December 18, 2016 – For the third consecutive year, a whisky from Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery has taken overall top honors in the Malt Maniacs Awards,… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Episode 620: December 18, 2016
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University… Read More
Taiwan’s King Car Unveils Massive Distillery Expansion
December 16, 2016 – Ten years ago, when Taiwanese industrialist Y.T. Lee turned the handle on the spirit safe for the first time at King… Read More
Pernod Ricard CEO Calls Smooth Ambler Deal a “Win-Win Partnership”
December 13, 2016 – Pernod Ricard chairman and chief executive Alexandre Ricard understands the concerns expressed by some whiskey lovers on social media over his… Read More
Episode 619: December 11, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, we credited San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling with being the birthplace of the American craft distilling movement in 1993. While Anchor… Read More
Beam Suntory Raising Price, Limiting Releases of Booker’s Bourbon
December 9, 2016 – With global Bourbon demand at an all-time high, Beam Suntory has decided to make Booker Noe’s namesake whiskey, Booker’s Bourbon, a… Read More
Irish Whiskey Distillers Set Ambitious Tourism Goal
December 9, 2016 – Irish Whiskey has been one of the fastest-growing segments of the global whiskey market for the last several years, and Ireland’s… Read More
Dealmaking Continues in Craft Distilling As Pernod Ricard Acquires Smooth Ambler
December 8, 2016 – Smooth Ambler Spirits’ Old Scout was named the “Best Single Barrel Bourbon in the World” in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 World Whiskies… Read More
The WhiskyCast Holiday Gift Guide
What do you give the whisky lover on your holiday list? It’s easy to pick up a bottle of whisky, but let’s say your giftee… Read More
Episode 618: December 3, 2016
Earlier this year, we reported on the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s changes in the US, with marketing and promotion for the global whisky club and… Read More
Inver House Named Distiller of the Year in Icons of Whisky Scotland Round
December 2, 2016 – International Beverage’s Inver House Distillers division took Distiller of the Year honors in the Scotland round of Whisky Magazine’s annual Icons… Read More
Rémy Cointreau to Acquire Seattle’s Westland Distillery
December 1, 2016 – Rémy Cointreau is making its second whiskey acquisition in recent weeks, with the announcement today that the Paris-based company is acquiring… Read More