March 17, 2014 – One of Scotland’s smallest distilleries is to be sold after a dispute between brothers led to a court-ordered windup of the… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Battle Over “Tennessee Whiskey” Turning Ugly
March 17, 2014 – In a public relations war, the news release is often the simplest, yet one of the deadliest ways to strike back… Read More
Dad’s Hat Enters European Market With Pennsylvania Rye
March 16, 2014 – Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye will become one of the rare American-made craft whiskies to become available in Europe when it goes… Read More
Episode 470: March 15, 2014
Bruichladdich expressions come and go…sort of like the waves on Loch Indaal do. Laddie fans are lamenting a decision to pull the Laddie Ten, Sixteen,… Read More
Brown-Forman Attacks Diageo On Tennessee Whiskey Legislation
March 14, 2014 – Call it a “Clash of the Titans” if you will, but two major distillers — and Tennessee’s two largest distillery owners… Read More
New Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery Reaches Milestone
March 13, 2014 – Construction on the new Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland has reached a milestone with the installation of four… Read More
Wild Turkey Declares 2014 “Year of Jimmy Russell”
March 12, 2014 – Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell celebrates his 60th year at the distillery in 2014, and Wild Turkey’s owners at Campari… Read More
Campari Acquires Canada’s Forty Creek Distillery
March 12, 2014 – Gruppo Campari has agreed to acquire John Hall’s Forty Creek Distillery Ltd. for $185.6 million CDN ($166.7 million USD) in cash, marking… Read More
Bruichladdich Pulls “Core Range” Back To Distillery
March 11, 2014 – Bruichladdich is taking its core range out of retail markets around the world because of supply problems, but will continue to… Read More
Episode 469: March 8, 2014
Graham Eunson has seen a lot during his career in the Scotch whisky industry. He shed a tear or two when he was assigned to… Read More
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: February 2014
This month, we’re bringing together two brothers who only get to see each other a couple of times a year for a Skype-based blind single… Read More
Brown-Forman Rides Whiskey Wave To Gains
March 6, 2014 – Louisville-based Brown-Forman reported a 12% increase in net income for the third quarter (ending January 31) on strong global sales of… Read More