This week’s WhiskyCast comes from Forty Creek Distillery’s annual Whisky Weekend in Grimsby, Ontario. Forty Creek’s John Hall makes his whisky differently from any other… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Black Bottle Gets New Blend & Black Bottle
September 27, 2013 – In the first major move for Black Bottle since South Africa’s Distell acquired Burn Stewart Distillers this spring, the Islay-based Blended… Read More
Redbreast 21 To Become Oldest Irish Pot Still Whiskey Available
September 27, 2013 – Redbreast has long been prized by Irish whiskey lovers for its classic pot still whiskey taste, but until now, the 15-year-old… Read More
Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select, Master Distiller’s Editions to Be Available in UK & USA
September 27, 2013 – Frank Sinatra was the number one fan of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, so much so that he insisted on being buried… Read More
Laphroaig Rounds Out New Travel Retail Lineup
September 27, 2013 – Laphroaig’s revamping of its travel retail range is complete with the release of An Cuan Mór. The 18-year-old single malt joins Laphroaig’s… Read More
The Glenlivet to Create Guardians Single Malt
September 26, 2013 – The Glenlivet is jumping on the “crowd-sourcing” bandwagon with plans for a new single malt to be created with help from… Read More
George Washington’s Rye Helps Raise Funds for Mount Vernon
September 26, 2013 – The annual Distilled Spirits Council of the United States fundraiser at Virginia’s Mount Vernon helped raise $350,000 on Tuesday evening. $75,000… Read More
Kilchoman Ready to Release Its Oldest Malt Yet
September 26, 2013 – Islay’s youngest distillery is about to release its oldest single malt yet. Kilchoman Distillery will release a 6-year-old 2007 vintage on… Read More
40 Gets Better the Second Time Around for Hankey Bannister
September 26, 2013 – Hankey Bannister’s first 40-year-old expression was released to excellent reviews in 2007, and Master Blender Stuart Harvey has been given a… Read More
A Kentucky Single Malt? Woodford Reserve’s 2013 Masters Collection Has Two
September 26, 2013 – Kentucky’s Bourbons are legendary, but Woodford Reserve has been working on an experiment that may make some Kentucky whiskey purists blanch… Read More
Bourbon Boosts Louisville Economy
September 25, 2013 – A new study by the University of Louisville’s Urban Studies Institute links the Kentucky Bourbon industry to at least 4,200 jobs… Read More
A Shetland Whisky Distillery…Take Two
September 24, 2013 – Several months after leaving Glenglassaugh, distillery veteran Stuart Nickerson is making public the plans for his next venture. Nickerson hopes to… Read More