Balcones Distilling moved into a brand-new modern whisky distillery in Waco, Texas in 2016, leaving behind its home in an old welding shop under the… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.A Tale of Texas Whiskey at Balcones (Episode 646: June 18, 2017)
Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco, Texas –… Read More
Straight Shooting with Bulleit Bourbon’s Tom Bulleit (Episode 645: June 11, 2017)
Tom Bulleit wasn’t born into the Bourbon business, but even as a successful Kentucky lawyer, he knew there was something calling him to whiskey. He… Read More
Boom Days for Bourbon (Episode 644: June 4, 2017)
Bourbon’s growing global profile is at its highest in decades, and that’s good news in Kentucky. Even though Bourbon can be made anywhere in the… Read More
Does The Nose Know For Sure? (Episode 643: May 28, 2017)
You may be able to tell different styles of whiskies apart by nosing them – when you know what you’re nosing to begin with. When… Read More
Jim Beam Returns to Indianapolis 500
May 25, 2017 – When Jay Howard takes the green flag Sunday in his Honda-powered #77 Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports IndyCar for the Indianapolis 500, it will… Read More
Brown-Forman “Not For Sale”
May 24, 2017 – Shares of Constellation Brands dropped slightly more than one percent in Wednesday’s trading on the New York Stock Exchange as Brown-Forman publicly rebuffed… Read More
A Trip Down the Rabbit Hole (Episode 642: May 21, 2017)
What would you think of someone who gives up a successful career to make Bourbon for a living? If you said they should seek professional help, Kaveh… Read More
Malting Barley the Old School Way (Episode 641: May 14, 2017)
Most Scotch Whisky distilleries source their malted barley from large commercial maltsters today, but a handful of distilleries still maintain their own floor maltings to… Read More
Making Scotch Whisky the Old School Way with Floor Malting
May 12, 2017 – The pagodas that adorn the roofs of many whisky distilleries in Scotland aren’t there just for show. Years ago, those pagodas… Read More
Making Whisky with Passion in Denmark (Episode 640: May 7, 2017)
Denmark is known for its beers and aquavit, but is starting to develop a reputation for whiskies as well with distilleries like Braunstein and Stauning… Read More
Johnnie Walker Part of Alonso’s Indianapolis 500 Bid
May 3, 2017 – When two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso took to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today for his first testing session in… Read More