Mark Gillespie

 October 17, 2015 – Pre-Prohibition Bourbons come up fairly regularly at auctions, but it’s rare that a whiskey estimated to be from around 1880 becomes… Read More

October 16, 2015 – For the second consecutive year, Redbreast 21 has taken top honors as the “Irish Whiskey of the Year” in the Irish… Read More

Jim Beveridge, Ph.D. has been blending the Johnnie Walker whiskies for most of his 36 years in the whisky business, but it’s rare to find… Read More

October 15, 2015 – William Grant & Sons is releasing a new series of single malt whiskies over the next five years to honor longtime… Read More

October 15, 2015 – After three long years of prayers from devoted Bourbon lovers, Heaven Hill has brought back the Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single… Read More

October 14, 2015 – Perhaps one should shed a tear this fall for the whiskey sellers of the world…those poor, downtrodden souls who will be… Read More

October 13, 2015 – George Washington never made single malt whiskey in the distillery on his Mount Vernon estate near Washington, but was one of… Read More

October 12, 2015 – After years of being thought of as a “blender’s malt,” Beam Suntory is focusing more attention on its single malts from… Read More

It’s rare that we talk about spirits other than whiskies on WhiskyCast, but with many people complaining that rising prices for single malts are forcing… Read More

October 10, 2015 – As a rule, Japanese whisky makers tend to blend into the crowd at whisky festivals. For instance, Nikka chief blender Tadashi… Read More

October 9, 2015 – Sazerac plans to revive the Michael Collins Irish Whiskey brand after acquiring the intellectual property rights to the defunct brand this… Read More

Parker Beam and Jimmy Russell were part of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 2001, and on September 16, 2015, Jimmy helped… Read More