Mark Gillespie

January 3, 2015 – Renowned craft distiller Chip Tate is expected to reveal more details about plans for his new distillery on Tuesday. As Tate… Read More

Irish whiskey will take another step in 2015 with the first exports of Yellow Spot to the US market, still the strongest market in the… Read More

As we close out 2014, we’ll hear from the man some might call “The Whisky Whisperer” for his ability to coax young distilleries into producing… Read More

December 27, 2014 – Pernod Ricard’s Chivas Brothers unit is laying the groundwork for another expansion at the Glenlivet Distillery in Speyside. The Cairngorms National… Read More

Each year, the Malt Maniacs honor some of the world’s best whiskies with the Malt Maniacs Awards. This year, for the first time, the overall… Read More

December 15, 2014 – A Kavalan single malt from Taiwan’s King Car Distillery took the overall “Supreme Champion” award in the 2014 Malt Maniacs Awards.… Read More

Amrut got whisky lovers used to the idea of single malt whiskies from India, and now, Paul John is challenging Amrut’s standing as the leader… Read More

December 11, 2014 – With the holidays coming up, our friends at Laphroaig have created a hot and smoky drink to help keep whisky lovers… Read More

Swedes have a passion for whisky, and that’s led some Swedish whisky lovers to open their own distilleries and make single malt whisky with a… Read More

December 10, 2014 – Louisville is cementing its status as Bourbon’s tourism center, as Beam Suntory committed today to build a new $5.2 million Jim… Read More

December 10, 2014 – For the first time in the company’s history, one of Heaven Hill’s master distillers will not have the last name of… Read More

December 9, 2014 – Another lawsuit has been filed challenging the authenticity of whiskies claimed to be “handmade”, this one in California against Beam Suntory’s… Read More