April 16, 2013 – Old Pulteney will unveil a new Lighthouse series of travel retail expressions at next month’s TFWQ Asia-Pacific exposition, with plans for… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Drought Ends at Tobermory, Distilling to Resume
April 16, 2013 – After the second consecutive year in which a lack of rainfall has forced production to be halted, Tobermory Distillery on Scotland’s… Read More
Woodford Reserve’s $1,000 Mint Julep to Support Retired Thoroughbreds
April 15, 2013 – As the official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, Woodford Reserve will once again produce the world’s most exclusive Mint Julep during… Read More
Interview: Highland Park Retiree Davie Reid
Davie Reid’s a legend on Orkney, not just for his nearly 40 years at Scapa and Highland Park distilleries, but for his work with local… Read More
South Africa’s Distell Buys Burn Stewart Distillers
April 15, 2013 – Burn Stewart Distillers, one of the few bright spots in the troubled CL Financial portfolio, has been sold to the South… Read More
WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: April 2013
Our tasting panel gathered at Whisky Live New York for this month’s episode. Hana Choi, Olaf Asbrink, Susannah Skiver Barton, Angelo Veneziano, John Maxwell, and… Read More
Episode 420: April 14, 2013
When Magnus Eunson set up his illegal still on Orkney in 1798, the gaugers in the village of Kirkwall were a safe distance away. Graham… Read More
Single Malt Whisky the Indian Way: A Visit to Amrut
India is one of the world’s largest whisky-consuming nations, but never had a single malt whisky to call its own until the Jagdale family’s Amrut… Read More
Changes at Douglas Laing & Co.
April 13, 2013 – One of the longest-running partnerships in the whisky business appears to be coming to an end, as the Laing Brothers are… Read More
Another Award for “Canadian Whisky” Author Davin de Kergommeaux
April 11, 2013 – Weeks after being honored as a finalist in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Davin de Kergommeaux has taken top honors in… Read More
Four Roses Announces 2013 Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon
April 11, 2013 – Following an early announcement from Master Distiller Jim Rutledge on the April 6 episode of WhiskyCast, the Lawrenceburg, Kentucky distillery has… Read More
Episode 419: April 6, 2013
Scotch Whisky exports account for 80% of all Scottish food and drink exports each year, along with about 25% of all UK food and drink… Read More