December 9, 2015 – 14 years ago, Ruari Reynier was an infant when he helped his parents Mark and Maureen inaugurate the revived Bruichladdich Distillery… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Ireland’s Newest Distillery Is Coming To Life
December 7, 2015 – The still that sat for years outside Islay’s Bruichladdich Distillery has come to life again, 242 miles away in Waterford, Ireland.… Read More
Episode 565: December 5, 2015
Every once in a while, you might want to step outside of your comfort zone and try something besides whisky. A WhiskyCast listener asked for… Read More
Diageo Invests In Danish Whisky Distillery
December 4, 2015 – In one of the largest investments for its Distill Ventures unit, Diageo will invest around 100 million Danish kroner (approximately $14.6 million… Read More
Tomatin Takes Top Honors in Scotland’s Icons of Whisky Awards
December 4, 2015 – Tomatin Distillery was named Distiller of the Year in the second round of Whisky Magazine’s annual Icons of Whisky Awards, which… Read More
Dale DeGroff’s Harvest Moon Egg Nog
December 3, 2015 – While most of the recipes in the Cocktail Collection come from whisky companies, this one comes courtesy of Italian coffee roaster… Read More
Glenfiddich Expansion Approved Despite Concern Over “Nutters”
December 3, 2015 – Earlier this year, Glenfiddich lost its title as the world’s best-selling single malt Scotch whisky to The Glenlivet. Now, William Grant… Read More
Gordon & MacPhail’s David Urquhart: 1952-2015
December 2, 2015 – David Urquhart, widely credited with helping his family’s Gordon & MacPhail spirits business achieve worldwide prominence, has died at the age… Read More
Episode 564: November 29, 2015
This week, we’ll be talking about whisky and education. Not teaching people how to drink whisky, but how to make it! There aren’t many university-level… Read More
Distillery Plans on Track for Islay & Dornoch
November 26, 2015 – After a series of delays, plans are finally on track for construction of Islay’s newest distillery. Jean and Martine Donnay have… Read More
Lindores Whiskyfest to Proceed Despite Belgium Terror Alert
November 24, 2015 – As all of Belgium remains under high alert while police and soldiers warn of a possible terrorist attack, a group of… Read More
Episode 563: November 21, 2015
This week, we’re at Canada’s oldest whisky festival…the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year,… Read More