Pernod Ricard, the number-two spirits company, is creating a new unit to manage its North American Whiskey brands and production. Veteran Pernod Ricard executive Richard… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.A Whiskey Love Story
Uncle Nearest Whiskey founder Fawn Weaver spent eight years researching and writing “Love & Whiskey,” the story of Nearest Green and Jack Daniel. During that… Read More
Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame to Induct Five New Members
The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2024, including the recipient of the Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award. New Riff Distilling… Read More
The Maker’s Mark Gold Rush
Maker’s Mark provided this recipe for a cocktail that’s perfect for batching, making it a winning choice for your Olympics watch parties. · 2 parts Maker’s… Read More
Historic Dallas Dhu Distillery to Reopen
After more than a decade of work, plans are now in place to revive the long-closed Dallas Dhu Distillery in Speyside. The distillery has been… Read More
Honoring J.P. Wiser with a Vintage Whisky
Canadian Whisky pioneer J.P. Wiser started making whisky 165 years ago in eastern Ontario, and the brand that bears his name to this day has… Read More
Johnnie Walker, Jim Beam Lead World’s Best-Selling Whisky Brands
Despite a 2.7% decline in sales during 2023, Diageo’s Johnnie Walker brand continued to lead by a wide margin among Scotch Whisky brands, according to… Read More
Touring the New Heaven Hill Springs Distillery
Heaven Hill’s new $130 million distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky is still about six months away from being finished, but this week on WhiskyCast In-Depth, we’re… Read More
Taking a Trip on the Wilderness Trail
Kentucky’s Wilderness Trail Distillery has grown over the last decade from a small barrel-a-day distillery to become one of the nation’s largest Bourbon distilleries. Dr.… Read More
Leaving Laphroaig…and Islay Behind
Barry MacAffer is leaving Laphroaig Distillery and his native Islay for a new adventure: building a malt whisky distillery in South Korea. This week on… Read More
Dispatch from Jura
There’s one distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Jura, and Jura master whisky maker Dr. Kirstie McCallum joins us from the island this week on WhiskyCast… Read More
A Part of the Community
Many distilleries take great pains to be involved in their surrounding communities, but Scotland’s Glen Wyvis Distillery goes to an extreme. That’s because many members… Read More