April 3, 2017 – Whisky collectors outdid themselves Sunday at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, as a rare complete set of The Macallan’s Six Pillars series… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Celebrating the Spirit of Speyside (Episode 635: April 2, 2017)
There will be music, food, and of course, plenty of whisky on hand during the Spirit of Speyside Festival coming up at the end of… Read More
Tullamore D.E.W.’s “Monster Mule”
March 31, 2017 – With baseball season starting this weekend, Tullamore D.E.W. brand ambassador Tim Herlihy created this signature cocktail to be served at Boston’s… Read More
Search On for Stolen Kilchoman Whisky
March 30, 2017 – It could be described as a whisky connoisseur’s worst nightmare: waiting ten years for your own cask of single malt Scotch… Read More
SWA Terms Scotch Whisky’s Success a Key Brexit “Litmus Test”
March 29, 2017 – London and Brussels are now officially on the clock, as Prime Minister Theresa May’s formal declaration today of the United Kingdom’s… Read More
Nant Receivers Heading to Court
March 29, 2017 – A court hearing is set for Thursday morning in Sydney as the inevitable result of the Nant Distillery saga unfolds. FTI… Read More
Whisky Across the Generations (Episode 634: March 26, 2017)
This week’s American Whiskey Convention at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park featured an air of generational change. At one end, legendary master distiller Jimmy Russell of… Read More
Spot the Whiskey in this Podcast (Episode 633: March 19, 2017)
For years, whisky connoisseurs whispered about a mysterious Irish whiskey called Green Spot and begged friends traveling to Ireland to track down a bottle for… Read More
The Story of Green Spot Irish Whiskey
For years, whiskey lovers spoke of a mysterious Irish Whiskey that could generally be found only in Ireland. Green Spot is a single pot still… Read More
Australia’s Nant Distilling Enters Receivership
March 16, 2017 – Another day, and another new chapter in the ongoing soap opera surrounding Australia’s Nant Distillery, where a receiver has now been… Read More
Scotch Whisky Pioneer Maureen Robinson (Episode 632: March 12, 2017)
Whisky was historically thought of as a “man’s drink” – but today, not only are more women drinking whisky, but women make up around 40% of… Read More
Nant Distillery Founders Deny Accusations of “Missing” Barrels
March 11, 2017 – The founders of Australia’s Nant Distillery are fighting back against claims they took money from investors for more than 700 barrels… Read More

