A critical court hearing is set for Monday in the Uncle Nearest receivership case in Tennessee. Founder Fawn Weaver wants to terminate the receivership and… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.E&J Gallo to Acquire Four Roses Bourbon
The family-owned E&J Gallo has agreed to buy the Four Roses distillery and Bourbon brand from Japan’s Kirin Holdings for approximately $764 million, subject to… Read More
Charting a New Course for Starward Whisky
Starward Whisky founder David Vitale stepped back from the Australian whisky maker’s day-to-day operations several years ago, but after Diageo’s Distill Ventures incubator unit pulled… Read More
The Man Behind Buffalo Trace’s Whiskies
Drew Mayville has been Buffalo Trace’s master blender for the last 21 years, overseeing legendary whiskies like George T. Stagg, Sazerac Rye, and the Van… Read More
Diageo to Close Clynelish Visitors Centre
Just three years after investing in a complete renovation, Diageo has decided to shutter the visitors centre at Clynelish Distillery in the Scottish Highlands. In… Read More
A Weekend to Remember
This week, we’re on location at the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, where it was unofficially Bill Ashburn Weekend. The retired Forty Creek… Read More
Chip Tate: Back in the Saddle Again
Maverick whiskey maker Chip Tate is back after a sabbatical following his acrimonious departure from Balcones Distilling. Now the master distiller for innovation with Foley… Read More
Ford Reinforces Threat to Boycott Crown Royal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down on his pledge to remove Diageo’s Crown Royal Canadian Whisky from Liquor Control Board of Ontario retail stores… Read More
Celebrating Canadian Whisky Week
The second annual Canadian Whisky Week runs from January 11th through the 18th, with events all over Canada. We’ll talk with co-founders Reece Sims and… Read More
The Whisky Industry in Flux
On this year-end special episode, we’ll take a look back at the events that shaped the whisky industry in 2025. Becky Harris of Virginia’s Catoctin… Read More
Meet Royal Barkla, the Whisky-Sniffing Robotic Dog
Leaking barrels have been a problem for whisky makers going back generations, and just finding the bad barrels is the biggest part of the problem.… Read More
From Grain to Glass: The Estate Whiskey Alliance
Single Estate whiskies are made from grain grown at or close to a distillery, and there’s a new coalition of distillers joined by the University… Read More
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