Mark Gillespie

March 5, 2014 – The boom in distillery construction continues in Scotland, as work is now underway on the £10 million ($16.7 million USD) Isle… Read More

March 5, 2014 – The annual Run for the Roses is still almost two months away, but Woodford Reserve’s 2014 Kentucky Derby bottle has already… Read More

March 5, 2014 – Two whisky distillers are squaring off in court over allegations of trademark infringement by competitors. A California winemaker has filed a… Read More

March 5, 2014 – Beam Inc. chief executive and president Matt Shattock won’t be in Bill Ackman’s league, but he stands to make a significant… Read More

March 4, 2014– Diageo’s plans to engineer Mortlach as a luxury single malt brand took a major step forward today with the unveiling of pricing… Read More

March 3, 2014 – Here’s an update on new whiskies hitting the market or receiving additional distribution. Compass Box has released The General in the US,… Read More

March 3, 2014 – Town Branch, the Lexington distillery owned by Pearse Lyons’ Alltech conglomerate, is adding a rye whiskey to its lineup. The Lexington… Read More

March 3, 2014 – The UK-based private equity firm Exponent has acquired the Loch Lomond Distillery Company from the Bulloch family for an undisclosed sum.… Read More

Maker’s Mark celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and the distillery is about to undergo a $70 million dollar expansion that will increase capacity by… Read More

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

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

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