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Mark Gillespie

@whiskycast.bsky.social

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Host of the WhiskyCast podcast, and yes, I drink for a living. More than just whisky commentary, though! Proud to be a Journalist! Likes ≠ endorsements.

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Jan 10

I've created the WhiskyCast Starter Pack with accounts for whisk(e)y lovers to follow here on BlueSky. Feel free to suggest others to add to this starter pack...
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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 22h

Worth trying…somewhat peatier than Talisker.

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Tonight’s #hockeydram is the new Torabhaig Sound of Sleat from the Isle of Skye!

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 2d

The Whisky Fairy delivers books, too. Just delivered review copies of Robin Robinson’s “The History of Whisky” and Dave Broom’s “The Japanese Way of Whisky.” Will be doing some light reading this weekend!

Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 4d

Have a great season!

Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 4d

Tiny bottle. When do you get behind the mic?

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 4d

Hockey’s back and so is the #hockeydram! Kicking the season off with the new Brûlée Royale from Compass Box…

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 7d

This week on WhiskyCast, we learn more about - and taste - the world's oldest whisky with Stephen Rankin of Gordon & MacPhail!

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The World's Oldest Whisky...For Now - WhiskyCast

Gordon & MacPhail has unveiled the oldest whisky ever bottled (so far), an 85-year-old single malt distilled at Glenlivet Distillery in 1940, and priced

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 8d

My #saturdaynightsip this week is the new Buchanan’s Green Seal blended Scotch!

Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 9d

The Whisky Fairy damn near got a hernia delivering these bottles from Whiskey Del Bac, Teeling, and Widow Jane today…

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 10d

Just posted my tasting notes for the oldest single malt whisky on record, Gordon & MacPhail's 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery! Amazingly complex after 85 years in the cask!

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Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery - WhiskyCast

This latest release in Gordon & MacPhail's Generations range is the oldest single malt Scotch ever bottled (as of this writing). The whisky spent 85 years

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 12d

Happy International Podcast Day!

Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 13d

This week on WhiskyCast, we look at the Westland Distillery heist and talk about the state of American whiskey with author Lew Bryson!

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The State of American Whiskey - WhiskyCast

This week, we’ll catch up with veteran whisky and beer writer Lew Bryson. His new book “American Whiskey Master Class” is a deep dive into American whiskies

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 20d

Kilchoman is marking its 20th anniversary this year, and founder Anthony Wills joins us on this week's WhiskyCast. We talked about the history of Kilchoman, the state of the whisky industry, and answered some of your questions, too.

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Islay's Farm Distillery Celebrates 20 Years of Single Malts - WhiskyCast

Kilchoman Distillery marked its 20th anniversary in 2025, and founder Anthony Wills will be in the U.S. for a series of anniversary tastings this week. Before

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 23d

The Whisky Fairy delivered a bottle of Milam & Greene’s new Provisions Bourbon today. Got to taste it at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, and it is a good sippin’ whiskey!

Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 28d

This week on WhiskyCast, we're talking with Angela D'Orazio, the new creative director of whisky making at Compass Box. We'll also talk corn and wheat with Marianne Eaves and much more!

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Charting a New Course for Compass Box - WhiskyCast

Angela D’Orazio is the new Creative Director of Whisky Making at Compass Box. She spent 17 years as master blender at Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery, building a

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 29d

Tonight’s #saturdaynightsips are the Octomore 16 series from Bruichladdich!

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Sep 7

This week on WhiskyCast, we're live at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival with Dr. Blake Layfield of Maker's Mark, Craig Beam of Jackson Purchase Distillery, and many other guests! #kbf2025

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On the Road at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival - WhiskyCast

This week, we’re in Bardstown, Kentucky for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival, which brings together more than 6,000 whiskey lovers from around the world.

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Sep 3

Rooftop hotel bar on a sunny afternoon calls for a cold beer!

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Sep 2

This week on WhiskyCast, we're honoring the great Jim McEwan of Bowmore and Bruichladdich fame. I pulled one of my favorite interviews with Jim from the archives of May, 2013, just as he was about to celebrate his 50th anniversary in the whisky business.

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Celebrating the Great Jim McEwan - WhiskyCast

As we continue our series leading up to the 20th anniversary of WhiskyCast in November, it’s important to celebrate the whisky legends who are still with us

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Whisky Fairy just delivered a care package from our newest sponsor, Glendalough Irish Whiskey!

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Aug 29

Diageo plans to close its Crown Royal bottling plant in Ontario next February and move bottling to the U.S. in a cost-cutting move. We have the details at the WhiskyCast web site...

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Diageo to Shutter Canadian Bottling Plant - WhiskyCast

Diageo plans to close its main Crown Royal bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ontario next February, eliminating at least 170 jobs. The drinks giant plans to move

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Aug 18

Islay had a princess day at the groomer’s today…much less fluffy than when she went in.

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Aug 17

It’s dominated by vanilla and spices. You’ll like it.

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Aug 17

Tonight’s #saturdaynightsip is the new Woodinville 9 year old Bourbon. Lots of spice and vanilla on this one.

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · Aug 15

My Friday night dram is the Cedar Ridge 20th Anniversary Bourbon. The Quint family is celebrating their anniversary tomorrow, and master distiller Murphy Quint joins me on this weekend’s WhiskyCast!

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