Mark Gillespie

Bourbon fermenters are bubbling all over the United States because of unprecedented global demand for “America’s Native Spirit.” September is Bourbon Heritage Month, and there’s… Read More

Live broadcasting is sort of like walking a tightrope…most of the time, it works. Then, there are those times when one’s walking the tightrope while… Read More

Distillers like to say they’re laying down whiskies for the next generation, but in many cases, it’s their next generation who will be bottling those… Read More

By Mark Gillespie September 11, 2021 – With the biggest weekend of the year in the “Bourbon Capital of the World” just a few days… Read More

Four Roses is releasing its 2021 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon this month, and Master Distiller Brent Elliott joined us on the latest #HappyHourLive webcast… Read More

On a cold, wintry Scottish day in February of 1940, one of Gordon & MacPhail’s Sherry casks was filled with new make spirit at Glenlivet… Read More

Make sure your battery’s charged for this one, since we spent nearly two hours talking the other night with longtime Scotch Whisky and Bourbon ambassdors… Read More

Paul Hletko opened FEW Spirits in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois in 2011 as part of the explosion of small-scale distilleries around the United… Read More

Bourbon Women is one of the largest groups around for women who love whiskey, and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week with its annual… Read More

If there’s one thing that whisky teaches us, it’s patience. Australians Vanessa Wilton and David Whittaker have learned that lesson over the last four years… Read More

August 23, 2021 – Jack Daniels became the world’s best-selling American Whiskey without an age statement, but that’s not how Jack Daniel himself made his… Read More

Brian Nation is best known for his work as Master Distiller at Ireland’s Midleton Distillery, and he shocked Irish whiskey lovers when he stepped down… Read More