Mark Gillespie

Scotch Whisky exports account for 80% of all Scottish food and drink exports each year, along with about 25% of all UK food and drink… Read More

Received this email from Andrew Cravatta hoping to find some information on these whiskies. If you have any details you can share, please feel free… Read More

April 4, 2013 –  Beam Inc. North American President Bill Newlands described the company’s decision to reverse course on the controversial Maker’s Mark ABV switch… Read More

April 3, 2013 – Devil’s Share Malt Whiskey from Ballast Point Spirits was named Best of Class among whiskies in the 7th annual American Distilling… Read More

April 3, 2013 – Diageo has selected a site next to the existing Teaninich Distillery in the Highlands for its newest malt whisky distillery. The… Read More

April 2, 2013 – Laphroaig is releasing the second in a three-part series of Islay malts exclusively for the travel retail market. Laphroaig QA is… Read More

April 2, 2013 – The world’s fascination with Scotch Whisky continues to grow despite continuing economic pressure in the Eurozone, as Scotch Whisky exports reached… Read More

Cutty Sark is marking two anniversaries within a week or so: the brand’s 90’s anniversary on March 23 and the third anniversary of its acquisition… Read More

March 29, 2013 – Former Bruichladdich managing director Mark Reynier is parting with 250 bottles from the very first cask filled at Bruichladdich after the… Read More

March 28, 2013 – For the first time in its 90-year history, Cutty Sark is releasing a special edition of its blended Scotch whisky in… Read More

Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 28, 2013 with a response from Dewar’s. March 22, 2013 – After originally signing off on Bacardi’s… Read More

This month, we’ve brought together a panel of novice whisky tasters with more enthusiasm than experience and turned them loose on three very different whiskies.… Read More