July 30, 2013 – The Balvenie has unveiled its second travel retail release of the year, a three-expression series of 12, 16, and 25-year-old single… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Diageo To Move Whiskey Barrels in Louisville
July 27, 2013 – Diageo and Louisville’s Air Pollution Control District have reached an agreement to resolve air quality complaints filed against the drinks company… Read More
Episode 435: July 27, 2013
Ask a Scot about Ben Nevis, and you’re more likely to hear about the highest peak in Scotland than the whisky of the same name.… Read More
Bowmore Releases 1989 Port Cask Single Malt
July 26, 2013 – Bowmore has released a 23-year-old Port cask-matured single malt. The limited-edition whisky was distilled in 1989, and has been bottled at… Read More
William Grant & Sons Dominates IWSC Whisky Trophies
July 25, 2013 – William Grant & Sons, the family-owned company responsible for Glenfiddich, The Balvenie, and Grant’s whiskies, led trophy winners in the whisky… Read More
Stagg Jr. Coming From Buffalo Trace
July 25, 2013 – As WhiskyCast first reported in March, Buffalo Trace plans to release a younger and more widely available version of its award-winning… Read More
Episode 434: July 20, 2013
The whisky world lost one of the legends this week with the passing of Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T. Lee. Not only was… Read More
Glen Garioch Unveils Virgin Oak Matured Malt
July 18, 2013 – Morrison Bowmore’s Glen Garioch Distillery has released a new single malt Scotch matured in virgin American white oak casks. Glen Garioch… Read More
Balcones Distilling Breaks Ground on New Distillery
July 18, 2013 – Chip Tate and his team built the original stills and equipment for his Balcones Distillery in Waco, Texas by hand, and… Read More
International Spirits Challenge Honors Barry Crockett, Presents Whisky Trophies
July 17, 2013 – Retired Irish Distillers master distiller Barry Crockett was presented with the International Spirits Challenge’s 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award Wednesday night during… Read More
BenRiach Releases New Batch of Single Cask Malts
July 17, 2013 – BenRiach Distillery has released its 10th batch of single cask whiskies under the supervision of master blender Billy Walker. The range… Read More
Elmer T. Lee, 1919-2013
July 16, 2013 – Elmer T. Lee was a legend in the world of Bourbon. From 1949 until his “retirement” in 1985, he rose through… Read More