Mark Gillespie

I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.
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Episode 334: September 18, 2011

Glasgow has been the heart of Scotland’s whisky industry for decades, and while it retains much of its gritty character, there’s plenty to make whisky… Read More

Bruichladdich Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Bruichladdich Distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Islay marked the 10th anniversary of its reopening on September 11, 2011 with the first bottling of The Laddie… Read More

Episode 333: September 11, 2011

Bruichladdich celebrates the 10th anniversary of its revival this weekend, and this week’s episode comes from the distillery on the shores of Loch Indall on… Read More

Episode 332: September 4, 2011

Every September, whiskey lovers start prowling their favorite liquor stores for the arrival of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection whiskies. This year’s lineup of three… Read More

Episode 331: August 27, 2011

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary three weeks from now, and we’ll discuss this year’s Festival and its history with Executive Director Linda… Read More

Episode 330: August 21, 2011

One of the world’s most unusual whisky festivals is coming up in a few weeks. Maltstock doesn’t take place in a hotel or convention center,… Read More

Episode 329: August 14, 2011

It’s the second weekend of the month, and they’re raising dust on the dirt road leading to Atlantic City. Not the one in New Jersey,… Read More

Episode 328: August 7, 2011

40 years ago, Dublin’s Bow Street Distillery closed down after nearly 200 years of producing Jameson Irish Whiskey. In 1997, what survived of the old… Read More

Episode 327: July 31, 2011

As the U.S. faces another debt crisis, this week marks the anniversary of a key event in another U.S. debt crisis…the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.… Read More

Episode 326: July 23, 2011

New Orleans certainly has a cocktail culture, and this weekend, it’s the Mecca for cocktail enthusiasts and bartenders from all over the world. Tales of… Read More