Mark Gillespie

Before Prohibition, New York was known for its Rye whiskies distilled from locally-grown grain. Decades later, a new generation of New York State craft distillers… Read More

By Mark Gillespie May 24, 2021 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to end Great Britain’s import tariff on Bourbon and other American whiskies… Read More

Distillers depend on the environment for every ingredient that goes into making whisky and are under increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impact of making… Read More

Our friends (and sponsors) at Dewar’s shared this recipe for a light and cool summertime cocktail featuring the Dewar’s 15 Year Old. 45 milliliters of… Read More

May 17, 2021 – A thaw in relations between the European Union and the United States has American whisky makers breathing easier. Just two weeks… Read More

Ed Belfour has won all kinds of awards during his Hall of Fame hockey career, from the Stanley Cup to an Olympic Gold Medal. Last… Read More

Counterfeit whiskies are becoming more of a problem, but technology might just help provide a solution in the future. Whisky makers are starting to explore… Read More

Skinner’s Joe Hyman is used to seeing bottles of pre-Prohibition whiskies, and even some going back to before the Civil War. That’s what he thought… Read More

May 1, 2021 – While Prince Charles is known to most people worldwide as the Prince of Wales, he is known in Scotland by a… Read More

May 1, 2021 – Aberfeldy has been very active in creating cocktails based on its 12-year-old Highland single malt Scotch, and these are two of… Read More

May 1, 2021 – While Old Forester’s second annual “Kentucky Turtle Derby” has tongue firmly in cheek, this Bourbon-based variation on the Mojito is a… Read More

April 27, 2021 – Mixed Martial Arts fighter Conor McGregor has already made millions of dollars from his Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey brand, and… Read More