Mark Gillespie

There was no Australian Whisky industry to speak of in 1992 when Bill Lark persuaded the government to give him a license to distill whisky… Read More

December 28, 2019 – Beam Suntory has agreed to pay the state of Kentucky more than $700,000 following the environmental damage from last July’s warehouse fire… Read More

By Mark Gillespie December 26, 2019 – Look at the “About” section of Al Young’s Facebook profile. In the “work” category, you’ll see only one entry.… Read More

Dhavall Gandhi could have been a highly sought after mergers and acquisitions expert, but he set that potentially lucrative career aside to pursue his passion… Read More

By Mark Gillespie December 21, 2019 – “As soon as the President signs, I will be raising my glass…I will not tell you what spirit’s… Read More

Holyrood Distillery became Edinburgh’s first malt whisky distillery in nearly a century when it fired up the stills for the first time last September, but… Read More

By Mark Gillespie December 12, 2019 – Remember that New Year’s Eve deadline for extending the break America’s small-scale distillers currently get on their federal… Read More

Nicole Austin can be excused for walking on Cloud 9 the other night at Whisky Advocate’s WhiskyFest in New York City. The George Dickel master… Read More

There’s an old saying that “form follows function.” It’s the idea that a building’s design should fit its intended purpose, and over the years, that’s… Read More

This week, we’re in Fredericton, New Brunswick for the 24th annual New Brunswick Spirits Festival! We’ll talk with one of the leading lights in Canadian… Read More

November 18, 2019 – Joseph A. Magnus & Co. started selling its whiskies in Washington, DC in 2015. Highland Park Distillery was founded by Magnus… Read More

Scotch whisky history was built on the backs of farmers who worked their fields three seasons of the year and spent the winters turning their… Read More