Mark Gillespie

Five years ago, Irish expats Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon bet their futures on opening an Irish pub in New York City’s Financial District. Since… Read More

With apologies to the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns, “whisky and chocolate gang tegither!” Good whiskies and fine chocolates actually share many of the same… Read More

February 9, 2018 – The global boom in whisky sales fueled another record year in Scotch Whisky exports during 2017, according to new statistics released… Read More

When someone wants to start a new whisky brand, but doesn’t own a distillery, chances are they’ll turn to Gordon Working and his team at… Read More

Three years ago, we introduced you to Graeme Macaloney, a Scottish-Canadian pharmaceutical engineer with a dream of making his own single malt whisky in British… Read More

This time around, we’re on the road in Victoria, British Columbia to taste four whiskies from four different countries with some of the folks from… Read More

January 22, 2018 – A crackdown by British Columbia’s liquor enforcement agency targeting the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s four partner bars has turned into a… Read More

This week, we’re in Victoria, British Columbia for the 13th annual Victoria Whisky Festival – just as the Canadian province’s liquor regulators staged a crackdown… Read More

January 20, 2018 – British Columbia regulators are drawing fire from whisky lovers following a crackdown on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings at four bars… Read More

January 19, 2018 – Corby Spirit and Wine claimed top honors at the 2018 Canadian Whisky Awards, winning both Canadian Whisky of the Year and… Read More

You never know what might be found behind the walls or under the floors of old houses and other buildings, especially those built during the… Read More

Last November, Fawn Weaver told us about her mission to spread the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the former slave who became Jack Daniel’s first… Read More