Mark Gillespie

September 24, 2015 – Brent Elliott has 39 years to go to catch up to his mentor, legendary Four Roses Master Distiller Jim Rutledge. Rutledge… Read More

September 24, 2015 – Heaven Hill Brands led the list of winners in Whisky Magazine’s 2016 Icons of Whisky Awards US round, winning Distiller of… Read More

September 24, 2015 – It’ll happen quietly, perhaps with a whoosh of steam or perhaps some banging as steam and mash collide in the still,… Read More

Sam Mead is a fifth-generation rancher, but never had any interest in distilling…until he came back home to work at Wyoming Whiskey, the distillery his… Read More

September 16, 2015 – The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame inducted its 15th class of honorees during a ceremony at My Old Kentucky Home State… Read More

September 16, 2015 – For many people, being inducted into a Hall of Fame is enough of a “lifetime achievement award.” Longtime Heaven Hill Master… Read More

The Glenrothes was one of the first Scotch Whisky distilleries to label its single malts with wine-style vintages instead of age statements. While the Berry… Read More

September 11, 2015 — With less than two weeks until Laphroaig celebrates its 200th anniversary with the annual Laphroaig Live webcast on September 24, the… Read More

September 11, 2015 – Only four people know what “whisky” matured in space actually tastes like, and the rest of us can only look at… Read More

Updated September 11, 2015 – Laphroaig’s 18-year-old Islay single malt will be fading into history soon, just as peat smoke gradually fades away. Beam Suntory… Read More

Seattle is known for coffee, but Westland Distillery wants Seattle to be known for its whiskey, too. Westland has already outgrown its original distillery, and… Read More

September 8, 2015 – It’s shaping up to be a big week for the whisky industry. In addition to the previously reported releases of the… Read More