Mark Gillespie

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

March 27, 2013 – Kilchoman, Islay’s youngest distillery, is starting a new series of annual releases. Loch Gorm is named after a loch near the… Read More

March 26, 2013 – Heaven Hill Distilleries reached a milestone Tuesday at its production facility in Bardstown, Kentucky, with the filling of barrel number 6,500,000. Master… Read More