Mark Gillespie

I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.
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Episode 111: September 30, 2007

Ever wondered whether the CEO’s of whisky companies get any special perks? In this week’s episode, we’ll get the answer from Tom Flocco, CEO of… Read More

Episode 110: September 23, 2007

For the first time, we’ll talk about something other than whiskies on WhiskyCast! There’s a new trend toward single-estate Cognacs and Armagnacs from France that… Read More

Episode 109: September 16, 2007

The Beams are the First Family of Bourbon, and the torch has officially been passed at Jim Beam. Each bottle has pictures of the six… Read More

Episode 108: September 9, 2007

George Washington…founding father of the United States, and a man who knew how to capitalize on an opportunity. When he heard that merchants near his… Read More

Episode 107: September 2, 2007

The world of whisky lost its greatest ambassador this week. Through his books, Michael Jackson gave us a vocabulary, and set words to our passion… Read More

Episode 106: August 26, 2007

The Famous Grouse is Scotland’s #1 blended Scotch, but the newest version of the Grouse won’t be available there. The Black Grouse is a new blend… Read More

Episode 105: August 19, 2007

The rumors of change at Glenmorangie are true, and we’ll get the details on the new Extra Matured range from Glenmorangie whisky maker and blender… Read More

Episode 104: August 12, 2007

It’s time for the first question and answer episode of WhiskyCast! We’ll get answers to your e-mailed questions from John Glaser of Compass Box, John… Read More

Episode 103: August 5, 2007

Nick Morgan of Diageo has the job most of us would love…next to running a distillery of our own. As Global Marketing Director for Diageo’s… Read More

Episode 102: July 29, 2007

The Grant family bought Speyside’s Glenfarclas distillery in 1865, and six generations of Grants have worked at the distillery since then. George S. Grant is… Read More

Episode 101: July 22, 2007

Iain Henderson’s CV includes everything from sailing the seas as an engineer on oil tankers to managing the stills at Laphroaig, Bladnoch, and Edradour (among… Read More

Episode 100: July 15, 2007

It’s a milestone episode for WhiskyCast, and to mark the occasion, I’ve selected a few of my favorite moments from the first 99 episodes. You’ll… Read More