Mark Gillespie

I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.
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Episode 377: July 7, 2012

Each year, F. Paul Pacult takes all of the spirits he tastes during the year for the Spirit Journal and distills them down into the… Read More

Episode 376: July 1, 2012

Ken Loach’s new film “The Angel’s Share” focuses on an attempt to steal rare bottles of Malt Mill single malt Scotch. The actual Malt Mill… Read More

WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: June 2012

The members of the “Barthenon” in Cherry Hill, New Jersey are on board for this month’s tasting panel. Angelo Veneziano, Mike Farley, and Chris Eattock… Read More

Episode 375: June 24, 2012

Crown Royal master blender Andrew Mackay didn’t have to look far when it came time to create a successor to the original Crown Royal XR,… Read More

Episode 374: June 17, 2012

Whisky lovers tend to be passionate about other things as well. For Mark Dermul of Belgium, it’s whisky and “Star Wars”. Mark and his friends… Read More

Episode 373: June 10, 2012

How do you spend a billion and a half dollars? Believe it or not, it’s hard to spend that much money. Diageo’s Nick Morgan and… Read More

Episode 372: June 3, 2012

Ian Buxton’s 2010 book “101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die” was a hit with whisky lovers around the world. Now, Ian has compiled a… Read More

WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings: May 2012

This month, our tasting panel gathered at the home of WhiskyCast listener Christopher Winters in the Indianapolis suburbs. It’s the first time we’ve recorded an… Read More

Episode 371: May 28, 2012

This week’s episode was recorded on location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the day before the 2012 Indianapolis 500 (won by Scotsman Dario Franchitti).… Read More

Taking It To The Source

Many whisky distilleries guard the source of their water supply carefully, but in this episode of WhiskyCast HD, you’ll get a close-up look at Scotland’s… Read More

Episode 370: May 20, 2012

1964 was an iconic year at Scotland’s Bowmore Distillery, though that fact wouldn’t be known for decades. The casks laid down that year produced the… Read More

Episode 369: May 13, 2012

Japanese whiskies have won numerous awards in whisky competitions over the last decade, yet many whisky lovers have yet to try them. Until now, very… Read More