March 13, 2015 – With Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s UK budget announcement less than a week away, Scotch Whisky Association leaders are turning… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Jameson Adds “Bottle Your Own” Feature in Dublin & Midleton
March 12, 2015 – Irish Distillers is adding a new “bottle your own” feature at its visitors centers in Dublin and Midleton, just in time… Read More
Green Label Mystery Resolved
March 12, 2015 – The mysterious reappearance of Johnnie Walker Green Label at North American retailers in recent weeks has been solved. Sharp-eyed whisky lovers… Read More
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit with… Read More
DISCUS Chief Cressy To Leave At Year’s End
March 4, 2015 – Adm. Peter Cressy has announced his plans to step aside as CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States… Read More
Ruling Expected Soon on Motion to Dismiss Maker’s Mark Lawsuit
March 2, 2015 – A hearing originally scheduled for today in the proposed class-action lawsuit against Maker’s Mark has been cancelled. U.S. District Court Judge… Read More
Beam Suntory’s Bauder: Bourbon Boom Just Beginning
March 1, 2015 – For Bourbon lovers, it seems like the “Bourbon Boom” has been going on forever. Not true, according to Chris Bauder, general… Read More
Episode 523: February 28, 2015
Lots to talk about this week, with news from all over the world! Bruichladdich’s Jim McEwan joins us on WhiskyCast In-Depth to talk about the… Read More
WhistlePig Experimenting With Wine Finishes
February 28, 2015 – Whistlepig Rye will be releasing the first in its “Old World Series” of three wine cask-finished expressions in the coming days… Read More
Highlander Inn Sale Delayed
February 26, 2015 – Duncan Elphick’s retirement plans are on hold for at least a month. The owner of the Highlander Inn and its renowned… Read More
Fire Strikes Diageo Malting Facility
February 25, 2015 – Production is scheduled to resume later today at Diageo’s Burghead Maltings in Moray, Scotland, following a fire inside one of the… Read More
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Takes Best Bourbon Honors in World Whiskies Awards
February 24, 2015 – Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20-year-old was named Best Bourbon in the 2015 World Whiskies Awards presented by Whisky Magazine, while… Read More