Mark Gillespie

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

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

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

June 4, 2014 – Prince Andrew — also known as the Duke of York — has donated a rare bottle of Glenmorangie single malt to… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 26, 2014 – Here’s the latest on new whiskies, with two Feis Ile bottlings from Lagavulin and Caol Ila, a new Auchentoshan, and three… Read More

Seiichi Koshimizu has been making whisky at Suntory for 41 years, and became the company’s chief blender in 1991. Over the years, he’s been responsible… Read More