Mark Gillespie

I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.
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True Story: Wes Henderson’s Next Chapter

Wes Henderson retired recently from Angel’s Envy, the whiskey brand he and his father, the late Lincoln Henderson created. Retirement didn’t suit Wes well, though,… Read More

The World’s Most Remote Distillery?

Few places are as remote as the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, and that makes the Faer Isles Distillery the world’s most remote distillery.… Read More

Nelson’s Green Brier Maple Old Fashioned

Rachel Ramirez, the leader of the cocktail team at Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery in Nashville, Tennessee created this variation on the classic Old Fashioned using… Read More

Edrington Sells The Famous Grouse

Edrington’s leading blended Scotch whisky brand, The Famous Grouse, is being sold to William Grant & Sons for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which still… Read More

Campari Takes Minority Stake in Capevin

Campari Group has acquired a 14.6% stake in the owner of Scotland’s Bunnahabhain, Deanston, and Tobermory distilleries for $92 million. The Italian company bought the… Read More

Sukhinder Singh’s World View

Few people know the whisky industry as well as Sukhinder Singh. He’s a renowned collector of rare whiskies, founded The Whisky Exchange with his brother… Read More

On the Road at The Whisky Show in London

This week, we’re on the road at The Whisky Exchange’s Whisky Show in London. We’ll have highlights from the weekend, including an interview with Dave… Read More

Crunch Time for Craft Distillers

U.S. craft distillers are facing a crisis, with an average of one distillery shutting down each week over the past year. Inflation and cutbacks in… Read More