Few places are as remote as the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, and that makes the Faer Isles Distillery the world’s most remote distillery.… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Nelson’s Green Brier Maple Old Fashioned
Rachel Ramirez, the leader of the cocktail team at Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery in Nashville, Tennessee created this variation on the classic Old Fashioned using… Read More
Caitlin Bartlemay: Craft Distilling’s Future
Caitlin Bartlemay of Oregon’s Hood River Distillers is one of the up-and-coming craft distillers on the American whiskey scene. She makes the whiskey widely regarded… Read More
Edrington Sells The Famous Grouse
Edrington’s leading blended Scotch whisky brand, The Famous Grouse, is being sold to William Grant & Sons for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which still… Read More
Campari Takes Minority Stake in Capevin
Campari Group has acquired a 14.6% stake in the owner of Scotland’s Bunnahabhain, Deanston, and Tobermory distilleries for $92 million. The Italian company bought the… Read More
Craft Distillers Suffer Declining Sales in 2023
Craft distillers are not immune to the problems facing the larger spirits industry, as a new report from the American Craft Spirits Association and Park… Read More
Sukhinder Singh’s World View
Few people know the whisky industry as well as Sukhinder Singh. He’s a renowned collector of rare whiskies, founded The Whisky Exchange with his brother… Read More
On the Road at The Whisky Show in London
This week, we’re on the road at The Whisky Exchange’s Whisky Show in London. We’ll have highlights from the weekend, including an interview with Dave… Read More
Crunch Time for Craft Distillers
U.S. craft distillers are facing a crisis, with an average of one distillery shutting down each week over the past year. Inflation and cutbacks in… Read More
The 30 Days of Bourbon Challenge
September is National Bourbon Heritage Month, and the folks at Bourbon & Banter have a unique challenge every September. They want Bourbon lovers to taste… Read More
Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery Files for Bankruptcy
25 years after a group of friends decided to get into the whisky business during an apres-ski hot tub party, Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery has filed… Read More
Woodinville Whiskey Marks 15 Years
Washington’s Woodinville Whiskey is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and hundreds of people lined up this weekend to get first crack at the distillery’s… Read More