Editor’s note: We have produced a special bonus episode of WhiskyCast this week including the complete interviews with Chip Tate and Greg Allen. December 6,… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Beam Brothers Sell Limestone Branch Stake To Luxco
December 5, 2014 – Steve and Paul Beam started Limestone Branch Distillery in 2011 with the goal of reclaiming their family’s distilling heritage. The Beams… Read More
Reynier Upbeat On Irish Whiskey Potential
December 5, 2014 – “There are 105 Scottish distilleries of significance…there are four in Ireland. You figure it out…” That’s how former Bruichladdich managing director… Read More
Reynier Entering Irish Whiskey Business
December 1, 2014 – With the growth in Irish Whiskey sales worldwide, more entrepreneurs are looking at opportunities in the fastest-growing sector of the whisky… Read More
Episode 508: November 29, 2014
Irish Whiskey has been leading the global growth in whisky sales for the last several years, posting double-digit gains every year. That growth is being… Read More
Mark Reynier Jumping Back Into Distilling Business
November 29, 2014 – While the details aren’t known yet, former Bruichladdich managing director Mark Reynier is apparently getting back into the distilling business. Reynier… Read More
Chip Tate To Return To Balcones December 5, Plans To “Set Things Right”
Editor’s note: Chip Tate and the Balcones majority owners reached a settlement December 3 in which Tate sold his 27 percent ownership stake in Balcones… Read More
Benromach Unveils Two New French Oak-Finished Single Malts
November 24, 2014 – Gordon & MacPhail-owned Benromach is releasing two new single malts finished in French Oak wine casks. The Hermitage Wood Finish (shown… Read More
Episode 507: November 22, 2014
Dewar’s has focused on its Blended Scotch whiskies for generations, with the limited exception in recent years of single malts from Aberfeldy. However, a team… Read More
Interview: The Craigellachie Hotel’s Kevin Smith & Lyndsey Gray
November 22, 2014 – Speyside’s historic Craigellachie Hotel has been a fixture in the town of Craigellachie for 120 years. Last year, Piers Adam bought… Read More
Saturday Night Live Takes On The “Bourbon Summit”
November 16, 2014 – While newly re-elected Senator Mitch McConnell told Kentucky Republican Party leaders Saturday the “Bourbon Summit” with President Barack Obama will take… Read More
Episode 506: November 15, 2014
Stuart Harvey has been the master blender for Inver House for nearly 11 years, and he’s living proof that you don’t have to be born… Read More

