Mark Gillespie

June 11, 2015 – Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits’ acquisition this week of Bardstown Barrel Selections is just the beginning for the family-owned company, which… Read More

June 10, 2015 – Get ready for the purists to scream, rend their garments, and perhaps even break out the torches and pitchforks. While the… Read More

June 10, 2015 – Bardstown Barrel Selections partners Dave Schmier and Michael Kanbar have agreed to sell their company, including the Redemption brand of Ryes… Read More

June 8, 2015 – Six generations of Grants have kept the family’s tradition alive at Speyside’s Glenfarclas Distillery since John Grant bought the distillery 150… Read More

June 7, 2015 – If you’re trying to visit the Forty Creek Whisky web site Monday, don’t be surprised if your web browser hangs a… Read More

June 7, 2015 – Habamus Bourbon.  That play on the Vatican’s traditional announcement of a new Pope was the way one whisky writer at the… Read More

This week, we’re looking at the end of an experiment nearly 14 years in the making…Buffalo Trace’s Single Oak Project. The attempt to create “Bourbon’s… Read More

June 5, 2015 – The much-rumored new version of Green Spot has been unveiled, and it combines the heritage of the Irish Whiskey brand with… Read More

June 5, 2015 – Another major player in the whisky business is jumping into the Irish Whiskey sector, as Brown-Forman will spend approximately $50 million… Read More

June 3, 2015 – Diageo’s Bulleit Bourbon is the latest whisky brand to be targeted by two California law firms specializing in class-action lawsuits. A… Read More

June 1, 2015 – Summer is bringing a bunch of new whiskies, with a special emphasis on travel retail offerings during the Northern Hemisphere’s peak… Read More

Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now the fastest-growing segment… Read More