Mark Gillespie

November 1, 2014 – Diageo has declined to comment on a Wall Street Journal report that the drinks giant and Mexico’s Beckmann family-controlled Casa Cuervo are close to… Read More

Compass Box founder John Glaser has been shaking up the Scotch Whisky industry for the last 15 years. In the final part of our 2-part… Read More

This week’s episode comes from Whiskey Live Dublin, and we’ll be focusing on Irish whiskies this time around with some of the winners from Thursday… Read More

October 24, 2014 – Redbreast 21 Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey took overall top honors at the second annual Irish Whiskey Awards presented by the… Read More

October 24, 2014 – 2014 marks two milestones for the Midleton Very Rare range from Irish Distillers: the 30th anniversary of the very first edition… Read More

October 21, 2014 – Airports are investing a lot more money in travel retail these days, largely because the rent and revenue from retail sales… Read More

October 21, 2014 – The global boom in Bourbon sales has turned Kentucky’s Bourbon industry into one of the Commonwealth’s leading economic engines, according to… Read More

October 20, 2014 – With a gag order banning him from speaking publicly about the legal battle for control of Balcones Distilling lifted, Balcones founder… Read More

October 19, 2014 – There are new developments in the ongoing dispute between Balcones Distilling founder Chip Tate and the Oklahoma City-based investor group that… Read More

Finland has a love-hate relationship with whisky. Finns love it, and the Finnish government hates it. Distilled spirits advertising is banned, and regulators went so… Read More

Compass Box founder John Glaser has been shaking up the Scotch Whisky industry for the last 15 years. In Part 1 of our 2-part interview… Read More

October 14, 2014 – A rare bottle of George Washington’s Whiskey signed by former President Bill Clinton sold for $32,000 tonight at the annual “Spirit… Read More