Mark Gillespie

I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.
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Episode 295: December 27, 2010

In the final episode of 2010, we’ll take a look back at some of the year’s more memorable moments. In the news, Tuthilltown Spirits founder… Read More

Episode 294: December 19, 2010

Dominic Roskow took on a tough challenge for his latest book – identifying the world’s 750 best whiskies. We’ll hear from the author of “The… Read More

Episode 293: December 12, 2010

Canadian whisky has been celebrating a renaissance of sorts, with shows like “Mad Men” and “Boardwalk Empire” renewing interest in these often-overlooked whiskies. Davin de… Read More

Episode 292: December 5, 2010

Each year, a dedicated group of maniacal whisky lovers takes on the challenge of tasting and judging the world’s best whiskies. The Malt Maniacs Awards… Read More

Episode 291: November 27, 2010

The last time we heard from Jim McEwan, he was leading a toast at the end of his master class at Bruichladdich during Feis Ile… Read More

Episode 290: November 20, 2010

Whisky truly is the “water of life”, and as many as 60,000 people will benefit from the sale of one very special bottle of whisky… Read More

Episode 289: November 14, 2010

Malt Advocate held its annual WhiskyFest New York this past week, and the microdistilling community was out in force. Some of the most creative experiments… Read More

Episode 288: November 7, 2010

This episode marks a milestone…the fifth anniversary of the first WhiskyCast episode. Veteran bartender and author of “Bartending for Dummies” Ray Foley joins us to… Read More

Episode 287: October 31, 2010

Serge Valentin takes whisky seriously…but not much else.   His WhiskyFun.com website is among the world’s most popular whisky web sites, with tasting notes for… Read More

Episode 286: October 24, 2010

Ever wondered why the U.S. requires whisky to be sold in 750ml bottles, while most of the rest of the world sells 700ml bottles? We’ll… Read More

Episode 285: October 17, 2010

Compass Box marks 10 years in the whisky business this week, and John Glaser is celebrating with retrospective tastings in New York and Edinburgh. We’ll… Read More

Episode 284: October 10, 2010

Every master has an apprentice learning the tricks of the trade and preparing to fill the master’s shoes one day. Brian Kinsman served as David… Read More