Mark Gillespie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

February 15, 2014 – With only 50 bottles worldwide in the re-release of Glenmorangie 1963, it’s likely that most have (or will be) snapped up… Read More

February 12, 2014 – Diageo and United Spirits have officially kicked off the sale process for USL’s Whyte & Mackay division with the appointment of… Read More

February 12, 2014 – Here are some of the stories making news in the whisky world this week… Beam is expanding distribution of its 2… Read More