011Amrut, apron, Arizona, art, Balblair, Bob Townsend, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Camelback Inn, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Club, Canadian Whisky, Chichibu, Davin de Kergommeaux, Douglas Campbell, Edinburgh, Forty Creek, Ichiro Akuto, Japan, John Hall, Kadhambam, Karuizawa, Kittling Ridge, Miner's Delight Inn, Number One Drinks Company, Old Pulteney, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, San Diego, Scottsdale, spa, Springbank, storytelling, Tomatin, tourism, Travel, Two Continents, Whisky Fringe, whisky school, white dog, Wyoming0 comments
It’s the second weekend of the month, and they’re raising dust on the dirt road leading to Atlantic City. Not the one in New Jersey, but t...
Episode 307: March 13, 201120110312234907
Episode 307: March 13, 2011
Mark GillespieMarch 12, 2011Alan Winchester, Albert Schmid, Ardmore, awards, Balvenie, Bill Ricker, blog, book, Boozehound, Bourbon, Charles Maclean, cocktails, contest, cookbook, cooking, David Urquhart, disaster, distillery, Dufftown, earthquake, ethics, Franklin, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenlivet 70, Gordon & MacPhail, Gordon Homer, Gourmand, Heaven Hill, history, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jason Wilson, journalism, Jura, Keir Sword, Kentucky, Michael, Michael Collins, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Philadelphia, photography, recipes, Sam Simmons, Singleton, Speyside, Spirit of Islay, spirits, Stuart Urquhart, Todd Richman, Trybox, Urquhart, video, Whisky Magazine, whisky school, white dog, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
1940 was a crucial moment in world history, as World War II was breaking out in Europe. That February, Gordon & MacPhail arranged to have 15 casks...
Episode 304: February 19, 201120110219165808
Episode 304: February 19, 2011
Mark GillespieFebruary 19, 2011Bardstown, Big Red Liquors, Bloomington, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Canadian, Castle Leod, Clan, Collingwood, craft distilling, Ed Hertel, expansion, Graeme Wallace, Harrison, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Highlands, Indiana, Junior Johnson, Knob Creek, Liqueur, London, MacKenzie, maple, Master of Malt, Matt Colglazier, Max Shapira, moonshine, Phil Gillespie, single barrel, Speyside, Springbank, Steve Beshear, The Dalmore, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, whisky school0 comments
Still in Indiana, but that’s giving me a chance to catch up with old friends. Matt Colglazier writes the American Craft Spirits blog, and also h...
Episode 288: November 7, 201020101107003226
Episode 288: November 7, 2010
Mark GillespieNovember 7, 2010Alasdair Day, Angel's Envy, bar, bartender, Bernard Reuter, Bruichladdich, Caperdonich, China, cocktail, cocktails, counterfeit, craft distilling, distillery, exports, Forsyths, Garrison, glass, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Ian Logan, Jim Beam, Jim McEwan, Koval, Lincoln Henderson, pub, Ray Foley, Rothes, Scotch Whisky Association, Texas, trade, Tweeddale, video, Villeroy & Boch, whisky school, WhiskyFest0 comments
This episode marks a milestone…the fifth anniversary of the first WhiskyCast episode. Veteran bartender and author of “Bartending for Dumm...
Episode 266: June 20, 201020100619224600
Episode 266: June 20, 2010
Mark GillespieJune 19, 2010Alasdair Day, auction, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Campbeltown, Caspar MacRae, collecting, Cooley, cruise, distillery, Frank McHardy, Girvan, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Irish, Islay, Japan, Jeff Bower, Jim Beam, John Hansell, Kilbeggan, Kimbal Weber, Malt Advocate, Mandarin Oriental, New York, Noah Rothbaum, Pioneer, sale, Seattle, Shanken, Signature, single grain, speakers, Springbank, Tullamore Dew, Tweeddale, water, Whisky Guild, whisky school, Yamazaki0 comments
Glenfiddich will be releasing just 50 bottles of its 50-year-old single malt a year for the next 10 years, and opened one of the first 5 U.S. bottles ...