CALENDAR OF EVENTS PRESENTED BY LAPHROAIG

 

January 25: Burns Night Extravaganza, The Whisky Exchange Vinopolis, London, England

January 25: Scotch & Cheese Class, Artisanal Cheese Center, New York City

January 25: Burns Supper with Laphroaig, Mac McGee Irish Pub, Decatur, Georgia

January 25: Highland Park Tasting, Chief O'Neill's, Chicago, Illinois

January 27: Burns Night Whisky Tasting, Nickolls & Perks, Stourbridge, England

January 28: Rare & Precious Scotch Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City

January 29: Rock Town Distillery Distilling School, Little Rock, Arkansas

January 31: New York City Scotch Club Macallan Tasting, New York City

February 3: Whisky 101 (Part 1) with Robin Robinson, Astor Center, New York City

February 4: Bourbon Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City

February 3-5: Whisky Live Belgium, Spa, Belgium

February 11: Newcastle Whisky Festival, Newcastle, England

February 11: Scotch Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City

February 11: Woodford Reserve Valentine's Day Dinner, Versailles, Kentucky

February 11: Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Miner's Delight Inn, Atlantic City, Wyoming

February 12-14: Tales of the Cocktail on Tour, Vancouver, British Columbia

February 15: Rare & Precious Scotch Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City

February 21: Dalmore Tasting with Richard Paterson, Nickolls & Perks, Stourbridge, England

February 21-22: Whisky Live Australia, Perth

February 23: Rare & Precious Bourbon Spirit School, Brandy Library, New York City

February 23: Scotch & Cheese Class, Artisanal Cheese Center, New York City

February 24: Whisky 101 (Part 2) with Robin Robinson, Astor Center, New York City

February 24-26: Whisk(e)y-a-Go-Go, Julio's Liquors, Westborough, Massachusetts

February 25: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy, Versailles, Kentucky

February 25-26: Hanse Spirit 2012, Hamburg, Germany

February 26: Whisky Live, Seoul, South Korea

March 2-3: Universal Whisky Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada

March 7: Auction of Rare Whiskies, Bonhams, Edinburgh, Scotland

March 10: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy, Versailles, Kentucky

March 10: Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Miner's Delight Inn, Atlantic City, Wyoming

March 15: Tip a Wee Dram for Cancer Research Tasting/Fundraiser, Vancouver, British Columbia

March 17: Woodford Reserve Chef's Series Dinner, Versailles, Kentucky

March 21: Scotch & Cheese Class, Artisanal Cheese Center, New York City

March 23: The Whisky Advocate's WhiskyFest, Chicago, Illinois

March 23-24: Whisky Live, London

March 23-25: Whisky Festival Noord Nederland, Groningen, Netherlands

March 28: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, Atlanta, Georgia

March 30: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, Seattle, Washington

March 30-31: Hopscotch Spring Beer & Whisky Festival, Seattle, Washington

March 31: Brighton Whisky Festival, Brighton, England

March 31: Whiskies of the World Expo, San Francisco, California

April 1-4: American Distilling Institute Spirits Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

April 7: Woodland Reserve Keeneland Handicapper's Brunch, Versailles, Kentucky

April 11: Whisky Live, New York City

April 14: Woodland Reserve Keeneland Handicapper's Brunch, Versailles, Kentucky

April 14: Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Miner's Delight Inn, Atlantic City, Wyoming

April 18: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, Houston, Texas

April 19: Scotch & Cheese Class, Artisanal Cheese Center, New York City

April 21: Woodland Reserve Keeneland Handicapper's Brunch, Versailles, Kentucky

April 25: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, Dallas, Texas

April 28: Kentucky Bourbon Festival Sampler, Bardstown, Kentucky

May 2: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, Denver, Colorado

May 3-7: Spirit of Speyside Festival, Speyside Region, Scotland

May 4: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, Phoenix, Arizona

May 5-6: Whisky Live, Tokyo, Japan

May 10, 2012: Auction of Rare Whiskies, Bonhams, New York City, New York

May 10: SMWS US Chapter Single Malt Extravaganza, New York City, New York

May 11-15: Manhattan Cocktail Classic, New York City

May 12: Spirit of Sterling Whisky Festival, Stirling, Scotland

May 12: Spirit of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

May 12: Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Miner's Delight Inn, Atlantic City, Wyoming

May 12-13: Whisky Live, Tokyo, Japan

May 19: Stratford Whisky Festival, Stratford, England

May 21: Whisky Live, Singapore

May 23: Scotch & Cheese Class, Artisanal Cheese Center, New York City

May 25-June 3: Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Islay, Scotland

May 26: Whisky Live, Dublin, Ireland

May 26-27: Edinburgh Whisky Stramash, Edinburgh, Scotland

June 2: Ardbeg Day, Islay, Scotland (and Worldwide)

June 2: Leeds Whisky Festival, Leeds, England

June 6: Whisky Live Australia, Melbourne

June 9: Second Saturday Single Malt Tasting, Miner's Delight Inn, Atlantic City, Wyoming

June 15: Australian Single Malt Tasting Championship, Sydney

June 16: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy, Versailles, Kentucky

June 21: Scotch & Cheese Class, Artisanal Cheese Center, New York City

June 27: Auction of Rare Whiskies, Bonhams, Edinburgh, Scotland

July 25-29: 10th Anniversary Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, Louisiana

August 15: Whisky Live Australia, Sydney

August 18: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy, Versailles, Kentucky

August 25-26: San Diego Spirits Festival, San Diego, California

September 7-9: Maltstock, Nijmegen, Netherlands

September 8: Liverpool Whisky Festival, Liverpool, England

September 11-16: Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown, Kentucky

September 14-15: Whisky Live, Shanghai, China

September 22: York Whisky Festival, York, England

September 27-October 1: Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival, Dufftown, Scotland

October 5: The Whisky Advocate's WhiskyFest, San Francisco, California

October 10: Auction of Rare Whiskies, Bonhams, Edinburgh, Scotland

October 26-27: The Whisky Advocate's WhiskyFest, New York City, New York

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EPISODE 353: JANUARY 22, 2012

        

The end of January means many things, but in the whisky world, it means a trip to the Victoria Whisky Festival in British Columbia. The VWF is one of the world's best whisky festivals, and this week's episode features some of the highlights from this weekend's event. We'll get the latest on new whiskies from Cooley, Glenfarclas, Glenmorangie, and many more distillers, along with the results of the Canadian Whisky Awards and the newest chapter of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

       

LISTEN (48:00, 21.9 MB)

LINKS: Victoria Whisky Festival   Woodford Reserve   BenRiach   The Balvenie   Cooley   Canadian Club  Glenmorangie   Jim Murray's Whisky Bible  Stetson Spirits  The Daily Meal  Canadian Whisky  Masterson's Rye  Glenfarclas  Kensington Wine Market  SMWS Canada

        

EPISODE 352: JANUARY 14, 2012

         

A year ago, the owner of Glasgow's Pot Still Bar, Ken Storrie, passed away. At first, Glasgow whisky lovers were sad...but they quickly became mad after the Pot Still's landlord threw Ken's family and managers out. Now, they're happy...and going back to the Pot Still once again now that former manager Frank Murphy and his family have taken over one of Scotland's best whisky bars. Frank explains the whole sordid story and shares his memories of Ken and his hopes for the Pot Still in this week's episode.

          

LISTEN (29:00, 13.2 MB)

LINKS: The Pot Still   Glenfiddich   Kentucky Bourbon Trail    Kentucky Derby Museum   Duncan Taylor                  Irish Whiskey Society U.S. Chapter

      

EPISODE 351: JANUARY 7, 2012

        

Irish whiskey is enjoyed around the world, but perhaps not with as much passion as in Dublin. Leo Phelan is the president of Dublin's Irish Whiskey Society, and shares some of that passion with us in this week's episode. We'll hear his excitement about the revival of Pot Still Irish Whiskey, discuss some of Dublin's distilling history, and look at the future for Irish Whiskey. In the news, Redbreast 12 Cask Strength is on its way to the U.S., Masterson's Rye is headed home to Canada, and Whyte & Mackay isn't going up for sale any time soon.

 

LISTEN (44:40, 20.4 MB)

LINKS:  Irish Whiskey Society   Redbreast   Cooley   Monkey Shoulder   Whyte & Mackay   Masterson's Rye    Ireland Whiskey Trail 

 

EPISODE 350: DECEMBER 31, 2011

             

Glen Grant's Dennis Malcolm marked 50 years at the distillery during 2011, and spent Christmas Day on a special mission. On Christmas Day in 1961, he filled a sherry hogshead with new make spirit, and three years ago, he moved that cask to a cave in the distillery's garden. On Christmas, he retrieved that cask, and what the angels (and Dennis) didn't get over the years will be bottled as a special anniversary edition of Glen Grant. Dennis shares some of his 50 years of stories with us, and helps quash a report out of Australia that Glen Grant was demolished years ago.

      

LISTEN (32:23, 14.8 MB)

LINKS: Glen Grant   Brown-Forman   American Distilling Institute   The Australian   Chez Regine

      

       

        

          

                    

              

 

                         

              

          


 

                                       

                 

                                

 

 

    

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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COMMENTS FROM THE BARSTOOL
This week's episode comes from one of my favorite whisky events each year, the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. I'd like to thank VWF chairman Lawrence Graham and all of the volunteers who make this great event possible every year. Over time, I've made many friends in Victoria, and if you ever have a chance to attend the Victoria Whisky Festival, go for it!

I'd like to welcome our newest Presenting Brand Partner to the WhiskyCast community. Starting this week, Glenfiddich becomes our second major sponsor alongside Redbreast. This is something we've been working on for several months, and I'm glad to have the folks from Glenfiddich on board. I hope you'll join me in welcoming them!

Slainte!

Mark Gillespie