This Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Heaven Hill’s distillery and 90,000 barrels of whiskey in Bardstown, Kentucky. Not a single… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Bruichladdich Busy with Black Art 5, New 10-Year-Old Single Malts
November 4, 2016 – While Bruichladdich master blender Adam Hannett was in New York City this week for a series of tastings around Whisky Advocate’s… Read More
Episode 613: October 29, 2016
Distillery managers come and go at Lagavulin, but Iain McArthur is a fixture at the legendary Islay distillery. McArthur’s something of a legend himself after… Read More
Canada’s Fort McMurray Fire Leads to “Beast” of a Whisky
October 27, 2016 – Months after one of Canada’s worst wildfires scorched nearly 1.5 million acres of the Alberta prairie, forcing thousands of people to flee… Read More
Evan & Elijah Running to “Make America Thirsty Again”
October 27, 2016 – As Americans prepare for the most contentious presidential election in recent memory, with many voters holding their noses to pick one… Read More
Scotch Whisky Association CEO Returning to UK Government
October 25, 2016 – Scotch Whisky Association chief executive David Frost is leaving the Edinburgh-based trade association, and will return to government service as a… Read More
Episode 612: October 23, 2016
Lagavulin Distillery is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Islay distillery hasn’t changed all that much over the years – at least on… Read More
Jim Beam Strike Ends With New Contract
October 23, 2016 – Workers at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky and the Booker Noe Distillery in nearby Boston will return to work… Read More
Episode 611: October 16, 2016
Charles Maclean is arguably one of the most prolific Scotch whisky writers around, and his years of research and writing have given him a unique… Read More
Strike Underway At Jim Beam Distilleries in Kentucky
October 15, 2016 – Union employees at Beam Suntory’s two Kentucky distilleries have walked off the job after their contract expired at midnight. The strike… Read More
Jim Beam Labor Talks Face Midnight Deadline
Updated October 14, 2016 – Negotiations aimed at preventing a strike by workers at two Jim Beam distilleries in Kentucky are underway today as a… Read More
Episode 610: October 9, 2016
Japanese whiskies have become harder to find as worldwide demand grows for them, but books about them are even harder to find. Longtime whisky writer Dominic… Read More