Virginia: A Place for Whiskey Lovers (Episode 722: September 2, 2018)20180902191633
Virginia: A Place for Whiskey Lovers (Episode 722: September 2, 2018)
Mark GillespieSeptember 2, 2018@odysseusunbound, @RealWhiskyDave, A. Smith Bowman, Adelaide, agriculture, Alexandre Ricard, aluminum, Anthony Bakker, Australia, backset, Bardstown, Bare Knuckle, Beam Suntory, Becky Harris, Belmont Farm Distillery, Bettina Ring, Bill Karlson, Blended Malt, Blenders' Mash, Booker Noe Distillery, bootlegger, Boston, Bourbon, Bourbon Cask, Bourbon Mash, Bourbon Wood Reserve, Brent Elliott, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Canada, Catoctin Creek, Charlottesville, China, Chris Ratcliff, Chuck Miller, Clermont, Clutha, Connoisseurs Choice, construction, cooperage, Crown Royal, Culpeper, Darwin, Dave Kearns, Diageo, Discovery Series, distiller, distillery, Douglas Laing & Co., earnings, economic development, ethanol, EU, European Union, exports, farmers, fermentation, forestry, Four Roses, fuel, Gareth Moore, George Washington's Distillery, Glasgow, Gordon & MacPhail, grain, Greaves Motorsport, Hall of Fame, Icons of Whisky, imports, incentives, IndyCar, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James May, Jameson, Jeanette Miller, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Distillery, John O'Mara, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, KO Distilling, Lawson Whiting, lawyers, Limited Edition Small Batch, Lovingston, Manassas, Mario Andretti, Mexico, Midleton, moonshine, Mount Vernon, Noble Collection, Oz Clarke, Pacific Quay, Patrick Maguire, Patrick Small, Pernod Ricard, Private Stock, profits, Prohibition, Ragged Branch, Repeal Batch, River Clyde, Roundstone Rye, sales, Sazerac, Scotch, Scott Harris, Secretary, Sour Mash, sourdough, Speyside Cooperage, Springbank, stave mill, steel, Sullivan's Cove, Sweet Mash, tariffs, Tasmania, Tawny Port, taxes, The Glenrothes, The Independent, trade, trade war, Travis Hill, TTB, Virginia, Virginia ABC, Virginia Distillers Association, Virginia Distillery Company, Virginia Highland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Magazine, whisky wingman, Wilderness Trail, Woodford Reserve, X4, yeast0 comments
Virginia’s distilling history dates back to at least 1620, and while many whiskey lovers know about George Washington’s Distillery at Moun...
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)20180826165313
Bourbon Keeps Him Busy…Really! (Episode 721: August 26, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 26, 2018@ButlerB, @KYWhisky, @PhilCatelinet, @turnipwhiskery, #HPSummerPhoto, Adam Hannett, alcohol fuel plant, Arran, arrest, author, azeotropic limit, bail, Balcones, Barley, blend, Bob Dylan, book, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon, Bourbon & Beyond, Bourbon Curious, Brian Kinsman, Brimstone, Bruichladdich, Champions Park, counterfeit, court, Creative Whisky Company, Dallas Dhu, David Stirk, DSP, E85, editor, Emily Ivers, ethanol, ethyl alcohol, Euan Mitchell, Faraday Still, farmer, farms, Festival, Fistful of Bourbon, fraud, Fred Minnick, fuel, Gordon Working, Greg Butler, Heather Antoine, Heaven Hill, Heaven's Door, Historic Environment Scotland, Indy Racing Experience, IndyCar, infringement, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Jaclyn Minnick, Jimmy Russell, Kelsey McKechnie, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kingsbarns, lade, lawsuit, lawyers, litigation, loch, London, Louisville, magazine, Malcolm Waring, Marc Bushala, Mario Andretti, MGP, Michter's, Ministry of Defence, museum, music, Old Fitzgerald, Old Pulteney, Penderyn, Phil Catelinet, Pocono Raceway, police, publisher, rainfall, Ryan Perry, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Shane Baker, skip, Straight Edge Bourbon, SWA, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Splinter Group, The Whisky Exchange, trademark, US Patent & Trademark Office, water, Weapon of Mass Distraction, weather, Whipsaw Rye, Whiskery Turnip, whiskey, whisky, whisky.auction, Wick, Wilderness Trail, William Grant & Sons, WMD, X4, Yellow Submarine0 comments
If Fred Minnick had any more balls in the air right now, the circus would be calling him with a job offer as a juggler. He’s launching the new B...
Episode 178: December 20, 200820081219231100
Episode 178: December 20, 2008
Mark GillespieDecember 19, 2008auto racing, awards, Bible, book, Brian Ellison, Bruichladdich, Colorado, craft distilling, Death's Door, Glenlivet, Gourmand, holiday, James Espey, Japanese, Jay Harmon, Jess Graber, Jim Beam, Jim Murray, John Hansell, Malt Advocate, Malt Maniacs, Nantucket, NASCAR, Nielsen, Octomore, peat, Robby Gordon, sales, Stranahan's, Sweden, The Last Drop, The Notch, Tom Jago, Ulf Buxrud, vodka, Wemyss, William Wemyss, Wisconsin, X40 comments
A double feature this time around: William Wemyss shares his family’s Scottish heritage with a line of single cask and blended malts named to de...
Episode 149: June 16, 200820080615233700
Episode 149: June 16, 2008
Mark GillespieJune 15, 2008Australia, Bruichladdich, distillery, economy, Feis Ile, finish, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Glenguin, history, Ileach, Irish, Islay, Jim McEwan, Octomore, Scotland, Shiraz, storytelling, tourism, Travel, Tullamore Dew, Vintage Reserve, visitors, whisky school, winery, X40 comments
What distillery produces so many different expressions of whisky that one could probably drink a different one each day for a month with no repeats? T...
Episode 124: December 23, 200720071223010400
Episode 124: December 23, 2007
Mark GillespieDecember 23, 2007abuse, airport security, Bayway, Beam, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Christina, Dalmore, distillery, Euan Shand, George Dickel, Glasgow, Glen Garioch, Glenturret, history, Huntly, Iain Russell, Ileach, Islay, Jim McEwan, media, Meldrum, Octomore, recipe, regulation, Rum Cask, Scottish Brewing Archive, shortage, storytelling, Tennessee, University, Vijay Mallya, vodka, Whyte & Mackay, X4, Yannis Themelis0 comments
Jim McEwan and the guys at Bruichladdich don’t really care what the rest of the whisky industry thinks of them. They do care greatly what whisky...
Episode 26: March 8, 200620060308044600
Episode 26: March 8, 2006
Mark GillespieMarch 8, 2006awards, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, classic malts, Compass Box, David Williamson, Diageo, Distiller's Edition, Festival, George S. Grant, Glenfarclas, Icons, quadruple, responsible, Ros Lewis, Scotch Whisky Association, Speyside, Spice Tree, Spirit of Speyside Festival, SWA, weapons-grade, Whisky Magazine, X40 comments
Time for an update on new whiskies heading for your local bar or retailer, including the 2006 lineup for Diageo’s Classic Malts and Rare Malts s...
Episode 25: March 6, 200620060305223800
Episode 25: March 6, 2006
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2006awards, Brian Morgan, Bruichladdich, Canadian, Douglas Ross, Forty Creek, Islay, Jim Swan, John Black, John Hall, Kittling Ridge, Mark Reynier, Michael Beamish, Ontario, Penderyn, quadruple, regulators, Scotch Whisky Association, SWA, Taste of Britain, Tullibardine, Wales, weapons-grade, Welsh, X40 comments
It’s a milestone of sorts for WhiskyCast, with 25 episodes now on the web! We’ll celebrate independent spirit in this episode. Bruichladdi...
Episode 24: March 2, 200620060302180300
Episode 24: March 2, 2006
Mark GillespieMarch 2, 2006Ardbeg, auction, Bruichladdich, Canadian Whisky, charity, Dawn Callan, European Union, Glenmorangie, Gopher Baroque, Ian MacLeod, Ian Weir, India, music, quadruple, Scotch Whisky Association, shipwreck, Smokehead, song, SWA, tariffs, taxes, trade, weapons-grade, Whisky Magazine, WTO, X40 comments
This cask-strength episode spans the globe, from controversies in India to whiskies that are fiery and smoky in Islay. We’ll also re-visit an ol...