June 5, 2015 – Another major player in the whisky business is jumping into the Irish Whiskey sector, as Brown-Forman will spend approximately $50 million… Read More
Mark Gillespie
I'm the host and executive producer of WhiskyCast.Diageo To Fight Bulleit Bourbon Class-Action Lawsuit
June 3, 2015 – Diageo’s Bulleit Bourbon is the latest whisky brand to be targeted by two California law firms specializing in class-action lawsuits. A… Read More
New Whiskies From The Glenlivet, Ardmore, Douglas Laing, & Rock Town
June 1, 2015 – Summer is bringing a bunch of new whiskies, with a special emphasis on travel retail offerings during the Northern Hemisphere’s peak… Read More
Episode 537: May 30, 2015
Irish Whiskey once dominated the world, but several factors combined to nearly wipe the country’s distillers out over time. While it’s now the fastest-growing segment… Read More
Ichiro’s Royal Flush Leads Bonhams Bidding in Hong Kong
May 29, 2015 – A royal flush beats every other hand in poker, and a royal spade flush of Ichiro’s Malts beat all of the… Read More
Four Roses Planning $55 Million Expansion
May 28, 2015 – Kentucky economic development officials have approved a package of incentives for a planned $55 million expansion project at the Four Roses… Read More
Scotland’s Distilleries Report 6% Gain in Visitors
May 28, 2015 – Scotland’s whisky distilleries are having a larger impact on the nation’s tourism industry, with the various visitors centers reporting a 6%… Read More
New Distillery Planned for Scotland’s Isle of Raasay
May 28, 2015 – In what may seem like the never-ending quest to build new whisky distilleries in even more remote parts of Scotland, the… Read More
Episode 536: May 23, 2015
Gordon & MacPhail reopened Benromach Distillery in Speyside in 1998 after 15 years of inactivity, and Keith Cruickshank has been there since the stills were… Read More
Still Maker Responds To Silver Trail Explosion As Distillers File Lawsuit
May 22, 2015 – While the Kentucky State Fire Marshal has not issued an official cause for the April 24 explosion that leveled Silver Trail… Read More
Not Guilty Pleas In Kentucky Bourbon Thefts
May 22, 2015 – The alleged ringleader of a group charged with stealing Bourbon from Kentucky’s Buffalo Trace and Wild Turkey distilleries pleaded not guilty… Read More
This Week’s New Whiskies
May 22, 2015 – Here’s a roundup of new whiskies announced this week… On this week’s episode of WhiskyCast, we had hints of the first… Read More