Mark Gillespie

March 13, 2016 – While today’s Irish Whiskies are known largely as smooth, mellow, triple-distilled drams, the sub-category known as “Single Pot Still” whiskies is… Read More

There was once a time when Ireland’s single pot still whiskies were among the world’s most popular drams, but a combination of changing tastes, politics,… Read More

March 6, 2016 – While Canadian whisky lovers were celebrating at Friday night’s Winnipeg Whisky Festival, the men and women who make one of Canada’s… Read More

Adam Hannett has a tough job, though he wouldn’t trade places with anyone for the world! He took over for the legendary Jim McEwan as… Read More

March 2, 2016 – Bruichladdich is moving forward with plans to start offering detailed information on the casks that go into each batch of its… Read More

March 1, 2016 – While illegal distilling on the shores of Islay’s Lagavulin Bay dates back to at least 1742, today’s Lagavulin Distillery traces its… Read More

February 28, 2016 – American Whiskey isn’t just enjoying a renaissance in its home market, but is drawing in new consumers around the world. Now,… Read More

There’s been a lot of attention paid recently to women working in the whisky industry, but when Allisa Henley was promoted to Head Distiller at Tennessee’s… Read More

Chip Tate is about to get back into the whisky business, about 15 months after his acrimonious departure from Balcones Distilling, the Texas distillery he… Read More

February 19, 2016 – A day after Compass Box launched its online petition drive aimed at persuading European Union and UK regulators to change existing… Read More

February 18, 2016 – The Greek legend of Sisyphus tells the tale of a king condemned to roll a boulder to the top of a… Read More

February 17, 2016 – While coming too late for Valentine’s Day gifting to the passionate whisky lover, there have been several new whiskies announced so… Read More