Louisville isn’t just famous for Bourbon…it’s also becoming a popular city for culinary connoisseurs, and the foodies are flocking to Chef John Varanese’s restaurant specializing… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Gordon & MacPhail Unveils 75-Year-Old 1939 Mortlach
September 2, 2015 – There’s a new title-holder in the category of “world’s oldest whisky.” Gordon & MacPhail unveiled its Mortlach 75 Years Old Generations… Read More
Episode 550: August 29, 2015
Kieran Folliard is a native son of Ireland, but calls Minnesota his home now. While running a group of Irish pubs in Minneapolis, he and… Read More
Birthday Cake, No…Birthday Bourbon, Yes…
August 28, 2015 – Old Forester is celebrating Brown-Forman founder George Garvin Brown’s 169th birthday this coming Wednesday (September 2) with the 14th annual release… Read More
Heaven Hill Continues ALS Battle With 2015 Parker’s Heritage Collection
August 28, 2015 – For the third consecutive year, Heaven Hill plans to donate part of the proceeds from the annual Parker’s Heritage Collection whiskey… Read More
1960 Karuizawa Sets Japanese Whisky Auction Record at Bonhams
August 28, 2015 – A 1960 Karuizawa Japanese single malt whisky has set what’s being claimed as the highest price ever paid at auction for… Read More
Edinburgh To Get First Malt Whisky Distillery in 90 Years
August 28, 2015 – The last malt whisky distillery in Scotland’s capital city closed 90 years ago this year when Edinburgh’s Glen Sciennes distillery went… Read More
Silver Trail Distillery’s Story of Survival
Kentucky had not had a fatal distillery accident since Prohibition until the morning of April 24, 2015, when the still at the Silver Trail Distillery… Read More
Jim Beam Wins Dismissal Of Labeling Lawsuit
August 25, 2015 – If two rulings are a trend, then three might be enough to set a precedent…so to speak. Lawyers for Beam Suntory… Read More
Episode 549: August 22, 2015
Many American craft distillers produce single malt whiskies, but Seattle’s Westland Distillery is one of the few that only produces single malts. The distillery in… Read More
Episode 548: August 17, 2015
The “Bourbon Boom” has led to a corresponding boom in the publishing industry, with almost as many new Bourbon books as there are Bourbons on… Read More
Ian Macmillan Heading to Bladnoch
August 17, 2015 – The one remaining secret about Bladnoch Distillery’s future is out. When Australian entrepreneur David Prior announced his plans last month to acquire… Read More

