Mark Gillespie

January 6, 2014 – London was once a major distilling center, though primarily focused on gin and rum production. Over the years, spirits companies moved… Read More

January 4, 2014 – A new report from the Scottish Government shows the value of Scotch whisky exports worldwide nearly doubled over the ten-year period… Read More

Southern California isn’t the place you’d normally think of for a Bourbon to call home, but Steve Gertman picked the wine country of Santa Barbara… Read More

January 4, 2014 – Bowmore is continuing its recent trend of Gaelic-named whiskies with Laimrig, a 15-year-old single malt. The whisky’s name comes from the… Read More

Pennsylvania was once the center of American whiskey distilling. John Cooper and Herman Mihalich are trying to revive the Keystone State’s rye whiskey heritage with their… Read More

The classic Irish pub is becoming an endangered species, thanks to a combination of progress and the economy. There are some pubs that still cling… Read More

Irish pubs are legendary, but truly original ones are becoming harder and harder to find. The Tap Tavern in Kinsale, County Cork, has been owned by… Read More

December 23, 2013 – Charles Gordon, one of the pioneers of the Scotch whisky industry, has died at the age of 86 in New York… Read More

Think of Belgium and drinks, and beer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. However, Belgians are quite fond of whisky as well,… Read More

The holidays are here, and that means gathering for a dram with family and friends. This month, Mark’s joined by his son-in-law, Colton Smith, Dr.… Read More

December 18, 2013 – Jim Beam has a lot of different Bourbon variations, but there’s always been one thing missing from the lineup…until now. Starting… Read More

December 18, 2013 – It’s hard to believe that several generations now consider “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” to be a holiday classic, but this cocktail… Read More