Mark Gillespie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 16, 2013 – Chivas Brothers has unveiled new packaging for its Strathisla 12 Year Old single malt. The new design includes a new bottle… Read More

July 16, 2013 – Got £987,500 ($1.49 million USD) in spare change laying around, or perhaps you’ve just won the lottery? If so, The Dalmore and… Read More

July 15, 2013 – Two of Scotland’s independent bottlers have released new ranges of single cask bottlings. Wemyss Malts is shipping 6 new whiskies this… Read More

July 15, 2013 – Kentucky’s Bourbon distillers may compete with each other to see who can sell the most whiskey, but when a member of… Read More

What goes into reviving a distillery that’s been closed for 14 years? That was the question from WhiskyCast listener Scott Mansfield after Chivas Brothers reopened… Read More