February 28, 2014 – A complete set of the 2007-2009 Bowmore Trilogy series brought the high bid at Bonhams during Wednesday’s auction of rare whiskies… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Maker’s Mark To Get $70 Million Expansion
February 27, 2014 – Maker’s Mark will break ground next month on a $70 million expansion of the historic distillery in Loretto, Kentucky that will… Read More
Inver House Investing £4 Million to Expand Speyburn
February 26, 2014 – Yet another Speyside distillery is set for expansion, as Inver House Distillers and its parent company International Beverage Holdings will invest… Read More
The Last Drop Unveils 50-Year-Old Blended Scotch
February 26, 2014 – It’s been almost seven years since James Espey, Tom Jago, and Peter Fleck unleashed the original Last Drop blended Scotch from… Read More
Brora 40 Becomes Most Expensive Diageo Single Malt
February 26, 2014 – At a recommended price of £6,995 ($11,660 USD), the Brora 40-Year-Old tops the price list for all of Diageo’s single malt… Read More
Rhetoric Bourbon Will Be Third Orphan Barrel Release
February 24, 2014 – The first two whiskies in Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range are still a few weeks away from retailers, but the third… Read More
Episode 467: February 23, 2014
Alwynne Gwilt couldn’t stand whisky…hated it, in fact. That is, until a former boss in London dragged the Canadian expat to a media tasting. It’s… Read More
Mackmyra Cuts Jobs, Exports On Sluggish Sales
February 22, 2014 – Mackmyra started the boom in Swedish whisky distilling when eight whisky lovers decided to build their own distillery during a hot… Read More
Beam Shareholders To Vote March 25 on Suntory Deal, Suntory To Inherit Michael Collins Lawsuit
February 20, 2014 – Beam Inc. shareholders will vote March 25 on whether to accept Suntory’s $16 billion offer for all outstanding shares of the… Read More
Diageo To Invest $2 Million In Stitzel-Weller Visitors Center: Just The Beginning?
February 19, 2014 – In another sign that the world’s largest spirits producer is speeding up its internal decision-making process, Diageo announced plans today to… Read More
The Glenrothes Releases 1969 Single Cask
February 19, 2014 – The Glenrothes has released the second in its “Extraordinary Cask” series of single cask bottlings – a malt distilled in 1969… Read More
Episode 466: February 15, 2014
There have been many more questions than answers about Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel range of whiskies…until now. Diageo’s Ewan Morgan answers our questions about the… Read More