June 10, 2014 – Inver House’s Balblair Distillery will take its 1999 vintage into worldwide distribution later this month after launching it in travel retail… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Johnnie Walker Releasing Blue Label Ryder Cup Edition
June 10, 2014 – With the Ryder Cup scheduled for this September at Scotland’s Gleneagles Resort, Diageo is releasing a commemorative edition of Johnnie Walker… Read More
Glenfiddich Releases Excellence 26 Year Old Single Malt
June 9, 2014 – William Grant & Sons is adding a new permanent expression to its flagship single malt range with the release of Glenfiddich… Read More
Episode 482: June 6, 2014
Humans have been drinking alcohol for centuries, but there are still many things we don’t understand about it…basic things like the chemistry behind fermentation and… Read More
Brown-Forman CEO Projects Flavored Whisky To Become “Bigger Than Scotch”
June 5, 2014 – Brown-Forman CEO Paul Varga is looking to expand his company’s line of flavored whiskies based on the success of recent extensions… Read More
Royal Whisky Goes On Auction For Charity
June 4, 2014 – Prince Andrew — also known as the Duke of York — has donated a rare bottle of Glenmorangie single malt to… Read More
Campari Completes Forty Creek Acquisition
June 3, 2014 – As expected, Gruppo Campari has completed its acquisition of John Hall’s Forty Creek Distillery in Grimsby, Ontario…along with the distillery’s maturing… Read More
Tasmania Distillery Expands To Meet Demand
June 3, 2014 – Australia’s award-winning Tasmania Distillery in Cambridge is in the middle of a month-long relocation project that will quadruple the distillery’s size. The… Read More
UK Regulators To Review Whyte & Mackay Sale
June 3, 2014 – UK competition regulators will open a public comment period on Diageo’s plans to sell Whyte & Mackay to Filipino billionaire Andrew… Read More
Episode 481: May 31, 2014
Tokyo’s whisky bars are legendary, but so hard to find that they’re often compared to Prohibition-era speakeasies. Hidetsugo Ueno owns Bar High Five in Tokyo’s… Read More
Robb Report Names Redbreast 21 “Best Of The Best”
May 29, 2014 – Robb Report, the magazine focusing on high-end luxury items of all shapes and sizes, is out with its 26th annual “Best… Read More
Diageo Plans New $115 Million Kentucky Distillery
May 29, 2014 – Diageo plans to solve its Bourbon supply issues by spending $115 million to build a new whiskey distillery in Shelby County,… Read More