WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)20190511222642
WhistlePig Rye: Moving On Without the Master (Episode 767: May 12, 2019)
Mark GillespieMay 11, 2019@chris_london, @Drew7182, @MoeGriz, @MurphUSA1, @nicholaslmartin, @Sophia10onSA, @udkas123, #FreeOurWhisky, adjudicator, Alberta, Alberta Distillers, Allura Fergie, Amburana, Amrut, Artisan Restaurant, attorney general, Australia, Bangalore, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, Beam, beer, Belgium, Benromach, Bob Dylan, Bootleg Series, bottling strength, Boynsmill, Braxil, British Columbia, cachaca, Calgary, California, Canada, Chris London, cognac, Dalbeallie, Dave Pickerell, David Eby, David Lukas Kuhn, David Taylor, Derek Mather, Diageo, dispute, Double Oak, Edinburgh, Elixir Distillers, Engagement of the Forty, Eric Fergie, Fets Whisky Kitchen, Forager's Keep, Forty Creek, Glen Grant, GlenDronach, Gouden Carolus, Guinness World Records, hearing, Heaven's Door, Het Anker, Hicken Report, Holy Dram, House of Fraser, India, investors, Israel, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, Jeff Kozak, Johnnie Walker Experience, Jura, Jura Tide, Jura Time, Kilchoman, Lansdowne, Latin, licensing, liquor inspectors, Mizunara Oak, Neel Jagdale, Ontario, Orphan Barrel, Pennsylvania, Pittyvaich, pocket square, Princes Street, Raj Bhakta, Redbreast, Reddit, regulations, regulatory, Rick Jagdale, San Diego, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Shane, Shoreham, Shree Radakrishna Jagdale, SMWS, soccer coach, Spirit of Speyside Festival, succession, Tamdhu, Tasmania, teacher, The Glenesk Hotel, The Glenlivet, The Whiskey House, The Whisky Exchange, trademark, travel retail, Trippel, Vermont, visitors center, War of 1812, Washington, wedding, whiskey, whisky, whisky bar, Whistlepig Rye, Whyte & Mackay, Wishaw, Writers Tears0 comments
Of all the craft distilleries Dave Pickerell worked with before his sudden death last November, none was more identified with him than Vermont’s...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)20181207014258
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)
Mark GillespieDecember 7, 20181926, ACSA, Afghanistan, age statement, agency, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, Anthony Burnet, Ardbeg, artist, auction, Balcones, bar, barrels, Bernheim Distillery, Blackened American Whiskey, Bottled in Bond, bottling strength, brand ambassador, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campari, Canada, Caol Ila, Christie's, Christy McFarlane, Colorado, Compass Box, construction, craft distillers, Darryl McNally, Dave Pickerell, Denver, design, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dylan Strang, earnings, Easter Elchies House, economic development, Eden Mill, Elijah Craig, European Union, Evan Holt, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Family Casks, finishing, Fortnum & Mason, Fountain Square, French Oak, funding, geographical protection, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, Hilary Barnes, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hotel Tango, incentives, Indiana, Indianapolis, investors, Ireland, Islay, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jared Himstedt, Jim Rutledge, John Glaser, Juveniles, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaGrange, LCBO, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Marriott Marquis, Michael Dillon, military, NATO, New York City, New Zealand, news release, Oldham County, Ontario, painter, Paris, Paul Miller, phonetic alphabet, Pod Architecture + Design, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010. Bordeaux, Private Collection, proposal, PTSD, public comment, quarter, Rabbit Hole Distillery, regulations, Rob Dietrich, Robert Polson II, Robin Coupar, rule making, sales, Scotland, single malt, Sir Peter Blake, Snowflake, Speyside, St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's Day, Stranahan's, Stranger & Stranger, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, TBI, Texas, The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey, The Dubliner, The Macallan, Thomas Hogue, Timorous Beastie, Title 27, Toronto, trade, traumatic brain injury, Travis Barnes, Treasury Department, tribute, trunk, TTB, unaged whiskey, Valerio Adami, Waco, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye, white whiskey, world record, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Whisky Advocate’s annual WhiskyFest took over the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square Tuesday night, and we’ll have som...
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...
Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-201820181102125636
Dave Pickerell, Craft Whiskey’s “Johnny Appleseed”: 1956-2018
Mark GillespieNovember 2, 2018Army, Bill Samuels, Blackened American Whiskey, Danielle Eddy, Dave Pickerell, George Washington's Distillery, Hillrock Estate Distillery, J. Rieger & Sons, Jeff Kozak, Jr., Maker's Mark, Metallica, Mount Vernon, natural causes, obituary, publicist, Rolling Stone, San Francisco, tribute, U.S. Military Academy, University of Louisville, West Point, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
November 2, 2018 – Dave Pickerell, the master distiller and blender responsible for helping dozens of would-be whiskey entrepreneurs achieve the...
On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)20180923173116
On the Road at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond (Episode 727: September 23, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 23, 2018@BunkaiH, @jerrydmann, Address to the Haggis, African-American, Albert Blanton, Ancient Age, anniversary, Architectural Digest, architecture, AT&T, auction, Barrel Proof, bass, Beam Suntory, Belle Meade Bourbon, Bernie Lubbers, bidding, black, Boss Hog, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbonism, brandy, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Bunnahabhain, Calvados, Campbell Brown, Canada, Castle & Key, Champions Park, charity, chemistry, China, Chuck Cowdery, collectors, color, Companions of the Quaich, contract, Coxs Creek, Daily Dram, Danny Wimmer Presents, Dave Pickerell, Deanson, disability, Distell, Donald Trump, economic development, Ed Patrick, education, elderly, Elijah Craig, exports, Ezra Brooks, Family Reserve, Festival, flood, food, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freddie Johnson, Freddie Noe, George Garvin Brown, Glenfarclas, Glenfarclas 105, Grace Jones, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Hemphill, hertz, history, Hometown Rising, Houston, imports, investment, Jeff Royalty, Jerry Mann, Jimmie Johnson Sr., Jimmy Johnson, jobs, Kaveh Zamanian, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirin, labor, Lawrenceburg, Ledaig, Little Book, Local 10D, Local 23D, Local 320, Louder than Life, Louisville, Luxco, Main Street, Marianne Eaves, Mark Brown, mayor, Metallica, Meyer Sound, molecules, mud, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO/SEIU, negotiations, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, network, Noe Simple Task, Ohio River, Old Ezra, Old Forester Distillery, organic, Pappy Van Winkle, patent, picket, picket line, playlist, President, President's Choice, Rabbit Hole Distillery, race, racism, rain, research, restoration, Robert Burns, rock, science, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, sick leave, sound, sound waves, speakers, Speed Art Museum, strike, tariffs, Texas, The Art of Bourbon, The Famous Grouse, The Spirit of Mauve, Tobermory, tourism, trade, transducer, Trump Administration, UFCW, union, United Food & Commercial Workers, vibrations, visitors, water, weather, whiskey, Whiskey Row, whisky, Whisky Live Paris, Whistlepig Rye0 comments
Severe weather forced Louisville’s annual Bourbon & Beyond music, food, and whiskey festival to end a day earlier than planned, but the heav...
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)20180909204127
The High Plains and the Highlands Come Together (Episode 723: September 9, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 9, 2018@CGBSpender8874, @scotchology1, @whiskyfreedom, @whiskyranker, acquisition, age statement, album, Angel's Envy, anniversary, Arden, baby, Bacardi, band, Bardstown, Benromach, birth, Blackened Whiskey, Blended Malt, BMW, Booker Noe Distillery, Boss Hog, Boston, Bourbon, Brad Mead, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Brugal Rum, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Catoctin Creek, charity, Chris Spalding, classic malts, Compass Box, Constellation Brands, Coxs Creek, Dave Pickerell, David DeFazio, Dawn Smith, Diageo, distillery, Donald Colville, Duke of Rothesay, Edrington, Edrington Americas, England, Erik Smith, estate, fire, firefighters, Flaming Heart, Four Roses, Frazier History Museum, Fred Minnick, George Washington's Distillery, Gordon & MacPhail, Hampton Manor Inn, Heaven Hill, High West, Highland Park, historic, hog, impressions, inert gas, insurance, Jaclyn Minnick, Jeff Royalty, Jim Beam Distillery, judge, Julian Joseph Minnick, Kate Mead, Keith Cruickshank, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kirby, Kirin, Kirkwall, Lawrenceburg, Longmorn, Louisville, Magnum, Maureen Robinson, Metallica, Moet Hennessy, Mortimer, Mount Vernon, music, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, NCFO, negotiations, Oreck, Orkney, Oscar Minnick, oxidation, partnership, pattern bargaining, Pernod Ricard, picket line, pig, police, Prince Charles, Remy Cointreau, Ryan Ashley, Scotch, SEIU, Smoking Man, Smooth Ambler, Soleo Collection, Special Releases, stake, Steve Bashore, Stitzel-Weller, strike, strike vote, Talisker, Teamsters Union, The Famous Grouse, The Glenrothes, The Macallan, The Spirit of Mauve, The Story of the Spaniard, tour, Tuthilltown Spirits, UCFW, union, United Auto Workers, United Food & Commercial Workers, vacuum, Van Winkle, vintages, Virginia, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Maker's Cut, Whistlepig Rye, William Grant & Sons, Woodinville, Wyoming, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Like most romances, Wyoming Whiskey and Edrington had plenty of potential partners trolling around. Neither one needed a partner, until they found eac...
Preparing for Whisky’s Next Generation (Episode 682: February 25, 2018)20180225005718
Preparing for Whisky’s Next Generation (Episode 682: February 25, 2018)
Mark GillespieFebruary 25, 2018@garretmalt, @kingrhinola, @nevillem, @sipologyblog, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Argyll & Bute Council, Arran Whisky, Athgarret Malt, barrel sales, Beam Suntory, Bill Lumsden, Boston, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Cairdeas, Canada, Canadian Whisky, cat, Chapel Gate Whiskey Company, court, Crown Royal, Dave Pickerell, dog, Drew Mayville, Earth, Entrapment, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, expansion, FarmStock, Feis Ile, fire, Five Virtues, Gimli, glen, Glen Buchenbach, Glen's Cask, Glencairn, GlenDronach, Glenturret, groovy, Hazlet Rye, Heaven Hill, induction, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Isle of Arran, J.J. Corry, John Campbell, Jon Kriedler, Josh Wright, Julio's Liquors, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, King Rhino, Lagg, Laphroaig, lawsuit, legal, Louise McGuane, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Metal, Metallica, Mickey Heads, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Montreal, mouser, music, Nik, Obey Your Master, Old Fitzgerald, Old Montreal Distillery, Old Overholt, Old Overholt Bonded, Orphan Barrel, Parker Beam, partnership, peanuts, pet, photo, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, planning permission, post office, Quebec, rock, Sazerac, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scott Ritenbaugh, song, SWA, Tal, Tattersall Distilling, Tattersall Rye, The Glenmorangie Company, Tom Dean @meerkat1984, Tomatin, Towser, Turret, Vermont, Waldhorn, water, Westborough, whiskey, Whiskey in the Jar, whisky, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, wood0 comments
Distillers like to say they’re not making whisky for themselves, but laying it down for future generations. Part of that process is identifying ...
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...
Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)20170319145746
Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 19, 2017"Gillespie the Gauger", @6Pod4, @jotterface, @ratherbeonislay, @rmculver, #trypod, Aaron Schorsch, ABC News, Adam Spiegel, age statement, American Craft Spirits Association, Amir Peay, ancestor, ancestry, Ardbeg, artist, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, Award, Beam Suntory, Benoit Bailey, best in class, bill, birth certificate, Black Truffle Rye, Blender's Batch, Blender's Batch Red Rye Finish, Blender's Batch Three Grain American Oak, blending, blog, Blue Spot, bond store, bonders, bonding, Brian DeFoe, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Bulleit Rye, canister, Cardhu, Carlton Welch, chewing, Chuck Cowdery, Churchill Downs, Col. E.H. Taylor, Columbus, commemorative, competition, confectioner, Cooley, Dave Pickerell, David Byrne, Diageo, distiller, distillery, Dublin, Eclipx, excise, exciseman, Facebook, FarmStock, finish, Four Grain Bourbon, France, FTI Consulting, Gavin Smith, Gold Label, governor, Grafton Street, Green Spot, Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton, hanged, Harlen Wheatley, history, HoochLaw, horse racing, investors, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, James E. Pepper, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Jonathan Mitchell, Jude, Kavalan, Keith Batt, Kelpie, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Whiskey, Kildare Street, lawmakers, lawyer, LCBO, legal, legislature, Lexington, Liberties, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, loophole, Louisville, Margaret Batt, Matt Bevin, McDonald's, Melbourne, Method And Madness, MGP, Midleton, Mitchell & Son, Mortlach, Nant, Nant Whisky Bar, Ohio, Old Mill Street, Ontario, paint, painting, Pareau des Charentes, Platinum Label, Prohibition, puppy, Quentin Olde, Quintessential, rebranding, receiver, Red Spot, Revival, Rick Culver, Robert Mitchell, Samuel Adams, ScotchWhisky.com. Malcolm Gillespie, Sheepdog, Shelbyville, Single Pot Still, Sonoma County Distilling Company, Taiwan, Tasmania, Teeling Whiskey, Tennessee, The Dubliner, Thomas Allen Pauly, Triple Crown, Tyrconnell, Vermont, water spirit, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Daddy, WhistlePig Farm, Whistlepig Rye, Woodford Reserve, workout, Yellow Spot0 comments
For years, whisky connoisseurs whispered about a mysterious Irish whiskey called Green Spot and begged friends traveling to Ireland to track down a bo...
Whiskey’s High Wire Act (Episode 775: July 7, 2019)