Mark Gillespie

October 8, 2016 – With the controversy over Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2005 comments about women dominating the headlines, it didn’t take long for… Read More

October 7, 2016 – $160 million is a lot of money, especially for a single distillery that has only been producing its own spirit for… Read More

October 4, 2016 – Constellation Brands has won the bidding for Utah’s High West Distillery in a deal valued at approximately $160 million (USD). According… Read More

Transparency in Scotch Whisky isn’t a new issue, and it’s one that’s likely to last a lot longer now that John Glaser of Compass Box… Read More

September 30, 2016 – While Alan Winchester was just a small boy, he had a chance meeting with Robert Arthur, then the distillery manager at… Read More

We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in… Read More

September 23, 2016 – Ever since the late Booker Noe created the original Knob Creek Bourbon in 1992, the whiskey has carried an age statement:… Read More

September 22, 2016 – While Buffalo Trace Distillery’s name dates back only to the late 1990’s, the distillery itself has a history going back to… Read More

September 22, 2016 – While the focus of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was centered on the 50th anniversary of Ford’s legendary dominance… Read More

September 18, 2016 – As the 25th Kentucky Bourbon Festival winds down in Bardstown, Kentucky,  the town that calls itself the “Bourbon Capital of the… Read More

This week, Ardbeg unveiled its first single malt with an age statement since the original debut of the 10-year-old edition many years ago. The Ardbeg… Read More

Many of our favorite whiskies can be traced to Spain’s Sherry Triangle, the coastal region where Sherry comes from. We’ll use the launch of Redbreast’s… Read More